It’s North vs. South in All-Star Series This Weekend
California Challenge Info at Fastpitchwest.com:
The first ever “California Challenge” North vs. South All Star Games will be played this weekend in Bakersfield, California. A best of three series will begin Saturday at 4:30pm, with game 2 slated for 7:30pm. Longtime fastpitch supporter Dave Frye will throw out the first pitch before the 7:30pm game, with ISC Broadcaster Ron Chambers, a former catcher for the legendary Dave Frey teams of the 1970’s and 1980’s doing the honorary catching duties for the first pitch. The third “if” game will be played on Sunday, if necessary. The series is being sponsored and put on by the California Lumberkings, the first California team to compete in the ISC II Tournament of Champions. Tickets are $5.00 and T-shirts are available, with proceeds going to help the team. The Lumberkings fared well in the ISC II Tournament, qualifying for the playoff round, and winning their first round playoff game before being eliminated. The team plans to return to Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to compete in 2007.
Click the link above for a look at the rosters of the two squads, featuring most of the best players in California, including ISC and ISC II players. You can also cast your vote in the “Pick-the-winner” poll on that page, right up until the first pitch at 4:30pm tomorrow. The poll has been neck and neck all week, with a one or two vote lead for the South until yesterday, when the North surged ahead, taking a double digit lead for the first time since the poll opened last week. The North crossed the century mark last night, garnering 100 of the nearly 200 votes cast.
Click the link below for satellite photo of the field, and to get driving directions to the field:
Satellite Photo of Dave Frye Field, Bakersfield, CA.