From Al’s Fastball:

The 7th Annual Boys of Summer Open Tournament schedule has been completed. This year’s event will be held July 6-8 at Circle Tap and Denmark Memorial Field in Wisconsin, USA. Denmark is a small town about 15 miles South of Green Bay directly on I-43. This year’s event will again play host to 16 of the top fastpitch teams. Eight teams will advance to a single elimination playoff, with the first playoff game being held at 9PM Saturday at the Circle Tap diamond. We will be running 3 diamonds with concessions at the Denmark Memorial Park diamonds. The Circle Tap diamond of course has a full bar and menu to help you get through the day. A beer garden will again be set up at the Circle Tap diamond again this year. A DJ will again be playing your favorite tunes and playing some games to keep the crowd going after the games are completed.

Pool A
Patsy’s-New York, NY
TownLine-Green Bay, WI
Stix-Bloomington, IL
Kegel Black Knights-Fargo, ND

Pool B
Farm Tavern-Madison, WI
SoCal Bombers-Yucaipa, CA
Albaugh Inc-Elkhart, IA
Thomson Merchants-Thomson, IL

Pool C
Aspen Interiors-Saskatoon, SK
MinnDak Millers-Moorhead, MN
Portland DeMarini-Portland, OR
Plangger’s Furniture-Benton Harbor, MI

Pool D
Circle Tap-Denmark, WI
Explorers-Midland, MI
Quad City Sox-Davenport, IA
Dolan & Murphy-Aurora, IL

Here is the schedule: (more…)

From the Green Bay Press-Gazette

Fastpitch softball: Circle Tap eliminated from Kimberly tourney

Press-Gazette

KIMBERLY — Circle Tap of Denmark went 1-2 on Saturday and was eliminated from the Jack Grafmeier men’s fastpitch softball tournament.

Townline of Green Bay, meanwhile, went 1-1, including beating perennial powerhouse The Farm of Madison 6-5. Josh Johnson homered for Townline, which outhit The Farm 12-5. James Darby was the winning pitcher.

Townline earlier lost 9-4 to MinnDak Millers of Fargo (N.D.). Green Bay also played Thomson Area Merchants of Thomson, Ill. The result of that game was unavailable.

Circle Tap (10-4 overall), which won its game Friday, began Saturday by beating Plangger’s Furniture of Benton Harbor, Mich., 6-0. Collin McKenzie threw a five-hitter with 18 strikeouts, and Steve Schucker and Tim Jorgensen homered.

But McKenzie took the loss in relief — despite striking out eight — in Circle Tap’s 3-2 loss to Dolan and Murphy of Aurora, Ill., in eight innings. Schucker had a single and double.

McKenzie gave up just four hits and fanned 12 but took the loss in a 2-1, eight-inning setback to the Bloomington (Ill.) Stix.

The Bar of Green Bay lost to Plangger’s Furniture 6-3 and was eliminated after losing 3-0 to Dolan & Murphy of Aurora, Ill., earlier in the day

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