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Monday, June 7th, 2010Ballpark Radio on the air from BotW
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Ballpark Radio is on the air from the Best of the West tournament with the Championship game featuring ISC #5 California A’s vs ISC #10 Bakersfield Silverhawks.
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JRW wins three in Fruit Bowl
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Thanks to Mark Seward for these scores.
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YAKIMA, Wash. — JRW & Associates won all three of its games on the opening day of the Fruit Bowl fastpitch tournament at Gateway Sports Complex.
JRW defeated K Club 3-2, Cleon’s Auto 1-0, and Interbay Door 7-4.
Play concludes today, with the first games starting at 8 a.m.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
(Local team linescores, other scores)
Yakima Gamblers 5, Interbay Door 4
Yakima Gamblers 013 100 — 5 6 3
Interbay Door 100 300 — 4 6 2
Sam Karr and Jason Scheibner; Interbay door not available.
Highlights: Carlos Gonzalez (YG) 2-4, HR; Shane Jones (YG) 2-4, 3b.
Boise River Dogs 12, Yakima Gamblers 4
Boise River Dogs 005 043 — 12 11 1
Yakima Gamblers 021 100 — 4 6 5
Shane Alder and Tony Kubewa; Mark Seward and Jason Scheibner.
Highlights: Gonzalez (YG) 2-2, 2b, 3b, 2 runs; Alder (B) 3-4, 3b.
K Club 7, Yakima Gamblers 2
K Club 050 101 — 7 10 1
Yakima Gamblers 000 002 — 2 4 2
Dan Kolda and Rick Kolda; Larry McCauley, Mark Seward (6) and Jason Scheibner.
Highlights: Mike Kolda (K) 3-4, HR; Dan Kolda 7 strikeouts.
JRW & Associates 3, K Club 2
JRW 100 001 01 — 3 4 na
K Club 010 001 00 — 2 3 na
Aldridge and Troy Grow; Dan Kolda and Rick Kolda
Highlights: KC Johnson (JRW) 2-4, 2 runs; Aldridge (JRW) 10 strikeouts.
JRW & Associates 1, Cleon’s Auto 0
Cleons 000 000 — 0 1 na
JRW 100 000 — 1 4 na
Tungsvik and Bumgardner; Aldridge and Troy Grow.
Highlights: Aldridge (JRW) 1 hit allowed, 12 strikeouts.
JRW & Associates 7, Interbay Door 4
JRW 000 030 013 — 7 8 na
Interbay Door 000 003 010 — 4 4 na
Brad Zmann and Ken Hite; Craig Rasmussen and Kevin Rasmussen.
Highlights: Ken Hite (JRW) 2-3; Don Cawthron (JRW) 2-4, 2 runs.
K Club 18, Action Towing 10
Action Towing 001 045 — 10 11 na
K Club 040 904 — 18 21 na
Darcy F. and Bob Harris; Jeff Hanhan and Rick Kolda.
Highlights: Dave Merrit (AT) 3-3; Mark Day (AT) 1-2, 2 RBI.
Saturday’s other scores: Boise River Dogs 9, RB2 and Sue 1; Boise River Dogs 4, Interbay Door 2; Cleon’s Auto 8, RB2 and Sue 1; Cleon’s Auto 9, Action Towing 0; RB2 and Sue 10, Action Towing 0; Action Towing 10, K Club 18
Sunday’s schedule: K Club vs. RB2 and Sue, 8 a.m.; Cleon’s vs. Yakima Gamblers, 8 a.m.; JRW vs. Action Towing, 10 a.m.; Boise River Dogs vs. Interbay Door, 10 a.m.
Single Elimination Sunday at Best of the West
Sunday, June 6th, 2010California Athletics Repeat as Best of the West Champions
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Two berths to the ISC World Tournament up for grabs.
Sunday June 6 Single Elimination Schedule
Game 15 8:00 AM Field #1 9th Place Vs 6th Place
Italian Athletic Club 11
Caribbean 5
WP-Tony Peeples
LP-Cecilio Smalling
We’ll post more details as time permits
Game 16 8:00 AM Field #2 8th Place Vs 7th Place
Liberty Fastpitch v. Rude Pac
Rude Pac 10
Liberty Fastpitch 4
WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-Doug Rooney
Game 17 10:00 AM Field #1 1st Place Vs Winner of Game 15
California A’s vs. Winner of Game 15 – Italian Athletic Club)
California A’s 5
Italian Athletic Club 1
WP-Sean Whitten
LP-Tyson Barkman
Game 18 10:00 AM Field #2 2nd Place Vs 5th Place
Cal State Builders v. Bakersfield Silverhawks
Bakersfield Silverhawks 5
Cal State Builders 1
WP-Sebastian Gervasutti
LP-Darren Strang
Game 19 10:00 AM Field #3 3rd Place Vs 4th Place
Santa Cecelia/Mexicali MX vs. Macabbi USA
Macabbi 3
Mexicali/Santa Cecelia 2
Tie breaker 8 innings (1-1 after 7)
WP-Darren Rea
LP-Panfilo Valdez
Steve Schucker got the winning hit, driving in Dan Winnick who doubled to tie the game
Game 20 Noon Field #1 Winner of Game #16 Vs Winner of Game #17
(Semi-final)
California A’s 2
Rude Pac 0
WP: Derek Mayson
LP: Cory Avery
Game 21 Noon Field #2 Winner of Game #18 Vs Winner of Game #19
(Semi-final)
Bakersfield Silverhawks 7
Macabbi USA 1
WP: Andrew Putnam
LP: Darren Rea
LIVE!!
Jim is broadcasting the BotW Championship game live on Ballpark Radio.
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Editor’s note: Cap tip to Blair Setford for getting the word out about the Ballparkradio broadcast of the championship game today. We were experimenting with a cellular wireless card for our broadcasts, and decided to turn out “test” into a regular broadcast. We were pleased with the results, in that it delivered a solid, stable connection with good sound quality. This bodes well for our ability to broadcast from locales without a permanent internet connection. We welcome additional feedback on the signal and sound quality from anyone that tuned in today. You can email us: live (at) ballparkradio.com
Game 22 2:00 PM Field #1 Championship Game
ISC #5 California A’s 5
ISC #10 Bakersfield Silverhawks 1
WP: Travis Price 5 inn 6Ks, Sean Whitten 2 inn 5Ks
LP: Sebastian Gervasutti
Final Order of Finish
1 California A’s
2 Bakersfield Silverhawks
T3 Rude Pac
T3 USA Maccabi
MVP – Paul Rosebush (California A’s) – 9 hits
MVPitcher – Sean Whitten (California A’s) 4 appearances, 2 starts, 2 relief appearances, 3 wins and one save
Rain Ends 2010 Snapper Shootout
Sunday, June 6th, 2010With a ton of rain overnight and continuing rain for most of the day forecasted, the tournament committee has decided that the tournament will be cancelled.
The total prize money was dispersed as following:
DIVISION WINNERS will receive $600. These include Niagara Snappers, Elmira Expos, Alvinston Indians and Waterdown Hammer.
2nd PLACE IN DIVISION will receive $350. These include Quyon Flyers, Hill United, Jarvis Travelers and Palermo Athletics.
A SIDE had a total of $3800 assigned to it. Money was awarded based on finish in round robin play.
B SIDE TEAMS will receive $50. These include KW Cubs, Owen Sound Selects, Cobourg Force and Oshawa BB’s.
B WINNER was to receive $200 in prize money so we divided it by 4.
All $4000 in prize money was dispersed in what we believe was a fair fashion, rewarding the teams based on their finish in round robin play. We appreciate all the teams understanding in this situation.
Editor’s note: For our recap of Saturday scores, click here.
Best of the West News coverage on local TV
Saturday, June 5th, 2010The 20th annual Best of the West tournament was featured by KEYTV, the local ABC affiliate in Santa Barbara, California.
Click here to view their video and to view their original news story, excerpted below.
The Best of the West is celebrating its 20th anniversary, with some of the best men’s fast-pitch players in the world taking part.
Ten teams from the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Mexico and South America are involved in the longest running open tournament in California. Two berths in the 2010 ISC World Tournament will be awarded to the two top finishers.
Witnessing the tournament is a marvel in hand/eye coordination as some of the pitchers throw about 85 m.p.h., which would be equivalent to 100 m.p.h. in baseball.
Best of the West – Saturday Scores
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
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* 8pm Saturday night. All Scores for Saturday posted below. We’ll have the Sunday bracket up a bit later tonight.
Saturday June 5
Game 1
9:00 AM Field #1 Liberty Fastpitch Vs Caribbean Fastpitch
Liberty Fastpitch 13
Caribbean Fastpitch 3
*mercy rule
WP-Ed Patterson (4 K’s)
LP-Cecilio Smalling
For Liberty: Darrin McCall 3-4, 3RBI, double, and 2 runs; Joe Janicke 2-2, HR, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored; Dan Plezentz 2-3, 2 runs scored; David Carillo 1-3 with triple and 2 RBI
For Caribbean: Ned Waters 2-2; Fred Hanker 1-3, run scored; Cecilio Smalling Jr. 1-3, run scored
Game 2
9:00 AM Field #2 Bakersfield SilverHawks Vs Rude Pac
Rude Pac 2
Bakersfield Silverhawks 0
WP-Cory Avery (10K’s, 3 hitter)
LP-Sebastian Gervesutti (8Ks)
Rude Pac: Keith Barker 2-2, RBI double and run scored; Canyon Vance 1-2 run scored;
Silverhawks: Tim Hunt 2-3 double; Tony Acedo 1-1;
Game 3
11:00 AM Field #1 Maccabi USA Vs Santa Cecelia / Mexicali
Santa Cecelia/Mexicali MX – 5
# 30 Maccabi USA – 0
WP-Panfilo Valdez (10 K’s)
LP-Darren Rea (11 K’s)
Santa Cecelia MX – Daniel Rochin 2-3, 2 RBI; Mario Perez 1-2, double, 2 runs; Mario Hernandez 1-2, double and run scored; Cesar Alcantar 1-3, 2 RBI, HR and run scored.
Maccabi – only 2 hits off of Valdez
Nate Fish 1-3, Dave Shapiro 1-3, double
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Single Elimination Sunday at Snapper Shootout
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Editor’s note: Rain predicted for Sunday, so watch for more info here.
FINAL STANDINGS
RED
(#19) Niagara Snappers 2-1
(#35) Palermo Athletics 2-1
(#20) KW Cubs 1-2
(#23) Toronto Gators 1-2
BLACK
(#24) Elmira Expos 3-0
(#36) Quyon Combat Flyers 2-1
(NR) Oshawa BB’s 1-2
(#17) Ashland Stockpack 0-3
WHITE
(#26) Alvinston Indians 3-0
(#2) Jarvis Travelers 2-1
(#28) Cobourg Force 1-2
(#32) Wyevale Tribe 0-3
SILVER
(#33) Waterdown Hammer 2-1
(#NR) Hill United 2-1
(#13) Owen Sound Selects 2-1
(#29) St. Thomas Centennials 0-3
PLAY-OFF SCHEDULE
9:00am – “A†Quarter Final #1 (game #25)
Red#1 vs. Black #2
NIAGARA SNAPPERS VS. QUYON FLYERS
9:00am – “A†Quarter Final #2 (game #26)
White #1 vs. Silver #2
ALVINSTON INDIANS VS. HILL UNITED
10:00am – “B†Quarter Final #1 (game #27)
Red#3 vs. Black #3
KW CUBS VS. OSHAWA BB’S
11:15am – “A†Quarter Final #3 (game #28)
Red#2 vs. Black #1
PALERMO ATHETICS VS. ELMIRA CUBS
11:15am –“A†Quarter Final #4 (game #29)
White #2 vs. Silver #1
JARVIS TRAVELLERS VS. WATERDOWN HAMMER
12:00pm – “B†Quarter Final #2 (game#30)
White #3 vs. Silver #3
COBOURG FORCE VS. OWEN SOUND SELECTS
1:30pm – Semi Final #1 (game #31)
Winner G25 vs. Winner G28
1:30pm – Semi Final #2 (game #32)
Winner G26 vs. Winner G29
2:00pm – “B†Championship (game #33)
Winner G27 vs. Winner G30
3:45pm – “A†Championship (game #34)
Winner G31 vs. Winner G32
Snapper Shootout – Saturday Scores
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Editor’s note: 7:22pm PDT – All Saturday scores now posted, along with Sunday’s Schedule of Games. Rain predicted, so watch for more info Sunday.
Thanks to Dan Bernard for providing this information.
For Friday night scores, click here.
Alvinston Indians 5
Cobourg Force 4
WP: in relief Shaun Winship, starter Ryan Swift
LP: Wayne Wells 7k
Joe Triest 3-3, Keith Rankin 2-2 1 HR, Ryan Gray 2-3 for Alvinston Indians
Jay Schnarr RBI for Cobourg
Quyon Flyers 8
Oshawa Jrs. 1
**5 inning mercy
WP: Chad Hargrove 8k
LP: Vanvolkenburg 1k, in relief Jordan Wrightly 1k
Joe Allan 2 RBI, Matt Greer RBI for Quyon
Justin Chrysler RBI for Oshawa
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Derek Mayson New ISC Player Rep
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Canada West vice president, Todd McCabe has appointed Derek Mayson of North Vancouver, BC as a Canada West Player Rep, replacing Glenn “Spike” Ormsby who is retiring from the game. Glenn and his wife are expecting their 3rd child shortly and he feels it’s now time for him to step up and be a dad and husband. We thank Glenn for his service.
Derek Mayson is a 2007 ISC All-World pitcher and DH who will play for California A’s in the 2010 season. He has played in 5-ISC World Tournaments, is a member of the Canadian national team, was a member of the 2007 Vancouver Grey Sox when they won Canadian national championship and plays in a local league with Vancouver Meralomas.
Derek is employed as Executive Director of the Athletics For Kids Society.
Please join me in welcoming Derek Mayson as our newest ISC Player Rep.
Derek Mayson
2090 Greylynn Crescent
North Vancouver, BC
drmayson (at) gmail.com
Ken