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California Teams Fight for Survival at ISC World Tournament

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Rainey at 11am central, Bombers at 10pm Thursday

California’s two teams at the ISC World Tournament have 2 and 1 records and will fight for survival today at the double elimination event. The So Cal A-1 Casa Trejo Bombers won their first two games, before falling to Patsy’s last night, 13-2 in a home run laden game, will wait until 10pm Central time (8pm California time) for their opponent — which would wind up being local rival Team Rainey, should Rainey win two earlier games Thursday.

Team Rainey plays this morning, Thursday, August 14th at 11am central time against Circle Tap of Denmark, Wisconsin. Rainey is currently 2-1, and will need to win three games on Thursday to stay alive in the double elimination event. Should they win their first two games, they would face the So Cal Bombers at 10pm Central time tonight.

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Box Scores and Play-by-Play from California Lumberking’s Championship Run at ISC II Tournament of Champions

Thursday, August 14th, 2008


Here are links to the box scores and play-by-play from the California Lumberkings Championship run on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.

Quarterfinal win, 3-1 over Team Easton Thunder, Ottawa, Ontario Canada.

Semi-final win, 2-1 over New York Knights

Championship Game, 2-1 win over Waterdown Hammer, Ontario, Canada

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California Lumberkings Win 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions !

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Pitcher Dave Drotzman, Second Baseman Marcus Tan Earn MVP Honors


The Taylor Farms Lumberkings of California won the ISC II Tournament, with (another) come-from-behind win, 2-1 over Waterdown Hammer of Ontario, Canada.

Marcus Tan was named as the Most Valuable Player in the tournament, and pitcher Dave Drotzman was the Most Valuable Pitcher. Tan also garnered the award for the most RBI in the tournament.

Watch this blog for a complete recap of the Lumberking’s Championship run.

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Lumberkings Rally, Advance to Elite Eight

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Ron Guzman’s RBI Single in Bottom of 7th Puts the Lumberkings in the Elite Eight

The Lumberkings were down by a run – in the sixth and again in the seventh, rallying to tie the game in the bottom half of each inning, winning it on a walk-off RBI single by Ron Guzman, for a 5-4 win over the Bridgeport Ontario Braves, and advance to the Elite Eight today, where they will take on the Ottawa Team Easton Thunder.

Dave Drotzman went the distance for his third win of the tournament. It was nail biting time for the Lumberkings, last year’s runner-up, as they fought to get to the final day of the single elimination tournament. Brian Teeters and Greg Oliver were each on base four times in the game to drive the offense. Down 4-3, it was Teeters who came up big, leading off the 7th with an inside the park home run to the 275 sign in centerfield. Teeters flew around the bases, with skipper Dave Weldin waving him home to score the tying run. Oliver then reached base and advanced to second, where he was replaced by pitcher Dave Drotzman. Guzman then drilled a line shot to the gap in right center, giving his team the walk off win.

The Lumberkings will take on the Ottawa Team Easton Thunder, who boast one of the deepest pitching staffs in the tournament, including pick-up Corey Costello, the all time ISC II strikeout king. Costello set the strikeout record in 2006 with more than 100 strikeouts, including 41 in his first two games that year.

The ISC II Tournament of Champions concludes today with the championship game at 2pm, Central time.

Ballparkradio will be broadcasting a quarterfinal this morning at 9am, central time, followed by two semi-final games at 11:00am, and the title matchup at 2pm. See www.ballparkradio.com for the login links to listen.

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River City Rockers Win Again, into Sweet 16

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The River City Rockers won their second game of the day, both playoff games, a 5-0 win over the Palermo Athletics, and advance to the Sweet Sixteen, to play their third playoff game of the day, at 7pm tonight Central time, against the unbeaten Elmira Cubs of Ontario, California. Bryan Newton has not surrendered a run in either playoff game. Earlier this morning, the Rockers eliminated the defending ISC II Champions, TNT of South Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

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Lumberking Survive, Advance, into Sweet Sixteen at ISC II Tournament of Champions

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The California Lumberkings won their third game against one loss, this one a second round playoff game against a tough Innovative Communications team from Salt Lake City, Utah, 5-4. (The Lumberkings earned a first round bye) Dr. Dave Drotzman came on in relief of Mike Egerdeen to get two strikeouts with the tying run at second base, for the save. The Lumberkings will come back tonight against a well-rested Bridgeport Braves team from Ontario, California. The two teams have met twice previously at the 2006 and 2007 ISC T of C’s with each team getting a win. Rubber Match tonight at 6:30pm central.

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Rockers and Rude Pac Win, Advance at ISC II Tournament of Champions

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The “R”‘s have it.

The River City Rockers eliminated the defending champions, TNT of South Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 8-0, in a 5 inning run-shortened game. The Rockers jumped on pitcher Rob Fawcett for four runs in the first on five hits, added another in the second and put the game away with three more in the third. Rob Penticoff continued to swing a hot bat, going 3 for 4 in the game with 4 RBI, including a two-out, three-run triple to clear the bases in the third inning, that ran the score to 8-0. Pitcher Bryan Newton picked up his third win against one loss.

Rude Pac eliminated Herda & Sons, 2-1, behind the stellar pitching of Greg “Spud” Barker.

Both teams advance in the single elimination contest.

The other two teams from “out west” square off this afternoon, at 2:30pm, the California Lumberkings and Innovative Communications of Salt Lake City, Utah, in a game that will be broadcast on Ballparkradio.com


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Santa Rosa Wins Another

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The Dower Report

SONORA CA – Santa Rosa Fastpitch escaped a “close call” in Sunday’s semifinals before going on the win its second straight tournament at Sonora’s Standard Park, downing Fat City 9-0 in five innings in the championship game of the NAFA Tournament.

Sunday’s single-elimination tournament was strictly for Class C teams, but on Saturday, Santa Rosa posted an impressive 5-2 win over the Class B River City Rockers after dropping a narrow 9-7 decision to another strong Class B team, Team Pape. Earlier, Santa Rosa overcame an early 4-0 deficit to drub Fat City 22-11.

Brandon Shearer, the loser against Team Pape, came right back to turn in his strongest performance of the season in beating the Rockers. Shearer and River City starter Ed Gaspar were locked in a 2-2 tie before Gaspar had to leave the game in the fifth with an injury. Santa Rosa then scored three runs to break the game open.

On Sunday, Santa Rosa opened with a six-inning 13-6 win over Country Club Villa, with Shearer, who was 4-1 when Santa Rosa Red finished 4-1 in the Sonora ASA Tornament earlier this season (the Blue team won six straight to take the title), picking up his second win of the weekend.

Gary Dower, who was the winner in relief in Saturday’s first game over Fat City, started in Sunday’s semifinals against the Merced Merchants, but was roughed up for four runs in the first inning before settling down. Merced still led 7-6 with Santa Rosa batting in the bottom of the fifth and facing the time limit. Santa Rosa had a runner on second with two out and one minute to play, when they had Mike Mathewson bunt for a quick out.

That forced the game into the sixth inning and after Shearer, who had relieved Dower, halted Merced in the top half of the inning, Santa Rosa scored twice to win the game, 8-7, with Casey Hillman hitting a long drive to left to drive in the game winning run. Shearer then shut down Fat City in the championship game for his third win of the day and fourth of the tournament. Fat City reached the finals by battering 45 Plus 13-4 in its semifinal game and the 45’s had eliminated J. Hart Plumbing, 9-8 in the first round.

–Herb Dower

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The Dower Report – Santa Rosa Times Two

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Santa Rosa is Red, Santa Rosa is Blue, Both of These Teams to the Nationals too.

From Herb Dower:

SONORA, CA — First there was one and now there are two Santa Rosa fastpitch teams to worry about. Santa Rosa Fastpitch Blue and Santa Rosa Fastpitch Red posted a combined 10-1 record in last weekend’s Class C Sonora Tournament, with the Blue team winning the championship with a 4-1 win over Da Bruddah’s of Hayward on Sunday to cap a perfect 6-0 tournament run. It was the Blue team’s second win over their arch rivals from Hayward. In Saturday’s first game, veteran pitcher Jim Fleck turned in his strongest outing of the season in beating Da Bruddah’s 3-1.

The powerful hitting Santa Rosa team also beat North Bay 16-3 on Saturday and routed Merced 20-0 in a five-inning game on Sunday, at one point collecting 11 consecutive hits, capped by a grandslam home run by Carlos Gomez. Santa Rosa had to struggle to beat North Bay on Sunday, coming from behind to get the win that put them into the finals.

In the title game, losing pitcher Rich (Snake) Rivera issued a bases-loaded walk to Santa Rosa catcher Tom Dower in the second inning to give the Blue team a 1-0 lead, and pitcher Jeff Want nursed the lead until the sixth, when Da Bruddah’s tied the score. Santa Rosa bounced right back with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, with Casey Hillman hitting a solo home run to end the rally.

Brian Macler hit two home runs during the tourney, including a long drive high up into the trees beyond the 260-foot left-field fence, while Gomez was 5-for-5 in one game and a young newcomer, 19-year-old Cody Spaulding hit well over .600 in his debut. Nick and Dustin Green, Mark Young, Tom Dower and Danny Macler also had key hits. The new Santa Rosa Red team got solid pitching from Brandon Shearer, who had a 4-1 record. Santa Rosa opened with a 3-1 win but then had to overcome 8-1 deficits in its next two games to win 11-8 and 13-12 in 11 innings over Merced and Romie’s Angels on Saturday. They won their opener Sunday before being routed by Da Bruddah’s 14-4 to be eliminated. The Blue team, which finished fourth in last year’s Class C National Tournament in Killeen TX, will be back in the Nationals this year in Prescott, AZ, and the Red team will also be making the journey.

–Herb Dower

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Sonora Tournament – Deadline July 3

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Ok Managers and Coaches, the deadline is here. I have to know by July 3 if you are going to PLAY in Sonora on the 12 & 13. This should be a good event since there are teams from central and northern CA coming. Once again this event is sponsored by BLACK OAK CASINO. Fun packets will be given to all players. CALL OR EMAIL.

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Bob Chapel

Checks must be received by Tues. July 8th. Remember our mail is snail mail

Bob Chapel
1165 Capricorn Pl
Billings MT 59105

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