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Notice from Fastpitchwest to All Teams Heading to World and National Tournaments

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Good luck to all of you who are headed to World and National tournaments this month and next. Fastpitchwest invites you to tell the world how you’re doing (or how you did) by posting information to our “World and Nationals” section of the Fastpitchwest Forum.

Please use the year and tournament as your subject line of the post so people know where to post. E.g. “2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions”, or ‘2006 NAFA “AA” World Series”, or “2006 ASA “B” Nationals”. (please post under the tournament name)

We’re happy to post information that you send to us, but you don’t have to wait for us — you can do it yourself. If you’re not a member of the forum yet, the sign up is quick and easy–just a login name and password. We’ve put the activation for new members on “manual” due to spammers. (After you sign up, I suggest sending an email to jim (at) fastpitchwest.com with your log in name, and say “activate me”.)

Post a note today and tell us your team name, and which tournament(s) you’re going to!

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Young Bucks 23 & Under Win National Title

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Young Bucks Give Manager Clyde Bennett his First Ever National Title

From the So Cal ASA website:

2006 23 & UNDER NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – YOUNG BUCKS

The Young Bucks of Southern California finished the tournament 4 â€“ 0 and ended two of the games via the run rule. Led by Clyde Bennett and Warren â€œPinkyâ€ Allsup, this group of young men scored 33 runs while allowing only 4 runs, one earned. This was the second year that the Young Bucks appeared at the 23 & Under Nationals and have earned trips to the Championship game both years. In last yearâ€™s contest the Young Bucks defeated LeMay of Minnesota in the Championship game but had to forfeit the â€œIfâ€ game due to their flight back home.

This year Clyde made sure that the team could play the entire tournament as they have flights on the red eye Sunday night so that they would have no problem playing for the title. In this yearâ€™s Championship game, the Young Bucks had a rematch against LeMay who worked their way through the loserâ€™s bracket, winning six games in a row. With Anthony Martinez in the circle, the Young Bucks took only the one game to prove that they were the National Champions and defeated LeMay by a score of 3 – 1. Anthony was on his game in the Championship as he pitched a no-hitter, allowing only one run on a walk and passed ball.

The Young Bucks were honored after the tournament as they received their Championship medallions and eight members of the team earned first and second team All-American Honors:
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Young Bucks Head to Mankato MN for 23 and under Nationals

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Clyde Bennett’s “Young Bucks” head to Mankato Minnesota this week for the 23 and under Nationals. Pitcher Anthony Martinez will be on the hill for his last 23 and under National, and will be supported by, among others, USA Jr. Men’s third baseman, Kevin Castillo. The team finished second in last year’s tournament, winning the first championship game, but having to catch flights home, and unable to play the “if” game. We’ll keep an eye on them, and post updates as they become available.

Roster for Young Bucks:
Adam Alegria C Santa Barbara Ca 23
Larry Watts Jr. C Huntington Beach Ca 20
Matt Morales C Santa Barbara Ca 21
Anthony Martinez P Corona Ca 23
Jerry Sanders P Seattle Wa. 23
Kevin Castillo 1B 3B Long Beach Ca 19
Jason Reynolds 1B Santa Barbara Ca 23
Clay Miller 2B Santa Barbara Ca 21
Chris Paiva 3B Pico Rivera Ca 23
Danyel Dondero 3B Bishop Ca 16
Jason Obregon SS Pico Rivera Ca 23
Chris Marsh OF Santa Barbara Ca. 22
Eric Smalling OF Pasadena Ca 19
Jose Hernandez OF Oceanside Ca 21
Isaac Hernandez OF Whittier Ca 23

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Live Broadcasts of California Lumberkings from ISC II T of C

Monday, July 24th, 2006

The California Lumberkings are headed to the ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 13-19, 2006, and will be the first ever California team to compete in the tournament. The ISC II tournament will be held in conjunction with the ISC World Tournmament at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Two of their games are slated for live (worldwide) broadcast during the tournament, with the possibility of additional broadcasts, should they advance to the playoff round.

Click here for the details.

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USA Softball To Conduct Open Evaluation Camp

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:

The USA Softball junior men’s national team coaching staff will conduct an open evaluation camp for players born in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992. The open camp will be held in North Mankato, Minnesota on Thursday, August 3 from 7-9 pm at the South Central College softball field, located at 1920 Lee Boulevard. The camp will be held in conjunction with the ASA Junior Olympic National Tournament, for age groups 10-Under, 12-Under, 14-Under, 16-Under, 18-Under and 23-Under, which begins the following day at Caswell Park in North Mankato.

Head coach Tim Lyon and assistant coaches Scott Standerfer and Gary Mullican, along with selection committee member Doug Lindaman will evaluate players based on throwing, fielding, hitting and timed-running drills. No prior fastpitch softball experience is required and age-appropriate baseball players are encouraged to attend. Players do not need to be participating in the ASA national tournament to be eligible to attend the evaluation camp.

The USA Softball coaching staff and selection committee are in the process of locating, evaluating and training prospective players for the 19-Under USA national team which will participate in the International Softball Federation World Championships in 2008. For more information about the camp, contact Tim Lyon at timlyon(at) earthlink.net or Doug Lindaman at dlindaman(at) hotmail.com.

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2006 ISC II Schedule Released

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

The ISC is pleased to release the pools and schedule for the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be played at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge.

Play will begin Sunday August 13 at 11 am with the championship scheduled for 5 pm on Friday August 18.

Each team will play four pool games with the top three in each of seven pools, along with three wildcards, moving on to a single-elimination playoff bracket.

The full schedule can be found here on the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com or see below for a breakdown of the schedule by pools.

The “West” will be represented by three teams, shown below in bold, the California Lumberkings, from California, JRW Associates from Yakima, Washington, and the Colorado Rage from Colorado. West region teams will open the tournament as follows:

Colorado Rage, CO – Sunday, August 13, 9am EST – vs. Elmira Cubs, Ontario Cand (defending champions)

JRW Associates, Yakima Washington – Sunday, 1:00 p.m. EST – vs. Glencoe Astros, Ontario, Canada

California Lumberkings – Sunday, August 13, 7:00 pm EST – vs. Bridgeport Proforma Braves (host team)

The pools are as follows:

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Team Rainey Headed to ISC World Tournament

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

Team Rainey, currently the #24 ranked team in the world, is headed to its fourth consecutive ISC World Tournament, August 11-19, 2006, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The So Cal squad competed in 2003 in Kimberly, WI (narrowly missing the Sweet 16), in 2004 in Fargo, ND, and last year in Eau Claire, WI. In last year’s tournament, catcher Dwayne Fowler earned Second Team All World Honors, and pitcher Rick Smith tied an ISC World Tournament record with 20 strikeouts in one game.

This year, Team Rainey added young 22-year old pitching sensation, Sebastian Gervasutti, from Argentina, (“C-Bass” as his teammates call him) to go with now veteran ace, Bricklen Anderson, who hails from British Columbia. Team Rainey also added former Team USA catcher Todd Garcia, who formerly played for the highly regarded Farm Tavern team, and no stranger to ISC World level competition.

Team Rainey will open the tournament at 5pm EST against the #9 ranked Kegel Black Knights. Rainey notched its biggest win of the year against Kegel recently, beating them at the Boys of Summer tournament in Denmark, WI. Should they get past Kegel, they would face the host team, the Kitchener Hallman Twins, a team they lost a 1-0 heart breaker to in an extra inning marathon that ended at 2 in the morning.

Here is the complete roster for Team Rainey, who will fly into Toronto, then head over to Kitchener, less than an hour away:

ISC World Tournament Roster (pitchers in bold)

#2 Stan Grebeck
#4 Nick Medredwich
#6 Tony Acedo
#7 Andrew Medredwich
#9 Rod Rainey
#13 Bricklen Anderson
#14 Tim Hunt
#16 Dwayne Fowler
#17 Chris Hunt
#18 Todd Garcia
#23 Jesse Duncan
#27 Don Didion
#28 Roy Guinaldo
#36 Sebastian Gervasutti
#41 Dee Nieblas
#44 Neal Sauerheber

(First in a series of articles about Western Region teams headed to the premier event in all of men’s fastball, the ISC World Tournament. Watch here at the Morning Brief for profiles on other western region teams).

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Superstars of Fastball Souvenir Calendars

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

We are pleased to pass along some information on Derek Pinkerton’s outstanding project, the “Superstars of Fastball” Souvenir Calendar.

Click here for more info and to see a sample of the Superstars of Fastball Souvenir Calendars. (Click the links at the bottom of the page when you arrive there, to see a sample. ) You’ll spot a familiar face or two on the calendars, I am sure 🙂

Editor’s note: Maddy/Fastpitchwest was pleased to provide some photos for use in this calendar. We do not receive any of the proceeds from the calendar, but heartily support the project and think it offers a great way for your teams to raise money for Nationals and such. Be sure to check it out!

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Houston Aces Results from Latin Tournament

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

Houston Aces Latin American Tournament Results

Panfilo Valedez Leads Houston Aces

The Houston Aces started play Saturday morning in the 57th Annual Latin American Tournament. In the round robin format the Aces had 3 games to play at 11 A.M., 1 P.M., and 5 P.M. The results of Saturdays game are as follows.

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Boys of Summer Box Scores & PBP

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Thanks to stat man Hank DeWild, we are able to post a few of the box scores from last weekend’s Boys of Summer Tournament played in Denmark, Wisconson. Hank, for those of you who may not know him is the head stat man for the ISC II Tournament of Champions, working the longest hours of anyone on the ISC II crew to provide complete stats for the tournament. Thanks Hank!

Click here for the box score and play-by-play from the Championship game.

Check back here for additional boxes which we will post as they become available. We hope to have those for the local So Cal teams, the So Cal Bombers and Team Rainey.

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