Minnesota Angels
Darren Dubsky – P
Kevin Kammueller – PJeff Larson
Mike Applegate
Jeff Mataczynski
Paul Arntzen
Rick Saunders
Brandon Aman
Ryan Scheevel
Jared Purdy
Bryan Erstad
Jesse Smithjeff.mataczynski@thomsonreuters.com
The Angels are in Pool H:
1. Millwood Logistics – ON
2. Puerto Rico National Team
3. Minnesota Angels
4. Venezuela/Miami
SEBRINGVILLE STING 2009 AAU ROSTER
Don Scott P
Paul Koert P
Blair Ezekiel P / If
Craig Crawford C / If
Jonny Farrell C / Of
Dave Bailey 1st / C / Dp
Brian Stere Dp / C
Derek Shackleton 3rd / 1st
Chuck Chessell Of / Ss
Evan Boyd Ss / 2nd / Of
Danny Corbett 1st / Of
Chad Crawford Of / 1st
Tj Runhart Of
Doug Eidt Player / Manager
Larry Lynch CoachDavid Bailey Davebailey@Baileyconstruction.Ca
Editor’s note: That is the second roster we’ve spotted Blair Ezekiel on.
Sebringville is in Pool J:
1. Sebringville – ON
2. Jamaica
3. Maccabi Blue – USA
4. Ohio Battery/Stockpack – OH
Earls Club AAU Roster
Bub Dreher
Jerrod Dulmes
Scott Gillmore
Dale Horton
Josh Johnson
Eric Klabunde
Mark Nelson
Glen Nelson
Bruce Pirkle
Paul Skora
Earl’s Club is in Pool F:
Pool F
1. Los Socios – Venezuela
2. PK Broward – IL
3. Earl’s Club – WI
4. Sioux Falls Sox – SD
The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com
From the Tasmania Examiner – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Neilsen gives pitch on game
BY PHIL EDWARDSNSW and Australian softball head coach John Neilsen has about 20 years’ experience as a player and coach of softball.
The 49-year-old from Kurrajong near Sydney, has coached the defending national under-16 boys’ champions NSW since 2001 and has been Australian under-19 national head coach since 2005.“I got into coaching because someone had to coach my daughter’s side and I just continued on with it,” Neilsen said.
He was Australian assistant coach when the team won the world championships in 2005 and then took the men’s under-19 team to another world championship title as head coach in Canada last June, when Australia beat Canada 2-1 in the final.”
He said softball was basically a non- professional and self-funded sport which could prove expensive for parents.
“If any kids make a state squad over a four-year period or a national team you could be looking at about $25,000 so it keeps parents broke,” he said.
Neilsen said that while the profile of the sport was not high Australian softball teams were among the best in the world.
“Our women won a bronze at the Olympic, our under-19 girls won a world championship bronze as did our men’s team and we won a gold in the under-19 men’s,” he said.
He said there was not a lot of rivalry between softball and baseball but a lot of baseballers played softball because it was a faster game.
“We have a smaller diamond and plenty of action but a lot of baseballers can’t handle the speed of pitching from a closer distance,” he said.
Pitchers at the under-16 boys’ national championships reached speeds of around 110kmh over about a 15m distance.
That speed increased to 125kmh for the under-19 age group.
“If you have a good pitcher generally it will keep you in the game,” he said.
Editor’s note: John Neilsen was the head coach for the Gold Medal winningAustralian team this past summer, at the ISF Jr. World Championships at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
From Malcolm Boyles, Bremerton, Washington, via Jim Williamson:
The softball world has lost a great friend. ASA Hall of Honor member and former Region 15 UIC Rex Brown has passed on. No obits yet. Here’s the information that is available so far.
The funeral’s next Tuesday, the 20th at 1:30 pm. The service will be held at the Lewis Chapel, 5303 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, WA. 98312. Rex was 86.
No information at this point on Mary Jane, Rex’s wife. Her health has not been good. That’s about as much as I’ve been able to find so far. When more complete information is available in the next day or so, I’ll pass it along.
More information to follow,
Malcolm
Update on Michael White’s daughter, Sidney White:
Pizza fundraiser at Papas
The attached flyer can be used all day at Coburg Rd Papa’s Pizza to help raise money for Sidney’s medical expenses. Mike and Lisa are waiting on the decision on whether to send her to UCLA or Florida for treatment. Either way the out of pocket expense for treatment alone will be over $10,000. The good news is that she has shown slight improvement and will be able to accept the treatment. The lesion is still present; they do not believe it is malignant. The bad news is that a benign tumor can cause as much damage as a malignant one.
If anyone has any additional fundraising ideas, please let me know.
Mike and Lisa are very grateful for everyone’s prayers as they continue to battle through. I believe that Sidney’s illness has made us all slow down and value our children’s health. Please continue to pray for the White family.
NOTE: We have set up a donation account at US Bank, you can make a deposit at any
branch. The account name is “Sidney White donation account”. It is VERY
important that Sidney’s name is spelled correctly or they will not be able
to locate the account.Melissa Gehrke
mgehrke@cselectric.org
Ohio Battery/Stockpack AAU Roster
Tyron McKinney- Pitcher
Gregg Garrity- Pitcher
Joe Hineline- Pitcher
Chad Honaker- INF
Shane Flinner- INF
Pete Spoerl- INF
Steve Horning- INF
Kyle Beane- INF
Junior Rodriguez- INFJason Whiteley- OF
Brad Webb- OF
Todd Moore- OF
Justin Blair- OF
Boomer Brush- OFMike Justice- Utility
Mike Mussine- Utility
Larry Bedard- UtilityNick McCurry- Coach
jasonwhiteley2000@yahoo.com
Ohio Battery/Stockpack is in Pool J:
1. Sebringville – ON
2. Jamaica
3. Maccabi Blue – USA
4. Ohio Battery/Stockpack – OH
The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com
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Team Minnesota AAU Roster
Brad Ezekial
Frank Cox
Rick Lang
Ward Gosse
Lucas Goring
Zach Warne
Jason Wandler
Tim Macumber
Daryn Miller
Chad Boom
BJ Gulick
Jesse Delorit
James Landreman
Brett Bresnahan
Tommy Thompson
BJ Boom
Roman Foore
Brett Bresnahan
brett.bresnahan(at)gmail.com
Editor’s note: Team Minnesota is a two-time finalist, finishing second on the AAU International Tournament twice. (to Team USA in 2006 and to Mac’s last year, 2008). Take a peek at that pitching staff (in bold above). Think they’re serious about trying to win this thing?
Team Minnesota is in Pool I:
1. Team Minnesota
2. Big Cove
3. Niagara Storms Fury – ON
4. Sopotocientos – Venezuela
The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com
California Lumberking (and ISC II MVP) Marcus Tan and So Cal Bomber Dave Kimura Join Vancouver squad for AAU.
(Photo: 2008 ISC II MVP Marcus Tan)
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Vancouver Meralomas AAU Fastpitch Roster
P John Bishop
P Scott Leiph
P Derek Mayson
C Kris Waverick
C Mike Podmore
IF Ryan Hawk
IF Greg Hallifax
IF Matt Dobie
IF Marcus Tan
OF Dave Kimura
OF Danny Lee
OF Calem Gardner
OF Craig HallidayCoach Dean Valli
Coach Craig Donaldson
Coach Tom Taylor
Meralomas are in Pool C:
1. Meraloma – BC
2. Dominicana – Dom. Republic
3. Elmira – ON
4. Radio 560 – Mexico
The Vancouver Meralomas are among teams that have expressed interest in having one of their games broadcast on Ballparkradio.com. Stay tuned for the official schedule of broadcasts soon.
The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com