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Bob Law Memorial Challenge – July 23-25

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Editor’s note: From our good friend Jimmy Johnson…..great to see the game still being played in the beautiful city of Vancouver British Columbia.

2010 BOB LAW MEMORIAL CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT
Senior “A” Men’s Fastball
July 23, 24 and 25
South Memorial Park
East 41st Ave, between Knight and Fraser Streets
Vancouver, British Columbia

POOLS
BLUE – Vancouver Meralomas, Portland, DC Arrows, Abbotsford Farm
RED – South Hill Giants, Invermere Braves, Neilson Digital, Burnaby Dukes

ROUND ROBIN SCHEDULE
FRIDAY – July 23
6:30 – South Hill Giants vs Burnaby Dukes
8:15 – Vancouver Meralomas vs Abbotsford Farm

SATURDAY – July 24
8:00 – Portland vs DC Arrows
9:45 – Invermere Braves vs Neilson Digital
10:00 – Portland vs Abbotsford Farm – NW Diamond
11:30 – Invermere Braves vs Burnaby Dukes
11:45 – Vancouver Meralomas vs DC Arrows – NW Diamond
1:15 – South Hill Giants vs Neilson Digital
3:00 – Portland vs Vancouver Meralomas
3:30 – South Hill Giants vs Invermere Braves – NW Diamond
4:45 – DC Arrows vs Abbotsford Farm
5:15 – Neilson Digital vs Burnaby Dukes – NW Diamond

PLAYOFFS – SATURDAY
P1 – 6:30 – R1 vs Blue 1

SUNDAY – July 12
P2 – 8:00 R2 vs B3 – loser eliminated – winner to P4
P3 – 8:00 B2 vs R3 – NW Diamond – loser eliminated winner to P4
P4 – 10:00 winner P2 vs winner P3 – loser eliminated – winner to P5
P5 – 12:00 loser P1 vs. winner P4 – loser eliminated – winner to P6
P6 – 2:00 winner P1 vs winner P5 Championship Final

Jim Johnson

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Western Region Teams in 2010 ISC World Tournament

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The schedule of games for the 2010 ISC World Tournament in Midland Michigan, August 14 through August 21, 2010 has been released by ISC.

The first games for Western region teams are as follows, in chronological order:

USA Maccabi
Saturday, August 14, 2010
12:00 noon vs. Wellington Sox, ON
The winner will advance to a second-round game on Sunday at 4:00 pm vs. Albaugh, Iowa

Portland
Saturday, August 14, 2010
12:00 noon vs. Hickson Reds, ON
The winner will advance to a second-round game on Sunday, August 15, 2010at 2:00 PM vs. the Port Elgin Blue Devils, ON (the 2009 ISC II defending champions)

Pueblo Bandits
Saturday, August 14, 2010
7:00 PM vs. Goshen Gators, IN
The winner will advance to a second-round game on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 6 PM vs. Dolan & Murphys, IL

Rude Pac
Saturday, August 14, 2010
9:00 PM vs. Ingersoll Crush, ON
The winner will advance to a second-round game on Sunday, August 15, 2010 vs. the Minnesota Angels.

Bakersfield Silver Hawks
*first-round bye, based on top 16 finish in rankings
Sunday, August 15, 2010
12:00 noon vs. winner of the first-round game between the Munger MI Vols and the Elmira Expos, ON
The winner will advance to a third round game on Monday, August 16, 2010, at 5:00 pm, between the winner of Marshal Lightning/Shakespeare Falcons vs. Kitchener Rivershark Twins. (Kitchener is the two time defending ISC World Champions for 2008-2009)

California A’s
*first-round bye, based on top 16 finish in rankings
Sunday, August 15, 2010
6 PM vs. winner of the first-round game between the Kitchener Outlaws ON and Adco Electric of New Jersey.
The winner will advance to a third round game on Monday, August 16, 2010, at 5:00 pm, between the winner of Pueblo Bandits/Goshen Gators vs. Dolan & Murphy’s, IL

The six teams represents the largest contingent of Western region teams to participate in the same ISC World Tournament since…..well…..I can’t remember when. Good luck to all. ( if anyone has figured out the answer to this question, please e-mail me, jim (at) fastpitchwest.com

Click the logo below for the complete bracket and more information,

You’ll find all the info at

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ISC Announces 2010 World Tournament Brackets

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The ISC has announced the Brackets for the 2010 World Tournament scheduled for August 13-22, 2010 in Midland, Michigan.

You’ll find all the info at

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Click here for the ISC World Tournament page.

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World-class teams to play in Erie

Monday, July 19th, 2010

From the GoErie website:

With the Baumann Memorial Tournament discontinued after the 2007 Memorial Day weekend, world class fastpitch softball was considered a thing of the past.

But Erie’s Billy Hillhouse, who still pitches in world class tournaments, plans on a warm-up in Erie for the upcoming A.S.A. Nationals and ISC World Championships.

On the weekend of July 31- Aug. 1, six of the top seven ranked teams in the world are scheduled to compete at the Hess Avenue fields on East 11th and 12th streets.

The field includes the top-ranked Kitchener Riversharks (Ontario), the two-time defending ISC world champions, No. 2 Jarvis Travelers (Ontario), No. 3 Chicago/Dominican, the No. 4 Clifton Park, N.Y. Gremlins, No. 6 Midland (Mich.) Explorers, and No. 7, Albaugh, Inc. of Elkart, Iowa.

Ashland (Ohio) would have made a seventh team, but dropped out.

“With the nationals in South Bend (Ind.) the next week, and the worlds in Midland the following week, these teams will be in top form,” said Hillhouse, who pitches for the Gremlins. “The difference between this and the Baumann tournament is the timing. They are going to bring their top players in, and it’s going to be a perfect tune-up for the biggest tournaments of the season.”

Hillhouse was hoping to have eight teams or more in two divisions.

“We’ll probably have a round-robin, with everybody getting five games, then semifinals and a championship game,” Hillhouse said.

Australian Adam Folkard, who pitches for Rags in the Erie City Rec Fastpitch League, hurls for the Jarvis Travelers.

“He’s only 23, and he’s been staying with me this summer,” Hillhouse said. “He’s already rated one of the top pitchers in the world. In Australia, he’s already a legend.”

Erie Beer co-owner Ed McCormick, who sponsors three of the four City Rec teams, will provide some of the backing for the tournament.

“For six teams, the money is not that big of an issue. They just want the competition at the right time,” Hillhouse said. “And softball fans will see the best the game can offer.”


Ballparkradio’s lead play-by-play man, Kyle Smith, will be in Erie PA on July 31-August 1, 2010 to bring you live streaming broadcasts from the Erie Tournament.

Editors note: Pending confirmation of an Internet connection in Erie, Ballparkradio will be broadcasting from the Erie tournament, wiyh Kyle Smith doing the play-by-play along with assorted cast color commentators. Watch this space for further announcements in that regard.

Kyle’s busy summer on Ballparkradio looks to be getting busier still. Kyle was on the air from Kitchener for the Legends Tournament in July, and also this past weekend from Tavistock Ontario. The Erie Tournament will be the third event during the month of July, with the Canadian midget boys turned the first weekend in August to follow, and the ISC world tournament after that.

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Souther Oregon Bandits Win at Crescent City

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The Southern Oregon Bandits captured the title at Crescent City California this past weekend, with a 5-1 win over Mock Ford in the championship game.

“Ageless” Mike Trotter (shown above) was the winning pitcher in the championship game, scattering 2 hits over 7 innings. The Bandits were unbeaten, finishing 5-0, getting wins from four different pitchers an “all hand on deck” approach to pitching duties. (Wins by Trotter, Josh McGowan, Dan Mecum, and two by Brady Howe).

Two players were honored as “All-Tournament”, Enrico Mendez (Mock Ford), Brian Richard (Southern Oregon Bandits), with Dan Mecum named as the tournament MVP. Rico Mendez (Mock Ford) (not to be confused with his son Enrico earned top defensive honors as the “Gold Glove”

Final Order of Finish
1st place Southern Oregon Bandits (Grants Pass, Or)
2nd place Mock Ford (Grants Pass, Or)
3rd place Tule Lake Aces (Tule Lake, CA)
4th place North Coast Bears (Willets, CA)

Kudos to Genieve and C.C. for putting on this tournament every year.

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Seven World Cup of Softball Games To Be Televised

Monday, July 19th, 2010

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Seven 2010 KFC World Cup of Softball presented by Six Flags games including the women’s fastpitch championship game and the men’s slow pitch Border Battle will air live across the United States on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.com, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. The World Cup is July 22-26 at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, which recently hosted the 2010 NCAA Women’s College World Series.

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2010 NAFA World Series

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

2010 NAFA World Series Events Start This week with the Open July 24-25 in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Join us on www.Nafafastpitch.com to see who else is signed up to play in the:

64 team “A”
48 Team “A-Major”
25 team “AA”
13 team “AA-Major”
12 Team 23-Under
4 Team 18-Under

at two beautiful complexes in Des Moines, Iowa.

In addition check out the “Wood Bat” World Series being held at a new location in Rockford, Illinois over Labor Day Weekend and the gigantic Masters World Series held at two great locations in Rockford, Illinois Sept. 10-12 and in Carson City, Nevada Sept. 17-19.

There is still time to enter but you should do it soon as we are getting prepared for Des Moines. The overhead pictures of both complexes rotate through our home page pictures at the top of the homepage.

The Masters Pitchers List has also been updated as well as the approved pitchers(highlighted in yellow) for each team playing in each class of the World Series.

The Open World Series Bracket in posted on the Website and It is going to be great fun and this tournament is up for grabs although the favorite has to be the Bar of Appleton of Appleton, Wisconsin and their aces Andrew Blackshaw and Josh Johnson who are currently ranked 9th in the World and drew a bye and will face at 11am on field C the winner of the BAC-Wisconsin Allstars game.

Watch out for #2 seeded Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks of Aurora, Illinois as they have been building up to this event and feel great about their odds with their ace Ales Jetmer who are currently ranked 12th in the World who drew the othe bye and will face at 11 am on field B the winner of the Rocky Mountain Rebels and Wilkomm Mobil.

Defending NAFA AA-Major Champion New Image and their ace Jeremy Holman and their great batting squad add flame thrower Kevin Kammueller to their lineup and enter the event with the 3rd seed and will face Pete’s Blues of Southern Illinois enters the tourney seeded 6th behind the fireballer Jonas Mach at 9 am on field A.

#14 World Ranked Kegel Black Knights of Fargo, North Dakota are seeded 4th behind the two young arms of B.J. Hunhoff and Brady Woods and they will face local Favorite Wilber Lime who takes the 5th seed with one of the best batting lineups in intermediate ball and behind the arm of Dan Wall at 11 am on field A.

Tall Timber Todd Lubkeman leads Wilkomm Mobil from Kenosha, Wisconsin and is backed by Wayne Guara and faces David Beets throwing for the Rocky Mountain Rebels of Colorado/Texas in the first round of the tournament at 9 am Saturday on field B.

In the other 9 am game on field C, Blackhawk Athletic Club of Rockford, Illinois and ace Ray Reynolds faces the Wisconsin Allstars and their ace Bryan Lathrop.

Yours in better Men’s Fastpitch,

Benjie Hedgecock
NAFA Executive Director

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Gromacki Joins USA Softball Coaching Staff

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Fullerton Head Coach Returns to National Team Duty


Cal State Fullerton head coach Michelle Gromacki has joined the staff of the 2010 USA Softball Women’s National Team. (Photo Courtesy USA Softball)

FULLERTON, CA – Cal State Fullerton head softball coach Michelle Gromacki has accepted a coaching position with the 2010 USA Softball Women’s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association announced on Thursday.

Gromacki, who recently completed her 11th season as head coach of the Titans, joined the team in time to help lead the United States to a seventh consecutive and ninth overall gold medal at the International Softball Federation’s Women’s World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela, defeating Olympic champion Japan, 7-0, in five innings in the championship game.

She will also assist with the national team during the fifth-annual KFC World Cup of Softball on July 22-26 in Oklahoma City, OK.

Gromacki is no stranger to Team USA as both a player and a coach. She previously served as an assistant coach for the USA Blue Team in 2001 and the USA “Elite” National Team from 2002-04, competing in international tournaments and serving as the “sparring partner” for the U.S. National Team in preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

In 2003, she helped lead the “Elite” Team to a gold medal at the Canada Cup with an 11-1 record and a roster that featured former Titans, Gina Oaks and Jodie Cox.

As a player, Gromacki was also selected as a member of the U.S. National Team that participated in the tournament to open the Olympic Softball Complex in Columbus, GA, prior to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

In 1994, Gromacki was a member of several U.S. National Teams that claimed gold medals at the South Pacific Classic Tournament, the World Championships in Canada, and the Pam Am Qualifier in Guatemala. She was a participant in the Olympic Sports Festival in St. Louis as both a player and assistant coach.

From 1985-92, Gromacki participated in three Olympic Sports Festivals and was a member of two U.S. National Teams that took gold medals in international competition in China (1987) and Japan (1985). She also spent eight months playing on a travelling team in New Zealand from 1988-89..

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1st Annual Superchief Fastpitch Tournament Anadarko, OK

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

1st Annual Superchief Fastpitch Tournament Anadarko, Oklahoma.

1st place, Superchief
2nd place, Kansas Indians
3rd place, Denton TJB

Myles Stephenson
Anadarko, OK

—
“Your Friend In Softball”
John Limon
Texas ISC Commissioner
2005-2007
texasisc@gmail.com

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Rusk Athletic Club Tournament Houston Texas

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Results from the Rusk Athletic Club Tournament Houston Texas

Open Division
1st Place – McCrory Engineering Apaches
2nd Place – San Antonio Diablos/Titans
3rd Place – Monterrey A’s
4th Place – Houston Dynamo

MVP – Peter Rodriguez –Apaches
MV Pitcher – Jonas Match – Apaches
Johnny “Nippy” Gonzalez Award – Golden Glove – Rene Ramirez – Apaches

All Tournament Team
Tony Rodriguez – Apaches
Willie Olivas – Apaches
Lucio Govea – Apaches
Benny Carmona – Apaches
David Rocha – SA Diablos/Titans
Juan Potolichhio – SA Diablos/Titans
Sebastian Guerravrutti – SA Diablos/Titans
Ricardo Hernandez – Monterrey A’s
Ricardo Hernandez Jr. – Monterrey A’s
Fabian Izaguirre – Houston Dynamo

Master’s Division
1st Place – Houston Diablos – 5 Time Consecutive Winner
2nd Place – Texas Legends
3rd Place – Houston Denver Harbor A’s

MVP – Larry Felix – Diablos
MV Pitcher – Paul Algar – Diablos
Golden Glove Award – Doug Castillo –Diablos

All Tournament Team
David Torres – Diablos
Ray Camacho – Diablos
Hector Garcia – Diablos
Donnie Bremermann – Legends
Charlie Bremermann – Legends
Ronnie Thomas – Denver Harbor A’s

Rusk Athletic On behalf of the Board of Directors & Members we would like to thank all the players, Coaches, Fans, & especially the Sponsors of all the teams for their continued support and look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s 62nd Annual Men’s Invitational Tournament.

John, thanks for your continued support and your efforts to keep this game alive.

God Bless & Take Care!!

James Soria
Tournament Director – Master’s Division

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