So Cal/Casa Trejo Bombers sign Canadian pitcher Ryan Brand for the 2006 season
Southern California Bombers out of Calimesa, CA have acquired the services of Ryan Brand for the 2006 season. Brand pitched for the Calgary Smokers previously. The team is still in negotiations with 3 or 4 more players, the Bombers will be posting the final roster and tourney schedule for the 2006 Season in the coming weeks.
From Al’s Fastball: Kegel Black Knights sign Tim Macumber for the 06 season
The Black Knights’ Loren Hochhalter had this to say:
“We are extremely happy to add a player of the caliber of Tim Macumber and along with Chad Boom this gives this young group some great leadership and adds some tremendous talent to a very good group of young ball players.”
Tim is an ISC All World player and member of Team Canada.
Sledgehammer22 has broken another piece of big news at the 2006 Rumor Central:
News Break!!! Fresh off the phone with Chris Wright of the Nor Cal Mavericks. The Mavericks have announced a merger between them and A-1 Tank. The deal was said to be done last week and the details have been ironed out. The team will take on the A-1 Tank name and compete at the ISC II level. Wright, who will have the duties of General Manager and Field Manager, says the merger is a two year deal with options after the first year. The merger instantly makes the northern California based team a serious player at the “B” level and ISCII level. When asked about the deal, Wright added, “It’s tough to watch my Mavericks team name go but this could turn out to be a great thing for Nor Cal fastpitch. I’m excited for the season to start.” The Mavericks look to compete in Red Rock, Portland and a travel league in preparation for the ISC II Tournament of Champions. Details of the roster will be released later this month.
The merger positions the team to compete with another new California ISC II team being formed, for a bid to compete in the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in August.
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David Bell has traded his golf clubs for a bat and glove, returning to play the game he loves, and will be a member of Fred Hanker’s 2006 Black Sox.
“Bell played sparingly the last two seasons, hosting his Spring Swing Fastpitch Weekend, a national qualifier in Fresno, the “C” Nationals in Hastings in 2004 and last year in a 4 game friendship series against his buddies from Bremen, Indiana, DC Current with brothers Mike and Dean Huppert. “I thought it was time to step away, spend time with my wife and kids and coach the boys. I have been playing some competitive golf in an amateur tour but it’s not the same as playing the great game of fastpitch. I don’t know how many years I’ll try to keep playing, or if this is a one year return, but I am returning to my favorite sport to play.”
Read the complete story at “Sox News” at Fred’s Long Beach Black Sox website.
The Kegel Black Knights have rolled out their new website. Click here to check it out. Another in the ever growing list of team websites. Great for the game! And thanks, Kegel, for including Fastpitchwest on your links page. Front and center.!
The Long Beach Black Sox, in existences since 2003 released their complete book of career stats. Black Sox founder, player-GM Fred Hanker leads in 14 of 15 offensive categories:
LONG BEACH BLACK SOX: Sox News
Watch the Black Sox website for more news soon, on a free-agent signing for ’06 by GM Fred Hanker.
From Al’s Fastball:
Mens National Softball Team Announces 2006 Selection Camp – CA
One of the teams to post a link to their website to Fastpitchwest’s Frappr Map is the Charlottetown Fawcetts Fastball Club, on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Their website is nicely done, and definitely worth a visit. Among the more interesting news is their signing of a couple of star pitchers for the 2006 Senior Canadians, to be held at the other end of the continent from them, in Prince George, British Columbia:
Fawcetts sign Jeff Ellsworth and Steve Langley
The Charlottetown Fawcetts are pleased to announce the signing of Jeff Ellsworth and Steve Langley for the upcoming 2006 season. The Fawcetts will represent PEI next year in Prince George, BC at the 2006 Senior Men’s National Fastpitch Championship.
Steve and Jeff have asserted themselves as two of the best in Canada in recent years at the ISC’s with the Kegal Black Knights of Fargo, ND and the Kinkora Hitmen at the Canadian Championships.
The Fawcetts are not done yet and will be announcing more signings in the next couple of months
So says sledgehammer22. Fastpitchwest Forum – 2006 Rumor Central
