So Cal Hustlers
Won their first game, 10-6 over the JS Generals
Lost their second game, 15-2 toi ADCO-Toolshed
Won their third game, 9-5 over Braves
Playing at 6pm Friday night (EST) vs. Akadema Sports
if win would play again at 9am Saturday morning
Latin Heat:
Won their first game, Thurdsday, 10-2 over Malcolm A’s
Lost their second game, 15-13 to the Diamond Backs
Playing their third game, Friday night, 6pm EST vs. Sports Club
if win, would play again Saturday morning at 9am
(Thanks to Sloan at the GHFL.ca forum for this info)
The Kitchener Phoenix Outlaws are the first team to qualify for next year’s 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions, by winning the Ontario Challenge Cup, shutting out Elora, 4-0 in the final. Scores:
Loser’s bracket final:
Elora Brewers 7 Waterdown Hammer 1
Championship Game
Kitchener Phoenix Outlaws 4 Elora 0
The Kitchener Outlaws had a good run in the 2006 ISC Tournament of Champions, one of only two teams going 4-0 in pool play (Alvinston being the other). Kitchener earned a first round bye in the playoffs, won their second round game, a 2-1, 9 inning thriller against the California Lumberkings, before falling to the Perkasie Rise PA Fastpitch team.
Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to officially announce that pitcher Nick Underhill has re-signed with the team for the 2007 season.
Underhill a resident of Campbell River, BC, will be completing his 5th season with the team at the upcoming Softball Canada National Championship in Prince George. A member of Canada’s National Team at the most recently held ISF World Championship and Pan American Games, he was selected again this past week to represent the country at the Pan Am Qualifier event being staged this upcoming September in Mexico. Nick is a proven top quality Senior Men’s pitcher, and his fine efforts on the field have assisted the Grey Sox organization in providing a top level senior mens fastpitch program.
We are extremely excited to have Nick back in the fold for another season, and coupled with the annoucement in the spring of this year that we had extended our agreement with Rick Smith through the 07 season, we feel the team is very well positioned in the pitching circle for next season.
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com
The NAFA “A” World Series is underway in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Click here to view Box Scores for games played (or reported) to date.
Fifty-six teams are entered in the 127 game event:
We didn’t get to see much of the ISC tournament, but did catch Rainey’s first game on Saturday, an upset win over the higher ranked Kegel Black Knights of Fargo, North Dakota. Team Rainey came into the tournament ranked #24, while Kegel was #13. (Rainey also beat Kegel in July at Boys of Summer). Click here to view the photos from the game against Kegel.
Team Rainey went on to knock off the #4 team in the tournament in their second game, the host Hallman Twins of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, before dropping a close game to #5 Patsy’s of New York, which finished 2nd overall in this year’s tournament. Rainey was later eliminated on a controversial call by the plate umpire in their game against Heflin of New York.
(Ottawa, ON) – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the 2006 Senior Men’s National Team roster. Seventeen (17) of Canada’s
best male softball players have been selected to represent Canada and compete at the VII Pan American Championships in Hermosillo, Mexico from September 29thto October 9th.
The VII Pan Am Championships are a qualifier for the XII ISF World Championships in 2009 in Saskatoon.
The athletes who have been chosen to represent Canada at the VII Pan American Championships are:
Frank Cox, Owen Sound, ON
Jeff Ellsworth, Alberton, PEI
Ian Fehrman, Haggersville, ON
Rob Giesbrecht, Landmark, MB
Rob Gray, Toronto, ON
Keith MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK
Pat MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK
Tim Macumber, Newport, NS
Derek Mayson, North Vancouver, BC
Scott Newitt, Vancouver, BC
Sean OÂ’Brien, Kitchener, ON
Rob OÂ’Brien, Elora, ON
Kevin Schellenberg, Squamish, BC
Chris Shewfelt, Stoney Creek, ON
Rick Smith, Duncan, BC
Nick Underhill, Campbell River, BC
Ryan Wolfe, London, ON
Team Staff
Team Leader – Harvey Stevenson, Victoria, BC
Head Coach – Mark Smith, Falmouth, NS
Assistant Coach – Ray Tilley, Woodstock, ON
Assistant Coach – Marty Kernaghan, Grafton, ON
Assistant Coach – Don Bates, Saskatoon, SK
Athletic Therapist – Bruce Marshall, Ottawa, ON
Statistician – Barry Smith, Dartmouth, NS
“Our coaching staff is very excited about our team” stated Mark Smith, Head Coach of the Senior Men’s National Team. “Arriving at a final roster was a difficult task due to how well the athletes performed throughout the season. On behalf of our staff I want to thank all pool athletes for their hard work and commitment to our program the past year and we look forward to working with them in future. We have selected an excellent group of athletes, but of equal importance an exceptional group of people. Now the hard work begins. We canÂ’t wait to come together next month
to prepare for the event.”
The Pueblo Bandits from Pueblo Colorado are currently 1-1 at the ISC world tournament in Kitchenerand, Ontario Canada, winning their opening-round game in a thrilling 16 inning marathon in which pitcher Jeremy Manley notched 37 strikeouts, followed by a 7-0 loss to the defending ISC world champions, County Materials of Marathon, Wisconsin. The Bandits will face Denmark on the Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. on diamond 2 at Peter the Hallman Ballyard.
CR/Portland bounce back from an opening-round loss at the ISC world tournament in Kitchener Ontario Canada with a 2-1 win on Monday morning over the Oshweken Redmen. Roberto Bahler was the winning pitcher for Portland, tossing a 3 hitter, Oregon, while Southern California’s Mark Bennett pitched the final two innings in relief for Portland.
Portland’s next game will be against the host team, the Hallman Twins, of Kitchener Ontario Canada, on a main diamond at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2006. Portland is currently 1-1 record in the double elimination tournament.
Click here for box score and play-by-play.
Team Rainey of Southern California, fresh offs two upset wins at the ISC world tournament in Kitchener Ontario Canada, will square off with Patsy’s of New York on Tuesday night at seven o’clock on the main diamond at Peter Hallman ballyard. Team Rainey entered the tournament as the number 24 ranked team in the ISC world rankings, but have already upset two higher ranked teams, the Kegel Black Nights of Fargo North Dakota, and the host team, the Hallman twins of Kitchener Ontario Canada.
Pitchers Bricklen Anderson and young 22 year-old Argentine sensation Sebastian Gesvutti have each picked up a win thus far in the tournament.
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Kitchener, Ontario – The PROforma ALL-STAR Challenge Cup, sponsored by local promotional products distributor PROforma Promotions, will be held on Thursday, August 10th at 9:00 PM at the Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener. The event will pair all-star teams from the GHFL & SPMFL in a tournament kick-off challenge match.
Fans who can’t make it to the park can listen in via
www.ballparkradio.com.