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Unofficially: NorCal League Play Rained Out

Friday, March 17th, 2006

We have it from a good source (one of the teams involved) that the NorCal Travel League’s first “Pacific Coast Tournament” at Stockton this weekend, March 18-19, 2006 has been rained out. Please note that this is “unofficial”. We have requested official confirmation from the League office, and will update this post when we receive it. In the meantime, if you are a player or fan of the league, suggest you get in touch with your team.

Update: It is official. Next league weekend, April 1-2, 2006. Watch for more info.

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Illinois Major Teams OK’d for ASA “A” ?

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Interesting discussion going on at the Fastpitchwest Forum about ASA Classification: Fastpitchwest Forum :: View topic – Class A Nationals

The ASA directors in Illinois have granted the three Major teams in the state permission to play in the class A National….

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San Diego Primetime Rolls Out New Team Website

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

We are pleased to share a link to the new team website set up by San Diego Primetime , the 2005 So Cal ASA League champions. The site contains a bit of history on the team, roster, player pics and profiles, and schedule for the 2006 season. Click logo or link above to visit.

San Diego Primetime is one of the 18 “C” teams bumped up to the “A/B” division of play for 2006. They will return the successful pitching duo of Dan Zupp and Billy Montana, lose a few of the former “Edge” players, and add the powerful left handed bat of Dan Plesetz. We’ve added a link to their site on our ever-growing “Teams” section.

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4 Birthdays and a Reunion

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

No, not the latest Hugh Grant movie. March 7, a birthday that I share with three other fastballers, including my last two managers, Ron Kirby and Manny Echeveste. The fourth? Both a birthday and a reunion. As many of you know, I am a new member of the Long Beach Black Sox this year, reuniting with a former teammate, Chuck Vranich, (pictured below) whose team (“The Bronze”) I pitched for in the 1983 ASA “A” Nationals in Bloomington, Illinois. (23 years ago, if you’re counting). Best wishes, guys, and just remember — I am the junior member of this club 🙂

Speaking of age, can someone tell the ASA that the term for 50+ fastballers is “Masters”, not Seniors !

Update: Well, as noted in the comments section, it appears that I am not the junior member of the March 7 Fastballer’s Birthday Club after all. Our newest member is Anthony Martinez, pitcher on the Amigos, Lumberkings and the 23-and-under Young Bucks, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on March 7. As The Kid was quick to point out, he is the true junior member of the club. Point taken, even if it ruins the play on the title to this post 🙂

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So Cal ASA League Games Cancelled Due to Rain (Mar. 4-5)

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

The So Cal ASA announced today that the first league weekend for the A/B and C leagues have been cancelled, due to rain that fell earlier this week, and the rain that is predicted for Friday, March 3.

From the official SoCal ASA Website:

“As a result of unplayable conditions on two of the fields at Santa Fe Springs and additional rain scheduled for Friday possibly making conditions worse, we have postponed the tournament for this weekend. The tournament will be made up in August and parks have already been reserved. Please contact your manager for further details. Thank you for your understanding.”

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So Cal ASA League Play Begins This Weekend

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

From So Cal ASA website:

So Cal A/B and C League Schedules for March 4 & 5, 2006:

The schedule for this weekend’s tournament is now available. There will be seven teams in the C and eight teams in the B playing this weekend in the first of eight tournaments in the series. All tournament will be played in the round robin/single elimination format.

Click here to view the schedule. (PDF format, requires Adobe Reader)

Editor’s notes: Three of Sledgehammer’s Top 10 California Teams will be in action, with the feature game of the young season, a 3pm matchup Saturday between the #7 ranked Bakersfield Lumberkings and the #8 ranked Long Beach Snakes.

Here’s are the schedules for Sledgehammer’s Top 10 ranked teams:

#6 ranked El Segundo Rounders: vs. Amigos (9:45am), Young Bucks (11:30am) and Black Sox (4:45pm)

#7 ranked Lumberkings: vs. Panteras (11:30am), #8 ranked Long Beach Snakes (3:00pm), and San Diego Primetime (4:45pm)

#8 ranked Long Beach Snakes: vs. Panteras (8:00am), San Diego Primetime (11:30am), and #7 ranked Long Beach Snakes (3:00pm).

Update, Thurs, March 3:

From the official SoCal ASA Website:

“As a result of unplayable conditions on two of the fields at Santa Fe Springs and additional rain scheduled for Friday possibly making conditions worse, we have postponed the tournament for this weekend. The tournament will be made up in August and parks have already been reserved. Please contact your manager for further details. Thank you for your understanding.”

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2006 Southern California ASA Schedules

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

The 2006 schedule of league weekends for the So Cal ASA has been posted to the So Cal ASA website:

2006 Southern California ASA Schedules:

March 4-5 Santa Fe Springs A/B & C
March 25-26 Palm Springs A/B & C
April 1-2 Santa Fe Springs A/B & C
April 22-23 Palm Springs A/B & C
May 20-21 Lancaster A/B & C
May 27-29 Palm Springs A/B
June 24-25 Lancaster B & C
July 8-9 Santa Fe Springs A/B & C
July 22-23 Santa Fe Springs A/B & C

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Young Bucks 23 & Under Tryout January 21

Monday, December 26th, 2005

The Young Bucks 23 and under mens fastpitch team is having open tryouts on Sat Jan21 at Elings Park in Santa Barbara. Anyone born in 1982 or later is eligible. the team is runner up last year in the ASA nationals in Mankato, Minn. We plan to play in the 8 weekend tournaments in the So Cal A/B travel league as well as go to the nationals again. We have 5 openings on our travel league roster and 3 openings on the national roster. The tryouts will be from 10:00am to 3:00 pm with a break for lunch. For more information contact Clyde Bennett: 805-964-2114 805-895-9007 or clydebennett13 (at) yahoo.com.

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Hustlers Sign “Shaw Quartet” for 2006

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

The Hustlers, runner-ups at last month’s Cal Cup II tournament, bolstered their ASA “C” Alliance roster for 2006 with the acquisition of the “Shaw quartet” of Doug and his son Matt and Kenny and his son Kasey. The Shaws played last year for Raymar, which took 3rd in the ASA “C” Nationals at Hastings, NE in 2004. After the bump up of six of the top teams to the “B” level, the Hustlers figure to be among those contending for the 2006 “C” crown. Player-manager Bobby Cole had this to say about the addition of the Shaws:

“All four will plug holes for the Hustlers offensively and defensively with Kenny giving the Hustlers a veteran second baseman and leadoff hitter. Doug, a RBI machine and a solid glove at first base. Matt, an outfielder with a cannon for an arm and one of the best young hitters in the game and Kasey, an untapped talent with tons of potential.”

Read the whole story at the Hustler’s team website

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ASA Nationals for 2007

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

From the ASA website: The locations for (some) of the 2007 ASA National Championships have been announced:

Menâ€™s Major TBD
Menâ€™s Class A TBD
Menâ€™s Class B Altamonte Springs, FL
Menâ€™s Class C Killeen, TX
Menâ€™s 23-Under TBD
Menâ€™s Masters 40-Over TBD
Menâ€™s Masters 45-Over Gadsden, AL
Menâ€™s Masters 50-Over TBD

(more…)

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