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California A’s Win Inaugural California Classic

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

California A’s Win California Classic


(photo by Jimmy Sanchez)

The California A’s captured the first ever California Classic title at the Sportsplex USA, in Santee, California, a 7-0 run rule win in the championship game over Rude Pac of Sun Valley, California. Sean Whitten picked up the win, a 3-hit, 10 strikeout performance through 5 inning. Gerald Pyle took the loss with Cory Avery in relief.

The game remained scoreless until the 4th when the California A’s plated 4 runs, on two walks and four consecutive hits by Chase Turner, Jason Porto, Jeff Twist and Kevin Castillo. Cory Avery came on in relief, but the A’s pushed home three more in the home half of the 5th on a walk, and singles by Darren Box, Bob Rostenhausler and Chase Turner, for the 7-0 final. Chase Turner led the way for the A’s offense, going 3-for-3. For Rude Pac, Jason Obregon, Canyon Vance and Casey Pymm had hits against Whitten in the losing effort.

Rude Pac reached the final with a 3-2 win over Tow Pros of San Diego while the A’s topped Vancouver Meralomas, 2-1 in their semi-final matchup. Italian Athletic outlasted the Bakersfield Silverhawks 3-2 in the Consolation final.

Cap tip to co-hosts the A’s and the Silverhawks for their work in putting together a most enjoyable tournament.

Thanks to all who tuned in to listen, hope you enjoyed the broadcasts.

Sunday scores below

Championship bracket teams and seeding:

1. California A’s (3-0)
2. Rude Pac (3-0)
3. Tow Pros (2-0-1)
4. Vancouver Meralomas (2-0-1)
5. Macabbi USA (1-1-1)
6. Cal State Builders (1-1-1)

Consolation Bracket
1. Italian Athletic Club
2. Bakersfield Silverhawks
3. Portland
4. Barona
5. Pala

Sunday’s Schedule of Games – June 20, 2010

8am
Championship Bracket
# 3 seed Tow Pros (2-0-1) vs. # 6 Cal State Builders (1-1-1)
Tow Pros defeated Cal State Builders

#4 seed Vancouver Meralomas (2-0-1) vs. Macabbi USA (1-1-1)
Vancouver Meralomas – 2
Macabbi USA – 1
WP-McCullough, Mayson in relief
LP-Russ Snow

Consolation bracket
Portland (0-2-1) vs. Silverhawks (0-1-2)
Silverhawks defeated Portland

10:00 a.m.
Consolation Bracket
Italian Athletic Club (IAC) vs. Pala
IAC – 10
Pala – 1

Semi-final
# 2 Rude Pac (3-1) vs. Tow Pros
Rude Pac – 3
Tow Pros – 2
WP-Cory Avery
LP-n/a

Catch us live on Ballparkradio, Sunday, June 20, 2010, at 10am and 12 noon Pacific time (1pm and 3pm Eastern) for the final two games of the California Classic Tournament at Sportsplex USA in Santee, California.



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Championship Bracket
Semi-final
#1 California (3-0) play winner Vancouver Meralomas/Macabbi
California A’s – 2
Vancouver Meralomas – 1
WP-Travis Price
LP-Derek Mayson

12noon
Championship game
California A’s – 7
Rude Pac, Sun Valley, CA – 0
5 innings
WP-Sean Whitten (10 K’s, 2 hitter)
LP-Gerald Pyle; Cory Avery relieved in 4th.

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California Classic Poll

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Who will win the first ever California Classic on Sunday, June 20, 2010?

Vote in the Ballparkradio poll, scrolling to the bottom of this page (then click the “vote” button)

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Revised California Classic Schedule of Games

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

California Classic players and fans – please be sure to take note of the REVISED schedule of games for this coming weekend in San Diego:

Click photo to visit their official website.

The California Classic schedule was revised, due to the So Cal Tribe dropping out of the tournament. The new schedule is:

Saturday, June 19, 2010

8:00
California A’s vs. Cal State Builders
Bakersfield Silverhawks vs. Portland
Vancouver vs. IAC

10:00
California A’s vs. Maccabi
Rude Pac vs. Pala Braves
Vancouver vs. Tow Pro’s

12:00
Rude Pac vs. Portland
Bakersfield Silverhawks vs. Cal State Builders
IAC vs. Barona

2:00
California A’s vs. Portland
Maccabi vs. Pala Braves
Vancouver vs. Barona

4:00
Rude Pac vs. Silverhawks
Cal State Builders vs Pala Braves
IAC vs. Tow Pro’s

6:00
Rude Pac vs Maccabi
Tow Pro’s vs Barona

The Cal Classic will be held at the brand new Sportsplex in Santee, California, about 20 miles northeast of downtown San Diego.

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Maddy’s Photos from Best of the West

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

From Maddy’s Photo blog:


(Panfilo Valdez of Santa Cecelia Mexicali Mexico)

This past June 6th, I dropped by the 2010 Best of the West fastpitch tournament being held in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. As always, this tournament did not fail to provide many gifted players and many an exciting play. Although, I was only there for one of the two days of the tournament, I think you will agree that there was plenty of action to go around as well as some unique moments. You can see the photos by clicking on the 2010 Best of the West gallery under the Sports/Fastpitch galleries or simply click HERE.




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Early Arrival for the California Classic

Monday, June 14th, 2010


Petco Park, San Diego, CA, just 20 minutes from the Sportsplex, Santee.

Some players have all the fun. One of them, Derek Mayson got an early start on his trip to San Diego for this weekend’s California Classic from his native British Columbia. He’ll be down on the field at Petco Park during batting practice for the Toronto Blue Jays vs. San Diego Padres game tonight. Mayson, among the youngest members of Canada’s National Softball team will be in action this weekend at the California Classic tournament at the new Sportsplex in Santee, just up the road from Petco — unless of course the Jays decide to take him along on their road trip.


Photo: Pre-game batting practice, courtesy of Derek Mayson’s Facebook.

For more information on the California Classic, click here.

Editor’s note: For any players or fans headed to San Diego, and thinking about taking in a game at Petco, they have three with the Jays (M-W), are off on Thursday and a three game set with the Orioles (F-S-Su). Friday night’s Padre game starts at 7:05pm.

Players and fans might want to peruse the Sportsplex policies before the weekend. A $2.50 gate fee is charged for those 16 and older (though you’ll get a token in return, good towards that first beverage you purchase (sort of a “one-drink miniumum”). Also, no pets in case Fido is a fastball fan. Food, beverages, including beer are sold in the park, but you can’t bring it in.

Complete set of policies after the jump. (more…)

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California Classic – June 19-20 – San Diego, CA

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

The Cal Classic will be held at the brand new Sportsplex in Santee, California, about 20 miles northeast of downtown San Diego.

Click photo to visit their official website.

Editor’s note: The facility has an on-site restaurant which features a variety of beers. Fans will pay a $2.50 gate admission, but be given a $2.50 token good for use inside the facility towards the first beverage.

Sportsplex USA Santee‎
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9951 Riverwalk Drive
Santee, CA 92071
(619) 334-1000

The tournament will feature seven nationally ranked teams (ISC World Tournament rankings) , including three in the top 20, four in the top 25, with likely pitching staffs shown below in parentheses:

# 5 California A’s (Sean Whitten, Travis Price, Derek Mayson) [Pool A]
# 11 Bakersfield Silverhawks (Sebastian Gervasutti, Andrew Putnam) [Pool B]
# 15 Portland (Bricklen Anderson, Mark Bennett) [Pool A]
#22 Italian Athletic Club* (Tony Peeples, Tyson Barkman, Matt Barnes) [Pool C]
# 26 Rude Pac (Cory Avery, Gerald Pyle) [Pool B]
# 29 Maccabi (Russ Snow, Dave Blackburn, Jason Gluckman and Ronnie Rupp) [Pool A]
# 34 Cal State Builders (Darren Strang, John Peterson) [Pool B]

*pre-season ranking; do not appear in June 8 rankings, after announcing that they would not be competing in the 2010 ISC World Tournament

The top two ranked teams, #5 California A’s and #11 Bakersfield Silverhawks finished 1-2 at the Best of the West tournament earlier this month at Santa Barbara, while #26 Rude Pac and #29 Macabbi tied for third. Macabbi up-ended a very good Mexicali Mexico team in that tournament, while Rude Pac gave the champion California A’s one of their toughest games, falling 2-0 in the semi-finals.

The California Classic will showcase some of the world’s best pitching, with a number hailing from across the continent or beyond:

Canada:
Sean Whitten (Cal A’s)
Derek Mayson (Cal A’s)
Travis Price (Cal A’s)
Andrew Putnam (Bakersfield Silverhawks)
Bricklen Anderson (Portland)
Cory Avery (Rude Pac)
Tyson Barkman (IAC)

Argentina:
Sebastian Gervasutti (Bakersfield Silverhawks)

Minnesota, USA:
John Peterson (Cal State Builders)

Mars:
Gerald Pyle (Rude Pac) [just kidding, G]

2010 California Classic Pool Play
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Click here for printer friendly PDF

Pool A
1. # 5 California A’s
2. So. Cal Tribe
3. # 29 Maccabi
4. # 15 Portland

Pool B
1. # 34 Cal State Builders
2. # 11 Bakersfield Silverhawks
3. # 26 Rude Pac
4. Pala Braves

Pool C
1. Vancouver Meralomas
2. # 22 IAC
3. Tow’s Pros
4. Barona

Games times * This is revised schedule, released June 17, 2010 *
Saturday, June 19, 2010

8:00
California A’s vs. Cal State Builders
Bakersfield Silverhawks vs. Portland
Vancouver vs. IAC

10:00
California A’s vs. Maccabi
Rude Pac vs. Pala Braves
Vancouver vs. Tow Pro’s

12:00
Rude Pac vs. Portland
Bakersfield Silverhawks vs. Cal State Builders
IAC vs. Barona

2:00
California A’s vs. Portland
Maccabi vs. Pala Braves
Vancouver vs. Barona

4:00
Rude Pac vs. Silverhawks
Cal State Builders vs Pala Braves
IAC vs. Tow Pro’s

6:00
Rude Pac vs Maccabi
Tow Pro’s vs Barona

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Long Beach Black Sox Stats

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Click here for Long Beach Black Sox (SCIFL) mid-season stats.

Most hits? That would be the leader of the band, Fred Hanker, with 31 and a .484 average. Call him “Mr. Double”, with 10. Chris Minogue is just behind in all categories – 29 hits, 8 doubles, and a .402 average. Young Matt Shaw rounds out the trio of top Black Sox hitters, with 29 hits, and a .397 average. Fred Hanker is the runaway HR leader, with 6.


Fred Hanker on his way to one of 10 first half doubles

Pitching stats.

Ron Rupp is the ace of this staff, with a 12-3 record, 1.25 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 83 innnings pitched. His K/W ration is better than 5 to 1. (99/17).


Ron Rupp, Long Beach Black Sox ace

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Western region teams fare well in latest ISC Rankings

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Teams from the Western region are well represented in the latest set of ISC Rankings, released June 8:

Ranking / Team
5 Salinas, CA Athletics
(winner, Best of the West)

11 Bakersfield, CA Silverhawks
(runner-up Best of the West)

15 Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers
(Boatnik Champions, Grant’s Pass Oregon)

16 Pueblo, CO Bandits
(Santos Memorial tournament champions)

26 Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac
(2nd at Silverhawks tournament, 3rd at Best of the West)

29 USA Maccabi
(3rd place, Best of the West)

34 San Mateo, CA California Builders

* The Italian Athletic Club (IAC) was previously ranked # 22 in the ISC pre-season rankings, but announced that they would not be competing for a berth to the ISC World Tournament, and are therefore not ranked by the ISC. Santa Cecelia/Mexicali (Mexicali tournament champs) likewise would warrant inclusion if they were competing in this year’s ISC World Tournament, as would Innovative Communications of Salt Lake City, Utah, giving the western region (at least) ten (10) strong, nationally ranked teams. Who did I leave out? jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com

Full Rankings
Western region teams shown in bold:

1 Kitchener, ON Rivershark Twins
1 Jarvis, ON Travelers
3 Clifton Park, NY Gremlins
4 Chicago/NY Dominicana
5 Salinas, CA Athletics
6 Midland, MI Explorers
7 Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc.
8 Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks
9 Decatur, IL Pride
10 Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton
11 Bakersfield, CA Silverhawks
12 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
13 Owen Sound, ON Selects
13 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
15 Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers
16 Pueblo, CO Bandits
17 Aurora, IL Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks
18 Elmira, ON Expos
19 Kitchener-Waterloo, ON Cubs
20 Niagara, ON Snappers
21 St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels
22 Alvinston, ON Indians
23 Ashland, OH Stock Pack
24 Marshall, MI Lightning
25 Cobourg, ON Force
26 Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac
27 Quyon, QC Flyers
28 Donnacona, QC Blue Sox
29 USA Maccabi
30 Toronto, ON Gators
31 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
31 Waterdown, ON Hammer
33 Palermo, ON Athletics
34 San Mateo, CA California Builders
34 St. Thomas, ON Storm
36 Wyevale, ON Tribe
37 Wellington, ON Sox
38 Staten Island, NY Adco Electric
38 Winterset, IA A’s
40 Port Huron, MI Shaw Chiropractic
41 Shakespeare, ON Falcons

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California Classic Schedule – June 19-20

Monday, June 7th, 2010

The Cal Classic to be held at near San Diego. Click photo to visit their official website.

2010 California Classic Pool Play
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Pool A
1. California A’s        
2. So. Cal Tribe         
3. Maccabi               
4. Portland         

Pool B
1. Cal State Builders        
2. Bakersfield Silverhawks  
3. Rude Pac               
4. Pala Braves            

Pool C
1. Vancouver Meralomas
2. IAC
3. Tow’s Pros
4. Barona

Games times for each pool:
8:00 am 1-2          
10:00 am 1-3           
12:00 pm 2-4           
2:00 pm 1-4          
4:00 pm 2-3          
6:00 pm 3-4          
     
Seeding Procedure: At the conclusion of pool play, teams will be ranked 1-4 in each pool using the following process: The top 2 teams from each pool proceed to Championship Bracket, the bottom 2 teams in each pool will proceed to the Consolation Bracket. Please remember that due to time restrictions Consolation Bracket will begin at 8:00 pm on Saturday night.
A.    Pool Play Record
B.     Common games (head to head) if it’s a 2-team tie and if applicable
C.     Ties:
1.      If the above isn’t applicable, the ties will be broken in the following order using all pool games:
a.       Fewest Runs Allowed
b.      Most Runs Scored
c.       Run Differential
d.      Coin Flip

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Single Elimination Sunday at Best of the West

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

California Athletics Repeat as Best of the West Champions


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Click here to view Sunday’s Single Elimination bracket.

Click here for printer friendly PDF bracket.

Two berths to the ISC World Tournament up for grabs.

Sunday June 6 Single Elimination Schedule

Game 15 8:00 AM Field #1 9th Place Vs 6th Place
Italian Athletic Club 11
Caribbean 5
WP-Tony Peeples
LP-Cecilio Smalling
We’ll post more details as time permits

Game 16 8:00 AM Field #2 8th Place Vs 7th Place
Liberty Fastpitch v. Rude Pac
Rude Pac 10
Liberty Fastpitch 4
WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-Doug Rooney

Game 17 10:00 AM Field #1 1st Place Vs Winner of Game 15
California A’s vs. Winner of Game 15 – Italian Athletic Club)
California A’s 5
Italian Athletic Club 1
WP-Sean Whitten
LP-Tyson Barkman

Game 18 10:00 AM Field #2 2nd Place Vs 5th Place
Cal State Builders v. Bakersfield Silverhawks
Bakersfield Silverhawks 5
Cal State Builders 1
WP-Sebastian Gervasutti
LP-Darren Strang

Game 19 10:00 AM Field #3 3rd Place Vs 4th Place
Santa Cecelia/Mexicali MX vs. Macabbi USA
Macabbi 3
Mexicali/Santa Cecelia 2
Tie breaker 8 innings (1-1 after 7)
WP-Darren Rea
LP-Panfilo Valdez
Steve Schucker got the winning hit, driving in Dan Winnick who doubled to tie the game

Game 20 Noon Field #1 Winner of Game #16 Vs Winner of Game #17
(Semi-final)
California A’s 2
Rude Pac 0
WP: Derek Mayson
LP: Cory Avery

Game 21 Noon Field #2 Winner of Game #18 Vs Winner of Game #19
(Semi-final)
Bakersfield Silverhawks 7
Macabbi USA 1
WP: Andrew Putnam
LP: Darren Rea

LIVE!!

Jim is broadcasting the BotW Championship game live on Ballpark Radio.

Click here to listen.

Editor’s note: Cap tip to Blair Setford for getting the word out about the Ballparkradio broadcast of the championship game today. We were experimenting with a cellular wireless card for our broadcasts, and decided to turn out “test” into a regular broadcast. We were pleased with the results, in that it delivered a solid, stable connection with good sound quality. This bodes well for our ability to broadcast from locales without a permanent internet connection. We welcome additional feedback on the signal and sound quality from anyone that tuned in today. You can email us: live (at) ballparkradio.com

Game 22 2:00 PM Field #1 Championship Game
ISC #5 California A’s 5
ISC #10 Bakersfield Silverhawks 1
WP: Travis Price 5 inn 6Ks, Sean Whitten 2 inn 5Ks
LP: Sebastian Gervasutti

Final Order of Finish
1 California A’s
2 Bakersfield Silverhawks
T3 Rude Pac
T3 USA Maccabi

MVP – Paul Rosebush (California A’s) – 9 hits
MVPitcher – Sean Whitten (California A’s) 4 appearances, 2 starts, 2 relief appearances, 3 wins and one save

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