[Longmont, Colorado] – Scores for Day One of the Inaugural NAFA Wood Bat World Series can be found at http://www.woodbat.nafafastpitch.com.
Eight of the 14 teams are still in contention. The championship game is slated for 4:30pm (Mountain Time).
Brett Bresnahan
breshz(at)minnesotafastpitch.com
http://www.woodbat.nafafastpitch.com
Scores so far:
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Softball Canada Senior Mens FP National Championship @ St. John’s Newfoundland
Sunday September 2nd (game played at 5:30 am PDT)
St. John’s Newfoundland Roebothan,McKay,Marshall 3
Vancouver Grey Sox 2
WP – Rob O’Brien with relief from Frank Cox (6)
LP – Korrey Gareau (7 IP,3 hits, 4ks, 2bb)
The host team jumped out to an early 3 – 0 lead and the Grey Sox battled back to within a single run in the 6th with chances to tie but could not muster the equalizing run.
With the victory the St. John’s team advances to the Championship game set for 11:30 am PDT.
The Grey Sox next action is later this morning at 9:30 am PDT when they will face the winner of a game between Kitchener, Ontario Hallman Twins and the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Aspen Interiors, which is currently tied 2 – 2 in the 5th inning as of 9:00 am PDT.
Update: The Grey Sox next action was suppose to be later this morning at 9:30 am PDT when they were to face the winner of a game between Kitchener, Ontario Hallman Twins and the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Aspen Interiors. That game ended up going 8 innings with Kitchener prevailing 4 – 3. WP – Don Scott (8) in relief of Paul Koert (4) who relieved starter Todd Martin who was ejected from the contest. LP – Trevor Ethier (8) in relief of starter Dean Holoien. Due to the length of the previous game the Vancouver and Kitchener game will commence at approx. 10:45 am PDT. From all indications the starting pitchers will be Don Scott for Kitchener and Nick Underhill for Vancouver.
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Update from Kary Moore from Altamonte Springs, FL:
The River City Rockers avenged a first round loss to Luna Towing, 9-1, and is one game away from the ASA “B” Championship game.
CR/Adidas, Oregon defeated PA Power, PA, 1-0 and will await the winner of the loser’s bracket final between the River City Rockers, CA and PA Power, PA.
Editor’s notes: River City has been on a roll ever since their 7-5 first round loss to Luna Towing of Arizona. Since then, they have reeled off five consecutive wins, with an average margin of victory over 7 runs:
River City Rockers 8, Romie’s Angels 0
River City Rockers 10, Tiffany’s 1
River City Rockers 7, Florida Fastpitch 4
River City Rockers 9, Wabash, IN 0
River City Rockers 10, Luna Towing 2
Teams Remaining
Unbeaten (1)
CR/Adidas, OR
One Loss (2)
River City Rockers, CA
PA Power, PA
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Herb Dower’s report on Santa Rosa Fasptitch at the ASA “C” Nationals in Killeen, TX:
Good news and bad news:
The Santa Rosa Fastpitch team remained alive in the Class C National Tournament in Killeen, TX, by defeating Rico Motors of Gallup, NM, 5-1, in a losers’ bracket game Sunday morning but may have lost its No. 1 pitcher, Jeff Want, in the process. With Santa Rosa holding a slim 3-1 lead in the fifth inning, Want suffered a leg injury while delivering a pitch and was forced to leave the game. He may be out for the rest of the tournament. Jim Fleck relieved Want and completed the game, with Santa Rosa getting two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Santa Rosa will be on the field again against the winner of the Team Killeen-Marysville VFW game, and the winner of that game will play again at 2 p.m. in the losers bracket finals against the loser of the Tatis-Piper Lake game. It would take two more wins to win the championship.
Here is the latest bracket from the official ASA website, which does not yet reflect Santa Rosa’s win over Rico Motors, of Gallup NM. (bracket *.010.pdf”)
Unbeaten (2)
Tatis, El Paso, Texas
Piper Lake, Shawnee, Kansas
One Loss (3)
Team Killeen, Killeen, Texas
Marysville VFW, Marysville, Pennsylvania
Santa Rosa Fastpitch, Santa Rosa, CA (waiting for the winner of the Team Killeen vs. Marysville game)
Participating teams
From the Killeen Daily Herald:
By Princess McDowell
Killeen Daily Herald
Team Killeen lost to Tatis, 8-4, Saturday at Killeen Athletic Complex, dropping them into the losers bracket of the Men’s ‘C’ Fastpitch National Championship.
The team will face Marysville VFW at 9 a.m. today on Field 3. In order for the team to win the tournament, it will have to win five consecutive games.
Pitcher Benito Flores had a busy day on the mound. He tossed a one-hitter in the early game against the Titans, but gave up seven runs on nine hits in the night game against Tatis.
Jason Hooten, Team Killeen coach and shortstop, said he didn’t think Flores was fatigued – it was just that the Tatis hitters were connecting with tough pitches.
Flores was relieved after plating the inning’s 10th batter.
Tatis would have scored eight in the sixth, but its second batter pulled up with an injury running to third. He was tagged out while limping to home plate.
While Team Killeen’s pitching struggled, the team’s offense could not get started. Team Killeen had three players reach base in the final three innings.
“We were able to get those three early off him, but they just got hot when it was time to,” he said. “That’s how softball works.”
Hooten said he probably would not start Flores for their first game today since he may have to be used later.
The team defeated the San Antonio Titans, 8-0, in six innings to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Team Killeen’s offense turned up the heat, scoring three in the first and second innings. The game was called in the sixth because of the run-rule.
Catcher Ed Solis hit a two-run home run in the first to put the team ahead 3-0. After Mike Garza grounded out to the third baseman, the next four batters reached base, with two crossing home.
Team Killeen added insurance runs in the third and sixth before the game was called.
Hooten said the team played really well in the early game.
“We hit the ball great and had our momentum going,” he said.
Killeen’s other hometown team, Killeen Fastpitch, was eliminated late Friday after being defeated by Garden Spot Bowl, 13-9.
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From Kary Moore:
2 teams left in winners bracket – Cr Addidas and Pennsylvania Power.
Joe Jaquez and the Rockers no hit Wabash 9-0 in 5 innings in a loser bracket game..
The other remaining loser bracket game was in progress when we left the field. Adco Tool of NY was losing 1-0 to AZ Luna’s Towing. Winner plays the River City Rockers on Championship Sunday.
Update from Kary Moore in the wee hours of Sunday morning:
Luna’s beata Adco Tool 6-5 in extra innings with a 2-run walkoff by their 2nd basemen. The Rockers will get a chance to redeem themselves and avenge their opening game loss with a 9 AM game vs. Luna’s Towing of Arizona.
Unbeaten (2)
PA Power, PA
CR/Adidas, OR
One Loss (2)
River City Rockers, CA
Luna Towing AZ
The official ASA bracket has not been updated in 12 hours, since this morning, but we have updated our unofficial bracket, based on the first hand reports we’ve received.
Fastpitchwest’s bracket here., for those without Excel to read the official one. Click refresh to be sure you’re viewing the latest update or if you don’t see all of the bracket lines at first.
New Image Bids to Repeat as ASA “A” Champions; Stockton’s Italian Athletic Club in Final Four
This one has been one of the best kept secrets on the internet. No website that I’ve found. Nothing at the Illionois ASA website.
Thanks to Fastpitchwest Forum/Illinois section member John Reed for this report.
Friday, August 31
G1 Memphis 14 Des Moines 0
G2 Vandalia 5 Chicago 4
G3 Rockford 3 Salt Lake City 0
G4 Battle Creek 9 Ofallon,Il 1
G5 Cerro Gordo,Il 6 Memphis 1
G6 Vandalia 8 Stockton,CA 7
G7 Nokomis,Il 3 Rockford 1
G8 Montfort,Wi 9 Battle Creek 0
Losers bracket
G9 Salt Lake City 3 Memphis 1
G10 Stockton,Ca 5 Ofallon,Il 0
G11 Rockford 12 Des Moines 4
G12 Chicago 9 Battle Creek 6
Saturday, Sept 1
G13 Salt Lake city 4 Battle creek 3
G14 Stockton,CA 9 DesMoines 0
G15 Blackhawk Ac 4 PKB Blues Ofallon 2
G16 Memphis 6 Chicago 4
G17 The freight 7 Cerro Gordo 3
G18 New Image 9 Nokomis 1
G19 Stockton,Ca 9 Salt Lake City 1
G20 Blackhawk 1 Memphis 0 9 innings
G21 Stockton,Ca 8 Nokomis 0
G22 Cerro Gordo 4 Blackhawk AC 1
Sunday, Sept 2
G23 The Freight vs New Image winners bracket final
G24 Stockton,Ca vs Cerro Gordo
G25 W24 vs L23
G26 W23 vs W25
G27 if game
New Image, WI won the 2006 ASA “A” National Tournament. Click here for a look back.
List of Teams Competing in 2007
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A Blackberry report from Kary Moore of the Rockers from Altamonte Springs, FL:
Bostick hits one hopper off fence to drive in Periera who singled…Rockers 6-2 in 5th.
The tournament was delayed earlier in the day due to inclement weather. The Rockers are one of four remaining teams in the loser’s bracket, with four more in the winner’s bracket. Should they hold this lead, their next game would be against a “drop down” team, the loser of the winner’s bracket semi, Wabash IN vs. CR Adidas.
Winner’s bracket (4)
Luna Towing, AZ
Penn Power, PA
CR Adidas, OR
Wabash, IN
Loser’s Bracket (4)
Florida Fastpitch, FL
River City Rockers, CA
Adco Tool Shed, NY or Innovative Communications UT (winner unreported on bracket)
Romie’s Angels, CA
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The Santa Rosa Fastpitch team from northern California outlasted the team that dispatched them to the loser’s bracket earlier, and will be around on Sunday when the final handful of teams square off to decide the 2007 ASA “C” National champion at Killeen.
The latest report from Herb Dower. (His son Gary plays and runs the team, though he was unable to make the trip to Texas)
The young and talented Santa Rosa Fastpitch team continued its march through the losers’ bracket of the Class C National Tournament in Killeen, TX, by polishing off Cleon’s Auto of Washington, 12-4 in five innings late Saturday.
The win moved Santa Rosa into a 9 a.m. game today (Sunday) against Rico Motors of Gallup, NM. Santa Rosa, now 5-1, opened the tournament with a 9-1 win over BPA Miller Lite in a six-inning run-rule game, but then lost 10-0 to Twin Pines of Pennslyvania to drop into the losers’ bracket. They remained alive with a 15-0 three-inning run-rule victory over the Anco Longnecks, beat the Savala Painters 13-0 in a five-inning run-rule game, and then topped the San Antonio Titans 9-5 before disposing of Cleon’s Auto, 12-4 in another five-inning run-rule game.
Twin Pine, which handed Santa Rosa its only loss, has been eliminated, losing 12-5 to Rico Motors and 1-0 to Marysville VFW. Santa Rosa, which has scored 58 runs in its five victories, is guaranteed of at least a tie for fifth place in the final standings. They would have to win four straight today to win the championship.
Direct link to Bracket, updated through Saturday morning’s games (bracket “009.pdf”)
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Softball Canada Senior Mens FP National Championship @ St. John’s, Newfoundland
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September 1, 2007 MEDIA RELEASE
St. John’s Newfoundland
Issued at 1:45 pm PDT
* The Vancouver Grey Sox scheduled game at 1:30 pm PDT vs. St. John’s Newfoundland Roebothan, McKay, Marshall was postponed until Sunday morning (5:30 am PDT) due to inclement weather.
Currently five teams remain in the chase for the Gold Medal including the:
Host team, Roebothan Mc Kay Marshal, St. John’s, NL
Vancouver Grey Sox
Stony Plain
Alberta Twiliters
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Aspen Interiors
Kitchener, Ontario Hallman Twins
Sunday September 2nd schedule of games is as follows:
– 4:30 am PDT completion of game between Kitchener, Ontario and Stony Plain. Kitchener currently leads 5 – 4 in the 6th inning.
– 5:30 am PDT – Vancouver Grey Sox vs. St. John’s Newfoundland – winner advances to the Championship game loser to the semi final.
– 7:30 am PDT – Saskatoon, SK (Aspen) vs. winner of game between Kitchener and Stony Plain. Winner advances to semi final.
– 9:30 am PDT – semi final game – winner of 7:30 am PDT game vs. loser of Vancouver / St. John’s game. Winner of this game advances to the Championship game.
– 11:30 am PDT – Championship Game – winner of Vancouver / St. John’s game
vs. winner of 9:30 am PDT game
Recap of Friday’s Grey Sox action.
Friday August 31 (game played at 3:30 pm PDT)
Vancouver Grey Sox 3
Kitchener, Ontario Hallman Twins 2
WP – Korrey Gareau (4 IP, 2 hits, 8ks,) in relief of starter Nick Underhill
(3 IP, 4 hits, 2ks)
LP – Todd Martin (4) in relief of starter Paul Koert
The Vancouver Grey Sox opened the double life playoffs at the Softball Canada Senior Mens FP National Championship on Friday night with an exciting 3 – 2 victory over the Kitchener, Ontario Hallman Twins. 1B Derek Mayson inside the park homerun in the 5th inning broke a 2- 2 tie and provided the Grey Sox with the margin of victory. With the win, the BC squad is now assured of a minimum of a bronze medal at the 12 team event.
Next action for the Grey Sox was suppose to be Saturday September 1st at 1:30 pm PDT when they were to face the host team from St. John’s Newfoundland who have yet to lose in the tournament. Unfortunately inclement weather has resulted in the schedule being revised (see above).
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com