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Rival California Teams Nab Two of Top Three Spots in Prestigious Thirty-Five Team Tournament at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Squaring Off in Semi-Final
The golden state nabbed second and third place in the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions, with the Bakersfield Lumberkings edging A-1/Taylor Farms of Castro Valley 5-4 in a hard fought, extra inning battle. The Lumberkings dropped the final to South Lebanon TNT of Pennsylvania. Jon Nimmo was named as the All Tournament Designated hitter, entering the final day of the tournament 9 for 14, with three tape measure home runs in the tournament, including the game winning homer in the semi-final that cleared the perimeter fence and another moon shot in the title game against Pennsylvania that left the stadium, clearing the bleachers in left field. .
A-1 Taylor Farms’ pitcher Dave Drotzman was named to the All Tournament team, pitching the lion’s share of innings, going 4-1 in the tournament, including an opening day no-hitter, as well as batterymate Jeff Twist, who was named as the tournament’s outstanding catcher. Twist was among the top hitters heading into the final day, and among candidates for tourney MVP.
In the semi-final game between the two California squads, A-1/Taylor Farms scored three runs early, and Drotzman held the Lumberkings to just one run through six innings, needing three outs to advance to the title game. But the Lumberkings rallied for the come from behind victory, tying the game in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk, and clutch hit by Brian Teeters, and winning it in the eighth scoring the tie breaker run, followed by the booming home run into the trees beyond the perimeter fence in left by Jon Nimmo which proved to be the game winner. A-1/Taylor Farms did not go quietly though, coming back to score a run of their own in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring their tie breaker run with no outs, then loading the bases with one out. The game ended on a somewhat controversial call, on a grounder to second that turned into a double play ball to end the game. The controversy arose from the attempted tag by Lumberking second baseman Greg Hicks of A-1’s Greg Oliver, who was running from first to second and called for being out of the baseline.
The Lumberkings were a perfect 4-0 in pool play, going on to win three consecutive playoff games, before falling in the final, finishing with a 7-1 record in the tournament, while A-1 Taylor/Farms also won their pool, going 3-1 including a win over defending champions Tavistock Ontario, and won two playoff games, finishing 5-2 in the tournament.
The All-California match-up in the semi-final game guaranteed a California team in the final.
Ontario Canada teams have dominated the ISC II division, with only one American team reaching the finals before 2007, Zeeland MI, a runner-up in the inaugural year. 2005 saw an all-Ontario final four, while three of the final four in 2006 were from the talent-rich province, with Rise Fastpitch of Pennsylvania breaking through.
California’s two teams, the Lumberkings and A-1/Taylor Farms, and South Lebanon PA’s victory in the title game marks a milestone, and erased the notion that American teams could not compete in the division. Ontario remains a hot-bed of top drawer talent and high caliber competition in the division, sending more than two dozen teams to the 2007 tournament — something that proved to be a draw rather than deterrent to the American teams in 2007.
The 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions tournament was the second year in a row that Kitchener, Ontario, Canada hosted the tournament, with Decatur IL withdrawing as host of the 2007 tournament. Kitchener drew rave reviews from teams and fans alike for their community-based organization and supportive fans. The 2007 tournament drew even larger crowds than 2006, providing a “big game” atmosphere during the tournament’s games, culminating in a first-ever video telecast, on local Rogers Canadian television, as well as video streaming to a world wide audience thanks to a big assist from streaming media maven David Blackburn. Blackburn, from Southern California, introduced streaming audio to men’s fastpitch in 2001, producing audio broadcasts of the ISC World Tournament each year since, and adding video streaming the last couple years, with a record twenty telecasts produced in 2007.
The 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions will be in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Bakersfield CA vs Castro Valley CA (Aug 18, 2008)
* Box score (NCAA)
* Play-by-Play
Box score (NCAA)
The Automated ScoreBook
Bakersfield CA at Castro Valley CA
Aug 18, 2008 at Kitchener On #91 (PH 2)
Bakersfield CA 5 (7-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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TeetersBrian cf………. 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0
FloresCarlos ss………. 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
Hunt Tim lf/ph……….. 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Hicks Greg lf……….. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Castillo K 1b………… 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 0 3
Hunt Chris rf………… 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Nimmo Jon dh…………. 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Parker Troy c………… 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1
Harbison Dan c………. 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Hicks Ryne pr……….. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KnightTrevor 3b………. 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2
Knight Kasey 2b………. 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
StrangDarren p……….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EgerdeenMike p………. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals………………. 28 5 4 3 5 14 24 8 7
Castro Valley CA 4 (5-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Mandolesi S cf……….. 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Tan Marcus ss………… 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Oliver Greg dh……….. 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Smith Bob pr………… 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twist Jeff c…………. 5 0 2 1 0 2 13 0 2
Ching Shawn 3b……….. 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1
Kimura Dave lf……….. 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Gluckman J rf………… 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3
Martin Eddie 1b………. 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 4
Moore Rich 2b………… 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
DrotzmanDave p……….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals………………. 34 4 12 4 5 8 24 6 13
Score by Innings R H E
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Bakersfield CA…… 000 100 22 – 5 4 0
Castro Valley CA…. 012 000 01 – 4 12 1
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E – Tan Marcus. DP – Lumberkings 1. LOB – Lumberkings 7; A1TaylorFarm 13. 2B
– TeetersBrian; Moore Rich. HR – Nimmo Jon. HBP – Mandolesi S. SH – Hunt
Chris 2. SB – Tan Marcus; Kimura Dave.
Bakersfield CA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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StrangDarren…….. 3.0 6 3 3 0 5 14 15
EgerdeenMike…….. 5.0 6 1 0 5 3 20 25
Castro Valley CA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DrotzmanDave…….. 8.0 4 5 3 5 14 28 35
Win – EgerdeenMike (4-0). Loss – DrotzmanDave (4-1). Save – None.
WP – StrangDarren; EgerdeenMike; DrotzmanDave. HBP – by StrangDarren (Mandolesi
S). PB – Parker Troy; Twist Jeff 2.
Umpires –
Start: Time: Attendance:
StrangDarren faced 1 batter in the 4th.
Game: 91
Play-by-Play
The Automated ScoreBook
Bakersfield CA at Castro Valley CA – Play-by-Play
Aug 18, 2008 at Kitchener On #91 (PH 2)
Score by Innings R H E
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Bakersfield CA…… 000 100 22 – 5 4 0
Castro Valley CA…. 012 000 01 – 4 12 1
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Bakersfield CA starters: 23/cf TeetersBrian; 2/ss FloresCarlos; 14/lf Hunt Tim; 3/1b
Castillo K; 17/rf Hunt Chris; 5/dh Nimmo Jon; 34/c Parker Troy; 21/3b KnightTrevor;
20/2b Knight Kasey; 22/p StrangDarren;
Castro Valley CA starters: 21/cf Mandolesi S; 9/ss Tan Marcus; 29/dh Oliver Greg;
32/c Twist Jeff; 33/3b Ching Shawn; 25/lf Kimura Dave; 19/rf Gluckman J; 44/1b
Martin Eddie; 20/2b Moore Rich; 12/p DrotzmanDave;
Bakersfield CA 1st – TeetersBrian struck out swinging. FloresCarlos grounded
out to 1b unassisted. Hunt Tim struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Castro Valley CA 1st – Mandolesi S singled. Tan Marcus flied out to 3b;
Mandolesi S out at second 3b to 2b. Oliver Greg grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Bakersfield CA 2nd – Castillo K walked. Hunt Chris struck out swinging. Nimmo
Jon struck out swinging. Parker Troy grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 2nd – Twist Jeff struck out swinging. Ching Shawn struck out
swinging. Kimura Dave singled. Kimura Dave stole second. Gluckman J singled, RBI;
Kimura Dave scored. Martin Eddie struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Bakersfield CA 3rd – KnightTrevor flied out to lf. Knight Kasey walked.
TeetersBrian struck out swinging. FloresCarlos struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 3rd – Moore Rich struck out swinging. Mandolesi S hit by
pitch. Mandolesi S advanced to second on a wild pitch. Tan Marcus struck out
swinging. Oliver Greg singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Mandolesi S
scored. Twist Jeff singled, RBI; Oliver Greg scored. Twist Jeff advanced to second
on a passed ball. Ching Shawn grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Bakersfield CA 4th – Hunt Tim singled. Castillo K singled; Hunt Tim advanced
to second. Hunt Chris out at first ss to 2b, SAC; Castillo K advanced to second;
Hunt Tim advanced to third. Castillo K advanced to third on a passed ball; Hunt Tim
scored, unearned. Nimmo Jon grounded out to 3b. Parker Troy struck out, reached
first on a passed ball. KnightTrevor struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 4th – Harbison Dan to c for Parker Troy. Hicks Greg to lf
for Hunt Tim. Harbison Dan to c. Kimura Dave singled. EgerdeenMike to p for
StrangDarren. Gluckman J walked; Kimura Dave advanced to second. Gluckman J advanced
to second on a wild pitch; Kimura Dave advanced to third. Martin Eddie struck out
swinging. Moore Rich flied out to lf. Mandolesi S flied out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Bakersfield CA 5th – Knight Kasey flied out to ss. TeetersBrian grounded out
to 2b. FloresCarlos struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 5th – Tan Marcus flied out to cf. Oliver Greg singled. Twist
Jeff struck out swinging. Ching Shawn walked; Oliver Greg advanced to second. Kimura
Dave walked; Ching Shawn advanced to second; Oliver Greg advanced to third. Gluckman
J grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Bakersfield CA 6th – Hicks Greg struck out swinging. Castillo K struck out
swinging. Hunt Chris grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Castro Valley CA 6th – Martin Eddie grounded out to 1b unassisted. Moore Rich
doubled. Mandolesi S grounded out to 2b. Tan Marcus flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bakersfield CA 7th – Nimmo Jon reached on an error by ss. Harbison Dan
walked; Nimmo Jon advanced to second. Hicks Ryne pinch ran for Harbison Dan.
KnightTrevor struck out swinging. Knight Kasey reached on a fielder’s choice; Hicks
Ryne advanced to second; Nimmo Jon out at third p to 3b. TeetersBrian doubled, RBI;
Knight Kasey advanced to third; Hicks Ryne scored. FloresCarlos walked. Hunt Tim
pinch hit for Hicks Greg. Hunt Tim walked, RBI; FloresCarlos advanced to second;
TeetersBrian advanced to third; Knight Kasey scored. Castillo K reached on a
fielder’s choice; Hunt Tim advanced to second; FloresCarlos out at third 3b
unassisted. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 7th – Parker Troy to c for Hicks Ryne. Hunt Tim to lf.
Oliver Greg singled. Smith Bob pinch ran for Oliver Greg. Twist Jeff singled; Smith
Bob advanced to second. Ching Shawn struck out swinging. Kimura Dave reached on a
fielder’s choice; Twist Jeff out at second 2b to ss. Gluckman J walked; Kimura Dave
advanced to second; Smith Bob advanced to third. Martin Eddie flied out to rf. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Bakersfield CA 8th – Castillo K placed on second. Hunt Chris out at first p
to 2b, SAC; Castillo K advanced to third. Castillo K scored on a wild pitch. Nimmo
Jon homered, RBI. Parker Troy struck out swinging. KnightTrevor struck out swinging.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Castro Valley CA 8th – Martin Eddie placed on second. Moore Rich singled,
RBI; Martin Eddie scored. Mandolesi S grounded out to 2b; Moore Rich advanced to
second. Tan Marcus singled; Moore Rich advanced to third. Tan Marcus stole second.
Oliver Greg to dh for Smith Bob. Oliver Greg walked. Twist Jeff hit into double play
2b to 1b; Oliver Greg out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.