Thought you might enjoy this photo video, courtesy of Maddy’s Photoworkshop:
Click link below and let it load — you will need Windows Media Player.
or for slower connections, try this smaller resolution version: ISC II 2005 Photo Video
There is a soundtrack, so check your volume level, especially if you’re viewing this at work 🙂
We sadly report the passing of Travis Law. Travis was the longtime leftfielder of Country Club Villa, in Northern California. San Jose Mercury News
Travis Law, 8-24-66 – 6-4-06
39, of Gilroy, passed away on Sunday, June 4th 2006. He is survived by his beloved wife Lisa Law formerly Lisa Gussen Hoven, four sons: Mathew, Dayton, Darius and Donovan; father, James Law; mother Gloria Law; sister, Tanya Brown; aunt, Katie Barr; cousins, Henry Barr Jr., Grayland “Jo Jo” Green and Wanda Collins. Viewing to be held Friday, June 9, 2006 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Johnson Family Funeral Home, 17720 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill. Funeral Services to be held Sat. June 10, 2006 beginning at 10 a.m. at Johnson Family Funeral Home with burial immediately following services. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to “The Travis Law Memorial Fund” 1409 Eagles Nest Ln, Gilroy, CA 95020.
Sixteen years. It’s the longest running men’s open level fastball tournament in the Western USA, the “Best of the West”, headed up for most of that run by David Blackburn, the Streaming Media maven of the ISC. How often do we get to play at picturesque ballfields like this one? . Want to see the tournament, but don’t want to drive? Take the train. Amtrak has a station only .7 mi from the ballpark.
16th Annual Best of The West Tourney – July 29 – 30
Santa Barbara, CA
TOURNAMENT DATES: Sat July 29 & Sun July 30,2006
CLASSES: All Players and Classes are welcome to participate; no players are ineligible
PARK(S) Pershing Park- 2 Fields
& Cabrillo Park – 1 field (if 12 teams)PITCHINGRULE: InternationalSoftball Congress (ISC)
SANCTIONING: Amateur Softball Association (SO-CAL ASA)
ENTRYFEE: $400
ENTRY DEADLINE: 8 Teams (Possibly 12) Send in check to reserve your spot ASAP
FORMAT: RoundRobin Pool Play into a single elimination 8 team Championship bracket. The Tournament will include a 4 team consolation bracket (if there are 12teams)
GAMESGUARANTEED: Four
ENTRYCHECKS: Make check payable to: Dave Blackburn
Mail checks to:Dave Blackburn
Tournament Director
–Best of The West
1720 Pacific Ave. #106
Venice, CA 90291
310-266-7803
daveb(at)virtvent.com
Some great photos taken from Snapper Shootout, taken by Robin Wilson. See Blair’s post and link to pics at our ISC II blog, “The Deuce”.
DENMARK
The following is a short write up about one of the European teams participating at the ISC in Kitchener/Waterloo in August 2006. The Danish Team is an “all star” team from the Danish 1st division, witch is the top devisionin Danish fastball. The Danish Dynamite (DD’s) is the name that has been chosen for the “all star” team from the Danish 1st division. The Danish National men’s fastball league is made up of a 1st, 2nd and 3rd division. The 1st division has 7 teams, while the 2nd and 3rd division have 5 teams each. Teams have the opportunity to play them selves into a better division. By winning the division title in a lower division, this gives them the right to play the last place team of the division higher up. For example the winner of the 2nd division plays the last team in the 1st division. The winner wins the right to move in to the higher division or to stay in the same division. The winner of the 1st division wins the Danish National Title and the right to play in the European Cup the following year. The 2nd and 3rd divisions are more recreational league level, while the 1st division has some of the best teams in Europe. Two different Danish teams have won 2 of the last 3 European Cups.
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Round Robin Saturday
Team Rainy 1 Young Bucks 0
Beernuts 3 SB FOG 2
Panteras 9 Amigos 2
Rez Dawgs 2 Beernuts 1
Amigo 4 Young Bucks 3
SBFOG 1 Rez Dawgs 0
Team Rainy 5 Panteras 0
Young Bucks 6 Beernuts 0
Team Rainey 3 Amigos 2
Panteras 3 Rez Dawgs 1
Young Bucks 4 SB FOG 1
Single Elimination Sunday
Panteras 2 Rez Dawgs 1
SB FOG 5 Beernuts 1
Amigos 6 Young Bucks 2
Panteras 1 Team Rainey 0
Amigos 7 SB FOG 2
Championship
Panteras 7 Amigos 4
3 ASA Men’s Fast Pitch Tournaments coming up this summer. They are:
* Texas ASA Men’s Fast Pitch State Championship – July 28-30 – College Station – Flyer Attached
* ASA Men’s Fast Pitch National Warm-Up Tournament – August 19 – 20 – Killeen – Contact Shane Ingram at icc05@earthlink.net
* ASA Men’s “B” Fast Pitch National Championship – August 30 – September 4 – Killeen –
Please make plans to attend!
Glenn Morrison
State Commissioner
Texas ASA
From The Deuce:
#10 Perkasie, PA Rise beat #6 Oswego, NY CPI in Snapper Shoot-Out final
Results from the 3rd annual Mick & Angelo’s Snapper Shoot-Out that was played this weekend with 16 teams competing for the $1500 first place prize. With 14 of the 16 teams competing in the Shoot-Out ranked among the top 35 in the ISC II June 1 rankings, the Shoot-Out is one of the toughest tournaments in the province to win.
Click link above for the whole story.
Peaches; Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
The hex continuesThe Vancouver Grey Sox were riding a 14 game winning streak heading into this weekends exhibition series against the Portland Merchants.
They had also never beaten Mike Piechnik, who was slated to suit up and face them in game one.
Something had to give, and at the end of the two game set on Saturday – the Sox record had slipped to 14-2 and Piechnik’s unbeaten record against the Sox still stands.
From Al’s Fastball: CT at The Grafmeier
June 2-4 Kimberly, WI The Circle Tap Fastpitch team made loads of progress this week in going 5-1(9-6 overall) and earning a 2nd place finish at the Grafmeier Invitational in Kimberly, WI. Weather was gorgeous in the mid 80’s all weekend. Our bats finally came alive on Friday and Saturday and we got outstanding pitching performances from all three pitchers. Thanks to Brad Dvorachek for filling in behind the plate this weekend. Click link above for all the details.