Thanks to Kyle Smith for this report.

Game 13
Alvinston Indians – 3
Kitchener Outlaws – 1
WP – Shaun Winship in relief of Brad Young
LP – Mel Ross
Alvinston – Chris Drew 2 singles
Ryan Swift – single in the bottom of the 6th to drive in game winning run
Kitchener – Tim Dubois 2 singles and scored a run
Derek Martin – 2 singles

Game 14
Hickson Reds – 5
Ingersoll Crush – 0
WP – Mark VanVliet – 4 hit shut out with 4 strikeouts (goes the distance)
LP – Todd Winkworth
Hickson – Adam Fishback Solo Homerun in the bottom of the 4th GWRun
Sean McLaren – 2 – 3 single,double

Game 15
Kitchener Outlaws – 4
Hickson Reds – 2
WP – Mel Ross 7IP 2R 6H 4K 1BB
LP – Mark VanVliet – 1 2/3IP 3R 4H 1K 1BB
Tim Yantzi in relief – 5 1/3IP 1R 4H 4K 2BB
Kitchener – Jim Culling solo homerun in the top 6 makes it 4 – 2
Tim Dubois – 2/3 – single, double, walk
Derek Martin – GW RBI double in 2nd
Hickson –
Sean McLaren 2/3 – 2RBI
Jeff Rowell – triple and a run scored

Gm 16
Alvinston – 8
Kitchener – 0
WP – Shaun Winship – 5IP 0R 5H 5K
LP – Ryan Shannon – 4IP 8R 5ER 10H 1K 3BB
Alvinston –
Ryan Swift – 2-3 – single and double
Rowan Lam – 2-2 – 2 singles and a walk
Ryan Chapman – 2-3 – 2 singles
Kitchener –
Brent Kron – 2-2 2 singles
Kevin Hurley – 2-2 2 singles
Joe Triest tripled to lead off the bottom of the 1st – Chris Drew than had a sac fly to score the winning run.

Alvinston wins a paid berth + travel money to the ISC World Tournament
Kitchener Outlaws win a berth

Thanks to Al Doran, Chris Bach and Kyle Smith for these scores:

Game 1
Kitchener 9
Ingersoll – 2
5 innings.
WP Mel Ross
LP Adam Martin.

Game 2
Shakespeare 11
Innerkip 10
8 innings
WP Nick Laurette
LP Ryan Gill
Game winning 2 run home run by Rob Faulhaufer.

Game 3
Wellington Sox – 8R 8H 0E
South Perth Juniors – 0R 3H 2E
5 inning mercy
WP – Nic Goetz
LP – David Juniper

Game 4 – 10am
Innerkip Eagles – 1R 6H 1E
Hickson Reds – 7R 12H 1E
WP – Mark VanVliet
LP – Rob Dickson

Game 5 – 12pm
South Perth Juniors – 2R 6H 1E 4LOB
Ingersoll Crush – 3R 9H 1E 6LOB
WP – Todd Winkworth
LP – David Juniper (in relief)

Game 6 – 1pm
Hickson Reds – 6R 8H 1E 3LOB
Shakespeare Falcons – 1R 7H 0E 8LOB
WP – Tim Yantzi
LP – Luke Raymer

Game 7 – 2pm
Innerkip Eagles – 2R 5H 2E 5LOB
Alvinston Indians – 6R 8H 0E 7LOB
WP – Brad Young
LP – Ryan Gill

Game 8 – 3pm
SP Juniors – 2R 5H 1E 2LOB
Kitchener Outlaws – 4R 5H 1E 6LOB
WP – Ryan Shannon
LP – Kyle Coles

Gm 9
Ingersoll Crush – 4
Wellington Sox – 3
Wp- adam martin
Lp- todd uhrig
Ingersoll wins it in the bottom of the 7th – Eric Scott game winning hit driving in jeff figg from 2nd – (scott’s 2nd game winner today)
Homeruns:
Ingersoll – DJ Latford – (solo)
Wellington – Jeff Detta – (solo)

Gm 10
Alvinston – 6
Shakespeare – 0
Wp – Ryan Swift
Lp – nick laurette
Ryan Swift had game winning RBI
Ryan Chapman home run in the 5 run 5th inning

Gm 11
Kitchener Outlaws – 4
Wellington Sox – 1
Wp – mel ross – 7IP 5h 9k 1bb
Lp- jason dawdy – 7IP 6h 4k 2bb
Top 1- tim dubois 2 run homerun with 2 out
Top 6 – ryan fisk great defensive play to save a run for the 3rd out
Top 7 – derek martin 2 run homerun with two out makes it 4-1

G12
Alvinston – 5
Hickson – 3

WP – Shaun winship 7IP 11K
LP – Mark VanVliet 2 1/3 IP 4er 4h 2k

Hickson – jack mcLaren – 2RBI
Alvinston – Rowan Lamb – 2 run homerun and 4RBI
Chris drew – single and triple

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 vs B1
P2 D2 A2 vs B2
11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1
1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Toronto Gators 8
Curve Lake Renegades 1 – 6 innings
WP: Kyle Linton 6 innings 1 run, unearned, 8Ks 3BB 2HBP
LP: Steven McNaughton 4 1/3 IP 7 runs, 6 earned, 8 hits, 2Ks 3BB; relief Riley Capalba 1 1/3 innings 1 run, earned, 2 hits 1 BB
B1 Gators Les Bernstein 1b, Darren Newson RBI 2b scores Bernstein; Mike Smulevitch RBI 1b scores Newson
T2 Renegades Steven McNaughton BB eventually scores on wild pitch
B5 Gators Berstein reaches on error, Newson 2-run HR, Mark Korten BB eventually scores on wild pitch, Smulevitch 1b, Tom Watkinson BB; Riley Capala in to pitch for Renegades; Ray Carr RBI 1b scores Smulevitch, Edi Fisher pinch runs for Watkinson scores on wild pitch
B6 Gators Blair Setford BB, Rob Greatrix re-enters to run, advances to second on wild pitch, Korten RBI 1b to score Greatrix

The rest of Saturday’s schedule of games:

Saturday 11 am
Game 4
St. Thomas Storm 4
North Fred Kings 3
WP Ian Knott 5 innings 2 runs, both earned 5 hits 1K 2BB
Save Luke Leahy 2 innings 1 run, earned, 3 hits 2Ks 1BB
LP Craig Hollingsworth 2/3 inning 4 runs 3 earned 3 hits 1BB, Bryan Brook 6 1/3 3 hits 9Ks
T1 Storm Scott Wasson walked, stole second, Justin Taylor RBI 2b, Cody Skelton 1b, Kyle Mitchell 2 RBI 2b; Bryan Brooks into pitch, Mitchell scores on a wild pitch
B2 Kings Pat Severin HR
B5 Kings Chris Switzer walks, Cory Brooks RBI 2b;
B6 Storm Luke Leahy into pitch, Kings Mike Finn HR
B7 Kings leave the based loaded

G5
Donnacona Blue Sox 16
Cree Nation Bears 4 – 4 innings
WP: Luc Thibault 4 innings 4 runs, all earned 6 hits 3Ks
LP: Ray Shanoush 3 innings 11 runs, all earned, 12 hits, 2Ks 3BB; relief Marvin Cheezo 5 runs, all earned 2 hits 3 BB
B1 Blue Sox Mathieu Roy walked, Jonathan Darveau 1b Cory Morrison RBI 1b to score Roy, Darveau scores on a wild pitch, Steve Savard RBI 1b to score Morrison
T2 Bears Mike Gilpin 1b Stephane Shanoush RBI 1b
B2 Blue Sox Mathieu Lessard 2b advance to 3rd on wild pitch, Frederic St. Pierre RBI ground out
T3 Bears Greg Mark-Stewart 1b, Brent Blackned 2-run HR; Ray Shanoush HR
B3 Steve Savard BB, sac’ed to 2nd, Phillippe Pare RBI 1b, Mathieu Lessard 2-RBI 2b scores on wild pitches; Mathieu Roy HR; Jonathan Darveau BB Cory Morrison RBI 3b; Savard RBI 1b Luc Thibault 2b
B4 Miguel Mottard 1b, Mathieu Lessard BB Frederic St. Pierre BB Mathieu Roy BB RBI; Jonathan Darveau Grand Slam HR 4 RBI

Saturday 1 pm
G6
Napanee Junior Express 8
Curve Lake Renegade 0
WP Dylan Cunningham – PERFECT GAME – 5 innings 7Ks
LP K. Capulbo 5 innings 8 runs 2 earned, 8 hits 5Ks 3BB
T3 Express Craig McGarvey 2b, Chris Brown RBI 1b, sac’ed to 2nd, Ian Wallwork reached on error, Brown scored; Jackson Ryan RBI 2b to score Brown, Jordan Hulton BB, Ryan and Hulton score via wild pitches
T5 Express Ryan 1b, Hulton reaches on error Kyle Lloyd reaches on a fielders choice Ryan scores, Luke McDonald RBI 1b scores Hulton; Craig McGarvey RBI 1b scores Lloyd

G7
Toronto Gators 3
Cobourg Force 1
WP Tom Berube 7 innings 1 run, earned, 3 hits 3Ks 1BB 1HBP
LP Wayne Wells 3 2/3 innings 3 runs all earned 7 hits 4Ks 1HBP, relief Jeff Murphy 2 1/3 innings 2 hits 7Ks 1BB
B1 Gators Rob Greatrix 1b Les Bernstein reaches on fielders choice Darrin Newson RBI 1b
B4 Gators Newson 1b Tom Watkinson HBP Ray Carr RBI 1b to score Newson; Ryan Freedman RBI 1b scores Edi Fisher pinch running for Watkinson
T6 Force Dave Brownhill 2b, Anthony Palmieri RBI 2b

Saturday 3 pm
G8
Donnacona Blue Sox 7
St. Thomas Storm 1
WP: Francis Leclair 7 innings 1 run, earned, 2 hits, 6 Ks 4BB
LP: Luke Leahy 7 innings 7 runds all earned 11 hits 6Ks 3BB 1HBP
T1 Blue Sox Mathieu Roy HBP, Cory Morrison 1b, Roy scores wild pitch
T2 Blue Sox Jean Daniel Doucet 1b, Philippe Pare 1b, Cary Alkerton RBI single scores Doucet, Pare scores on wild pitch
B4 Storm Cody Skelton BB advance to 3rd on passed balls, Matt Swift SAC fly RBI
T5 Blue Sox Cory Morrison 3b, Francis Leclair RBI 1b scores Morrison, Doucet 1b, Pare RBI 1b scores Leclair, Roy 2-RBI 2b scores Doucet, Pare

Saturday 5 pm
G9
Toronto Gators 5
Napanee Jr Express 3
WP Kyle Linton 7 innings 3 runs 2 earned 7 hits 10Ks 3BBs
LP Ian Wallwork 6 innings 5 runs 3 earned 7 hits 6 Ks 3BBs
T1 Express Chris Brown BB, sac’ed to 2nd, Ian Wallwork RBI 1b
B1 Gators Darrin Newson 1b Tom Berube reached on error, each advanced on passed ball, Mark Korten 2-RBI 1b
T2 Express Brent Mills 1b advance to 2nd on error Cal McGarvey RBI 1b
B3 Gators Darrin Newson HR, Ray Carr, BB advance to 2nd on wild pitch, Ryan Freedman RBI 1b
T5 Express Cal McGarvey 1b, Wallwork 1b Dylan Cunningham RBI 1b
B6 Gators Joel Grossman reaches on FC, Mike Smulevitch RBI 2b

G10
Cobourg Force 7
Curve Lake 0
WP Jason Smith 4 innings 1 hit H 9Ks, Scott Evans 2 innings 1 hit 4Ks
LP Steven McNaughton 4 innings 5 runs, 3 earned 8 hits 1K 1BB, Riley Capelbo 2 innings 2 runs 1 earned 2 hits 1K 1BB
B1 Force Dave Brownhill 2b, Craig Buttar 2-run HR
B2 Force Brian Maguire 1b Terry Eaton 1b, Dave Brown hill RBI FC
B3 Force Jodie Schnarr 1b, Scott Leblanc 1b, Scott Evans RBI 2-RBI 2b
B5 Capelbo to pitch for Curve Lake; Force Schnarr reached on error, advanced and scored on a wild pitch
B6 Force Terry Eaton 2b, Anthony Palmeri RBI 1b

Saturday 7 pm
G11
St. Thomas Storm 8
Cree Nation Bears 0
WP Ian Knott 4 innings 1 hit 7Ks, Luke Leahy 1 inning 2Ks
LP Ray Shanoush 4 innings 8$uns 5 earned 10 hits 3Ks 2BB, Mervini Cheezo 1 inning
T1 Storm Scott Wasson 2b, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, Aaron Gould RBI ground out
T3 Storm Jerret Taylor 1b, Scott Wasson RBI 3b, Aaron Gould RBI ground out
T5 Storm Jerret Taylor 1b, stolen base, Scott Wasson RBI 3b, Aaron Gould BB, Cody Skelton 2-RBI 2b, Rich Taylor RBI 2b, Kyle Mitchell reached on an error, scored on RBI 1b by Cody Campbell

G12
Donnacona Blue Sox 3
North Fred Kings 1
WP Cory Alkerton 7 innings 1 run, earned, 5 hits 10Ks 3BB 1HBP
LP Bryan Brooks 3 innings 3 runs all earned 3 hits 2Ks 1BB in relief of Jordan McDonald 4 innings 1 hit 4Ks 4BB
T5 Blue Sox Mathieu Lessard BB Philippe Pare 1b Cory Morrison 2-RBI 2b Steve Savard RBI 1b
B6 Lyle Brown 1b Bryan Brooks RBI 2b

Standings
Pool A
1. Toronto Gators 3-0
2. Cobourg Force 2-1
3. Napanee Express 1-2
4. Curve Lake Renegades 0-3

Pool B Standings
1. Donnacona 3-0
2. St. Thomas 2-1
3. North Fred 1-2
4. Cree Nation 0-3

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 Toronto vs B1 Donnacona
P2 D2 A2 Cobourg vs B2 St. Thomas

11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1

1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Saturday 7 pm
G11
St. Thomas vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 7 pm
G12
Donnacona vs North Fred D2

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 Toronto vs B1 Donnacona
P2 D2 A2 Cobourg vs B2 St. Thomas
11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1
1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Friday

Game 1
7:00pm
9-2 kitchener over ingersoll – 5 innings
WP Mel Ross LP Adam Martin

Game 2
Shakespeare 11 Innerkip 10
8 innings
WP Nick Laurette
LP Ryan Gill
Game winning 2-run home run by Rob Faulhaufer.

Saturday

Game 3
Wellington Sox – 8R 8H 0E
South Perth Juniors – 0R 3H 2E
5 inning mercy
WP – Nic Goetz
LP – David Juniper

Game 4
Hickson Reds 7R 12H 1E
Innerkip Eagles 1R 6H 1E
WP Mark Van Vliet
LP Rob Dickson

Below is the schedule for the 2010 ISC Canada East Qualifier Tournament to be held in Innerkip, Ontario June 18-20.

Two berths are available to the 2010 ISC World Tournament.

ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd will be on site along with game controllers Doug & Chris Bach, Colin Smith & Jim Marr. Ballpark Radio’s Kyle Smith may also make a special guest appearance.

DIVISION A
Hickson Reds
Shakespeare Falcons
Alvinston Indians
Innerkip Eagles

DIVISION B
Kitchener Outlaws
Ingersoll Crush
Wellington Sox
SP Juniors

Friday 7:00PM Ingersoll vs. Kitchener D2
Friday 9:00PM Shakespeare vs. Innerkip D1

Saturday 9:00AM SP Juniors vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 10:00AM Hickson vs. Innerkip D2
Saturday 12:00PM Ingersoll vs. SP Juniors D1
Saturday 1:00PM Shakespeare vs. Hickson D2
Saturday 2:00PM Innerkip vs. Alvinston D1
Saturday 3:00PM SP Juniors vs. Kitchener D2
Saturday 4:00PM Ingersoll vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 5:00PM Alvinston vs. Shakespeare D2
Saturday 7:00PM Kitchener vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 9:00PM Alvinston vs. Hickson D1

Sunday 9:00AM P1: A1 vs. B1 D1
Sunday 9:00AM P2: A2 vs. B2 D2
Sunday 11:00AM P3: Loser P1 vs. Winner P2 D1
Sunday 1:00PM P4: Winner P1 vs. Winner P3 D1

Below is the schedule for the 2010 ISC Canada East Qualifier Tournament to be held in Napanee, Ontario June 18-20.

Two berths are available to the 2010 ISC World Tournament.

ISC Game Controller Mal Swift will be on site and will be assisted by ISC Canada East VP Blair Setford.

Pool A
Cobourg Force
Toronto Gators
Napanee Express
Curve Lake Midgets

Pool B
Donnacona Blue Sox
St. Thomas Storm
North Fredericksburg Kings
Cree Nation Bears

Friday 7 pm
Napanee vs Cobourg D1

Friday 9 pm
North Fred vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 9 am
Curve Lake vs Toronto D1

Saturday 11 am
St. Thomas vs North Fred D1
Cree Nation vs Donnacona D2

Saturday 1 pm
Curve Lake vs Napanee D1
Cobourg vs Toronto D2

Saturday 3 pm
Donnacona vs St. Thomas D1

Saturday 5 pm
Toronto vs Napanee D1
Cobourg vs Curve Lake D2

Saturday 7 pm
St. Thomas vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 9 pm
Donnacona vs North Fred D2

Sunday 9 am
P1 A1 vs B1 D1
P2 A2 vs B2 D2

Sunday 11 am
P3 Loser P1 vs Winner P2 D1

Sunday 1 pm
P4 Winner P1 vs Winner P3 D1

Joe Todd
ISC Regional Commissioner

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Posted By DOUG GRAHAM, THE WHIG-STANDARD

Both the Napanee North Key Junior Express and the North Fred Kings are trying a new approach to the season via the International Softball Congress East qualifier tournament.

With the Junior Express looking for good competition and the qualifier taking place at the familiar Napanee Fairgrounds Complex Friday through Sunday, it made sense for the team to add the event to its schedule.

“We’re not really trying to qualify (for the ISC World tournament). We’re trying to play ball,” said Joe Lewis, who along with Dave Kerr, coaches the Junior Express.

The big dates for the Express come July 9 to 11 in Cobourg when the qualifier for the Canadian championship will be contested.

Lewis said a men’s tournament this past weekend in Grafton, along with the ISC qualifier and another men’s tournament in Wyevale — near Barrie — the following weekend will help prepare his team for the junior eliminations.

“The reality is we have got to play in men’s tournaments,” said Lewis, adding it was ideal preparation to play five games in Grafton — including a 3-1 setback to the Cobourg Force, who will be Napanee’s opponent Friday in the East Qualifier opener at 7 p.m.

Four of the eight teams in the East Qualifier — Cobourg, Toronto Gators, Quebec’s Donnacona Blue Sox and St. Thomas Storm — are ranked in the top 40 by the ISC.

Napanee, North Fred, Curve Lake midgets and the Cree Nation Bears complete the lineup for the Friday to Sunday championship.

The top two teams will qualify for the 48-team ISC world tournament, Aug. 13-21 in Midland, Mich.

While allowing his team would need to play very well to advance over older and more experienced teams, Lewis said capturing one of the spots would also present a possible schedule conflict.

“It is not that we wouldn’t like to go to the (ISC worlds), but it would take a whole new complexity if we did,” Lewis said.

“We would have a conflict with the nationals (junior championship). You can’t be in two places at the same time.”

Nevertheless, Lewis said his team, led by pitchers Jordan Graham, Ian Wallwork and Kingston’s Josh Lockridge, will compete in the qualifier with the intent of winning a berth.

“We’ll play to win. But we have to play very (well) to do that,” Lewis said.

“We’ll be seeing pitchers we don’t get to see too much, which is exactly why we’re there.”

The North Fred Kings have made past ventures into the ISC, but they played at the ISC II level.

A revamping of the competition levels by ISC organizers has the North Fred team, under the coaching of Brad MacDonald and Bryan Brooks, giving the qualifier a try. The ISC will split the world tournament field once all teams have played games in the 48-team bracket.

After round-robin play, the teams will be re-ranked with the ISC I level filled first. The remaining teams go into ISC II.

“It means all the teams are going in with a chance to win the worlds,” MacDonald said.

The changes came over the winter and MacDonald admitted the fast-track move is probably a little too early for the North Fred squad, which is comprised of local players who play in the Loughborough Fastball League.

“Our goal is to work towards establishing ourselves for next season,” MacDonald said.

“It’s certainly good competition but we’re experiencing some growing pains to where we want to be.”

Jordan MacDonald and Bryan Brooks are the team’s main pitchers. Players from the Kingston Cowboys, North Fred and Sydenham are filling the team’s roster.

North Fred will face the Cree Nation Bears in its opening game Friday at 9 p.m.

The Kings are in a pool with St. Thomas, Donnacona and the Cree Nation.

Napanee plays out of the other pool with Cobourg, Toronto and the Curve Lake midgets.

Games on Saturday will be played at both the Fairgrounds and at the North Fred Complex on County Road 8.

Once pool play is complete, four teams — the top two in each pool — will play in the playoff round.

The first-place teams will square off on Sunday morning. The winner will go to the afternoon final at 1 p.m. The losing team will drop down to a second- chance game at 11 a.m.

Although there is a final, the two teams that reach that stage both qualify for the world tournament.

There is also a west qualifier going on in Innerkip — in the London area — over the weekend.

The Kitchener Rivershark Twins, the defending ISC world champions, receive an automatic berth into the 2010 event.

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Softball Napanee will be hosting the peewee eliminations, a qualifier for the Eastern Canadian championship, from June 25 to 27. The Napanee Allen Insurance Express will be in the field. … Grant’s Insurance Midget Express have their eliminations in Owen Sound the same weekend. … Next month it will be the bantam eliminations in Mitchell. Napanee Metro Express will be playing in the qualifier for the Eastern Canadians.

dgraham@thewhig.com