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Kyle Smith, Blair Setford and Joe Todd broadcast two opening day games on Thursday in Orlando at the AAU International Men’s Fastpitch Tournament. The Ballparkradio crew will be back in the booth for (at least) two more broadcasts on Friday, featuring the teams shown below.
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Game times are Eastern Standard Time (EST), adjust for your time zone accordingly.
11:00 a.m.
Niagara Storm Fury of Ontario, Canada vs. Cherokee, NC, USA
3:00 PM
Broken Bow, New York vs. Earl’s Club, WI
The morning game at 11am will feature ISC II Commissoner Blair Setford, but not as a broadcaster, but back in uniform at a player. While known by many these days as ISC Commissioner and ISC II/Ballparkradio broadcaster, Blair has had an extensive career as a player, most recently, with the Mississagua Arrows of the Golden Horseshoe Fastball League (GHFL), a league (and website) he still helps with. No truth to the rumor that he packed the hockey sticks when leaving a frigid Ontario, Canada Thursday for Orlando. Blair insists it was the glove and bat. He is sure to get plenty of good natured ribbing from his broadcast colleagues during Friday’s broadcast.
The afternoon game pits a couple of teams that have finished near the top of the heap in recent AAU tournaments. Broken Bow, New York was a finalist in last year’s tournament, while Tijuana, Mexico has many of the Mexicali players who finshed as runner-up in 2004 and as a Final Four team a year later.
Saturday’s broadast schedule is not yet set – and won’t be until Friday night, after the single elimination pairings are draw.
Sunday’s broadcast schedule will include one of the two semi-final games at 11am, and the 1pm Championship game.