Archive for August, 2005
Team Rainey Beats Czech Republic, Runs ISC World Tournament record to 3-1
Wednesday, August 17th, 2005Team Rainey 5-1 Win Over Brandts, Runs Record to 2-1 at ISC World
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005After a tough 1-0 loss to the Hallman Twins of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada that ended at 2 o’clock in the morning, Team Rainey bounced back to win a noontime game Tuesday against Brandts, 5-1, for their second win at the ISC World Tournament, with one game to go in the round robin portion of the tournament.
Dwayne Fowler and Dan Whiteford homered for Team Rainey, while Bricklen Anderson tossed a three hitter, striking out 13. Fowler was 3-for-4, with two RBI and two runs scored for Team Rainey.
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Team Rainey, Tough Luck 1-0 Loss at ISC, Now 1-1 in Pool Play
Monday, August 15th, 2005Team Rainey played the Hallman Twins of Kitchner, Ontario scoreless to the 7th inning, before the Twins were able to push a run across in the bottom of the 7th inning, for a 1-0 final. Hallman pitcher Todd Martin struck out a record 20, while Team Rainey’s Rick Smith struck out 12. Brian Stere had two of his teams 4 hits, while Dan Whiteford had the lone hit for Team Rainey. Rainey escaped a two on, one out jam, thanks to some great play by catcher Dwayne Fowler, blocking a drop in the dirt, then throwing a runner out at third on the same play. Derek Shackleton lifted long single to the warning track in left center, scoring pinch runner Jason Daer, who came on to run for Brian Stere who led off the inning with a single to left.
From Al’s Fastball:
Tonight, Monday night, the Twins got their most serious challenge to date. They were on the late night bill scheduled for 10pm on diamond one against Team Rainey of Whittier California. The game did not get started until just before midnight thanks to a number of very long games ahead of them.
Todd Martin got the start and did he ever go the distance. He gave up no runs, only one hit and he struck out a record (tie) 20 batters. The Twins did not exactly have hot bats this evening but they got the hit that mattered, in the bottom of the 7th inning. Third base Derek Shackleton got the game-winning hit that drove in the winning run. Levy struck out swinging. Stere singled. Daer pinch ran for Stere. White grounded out to p; Daer advanced to second. Shackleton singled, RBI; Daer scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Team Rainey is now 1-1 in the tournament, with two games to go in the round robin portion of the tournament.
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Team Rainey vs. Kitchener Hallman Twins on Ballparkradio Monday 10pmCST/8pm PST
Sunday, August 14th, 2005Click the Ballparkradio logo below for “click to listen links”.
Though not on the main broadcast schedule, Ballparkradio is working on special arrangements to carry the Team Rainey vs. Kitchener Hallman Twins game at 10pm CST/8pm PST live on Ballparkradio.com.
We’ll post further notes here at the Morning Brief, and at Ballparkradio today (Sunday), but as of today, the prospects of the game being on the air are very good. Stay tuned — literally.
A “click to listen” link will be displayed prominently on the main page at Ballparkradio, to make it easy for our listeners. Jim Flanagan will broadcast, and hopefully be joined in progress by ISC II Commissioner Blair Setford, arriving from an earlier broadcast at Chippewa Falls where the two are both members of the ISC II Broadcast crew, broadcasting the ISC II Tournament of Champions all week long. Jim is from So Cal, and is familiar with Team Rainey, while Blair is from the Ontario province near Kitchener, and is familiar with the Hallman Twins, so the broadcast figures to be a lot of fun.
Special thanks to the ISC and the ISC Broadcast crew, for making this broadcast possible, with special tip of the cap to Scott Meyer at Clearwire Broadband and Rick Harder at Imagineering, our computer gurus here in Wisconsin for their work to make it happen.
Clearwire is the next generation of broadband, providing “WiMax” coverage for the entire complex at the ISC II Tournament at Chippewa Falls. The complex is covered by a virtual “umbrellla” of wireless internet, providing a hi-speed internet connection not only for the ISC II broadcast crew, but also for the general public. Anyone with a laptop and wireless card can simply turn on their computer and login to the internet. The signal also blankets most of Eau Claire, including the fields where the ISC World Tournament is taking place. Whereas many of us have “wifi”, that reaches all over our house, the range is measured in feet. The range of WiMax, on the other hand, is measured in miles. Very impressive, I think, and some new technology that will make broadcasting fastball games easier in the future, as the technology becomes more widespread.
Team Rainey Wins in Rout in Game 1 at ISC
Sunday, August 14th, 2005Team Rainey notched a win in its first game at the ISC World Tournament late Saturday night at Eau Claire, WI. The squad from So Cal was up 21-0 before the game was called due to mercy/forfeit. The game will be recorded as a 2-0 win.
Details were sketchy coming out of the ballpark last night, but hopefully will be available soon.
Team Rainey will have Sunday off, and play their next game at 10pm Central time on Monday night against the Hallman Twins from Kitchener, Ontario, which figures to be their toughest game of the round robin portion of the tournament, at least based on the rankings.
Broadcast Schedule for Sunday at ISC/ISCII
Saturday, August 13th, 2005
ISC II Tournament of Champions
8/14 1:00 pm: Game 5 – St. Paul, MN ABS-Villard vs. Sioux Falls, SD Sox
8/14 3:00 pm: Game 9 – Niagara, ON Snappers vs. Appleton, WI The Bar of Appleton
8/14 7:00 pm: Game 13 – Harriston, ON Mercurys at Oswego, NY McKie’s Sports
8/14 9:00 pm: Game 17 Chippewa Falls, WI Sawdust City at Tavistock, ON Smully’s Merchants
ISC World Tournament
8/14 9:00 am: ISC – HALL OF FAME INDUCTION BREAKFAST
8/14 4:00 pm: ISC – CIRCLE TAP VS SASKATOON ASPEN INT
8/14 6:00 pm: ISC – QUAKER RIVERSHARKS VS BROKEN BOW
8/14 8:00 pm: ISC – CALGARY VS THE FARM
ISC II Tournament of Champions Begins Sunday
Saturday, August 13th, 2005Posting this note from Casper Park at Chippewa Falls, where the ISC II Tournament of Champions gets underway tomorrow, Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Wisconsin (Central) time. The Denmark, WI Circle Tap Lumberjacks, Memphis TN Posse, Galena, IL Keg & Cask Liquor Store and Wausau, WI Rep & Baja’s get the honors of playing the first games.
Blair and I were at the fields today, getting our “Pepsi wagon” broadcast booth ready to go for the ISC Broadcasts. First broadcast will be at 1pm tomorrow, CST. (See www.ballparkradio.com for complete details. The folks in Chippewa Falls have really outdone themselves in prepping the ballpark. They mowed the outfield grass again today and have been dragging, and chalking all day long. The concession stand looks ready to go, and I can vouch that the beer is cold – well, at least the cans in the cooler I saw are. The menu prices can’t be beat, but it does make you hungry to see all of the items they will be offering – though all it does today is make my mouth water, as they are not open for business. As Blair mentioned yesterday, the beer is 3 for $5. And if that wasn’t enough, now they are offering 6 for $10 😉
The weather today has been gorgeous, sunny and warm with a bit of a breeze — much more comfortable than the heat wave that rolled through here when I was here for the NAFA World Series in 2003. The improvements from those days are everywhere. Concrete pads around the backstops, new bleachers, grass filled in around the diamonds, larger tented picnic areas, and more.
We listened to some of the ISC games today from Eau Claire, while doing our final sound checks. We are looking forward to getting our games on the air starting tomorrow and seeing some great fastball action all week long. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to do an “online profile” at ballparkradio, to help provide bio info for our broadcasts. They make for interesting reading.
Until 11am tomorrow, when we hear the words, “play ball” !
ISC World Tournament Gets Underway Tonight!
Friday, August 12th, 2005The 2005 ISC World Tournament from Eau Claire, Wisconsin gets underway tonight. Forty of the best teams in the world will clash from August 12-20, 2005 for title as the “Best Team in the World”.
For the fifth consecutive year, David Blackburn, Ron Chambers and Fernie Nielsen will be broadcasting approximately two dozen games live from Eau Claire, via streaming audio on the internet. All you need to listen is a computer with speakers or headset.
Don’t miss the “Tournament Preview show at 4pm Central time, 2pm on the west coast, followed by two games from the “super pools”, featuring the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the world, County Materials, and The Farm Tavern, both from Wisconsin:
8/12 7:00 pm: ISC – COUNTY MATERIALS VS SASKATOON
8/12 9:00 pm: ISC – FARM VS IS KNIGHTS
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A-1 Tank Headed to Mankato for NAFA A-Major
Thursday, August 11th, 2005A-1 Tank from Hayward,CA is going To Mankato, Minnesota for the NAFA A-Major tournament. The Tank will open against Cerro Gordo of Minnesota at 7pm on opening night, Thursday, August 18, 2005. The tournament runs through Sunday, August 21, 2005.
Their first game opponent, Cerro Gordo took 7th in the NAFA “A” division in 2003 with a 6-2 record, was reclassified for 2004 to NAFA “AA”, but did not play. (There was no “A-Major division until 2004). A-1 Tank was classified as ASA “B” until October of 2004 when they were dropped to the “C” division by the ASA Committee.
The squad headed to Mankato looks like this:
Manager-Bob Piddock
Coach-Fred Williams
Pitchers:
Rusty Arata
Snake
Dave Dodson
Fred Willams
Infield:
Rick Abina – Dh
Donnie Meyers – Catcher
Bobby Jones – 1st
Mikey Ramerace -2nd
Dustin Boots -Ss
Shawn Ching – 3rd
Marc Linnell – Utility
Outfield:
Andy Parisotto
Keoki Farrish
Craig Daniels
Mike Woods
Rob Cordera
So Cal with Two Teams at ISC World Tournament in Eau Claire, WI
Thursday, August 11th, 2005Southern California is fortunate to have two teams competing in the 2005 ISC World Tournament at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 13-20, 2005, the So Cal Bombers and Team Rainey. These teams will be playing at the highest level of competition in men’s fastball, against the best players in the world. We commend them for their dedication, doing what it takes to reach this level.
The Bombers enter the tournament as the #18 ranked team in the world, while Team Rainey comes in as the #20 ranked team. We wish these teams and their players (listed below) good luck and safe travels. They are So Cal’s finest.
So.Cal. Bombers, Yucaipa, CA
6 Albert Mendibles SS Prescott AZ
7 Mike Butler OF LaVerne ca
10 Ralph Roybal IF Colton CA
13 Glenn Ormsby IF-DH Kelowna BC
16 Robert Renteria 3B-1B Artesia CA
19 Todd Garcia C-DH Woodbridge CA
21 Panfilo Valdez P Ensenada Baja CA
23 Jose Agulia C-OF Ensenada Baja CA
25 Nate Devine OF Sacramento CA
32 Jason Porto OF Sacramento CA
33 Esteban Solano utl. Calexico CA
34 Travis Price P Corona CA
46 Dan Winnick OF Oakland CA
48 Arturo Solano 1B-OF-DH Calexico CA
91 Raymundo Parra IF-DH Ensenada Baja CA
99 Tony Peeples P San Luis Obispo CA
Nick Underhill P Campbell River BC
Jeff Coleman MGR. Sacramento CA
Ralph Trejo AST. MGR Calimesa CA
Fred Roybal Coach Rialta CA
Team Rainey, Whittier, CA
2 Stan Grebeck UT Long Beach CA
6 Tony Acedo C Fullerton CA
7 Daniel Whiteford INF Victoria BC
9 Rod Rainey INF Whittier CA
13 Bricklen Anderson P Victoria BC
16 Dwayne Fowler SS-C Cypress CA
17 Chris Hunt 1B Whittier CA
19 Rick Smith P Duncan BC
23 Jesse Duncan UT Long Beach CA
28 Roy Guinaldo OF Fullerton CA
32 Chad Hardesty CF Las Vegas NV
41 Dee Nieblas 1B Irvine CA
44 Neil Sauerheber 3B Lakewood CA