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California Classic at San Diego – Saturday’s games

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Play is underway in the California Classic at the new Sportsplex USA at Santee, near San Diego, California today. Fastpitchwest is at the tournament and will be providing coverage throughout the weekend.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

8:00 a.m.
Game 1
California A’s – 8
Cal Builders – 0

WP-Travis Price
LP-Darren Strang

Game 2
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 2
Portland – 2

(tie)
Pitchers-Sebastian Gervasutti (Bakersfield); Bricklen Anderson (Portland)

Game 3
Vancouver – 6
Italian Athletic Club – 3

WP-Derek Mayson
LP-Tyson Barkman (threw a 1-hitter)

10:00 a.m.
Game 4
California A’s – 4
Maccabi- 1

WP-Dave Drotzmann
LP-Ron Rupp

Game 5
Rude Pac – 14
Pala Braves – 1

WP-Ron Mizener
LP-n/a

Game 6
Vancouver – 2
Tow Pro’s – 2

(tie)

12:00 noon
Game 7
Rude Pac – 9
Portland – 8

WP-Cory Avery
LP-n/a

Game 8
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 4
Cal State Builders – 4

Game 9
IAC – 9
Barona – 0

2:00 p.m.
Game 10
California A’s – 6
Portland – 1

WP-Sean Whitten
LP-Terry Luster, Bricklen Andersen relieved in 4th, with score 4-0

Game 11
Maccabi – 7
Pala Braves – 7

(tie)

Game 12
Vancouver defeated Barona

4:00
Game 13 (Broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com)
Rude Pac – 4
Bakersfield Silverhawks – 0

WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-Sebastian Gervasutti
# 26 Rude Pac, of Sun Valley, California knocked off # 11 Bakersfield Silverhawks 4-0, behind the 9 strikeout performance of Gerald Pyle. Pyle worked the first five innings, while Cory Avery worked the final inning in relief. The Silverhawks scored one run in the first, as Jason Obregon led off with a base hit, and came around to score on a RBI hit by Ron Brannon.

The game remained a pitchers duel between Gervasutti and Pyle until the 5th when Rude Pac scored 3 runs on 4 hits. Jason Obregon broke things open with a line drive to left center field, driving in two. Joe Vigil pushed an infield hit in front of the plate for the third run.

Bakersfield was unable to muster much offense against Pyle, who mixed a change up very effectively, amidst the hard stuff. Bakersfield got a runner to third in the fifth with no one out, but the runner was cut down in an unsuccessful suicide squeeze play.

Game 14
Cal State Builders defeated Pala Braves

Game 15
Tow Pro’s – 2
IAC – 0

6:00
Game 16
Macabbi – 6
Rude Pac -1

WP-Russ Snow
LP-Ron Mizener

Game 17
Tow Pro’s – 16
Barona – 1

8:00 p.m.
Game 18
Consolation playoff game

Barona vs. Pala, was still in progress; winner to play at 10am Sunday morning vs. IAC

See blog post above for Schedule of Games for Single Elimination Sunday.

Photo of fields at new Sportsplex USA, courtesy of Mark Bennett. In his words, “primo fields”

Innerkip

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Thanks to Al Doran, Chris Bach and Kyle Smith for these scores:

Game 1
Kitchener 9
Ingersoll – 2
5 innings.
WP Mel Ross
LP Adam Martin.

Game 2
Shakespeare 11
Innerkip 10
8 innings
WP Nick Laurette
LP Ryan Gill
Game winning 2 run home run by Rob Faulhaufer.

Game 3
Wellington Sox – 8R 8H 0E
South Perth Juniors – 0R 3H 2E
5 inning mercy
WP – Nic Goetz
LP – David Juniper

Game 4 – 10am
Innerkip Eagles – 1R 6H 1E
Hickson Reds – 7R 12H 1E
WP – Mark VanVliet
LP – Rob Dickson

Game 5 – 12pm
South Perth Juniors – 2R 6H 1E 4LOB
Ingersoll Crush – 3R 9H 1E 6LOB
WP – Todd Winkworth
LP – David Juniper (in relief)

Game 6 – 1pm
Hickson Reds – 6R 8H 1E 3LOB
Shakespeare Falcons – 1R 7H 0E 8LOB
WP – Tim Yantzi
LP – Luke Raymer

Game 7 – 2pm
Innerkip Eagles – 2R 5H 2E 5LOB
Alvinston Indians – 6R 8H 0E 7LOB
WP – Brad Young
LP – Ryan Gill

Game 8 – 3pm
SP Juniors – 2R 5H 1E 2LOB
Kitchener Outlaws – 4R 5H 1E 6LOB
WP – Ryan Shannon
LP – Kyle Coles

Gm 9
Ingersoll Crush – 4
Wellington Sox – 3
Wp- adam martin
Lp- todd uhrig
Ingersoll wins it in the bottom of the 7th – Eric Scott game winning hit driving in jeff figg from 2nd – (scott’s 2nd game winner today)
Homeruns:
Ingersoll – DJ Latford – (solo)
Wellington – Jeff Detta – (solo)

Gm 10
Alvinston – 6
Shakespeare – 0
Wp – Ryan Swift
Lp – nick laurette
Ryan Swift had game winning RBI
Ryan Chapman home run in the 5 run 5th inning

Gm 11
Kitchener Outlaws – 4
Wellington Sox – 1
Wp – mel ross – 7IP 5h 9k 1bb
Lp- jason dawdy – 7IP 6h 4k 2bb
Top 1- tim dubois 2 run homerun with 2 out
Top 6 – ryan fisk great defensive play to save a run for the 3rd out
Top 7 – derek martin 2 run homerun with two out makes it 4-1

G12
Alvinston – 5
Hickson – 3

WP – Shaun winship 7IP 11K
LP – Mark VanVliet 2 1/3 IP 4er 4h 2k

Hickson – jack mcLaren – 2RBI
Alvinston – Rowan Lamb – 2 run homerun and 4RBI
Chris drew – single and triple

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 vs B1
P2 D2 A2 vs B2
11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1
1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Napanee Qualifier Saturday

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Toronto Gators 8
Curve Lake Renegades 1
– 6 innings
WP: Kyle Linton 6 innings 1 run, unearned, 8Ks 3BB 2HBP
LP: Steven McNaughton 4 1/3 IP 7 runs, 6 earned, 8 hits, 2Ks 3BB; relief Riley Capalba 1 1/3 innings 1 run, earned, 2 hits 1 BB
B1 Gators Les Bernstein 1b, Darren Newson RBI 2b scores Bernstein; Mike Smulevitch RBI 1b scores Newson
T2 Renegades Steven McNaughton BB eventually scores on wild pitch
B5 Gators Berstein reaches on error, Newson 2-run HR, Mark Korten BB eventually scores on wild pitch, Smulevitch 1b, Tom Watkinson BB; Riley Capala in to pitch for Renegades; Ray Carr RBI 1b scores Smulevitch, Edi Fisher pinch runs for Watkinson scores on wild pitch
B6 Gators Blair Setford BB, Rob Greatrix re-enters to run, advances to second on wild pitch, Korten RBI 1b to score Greatrix

The rest of Saturday’s schedule of games:

Saturday 11 am
Game 4
St. Thomas Storm 4
North Fred Kings 3

WP Ian Knott 5 innings 2 runs, both earned 5 hits 1K 2BB
Save Luke Leahy 2 innings 1 run, earned, 3 hits 2Ks 1BB
LP Craig Hollingsworth 2/3 inning 4 runs 3 earned 3 hits 1BB, Bryan Brook 6 1/3 3 hits 9Ks
T1 Storm Scott Wasson walked, stole second, Justin Taylor RBI 2b, Cody Skelton 1b, Kyle Mitchell 2 RBI 2b; Bryan Brooks into pitch, Mitchell scores on a wild pitch
B2 Kings Pat Severin HR
B5 Kings Chris Switzer walks, Cory Brooks RBI 2b;
B6 Storm Luke Leahy into pitch, Kings Mike Finn HR
B7 Kings leave the based loaded

G5
Donnacona Blue Sox 16
Cree Nation Bears 4
– 4 innings
WP: Luc Thibault 4 innings 4 runs, all earned 6 hits 3Ks
LP: Ray Shanoush 3 innings 11 runs, all earned, 12 hits, 2Ks 3BB; relief Marvin Cheezo 5 runs, all earned 2 hits 3 BB
B1 Blue Sox Mathieu Roy walked, Jonathan Darveau 1b Cory Morrison RBI 1b to score Roy, Darveau scores on a wild pitch, Steve Savard RBI 1b to score Morrison
T2 Bears Mike Gilpin 1b Stephane Shanoush RBI 1b
B2 Blue Sox Mathieu Lessard 2b advance to 3rd on wild pitch, Frederic St. Pierre RBI ground out
T3 Bears Greg Mark-Stewart 1b, Brent Blackned 2-run HR; Ray Shanoush HR
B3 Steve Savard BB, sac’ed to 2nd, Phillippe Pare RBI 1b, Mathieu Lessard 2-RBI 2b scores on wild pitches; Mathieu Roy HR; Jonathan Darveau BB Cory Morrison RBI 3b; Savard RBI 1b Luc Thibault 2b
B4 Miguel Mottard 1b, Mathieu Lessard BB Frederic St. Pierre BB Mathieu Roy BB RBI; Jonathan Darveau Grand Slam HR 4 RBI

Saturday 1 pm
G6
Napanee Junior Express 8
Curve Lake Renegade 0
WP Dylan Cunningham – PERFECT GAME
– 5 innings 7Ks
LP K. Capulbo 5 innings 8 runs 2 earned, 8 hits 5Ks 3BB
T3 Express Craig McGarvey 2b, Chris Brown RBI 1b, sac’ed to 2nd, Ian Wallwork reached on error, Brown scored; Jackson Ryan RBI 2b to score Brown, Jordan Hulton BB, Ryan and Hulton score via wild pitches
T5 Express Ryan 1b, Hulton reaches on error Kyle Lloyd reaches on a fielders choice Ryan scores, Luke McDonald RBI 1b scores Hulton; Craig McGarvey RBI 1b scores Lloyd

G7
Toronto Gators 3
Cobourg Force 1

WP Tom Berube 7 innings 1 run, earned, 3 hits 3Ks 1BB 1HBP
LP Wayne Wells 3 2/3 innings 3 runs all earned 7 hits 4Ks 1HBP, relief Jeff Murphy 2 1/3 innings 2 hits 7Ks 1BB
B1 Gators Rob Greatrix 1b Les Bernstein reaches on fielders choice Darrin Newson RBI 1b
B4 Gators Newson 1b Tom Watkinson HBP Ray Carr RBI 1b to score Newson; Ryan Freedman RBI 1b scores Edi Fisher pinch running for Watkinson
T6 Force Dave Brownhill 2b, Anthony Palmieri RBI 2b

Saturday 3 pm
G8
Donnacona Blue Sox 7
St. Thomas Storm 1

WP: Francis Leclair 7 innings 1 run, earned, 2 hits, 6 Ks 4BB
LP: Luke Leahy 7 innings 7 runds all earned 11 hits 6Ks 3BB 1HBP
T1 Blue Sox Mathieu Roy HBP, Cory Morrison 1b, Roy scores wild pitch
T2 Blue Sox Jean Daniel Doucet 1b, Philippe Pare 1b, Cary Alkerton RBI single scores Doucet, Pare scores on wild pitch
B4 Storm Cody Skelton BB advance to 3rd on passed balls, Matt Swift SAC fly RBI
T5 Blue Sox Cory Morrison 3b, Francis Leclair RBI 1b scores Morrison, Doucet 1b, Pare RBI 1b scores Leclair, Roy 2-RBI 2b scores Doucet, Pare

Saturday 5 pm
G9
Toronto Gators 5
Napanee Jr Express 3

WP Kyle Linton 7 innings 3 runs 2 earned 7 hits 10Ks 3BBs
LP Ian Wallwork 6 innings 5 runs 3 earned 7 hits 6 Ks 3BBs
T1 Express Chris Brown BB, sac’ed to 2nd, Ian Wallwork RBI 1b
B1 Gators Darrin Newson 1b Tom Berube reached on error, each advanced on passed ball, Mark Korten 2-RBI 1b
T2 Express Brent Mills 1b advance to 2nd on error Cal McGarvey RBI 1b
B3 Gators Darrin Newson HR, Ray Carr, BB advance to 2nd on wild pitch, Ryan Freedman RBI 1b
T5 Express Cal McGarvey 1b, Wallwork 1b Dylan Cunningham RBI 1b
B6 Gators Joel Grossman reaches on FC, Mike Smulevitch RBI 2b

G10
Cobourg Force 7
Curve Lake 0

WP Jason Smith 4 innings 1 hit H 9Ks, Scott Evans 2 innings 1 hit 4Ks
LP Steven McNaughton 4 innings 5 runs, 3 earned 8 hits 1K 1BB, Riley Capelbo 2 innings 2 runs 1 earned 2 hits 1K 1BB
B1 Force Dave Brownhill 2b, Craig Buttar 2-run HR
B2 Force Brian Maguire 1b Terry Eaton 1b, Dave Brown hill RBI FC
B3 Force Jodie Schnarr 1b, Scott Leblanc 1b, Scott Evans RBI 2-RBI 2b
B5 Capelbo to pitch for Curve Lake; Force Schnarr reached on error, advanced and scored on a wild pitch
B6 Force Terry Eaton 2b, Anthony Palmeri RBI 1b

Saturday 7 pm
G11
St. Thomas Storm 8
Cree Nation Bears 0
WP Ian Knott 4 innings 1 hit 7Ks, Luke Leahy 1 inning 2Ks
LP Ray Shanoush 4 innings 8$uns 5 earned 10 hits 3Ks 2BB, Mervini Cheezo 1 inning
T1 Storm Scott Wasson 2b, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, Aaron Gould RBI ground out
T3 Storm Jerret Taylor 1b, Scott Wasson RBI 3b, Aaron Gould RBI ground out
T5 Storm Jerret Taylor 1b, stolen base, Scott Wasson RBI 3b, Aaron Gould BB, Cody Skelton 2-RBI 2b, Rich Taylor RBI 2b, Kyle Mitchell reached on an error, scored on RBI 1b by Cody Campbell

G12
Donnacona Blue Sox 3
North Fred Kings 1
WP Cory Alkerton 7 innings 1 run, earned, 5 hits 10Ks 3BB 1HBP
LP Bryan Brooks 3 innings 3 runs all earned 3 hits 2Ks 1BB in relief of Jordan McDonald 4 innings 1 hit 4Ks 4BB
T5 Blue Sox Mathieu Lessard BB Philippe Pare 1b Cory Morrison 2-RBI 2b Steve Savard RBI 1b
B6 Lyle Brown 1b Bryan Brooks RBI 2b

Standings
Pool A
1. Toronto Gators 3-0
2. Cobourg Force 2-1
3. Napanee Express 1-2
4. Curve Lake Renegades 0-3

Pool B Standings
1. Donnacona 3-0
2. St. Thomas 2-1
3. North Fred 1-2
4. Cree Nation 0-3

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 Toronto vs B1 Donnacona
P2 D2 A2 Cobourg vs B2 St. Thomas

11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1

1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Saturday 7 pm
G11
St. Thomas vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 7 pm
G12
Donnacona vs North Fred D2

Sunday Schedule
9 am
P1 D1 A1 Toronto vs B1 Donnacona
P2 D2 A2 Cobourg vs B2 St. Thomas
11 am
D1 P3 Winner P2 vs Loser P1
1 pm
D1 Winner P1 vs Winner P3

Champion gets a paid berth + travel money for 2010 ISC World Tournament.
Finalist gets a berth for 2010 ISC World Tournament.

Canada East qualifier in Innerkip

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Friday

Game 1
7:00pm
9-2 kitchener over ingersoll – 5 innings
WP Mel Ross LP Adam Martin

Game 2
Shakespeare 11 Innerkip 10
8 innings
WP Nick Laurette
LP Ryan Gill
Game winning 2-run home run by Rob Faulhaufer.

Saturday

Game 3
Wellington Sox – 8R 8H 0E
South Perth Juniors – 0R 3H 2E
5 inning mercy
WP – Nic Goetz
LP – David Juniper

Game 4
Hickson Reds 7R 12H 1E
Innerkip Eagles 1R 6H 1E
WP Mark Van Vliet
LP Rob Dickson

Below is the schedule for the 2010 ISC Canada East Qualifier Tournament to be held in Innerkip, Ontario June 18-20.

Two berths are available to the 2010 ISC World Tournament.

ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd will be on site along with game controllers Doug & Chris Bach, Colin Smith & Jim Marr. Ballpark Radio’s Kyle Smith may also make a special guest appearance.

DIVISION A
Hickson Reds
Shakespeare Falcons
Alvinston Indians
Innerkip Eagles

DIVISION B
Kitchener Outlaws
Ingersoll Crush
Wellington Sox
SP Juniors

Friday 7:00PM Ingersoll vs. Kitchener D2
Friday 9:00PM Shakespeare vs. Innerkip D1

Saturday 9:00AM SP Juniors vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 10:00AM Hickson vs. Innerkip D2
Saturday 12:00PM Ingersoll vs. SP Juniors D1
Saturday 1:00PM Shakespeare vs. Hickson D2
Saturday 2:00PM Innerkip vs. Alvinston D1
Saturday 3:00PM SP Juniors vs. Kitchener D2
Saturday 4:00PM Ingersoll vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 5:00PM Alvinston vs. Shakespeare D2
Saturday 7:00PM Kitchener vs. Wellington D1
Saturday 9:00PM Alvinston vs. Hickson D1

Sunday 9:00AM P1: A1 vs. B1 D1
Sunday 9:00AM P2: A2 vs. B2 D2
Sunday 11:00AM P3: Loser P1 vs. Winner P2 D1
Sunday 1:00PM P4: Winner P1 vs. Winner P3 D1

Napanee Qualifier – Friday Night

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Game 1
Cobourg‬ Force 9
Napanee Jr Express 2

WP Jason Smith 5 innings 2 runs 5 hits 5Ks
Save Jeff Murphy 2 innings 1K
LP Ian Wallwork 7 innings 9 runs 10 hits 6Ks 6BBs
T1 Force Craig Buttar RBI 2b scores Dave Brownhill
B3 Express Jordan Hulton 3b scores on Craig McGarvey RBI 1b; McGarvey scores on an infield error
T4 Force Craig Buttar 1b scores on RBI 2b by Scott Leblanc
T5 Force Jake Taylor 3b scores Dave Brownhill; Taylor scores on wild pitch
B6 Jeff Murphy in to pitch for Cobourg
T7 Force Scott Evans 1b, Taylor, Jodie Schnarr both walked, Craig Buttar bases loaded walk scores Terry Eaton running for Evans, Scott Leblanc 2-RBI 2b scores Taylor and Schnarr ; Buttar scores on a wild pitch; Leblanc scores on a passed ball

Game 2
Cree Nation Bears 2
North Fred Kings 5

WP Jordan McDonald 5 innings 1 run, unearned 1 hit 9 Ks 1BB
Save Bryan Brooks 2 innings 1 run, unearned 1 hit 3Ks 1BB
LP Ray Shanoush 6 innings 5 runs 4 earned 6 hits 6Ks 2BB
T1 Bears Graham Cheezo reached on an error, scored on an RBI 1b by Brent Blackned
B3 Kings Jeff Hannah walked, advanced on a wild pitch and ground out and scored on a wild pitch
B4 Kings Pat Severin home run
T6 Bryan Brooks in to pitch for North Fred
B6 Kings Corey Brooks reached on an error advanced to second, stole third, Severin BB, Ryan Wagar pinch ran; Ryan Sharpe 2-RBI 2b scores Brooks and Wagar; Aaron Shield RBI 1b to score Sharpe
T7 Darren Gilpen RBI 1b scored Mike Gilpen who reached on an error

Blair Setford

Fastball, circa 1950

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Brad Robinson’s grandfather, Howard Robinson, circa 1950, at Moonstone Ontario, Canada. Love that crowd and the gear !

Howard was described as “a small fellow with a sparkplug/agitator attitude, who loved the game until he died.”

Canada East Napanee Qualifier Schedule

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Below is the schedule for the 2010 ISC Canada East Qualifier Tournament to be held in Napanee, Ontario June 18-20.

Two berths are available to the 2010 ISC World Tournament.

ISC Game Controller Mal Swift will be on site and will be assisted by ISC Canada East VP Blair Setford.

Pool A
Cobourg Force
Toronto Gators
Napanee Express
Curve Lake Midgets

Pool B
Donnacona Blue Sox
St. Thomas Storm
North Fredericksburg Kings
Cree Nation Bears

Friday 7 pm
Napanee vs Cobourg D1

Friday 9 pm
North Fred vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 9 am
Curve Lake vs Toronto D1

Saturday 11 am
St. Thomas vs North Fred D1
Cree Nation vs Donnacona D2

Saturday 1 pm
Curve Lake vs Napanee D1
Cobourg vs Toronto D2

Saturday 3 pm
Donnacona vs St. Thomas D1

Saturday 5 pm
Toronto vs Napanee D1
Cobourg vs Curve Lake D2

Saturday 7 pm
St. Thomas vs Cree Nation D1

Saturday 9 pm
Donnacona vs North Fred D2

Sunday 9 am
P1 A1 vs B1 D1
P2 A2 vs B2 D2

Sunday 11 am
P3 Loser P1 vs Winner P2 D1

Sunday 1 pm
P4 Winner P1 vs Winner P3 D1

Joe Todd
ISC Regional Commissioner


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USA Softball ASA announces 2010-11 Junior Women’s National Team

Friday, June 18th, 2010

OKLAHOMA CITY – Seventeen athletes have been selected for the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. The athletes selected hail from seven states: Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland and New Mexico.

The team will compete later this year at the III Pan American Softball Championship (18-and-under), August 6-15, in Bogota, Colombia, which serves as a qualifier for the International Softball Federation (ISF) IX Jr. Women’s World Championship (19-and-under), December 6-17, 2011, in Cape Town, South Africa.

“I am really proud of the 41 athletes who tried out for the Junior Women’s National Team and excited for the 17 who were selected to wear the USA uniform,” said Head Coach Karen Johns (Starkville, Miss./asst. coach Mississippi State). “I am looking forward to watching these young women play their best softball on the world stage and win Gold Medals for their country. I hope their first experiences with the USA Softball program are positive.”

Suzy Brazney (Huntington Beach, Calif./head coach Golden West College), Stacy Iveson (Prescott, Ariz./head coach Yavapai College) and Pat Murphy (Northport, Ala./head coach Alabama) will join Johns in Colombia as assistant coaches. Joe Salvatore (Monroe Township, N.J./coach New Jersey Breakers) is the volunteer assistant coach for the Junior Women’s National Team.

2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team Roster

Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./California Worth Firecrackers 18-Under Gold)
Cheyenne Cordes (Fairfield, Calif./California Lady Magic)
Ally Carda (Elk Grove, Calif./California Lady Magic)
Dallas Escobedo (Glendale, Ariz./Arizona Hotshots Gold)
Amber Freeman (Lakewood, Calif./Corona Angels 18-Under Gold-Tyson)
Erin Gabriel (Poland, Ohio/Valley Extreme Blue)
Chelsea Goodacre (Temecula, Calif./California Fury)
Lauren Haeger (Peoria, Ariz./ Arizona Hotshots Gold)
Kylee Lahners (Laguna Hills, Calif./ California Worth Firecrackers 18-Under Gold)
Destinee Martinez (Corona, Calif./ Corona Angels 18-Under Gold-Tyson)
Shelby Pendley (Albuquerque, N.M./New Mexico Sundancers)
Kourtney Salvarola (Arnold, Md./Wagners)
Madison Shipman (Valencia, Calif./So Cal Choppers)
Cheyanne Tarango (Anaheim Hills, Calif./ California Worth Firecrackers 18-Under Gold)
Nyree White (Eugene, Ore./ California Worth Firecrackers 18-Under Gold)
Hallie Wilson (North Tustin, Calif./ California Worth Firecrackers 18-Under Gold)
Chelsea Zgrabik (Nokomis, Fla./Florida Tropic Wave-Morgan)

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2010 Herald and Review Decatur Pride Shootout

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

The 2010 Herald and Review Decatur Pride Shootout gets under way this Friday night at Borg Warner Field in Decatur.

The host Decatur Pride will take on Log Cabin of Villa Grove at 7:00pm followed by The Bar of Appleton against Kelso, MO Fastpitch at 9:00pm. Other teams entered in this years event include Aurora Dolan and Murphy, Marshall, MI Lightning, Belleville Stallions and Pete’s Blue’s of Mascoutah, IL.

Play will resume on Saturday at Noon with a full slate of games throughout the day. Championship Sunday will begin at 8:00am with the final to be played at 2:00pm.

Full concessions will be available including a grill with Pork Chop Sandwiches, Brats, and Burgers. The Pride Beer Garden will be serving cold beer throughout the tournament with $3 16oz cups and $8 Buckets of Budweiser products.

Admission is $3 on Friday night, $5 All Day or $3 after 6pm on Saturday and $5 All Day or $3 after Noon on Sunday. Tournament Passes will be available on Friday night for $10.

Tournament T-Shirts will be available at the Souvenir Stand.

Game Reports will be sent throughout the day each day of the tournament.

Borg Warner Field is located at the intersection of Illinois Rt. 51 and Imboden Drive on the south edge of Decatur.

Click here for tournament flyer with schedule of games.

The Iron Men of fastpitch softball

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Story by Bob Otto/OttoinFocus


(click banner for original news story at OttoinFocus)

(On the eve of the “California Classic” California Classic Schedule we’re paying tribute to two of the Oceanside / San Diego area’s greatest fastpitch legends. Brian McNaughton and Ronnie Ortega are no longer with us, but they forever remain in our hearts and memories. And if they were still alive, they’d certainly be taking in the action at the Classic.)


The late, great Ron Ortega

By BOB Otto
Originally written, Nov. 12, 1995

OCEANSIDE, CA – Former Baltimore Oriole, Cal Ripken, accomplished an amazing feat on Sept. 6, 1995 when he played in his 2,131st consecutive major league game to pass Lou Gehrig and become baseball’s new “Iron Man.”

But as remarkable as Ripken’s record is, it doesn’t come close to the exploits of two the San Diego area’s finest fastpitch softball pitchers.

Meet Brian McNaughton and Ronnie Ortega. What these two have done on the ball diamond is astounding.


Brian McNaughton, a true fastpitch warrior and great supporter of the sport.

McNaughton, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, started hurling a softball as a 10-year-old. Back then the hourly wage was 90 cents. A newspaper cost 3 cents, and his father was off to fight in World War II.

As for Ortega, when he got his hands on a softball, FDR was president. It was the early 1940s. Cal Ripkin wasn’t even a gleam yet. You get the idea. These two pitchers have been around for awhile.

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