Editor’s note: We’ve reposted this a third time, with the addition some additional high finishers in the ASA Nationals this weekend.
California teams are enjoying a resurgence of success at the national level in 2007 post season play:
1st: Rude Pac, NAFA A-Major Champions, Des Moines, SCIFL
2nd: So Cal Bombers, Palm Springs, runner-up at ISC World Tournament
2nd: Bakersfield Lumberkings, runner-up at ISC II Tournament of Champions
3rd: A-1/Taylor Farms, Castro Valley, CA, at ISC II Tournament of Champions
3rd: River City Rockers, Sacramento, CA at NAFA “AA” World Series;
River City Rockers, Sacramento, CA at the ASA “B” Nationals; and
Italian Athletic Club, Stockton, CA, at the ASA “A” Nationals
4th: Santa Rosa Fastpitch, at the ASA “C” Nationals
Judging from my email bag, the post season successes have renewed fan interest in California fastpitch as well. Waking up on the final day of the ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions, and seeing all three California teams (Bombers in ISC, Lumberkings & A-1/Taylor in ISCII) still in the hunt and then later in the day, a California team in each final was something to see.
This comment appeared in a story reflecting on the 2007 ISC and ISC II tournaments, by Dave Birnie, from Ontario Canada:
What’s up with California teams ? Although they didn’t win a title they had the SoCal Bombers in the ISC Final and the California Lumber Kings in the ISC II Final with another Cali team in the ISC II Semi Final, the A1 Taylor Farms. California well represented in 2007 !