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Sunday, June 24th, 2007World Cup – Day 6
Sunday, June 24th, 2007From 
ISF WORLD CUP – DAY 6
When USA lost to Venezuela in Friday late night game 5:6 and Japan beat Venezuela on Saturday morning 7:5, first three team were tied. Runs against rule ranked US team first, Japan second and Venezuela third for semifinals.
First semifinal went easy for Venezuela against Dutch selection Demo EHS. In the bottom of third Accacio hit the triple followed by two home runs and Doug Gillis was replaced by Michael Cameron, however he cannot stop Venezuela from hitting another home run and finished the game in øth inning 8:0.
Evening game USA – Japan begun quietly with no runs in first two innings. But in the top of third japan came with their great offensiveweapon – infield hits and slaps combined with speed and scored 7 runs against Travis Price. He was than replaced by Sonny Perkins but Japan continued in their exhibition until score was 12:2 in the fith inning. Japanese pitchers Murasato and Namagutchi allowed 4 hits (one homerun by Chris Miljavac in the bottom of fifth
Sundays Finals:
14,00 USA – Venzuela
17,30 Japan – winner of previous game
For more info incl. play-by play and photos see official tournament website:
http://worldcup07.czechsoftball.com/
Pavel Prachar
Technical Commission
Broken Bow 3-0 on Saturday at Rose Cup
Sunday, June 24th, 2007
From the Broken Bow team website, some details on Broken Bow’s wins Saturday at the Rose Cup tournament in Portland, Oregon:
Andrew Kirkpatrick struck out 13 and allowed 4 hits as the Broken Bow Gremlins opened the 2007 season with a 4-1 win over the California Lumberkings, Jarrad Martin was 3×3 with an rbi for the Gremlins
Broken Bow Gremlins 1 Vancouver Grey Sox 0This one was a classic pitching duel, Nick Undrehill for Vancouver and Jeremy Manley for Broken Bow. Underhill finished with 10 k’s 3 hitter and Manley 11 with a no hitter. The game was scoreless until the seventh when Frank Basurto had an infield single and Pat Shannon scored from second on some heads up baserunning. Vancouver Grey Sox shortstop Rob Giesbrecht fielded Basurto’s ball up the middle but did not attempt to throw Basurto out, instead he threw behind Shannon who had rounded third but instead of stopping Pat scampered home with the winning run.
Broken Bow Gremlins 5 SoCal Bombers 1
The Gremlins got 4 runs in the top of the eighth inning, 3 on a home run by catcher Pat Shannon to upend the SoCal Bombers 5-1. The Gremlins scored a run in the top of the first but could not get to Bomber pitcher Sean Whitten (15 k’s) until the first extra inning The Bombers got a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to take the game to extra innings. Andrew Kirkpatrick (11 k’s) and Jeremy Manley (6 k’s) combined for a 7 hitter. Broken Bow escaped disaster as runner Bob Rosthenhausler did not tag up on Nathan Nukunuku’s long fly ball to center field, but a Jarrad Martin single sandwiched between a Moises Duran walk scored Rosthenhausler, then came Shannon’s blast. Summary for the day was good pitching, not so good hitting. First game on possibly rainy Sunday at 10:30am.
Portland Rose Cup – Sunday Elimination Matchups
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Single Elimination Championship Bracket, Sunday, June 24, 2007
10:30am A1 vs. B4 GI Joes Field
Portland DeMarini v. A-1/Taylor Farms
10:30am B2 vs. A3 White Field
Vancouver Grey Sox, BC v. Romie’s Angels, CA
10:30am B1 vs. A4 Budweiser Field
Broken Bow NY vs. Larry Miller Hogs, UT
10:30am A2 vs. B3 M&W Field
So Cal Bombers, CA vs. Cal Lumberkings, CA
12:30pm A1/B4 winner vs. B2/A3 winner GI Joes Field
12:30pm B1/A4 winner vs. A2/B3 winner M&W Field
2:30pm Championship Game GI Joes Field
Consolation Round – Sunday, June 24, 2007
(bottom 3 teams in each pool – A5 & B5 get bye)
08:30am A6 vs. B7 GI Joes Field
Team Yakima, WA v Mock Ford, OR
08:30am B6 vs. A7 Budweiser Field
Cleons Auto, WA v. AA Riteway
12:30pm B5 vs A6/B7 winner White Field
CR/Adidas, OR – Bye
12:30pm A5 vs. B6/A7 winner Budweiser Field
Central 9, Victoria BC – Bye
2:30pm Consolation Championship Game Budweiser Field
Lumberkings Top A-1-Taylor Farms in the Battle for California at Rose Cup
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Portland Rose Cup – 6:30 pm Scores
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Romie’s Angels, CA – 12
Team Yakima – 1
WP-Tony Hunhoff
LP-Mabes
HR-Moore (R)
Central-9, BC – 12
AA Riteway – 0
WP-Walker
LP-Miles
HR-Folster (C)
Broken Bow, NY – 5
So Cal Bombers – 1
8 innings
WP-in relief, last 4 inning Manley
LP-Whitten
HR-top of 8th, Pat Shannon (BB) 3 Run HR
Portland Rose Cup – 4:30 pm Scores
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Cleon’s Auto, WA 5
Mock Ford, OR 2
WP-T.Tungsvik
LP-Gerald Pyle
Vancouver Grey Sox, BC – 8
CR/Adidas, OR – 1
WP-Derek Mayson
LP-Dean Westcott
HR-Derek Mayson (V)
Portland DeMarini, OR – 3
Team Yakima, WA – 0
WP-Mike Piechnik
LP-Tim Robinson
HR-Paul Reyes (P)
California Lumberkings, CA – 2
A-1/Taylor Farms, CA – 0
WP-Darren Strang
LP-Darren Zack
USA World Cup – Game 9 – Loss to Japan
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Japan run-rules USA 12-2 in opening game of playoffs at ISF Men’s World Cup
PRAGUE, CZ—Japan advanced to the championship game of the ISF
WorldCup with a resounding 12-2 five inning win over the USA
Men’s NationalTeam on Saturday evening before a crowd of more
than 1,200 people.
Japanwhich had lost earlier to the United Statesin round robin,
rocked two USApitchers for 12 runs and 11 hits, including five
infield singles, to advance toSunday’s championship round.
The USA, meanwhile, collected only five hits off two Japanese
pitchers and will face Venezuela Sunday at 2 p.m. with the winner advancing
to face Japanin the championship final. Venezuela(8-1) shutout
DeMo EHS (5-4) of the Netherlands, 8-0 in the earlier playoff
game to advance.
Japan pounded USA pitchers TravisPrice (Santa Ana, Calif.and Sonny
Perkins (St. Michael’s, Ariz.for 11 hits. Price hurled the first
three innings, allowing seven runs and seven hits in the third
inning. Perkins entered the game in the fourth inning and allowed
five runs on four hits.
The seven run Japan third included a solo homer by shortstop Ryuji
Hazeyama. Left fielder Kiensakus Nishio also had a single in the
inning and scored a run.
Japanused two pitchers to limit the USAto a run in the third
inning on an RBI single by catcher Frank DeGroat (Ringwood, N.J.)
and asolo homer to right center by Chris Miljavac (St. Joseph,
Mo.in the fifth inning.
Miljavac, who had a single in the third inning and was the only
USA player with at least two hits, hit his firsthomer of the
World Cup off Japanhurler Tatsuya Hamaguchi, who entered the
game for starter Kazutaka Murasato inthe fifth inning. Murasato
hurled the first four innings allowing one run on fourhits. Hamaguchi
hurled the last inning and surrendered one hit and the second
USArun.
Prague, June 23rd 2007
Venezuela beat Decos EHS in semi finals 8-0 and Japan beats USA
12-2 in a mercy rule 5 inning game.Decos EHS finishes fourth and finishes as the top European Team
beating Czech Republic, Denmark, Tenerife, Zaragoza and Prague
Stars.Japan is in in the final beating USA 12-2 and USA and Venezuela
will play for the second spot in the final.More game info to follow on Sunday.
Norm
Norman Ames
Decos EHS Fastpitch, Haarlem, The Netherlands
www.demo-ehs.nl
USA captures top seed entering the playoffs at the ISF Men’s World Cup
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007From USA Softball via
PRAGUE, CZ — Despite losing to Venezuela, 6-5, in its last game
in theround robin, the USA Men’s National Team has earned the
No. 1 seed entering theplayoffs at the ISF Men’s World Cup.
The USA, Japan and Venezuela all finished with 7-1 records in
theround-robin, but the USA had the fewest runs scored against
them (7) while Japanhad nine and Venezuela 12.
DeMo EHS of the Netherlandsearned the fourth and final spot in
the playoffs with a 5-3 record and isscheduled to play Venezuela on
Saturday in the opening round while the USAfaces off with Japanat
1 p.m. CST on Saturday.
Japan defeated Venezuela 7-5 earlier today tocomplete its round-robin
play. The Page playoffs will conclude on Sunday (June24th).
USA World Cup – Game 8 – Venezuela hangs on to hand USA first defeat
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007From USA Softball via
PRAGUE—Venezuelahanded the USA Softball Men’s National Team
its first defeat at the ISF Men’sWorld Cup 6-5 Saturday morning.
The game was the last in the round robin for the USA which finished
7-1.
The USA fell behind 6-1 before storming back to close the gap
to6-4 with three runs on a three-run home run over the center
field fence bycatcher Frank DeGroat (Ringwood, N.J.) in the sixth
inning. It was a teamleading fifth home run of the tournament
for DeGroat.
The USA addedanother run in the bottom of the seventh on a solo
homer to right center fieldby shortstop Omar Moraga (Agoura Hills
Calif.) but the come back wouldfall short.
Sonny Perkins (St Michael’s, Ariz.) took the loss for the USA
afterlasting only one inning. Venezuelajumped on Perkins early,
scoring four runs on a pair of hits in the first. TravisPrice
(Santa Ana, Calif.) replaced Perkins in the secondinning and
pitched the remainder of the game, allowing a pair of runs on
atwo-run homer by Jose Mannilo in the fourth inning. Price allowed
fourhits and fanned eight.
Chris DeLarwelle (Appleton, Wis.) put the USA on the board in
the fourthinning with a lead off home run over the right field
fence.
The USA had sevenhits off the two Venezuelapitchers with Larry
Escakona picking up the win after going five innings whileJohn
Garcia hurled the last two innings to pick up the save.