From 
AFSA Classic ISC Qualifier, Aurora Illinois
Aurora Dolan & Murphy 6, Thomson, IL 0
Juan Potolicchio (W) 5 H, 11 K, 0 BB
Steve Manson (L) 7 H, 5 K, 3 BB
2b Jarod Gutesha (Aurora), John Sudges (Aurora)
HR Camden Decker (Aurora), Luis Saldana (Aurora)
Denmark Circle Tap 8, Dolan & Murphy 1
Collin McKenzie (W) 5 H, 5 K, 0 BB
Jonas Mach (L) 8 H, 9 K, 5 BB
Six innings…..no extra base hits
Editor’s note: Here is a story that ran in a local Chicago newspaper, including a quote from the skipper for the California Lumberkings, David Weldin. The Lumberkings are back in Chicago for the second year in a row. Play begins this weekend. The Lumberkings play at 9, 11 and 5, Chicago time against Quad City Sox, Bloomington Stix and Townline.
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Aurora’s Competiton Stiff
July 13, 2007
By John Sahly Staff Writer
John Sudges of the Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team said his team seems to step up its level of play for the bigger and better teams.
Considering the level of competition at the AFSA Classic at Stuart Sports Complex this weekend, Dolan and Murphy will need to in order to put up a good showing.
With over half the field ranked in the top 25 in the country, the tournament (which starts today at 7 p.m. with Dolan and Murphy taking on Thomson Merchants) will serve as a good opportunity for teams to measure up against possible postseason opponents.
“We’ve been playing good ball,” Sudges said. “We’re kind of on a roll. Our pitching has been solid and we’re hitting the ball pretty well.”
This eight-team tournament begins with pool play today, and bracket play will start Saturday night. The tournament will serve as an International Softball Congress World Tournament qualifying event. The top finishing team will earn a berth regardless of region.
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Be sure to visit our sibling blog for the ISC II, “The Deuce”, as we’ve posted the schedule and lots more about the upcoming ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 14-18, 2007 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
We’ve also posted the master schedule, schedule by team, schedule by pool and playoff bracket. Click here.
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July 12, 2007 – The 35-team field is set for the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions.
The sixth annual ISC II ToC will be played August 14-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge , Ontario with the semi-finals and championship to be played on the Saturday morning at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener.
Teams will play a four-game round robin schedule in seven pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool along with three wildcards will advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
Headlining the field are the defending champions Tavistock, ON Merchants and the top-ranked Niagara, ON Snappers.
The pool assignments and schedule will be released tomorrow, July 13.
For additional information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs(at)rogers.com
1 Tavistock, ON Merchants – Defending Champion
2 Palermo , ON Athletics – Finalist
3 Bridgeport , ON PROforma Braves – Host
4 Kitchener , ON Outlaws
5 Perkasie, PA Hoffman Rise
6 Bakersfield , CA California LumberKings
7 Harrisburg , PA PA Power
8 Wyevale , ON Tribe
9 Ottawa , ON Team Easton Thunder
10 Moraviantown , ON Bucktown Bees
11 Ashland , OH Merchants
12 Harriston , ON Mercury’s
13 Waterdown , ON Hammer
14 Port Elgin , ON Blue Devils
15 Quyon , QC Flyers
16 Alvinston , ON Indians
17 Shakespeare , ON Falcons
18 Glencoe , ON Astros
19 Carp , ON I4C Victory Consulting
20 Hickson , ON Reds
21 Jarvis , ON Rock
22 Kingston , ON Cowboys
23 Mitchell , ON Mets
24 Linwood , ON 86ers
25 Oswego , NY Cutro Professional Inspections
26 Wilkes-Barre , PA Keating’s Fitness
27 South Lebanon , PA T.N.T.
28 Niagara-on-the-Lake , ON Niagara Snappers
29 Elora , ON Wellington Brewers
30 Salinas , CA A-1 Taylor Farms
31 Blackburn , ON Bombers
32 Ottawa Valley , ON Raiders
33 Rockwood , ON Rush
34 Hamilton , ON Hawks
35 Ingersoll , ON Crush
Editor’s Note: A-1 Taylor Farm of Salinas, CA will become the second California ever to compete in the highly competitive ISC II Tournament of Champions. They will be joining the California Lumberkings, who last year was the first ever California team to compete in the event. Both teams have played highly competitive schedules, include ISC level tournaments such as Red Rock in St. George, UT, and Rose Cup in Portland, OR. Keep an eye out for the soon-to-be released schedule of games, as well as the broadcast schedule.
From
2007 8th Annual Walsh Madl Memorial Classic Game Schedule
Allentown, PA
July 20 – 22, 2007
Yuengling Division
Orillia Riversharks
Patsy’s
St. Thomas Centennials
PA Power
Haldeman Division
Broken Bow Gremlins
Kitchener Hallman Twins
Keating’s Fitness
Hoffman Rise
Schedule After the Jump.
Snappers head into ToC as top seed followed by Lumberkings & Tavistock
July 6, 2007 – The Niagara Snappers will go in the ISC II Tournament of Champions as the unanimous top seed with the release of the final ISC II rankings today.
The Snappers will try to become the first top-ranked ISC II team to win the ToC.
Moving up two spots to #2 are the California LumberKings, who played ISC heavyweights Broken Bow Gremlins and SoCal Bombers extremely tough in Portland and will be in Aurora, IL next weekend.
Rounding out the top seven who will head up the seven pools at the ToC are the defending champion Tavistock Merchants, Cutro Professional Inspections, Palermo Athletics, Ottawa Team Easton Thunder and Elora Wellington Brewers.
The top 10 are as follows with the previous period’s ranking in brackets:
1. (1) Niagara, ON Snappers
2. (4) Bakersfield, CA Lumberkings
3. (5) Tavistock, ON Merchants
4. (8) Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
5. (6) Palermo, ON Athletics
6. (9) Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
7. (2) Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
8. (7) Perkasie, PA Rise
9. (12) Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
10. (10) South Lebanon, PA TNT
To see the full list, including how each committee member ranked the teams, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.
The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the sixth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 14-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge, Ontario. The ToC will feature 35 teams playing a four-game round robin schedule in seven pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool along with three wildcards will advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
With the rankings complete, look for the schedule to be released next week.
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com
Catch up on the latest ISC II news over at our ISC II blog, “The Deuce”. Blair Setford, the ISC commissioner and regular contributor to both our blogs has been busy gathering the latest news. Among the noteworthy news was ISC II # 17 ranked PA Power from Pennsylvania winning the Allentown PA 4th of July tournament, ahead of # 7 Rise Fastpitch of PA, and #10 South Lebanon TNT. Fastpitch fans in California will no doubt remember PA Power as the winner of the 70 team 2005 ASA “C” National in Stockton, CA, led by ISC World all star Derrin Zechman.
2007 Rose Cup MVP, Jarrad Martin of Broken Bow Gremlins
2007 Portland DeMarini Rose Cup All-Stars
Andrew Kirkpatrick MVP Pitcher – Broken Bow Gremlins
Jared Martin MVP Player – Broken Bow Gremlins
Patrick Shannon – Broken Bow Gremlins
Nathan Nukunuku – Broken Bow Gremlins
Bricklen Anderson – Portland DeMarini
Brian Ree – Portland DeMarini
Mike Piechnik – Portland DeMarini
Todd Garcia – Portland DeMarini
Nick Underhill – Vancouver Grey Sox
Rick Smith – Vancouver Grey Sox
Derek Mayson – Vancouver Grey Sox
Evan Potskin – SoCal Bombers
Chad Ghostkeeper – SoCal Bombers
Jason Porto – SoCal Bomber
Honorable Mention – Darren Zack A-1/Taylor (CA) The legend showed up in Portland and threw very well putting on a show for all.
Thanks to Tom Ree for this information — and for timely reporting throughout the tournament, and for sharing photos taken at the tournament.
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AFSA Classic 2007
Aurora, IL USA
July 13-15, 2007
[Aurora, IL] – The schedule for the 2007 AFSA Classic held at Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora, IL has been released. The dates are July 13-15, 2007. We are extremely excited about the quality of teams that will participate this year.
This 8-team, four-game guarantee will serve as an ISC Qualifying event for a 2007 berth to the ISC World Tournament. The top finishing team will earn a berth regardless of region. The diamonds in Aurora are always well prepped by Chris Kuehn and his staff making the complex a great place for intense competition. We expect a great fastpitch atmosphere for both players and fans.
Here’s the list of teams and schedule:
Pool A
1 Denmark Circle Tap
2 Aurora Dolan & Murphy
3 Benton Harbor Plangger’s
4 Thomson Merchants
Pool B
1 Green Bay Townline
2 Quad City Sox
3 Bloomington Stix
4 California Lumberkings
Friday, July 13th
North Field
7pm Aurora vs. Thomson
9pm Denmark vs. Aurora
Saturday, July 14th
North Field (A)
9am Benton Harbor vs. Thomson
11am Denmark vs. Benton Harbor
1pm Denmark vs. Thomson
3pm Aurora vs. Benton Harbor
5pm Green Bay vs. California
7pm – Playoff (Game 1) – A2 vs. B3
West Field (B)
9am Quad City vs. California
11am Bloomington vs. California
1pm Green Bay vs. Quad City
3pm Green Bay vs. Bloomington
5pm Quad City vs. Bloomington
7pm – Playoff (Game 2) – B2 vs. A3
Sunday, July 15
North Field
10am – Playoff (Game 3) – A1 vs. B4
12pm – Semi-final (Game 5) – Winner G1 vs. Winner G4
2pm – Championship (Game 7) – Winner G5 vs. Winner G6
West Field
10am – Playoff Game (Game 4) – B1 vs. A4
12pm – Semi-final (Game 6) – Winner G2 vs. Winner G3
2pm – 3rd Place (Game 8 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6)
Dave “Hooda” Perkins
Dolan & Murphy Fastpitch
www.dmshamrocks.com
dperk10(at)gmail.com
[Vancouver, BC] – The Vancouver Grey Sox went 3-2 in Portland on the weekend, finishing tied
for 3rd with SoCal Bombers. In both losses the games were in doubt until the final inning. In the preliminary round Nick Underhill and Jeremy Manley of the Broken Bow Gremlins battled to a scoreless tie through 6 but the Gremlins scored an unearned a run in the 7th and won 1-0. Manley was dominant, throwing a no-hitter, while Underhill gave up only two two hits. In a 2-1 playoff loss to Portland the game was 1-1 after 7 and with the International Tie-breaker rule in effect the Grey Sox failed to score in the top of the 8th then Todd Garcia singled home the winning run off Rick Smith with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th.
Saturday
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