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2007 AAU Roster – Earl’s Club, WI

Monday, January 8th, 2007


Roster for Earls for 2007 AAU
(pitchers in bold)

Tim Barsuli
Jerrod Dulmes
Rich Edwards
Mike Frodermann
Scott Gillmore
Dale Horton
Jared Johnson
Josh Johnson
Jim Kulakowski
Todd Lubkeman
Jeremy Maginn
Mark Nelson
Paul Skora

2007 AAU Roster – Gremlins/Broken Bow, NY

Monday, January 8th, 2007


In the spirit of the season, here is the roster for the 2007 AAU version of the Gremlins\Broken Bow entry to the tournament. Pitchers are in bold.

Terry Luster
Doug Middleton
Steve Price

Rhys Casley
Jordan Taveras
Frank Basurto
Moises Duran
Robert Rosthenhausler
Alfonso Gonzalez
Sullivan Erin
Reggie Barrau
Mo Kandous
Chad McConnell
John Heinsch

Steve Kooser
mail to: skooser@cox.net
Broken Bow Softball2001, 2003 & 2004 ISC World Champions

2007 AAU Roster – St. Thomas Storm

Monday, January 8th, 2007


The St. Thomas Storm Fastball Club from Ontario, Canada is returning to Orlando to compete in the AAU International Fastpitch tournament.

This is the second trip to Florida for the Storm and they are looking to improve on last year’s finish, when they lost in the first round of the playoffs and finished with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

The team looks at the event as a nice mid winter vacation and a chance to compete against international teams who we don’t normally get to play against.

The Storm plays in the intermediate level St. Thomas and District league and feature many players with ISC experience.

Pitching this year consists of workhorse Trevor Wardell who was instrumental in helping the St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials win back to back Canadian Sr. Men’s Championships. Also featured on the staff is Dan Beecroft, an underrated pitcher who has led the Storm to 2 straight league titles.

Several players on the roster also helped the Centennials and Storm to their titles including lead off man and shortstop Tyler Lessard, 2B Troy Rick and outfielders Chris Payne and Mark Coleman.

AAU Roster
(pitchers in bold)

P- Wardell, Beecroft
C- Jeff Franklin
P/DP- Peter Mersereau
1B- Tom Edie
2B- Troy Rick
SS- Tex Lessard
3B- Aaron Gould
LF- Mark Coleman
CF- Scott Bate
RF- Chris Payne
Player/coach Tom Edie and manager Bill Horne will handle the coaching duties.

Thanks to Aaron Gould for this info.

2007 AAU Rosters

Sunday, January 7th, 2007


We have posted a number of 2007 AAU Rosters here in the Morning Brief, and will continue to post additional rosters through the start of the tournament on January 18, 2007.

Click here to see the rosters posted thus far, and read a bit more about those teams. So far, the list includes:

Texaco Pirates, Bahamas
Houston Aces, Texas, USA
Hallman Kitchener Twins, Ontario, Canada
Team Minnesota, USA
Florida Fastpitch, USA (& Argentina)
Mac’s Marauders NY
St. Thomas Storm

If your team is headed to Orlando for the big event, but has not submitted your roster for posting, please email to us, jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com. We’ll post here at hte Morning Brief and forward to Al Doran’s for posting on his site as well.


Jim Flanagan
Editor, Fastpitchwest

2007 AAU Roster – Houston Aces

Friday, January 5th, 2007


From Al’s Fastball:

The Houston Aces will make their second trip to Orlando to play in the annual AAU tournament. The Aces will look to improve on last years record at the AAU and have added key players to help the team do so. The Aces look foward to playing early at the AAU and will release a full schedule and roster in the upcoming weeks. Good Luck to all teams attending in Orlando see you there!!!

Houston Aces Roster
(pitchers in bold)

Jose Aguila C
Rick Barajas 1B
Craig Buttar Ut
Ben Duran OF
Abel Davila Ut
Moises Davila 3B
Saul Davila DH
Guillermo Echave SS
Scott Evans P
Ward Gosse P
Troy Gilmour C
Mario Perez 2B
Ramiro Riojas Ut
Wayne Wells P
Anselmo Zamorategui Jr. OF

Javier Cruz Coach
Arturo Davila Asst. Coach

2007 AAU Roster – Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON

Thursday, January 4th, 2007


From Al’s Fastball:

Final Four Team in 2006, Twins Vie for AAU Title in 2007

Hallman Twins Roster for the 2007 AAU Tournament.

Pitchers shown in bold

Todd Martin P
Don Scott P
Paul Koert P

Dan Martin P

Dave Bailey C/DP
Pat Humphries C

Jody Eidt IF
Blake Miller IF
Todd Budke IF
Derek Shackleton IF
Evan Boyd IF
Chuck Chessell IF

Dale Levy OF
Rino Dambrosio OF
Greg Miller OF
Teddy Kosciesza OF

Doug Eidt Coach

Regards,
Dave Bailey
Kitchener Hallman Twins
davebailey@baileyconstruction.ca

Click here to see team photo of the 2006 AAU squad.

2007 AAU Roster – Team Minnesota

Thursday, January 4th, 2007



(Photo: Gerald Muizellaar, regarded as one of the best pitchers in the world, shown pitching for Team Minnesota at the 2006 AAU, where they took 2nd among 28 teams)

Last Year’s Runner-up to Return to AAU

Team Minnesota is pleased to announce it’s roster for the 2007 AAU International Tournament. Team Minnesota is looking to improve upon it’s Runner-Up finish in last year’s event, losing to Team USA in the Championship Game. Team Minnesota returns 10 players from last year’s team and adds four players for next month’s event in Orlando, Florida. Additions to the 2007 roster are Chad Boom and Frank DeGroat, Jr. (who were members of the 2006 AAU Championship team, Team USA that beat Minnesota), as well as BJ Boom and Tony Kunka.

Editor’s notes: Team Minnesota was unknown to many at the 2006 AAU, though their players were not. Certainly anytime Gerald Muizellaar takes the mound, you are capable of beating anyone. The 2006 squad was a combination of veterans like Roman Foore and youngsters like the Goring brothers, Zach and Lucas. Fiore launched what may have been the longest home run ever hit at the Disney complex in Orlando at the 2006 tournament, a towering, moon-shot that cleared both the regulation and slo-pitch fence. In 2006, Team Minnesota knocked off an ISC World class Hallman Twins team to reach the finals, and look to be among the pre-tourney favorites to do so in 2007, adding two members of last year’s championship TEAM USA squad, Chad Boom, and Frank DeGroat, Jr. Boom is perhaps the most consistent hitter on Team USA, a veteran of several ISF campaigns, while DeGroat, Jr. was a one-man wrecking crew, earning Most Valuable Player at last year’s tournament.

Team Minnesota’s full roster can be found online at http://www.teamminn.minnesotafastpitch.com

Roster
Pitchers shown in bold

# Name Pos. B – T
1 Zach Goring Uti R – R
2 Lucas Goring OF L – R
4 Scott Deutsch DH L – L
5 Gregg Cascaes SS L – R
7 Jason Wandler IF L – R
8 Frank DeGroat, Jr. C R – R
10 Gerald Muizelaar P R – R
16 Chad Boom Inf R – R
18 Rick Lang P R – R
21 Chris Diethert IF L – R
31 Tony Kunka 1B, OF L – L
36 Kevin Kammueller P R – R
41 BJ Boom Uti R – R
44 Roman Foore 1B L – R

12 Darrell Goring Manager
33 Brett Bresnahan Asst. Coach

Port Elgin Blue Devils Looking for Pitcher

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

The 2005 ISC II runner-up Port Elgin Blue Devils are looking for an ISC II pitcher. Read more over at our ISC II blog, “The Deuce”:

California Lumberkings Add Egerdeen to Staff for 2007

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

The California Lumberkings, the first team ever from California to compete in the ISC II Tournament of Champions resigned two of its pitchers from 2006 and added another, Mike Edgerdeen. The “twist” in the story is that the versatile Nimmo will put the gear and get behind the plate to catch in 2007. Edgerdeen had an outstanding 2006 ISC II tournament, while pitching for the JRW team from Yakima, Washington, and will give the Lumberkings a solid 1-2 punch in Strang and Edgerdeen.

The Lumberkings qualified for the playoff round at the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Kitchener, Ontario, and won their first round playoff game, before being eliminated in an extra inning thriller on a controversial call at home plate. The ISC II T of C returns to Kitchener again in 2007, in the Ontario province, a hotbed of talent at the ISC II level.

More from the Lumberkings’ David Weldin on the signings:

The California LumberKings (Bakersfield Ca) are pleased to announce the signing of

Darren Strang, Jon Nimmo, and Mike Egerdeen to their 2007 roster.

The LumberKings will play an ISC Schedule through the summer and then return to ISC II Championships in August. Strang and Egerdeen will share pitching assignments, while Nimmo will assume the catching duties.

The LumberKings are very excited to be adding these three quality players for the upcoming season and feel that they will be very instrumental in helping make a run for a top finish this year.

Latin Heat to Defend Beaumont Crown Dec 16-17

Friday, December 15th, 2006

From the Latin Heat Team Website

2006 Toys 4 Tots Tournament:

The HEAT are back in action this weekend (December 16-17, 2006) to participate in the annual Toys 4 Tots Tournament held in Beaumont, CA. LATIN HEAT return to Beaumont, CA to defend their 2005 Championship against a field of 14 teams, but the tournament motivation makes it obvious there are more lofty causes than the Heat’s finish. In addition to the entry fee, all players are requested to bring toys for donation to the Toys 4 Tots Foundation. The HEAT aim to contribute to the Holiday Cheer promoted by the tournament as well as bring about a few cheers when HEAT runners cross the plate.

In recent tournament action, LATIN HEAT finished 4th out of 14 teams at the Phoenix Winter Invitational Tournament. The HEAT offense burned opposing pitchers averaging 9.5 runs a game (38 Runs/ 4 Games). Championship hopes were eventually squashed by Utah Fastpitch (ASA “A” Classified Team), but not before the HEAT became the 1st team of the tournament to post a run against Utah’s Steve Morgan, the eventual Championship winning pitcher.

Recent Team News:

1. #6 – Mario Ramsey (3B/SS): Unavailable for the Phoenix Winter Invitational, Ramsey will rejoin the HEAT in Toys 4 Tots Tournament play.
2. #22 – Eddie Gonzalez (1B/DH): Gonzalez has been on a 3-month long hiatus from team play (Absent since September 2006). Unconfirmed reports suggest he may be in uniform for the upcoming weekend. His agent, Tonya Gonzalez, was unavailable for comment. Rumors are swirling that Gonzalez may tab Boras & Flanagan to take over his representation.
3. #28 – Ned Waters (1B/2B/3B/SS): #2 Hitter Ned Waters, known for years as one of the craftiest bats in Southern California, has recently expanded upon his arsenal. Waters is smashing the ball for power, totaling 2 HRs and 2 Triples over the last two tournaments, while maintaining his always-high On-Base %.

SCHEDULE: Double-Elimination Format

Saturday, December 16, 2006:

9:30 am Latin Heat vs. Pala Casino

Subsequent game times will be determined by Winner’s/Loser’s bracket position. Stay tuned for more news on the HEAT and tournament results from the Toys 4 Tots Tournament.