San Diego State Women Eliminated from NCAA Regional by two tough losses

May 22nd, 2010

Fall to # 5 UCLA and Fresno State, 4-3 on Saturday

The San Diego State softball team had its season come to an end with a 4-3 loss to Fresno State Saturday at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. The Aztecs finished the year with a 34-16 record, while the Bulldogs (41-20) advanced to play No. 5/4 UCLA at noon PT Sunday.

SDSU, which earlier lost another close game to the host and No. 5 overall seed Bruins by a 4-3 score, tried to rally after falling behind, 4-0, after the first inning but fell just one run short.

Junior Jen Wisneski (Riverside, Calif.) homered in the third inning for San Diego State, her team-leading fifth of the season.

The Aztecs added a pair of scores in the fourth, both with two outs. SDSU loaded the bases on a single (junior Eva Sahatdjian (Fresno, Calif.)), 12-pitch walk (freshman Patrice Jackson (Kansas City, Mo.)) and a hit by pitch (Wisneski). Freshman Kamerin May (Corona, Calif.) then drew her first walk of the season and junior Jessica Camello (Temecula, Calif.) followed with a single to left. Bulldog pitcher Michelle Moses, however, left San Diego State with the bases loaded when senior Brittany Knudsen (San Diego/Escondido HS) popped out to third baseman Nicole Angene in foul territory.

The Aztecs threatened once again in the fifth but left runners on second and third with one out after Jackson fouled out behind home plate and pinch hitter Kristin May (Corona, Calif.) grounded out in a nice pick and throw by Fresno State shortstop Haley Gilleland.

Sahatdjian singled twice to lead the SDSU offense, while Knudsen drew three walks.

Junior Samantha Beasley (San Diego/Steele Canyon HS) started the game for San Diego State, but allowed four runs on three hits, two walks and a hit batter, while recording just one out. Sophomore Bailey Micetich (Woodland, Calif.) allowed a single, then retired 17 consecutive Bulldogs. She finished the game with four strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of relief.

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SCIFL Today

May 22nd, 2010

SCFIL – May 22-23, 2010

SANTA FE SPRINGS – WEEK 4

The SCIFL heads to Santa Fe Springs for the rest of the year. This weekend will be the first of four in a row at Little Lake Park. 11 teams will be in the event with games starting both days at 9:00 AM with the Championship game scheduled for 1:30 PM Sunday afternoon. Please press the links below for the schedules.

Round Robin Schedule (Saturday)

Single Elimination Sunday Schedule

(click SCIFL logo for official website

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San Diego Women Take on UCLA Today in NCAA Regional

May 22nd, 2010

NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Easton Stadium – Los Angeles, Calif. (UCLA)
Double-Elimination

Game 1: San Diego State 3, Fresno State 2
Fresno State (39-20) 000 000 2 — 2 5 0
San Diego State (34-14) 000 003 x — 3 8 1
Moses and Griffin; Beasley and Sahatdjian
Win: Beasley (29-9); Loss: Moses (11-2)
HR: Sahatdjian (SDSU) (4), Moses (FS) (18)

Game 2: No. 5 seed UCLA 11, Saint Mary’s 4

Saturday, May 22, 2010
Game 3: San Diego State vs. No. 5 seed UCLA, 1 p.m. PT
Game 4: Fresno State vs. Saint Mary’s, 3:30 p.m. PT
Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 6 p.m. PT

Sunday, May 23, 2010
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5, Noon PT
Game 7: If necessary, 2:30 p.m. PT

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San Diego Women Top Fresno State in NCAA Regional

May 21st, 2010


Eva Sahatdjian homered in SDSU’s 3-2 win over Fresno State in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional on Friday.

Edison High graduate Eva Sahatdjian hit a two-run home run today to highlight San Diego State’s three-run sixth inning and the Aztecs went on to beat Fresno State 3-2 in the opener of the UCLA Regional in the NCAA Tournament.

San Diego State (34-14) will play the winner of Game 2, taking place Friday evening at 5:30pm PST, between No. 5 seed UCLA (40-11) and Saint Mary’s (30-21).

Fresno State (39-20) will play the loser of tonight’s UCLA-Saint Mary’s game in an elimination game at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Michelle Moses, the losing pitcher for Fresno smacked a two-run homer in the top of the seventh for the Bulldogs to make it close. The Bulldogs hurt themselves by leaving nine runners stranded. They only had five hits to San Diego State’s eight.

Box Score

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SDSU Women Open NCAA Los Angeles Regional Friday Against Fresno State

May 21st, 2010

The San Diego State softball team begins its quest for the Women’s College World Series this weekend when it travels to the campus of UCLA to compete in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. The Aztecs (33-14) earned the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination regional and will face third-seeded Fresno State (39-19) at 3 p.m. PT Friday. Regional host and No. 5 overall seed UCLA (40-11) and Saint Mary’s (30-21) will meet in the 5:30 p.m. PT contest.

SDSU earned its sixth trip to the NCAA tournament in 10 seasons by being picked as an at-large selection on Sunday. It is the first time in program history that San Diego State has been selected to three consecutive NCAA tournaments. The Aztecs, who join league champion Brigham Young as participants from the six-team Mountain West Conference, enter the tournament as winners in 25 of their last 31 contests.

This year’s national tournament features 64 teams, with four teams participating at 16 regional sites in a double-elimination tournament. The regional winners will advance to super regional competition for a best-of-three series from May 28-29 at eight campus sites. The remaining eight teams will advance to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS), an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with the championship final being a best-of-three series. The WCWS will be conducted June 3-9 at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Editor’s note: Longtime fastball, former Vista Bomber and Long Beach Nitehawk Steve Miner is an assistant coach for the San Diego State women.


San Diego State junior Samantha Beasley (San Diego/Steele Canyon HS) has been named a 2010 first-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA all-West Region selection, the NFCA announced Thursday.

Beasley, the 2010 Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year, became the fifth Aztec to be named to the first team and the first since Erin Floros in 2006. A right-hander, Beasley is 28-9 this season with a 0.96 ERA over 226 1/3 innings. Beasley, who won the MWC Pitcher-of-the-Week award nine times this season, currently owns San Diego State single-season records in strikeouts (345), strikeouts per seven innings (10.67), opposing batting average (.168), solo shutouts (since 1999) (11) and total shutouts (tied, 14). Among the national rankings, Beasley is second in ERA, ninth in strikeouts, 11th in strikeouts per seven innings, tied for 14th in solo shutouts, tied for 16th in victories, 17th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.21) and 39th in walks allowed per seven innings (1.45).

Click here for the complete report on San Diego State. (PDF)

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North Dakota State Women Get an Assist from Darcy Byrne

May 21st, 2010


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Nice piece in the Seattle Times about the women’s fastpitch team at North Dakota State, who got an assist from longtime Kegel Black Knight pitcher Darcy Byrne, in preparing for their match-up with the top ranked Washington Huskies. Click here for the story.

For those of you in the Pacific Northwest rooting for those # 1 ranked Huskies, here is a preview of their team.

Washington is led by Danielle Lawrie who some are already calling one of the all-time greats. With 1,772 career strikeouts the reigning national player of the year Canadian Olympian needs just two more K’s to rise to No. 4 in the NCAA record book. Ponder these numbers:

35-2 record;
0.99 earned-run average;
three perfect games;
20 shutouts;
407 strikeouts (vs. just 33 walks) in 247-1/3 innings.

Yeah, I’d say practicing against Darcy Byrne was a good idea for North Dakota State.

Oh, and did I mention that she bats cleanup, hit .322 and topped the team in home runs (14) and runs batted in (55)?

ESPNU will televise all games live. All games on all three days are sellouts. Standing-room tickets ($3) will be sold 15 minutes before the start of each game. The upper level of Husky Stadium will be open for long-distance (but free) viewing.

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Kyle Smith broadcasting baseball tonight

May 21st, 2010

4:30 pm PST

Ballparkradio’s Kyle Smith will be broadcasting some baseball on Indi 101 tonight at 4:30pm PST, 7:30pm EST.

To listen, click here the “On Air, Listen Live” icon below, then look for it again on the right side of the page and click it. .

(your Media player should open automatically)

He’ll be back on Sunday, doing another game, at 11am PST, 2pm EST.

Kyle will be with the Ballparkradio crew this summer at the ISC World Tournament in Midland, Michigan, plus additional selected tournaments. Watch here for more details as they become available.

For our earlier post on the feature story on Kyle that ran in his hometown Tavistock Ontario Canada newspaper, click here.

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ASA 45+ Masters – Sept 8-12 at Fresno, CA

May 20th, 2010

Click here for flyer.

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Legends Classic Announces 2010 Lineup

May 20th, 2010

From Al’s Fastball:

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Legends of Fastball Classic, Jume 25 – 27 – Schedule

The 7th annual Legends of Fastball Classic has set the field for what should be a tremendous weekend of high intensity softball, June 25 – 27, Peter Hallman Ball Yard , Kitchener , Ontario. Ten of North America’s top teams will compete in a two division, five team round – robin preliminary round with the top 3 teams in each division advancing to a single elimination playoff round. Games get underway with 4 games on Friday night and continue all day Saturday and Sunday with the final scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. A weekend pass is still the best bargain in the game at $20.

Legends will also introduce a 5 team junior division this year that will play on the 3rd diamond at Peter Hallman and will showcase some of the talented young stars emerging from the Ontario fastball stable.

The roster for the men’s side will be highlighted by 5 of the top 6 ranked teams in the ISC, as released this week. The host team Kitchener Rivershark Twins will kick off their 2010 campaign after successfully defending their ISC World Championship and winning their first Canadian National Championship in 2009. The Jarvis Travelers will bring a totally new squad to Peter Hallman and will be looking to show the world what kind of force to be reckoned with they will be this summer. The Kitchener – Jarvis rivalry has certainly been jacked up the past few weeks.

Making their first trip in to Legends will be the Gremlins from Clifton Park, New York and the Dominicans from Chicago/New York. Both of these squads bring power, pitching and speed and will be looking to send a message as to who to beat come August.

The Midland Explorers are no strangers to Legends but this year they are hosting the World Tournament and have rebuilt their roster to try to win the big one on home turf. Former R-Twins Frank Cox, Dan Loney and Craig Crawford will suit up in Midland blue and will certainly be looking to knock off their former teammates in Kitchener.

The Legends Classic is also very happy to add the reigning ISC 2 champion Pt.Elgin Blue Devils and the 2009 runner-up Kitchener Cubs to the field, the first time both ISC World Champs will compete locally.

The rest of the field brings some of the best young clubs in Ontario into the first major tournament of the season. The Owen Sound Selects are no strangers to big time fastball and they continue to rebuild their once dominant team through the young guns of the province. The Elmira Expos are the kids of the tournament but they are well disciplined and certainly bring a talented young squad to the fray. Finally, the Niagara Snappers make a return appearance to Legends and have bolstered their club this year to take a run at the games big price later this summer.

The Legends event previously ran the first week of June but organizers are hoping the move to late June will bring great weather, great crowds and great fastball back to the Ball Yard.

Watch Al’s Fastball for further details and the schedule later this month.

LEGENDS OF FASTBALL CLASSIC , TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE – JUNE 25, 26, 27
PETER HALLMAN BALL YARD, KITCHENER ONTARIO

HALLMAN DIVISION

KITCHENER RIVERSHARK TWINS
CHICAGO / NY DOMINICANS
MIDLAND EXPLORERS
NIAGARA SNAPPERS
ELMIRA ERB EXPOS

ABERDEEN DIVISION

JARVIS TRAVELERS
NEW YORK GREMLINS
OWEN SOUND SELECTS
PT. ELGIN BLUE DEVILS
KITCHENER CUBS

Friday June 25 * denotes home team

7:00 * Elmira vs Niagara * Cubs vs Jarvis
9:00 * Midland vs Kitchener * Pt. Elgin vs Owen Sound

Saturday June 26

8:00 *Dominicans vs Elmira * Gremlins vs Cubs
10:00 *Dominicans vs Midland * Owen Sound vs Gremlins
12:00 *Kitchener vs Niagara * Jarvis vs Pt.Elgin
1:30 LEGENDS CEREMONY
2:00 *Kitchener vs Dominicans * Pt. Elgin vs Gremlins
4:00 * Niagara vs Midland * Jarvis vs Owen Sound
6:00 * Elmira vs Kitchener * Cubs vs Pt.Elgin
8:00 *Niagara vs Dominicans * Gremlins vs Jarvis

Sunday June 27

9:00 *Midland vs Elmira * Owen Sound vs Cubs
11:00 * 2nd Hallman vs 3rd Aberdeen ( PO A ) * 2nd Aberdeen vs 3rd Hallman ( PO B )
1:00 * 1st Hallman vs winner ( PO B) * 1st Aberdeen vs winner ( PO A )
3:00 FINAL (Coin Flip)

Larry Lynch
LLynch(at)town.mapleton.on.ca

Editor’s Notes: This tournament has a “Monkton-like” line-up of top teams. Five top 10 teams (ISC pre-season rankings), including the 1-2-3-4 and 6 ranked teams. The other five are all top 25 teams. Here is the team-by-team rankings:

Hallman Division

# 1 Kitchener Rivershark Twins
# 4Chicago / Ny Dominicans
# 6 Midland Explorers
#19 Niagara Snappers
#24 Elmira Erb Expos

Aberdeen Division

# 2 Jarvis Travelers
# 3 New York Gremlins
#13 Owen Sound Selects
#16 Port Elgin Blue Devils
# 20 Kitchener Cubs

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Fastballers fit to be tied in Jr. tuneups

May 20th, 2010

From The Daily Gleaner
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By BRUCE HALLIHAN
hallihan.bruce (at) dailygleaner.com

The Charlottetown Fawcetts had a couple of scores to settle with the Fredericton Coors Light Twins when they arrived at Prospect Street Park yesterday.

They still do.

After being swept 15-2 and 2-0 by the Twins in Maritime Senior Fastpitch League exhibition action Saturday on the island, Charlottetown came here for a return twin bill hoping to pick up a pair of preseason wins.

Instead, the teams played to entertaining 6-6 and 3-3 ties before 30 fans.

“We still haven’t lost,” Fredericton rightfielder Edan Welch said with a grin.

Welch hit a two-out, two-run single off Charlottetown chucker Chris Craig to snap a 1-1 tie in the fifth, but Craig clubbed a two-run homer off reliever Jim Keenan to tie it 3-3 with one out in the top of the seventh.

The Twins got two aboard in the bottom of the seventh – Ricky LeBlanc was credited with his third single on a missed call at first base – but Craig got Welch to pop up to third to end the inning and the game in another deadlock.

The teams had decided against playing extra innings.

Charlottetown is hosting the senior nationals this summer, but was without ace pitcher Frank Cox, who had committed to a tournament in Ontario.

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