(Honeymoon Beach in the Virgin Islands, on St. John, looking across the water at St. Thomas)

A big tip of the cap to pitcher Dave Drotzmann for taking the time to send in the scores and photos (below) from the Virgin Islands on his Blackberry, enabling the rest of us to enjoy things vicariously.

Virgin Island All Stars – 13
British Virgin Islands – 5
(5 innings)

Team USA – 3
British Virgin Islands – 0
WP-McKinney
LP-Elroy Hennley

It was 1-0 USA until the 5th when BVI’s Hennley was replaced by Nevil Smith after Team USA scored two more runs.

Team Canada – 4
Virgin Island Eagles – 1
WP-Grant Patterson
LP-Dave Drotzmann

Patterson went 5 innings, left ahead, 4-1, relieved by Holoien in the sixth.

Team USA – 8
Dominicana – 0
(pitchers n/a)

In the night cap:

Team Canada – 2
Team USA – 0
WP-Mayson (Ethier relieve)
LP-Paul Koert

Team Canada scored two runs in the first inning and made them stand up for the win in the marquee matchup of the tournament.

Scores and cell phone photos courtesy of Dave Drotzman.

(Young Marcus Tan of Team USA faces Team Canada veteran hurler Dean Holoiein in the tournament finale)

(Team USA’s Marcus Tan (l) and Adam Londe (r) discover the real stars of the Virgin Islands Tournament, as teammate Nate Devine adjusts snorkel in the background).

Team Canada 10
Dominicana 0
WP-Grant Patterson
LP-Adolfo Nieves

Of note: Nieves threw modified slingshot – and hard). Canada mercied Dominicana 10-0 in 4 innings.

Team USA 7
Virgin Island Eagles – 4
WP-Terry Luster (McKinney in 6th)
LP-Dave Drotzmann

Luster went 5 innings and left the game with a 7-1 lead. Ty Mc Kinney started the 6th and gave up 3 to make it 7-4. That was the final.

In the nightcap:

Team Canada 9
Virgin Island All Stars 2
WP-Trevor Ethier
LP-Warren Brooks

Scores and cell phone photos courtesy of Dave Drotzman.

(Emile Griffith Park, where games were played, just across the street from the ocean)

(Emile Griffith Park, where games were played)

Team USA, Team Canada, and British Virgin Islands Tune up for ISF Worlds

(Opening ceremonies at Virgin Island Tournament, a tune-up for the upcoming ISF World Championships)

News from the Virgin Islands, at the pre-ISF tournament, courtesy of Dr. Dave Drotzman:

Game 1
Canada 9,
British Virgin Islands 0, 5 inn
WP-Derek Mayson (one-hitter, 14 K’s)
LP-Nevil Smith

Game 2
Canada – 7,
USA – 1
WP-Trevor Ethier
LP-Travis Price

Team Canada up 5-0 in 3rd. Mckinney and Patterson start 4th.
Team Canada up 7-0 after 4, 7-1 after 5.
Holien starts the 6th for Team Canada.
Final score Team Canada 7, USA 1.

Weather: mid 80’s farenheit, humid.

(Crowd shot at Virgin Island Tournament)

Photos courtesy of Dr. Dave Drotzman on his cell phone camera. Dave took another couple dozen on Adam LaLonde’s camera, but we haven’t seen those yet.

Editor’s note: Dave Drotzman will be pitching for the Virgin Island Eagles against Team USA tonight.