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Entry Deadline for Cal Cup III This Week
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Cal Cup III – Hayward, CA – Oct. 28-29
Sunday, October 15th, 2006
SOUTH COUNTY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT
METRO OAKLAND A.S.A.
2006 A.S.A. MEN’S “B†AND “C†FASTPITCH
CAL CUP III CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
OCTOBER 28 & 29, 2006
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
[HAYWARD, CA] – All teams must be registered A.S.A and in good standing with their local Amateur Softball Association.
TOURNAMENT: 2006 A.S.A. Men’s “B†& “C†FASTPITCH
LOCATION: Hayward, California, Field Locations TBA
DATE: October 28 & 29, 2006
ENTRY FEE: $350.00 Payable to “S.C.S.A.â€
MAIL TO: S.C.S.A.
c/o John Gouveia
1099 “E†Street, Hayward, CA 94541
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, October 20th, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
PHONE INQUIRIES: Vanessa Woodmansee (510) 881-8465
E-MAIL INQUIRIES: SCSAHAYCA@aol.com
FAX: (510) 881-6751
TEAM ROSTER: A.S.A. Official Championship Roster Form *Rosters are open, i.e. not tied to 2006 Championship Rosters but your eligibility/classification as of 10/01/06 is.
FORMAT: Pool Play on Saturday, Single Elimination on Sunday
“Unless modified due to number of entriesâ€
Once the scheduling has been completed it is final. Any teams that withdraw after the schedule has been completed will NOT receive a refund.
TOURNEY BRIEFS: WWW.FASTPITCHWEST.COM
USA loses to Canada, finishes 4th at Pan Ams
Sunday, October 8th, 2006
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From Als Fastball:
HERMOSILLO, MEXICO – Team Canada is two steps from capturing Pan American gold after eliminating the defending champions, United States 4-1 here at the 2006 Pan American Softball championships Saturday night.
The Canucks can finish no worse then a bronze medal placing with the win.
Canada used a long bomb off the hot sticks of Ian Fehrman of Townsend, ONT., and Ryan Wolfe of Melbourne, ONT., as
each connected for two run blasts in the win.Frank Cox of Ontario earned the pitching decision.
Team Canada will play the loser of the first place-second place game between Argentina and Venezuela at 4 pm Pacific Sunday for the right to play that game’s winner in the final at 7 pm.
Pat Healey
pathealey@eastlink.ca
In their final round robin game, the USA team record fell to 6-3 with an 8-4 loss against Puerto Rico at the 2006 Men’s Pan American Softball Championships.
The United States struck first putting up two runs in the bottom of the first. Frank DeGroat (Ringwood, N.J.) took the long ball for a two-run homerun, his third of the Championships, scoring Omar Morago (Tucson, Ariz.) who reached on a fielder’s choice.
It was scoreless through the second until Puerto Rico responded with a five-run third inning off three doubles. It started off with a double by Guarronex Rodriquez. Santos Santiago followed three batters later with his own double for two RBI scoring both Jose Santiago who was hit by a pitch and Rodriquez. A double by Victor Ayala, which scored two runs, wrapped up Puerto Rico’s scoring drive, giving them a 5-2 lead.
Puerto Rico struggled from the circle with Morago scoring after landing on base with a walk and then scoring when Luis Joglar (Fairview, N.J.) drew a walk. The team drew four walks during the third cutting the lead to 5-3.
With two on in the fourth, Santiago homered to give Puerto an 8-3 lead. Their lead would not be challenged until the bottom of the fifth. For the second time of the game, Joglar drew a walk for an RBI scoring Degroat who landed on base on balls. A double play by Puerto Rico closed out the inning and scoreless innings through five and six gave Puerto Rico an 8-4 win.
Michael White (Sioux City, Iowa) walked away with the loss for the United States after throwing 2 1/3 innings with one strikeout and three hits.
USA continues to roll with 5-0 win over Mexico
Friday, October 6th, 2006From Al’s Fastball: (Click link for box score)
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Squad Now 6-2 with Final Game Tonight vs. Puerto Rico Before Playoff Round
Hermosillo, Mexico—The USA Softball Men’s National Team rolledto a 5-0 victory over host Mexico at the 2006 Men’s Pan American SoftballChampionships on Thursday night. With the win, the U.S.improves to 6-2 in round-robin competition with one game remaining on Fridayagainst Puerto Rico.
Paul Algar (Lexington, Ill. had another solid performance in the circle for the United States and recorded hissecond shutout of the championship. In six innings of work, Algar allowed just two hits while striking out 11 of the 23 batters he faced. Tony Peeples (San Miguel, Calif.pitched the final inning and held Mexico hitless while striking out two.
The U.S. broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning after Chad Boom (Barnesville, Minn.) ledoff with a single and scored on a single by Sonny Perkins (St. Michaels, Ariz.).Luis Joglar (Fairview, NJfollowed Perkins with a single that plated Landy Rodriguez (West Haverstraw, NJ) who reached after being hit by a pitch.
It was Boom once again that got things started for the U.S.in the bottom of the fourth inning when he led off with a walk. Rodriguezfollowed with a single that advanced Boom to second and into scoring position.A double by Joglar brought both runners around to score and gave the U.S. a4-0 advantage.
In the fifth inning the Red, White and Blue added an insurance runwithout recording a hit. Omar Moraga (Tucson Ariz.) led off the inning with awalk, stole second base and then scored on two consecutive pass balls for a 5-0 lead.
The U.S. completes round-robin play on Friday at 9 p.m. versus Puerto Rico and will begin the playoffs on Saturday.
USA Tops Guatemala, Now 5-2 at Pan-Ams
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
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From Al’s Fastball: USA defeats Guatemala 5-1 at Pan American Softball Championships
Hermosillo, Mexico—With its fourth consecutive win, theUSA Softball Men’s National Team improved to 5-2 with a 5-1 win over Guatemalaon Thursday morning at the 2006 Pan American Softball Championships. TravisPrice (Santa Ana, Calif.won his second game for the U.S.by holding Guatemalato just one run on seven hits.
The game remained scoreless through the first three innings until the U.S.exploded for four runs in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, OmarMoraga (Tucson, Ariz.) walked and scored on a Frank DeGroathome run to give the U.S. a 2-0 lead. But the guys in Red, White and Blue werenot finished with their rally as Chad Boom (Barnesville, Minn.followed with a solo home run to push the lead to 3-0. After reaching base on afielder’s choice, Sonny Perkins (St. MichaelsAriz.) scored the final run of the inning on adouble by Luis Joglar (Fairview NJ).
Guatemalascored their only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to alead off home run by right fielder Gerardo Dacaret.
In the seventh inning, the U.S. added an insurance run byexecuting a perfect suicide squeeze. With one out, Blake Miller (Albany, Ga.) singled, movedto second on a base hit by Chris Miljavac (St. Joseph, Mo.on to third on a double steal. ChadFerguson (Battle CreekMich.) was called on to pinch hit for KyleMagnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah) and was given the sign to lay down abunt for a suicide squeeze. The play worked perfectly as Miller raced home and Ferguson was out on thesacrifice.
In 6 2/3 innings of work, Price allowed just one run on seven hits andhad eight strikeouts. He was pulled with one out remaining in the bottom of theseventh inning after walking his first batter of the game. Tony Peeples (San Miguel, Calif.entered the game and struck out the last batter to secure the win.
The U.S. returns to action tonight against host Mexico at 7 p.m.Pacific time before wrapping up pool play on Friday at 9 p.m. Pacific againstPuerto Rico.
ASA’s September “Inside Pitch”
Thursday, October 5th, 2006ASA has released its “Inside Pitch” for September 2006.
USA Bests Bahamas, Now 4-2 at Pan Ams
Thursday, October 5th, 2006
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From the ASA Softball Wesbsite, via Al’s Fastball
USA Men improve to 4-2 with win over Bahamas
Hermosillo, Mexico—The USA Softball Men’s National Team improved their record to 4-2 at the 2006 Men’s Pan American Softball Championships with a 9-2 six inning win over the Bahamas on Wednesday night.
Cal Cup III – October 28-29, 2006
Monday, October 2nd, 2006The “California Cup” Tournament was established in 2004, to encourage statewide competition among teams, with the tournament travelling to each of the three regions, North, South and Central. A perennial “Cal Cup” trophy is handed down from winner to winner, a la Lord Stanley’s Cup. In 2004, it was held by Fred Hanker and his Long Beach Black Sox. At present, it’s in the “protective custody” of David Jordan of the Northern California Chaos. (Cardinals).
2006 will be the third year for the tournament, with the first two taking place in Fresno, (Central) California, and Palm Springs (Southern) California. That means the tournament heads north, and this year, will be held in Hayward, California, just east of the bay area, and hosted by the South County Softball Association. Hayward is about 15 minutes from the Oakland, CA airport. Southwest Airlines flies to Oakland, and Amtrak trains run into Oakland, near Hayward.
Details:
*Dates: October 28-29, 2006
*Classification: ASA “B” and “C” using California ASA pitcher’s list. (“C” subject to sufficient teams signing up)
*Eligibility & Rosters – Rosters are open, i.e. not tied to 2006 championship rosters, but your eligibility/classification is.
* Entry fee: $350 per team, checks can be made out to S.C.S.A. and mailed to S.C.S.A. attn: John Gouveia, 1099 “E” Street, Hayward, CA 94541
*Phone inquiries should be directed to Vanessa Woodmansee at (510) 881-8465.
*Entry deadline: October 20, 2006
* Format: Round Robin, with Single Elimination playoff round
* Field staff & scorekeepers provided for each game
* ASA umpires thru the Hayward Softball Umpires Association
* Awards: Perennial “Cal Cup” passed on to the new champion, and 1st & 2nd place t-shirts to the individual team members.
*Lodging discounts:
Fremont Marriot which is about 10 minutes from the sports complex in Hayward and right off of the 880 Freeway. All of the fastpitch fields in Hayward have easy access off of the freeways. Rate TBA, but approximately $79.00-$89.00 per night. For the most economical rates:
Comfort Inn-Hayward $69.99/night (1 complimentary room for each 10 rooms reserved);
Best Western Inn of Hayward $69.99/night (room upgrade when possible);
America’s Best Value Inn-Hayward $54.99/night (complimentary continental breakfast.)
(There are a number of other hotels available in the Hayward Area which are very close to all of the ballfield locations.)
The tournament will be hosted and run by Tournament director Vanessa Woodmansee of the South County Softball Association, Hayward, California.
ASA Nationals – Masters & 23 & Under
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Final Order of Finish and All Americans for the Masters and 23 & Under, coming soon!
ASA “Major” Nationals – All Americans
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006From the ASA Website:
ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch
MVP: Chris Delarwelle
Batting Champion: Brad Johnson
Herb Dudly Pitching Award: Collin McKenzie
First Team
Position Player Team
Pitcher Gervasatti, Sebastian Florida Fastpitch
Pitcher Manley, Jeremy Florida Fastpitch
Pitcher McKenzie, Collin Circle Tap
Catcher Wartman, Jeff Circle Tap
First Base Brown, Mike Florida Fastpitch
Second Base Wandler, Jason Minn-Dak Millers
Third Base Tschida, John Minn-Dak Millers
Shortstop Johnson, Josh Townline Softball
Outfield Crouch, Tom Circle Tap
Outfield Johnson, Brad Florida Fastpitch
Outfield Joglar, Louie Patsy’s
Outfield Kostel, Ryan Heflin Builders
Utility Delarwelle, Chris Circle Tap
Utility Mastrogianakis, Larry Florida Fastpitch
Utility Rodriguez, Orlando Patsy’s
Second Team