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Maddy’s Photos from SCIFL – May 19, 2007

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

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Created with Paul’s flickrSLiDR.

We are pleased to share a new slide show, of photos taken by our ace photographer, Maddy Flanagan on Saturday, May 19, 2007 of the SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch League) weekend tournament in Santa Fe Springs, CA. This one is posted here via the online photo service, Flickr, with the addition of some fancy coding by Paul Stamatiou that allows us to post directly to the Morning Brief blog. Drop us a line and let us know what you think: maddy (at) maddysphotos.com Note that you can control the speed of the slideshow using the little slider at the top. (mouseover the top of the screen to see the controls). You can also mouse-over the bottom of the screen to see minature thumbnails, then click to see any photo.

(If you get a “no photos” message, just click refresh to reload them)

Click here to see larger photos.

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Tale of Two Cities in So Cal

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Two Cities, Two Tournaments, Two “Springs”

It will be a busy fastpitch weekend in So Cal, with teams competing in tournaments at two separate locations.

Fourteen ISC and ISC II level teams will be competing in the Palm Springs Classic, hosted by the So Cal Bombers, and includes 3 of the top 10 teams in the world (the Bombers, Vancouver Grey Sox and Circle Tap) and 3 more in the top 25 (Portland, Pueblo CO, and Houston, TX). Click here for the schedule of games and other details.

Meanwhile, just up the road in Santa Fe Springs, CA, NAFA A Major and A ten more teams will be competing in another SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch Association) League Weekend. Click here for the schedule of games and details.

Twenty-four (24) teams in all ! Who says they don’t play fastpitch in So Cal?

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SCIFL Schedule for This Weekend in Santa Fe Springs, CA – May 19-20

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Click here for this weekend’s SCIFL schedule of games, at Santa Fe Springs, CA.

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Bombers Host Palm Springs Classic This Weekend

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Just a reminder that some of the top teams in the country will be in So Cal this weekend, for the So Cal Bombers’ Palm Springs Classic, including three in the top 10 — the host Bombers, Circle Tap from Wisconsin and the Grey Sox from Vancouver, B.C. , and three more in the top 25, Red Rock Final Four team, Portland DeMarini from Oregon, the Bandits from Pueblo, Colorado and the Aces from Houston, Texas. (ISC World pre-season rankings shown in parentheses below)

Mountain Pool
So Cal Bombers (ISC #7)
Vancouver Grey Sox (ISC #9)
Houston Aces (ISC #23)
River City Rockers (ISC II #41)
Panteras (n/r)
Taylor Farms (ISC #25)
So Cal Tribes (n/r)

Desert Pool
Circle Tap (ISC #8)
Portland Demarini (ISC #15)
Pueblo Bandits (ISC #17)
Lumber Kings (ISC II #9)
Young Bucks (n/r)
I.A.C. (n/r)
Larry Miller Hogs (n/r)

The action gets underway at 8am Saturday, and runs through the championship game on Sunday. Schedule of games and more info at our earlier post.

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SCIFL Stats Posted from Palm Springs II

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Click here for Team and Individual Stats from the Palm Springs II league weekend, April 21-22, 2007. (Click menu buttons on left side of page for A Major and A Minor)

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SCIFL Website Updated – Palm Springs II

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

So Cal Independent Fastpitch League (SCIFL) website updated with Scoreboard and brackets from Palm Springs II.
Click here, then click menu buttons at left of that page.

The Standings After 3 weekends are also posted.

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Bomber’s Palm Springs Classic Schedule

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Hello All, We Have Finally Finished Our 2007 Casa Trejo Palm Springs Classic Tournament Pools And Brackets For May 19 & 20. We Have A 14 Field Team So We Have Two Pools Of 7 Teams Each, We Would Like To Thank The Lumberkings And The River City Rockers For Playing 1 Extra Game On Saturday To Help Out With The Schedule.

Mountain Pool
So Cal Bombers
Vancouver Grey Sox
Houston Aces
River City Rockers
Panteras
Taylor Farms .
So Cal Tribes

Desert Pool
Circle Tap
Portland Demarini
Pueblo Bandits
Lumber Kings
Young Bucks
I.A.C.
Larry Miller Hogs

Field 1

8:00 Am——I.A.C. V Young Bucks
10:00 Am—-So Cal Bombers V Taylor Farms
12:00 Pm—-Pueblo V I.A.C.
2:00 Pm——So Cal Bombers V Houston Aces
4:00 Pm——So Cal Bombers V River City Rock
6:00 Pm——River City Rockers V Houston Aces

Field 2

8:00 Am——Lumber Kings V Larry Miller Hogs
10:00 Am—–Lumber Kings V Portland Demarini
12:00 Pm—–Circle Tap V Portland Demarini
2:00 Pm—–Taylor Farms V Panteras
4:00 Pm—–Taylor Farms V Vancouver Grey Sox
6:00 Pm—–So Cal Tribes V Vancouver Grey Sox

Field 3

8:00 Am—Vancouver Grey Sox V Panteras
10:00 Am—River City Rockers V Panteras
12:00 Pm—River City Rockers V So Cal Tribes
2:00 Pm—Larry Miller Hogs V Pueblo Bandits
4:00 Pm—Larry Miller Hogs V Portland Demarini
6:00 Pm—Young Bucks V Pueblo Bandits

Field 4

8:00 Am—So Cal Tribes V Houston Aces
10:00 Am—Circle Tap V Young Bucks
12:00 Pm—No Games
2:00 Pm—Lumber Kings V I.A.C.
4:00 Pm—Lumber Kings V Circle Tap
6:00 Pm—No Games

Top 4 From Each Pool Advance To Upper Bracket Championship Play
Bottom 3 From Each Pool Advance To Lower Pool Championship Play
River City Rockers & Lumber Kings Throw Out Worst Game For Seeding

Thank You And Hope To See You In Palm Springs……..Ralph Jr.

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Larry Miller Hogs of Salt Lake City Utah upset SoCal Bombers

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Larry Miller Chevrolet of Salt Lake City Utah notched a big upset win this afternoon in St. George Utah at the Eighth annual Red Rock Invitational men’s fast pitch tournament, with 4-3, come-from-behind win over the So California Bombers.

The So California Bombers were ranked number seven in the recently released ISC world preseason rankings. Cody Thomson for the Salt Lake City Utah squad was the winning pitcher, with Mike Lorange picking up the save in the 7th inning. Tony Peeples suffer the loss for the Bombers. the game ended with these of the California bombers having the bases loaded, but fielded by Larry Miller’s catcher, who stepped on home plate for the final out of the game.

Pool play games continue in St. George Utah, through 7 p.m. Saturday evening, with Saturday’s results determining seeding for Sunday’s single elimination bracket play. The championship game is set to go Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

Watch here at the “Morning Brief” , and at Al’s fastball.com for game results every two hours throughout the tournament, posted by tournament director Ken Hackmeister.

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Lucas Mata to So Cal Bombers

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Editor’s note: Ever since County Materials claimed its second ISC World Title in 2006, then announced the cessation of operations, people have been asking:

“Where will Lucas Mata wind up in 2007?”
The answer is finally out: The So Cal Bombers.

LUCAS MATA MOVES TO MEXICO, SIGNS WITH SO CAL BOMBERS

Lucas Mata, one of the premier softball pitchers in the World has decided to move to Mexico and pursue his softball career from other than his homeland in Argentina. Mata feels he will be better positioned to compete and deal with the U.S. Visa problems he has encountered in the past, being closer to the North American softball scene. Mata was a member of World Champion County Materials team the past few seasons and was an All-World pitcher in 2003 and 2005.

The Softball Federation of Mexico, the So Cal Bombers, and Ralph Trejo Jr. have been instrumental in assisting Mata with his move. He has arranged a long term lease in Ensenada in the Baja California area of Mexico and made arrangement with the Softball Federation to work for them as a pitching instructor. Living and working in a Spanish speaking setting works well for him and positions him to better pursue all avenues of his softball career.

In addition, the SoCal Bombers are pleased to announce his signing for the 2007 season and he will be with them for all events outside of the U.S. including the World Tournament in Kitchener later this year. If Lucas is able to acquire his U.S. Visa sometime later this year, he will join the Bombers at all events.

The SoCal Bombers Adjusted Roster:

1. Darren Box C/OF
2. Mike Butler INF
3. Greg â€œScrappyâ€ Crawford OF
4. Nate Devine OF/INF
5. Geoff Evely INF/OF
6. Chad Ghostkeeper C/OF
7. Adam Lalonde OF
8. Lucas Mata P
9. Albert Mendibles INF
10. Raymundo Parra INF/OF
11. Tony Peeples P
12. Steve Pinocchio INF
13. Jason Porto OF
14. Evan Potskin OF/INF
15. Landy Rodriguez C/INF
16. Marc Santillano INF
17. Darrell Tilley P
18. Sean Whitten P

Kelly McGiffin Head Coach
Rob Shick Coach
Cesar Rodriguez Asst. Coach
Ralph Trejo Jr. General Manager
Ralph Trejo Sr. Owner