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So Cal Players Among 2006 USA Team Selections

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Sonny Perkins Arrives on National Stage as First Time Selection

Following last weekend’s training camp at Chula Vista, CA, head coach Pete Turner announced the 2006 USA Softball teams, with a number of So Cal players among them, including Travis Price (So Cal Bombers), , and Sonny Perkins (Team Rainey and Team Iowa).

Pitcher Tony Peeples (So Cal Bombers) and catcher Todd Garcia (So Cal Bombers) were chosen as a members of the National Training Team.

Pitcher/DH Gerald Pyle, the big man on the El Segundo Rounders, was chosen as an alternate, and member of the National Training Team.

Fellow Californian, Craig Daniels, the explosive leadoff hitter for A-1 Tank of Northern California was also named as an alternate and member of the National Training Team.

Cody Thomson, from Utah was selected as a member of the National Team, as was longtime veteran USA team member, pitcher Michael White, who resides in Oregon, rounding out the list of players from west of the Rockies.

Our heartiest congratulations to these players, and to all those selected to represent the USA.

(Cap tip for the info to Angel “Scoop” Saucedo)

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2006 USA Men’s Team Announced

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

(Cap tip for the info to Angel “Scoop” Saucedo)
From the ASA Website:

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States and USA Softball announced today the 17-member 2006 Men’s National Team as well as the 2006 National Training team. Selected by the Men’s National Team Selection Committee, players participated in a three day camp September 23-25 at the U.S. Olympic training center in Chula Vista, Calif.

The Men’s National team will compete in January at the AAU Tournament in Orlando, Fla. The 2006 National Training team will train together during selected weeks from January- May of 2006.

Pete Turner (Stockton, Calif.) will lead the Red, White and Blue in Orlando assisted by Mitch Munthe (Modesto, Calif.) and Rich Clements (Stockton, Calif.)

The following is a complete breakdown of both teams with their hometowns (* are players with international experience):

2006 Men’s National Team

*Chad Boom (Barnesville, Minn.)
*Matt Darling (Winterset, Iowa.)
Frank DeGroat, Jr. (Ringwood, N.J.)
*Chris DeLarwelle (Appleton, Wis.)
Jose Garcia (Derry, N.H.)
*Don Garvey (Appleton, Wis.)
*Adam LaLonde (Kentwood, Mich.)
*Terry Luster (Bunceton, Mo.)
*Kyle Magnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah)
*Chris Miljavac (St. Joseph, Mo.)
*Blake Miller (Albany, Ga.)
*Tom Owen (Elkhart, Iowa)
Philip Perkins (St. Michaels, Ariz.)
*Travis Price (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Orlando Rodriguez (Haverstraw, N.Y.)
*Cody Thomson (Salt Lake City, Utah)
*Michael White (Eugene, Ore.)

Alternates

Craig Daniels (Stockton, Calif.)
Ben Fjelland (Slater, Iowa)
Gerald Pyle (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Chad Seeman (Chenoa, Ill.)
Brad Webb (Anderson, Ind.)

2006 NATIONAL TRAINING TEAM

Chad Boom (Barnesville, Minn.)
Craig Daniels (Stockton, Calif.)
Matt Darling (Winterset, Iowa)
Frank DeGroat, Jr. (Ringwood, N.J.)
Chris DeLarwelle (Appleton, Wis.)
Mike Dryer (Excelsior Springs, Mo.)
Ben Fjelland (Slater, Iowa)
Jose Garcia (Derry, N.H.)
Todd Garcia (Woodbridge, Calif.)
Don Garvey (Appleton, Wis.)
Adam LaLonde (Kentwood, Mich.)
Terry Luster (Bunceton, Mo.)
Kyle Magnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Chris Milijavic (St. Joseph, Mo.)
Blake Miller (Albany, Ga.)
Tom Owen (Elkhart, Iowa)
Tony Peeples (San Miguel, Calif.)
Philip Perkins (St. Michaels, Ariz.)
Travis Price (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Gerald Pyle (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Orlando Rodriguez (Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Ryan Rutt (Bernville, Pa.)
Todd Schultz (Williamston, Mich.)
Chad Seeman (Chenoa, Ill.)
Cody Thomson (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Brad Webb (Anderson, Ind.)
Michael White (Eugene, Ore.)

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Primos (So Cal) Roll Out New Website

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

The Primos team, which competed in the So Cal ASA Alliance “C” league, have rolled out their new team website. Click here to visit the site.

The Primos are holding a public tryout for the team, so all of you folks who ask “how do I get on a team?” — here is your chance !

Tryouts:
October 22, 2005, 10am – 1pm, at Pico Park. Click here for a map.

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ASA “C” National Champ Penn Power Garners Some Ink

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Penn Power, PA, which won this year’s ASA “C” Nationals in Stockton, CA got some newspaper ink back home. Click here to read the story.

Also a second news story on the retirement of one of their players, Pat Stock.

Stories linked, courtesy of The Tribune-Democrat Newspaper, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with a cap tip to “Lefty” at the PA Forum

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Vote on Olympic Softball Was One Vote Short, With U.S. Delegate Abstaining

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

Revisiting the earlier announcement about the elimination of Softball and Baseball from the Olympics. The vote count – – though not the identity of the voters — is in. The vote was 52 in favor and 52 against, with one abstention, the United States delegate, Jim Easton. Four of the 52 that voted against softball were quoted as being “confused”, thinking that they were voting against baseball, not softball. (See story below).

From the Softball Canada website, citing a Los Angeles Times newstory.

Alan Abrahamson, Times Staff Writer, August 27th, 2005
Copyright 2005 Los Angeles Times

Softball’s ouster from the Olympics last month came by one vote, according to totals made public Friday, and U.S. sports officials and softball leaders expressed hope that it could be restored for the 2012 London Games.

With 105 ballots distributed for the July 8 vote in Singapore, softball needed a simple majority of 53 to stay on the Olympic program. With an unidentified delegate abstaining, the 104 votes were evenly split, 52-52, ousting the sport.

The International Olympic Committee released the vote count to International Softball Federation officials, who had made a special plea to obtain it. No names were included.


Read the readers comments, or post your own below. (“Click comments link”)

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Palm Springs Tournament(s) – Nov. 5-6, 2005 – Two Divisions of Play – “B” and “C”

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

As an update to our earlier post about the Cal Cup champ being crowned at Palm Springs: It should be noted that the City of Palm Springs is hosting both “B” and “C” tournaments — two tournaments, two separate divisions of play.

(Cal Cup perpetual trophy to the winner of the “C” division.)

So to all of you “B” players and teams — especially those who feel that there aren’t enough tournaments that include you — this is your chance !

It’s a great place to play ball in November !

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R & W Plumbing of California 2nd at ASA 45+ Nationals

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

With pitchers Cary Weiler, Russ Snow and Keith Frey, R & W Plumbing, CA took 2nd place among 28 teams at the ASA 45-and-over Nationals at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin this past weekend, pushing eventual champion Plannger’s Furniture to the “if” game. The California squad was 6-2 on the weekend, dropping the winner’s bracket final to Plannger’s, then knocking off Texas to get back to the final, winning the first championship game before losing the rubber match in the “if” game.

Click here for the final order of finish.

Former Long Beach Nitehawks Terry Canale and Cary Weiler of R & W Plumbing were selected First Team All Americans, as was teammate Bill Newell. Russ Snow, Pete Duenas and Pete Turner of R&W earned Second Team All American honors.

Click here for the complete list of All American selections.

Where is Fond du Lac, Wisconsin you say? About an hour North and a bit west of Milwaukee, Wisconson. Did I miss something, or was there a news blackout during the tournament?

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The Real Story Behind “Foxy 25”

Friday, September 9th, 2005

An earlier story below contributed to Fastpitchwest referred to the Penn Power cheerleader, Marley, as “Foxy 25”, owing to the name “Foxy” and number “25” on the T-shirt which she wore while cheering on eventual ASA “C” Champions, Penn Power. “Foxy 25”, we learned, actually refers to Rodney Fox, a Penn Power teammate who died tragically in an accident, and to whom the team dedicated the rest of the season. Click here to read the truly moving story, courtesy of our friends at So Cal ASA.

Foxy 25
Photo courtesy Robert Hernandez/SoCal ASA

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Final Brackets, OOF, Awards for ASA “C” Nationals at GSJSA website

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

The official ASA website of the ASA “C” Nationals, www.gsjsa.net has posted the final brackets, order of finish and awards. Please note that the documents at that site are PDF’s requiring Adobe Reader.

Click here for direct link to PDF final brackets

Here is the Final Order of Finish:

01.) Pennsylvania Power, Harrisburg, PA, 8-1
02.) Global Pacific, Grants Pass, OR, 6-2
03.) Team Taylor, Salinas, CA, 6-2
04.) Cyclones of Columbus, Columbus, OH, 5-2
05.) Bob Hoffman’s, Reading, PA, 5-2
05.) BMC West, Pleasant Grove, UT, 6-2

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ASA “C” All-Americans

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

Rounders’ Erik Geierman, Tom Morton, Rude-Pac’s Jose Sandoval Among ASA “C” All-Americans

Three So Cal ASA Alliance players earned All American honors at the ASA “C” National Tournament in Stockton, CA over the Labor Day weekend.

Erik Geierman of the Rounders was a First team selection, going 14 for 23, for a .609 batting average, a .679 OBP, with 9 runs scored.

Tom Morton of the Rounders was a Second team selection, going 11 for 23, for a .478 batting average, a .519 OBP, with 6 singles, 2 doubles, a triple and two home runs, and 6 RBI.

Jose Sandoval of Rude Pac was a First Team selection, and also named the tournament’s batting champion, with a .688 average. Jose was 11 for 16 (.688), had an OBP of .762, with seven singles, a double and two home runs, 7 RBI and 9 runs scored.
Sandoval was also the Batting Champion for the tournament.

Derrick Zechman of 2005 Champion Penn Power (21-35, a .600 avg, with 11 singles, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI) was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, while Joe Given of third place Team Taylor was the Most Valuable pitcher with his 4-0 record and 0.52 ERA. Readers might recognize Zechman as a member of the ISC World Team, the Quaker Riversharks, PA, one of the ten “super-pool” teams at this year’s tournament.

Mike Butler, of Black Oak Casino, who played for the So Cal Bombers during the regular season, and at the ISC World Tournament earned second team ASA “C” honors at shortstop, hitting .550 (11-20) with 4 homers, 4 doubles and 2 singles.

Click here for the complete list of First and Second Team All Americans.

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