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Best of the West team profile – California Athletics – Taylor Farms

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Best of the West – May 30-31

This is the eighth in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.

Thanks to Ron Guzman for this information:

California Athletics – Taylor Farms

Ron Guzman Manager
David Weldin Coach

Dave Drotzmann P
Mike Egerdeen P
Travis Price P

Jeff Twist C
Pat Fuentes INF
Marcus Tan INF
Kevin Castillo INF
Steve Pinocchio INF
Eddie Martin INF
James Close INF/OF
Chase Turner INF/OF
Shawn Mandolesi OF
Nate Devine OF
David Kimura OF
Jason Porto OF
Mandolesi, Shawn OF

Editor’s notes: Readers will recognize a good portion of that lineup as the champions of the ISC II division, from last year’s Tournament of Champions. Mix that with batch of front line ISC World tournament players, from the So Cal Bombers, (Devine, Kimura and Pinocchio) , two members of Team Rainey (Porto and Turner) plus Minn Dak Miller pitcher Travis Price, who returns to his roots in California, and you have quite a potent lineup here. Turner, coincidentally was last year’s Best of the West MVP for the defending Best of the West champions, Team Rainey.

This will be the first look we’ve had at the squad that has its sights set on the ISC World Tournament in Quad Cities.

Here’s how the roster breaks down:

From the (ISC II champion) California Lumberkings:

Ron Guzman Manager
David Weldin Coach
Dave Drotzmann P
Mike Egerdeen P
Jeff Twist C
Pat Fuentes INF
Marcus Tan INF
Kevin Castillo INF
Eddie Martin INF
James Close INF/OF
Mandolesi, Shawn OF

From Last year’s (ISC) So Cal Bombers

Steve Pinocchio INF
Nate Devine OF
David Kimura OF

From Last year’s (ISC) Team Rainey

Chase Turner INF/OF
Jason Porto OF

From Last year’s (ISC) Minn Dak Millers

Travis Price P

Click here to view other team profiles for the 2009 Best of the West tournament.

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Best of the West team profiles

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Click here to view all team profiles for the 2009 Best of the West tournament. So far, we have received and posted profiles for 10 of the 15 teams in this year’s Best of the West.

We’d like to have one for all of you, so if you’re among the teams not yet posted, please send one to jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com. Just a roster and a paragraph or two about the team would be great. (See others for samples)

Teams who have submitted a profile shown in bold:
(if you’re not among those with profile posted, be sure to send it in)

1. SantaCecelia, Mexicali, Mexico
2. Hostilez,Morongo Reservation
3. Bandits, Pueblo, CO
4. Tri-County, Santa Barbara, CA
5. ISC II #32 InnovativeCommunications, Lehi, Utah
6. Coyotes, Beaumont, CA
7. Taylor Farms Athletics, Salinas, CA
8. SilverHawks, Bakersfield, CA
9. ISC II #6 Rude Pac, Sun Valley, CA
10. SoCal Tribes,San Jacinto, CA
11. ISC II #15 C.R.Rockers, Portland, Oregon
12. Young Bucks,Santa Barbara, CA
13. Black Sox, Long Beach, CA
14. Team Pape Pirates, Walnut Creek, CA
15. ISC II #37 Maccabi USA

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Best of the West team profile – Morongo Hostilez

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Best of the West – May 30-31

This is the seventh in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.

Thanks to Issac Nortre for this info:

MORONGO HOSTILEZ

Howie Diaz 15
Jason “Ro” Carrizosa 14
Paul “Flip” Miranda 00
Anthony Loza 64
Issac “Dirty” Norte 22
Francisco “Jr” Torres 11
Lawrence “Lo” Alcorn 37
Julian “Julez” Gonzalez 20
Robert “Big Swole” Aguilar 56
Mel “Cuz” Shaw 39
Damen “Bonez” Leivas 27
Tommy Herrera 12
Sal Estanislao 7
Anthony “Frankie” Weiss 34
Alex Soto 05

From the team:

Hostilez are from Morongo Rez. We have 2 pitchers that can shut it down HOWIE DIAZ and ANTHONY LOZA. We play mostly local rez tournies, and a couple out of town tournaments where we seem to fare well especially against BBC. Our lineup is decent but still figuring out who plays where because everyone’s pretty much a utility player. Our main goal is to see where we stand against other teams not just rez teams.

Click here to view other team profiles for the 2009 Best of the West tournament.

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2009 Best of the West Schedule

Thursday, May 28th, 2009


Record 15 Team Schedule Announced

Editor’s note: Some folks missed the earlier post with the Best of the West schedule and couldn’t locate it, so we’ve bumped it to the top of the blog for today.

May 28, 2009 (Santa Barbara, California) – The 19th Annual Best of the West Men’s fastball Tournament will be held May 30 – 31 in Santa Barbara, CA. The Tournament is the longest running open tournament, held annually in California. A Tournament record field of fifteen teams will vie for the 2009 Championship, with two berths in the 2009 ISC World Tournament, and two berths in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions at stake.

“The interest in this year’s Best of the West Tournament is at an all-time high, as proved by our record number of teams entering” said Tournament Director Dave Blackburn. “We are happy to have first time participating Pueblo Bandits, and their pitching ace and strikeout artist Jeremy Manley leading their staff. Add in the powerful Taylor Farms California Athletics who are playing as the 2008 ISC II Champions, along with hard hitting ball clubs Innovative Communications of Utah, and Santa Cecelia, of Mexico, and we have a very tough tourney set to go. Everyone always loves to spend the weekend in Sunny Santa Barbara.”

The 3-field complex at Elings Park will be used, along with one of the fields at Santa Barbara’s Pershing Park
Elings Park is locatedat: 1298 Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara, CA. Directions (

Pershing Park is located at: 100 Castillo St, Santa BarbaraCA
Directions

Teams

1. SantaCecelia, Mexicali, Mexico
2. Hostilez,Morongo Reservation
3. Bandits, Pueblo, CO
4. Tri-County, Santa Barbara, CA
5. ISC II #32 InnovativeCommunications, Lehi, Utah
6. Coyotes, Beaumont, CA
7. Taylor Farms Athletics, Salinas, CA
8. SilverHawks, Bakersfield, CA
9. ISC II #6 Rude Pac, Sun Valley, CA
10. SoCal Tribes,San Jacinto, CA
11. ISC II #15 C.R.Rockers, Portland, Oregon
12. Young Bucks,Santa Barbara, CA
13. Black Sox, Long Beach, CA
14. Team Pape Pirates, Walnut Creek, CA
15. ISC II #37 Maccabi USA

Schedule

Saturday May 30
Game 1 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 8:30 AM
Taylor Farms Athletics Vs Bandits

Game 2 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 8:30 AM
CR Rockers Vs Rude Pac

Game 3 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 8:30 AM
SoCal Tribes Vs Silver Hawks

Game 4 @ Pershing Park – 8:30 AM
Tri-County Vs Coyotes

Game 5 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 10:15 AM
Santa Cecelia Vs Innovative Communications

Game 6 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 10:15 AM
Black Sox Vs Team Pape Pirates

Game 7 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 10:15 AM
Maccabi USAVs Young Bucks

Game 8 @ Pershing Park – 10:15 AM
Hostilez Vs Tri-County

Game 9 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 12:00 Noon
Santa Cecilia Vs Bandits

Game 10 @ Elings Park – Field 2 – 12:00Noon
Black Sox vs Taylor Farms

Game 11 @ Elings Park – Field 3 – 12:00Noon
Maccabi USAVs SoCal Tribes

Game 12 @ Pershing Park – 12:00 Noon
Silver Hawks Vs Hostilez

Game 13 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 1:45 PM
Team Pape Pirates Vs CR Rockers

Game 14 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 1:45 PM
Rude Pac Vs Innovative Communications

Game 15 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 1:45 PM
Young Bucks Vs Coyotes

Game 16 @ Pershing Park – 1:45 PM
Silver Hawks Vs Tri-County

Game 17 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 3:30 PM
CR Rockers Vs Bandits

Game 18 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 3:30 PM
Taylor Farms Athletics Vs Innovative Communications

Game 19 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 3:30 PM
Rude Pac vs Black Sox

Game 20 @ Pershing Park – 3:30 PM
Maccabi USAVs Hostilez

Game 21 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 5:15 PM
Santa Cecelia Vs Team Pape Pirates

Game 22 @ Pershing Park – 5:15 PM
So CalTribes Vs Coyotes

Sunday May 31
Game 23 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 – 15th Place Vs 2nd Place
Game 24 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 – 14th Place Vs 3rd Place
Game 25 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 13th Place Vs 4th Place
Game 26 8:00 AM @ Pershing Park – 12th Place Vs 5th Place
Game 27 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 – 11th Place Vs 6th Place
Game 28 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 10th Place Vs 7th Place
Game 29 9:45 AM @ Pershing Park – 9th Place Vs 8th Place
Game 30 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 – (Quarterfinal) W Game 23 Vs W Game 24
Game 31 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 1(Quarter-Final) W Game 25 Vs W Game 26
Game 32 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 (Quarter-Final) 1st Place Vs W Game 27
Game 33 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 (Quarter-Final) W Game 28 Vs W Game 29
Game 34 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (SemiFinals) W Game 30 Vs W Game 31
Game 35 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 2 (Semi-Finals) W Game 32 Vs W Game 33
Game 36 3:00 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (Championship) W Game 34 vs W Game 35

For Sunday seedings, the criteria:
1. Overall Record;
2. Head-to-Head;
3. Fewest runs allowed;
4. runs scored

For berth determinations, the criteria:
1. Sunday finish;
2. Head-to-Head;
3. Fewest runs allowed;
4. runs scored

Special Rules: ISC Pitching Rule * Saturday – No inning starts after 1 hour 30 min time limit * 7 Run Rule after 5 innings Tiebreaker in the 8th, or after the time limit * ONLY STARTERS may re-enter * 5 warm-ups at start of game, then 3 after Speedup with C on base,with 2 out – last out * DR, EH, and DP allowed, but must be listed at start *

Dave Blackburn
Tournament Director
Best of The West
310-266-7803
daveb@virtvent.com

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Best of the West team profile – Bakersfield Silverhawks

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Best of the West – May 30-31

This is the fourth in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.

Thanks to manager Bob Mc Cormick for this info:

Roster for Silverhawks for the Best of the West.

Todd Winkworth – P/1B
Sean Barker – P/1B
Troy Parker – C
Kyle Ordway – INF
Jarrad Vasseur – INF
Carlos Flores – INF
Chris McGehee – INF
Brian Teeters – OF
Jason Pruitt – OF
David Carillo – OF

Bob McCormick – Manager

The Silverhawks are a team out of Bakersfield, CA, and are planning to go to the ASA B Nationals in Prescott, AZ for 2009

Editor’s note: For other 2009 Best of the West team profiles, click here.

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Best of the West team profile – So Cal Tribes

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Best of the West – May 30-31

This is the third in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.

Thanks to manager ISAIAH VIVANCO for this information:

The So Cal Tribes is a Native American team made up of longtime friends from various tribes throughout the Southern California area. They are playing in the Best of the West tournament for the 2nd time and hope to improve on their T-3rd finish in 2007. Over this past weekend they won the championship game of the Soboba Memorial tournament with a victory over a very tough Panteras team. This year they will be playing in the National Indian Athletic Associations National tournament were they are the 2 time defending champions. they hope to also travel to Prescott,Az. for this years ASA B National.

SO CAL TRIBES ROSTER

ISAIAH VIVANCO MANAGER
MIKE CASTELLO INF
ART LOPEZ OF
STEVE LOPEZ OF
DENNIS RODRIGUEZ INF
RAY RODRIGUEZ INF
JEFF NORTE OF
TONY GARCIA C
RAY PETERSON INF
JOE NEJO C
JEREMY CLINE OF
DANNY VILLA OF
TOMMY HERRERA UTILITY
SONNY PERKINS P
ROB EPP P

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Cal State Builders Garner Individual Awards

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Matt Barnes and Javier Fierro Garner Top Honors at Grant’s Pass

The Cal State Builders captured the 2009 Boatnik Tournament title on Monday at Grants Pass, Oregon. Four members of the squad earned all tournament honors, in addition to both MVP awards:

MVP
Javier Fierro

MV Pitcher
Matt Barnes

All tournament team:
Gerald Pyle
Dan Winnick
Jason Gluckman
Dean Waltier

Congratulations to the Builders for their great weekend performance.

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Best of the West team profile – Maccabi USA

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Best of the West – May 30-31

This is the first in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.

Thanks to manager Ken Schwartz for this information:

Maccabi USA is a National Sporting Club under the umbrella of the Maccabi World Union, an International Sports Federation. Team USA for “Best of the West” will be coached by Ken Schwartz and asst. coach Barry Schoenbrun. The team has played in National and International Fastpitch competitions since 1984.

We began the year at the AAU International Tournament this January in Orlando, Fla with the goal of competing and winning the Gold Medal at the 18th World Maccabiah Games this July in Israel and finishing on top at the ISC ll Tournament in Quad Cities, IA.

Thus far we have played in a number of the SCIFL weekends and the MAFTL (Mid Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League). We chose to play “Best of the West” tournament this year because of its’ great history and opportunity to compete for a berth at the ISC II.

Best of the West 2009 Roster
(Pitchers in bold)

Player #

1. Paul Rubin 2
2. Larry Silfen 22
3. Larry Lorin 21
4. Dan Cosgrove 6
5. Andrew Kirsh 3
6. Jason Gluckman 11
7. Ronny Hecht 17
8. Josh Persell 22
9. Mark Weinstock 24
10. Dave Blackburn 7
11. Michael Feldman 25
12. Brett Reisner 99
13. David Waco 3
14. Corey Angel 5
15. Mike April 33
16. Bobby Rockwood 31
17. Barry Schoenbrun 11
18. Kenny Schwartz 12

The Best of the West tournament will be hosting its largest field of teams ever, fifteen, at Santa Barbara, California this weekend, May 30-31, 2009. The tournament is the longest running Men’s Open level tournament in California, now in its 19th year. Tournament Director David Blackburn will again be heading things up, with a big assist from Clyde Bennett.

List of Teams, Schedule of Games and Maps After the jump. (more…)

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Cal State Builders Capture Boatnik Title

Monday, May 25th, 2009

2009 Boatnik Champions – Cal State Builders, California
(click photo to enlarge)

California Squad Unbeaten in Oregon Tournament

Cal State Builders – 7
Brotherton, Oregon – 0
WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-n/a

HR-Javier Fierro (CSB), Dean Waltier (CSB), and Dave Carlton (CSB)

The Cal State Builders captured the 2009 Boatnik Tournament title at Grants Pass, Oregon on Monday after, capping their unbeaten run a 7-0 shutout win over Brotherton, Oregon. Gerald Pyle was the winning pitchers, tossing a one-hitter, while Javier Fierro, Dean Waltier and Dave Carlton all homered for the champs. Chris Paiva was 3-for-3 in the final, with 2 RBI.

Champion’s Roster:
(not in order shown in photo)

Cal State Builders

Matt Barnes P
Gerald Pyle P
Ron Rupp IF/P
Javier Fierro ss
Chris Paiva inf
Jason Gluckman C
Dan Winnick OF
Dean Waltier UTL
Ricky Moore UTL
John Abbott INF
Jeff Reich OF
Dave Carlton INF

Photo courtesy of Gerald Pyle.

A tip of the cap to the big man, Gerald Pyle for his coverage of the tournament all weekend long, and for the photos posted here.

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Cal State Wins Semi, Advances to Boatnik Final

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Cal State Builders – 11
Portland CR Rockers – 0
5 innings
WP-Matt Barnes (2 hitter)
LP-Mark Bennett
HR-Javier Fierro (CSB)
2B-Dean Waltier (CSB). Waltier had 3 RBI in the game.

Championship Game, 1:30 p.m. PDT
Brotherton Oregon vs. Cal State Builders

Photo:Cal State/Portland CR Rockers semi-final, courtesy of Gerald Pyle:
(click to enlarge)

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