Here is the “unofficial” schedule of games for the Red Rock Tournament at St. George, Utah, April 30-May 1, 2005. We will be broadcasting selected games on Ballparkradio.com, so watch for further details.
Al’s Fastball: Red Rock Schedule
Speaking of Red Rock, among the So Cal teams headed to St. George, Utah, April 30-May 1, will be Raymar, who is playing at the A/B level this year, after being bumped up from the C division, following their “third in the nation” finish among 70 teams at last summer’s ASA “C” Nationals in Hastings, Nebraska. Rumor has it they’ll be taking a young hard throwing pitcher with them to round out their pitching staff. Look for them among the A/B teams playing locally at Little Lake Park in Santa Fe Springs, next weekend (April 16), to test their mettle against other upper division teams. Kudos to the Raymar squad for “stepping up”. So Cal will have three teams at Red Rock, including, of course, Team Rainey and the So Cal Bombers, the latter, fresh off their Las Vegas Spring Swing title last weekend. The Castlewood team that handed the Bombers their first loss of the season in Las Vegas will also be in Red Rock, having made it to the “Final Four” in last year’s tournament. The Bombers did rebound to defeat Castlewood in the finals, so it will be interesting if the two teams collide in St. George. If you’ve never been to the Red Rock complex, it’s worth the drive (or a short flight to Vegas and shorter drive to St. George). Last year was our first time there, and we found that it more than lived up to its billing as one of the nicest fastball complexes in the country. And for those of you who don’t make the trek to St. George, as noted in the article below this one, we’ll be broadcasting some of the games live on the internet. Teams entered in the Red Rock tournament are: Mexicali, High Desert Dawgs, Vannelli’s, Raymar, Pueblo, LM Chev, Painters, Socal Bombers, Castlewood, River City, Colorado Rage, Team Rainey, Page Brake, Nor-Cal Mavericks, and C/R Adidas. Last year’s champion (and defending ISC World Champion) Broken Bow will not be in Red Rock this year, meaning the championship trophy is up for grabs!
Cesar Rodriguez, coach and webmaster for the So Cal Bombers, shares this note with us about his team’s Las Vegas Weekend:
The So Cal Bombers captured the Las Vegas Spring Swing Tournament out of the losers bracket with back-to -back 14 – 7 and 13 – 4 wins over the Castlewood Jesters of Utah. Castlewood Jesters knocked the So Cal Bombers into the loser’s bracket on Saturday night with a 7 – 6 victory. Bombers responded with a 9 – 2 defeat of last years Champions Desert Dawgs (FSR), Arizona/Utah. Lead off hitter Jose “Pepe” Aguila lead the Bombers with a .667 batting Avg and Arturo Solano led the Bombers to victory with 3 home runs on Sunday that probably have not landed yet.
Damian Guerrero tossed three scoreless innings of relief and picked up a 3-2 win over Raymar as Fred Hanker doubled home the winning run for his Long Beach Black Sox team in the 5th inning Wednesday night in Artesia, CA.
The funeral service for John Hamaty will be Friday at 1pm at the Holland & Lyons Mortuary in Ridgecrest. See SoCal ASA website for more info.
We are pleased to share Maddy’s “Monday Night Photos” from the SoCal ASA Alliance tournament this past weekend, April 2-3, 2005 at Santa Fe Spring, California. Congratulations to the Panteras on their perfect 7-0 weekend, including a dramatic, 8-7, come-from-behind, extra inning victory in the championship game. Click here for Photos
We are sad to report the passing of John Hamaty. Information at the SoCal ASA website:
Southern California ASA Men’s Fast Pitch
For those who wish to share a thought about John, see the forum section here:
I am checking the accuracy of these results, but here is what I have so far:
Lower division
1-KHT Pumpers in an exciting come from behind finish, 5-0
2-Houston aces, 2-3
3-Mexicali, 3-2
4-Farmington natives, 2-3
5-Tucson A’s, 2-2
5-Cedar Ridge, 2-2
5-Gilette, 2-2
7-Castlewood, 1-3
9-Chosen Clans, 0-4
9-Red Leaf, 0-4
Upper Division
1st- So Cal Bombers over Castlewood in if game….
3rd Desert Dogs
4th Maccabia usa
5th Larry miller hogs
6th Los apaches
7th Blackhawks BHAC
7th-Hawaii
Game Scores Courtesy of bombersfastball.com
So Cal Bombers Spring 2005 Game
Scores