Schedule of Games Posted at official SCIFL website
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More great local action for the SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch League) in Santa Fe Springs this weekend. This will be “Santa Fe Springs IV, with one more to follow, July 24-25, all at the “home fields” for the SCIFL, Little Lake Park.
Click here for the schedule of games.
Editor’s note: This tournament is deserving of special mention, and all the support you can give it. Fifty years. 50. 5-0. I imagine that many who read this blog were not even born when the tournament began. Cap tip to Charlie Bendock, for his tireless efforts to maintain this tournament on the fastball calendar.
Tournament director Charlie Bendock notes that on Saturday night, we’re going to induct Jeff Borror, Billy Boyer, Jimmy Moore and Tom Wagner into the ASA Regional Hall of Fame.
[SEATTLE, WA] –
Managers and Coaches,
For the 50th Seattle Invitational we ultimately ended up with 14 teams.
I had an unusual number of special requests this year, primarily the result of the Yankee-Mariner series this weekend as well. Some teams were going Friday night, others Saturday night. Some teams requested an early start, some a later start. A few didn’t care. Hopefully, I’ve got a Saturday game schedule that accomodates everyone, and that we can all live with. I’d like to especially thank all those teams that agreed to play on Friday night. It is very important to get a few games in on Friday night in a tournament with 14 teams. I appreciate it very much.
With a tournament of this size at Hidden Valley (3 fields – only one with lights……..that automatically turn off at 10:45 pm), and offering a 4GG, it is necessary to play a few games at another field. This year it will be necessary to play 4 games at Sammamish High School (shown as SHS on the Game Schedule). SHS is located very close to Hidden Valley and very easy to get to. See attached Directions. For those 6 teams that will play one game there on Saturday, we will be flexible with the start times to allow you time to locate the school and sufficiently warm up. The schedule is such that no team will have to play a second game immediately after one at Sammamish High School. Only 4 games (3 Saturday, 1 Sunday) out of 35 total games will be played at Sammamish High School. I will be at SHS for all Saturday games.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation and support to those teams that have a game scheduled at Sammamish High School.
A few other things to note:
1. Yes, there will be concessions at Hidden Valley this weekend. Goodfellas Sandwich Shop of Factoria Village will provide concessions.
2. The Goose Pub N Eatery will provide team specials for food and refreshments after the games. Directions will be in the Managers packet.
3. On the Game Schedule I’ve added a game (Game # 34) to determine 3rd and 4th Place. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary Tournament
there will be team trophies for the top 4 finishers.
4. I’ve also added a Top Hitter award this year, as well as a Most Home Runs trophy. All 3 Hidden Valley fields will have 250 ft fences on
them.
5. Each player in the tournament will receive a 50th Anniversary Pin.
6. There will be 50th Anniversary T-Shirts available as well. Provided by Fine Designs of Tukwila. T-Shirts printed on site.
There will be Short Sleeve, Long Sleeve, Hooded Sweatshirts, Qtr Zip Sweatshirts, and Polo Shirts for sale.
T-Shirt pricing will be: ………………………………Gray, White, Black, Royal Blue, maybe some Orange (LS and SS)
Basic…………………… $16 (front only)
Deluxe………………….. $20 (front and sleeve)
Super Deluxe…………. $26 (front, sleeve, and back)
Hooded Sweatshirts:…………….$36 + Add Ons (Logo, name, number, Fastpitch down the sleeve, etc.)
White, Gray, Black, Royal Blue, Dark Gray
Qtr Zip Sweatshirts: ……………..$40 + Add Ons
Polo Shirts: ……………………….No price yet, but colors will probably be Athletic Gray and White. Maybe a few others.
The primary design/art work for the T-Shirts is attached. There will be other designs as well.
You can have numbers added, names added, Tournament Teams printed on the back, Fastpitch added to the sleeves, etc.
7. There will be a limited number of 50th Anniversary coffee mugs available as well. $10
8. There is lots of free parking in and around Hidden Valley.
9. There should be no problem parking a Motor Home in the parking lot or surrounding lots next to Hidden Valley.
10. On Friday night, between the 6:30 and 8:30 games, Field # 1, I’m going to Welcome everyone to the 50th Anniversary Tournament.
If any of your ballplayers are in the area, tell them to stop by…….on their way to the Goose. Thanks.
11. On Saturday night, approximately 5:00 pm, 4 of the best to ever play the game from the Seattle area (Jeff Borror, Billy Boyer,
Jimmy Moore, and Tom Wagner) will be inducted into the ASA Regional Hall-of-Fame. There will be a short (20 minute)
induction ceremony on Field # 1 before the last game of the day. Malcolm Boyles will be the Master of Ceremonies.
I would appreciate it if all the teams/players would attend this short presentation.
I’ve delibertly scheduled all the 3 evening games to 5:30 so even those teams could attend . I’ve had team signs made up
for each team participating in the tournament which I will line up in a half circle between first base and third base.
Please ask your players to stand behind your team sign for the short ceremony. Thank you.
Have a safe trip.
See you all this weekend
Weather forecast looks great. Temps in the 80’s
Charlie
Please pass this information on to your team members.
Below, after the jump, you will find:
Tournament Profile and Rules,
Tournament Field of Teams, and
Schedule of Games
50th ANNUAL SEATTLE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Friday, July 9, 2010
Game 1 Interbay Door vs. Regal Homes 6:30 pm Field 1
Game 2 K-Club vs. Cleons Auto 6:30 pm Field 2
Game 3 Yakima Gamblers vs. Portland Pirates 8:30 pm Field 1
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Game 4 Comox Valley Cannons vs. Cal-State Builders 9:00 am Field 1
Game 5 Surrey Rebels vs. Interbay Door 9:00 am Field 2
Game 6 Sumas Outlaws vs. Regal Homes 9:00 am Field 3
Game 7 The Sting vs. K-Club 9:00 am SHS 1
Game 8 Cal-State Builders vs. Spokane Generals 11:00 am Field 1
Game 9 JRW & Associates vs. Portland Pirates 11:00 am Field 2
Game 10 Interbay Door vs. Yakima Gamblers 11:00 am Field 3
Game 11 Southern Oregon Bandits vs. Sumas Outlaws 11:00 am SHS 1
Game 12 Commox Valley Cannons vs. K-Club 1:00 am Field 1
Game 13 Regal Homes vs. The Sting 1:00 am Field 2
Game 14 Yakima Gamblers vs. Surrey Rebels 1:00 pm Field 3
Game 15 Portland Pirates vs. Cleons Auto 1:00 pm SHS 1
Game 16 Southern Oregon Bandits vs. The Sting 3:00 pm Field 1
Game 17 Sumas Outlaws vs. Spokane Generals 3:00 pm Field 2
Game 18 JRW & Associates vs. Cal-State Builders 3:00 pm Field 3
Game 19 Cleons Auto
Game 20 Spokane Generals
Game 21 Comox Valley Cannons
vs. JRW & Associates
vs. Surrey Rebels
vs. So. Oregon Bandits
.
. 5:30 pm
5:30 pm
5:30 pm
Field 1
Field 2
Field 3
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Game 22 5 vs. 12 9:00 am Field 1
Game 23 4 vs. 13 9:00 am Field 2
Game 24 3 vs. 14 9:00 am Field 3
Game 25 6 vs. 11 9:00 am SHS 2
Game 26 8 vs. 9 11:00 am Field 1
Game 27 7 vs. 10 11:00 am Field 2
Game 28 Winner Game # 24 vs. Winner Game # 25 11:00 am Field 3
Game 29 1 vs. Winner Game # 26 1:00 am Field 1
Game 30 2 vs. Winner Game # 27 1:00 am Field 2
Game 31 Winner Game # 22 vs. Winner Game # 23 1:00 am Field 3
Game 32 Winner Game # 29 vs. Winner Game # 31 3:00 pm Field 1
Game 33 Winner Game # 28 vs. Winner Game # 30 3:00 pm Field 2
Game 34 Loser Game # 32 vs. Loser Game # 33 5:00 pm Field 2
Game 35 Championship Game – 50th Seattle Invitational 5:00 pm Field 1
SEATTLE INVITATIONAL PREVIOUS WINNERS
Who will earn the honor of becoming champions in the 50th year ?
Federal Old Line, Seattle 1961
Federal Old Line, Seattle 1962
Portland Ramblers, Portland 1963
Federal Old Line, Seattle 1964
Federal Old Line, Seattle 1965
Rain Out 1966
Dog House, Seattle 1967
Federal Old Line, Seattle 1968
Ole’s Place, Yakima 1969
Portland Lakers, Portland 1970
Pay N’ Pak, Seattle 1971
Pay N’ Pak, Seattle 1972
Pay N’ Pak, Seattle 1973
Pay N’ Pak, Seattle 1974
Pay N’ Pak, Seattle 1975
Victoria Bate, B.C. 1976
Ray Bristow, Lake Oswego, Oregon 1977
Vancouver Thirsk, Vancouver, B.C. 1978
Peterbilt, Seattle & Allomatics, Saskatoon 1979
Westside Federal, Seattle 1980
Peterbilt, Seattle 1981
Peterbilt, Seattle 1982
Pay N’ Pak, Bellevue 1983
Pay N’ Pak, Bellevue 1984
Pay N’ Pak, Bellevue 1985
Pay N’ Pak, Bellevue 1986
Ruth Realty Dukes, Renton 1987
Guanella Brothers, Santa Rosa, CA 1988
Seafirst, Bellevue 1989
Seafirst, Bellevue 1990
Guanella Brothers, Santa Rosa, CA & Regents, New Westminster, B.C. 1991
Page Brake, Salt Lake City, UT & Regents, New Westminster, B.C. 1992
Payless, Victoria, B.C. 1993
Payless, Victoria, B.C. 1994
Payless, Victoria, B.C. 1995
Rain Out 1996
Seattle Fastpitch Club 1997
Miller-Toyota (Salt Lake City, UT) 1998
Miller-Toyota (Salt Lake City, UT) 1999
Miller-Toyota (Salt Lake City, UT) 2000
Portland Merchants, Portland, Oregon 2001
Lucky Star, Seattle 2002
Bucknell Park, Lacey, Washington 2003
Morgan Transfer, Olympia, Washington 2004
Team CR/DeMarini, Portland, Oregon 2005
Richmond Stealers, Richmond, B.C. 2006
Comox Valley Cannons, Courtenay, B.C. 2007
Team Jones, Portland, Oregon 2008
Southern Oregon Bandits, Grants Pass, Oregon 2009
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The U.S. softball team regained it’s No.1 status in the world, with a decisive 7-0 win over Japan at the XII ISF Women’s Softball World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela. This is the team’s seventh straight title.
Standout performances include outfielder Alissa Haber (Newark, Calif.) who hit seven doubles and a triple with 20 RBI.
On the mound, Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas) allowed eight hits, two walks and two earned runs while striking out 34. Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif.), Eileen Canney (Paradise, Calif.) and Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) all went 2-0 in the tournament.
Players include: Chelsea Bramlett (Cordova, Tenn.); Ashley Charters (Beaverton, Ore.); Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif.); Andrea Duran (Selma, Calif.); Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif.); Ashley Hansen (Chandler, Ariz.);
Ashley Holcombe (Fayetteville, Ga.); Lauren Lappin (Anaheim, Calif.); Caitlin Lowe (Tustin, Calif.); Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.); Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif.); and Tammy Williams (Roscoe, Mo.).
The Westerville (OH) Capitals, 23rd Annual Capital City Classic champions, a tournament which the team sponsors.
(click to enlarge) Front Row: L to R: Rich Markham, Gary Lemon, Mike Justice, Scott Sutherland, Cory Carmichael, Aaron Gerber, Brad Gankosky. Back Row: Zak Nussbaum, Michael Cantrell, Kile Eichenauer, Ron Marstiller, Kerry Brown, Pete Spoerl
Photographer: Julie Nussbaum
Just a few of the players are veterans, while the rest are under 28. Pitchers are 18, 22 and 22. The team will compete in the NAFA “A” World Series and will also field a 23U team for the NAFA event. A lucky few will cap that off with a trip to Midland to see the ISC World tournament. Did you spot our friend Rich Markham on the far left of the front row? 2010 marks his 35th year managing a travel team.
July 10-11 Heritage Park
Frankenmuth, Michigan
Sebringville, Sting, Ontario Canada
Coaches Ken Wolfe and Jim McKay
Roster
Andrew Patterson, Brandon McKay, Brett Pfeifer, Brad Eidt
Cameron Hart, Colton Smith, Jasjeet Chauhan, Matthew Downey
Mike Wolfe, Scott Gibson, Trevor Wilhelm, Ty Sebastian
Jaden Scrier, Jason Core, Rob Gibson, and Matt Eidt
Tavistock, Athletics, Ontario Canada
Coaches Steve Hohl and Doug Lamond
Roster
1 Nick Cortes, 2 Jeremy Munro, 3 Andrew Benbow
7 Quinn Kropf, 8 Jarris Jantzi, 9 Justin Gerber
10 Spencer Hyde, 11 Zac Johnston, 12 Charles Maulson
14 Taylor Van Boekel, 15 Danny Innes, 16 Mackenzie Kalbfleisch
17 Charlie Rowland, 18 Kyle Wilhelm, 19 Mitch McNaughton
Colin Zilke
Munger Fastpitch, Munger, Michigan
Coaches Del Benson, Pete Bouvy and Clint Beane
Roster
Jake Bouvy, Will Tack, Gunner Bouvy, Ben Fleischman, Andrew Mendyk,
Greg Westerman, Robert thompson, Jacob Cline, Jordan Knipp,
Jon Gwizdala, Zak Schabel, Matt Hayward, Chris Randall
Richville, Michigan
Coach Don Petro
Roster
Zach Lach, Kyle Ackerman, Trent Bellamy, Travis Stockmyer
David Krafft, Ty Hess, Drew Thurston, Chris Palmreuter, Drew Thompson,
Kyle Hall, Craig Kelly
Schedule
Saturday, July 10
10:00 A.M. Sebringville vs. Richville
12:00 Noon Tavistock vs. Munger
2:00 P.M. Munger vs. Sebringville
4:00 P.M. Tavistock vs. Richville
6:00 P.M. Sebringville vs. Tavistock
8:00 P.M. Richville vs. Munger
Sunday, July 11
Championship Round
10:00 A.M. 1 vs. 4 Noon 2 vs. 3 2:00 P.M. Championship Game
Written by Bob Otto on June 25th, 2010
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Mike Trotter of the Southern Oregon Bandits, shows his form while pitching for CR Adidas in the 2004 ASA Class A National Tournament.
Photo By BOB OTTO – botto3 (at) verizon.net
EAGLE POINT, OR – Mike Trotter doesn’t know how he will feel in his final game, throwing his final pitch, and stepping off the pitching rubber for the final time. But he does know the time has come to say goodbye.
At the end of the season, Trotter will leave fastpitch softball after a 63-year career that began in 1947. And above all else there’s one thing he’d like to be remembered for.
“I would like to be remembered for my passion for the sport,†said the 71-year-old, right-handeder. “It’s what has kept me going.â€
Trotter has toyed with retirement for the past 15 years, but he always pushed it aside. But he knew this year would be his last. The aches and pains have become just too much.
“After a tournament, my ankle and my legs hurt from Monday until the next weekend,†Trotter said. “And my reflexes are slower. With the hot bats and hot balls, the ball comes back faster than it goes in.â€
Memories? Trotter has more than a few. There’s the time as a fifth grader when he watched wide-eyed as Eddie Feigner (King and His Court fame) conducted a pitching clinic for young, aspiring pitchers.
“That was what got me interested,†Trotter said.
THE GREAT ONES REMEMBERED
And he recalls the great pitchers he battled – Dick Christenson, Roy Burlison, and Dan Woodman, just to name a few. “Woodman was a great competitor and had a good inside rise ball that curved into right handed batters,†Trotter said.
Mike Trotter has pitched approximately 1,700 games in his career.
And he cherishes pitching for the Lake Oswego (Oregon) team (1975-’76) that went head-to-head against Pay & Pack of Seattle. In 1975, Trotter had a 25-2 record, followed by 27-4 the next season.
“The Lake Oswego team was the best I’ve ever played on,†he said. “We dominated the Portland area and had big games against Pay & Pack.â€
And he treasures having played in nearly 1,700 games; having played in ASA, ISC, and NAFA national tournaments, finishing as high as second.
TOUGH OUTS AND AGELESS IN SEATTLE
He also recalls pitching against George Decker of Roseburg (Oregon). “He was a long ball hitter that I could never get out,†he said. And the late Steve Newell of Pay & Pack: “He was a left handed slapper who could put the ball anywhere. He hit doubles that never left the infield.â€
And there’s last August, when Trotter incredibly defied his age by pitching like a 25-year-old. He won four games to lead his Southern Oregon Bandits to the championship of the 49th annual Seattle Invitational, earning Most Valuable Pitcher honors.
But his success didn’t come over night.
In his early fastpitch career, Trotter played both the infield and outfield. And he played some semi-pro baseball. Then at 19, he became a full time fastpitch pitcher after hurting his arm throwing overhand in baseball.
He turned to Leroy Nelson and Gene Burke for help. They became his mentors. Burke taught him the windup and how to ‘walk the mound.’
“It was striding forward rather than the hopping and the twisting leap of today,†Trotter said.
TROTTER AND THE YOUNGSTERS
Many of his former teammates have long left the game for golf courses, hammocks, and cruise ship vacations. Now he often finds himself on the same team with their grandkids. And on the Bandits, he’s no doubt the elder statesman.
“They’re young and 25, and then there’s me,†Trotter said with a chuckle.
Every Bandit could espouse a testimonial about Trotter and his impact on the young team, now in its third season. His fastpitch savvy has time and again come to the aid of the Grants Pass ball club.
“If things get out of control, Mike knows how to manage high pressure situations and get us back into our style of play,†said Dan Mecum, Trotter’s catcher for the past five years. “My greatest moment of my career is catching Mike. It’s the easiest gig in town. I put my glove out and Mike hits it every time…He pinpoints everyone of his pitches.â€
Dan Mecum, catcher, Southern Oregon Bandits
And said Mecum, Trotter has been a mentor to the Bandits three young pitchers: Marcus Durbin, 30, Josh McGowan, 25, and Brady Howe, 27.
“Mike realizes that the game will die off if there aren’t any pitchers,†Mecum said. “We had these three great athletes, who wanted to learn how to pitch. And Mike took them under his wing.â€
Durbin has been one of the benefactors of Trotter’s years of experience. Although, Durbin has established himself as a pitcher in his own right, having Trotter on the bench giving advice when needed has been a boon to the Bandits’ pitching staff.
“Mike is very encouraging when he sees me getting frustrated,†Durbin said. “The one thing Mike has said is that you need one pitch – a go to pitch that you can throw for a strike.â€
At 9 a.m. on Friday morning, Trotter packed up his softball gear and headed for Mt. Vernon, Washington for a tournament. It’s a 12-hour drive. A drive that would leave many ball players groaning and grumbling.
But not Trotter. After all he’s just following his passion.
(The Bandits won the Mt. Vernon tournament, and Trotter came on in relief in the championship game to seal the win, Durbin said.)
The LB Black Sox reign as Kings of Beaumont at the 4th of July came to an end after four years, during which time the Sox did not lose a single game. The Sox finished a more than respectable third in the 2010 Beaumont tournament.
From the Sox website:
The Long Beach Black Sox fell 8-2 to The Casa Trejo Bombers which ended their 4 year reign of this tourney. The Sox fell behind early 3-0 as Cecillio Smalling on loan was roughed up early. He would settle down and pitch well until the Bombers opened up with 5 in the 6th to end the game. The Sox scored 1 in the 2nd on a Joe Janicke single and stolen base and a Ron Rupp RBI single. In tghe 4th Janicke hit a solo home run for the Sox 2 runs. The Sox finshed in 3rd place. Brittany Adler picked up her 2nd career Sox hit.
Highlights for the Black Sox weekend included Sean Barker going yard.
(photo by Imelda Santos, courtesy of Fred Hanker/LB Black Sox website)
For more of Imelda Santos’ photos, click here or as slideshow here.
Editor’s note: We’re checking to verify the tournament winner, but spotted this Facebook photos of the Colton Dirt Bags holding hardware:
Houston Carnage – 3rd Place 2010 ASA Texas
In this photo: Danny Craft, Nick Handy, Tim Craft, Jason Wright, Clayton “the kid”, Paul, Hunter, Derrick, Peter Rodriguez, Jason Gluckman, Calem Gardner, Lou
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(Photos courtesy of Jason Wright)