From the SoCal ASA website: ASA “C” National Report

Day One

The So Cal Hustlers won their first game 10 – 6 over Jersey Shore and faced ADCO Tool Shed in the afternoon game. According to the bracket the Hustlers lost the second game 15 – 2. Additional information will be provided once once we hear from the team. They will play again Friday morning against the winner of the Braves/Frontier Lodge of Hayfield, MN.

Cecillo Smalling called in to say that Latin Heat won their first game 10 – 2 in six innings with Cecillo earning the win with four strikeouts. In the game, Mario Ramirez hit a home run and Pedro Budan hit a triple. Latin Heat plays again Friday morning at 11:00 AM against the winner of the Diamondbacks of Ephrata, PA and Atlanta Vipers of Fayetteville, GA. (more…)

From the So Cal ASA website: ASA “B” National Report

Day One

The Amigos opened up the tournament with a lost tonight against the SA Titans. The final score was 12 – 7 with Tommy Oberagon and Robert Martinez sharing the pitching duties as Anthony Martinez did not make the trip. The Amigos will face the loser of Friday’s 8:30 AM game of Rude-Pac/Luna’s Towing of Amado, AZ. The Amigos game is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM.

The Savala Rounders lost their first game against the Memphis Posse 9 – 0 with Russ Snow taking the loss. Cary Weiler and Mitch Mendenhall also pitched in the game. Their next game is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Friday against the loser of Italian Athletic Club and MoKan Twins. (more…)

From the SoCal ASA website:

2006 MEN’S C NATIONAL REPORT

To view the tournament information, click here. Press the link for the bracket, the current bracket is a scanned document so it will appear small at first. Place your mouse over the bracket image and a small box will open, click the box to enlarge the bracket. An electronic copy of the bracket should be in place in the morning as the draw ended late for them.

All game times are local in the Eastern Time Zone which is 3 hours ahead of So Cal. The web site will be updated with reports from the managers.

The So Cal Hustlers and Latin Heat will be representing Southern California ASA at this year’s “C” Nationals being held in Marietta/Cobb County Georgia. There will be 43 teams in the tournament with 7 from California. The other California and Nevada teams are; Bay Area High Reach, Dublin; Braves, Fat City, Sparks; Oroville; Mixed Company, Fresno; Silverhawks, Bakersfield.

The So Cal Hustlers open up with JS Generals from Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania on Thursday morning at 11:00 AM. Winning that game will take them to the 5:00 PM game against Adco Tool Shed of Staten Island, New York. Latin Heat drew a first round bye and will start at 3:00 PM on Friday against Malcom A’s of Meyersville, New Jersey.

Click here for JPG image of bracket (mouse over and click to enlarge)

Click here for PDF copy of bracket (Adobe Reader Required)

From the SoCAl ASA website: 2006 MEN’S B NATIONAL REPORT

To view the bracket for the tournament, click here, then press the icon of the tournament on the lower right.

All game times are local in the Central Time Zone which is 2 hours ahead of So Cal. The web site will be updated with reports from the managers and Fast Pitch Commissioner Lou Enriquez

The 2006 Men’s B Fast Pitch Nationals will begin on Thursday, August 31 with the Amigos, Panteras, Rude-Pac and Savala Rounders representing Southern California ASA. In all, 24 teams are participating with 8, or 1/3 of the field, coming from California. Also from California are; Italian Athletic Club, Stockton; River City Rockers, Sacramento; Romie’s Angels, Hayward; Taylor Farms, Salinas. Also in the tournament are the top three finishers from last year’s C National in Stockton with PN Power and Global Pacific joining Taylor Farms.

The draw was held Wednesday afternoon with the Amigos playing in the first set of games at 6:00 PM against the San Antonio Titans with the winner of the game facing the KC Indios of Kansas City. The Savala Rounders will also play on Thursday at 8:00 PM against the Memphis Posse with the winner playing last year’s C Champion, PN Power.

The Panteras and Rude-Pac both have first round byes with the Panteras facing the winner of CR/Adidas of Portland, OR and Geo-Per of Houston game on Friday at 8:30 AM. Rude-Pac will face the winner of the TX Mudbugs of Killeen and Luna Towing of Amado, AZ also at 8:30 AM.

Click here for the bracket.(PDF, Adobe Reader required)

The So Cal Hustlers and Latin Heat from the So Cal ASA are among the teams headed to Marrieta, Georgia for the ASA “C” Nationals over the Labor Day Weekend. Also coming out of the Western region will be Castlewood, Utah, the Oroville CA Braves, Bay Area Reach, CA, and the Bakersfield Silverhawks.

Kudos to the folks in Cobb County for setting up a website to help fastpitch fans follow along. Here’s the list of teams for the tournament:

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