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Field of Teams Announced for World Fastball Invitational 2006 – Monkton, Ont.

Monday, January 30th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:
Field of Teams Announced for World Fastball Tournament

Monkton, Ont.

It is with great pleasure I announce the eight teams who will compete for the title this June 29 – July 2, 2006 at the World Fastball Invitational in Monkton Ontario.

County Materials
The Farm
Kitchener Hallman Twins
Orillia Riversharks,
Patsy’s – NY
Saskatoon Aspen Black Sox
Midland Explorers and
the Heflin Gremlins.

It goes without saying that the above teams are all “world class organizations”, with the very best players and coaches on the planet, which is what our tourney is all about. We look forward to hosting these teams at the most anticipated tournament of the summer.

Brian Baillie – Chairman
World Fastball Invitational


Editor’s note: You might be looking at 80% of the Top 10 for the first set of ISC World Rankings for 2006. Which teams will round out the Top 10? Or, is there a team in the field at Monkton that will not be in the Top 10 preseason rankings? Post your comments by clicking the comments link at the lower right.

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So Cal Bombers sign Evan Potskin

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball: So Cal Bombers sign Evan Potskin

The Southern California Bombers have acquired the services of Evan Potskin for the 2006 season.

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Circle Tap 2006 Schedule

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball: Circle Tap 2006 Schedule

May 12-14 Round Robin Warm-Up at CT. (Looking for 4-5 teams)
May 19-21 Bombers Tournament at Palm Springs, CA
May 26-28 Wisconsin Classic League at Circle Tap
June 2-4 Grafmeier Invite at Kimberly, WI
June 9-11 ISC State Tournament at Circle Tap
June 16-18 OFF
June 23-25 Eau Claire Classic at Eau Claire, WI
July 1-2 OFF
July 7-9 Boys of Summer Open at Circle Tap
July 16-18 Holm Classic at Fargo, ND
July 21-23 OFF
July 29-30 Farm Tournament at Middleton, WI
August 3-6 ASA National Championships at South Bend, IN
August 11-19 ISC World Championships at Kitchener, ON
August 23-24 NAFA World Series at Kimberly, WI

Click link above for complete post.

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Team Minnesota Finishes Second at 2006 AAU

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006


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Thanks to Brett Bresnahan of Team Minnesota for this report:

Team Minnesota finished second this past weekend at the AAU International Tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Team Minnesota lost 3-2 to Team USA in the Championship Game. A brief summary of the games is as follows.

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Midland Explorers, MI Announce 2006 Roster

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball:

2006 Midland Explorers roster

The following will be the roster for the 2006 Midland Explorers.

Doug Gillis – Novi, MI – P
Grant Patterson – Toronto, ON – P
Mike Crawford – Bracebridge, ON – P
Craig Crawford – Kitchener, ON – C
Steve Roberts – Reese, MI – C
Sean Zaborowski – Ann Arbor, MI – C/INF/OF
Steve Horning – Canton, MI – INF
Eddy Ketelhut – Belleville, MI – INF
Todd Moore – Clio, MI – INF
Kyle Beane – Auburn, MI – INF
Dave Frick – Ann Arbor, MI – OF
Jeff Servinski – Midland, MI – OF
Rino Dambrosio – Toronto, ON – OF
Reid Benson – St. Joseph, MI – OF

Clint Beane – Auburn, MI – Manager
Del Benson – Munger, MI – Coach
Lee Isenhart – Midland, MI – President

Click link above for rest of story, including their schedule for 2006.

Editor’s notes: Click here to read separate story about Midland’s signing of Rino Dambrosio, former member of the Kitchener Hallman Twins. The Twins were unable to re-sign Dambrosio due to their PRAWN count, (new rule limiting number of All World players on any one team).

The Midland Explorers are a perennial top 10 team in the ISC, finishing 10th in the final 2005 rankings released prior to the 2005 ISC World Tournament. That honor placed them in one of two “super pools” where they played other Top 10 teams, finishing a disappointing 1-3. They qualified for championship round by virtue of their Top 10 ranking, but suffered a first round loss in the playoffs for an uncharacteristic early exit from the tournament. (They won their pool in the 2004 tournament, finishing 8th among 40 teams) Midland is looking to rebound in 2006 and appears to be headed in the right direction to do so. Kyle Beane is among the game’s best players, and provides all star caliber talent in the middle of the order. Gillis, Patterson and Crawford give the Explorers a trio of strong arms to compliment the Michigan offense.

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Australia to Meet WorldÂ’’s Best Jan. 25-29

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball: Australia to Meet WorldÂ’s Best

The Australian Open MenÂ’s softball team, Aussie Steelers, will come head-to-head with world number one, the New Zealand Black Sox at the Men’s Commonwealth Championship at Altona, Victoria. From 25-29 January 2006, Softball Australia will host the championship, an International Softball Federation (ISF) sanctioned event, that will bring together four teams from the British Commonwealth including Australia (ranked third in the world), New Zealand (ranked first), Samoa (ranked sixth) and South Africa (ranked eleventh), for a four day display of some of the world’s best male softball.

Click link for more.

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Vilanders, Long Beach Gamecocks roll out new website

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

Be sure to check out the Long Beach Gamecocks new website:
Long Beach Gamecocks

Here’s a short excerpt about the team from their site:

The Long Beach Gamecocks Fastpitch Softball Team was founded by the father and son combo of Don and Tyler Vilander in 2005.

The father-son tandem has been in or around the game for the last thirty years, whether it was Don bringing Tyler’s little league baseball team out to Joe Roger’s, or taking the family to Hawaii to watch his team win the Bob Rapp tournament; it was just a matter of time until Tyler picked up the game.

That time came this past summer when Tyler was invited to fill in with “Those Guys” at the Santa Barbara tournament. After that tournament Tyler’s excitement rubbed off onto his friends and they all teamed up with “Those Guys” in the Cal Cup, where they met Joe Edwards. With a verbal commitment from Joe to join the new team Don and Tyler started the “Long Beach Gamecocks.”


Editor’s note: Don Vilander and I went to school together, growing up playing fastpitch on the playgrounds in Long Beach. It’s great to see him passing the game on to “the next generation”, to his son Tyler and his friends.

Click here to visit our “Teams” webpage which now includes a link for the Gamecocks. Is your team’s website or webpage listed? If not, email us and we’ll add you! (jim [at] fastpitchwest.com)

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So Cal Bombers Announce Ambitious Schedule for 2006

Monday, January 16th, 2006

The So Cal Bombers, who recently announced the signing of All World catcher Darren Box to cap off a busy free agent season, announced their schedule for the 2006 season, playing in a number of top tournaments out west, as well as the midwest, which many of the top teams call home. They’ll do battle for the ASA Major title in South Bend, IN, then head on to the biggest challenge of them all, the ISC World Tournament in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Last year — without the benefit of some of the recent all-star additions — the squad took 10th place out of 40 teams, the first time a team from California finished in the top 10 in more than a decade. This schedule will put them to the test.

February 18-19 Norwalk, CA
April 22-23 Palm Springs, CA
May 6-7 Red Rock-St. George, UT
May 26-28, Pueblo, Colorado
June 16-18 Saskatoon, Alberta-strike that, it’s Saskatchewan, thanks Blair.
June 23-25 Portland, Oregon – Rose Cup
July 7-9 Denmark, WI – Boys of Summer
July (TBA) Best of the West, CA
July 28-30 Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Challenge
Aug 3-6 South Bend, IN – ASA Majors
Aug 11-19 Kitchener, ON – I.S.C. World Tournament 2006

The team also released its roster for 2006, noting that another signing or two is possible before the season begins:

So Cal Casa Trejo Bombers
2006 Roster

Albert Mandibles IF Prescott, AZ
Arturo Solano DH/IF Calexico, CA
Dan Winick OF Walnut Creek, CA
Darren Box DH/IF Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Glen Ormsby IF Kaelowna,BC, Canada
Jason Gruckman IN/OF Granada Hills, CA
Jason Porto OF Elk Grove, CA
Mike Butler IF La Verne, CA
Nate Devine OF La Verne, CA
Raymundo Parra IF/DH Ensenada, BC, MX
Kellie Winstrom IF Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ryan Brand P Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tony Peeples P San Miguel, CA
Travis Price P Corona, CA

Manager Kellie Winstrom Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coach Cesar Rodriguez Huntington Beach, CA

Thanks to the Bombers’ coach and webmaster, Cesar Rodriguez for this report.

Click here to visit the Bombers team website.

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Fedlock, Midland Join Forces for 2006 AAU

Monday, January 16th, 2006

The following is one in a series of team profiles for the AAU Tournament, January 19-22, 2006:

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Perhaps the FedLock Falcon team name for the DisneyWorld 2006 AAU Tournament should read “FedLock Midland Chicago.” Two quality ballclubs are joining forces to journey to the warm temperatures of Orlando, Florida for a few days of top competition in January. The extended weather forecast predicts daytime temps to be in the mid-70 degree range. As long as it doesn’t dip into the 30 degree range, as it did a few years ago in Orlando, the northern ballplayers will be quite pleased to be there.

2006 AAU FedLock is a combo platter of Midland players, FedLock players, and a sprinkling of old friends & some new faces. Always, however, FedLock is made up of good people who play the game with class.

Kyle Beane – UT — Midland slugger, 4-time ASA Major All American, 2-time ISC All World, USA Team Pan Am Silver Medalist.
Todd Moore – UT — Young burner with veteran abilities from 4 ISC WT.
Steve Horning – UT — Longtime Captain of Midland Explorer, 6-time ASA Major All American.
Steve Roberts – UT — The Sarge, Midland’s top RBI producer & great clutch hitter.
Sean Zaborowski – UT — Veteran of 5 ISC WT, talented & smooth.
Ken Coles – UT– 12-year FedLock vet, ASA All American, slick on the basepaths.
Doug Sleep – P — Too many awards to mention, always on a top ten Major squad for ISC & ASA, USA Team, defines the word competitor.
Dewey Dyck – P — One of the top pitchers in Major, many huge years with Miller Toyota & other top Major clubs.
Leo Roman – P — Excellent thrower for many years, outstanding Chicago chucker.
Joe Hineline – P — One of the USA’s brightest pitching prospects at 17 years old, helped lead his team to top finish at 2005 Juniors.
Luis Saldana – UT — Superb & slick Chicago product, plays anywhere.
Tony Kahan – UT — Veteran Chicago player, Team USA Maccabiah Gold & Silver, personality plus.
Steve Sell – UT — FedLock & Circle Tap backstop, led FedLock in hitting in Fargo ISC WT 2004.
Paul Walford – UT — Labeled by Jody Hennigar as the most complete player he’s ever faced, Walley still plays every position well.
Larry Hineline – UT — Always a tough out, this veteran Baltimore player has played in dozens of ASA & ISC competitions.
Jody Hennigar – Coach — The Legend has retired from active play, but will be along for his vast expertise.
Mike Groves – Manager — Just when you think you’re out…………

Looking forward to being in the ballyard.

Regards,

Mike Groves
falcon@fedlock.com

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Algar, Scheller & Plangger to AAU with Harter’s Stars, Clearwater FL

Monday, January 16th, 2006

The following is one in a series of team profiles for the AAU Tournament, January 19-22, 2006:

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Harter’s Stars from Clearwater, Florida will have the services of last year’s Most Valuable Pitcher, Rob Scheller, along with Paul Algar, and Rick Plangger. Scheller pitched in last year’s event with the champions, Circle Tap/The Bar of Appelton. Harter’s Stars are a combination team of Masters Players Randy Brown, Larry Bedard, Jim Ballee, Nick McCurry, along with Atlanta, Alabama and Florida fastpitch players. Longtime veteran Nick McCurry will head things up.

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