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Western region teams fare well in latest ISC Rankings

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Teams from the Western region are well represented in the latest set of ISC Rankings, released June 8:

Ranking / Team
5 Salinas, CA Athletics
(winner, Best of the West)

11 Bakersfield, CA Silverhawks
(runner-up Best of the West)

15 Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers
(Boatnik Champions, Grant’s Pass Oregon)

16 Pueblo, CO Bandits
(Santos Memorial tournament champions)

26 Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac
(2nd at Silverhawks tournament, 3rd at Best of the West)

29 USA Maccabi
(3rd place, Best of the West)

34 San Mateo, CA California Builders

* The Italian Athletic Club (IAC) was previously ranked # 22 in the ISC pre-season rankings, but announced that they would not be competing for a berth to the ISC World Tournament, and are therefore not ranked by the ISC. Santa Cecelia/Mexicali (Mexicali tournament champs) likewise would warrant inclusion if they were competing in this year’s ISC World Tournament, as would Innovative Communications of Salt Lake City, Utah, giving the western region (at least) ten (10) strong, nationally ranked teams. Who did I leave out? jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com

Full Rankings
Western region teams shown in bold:

1 Kitchener, ON Rivershark Twins
1 Jarvis, ON Travelers
3 Clifton Park, NY Gremlins
4 Chicago/NY Dominicana
5 Salinas, CA Athletics
6 Midland, MI Explorers
7 Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc.
8 Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks
9 Decatur, IL Pride
10 Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton
11 Bakersfield, CA Silverhawks
12 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
13 Owen Sound, ON Selects
13 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
15 Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers
16 Pueblo, CO Bandits
17 Aurora, IL Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks
18 Elmira, ON Expos
19 Kitchener-Waterloo, ON Cubs
20 Niagara, ON Snappers
21 St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels
22 Alvinston, ON Indians
23 Ashland, OH Stock Pack
24 Marshall, MI Lightning
25 Cobourg, ON Force
26 Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac
27 Quyon, QC Flyers
28 Donnacona, QC Blue Sox
29 USA Maccabi
30 Toronto, ON Gators
31 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
31 Waterdown, ON Hammer
33 Palermo, ON Athletics
34 San Mateo, CA California Builders
34 St. Thomas, ON Storm
36 Wyevale, ON Tribe
37 Wellington, ON Sox
38 Staten Island, NY Adco Electric
38 Winterset, IA A’s
40 Port Huron, MI Shaw Chiropractic
41 Shakespeare, ON Falcons

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Name that Pitcher

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Editor’s note: We’ve bumped this back to the top in order to credit the camera man. We should also have said “Name that cameraman”. It was Victor Reyes, of the Santa Cecelia/Mexicali team.

Answer after the jump (click link “Read rest of story” below the video)

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Kitchener-Jarvis tied atop June 8 ISC Rankings

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

For Immediate Release – ISC Rankings June 8

June 9, 2010 – Kitchener Rivershark Twins and Jarvis Travelers finished in a dead heat atop the June 8 ISC Rankings, splitting the #1 and #2 votes amongst the 10 committee members.

While Kitchener has yet to see action, Jarvis took about two-thirds of their expected line-up to the Snapper Shootout where they finished 2-1 in pool play, dropping an upset decision to Alvinston Indians, before play was washed out on Sunday.

Teams 3, 4 & 5 are all still bunched closely together, led by the #3 New York Gremlins who swept week one of the Mid-Atlantic Travel League. The #4 Chicago/NY Domincana will kick off their season this weekend in Midland while #5 California A’s are fresh off their triumph at the Best of the West tournament.

The top 10 (with pre-season ranking in brackets) is as follows:

1. Kitchener, ON Rivershark Twins (1)
1. Jarvis, ON Travelers (2)
3. New York, NY Gremlins (3)
4. Chicago/NY Dominicana (4)
5. Salinas, CA Athletics (5)
6. Midland, MI Explorers (6)
7. Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc. (7)
8. Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks (8)
9. Decatur, IL Pride (9)
10. Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton (12)

For the full list, please see the ISC web site at www.iscfastpitch.com.

The rankings will be used to determine seeding for the 2010 ISC World Tournament in Midland, MI August 13-21.

For additional information, contact:

Ken Hackmeister
ISC Executive Director
iscken (at) comcast.net

or

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs (at) rogers.com

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268 More Fans ?

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010


(click logo to visit the 2010 Midland ISC WT Facebook page)

The 2010 Midland ISC World Tournament Facebook page is currently at 732 fans. If you haven’t joined yet, you can click the logo and then the “LIKE” button at the top of the page. I’m betting we can get that up to 1000 or more. How say you?

The Facebook page for 2010 Midland has lots of great information, news and more on past ISC World Tournaments and the one coming to Midland, Michigan in August.

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Texas ASA State Championship

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

2010 Texas ASA Men’s Fast Pitch Softball State Championship

2010 Texas ASA
Men’s Fast Pitch Softball
State Championship
Bryan, Texas
Date: June 25-27, 2010

Site: (BRAC) Bryan Regional Athletic Complex
Format: Three game guarantee
Entry Fee: $325.00 per Team (includes umpires and game balls)
Money Orders Only, Payable & Mailed to:

Texas ASA District 30
1000 Krenek Tap Rd
College Station, TX 77840
Attn: Geri Marsh

Deadline: Friday, June 18, 2010
Draw: Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Managers’ Meeting: Friday, June 25, at 7:00 pm
College Station, TX

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Fastball This Week

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Fastball This Week
From Dennis Dosman

Editor’s note: A good batch of information from the Ontario province and thereabouts, from Dennis Dosman:

First of all…..I sent a note out last week to many of you about our good pal, former TienHoa and Waterloo Twin coach Doug Davies saying that he was in London’s University hospital for surgery. Doug’s daughter Jen has been keeping some of us informed…and the latest I have is that he is still in ICU with hope that he will soon be released to a floor…prayers and well wishes to one of fastball’s finest….
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Niagara on the Lake, the Snapper Shootout this past weekend….got off to a great start on Friday night…Saturday a complete schedule in but Sunday was a rain out…..and the tournament was called early Sunday morning…

Here are some highlights courtesy of Al’s Fastball…and Dan ‘Bernard of the Snappers

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Google Map Previews in Gmail

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Editor’s note: This new feature in Gmail seems made to order for fastball player and fans. Instead of copying the address to your next tournament, opening google maps, and then pasting the address in, Gmail gives you a map link/preview right inside Gmail.

To activate, go to “Settings”, then “Labs”, then “Enable” the map preview feature. It works well.

From the Google Blog:

Google Maps previews in Gmail
Posted by Mark Knichel, Software Engineer

I often receive emails containing addresses in them — where to meet for dinner, the location of my friend’s new apartment, etc. To find out where these places actually are, I have to copy the address, open up Google Maps, and paste it in. Today, we’re making it easier to see maps of all the addresses you receive in Gmail and Google Buzz.

Enable “Google Maps previews in mail” from the Gmail Labs tab under Settings, and any time you receive an address or a Google Maps link in an email, a preview will appear containing an interactive Google Map of that location. Any Google Maps URL will work, but we currently only extract US addresses (we’re working on making addresses around the world work).

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Rhys Casley Takes the Mantle

Monday, June 7th, 2010

New Black Sox Captain

A new era has dawned for the Black Sox with the announcement that Rhys Casley will now lead the team, replacing Jarrad Martin who held the role for a decade.

Black Sox coach Eddie Kohlhase believes the Hutt Valley player will provide the leadership required to take the team through to the 2013 World Championships.

“Rhys has been a leader within the Black Sox for a number of years, he is widely respected by his peers for his no nonsense follow me approach. It is however his qualities of humility, integrity and pride that points to this proud Kiwi as the player we believe will lead the Sox with distinction,”
Kohlhase said.

Casley, 31, first made his debut for the Black Sox in 2002 but missed out on making the 2004 team for the world championship. However, a year later he was back in the side and was one of the leading performers at last year’s world championship, playing in all 12 games and was in the top three batters for the team.

He is excited at the opportunity to lead the Black Sox.

“It’s a real privilege for me especially to follow Jarrad. He’s the best player I’ve had the fortune to be a teammate of and I’ve learned so much from him.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge of leading this wonderful team. It means a great deal and is a real highlight.”

The iconic Martin will remain an integral part of the team and is part of the senior management group.

His role will be vital according to Kohlhase.

“Jarrad has been the world’s premier player for the past decade, his captaincy of the Black Sox has been nothing short of outstanding. Jarrad will continue to play a major role within the Black Sox as well as mentoring Rhys.”

Martin, took over the captaincy role when Mark Sorenson retired in 2000, was at the helm when the team won its third consecutive world championship in Christchurch in 2004. He then led the team at last year’s world championship.

He remains enthusiastic and positive about his role within the team:

“It’s been a great experience to be part of this team and I’ve been honoured to lead the team.

“I will always be proud of the Black Sox and that’s why I’m staying on to ensure we have the best possible chance of winning in 2013.

“This is a special group and I’m totally supportive of Rhys as our new leader.”

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JRW Wins Fruit Bowl at Yakima, WA

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Thanks to Jim Williamson for these scores.


(Click logo for original news story from rom YH-R Sports)

Sam Aldridge, the tournament MVP pitcher, and Tim Fischer, the tournament MVP player, helped lead JRW & Associates beat Cleon’s Auto 9-6 in the championship game of the Yakima Fruit Bowl fastpitch tournament at Kiwanis Park.

Fischer went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI in the title game, and Casey Feist was 2-for-3 with two RBI for JRW.

Game 1
Yakima Gamblers 301 000 1 — 5 7 5
Cleons Auto 022 213 x — 10 7 0
Mark Seward and Jason Scheidner; Cleon Tungsvik, Tommy Tungsvik (5) and Isaac Piquette.
Highlights: Carlos Gonzalez (YG) 2-4, 3b, HR, 3 RBI; Mark Seward (YG) 8 Ks, 2 BB; Ryan Daly (CA) 4-4, HR, 2 RBI.

Game 2
Boise Riverhogs 104 002 1 — 8 9 3
Interbay Door 400 140 x — 9 11 1

Game 3
RB2 & Sue 000 011 01 — 3 4 3
K Club 100 100 02 — 4 6 2
Jim Robinson and Kevin P.; Dan Kolda and Rick Kolda.
Highlights: Mike Kolda (KC) 2-3, RBI; Dan Kolda (KC) 12 Ks, 1 BB.

Game 4
Action Towing 000 00 — 0 0 1
JRW & Associates 071 0x — 8 8 1
Jack Andreas and Derrick Groth; Shawn Koster and Casey Johnson.
Highlights: Shawn Koster (JRW) 11 Ks; Tim Fischer (JRW) 2-3, 4 RBI.

Game 5
K Club 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
JRW & Associates 040 001 0 — 5 7 1
Dan Kolda, Rick Kolda (6) and Rick Kolda, Adam Zuvila (6); Dave Drotzman and Troy Grow.
Highlights: Tim Roinestad (JRW) 2-2, RBI; Dave Drotzman (JRW) 10 Ks.

Championship
Cleons Auto 000 231 0 — 6 8 2
JRW & Associates 421 110 x — 9 11 3
Cleon Tungsvik, Jerry Sanders (3), and Isaac P., Josh Baumgartner (3); Sam Aldridge, Dave Drotzman (5) and Casey Johnson, Troy Grow (5).
Highlights: Tim Fischer (JRW) 2-4, 3b, HR, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Casey Feist (JRW) 2-3, 2 RBI, SB.

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California Classic Schedule – June 19-20

Monday, June 7th, 2010

The Cal Classic to be held at near San Diego. Click photo to visit their official website.

2010 California Classic Pool Play
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Pool A
1. California A’s        
2. So. Cal Tribe         
3. Maccabi               
4. Portland         

Pool B
1. Cal State Builders        
2. Bakersfield Silverhawks  
3. Rude Pac               
4. Pala Braves            

Pool C
1. Vancouver Meralomas
2. IAC
3. Tow’s Pros
4. Barona

Games times for each pool:
8:00 am 1-2          
10:00 am 1-3           
12:00 pm 2-4           
2:00 pm 1-4          
4:00 pm 2-3          
6:00 pm 3-4          
     
Seeding Procedure: At the conclusion of pool play, teams will be ranked 1-4 in each pool using the following process: The top 2 teams from each pool proceed to Championship Bracket, the bottom 2 teams in each pool will proceed to the Consolation Bracket. Please remember that due to time restrictions Consolation Bracket will begin at 8:00 pm on Saturday night.
A.    Pool Play Record
B.     Common games (head to head) if it’s a 2-team tie and if applicable
C.     Ties:
1.      If the above isn’t applicable, the ties will be broken in the following order using all pool games:
a.       Fewest Runs Allowed
b.      Most Runs Scored
c.       Run Differential
d.      Coin Flip

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