From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jan  3 17:15:29 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  3 Jan 2008 14:15:29 -0800
Subject: Tubac Tournament, June 6-8
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Received: 1/3/08 10:32:16 AM 
From:  HerbWisdom at webtv.net (Herb Wisdom) 

 
Subject:  Tubac 2008  


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Al, Happy New Year. I'm looking for one (1) Major team to come
to Tubac
(God's Country) June 6 to 8. We golf Friday evening then feast
at
Cliff's Restaurant. Three (3) games on Saturday with a Bar B
Q. A
public relations tour to Mexico. One game on Sunday and back
to the
airport. Will provide local transportion . Thanks, see you in
Orlando.
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jan  3 17:35:51 2008
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Date: Thu,  3 Jan 2008 14:35:51 -0800
Subject: Ashland Mets looking for pitcher
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Received: 1/3/08 5:33:00 PM 
From:  "Brian and Melissa Culler" <thecullers at zoominternet.net>


    
Subject:  Ashland Mets looking for pitcher  
 

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The Ashland (Ohio) Mets are looking for one more ISC level pitcher
for the upcoming season.  We finished 16th at last year's ISC
in Kitchener and are looking to improve.  We are putting together
a tough schedule, staying mostly in the Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
and New York area, including the ISC World Tournament in Kimberly,
Wi.  If you are interested in joining us for part or all of the
season, please contact us.
 
 
Kevin Scott
Craig Scott
Brian Culler
Ashland, OH
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan  4 00:33:50 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  3 Jan 2008 21:33:50 -0800
Subject: Death of British Columbia Softball great Jim McMillian
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Received: 2/3/08 11:10:50 PM 
From:  Brian Van Os <bvanos(at)shaw.ca> 



Subject:  Death of British Columbia Softball great Jim McMillian
 
   

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Al some sad new from the west Coast.
 Softball Canada and Softball BC Hall of famer Jim McMillan died
this past week from a massive heart attack. Jim McMillan's career
spand the 60s and 70s. He played for Vancouver Blue boys when
they won back to back Canadian Championships in 1965 and 1966.
Jim was a line-drive hitter who was one of the best in the west
during the 60s and 70s. He played in two ISF World Championships
(1966 Mexico and 1976 New Zealand). Victoria Bates Construction
picked him up in their quest for a Canadian Championship in 1965.
He joined the team again after they won the Canadian Championship
and they represented Canada at the 1976 ISF world Championship
where they shared gold medal with New Zealand and the USA when
the tournament was called due to rain. Jim continued playing
and coaching well into the 1980s. He was inducted into the Softball
BC Hall of Fame in 1990 and was inducted into the Softball Canada
Hall of Fame in 1992. Jim was a retired Vancouver Firefighter.
A memorial service is being held at Saturday July 12 at the 10th
Ave Alliance Church #11 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan  4 12:12:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  4 Jan 2008 09:12:28 -0800
Subject: Looking for a Pitcher
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Received: 1/4/08 12:23:06 PM 
From:  "Glynn, Ryan" <Ryan.Glynn(at)co.blue-earth.mn.us> 

   
Subject:  Looking for a Pitcher  
   

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The Cerro Gordo Fastpitch team from Dawson Minnesota islooking
for a pitcher to join our team for the 2008 season.  We play
6 to7 tournaments throughout the summer and also play in the
Class AA NAFA WorldSeries.  One of our pitchers has decided not
to play this year and we arelooking for that second top pitcher
to help fill the void.  In past yearswe have done well in the
NAFA tournaments taking 7th place in ClassA in 2004, 5th place
in Class A in 2005 and 1st place inClass A-major in 2006 before
being bumped up to Class AA in 2007.  Pleaseemail or call me
at the following email address or number below.

 

Ryan Glynn

 

Ryan.Glynn(at)co.blue-earth.mn.us

507-317-3998

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan  6 01:04:16 2008
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Date: Sat,  5 Jan 2008 22:04:16 -0800
Subject: New York Bombers Tournament
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Received: 1/5/08 3:19:15 PM 
From:  <calkoester at adelphia.net> 

  
Subject:  New York Bombers Tournament-revised  
  

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The New York Bombers fastpitch team will be hosting a tournament
in Lockport, NY (just north of Buffalo) on Saturday and Sunday,
July 26-27. Games will be played at New Era Park, 6856 South
Transit Road, Lockport, NY 14094. The entrance fee per team is
$275 and due prior to the tournament. We are hoping to get at
least 8, possibly 12 teams. Prize money will be paid to 1st and
2nd place teams and the amounts will be based on the number of
teams entered. Each team will be guaranteed three games in pool
play on Saturday. There are several hotels and area bars offering
discounts to all players. Please contact Dan Edholm with any
questions.

Dan Edholm
NY Bombers 
daniel_edholm(at)eaur.wnyric.org
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan  6 16:39:00 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  6 Jan 2008 13:39:00 -0800
Subject: Player available to play at AAU in Orlando
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Received: 1/6/08 2:12:55 PM 
From:  Manuel Corsino <manucorsi4(at)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  Teams for Tourney in FLorida  
   

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Al,
I will be in Florida in January and wanted to find a team to
play
the tournament with... I have played softball in Argentina for
20 years,
I have also played for the DC Tire Roadrunners in the US...

My position is second base, Third base or short-stop.

Regards,
Manuel
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan  6 23:40:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  6 Jan 2008 20:40:21 -0800
Subject: Men's 50 & over Fastpitch
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Received: 1/6/08 9:38:38 PM 
From:  Frank Del Toro <fdeltoro(at)elp.rr.com> 


Subject:  Men's 50 & over Fastpitch  
 

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Greetings, We are a 50 and over team from Texas that is looking
for some tournaments to play in for the 2008 season. Our team
name is the Houston Diablos. We will also consider 45 and over
tournaments  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan  7 09:58:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  7 Jan 2008 06:58:22 -0800
Subject: Blackhawk A.C. (2007 Wrap up)
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Received: 1/7/08 2:08:14 AM 
From:  "Timothy Hatten" <TimH at ednet.rvc.cc.il.us> 

  
Subject:  Blackhawk A.C. (2007 Wrap up)  
  

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For Immediate Release 
Rockford, IL. 
1-8-08 
================== 

The Blackhawk Athletic Club of Rockford, IL. wrapped up the 2007
fastpitch campaign with a 24-18 overall record. 

Highlights of the season: 

Dick Tracy Tournament (2nd Place) 
John Heather Tournament (2nd Place) 
Northern Illinois NAFA Qualifier (1st Place) 
ASA Class A Nationals (5th Place) 

*In the ASA National two players received honors. 

Ray Reynolds was named first team all-american as a pitcher.
Ray was 3-0 in the tournament with a 0.00 ERA. 

Tim Hatten was named 1st team all-american at 1B, while taking
home the batting crown with a .588 average. 

Hitting Statistics: 

Batting Average: 

Matt Smith: .478 
Tim Hatten: .431 
George Jimenez: .337 

Slugging Percentage: 

Matt Smith: .670 
George Jimenez: .545 
Tim Hatten: .500 

On Base Percentage: 

Matt Smith: .524 
Tim Hatten: .520 
Chad Crutcher: .403 

HR: 

Matt Smith: 4 
George Jimenez: 3 
Buck Weldon: 2 

RBI: 

Tim Hatten: 22 
Matt Smith: 19 
Scot Beal: 17 

Runs Scored: 

Matt Smith: 27 
Tim Hatten: 20 
George Jimenez:19 
Chad Crutcher: 19 

Walks: 

Tim Hatten: 19 
Chad Crutcher: 17 
Scott Beal: 16 

Pitching Statistics: 

Ray Reynolds: 9-3; IP: 68; ERA: 2.88; K: 98; BB 18 

Vic Florez: 8-9, IP; 134; ERA: 2.455; K: 91; BB 39 

Tim Murphy: 6-5; IP: 43; ERA: 8.302; K: 27; BB 19 

2008 Outlook: 

An update will be coming soon on rosters and schedule for the
2008 campaign.. The team will be restructuring as the team strives
to get younger and increase the number of local players on the
team. The schedule will be focused at the NAFA A Major, ASA C/B
level as younger players are transitioned to increased number
of weekend tournaments. 

The team will also be welcoming a new field manager as Jesse
Fudge Sr., Mgr.. for the past 5 years will be retiring from the
men's game. The team and all the players express much gratitude
for his commitment and dedication to the team. He will be missed.


The name of the new field manager will be released within the
next month along with schedule and rosters for 2008. 

Tim Hatten 
General Manager:
nyspad(at)yahoo.com  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan  7 10:00:53 2008
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Date: Mon,  7 Jan 2008 07:00:53 -0800
Subject: Explorers add Outfielder
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Received: 1/7/08 9:51:09 AM 
From:  Kyle Beane <kbeane8(at)yahoo.com> 

 
Subject:  Explorers add Outfielder  
   

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Midland, MI
 
The Midland Explorers have added Dan Skillings to their roster
for 2008.  Dan has played the past few seasons with the Innerkip
(ON) Eagles, patrolling the outfield and also logging some innings
on the mound.  Named to the ISC All-World team in 2005 and 2007,
Dan brings another solid bat to the lineup.
 
Kyle Beane
kbeane8(at)yahoo.com
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan  7 22:26:46 2008
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Date: Mon,  7 Jan 2008 19:26:46 -0800
Subject: 2008 AAU Roster for Earls Club
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Received: 1/7/08 9:40:34 PM 
From:  skora04(at)aol.com 

 
Subject:  AAU Roster for Earls Club  
  

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Earls Club - Wisconsin

Wayne Gaura (P)
Josh Johnson (P)
Todd Lubkeman (P)
Tim Barsuli
Jason Gerum
Scott Gillmore
Jay Gilray
Dale Horton
Jared Johnson
Jeremy Maginn
Bruce Pirkle
Paul Skora 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jan  8 12:15:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  8 Jan 2008 12:15:28 
Subject: condolences  - (Merle Butler)
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Received: 1/8/08 3:14:59 PM 
From:  Eduardo Sabate <eduardosabate(at)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  condolences  
 

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I wish to express my sadness at the passing of Merle Butler...A
GENTLEMEN and FRIEND to all who knew HIM.-
Merle's patience and clarity in his role of ISF chief umpire,
greatly assisted the administration and arbitration in the development
of our sport in Argentina.-
My condolences and prayers are offered to his wife, Deby, and
family.-
 
Eduardo Sabat?
(Chino) Head Coach for Junior women and mens
Argentina
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jan 10 14:22:24 2008
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:22:24 
Subject: Elkland PA Tournaments
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Received: 1/8/08 5:11:42 PM 
From:  Judy Sherman <judyshermanjimbaker(at)yahoo.com> 
  


I have two more for you and they are also in Elkland.

15th Annual Elkland Softball Association Double Elimination "Class
B" Tournament.
Friday August 22nd thru Sunday August 24th, 2008.
16 team limit, $250 entry fee with August 20th deadline.
1st place - $1000 plus trophy
2nd place - $500 plus trophy
3rd place - $300 plus trophy
Tournament MVP trophy
Contact Bill Sherman @ 814 258 7096 or
call the ballpark @ 814 258 5229 for more info.

56th Annual Elkland Softball Association Double Elimination Open
Labor Day Tournament.
Friday August 29th thru Monday September 1st, 2008.
24 team limit, $250 entry fee with a August 27th deadline
1st place - $2000 plus trophy
2nd place - $1000 plus trophy
3rd place - $500
4th place - $300
Tournament trophies for Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable
Pitcher
Contact Bill Sherman @ 814 258 7096 or
call the ballpark @ 814 258 5229 for more info.
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jan 10 14:26:13 2008
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:26:13 
Subject: Third Annual Mickey Brennan Memorial Fastpitch Softball Tournament
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Received: 1/10/08 12:07:10 PM 
From:  Jim A <mickeybrennantournament(AT)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  Third Annual Mickey Brennan Memorial Fastpitch Softball
Tournament  
  

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Third Annual Mickey Brennan Memorial Men's Fastpitch Softball
Tournament
July 11, 12, 13, 2008
Lackawanna, NY
$275 non-refundable entry fee
Double Elimination Tournament
ASA Rules
ASA certified umpires
ISC II Level & Lower
8 teams commited, looking to add 8 more teams
Payouts for First, Second, Third, & Fourth Places
All payouts based on 16 team tournament
1st: $2000
2nd: $1000
3rd: $750
4th: $250
Lackawanna, NY is located just outside of Buffalo, NY
Lackawanna is also only 10 minutes from the Peace Bridge to Canada
For more info:
website: www.mickthequick.org
e-mail: mickeybrennantournament(AT)yahoo.com
or call: Jr. Rodriguez @ 716-903-9519
 
 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 12 10:27:29 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:27:29 -0800
Subject: Dunkirk Tourney - July 18-20, 2008
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Received: 1/12/08 9:15:53 AM 
From:  John Sliwa <johnsliwa(at)yahoo.com> 

 
Subject:  Dunkirk Tourney  
    

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Please post the following:

The Dunkirk Fastpitch tournament will be held July
18-20 2008

Entry fee is $275

Prize money (based on 16 teams) 
1st-$1500
2nd $700
3rd-$500

This is a double elimination tournament open to ALL
men's teams

contact Tim Wdowiasz (Dopey) 716-679-6797 for more
tournament info

book early to get advanced hotel arrangements

The host team (Molson/Falcons) is also looking for a
pitcher on their travel team. Contact Tim if
interested

thanks in advance

 
John Sliwa <johnsliwa(at)yahoo.com> 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 16 08:22:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:22:13 -0800
Subject: Pitcher needed for Junior Nats in PEI
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Received: 1/16/08 8:21:37 AM 
From:  Todd Richard <todd_richard12(at)yahoo.com> 


   
Subject:  Pitcher  
   

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Hi Al, I was hoping that you would be able to post something
on your site for us. We are close to being the Host team for
the 08 Jr. Nationals here in PEI, I'm part of the coaching staff
for the Jr. Twins...We are looking for a pitcher and I have been
told your the best place to post something.


Todd Richard
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 16 08:33:35 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:33:35 -0800
Subject: Junior Pitcher needed in PEI for summer of 2008
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Received: 1/16/08 8:29:21 AM 
From:  "Todd Richard" <todd.richard(at)bluewaveenergy.ca> 

   
Subject:  Junior Pitcher  
   

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The potential Host team for the 2008 Jr. Men?s Fastpitch tourney
is seeking an import pitcher or one to come for the summer.

 

Will be treated VERY well.  Please email:  todd
From:  "Todd Richard" <todd.richard(at)bluewaveenergy.ca> 



 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 16 17:25:01 2008
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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:25:01 -0800
Subject: Vancouver Grey Sox sign Jeff Wilson
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Received: 1/16/08 5:25:24 PM 
From:  Vancouver Grey Sox Fastpitch Softball Club <vancouverchallenge(at)hotmail.com>


   
Subject:  Vancouver Grey Sox sign Jeff Wilson  
  

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Vancouver, BC
 
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to announce the signing of
pitcher / designated player Jeff Wilson for the 2008 season.
 Wilson a resident of Toronto, Ontario spent the 2007 season
with the Ashland, Ohio Mets and in 2006 was a member of The Farm
Tavern of Madison, Wisconsin.  Prior to this he was a member
of four consecutive National Junior Championship teams between
2002 and 2005, from Jarvis and Scarborough, Ontario respectively.
 
We are pleased to add Jeff to our program, as he will be looked
to provide some quality innings within our overall pitching staff
and also contribute some punch to our offensive line up with
his bat. 
 
More details about our team roster and the 2008 schedule will
be released in the weeks ahead.
 
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
http://www.vancouvergreysox.com
vancouverchallenge(at)hotmail.com





 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 18 10:09:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:09:54 -0800
Subject: St. Thomas Storm Roster
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Received: 1/18/08 7:25:36 AM 
From:  "Edie, Tom" <TEdie(at)london.ca> 


Subject:  St. Thomas Storm Roster  
    

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St. Thomas Storm Roster

Hi Al. Our roster has changed from when I sent it originally.


P- Dan Beecroft

P- Ian Knott

P- Tom Vogel

Jeff Franklin

Jeff Ingram

Troy Rick

Rowan Lam

Chris Payne

Chris Wismer

Jamie Peat

Garret Baker

Tom Edie

Coaches ? Tom Edie, Bill Horne

Bat Girl ? Morgan Edie


Good Luck to all teams!!
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 18 09:17:45 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:17:45 
Subject: Midget Boys Invitational Tournament  - Waterloo, ON
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Received: 1/18/08 11:56:13 AM 
From:  Bruce Young <bruce_h_young(at)teksavvy.com> 

 
Subject:  Midget Boys Invitational Tournament  
 

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June 7, 8 2008 at Hillside Park, Waterloo, Ontario - hosted by

Kitchener Waterloo Minor Boys Softball Association - maximum
12 team 
field - 4 game guarantee: 3 Saturday, 1 Sunday - championship
games 1 
pm Sunday - OASA rules of play - $275.00 entry fee - competitive

tune up for OASA Elims - 


contact Bruce Young 519-884-6960 or 
bruce_h_young(at)teksavvy.com  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 18 11:34:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:34:28 
Subject: Twisters add Pitcher
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Received: 1/18/08 2:16:11 PM 
From:  Eric Brandt <okie0012(at)yahoo.com> 


  
Subject:  Twisters add Pitcher  
   

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The Michigan Twisters are very pleased to announce the addition
of pitcher Greg Wright to there roster for the 2008 up coming
season.  Greg is a good pitcher who will add depth and years
of knowledge and experience to the Twisters pitching staff. 
Wright along with pitcher Rick Engle will help the Twisters defend
their Michigan state title of 2007 and improve on their disappointing
5th place finish in last years NAFA Tournament. 
 
From:  Eric Brandt <okie0012(at)yahoo.com> 



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 18 14:04:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:04:14 
Subject: Looking for a Team in Raleigh, NC
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Received: 1/18/08 4:56:41 PM 
From:  "Scott Edwards" <swedwards at charter.net> 

  
CC:  "Brian Harrison" <bryanff(at)yahoo.com>  
Subject:  Looking for Team  
   

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I am moving from Wisconsin to Raleigh North Carolina.
Is there any team?  


My email Is bryanff(at)yahoo.com
Thanks, 
Brian Harrison 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan 21 10:48:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:48:52 -0800
Subject: The San Antonio Compadres “Cinco de Mayo” Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
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Received: 1/21/08 1:37:20 AM 
From:  jose armijo <jody_1103(at)yahoo.com> 

  





 
The San Antonio Compadres ?Cinco de Mayo? Men?s Fastpitch Tournament
 
Location:         San Antonio, Texas
Date:               May 3rd and 4th 
Entry Fee:       $225.00 balls will be provided 
                       Double elimination, 3 game guaranty
  
Home Run Derby Saturday Night
 
Hotel:              Hotel Marquis $55.00 per night + tax 
                                    (210) 653-9110 or 1(866)
362-7282
 
Tournament Contacts: 
            Tournament Director:             Jody Armijo 
                                                (210) 491-0982
or (210) 365-9633
 
            Tournament Promoter:            Jody Armijo Jr
                                                (210) 865-3062
or jody_1103(at)yahoo.com 
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 23 09:45:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:45:03 
Subject: SPMFL Annual Meeting notice
Message-ID: <23010823.35318@webbox.com>


Received: 1/23/08 11:19:33 AM 
From:  Andy Bader <abader(at)bowesnet.com> 


Subject:  SPMFL Annual Meeting notice  
  

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The 2008 South Perth Men's Fastball League's annual meeting is
set for:


Monday, Feb. 4, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Milverton Legion, Milverton, ON
(no hats, please)


ALL existing teams need to be have a representative present at
the meeting and declare their intention of playing or NOT playing
in 2008.
Also, any new teams wishing entry needs to be in attendance at
this meeting and state their pitch for joining the SPMFL.


If you have constitutional amendments to make, please send them
in by Jan. 31, 2008 to President George Nahrgang (judge(at)cyg.net)




Andy Bader

South Perth Men's Fastball League

Secretary/Statistician



 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 23 14:54:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:42 
Subject: AAU Women's Fastpitch - Wednesday Results
Message-ID: <23010823.53896@webbox.com>


Received: 1/23/08 5:49:04 PM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


Subject:  AAU Women's Fastpitch - Wednesday Results  
   

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Colombia.........3
Spain...............0
Forfeit due to Spain's withdrawal from tournament due to a player's
injury in a car accident and her father's death from the accident.
 
Bahamas Flyers...7
Jamaica...............6
     WP - Brady and Encarnacion
     LP - Budoo and Ellis
 
Bonner G - Bahamas...16
Colombia......................0
     WP - Taylor and Forbes
     LP - Carabali and Carmona
 
Bahamas Flyers....6
Virgin Islands.......7
     WP - Stevens and Samuel
     LP - Hall and Sears
 
Women's play has 6 games Thursday morning and then they take
Friday off.  AAU Men's play gets underway Thursday at 4 & 6 PM
with 6-games on tap at each time.
 
Ken
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 23 18:35:36 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:35:36 
Subject: New Message Board for Fastball Players
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Received: 1/23/08 8:13:57 PM 
From:  DOUG CHARLTON <dcharl1073(at)rogers.com> 


   
Subject:  New Message Board for Fastball Players.  
    

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Hi Everyone , 
 
I am sending you this message , so all of our fellow Fastballers
will know that the Alvinston Indians Fastball Team has updated
their site with a new forum/message board.
 
It is an alternative site for all fastball players to start a
fresh message board and to air their fastball concerns in a public
forum.
 
It has Categories for ISC 11, ISC / OASA Open teams, Masters
and a Team/League Discussion category.
 
There is also a General Division which is open to anything from
a team discussions to a buying /selling area.
 
Basically it was created for a new forum and a chance to start
something fresh!
 
Follow the link and feel free to post:  http://alvinstonforum.proboards50.com/index.cgi

 
or go to our website and follow the links from there: http://www.piczo.com/AlvinstonIndiansfastpitch?g=9444536&cr=4

 
Thanks for checking us out and hope to hear from there !
 
Yours truly ,
 
Doug Charlton 44
Alvinston Fastball Team Rep.
 

 
Thought of the Day ! 
 
" Never let the hardship of the journey overshadow the glory
of the destination." 
  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 23 21:36:53 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:36:53 
Subject: Pitcher available - ISC or ISC II
Message-ID: <23010823.78027@webbox.com>





If you hear of anyone in need of a pitcher for either the ISC
or ISC II, feel free to give them my name and info. After pitching
in my first Nationals last year I really want to build on my
experience.


thanks
Randy
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jan 24 14:14:59 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:14:59 
Subject: Women's AAU - Thursday Morning Results
Message-ID: <24010824.51518@webbox.com>


Received: 1/24/08 2:34:53 PM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

   
Subject:  Women's AAU - Thursday Morning Results  
 

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Young-Harris College...5
Jamaica........................0
     WP - Teserakova and Dyer
     LP - Budoo and Ellis
 
Puerto Rico.....3
Spain...............0
Forfeit
 
Bahamas Air Flyers...8
Jamaica....................7
     WP - Hall and Sears
     LP - Miller and Johnson
 
Young- Harris College...8
Bonner G - Bahamas.....3
     WP - Carpenter and Dyer
     LP - Taylor and Forbes
Above game was an exhibition game only.  Bonner G takes forfeit
win over Spain.
 
Guaynabo Puerto Rico...24
Colombia.........................0
     WP - Camacho and Lopez
     LP - Carabali and Calmona
 
Virgin Islands...............2
Young-Harris College..7
     WP - Whitney and Schumacher
     LP - Pierre and Encarnacion
 
The women's teams do not play on Friday but return to action
Saturday afternoon with the final series of pool play games and
the beginning of single elimination bracket play.  The women's
championship game will be Sunday at 11 AM.
 
Men's AAU action begins this afternoon with 6 games scheduled
for 4 PM followed by 6 more games at 6 PM.
 
Ken
 
  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 04:36:47 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:36:47 
Subject: Virginia Classic tournament
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Received: 1/24/08 10:45:59 PM 
From:  "Craig Smith" <craigsmith50(at)msn.com> 


   
Subject:  Virginia Classic tournament  
    

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This years tournament will be played June 6-8 in Hampton Va.
Tournament will have 4 game guarantee with a $ 250  entry fee.
Prize money will be a minimum of $1000 for first and $ 500 for
2nd [ more prize money possibly when # of entrants known.]
   Last year the Peninsula Merchants with MVP Bill Hillhouse
won the tournament defeating Pa. Power in final. Hillhouse will
be pitching for host team again in this years tournament.Checks
can be made out to Fox Hill Softball Inc. and mailed to
 
                                                      9 Horton
Rd.
                                                       Hampton,
Va.
                                                       23664
 
 
    E-mails can be sent to craigsmith50(at)msn.com. 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 08:11:50 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:11:50 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 9 AM
Message-ID: <25010825.29729@webbox.com>


Received: 1/25/08 11:09:25 AM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Friday 9 AM  
   

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Team Minnesota.............9
Ambassadors (VI)..........3
     WP - Lang and BJ Boom
      LP - Egerdeen and Pagan
 
Niagara Fury........0
Mac's Sprayers....10
     WP - Manley and O'Brien
     LP - Hopkins and Carr
 
Elmira Juniors......0
Puerto Rico.........5
  WP - Camuy and Medina
   LP - Skelton and Martin
 
Manor Dirt Bags........2
Venezuela/Miami........1
     WP - Morales and Correa
     LP - Gonzales and Castillo
 
PK Broward..................9
New Breed (Bahamas)...0
     WP - Potolicchio and Alstat
     LP - Lefrance and Bethel
 
Big Cove...................3
Colombia...................0
     Forfeited game
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 08:28:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:28:02 
Subject: Correction to 2008 AAU Int'l - Live Audio Broadcasts for Friday,
	Jan. 25, 2008
Message-ID: <25010825.30702@webbox.com>


Received: 1/25/08 10:36:48 AM 
From:  "Ballparkradio - Jim Flanagan" <jim(at)ballparkradio.com>



  
Subject:  Correction to 2008 AAU Int'l - Live Audio Broadcasts
for Friday, Jan. 25, 2008  



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Same game times, 11am and 3pm EST. Broken Bow's opponent in the
3pm
game is Earl's Club, WI, not Tijuana as listed. (Broken Bow plays
Tijuana at 11am today)

The Ballparkradio.com Broadcast crew will be broadcasting live
from
the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida at the 2008 AAU International
Men's Fastpitch tournament.

Corrected schedule of Broadcasts for Friday, January 25, 2008
will be:

11:00: AM EST
Niagara Storm Fury of Ontario, Canada vs. Cherokee, NC

3:00: PM EST
Broken Bow, New York USA vs. Earl's Club, WI

To listen, just visit the Ballparkradio website, www.ballparkradio.com
and click the black CLICK TO LISTEN button, then select the game
you
want to hear at gametime. All game times are EASTERN Standard
Time
(EST). Adjust for your own time zone.

Saturday's broadcasts will be announced after the single elimination
pairings are announced, while Sunday's broadcasts will feature
an 11am
EST semi-final and the 1pm EST championship game.

Join Kyle Smith, Jim Flanagan, Blair Setford, Joe Todd and Bill
Hillhouse for all the action. You can email them during the games
by
sending to: live (at) ballparkradio.com

Check Al's Fastball and the Morning Brief at fastpitchwest.com
for
scores throughout the tournament, being updated by tournament
director
Ken Hackmeister.

2008 marks the Eighth Annual AAU International Fastpitch Tournament
hosted by the AAU's Alex Linares.

Best regards,
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 11:42:41 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:42:41 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 11 AM
Message-ID: <25010825.42380@webbox.com>


Received: 1/25/08 1:28:54 PM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

   
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Friday 11 AM  
   

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Broken Bow Gremlins....0
Tijuana Fastpitch............0
     Pitchers:  Bow - Middleton, Holoien (5) and Rosthenhausler
                    Tijuana - Valdez and Lopez
 
Ambassadors (VI)....6
Elmira Juniors...........1
     
     WP - Dortzman and Pagan
     LP - Scott and Martin
 
Texaco Pirates (Bahamas)...5
Thomson Area Merch.........2
     WP - Scheller and DeGroat
     LP - McCabe andJimenez
 
Niagara Fury.............11
Cherokee....................0
     WP - Berube and Crocker
     LP - Leitka and Hudson
 
Redline Fastpitch........0
Chicago/New York....9
     WP - Escalona and Prol
     LP - Boun and Bunner
 
Big Cove...............0
St. Thomas Storm..11
     WP - Beecroft and Wismer
     LP - Smurd and Rostenkowski
 
Ken
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 12:30:09 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:30:09 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 1 PM
Message-ID: <25010825.45229@webbox.com>


Received: 1/25/08 3:30:52 PM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister )\


   
Subject:  FW: AAU Men's Results - Friday 1 PM  


 
 
-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- 
From: iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 
To: aldoran at pmihtm.com,jim at fastpitchwest.com,rachel at aausports.org

Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 1 PM 
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:29:28 +0000 

CPI ...........7
New Breed.0
     WP - Smith and Cutro
     LP - Forbes and Stevens
 
Combatientes...........0
Mac's Sprayers........8
     WP - O'Brien and O'Brien
     LP - Vcero and Maurique
 
Radio 560.............0
Ohio Battery..........1
     WP - Thomson and Zaborowski
     LP - Martinez and Santiago
 
Omaha Red Angels.....5
Millwood Logistics......1
     WP - Kammueller and Scheevel
     LP - Simpson and McKenzie
 
Jamaica...............1
Earl's Club..........14
     WP - Lubkeman and Kulakowski 
     LP - Donaldson and Francis
 
P.K. Broward..............0
Florida Fastpitch..........4
     WP - Luster and Horswell
     LP - Wood and Alstat
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jan 25 15:13:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:13:13 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 3 PM
Message-ID: <25010825.55013@webbox.com>


Received: 1/25/08 5:50:18 PM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

    
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Friday 3 PM  
  

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Radio 560........0
Chicago/New York....6
     WP - Almonte and Rodriguez
 
PK Broward...........3
CPI........................3
     Pitchers:  CPI - Murphy
                    PK Broward - Potolicchio
 
Fedlock................1
Brewers................0
     WP - Groves and Kahan
     LP - Chaparro and Hernandez
 
Los Socios...............10
Big Cove....................0
     WP - Epp and Send
     LP - Not recorded on score sheet
 
Boken Bow Gremlins.........6
Earl's Club.........................0
     WP - Cox and Shaw
     LP - Johnson and Jason
 
Puerto Rico.............0
Team Minnesota......3
     WP - Muizelaar and Lammers
     LP - Diaz, Lara (4) and Martinez
   
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 07:40:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:40:31 -0800
Subject: Ballparkradio Schedule of Broadcasts - AAU Int' Tournament - Saturday,
	January 26, 2008
Message-ID: <26010826.17025@webbox.com>


Received: 1/26/08 12:32:20 AM 
From:  "Ballparkradio - Jim Flanagan" <jim at ballparkradio.com>




Subject:  Ballparkradio Schedule of Broadcasts - AAU Int' Tournament
- Saturday, January 26, 2008  
   

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Ballparkradio.com broadcast schedule for Single Elimination bracket
play on Saturday, January 26, 2008. (Game times are Eastern Standard
Time (EST), adjust for your time zone accordingly.)


1:00 p.m.
Texaco Pirates, Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas vs. Venezuela/Miami

3:00 PM
Teams To Be Determined *

5:00 PM
Teams To Be Determined *

* Watch the Ballparkradio.com website, at www.ballparkradio.com
for
Team Match-ups for the 3pm and 5pm games. Hope you can join Kyle
Smith and the rest of the Ballparkradio broadcast crew for live
men's
fastball from the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida.

Best regards,
Jim Flanagan
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 06:12:01 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:12:01 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Friday 7 PM Results
Message-ID: <26010826.20222@webbox.com>


Received: 1/26/08 8:33:50 AM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

  
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Friday 7 PM Results  


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Thomson Area Merchants.......6
Brewers (Venezuela)...............4
     WP - Ginger and Todd
     LP - Tellez and Zambrano
 
Ambassadors......2
Puerto Rico.........3
     WP - Camuy and Medina
     LP - Smith and Callacio
 
Manor Dirt Bags.........0
Omaha Red Angels.....8
     WP - Eberts and Smith
     LP - Havins and Schultz
 
Jamaica............0
Tijuana............12
     WP - Romo and Aguila
     LP - McCaw and Donaldson
 
Spain.................0
Los Socios........5
     WP - Gonzales and Soud
     LP - Suburbe and Warne
 
Mac's Sprayers.............12
Cherokee.......................0
     WP - Gervasutti and Kostel
     LP - Leitka and Hudson
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 08:28:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:28:40 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Saturday 9 AM
Message-ID: <26010826.30738@webbox.com>


Received: 1/26/08 11:29:11 AM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 
    
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Saturday 9 AM  


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The following 6-games are the beginning of the 32-team single
elimination tournament.  Game times today are 9 and 11 AM, 1,
3 and 5 PM.  
 
Millwood Logistics......4
Niagara Fury...............0
     Wp - Wagar and McKenzie
      LP - Berube and Crocker
 
Elmira..........................3
Chicago/New York...13
     WP - Escalona and Prol
     LP - Martin and Martin
 
St. Thomas Storm........2
Manor Dirt Bags..........0
     WP - Vogel and Franklin
     LP - Morales and Correa
 
Venezuela Brewers............0
Mac's Sprayers................. 7
     WP - Hardy, Gervasutti (6) and Kostel
     LP - Chaparro and Zambrano
 
Los Socios.....................9
Redline Fastpitch............0
     WP - Barruto and Send
     LP - Bolin and Bunner
 
Earl's Club..................4
CPI.............................5 - 9-innings
     WP - Murphy and McCallum
     LP - Gaura and Gerum
 
Ken
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 08:28:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:28:40 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Saturday 9 AM
Message-ID: <26010826.30738@webbox.com>


Received: 1/26/08 11:29:11 AM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 
    
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Saturday 9 AM  


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The following 6-games are the beginning of the 32-team single
elimination tournament.  Game times today are 9 and 11 AM, 1,
3 and 5 PM.  
 
Millwood Logistics......4
Niagara Fury...............0
     Wp - Wagar and McKenzie
      LP - Berube and Crocker
 
Elmira..........................3
Chicago/New York...13
     WP - Escalona and Prol
     LP - Martin and Martin
 
St. Thomas Storm........2
Manor Dirt Bags..........0
     WP - Vogel and Franklin
     LP - Morales and Correa
 
Venezuela Brewers............0
Mac's Sprayers................. 7
     WP - Hardy, Gervasutti (6) and Kostel
     LP - Chaparro and Zambrano
 
Los Socios.....................9
Redline Fastpitch............0
     WP - Barruto and Send
     LP - Bolin and Bunner
 
Earl's Club..................4
CPI.............................5 - 9-innings
     WP - Murphy and McCallum
     LP - Gaura and Gerum
 
Ken
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 10:37:18 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:37:18 
Subject: AAU Men's Results- Saturday 11 AM
Message-ID: <26010826.38457@webbox.com>


Received: 1/26/08 1:17:45 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 
Add to People Section  

   
Subject:  AAU Men's Results- Saturday 11 AM  
  

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Omaha Red Angels............8
New Breed (Bahamas).......5
    WP - Eberts and Smith
    LP - Forbes and Stevens
 
Puerto Rico..............10
Fedlock Falcons........0
     WP - Roman and Martinez
     LP - Putnam and Kahan
 
Ambassadors (USVI).......6
Thomson Area Merch.......0
     WP - Ginger and Todd
     LP - Smith and Pagan
 
Florida Fastpitch...........9
Jamaica........................0
     WP - Mitchell and Horswell
     LP - Donaldson and Francis
 
Broken Bow Gremlins.......14
Cherokee...........................0
     WP - Holoein and Rosthenhausler
     LP - Leitka and Hudson
 
Ohio Battery................2
P.K. Broward..............4
     WP - Humphries, Wood (4) and Freedman
     LP - Thomson and Zaborowski
 
The final four first round games are currently underway at 1
PM.  All of today's winners play a second game today at either
3 or 5 PM.
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 14:09:19 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:09:19 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Saturday 3 PM
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Received: 1/26/08 5:10:22 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


   
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Saturday 3 PM  


CPI.........................4
Los Socios..............2
  WP - Murphy, Winship (6) and McCallum
   LP - Poorman, Gonzales (1), Perez (7) and Said
 
Mac's Sprayers...................12
St. Thomas Storm.................1
     WP - Manley and O'Brien
     LP - Vogel and Franklin
 
Chicago/New York..............8
Millwood Logistics...............0
     WP - Montero and Prol
     LP - Simpson and McKenzie
 
Game in progress is a scoreless tie in the 7th inning between
Florida Fastpitch vs Ambassadors.  Final report on next update.
 
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 16:18:56 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:18:56 
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Saturday 3 PM  - B
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Received: 1/26/08 6:15:25 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

   
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Saturday 3 PM  
   

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Florida Fastpitch..............3
Ambassadors...................1  -  9 innings
 
     WP - Whitten and Horswell
     LP - Drotzmann and Pagan
 
Due to some intermitent showers, the 2-5PM women's games are
still in progress but it appears both Colombia and Jamaica will
be eliminated.  The 2-7PM women's games are being re-scheduled
for Sunday, 9 AM with championship game at 11 AM.
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jan 26 18:08:07 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:08:07 
Subject: AAU Results - Saturday 5 PM
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Received: 1/26/08 8:13:49 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


  
Subject:  AAU Results - Saturday 5 PM  
   

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P.K. Broward............0
Broken Bow Gremlins..7
     WP - Cox, Ezekiel (5) and Rozich
     LP - Potolicchio and Alstat
 
Texaco Pirates (Bahamas)....12
Tijuana.................................5
     WP - Dyck and Box
     LP - Valdez, Romo (6) and Lopez
 
Combatientes.........3
Team Minnesota.....4
     WP - Muizelaar and Lammers
     LP - Cezarra and Gonzalez
 
Omaha Red Angels.....2
Puerto Rico................10
     WP - Diaz and Medina
     LP - Dubsky and Scheevel
 
Tomorrow's men's match-ups are:
9 AM - CPI vs Chicago/New York
             Mac's Sprayers vs Florida Fastpitch
             Broken Bow vs Puerto Rico
             Texaco Pirates vs Team Minnesota
 
Tomorrow's women's match-ups are:
9 AM - Young-Harris College vs Bahamas Air
             US Virgin Islands vs Puerto Rico
 
Women's championship game at 11 AM.  Men's championship game
at 1 PM
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan 27 09:20:00 2008
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Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:20:00 -0800
Subject: 3rd Annual Blitz Fastball Tournament
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Received: 1/27/08 8:08:21 AM 
From:  Scott Dumouchel <blitzfastball at hotmail.com>

 
Subject:  3rd Annual Blitz Fastball Tournament  
:    

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The dates of the tournament were wrongly given and have now been
changed.
 
Scott






Ottawa, ON
 
The Ottawa Blitz Men's Fastball team will be hosting their 3rd
Annual tournament July 25-27, 2008. The tournament will be hosted
at Carlington Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with 3 lighted
diamonds. This is an OPEN TOURNAMENT allowing any players or
teams to attend without any restrictions. Each team will be guarranteed
3 games depending on the amount of teams and what set-up we use.
The cost of entry is $375/team and is due before coming to tournament.
We will be accepting the 1st 12 teams that have sent their checks
guarranteeing a spot in the tournament. Last year we gave out
$1000 to winner and $400 to runner-up but hoping to give out
more with sponsors and more teams attending. There will be a
bbq on site as well as cold refreshments and the finals possibly
being televised for the first time in 2008.
 
Last year Napanee Jr Express defeated the Quyon Jr Flyers 3-2
with a tough line-up of teams attending such as Team Kanata Easton,
Carp I4C Victory, Scarborough Royals, St. Leonard Express and
Gregg Garrity attended with an Ottawa team that lost out in the
Quarters. If interested in attending please email me back for
now as I will be moving to a new house in January and will then
send out my mailing address.
 
Ottawa Blitz Chairperson
Scott Dumouchel
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan 27 11:33:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:33:14 -0800
Subject: AAU Men's Results - Sunday 9 AM
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Received: 1/27/08 11:33:42 AM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 

 
Subject:  AAU Men's Results - Sunday 9 AM  


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Team Minnesota......7
Texaco Pirates.........1
     WP - Gossse and BJ Boom
     LP - Dyck and DeGroat
 
Broken Bow Gremlins....8
Puerto Rico....................1
     WP - Holoien and Rosthenhausler
     LP - Diaz and Medina
 
Chicago/New York......0
CPI..............................3
     WP - Winship and McCallum
     LP - Torres, Escalona (2), Almonte (6) and Prol
 
Mac's Sprayers...............2
Florida Fastpitch.............1
     WP - O'Brien and O'Brien
     LP - Whitten and Horswell
 
The semi-final games are just underway:  Broken Bow vs Team Minnesota
and Mac's Sprayers vs CPI.  Men's championship game is scheduled
for 1 PM EST.
 
The women's championship game is just underway with Young-Harris
College vs Puerto Rico.  In the semi finals, Young-Harris defeated
Bahamas Air Flyers 8-1 and Puerto Rico defeated US Virgin Islands
15-0.
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan 27 14:09:08 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:09:08 -0800
Subject: AAU Results - Women's Final & Men's Semi-finals
Message-ID: <27010827.40368@webbox.com>


Received: 1/27/08 1:47:52 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 



Subject:  AAU Results - Women's Final & Men's Semi-finals  
  

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The Puerto Rican women's team won the first annual AAU Women's
International Fastpitch Tournament with a convincing 9-0 win
over Young-Harris College of Young-Harris, GA.  Puerto Rican
players, Jennifer Massillo and Zulaika Ortiz won the Most Valuable
Pitcher and Most Valuable Player awards, respectively.
 
Men's Semi-final results
 
Broken Bow Gremlins.......2
Team Minnesota...............5
     WP - Muizelaar and Lammers
     LP - Middleton and Rozich
 
CPI.....................0
Mac's Sprayers...9
     WP - Gervasutti and O'Brien
     LP - Winship and McCallum
 
The championship game between Mac's and Team Minnesota is just
underway and is being play-by-play broadcast at www.ballparkradio.com
 
Ken
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan 27 16:18:29 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:18:29 -0800
Subject: Mac's Sprayers Win 2008 AAU
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Received: 1/27/08 4:19:50 PM 
From:  iscken at comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


Subject:  Mac's Sprayers Win 2008 AAU  
    

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Mac's Sprayers of Iowa, won the 2008 AAU Men's International
Fastpitch Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports, with a
4-0 win over Team Minnesota.
 
Jeremy Manley was the winning pitcher in the championship game
while Ward Gosse took the loss for Team Minnesota.  Manley and
his fellow Mac's pitchers, Robbie O'Brien, Sebastian Gervasutti
and Mitch Hardy, shared the Most Valuable Pitcher award.  Mac's
Jeff Ellsworth, won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award
after a true MVP tournament performance.
 
Tied for 3rd place were Broken Bow Gremlins and CPI.
 
Ken 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jan 27 20:04:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:04:21 
Subject: 2008 AAU Int' Tournament - Championship Box Score and Play-by-Play
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Received: 1/27/08 10:41:38 PM 
From:  "Ballparkradio - Jim Flanagan" <jim at ballparkradio.com>




Subject:  2008 AAU Int' Tournament - Championship Box Score and
Play-by-Play  
 

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Click here for the 2008 AAU Int' Tournament - Championship Box
Score
and Play-by-Play, courtesy of ISC II stat man, Hank De Wild:
http://fastpitchwest.com/morningbrief/?p=2326

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Best regards,
Jim Flanagan
www.ballparkradio.com
and crew, Kyle Smith, Blair Setford, Joe Todd and Bill Hillhouse

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan 28 17:27:25 2008
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:27:25 
Subject: Aurora Signs Pitchers for 2008
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Received: 1/28/08 1:26:50 PM 
From:  "Adam Perkins" <adam.perkins at hewitt.com> 

  
Subject:  Aurora Signs Pitchers for 2008  
   

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Aurora signs Pitchers for 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008 


Aurora, IL 

The Aurora Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks are pleased to announce the
signingof 3 pitchers for the 2008 season.

Jonas Mach will be returning to the staff and should expect plentyof
innings again this year.  Bobby Ginger will also be makinga return
after a 4-year stint with the Bloomington Stix.  Bobby wasa mainstay
in Aurora for many years, and we are excited to have him back.
Doug Gillis will be joining the Shamrocks after many yearsas
a formidable opponent.  Doug's reputation and accomplishments
precedehim.  We look forward to having Doug on our side in 2008.

More 2008 Roster and Schedule details to follow in the coming
weeks.


Adam Perkins
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jan 28 17:30:30 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:30:30 
Subject: 2008 K-W Pride Intermediate Mens Fastball Tournament
Message-ID: <28010828.63254@webbox.com>


Received: 1/28/08 5:42:21 PM 
From:  Bob Hall <bhall4345(at)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  2008 K-W Pride Intermediate Mens Fastball Tournament
 


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Hello Al 
   Could you put this on your site for us 
 
    Hello Everyone, I hope winter is going well for you all.

 
The K-W Pride Tournament will operate again this season for the
18th year
 
The booked dates are May 23,24,25 2008  ( Victoria day falls
on May 18th this year )
 
Place  St. Clements Community Centre as always.
 
Tourney info available from
Bob Hall  905-627-9499  home 
            905-466-8116  cell
            bhall4345(at)hotmail.com 
Kitchener Outlaws Fastball Club 
 
All the good things about this tournament will remain the same
including the rules and format 
             Thanks Bob 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 30 08:47:45 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:47:45 -0800
Subject: RVC Clubberz (2007 Wrap up)
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Received: 1/29/08 9:31:25 PM 
From:  "Timothy Hatten" <TimH at ednet.rvc.cc.il.us> 


Subject:  RVC Clubberz (2007 Wrap up)  
   

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For Immediate Release 
Rockford, IL. 
1-29-08 
================== 

The Rock Valley College Clubberz of Rockford, IL. wrapped up
the 2007 fastpitch campaign with a 15-16 overall record. 

Highlights of the season: 

Participated in ISC 23 and Under Nationals
ASA 23 and Under Nationals (5th place finish)
Hosted first men's fastpitch tournament on a college campus (RVC
Wood Bat Tourney)

*In the ISC 23 and Under two players received honors

Eric McDuffa, first team all world, SS
Chad Kulpa, first team all world, 3B

*In the ASA 23 and Under National two players received honors.


Sean Krohse, 2nd team All American , Pitcher
Chad Kulpa, 2nd team All American, 3B
Orlando Nunez, 2nd team All American, C

Hitting Statistics: 

Batting Average: 

Chad Kulpa.468 
Chris Grimm, .400
Brandon Elmer: ..356 

Slugging Percentage: 

Chad Kulpa: .726 
Eric McDuffa: .551 
Chris Grimm: .529 

On Base Percentage: 

Chad Kulpa: .582 
Brendyn Davis: ..476 
Chris Grimm: .469

HR: 

Eric McDuffa: 5 
Chad Kulpa: 3 
Darnell Stoakes: 2 

3B: 

Dan Anderson: 5
Brandon Elmer: 3

2B: 

Chris Grimm: 8
Chad Kulpa: 7
Eric McDuffa: 5
Ryan McDuffa: 5

RBI: 

Eric McDuffa: 23 
Chris Grimm: 17 
Chad Kukpa: 16 

Runs Scored: 

Eric McDuffa: 24 
Chad Kulpa: 22 
Chris Grimm:15

Walks: 

Eric McDuffa: 18 
Chad Kulpa: 14 
Brendyn Davis: 12 

Pitching Statistics: 

Ryan McDuffa: 7-8; IP: 91 2/3; ERA: 2.902; K: 57; BB 47 

Sean Krohse: 4-3, IP; 38; ERA: 4.053; K: 40; BB 14 

Ron Elgin: 3-3; IP: 33; ERA: 4.45; K: 9; BB 10 

2008 Outlook: 

An update will be coming soon on rosters and schedule for the
2008 campaign..   Many of the Clubberz will be moving on to the
Blackhawk Athletic Club as they transition from their studies
at Rock Valley College.   Key returners will be Eric McDuffa,
Chris Grimm, and Barry Doetch.   A new group of Clubberz will
be phased in to supplement the returners in the summer of 2008.
  The team will compete in the Rockford Men's League, Dick Tracy
Tournament and again host the RVC Wood Bat tourney.   


Tim Hatten 
Advisor and Head Coach
nyspad(at)yahoo.com  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jan 30 14:34:05 2008
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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:34:05 
Subject: Kamloops Fogg and Suds Senior B Tournament
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Received: 1/30/08 4:52:06 PM 
From:  Leonard Jackson <leonardjackson(at)telus.net> 

  
Subject:  Kamloops Fogg and Suds Senior B Tournament  
 

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The Kamloops Fogg and Suds Senior B Mens Fastball team will be
hosting a tournament in Kamloops BC on the weekend of June 21st
2008. It will be an 8 team tournament, with an entry fee of $400.
Prizes1st - $30002nd - $10003rd - $500Any teams interested should
contact Leonard Jackson at the above email address  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb  1 17:55:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  1 Feb 2008 17:55:20 
Subject: Greater Ottawa Fastball League adds ninth team
Message-ID: <01020832.64748@webbox.com>


Received: 2/1/08 8:47:28 PM 
From:  "ADAM BROWN" <adam.w.brown(at)sympatico.ca> 

   
Subject:  Greater Ottawa Fastball League adds ninth team  
  

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OTTAWA, ON

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League held its "annual winter meetings"
last week and accepted a ninth team to play in the the eastern
Ontario based intermediate (ISC II) fastball league for the 2008
season.

The eight teams from the 2007 season have all indicated they
will be returning, with a new team being added in the south Ottawa
village of Greely.

Teams for 2008
1) Ottawa, ON Team Easton - 5 time returning champions (attended
ToC in 2007, berth for ToC 2008)
2) Stittsville, ON 56ers
3) Fitzroy Harbour, ON West Carleton Electric (last year's finalist)
4) Manotick, ON Lomor Printers
5) Carp, ON I4C Victory (attended ToC in 2007)
6) Ottawa, ON Blitz
7) Quyon, QC Flyers (attended ToC in 2007)
8) Orleans, ON Gators 
9) Greely, ON - NEW - (composed of several players from Blackburn
Bombers who attened the TOC in 2007)

The 12 weeks of regular season play will start the week of May
5 and end the week of July 21. Playoffs will follow, with all
nine teams playing down for the "I4C Trophy".  
 
Teams will play an unbalanced schedule of 20 games, which will
include 2 games at a League "Showcase Weekend". Greely has offered
to host the Showcase Weekend at the Metcalfe, ON diamonds in
south Ottawa, tentatively scheduled for June 1. 

The GOFL also decided on entering the ISC II Home League Program
and will send a team or teams to Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup
in September 2008 in Fitzroy Harbour.

News on the league and other fastball in the area will continue
to be published on the online "blog" at http://fitzroyfastball.blogspot.com.
 

from:
Adam Brown
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric Fastball
fastball(at)fitzroyharbour.com


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb  1 17:56:55 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  1 Feb 2008 17:56:55 
Subject: Ottawa Blitz Fastball Club Launch Website -- www.ottawablitz.ca
Message-ID: <01020832.64844@webbox.com>


Received: 2/1/08 7:56:07 PM 
From:  "Tyler Cox" <tyler.cox(at)gmail.com> 


CC:  blitzfastball at hotmail.com, dbulley at hotmail.com  
Subject:  Ottawa Blitz Fastball Club Launch Website -- www.ottawablitz.ca
 


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NEWSRELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ottawa Blitz Fastball Club LaunchWebsite --  www.ottawablitz.ca

The Ottawa Blitz Fastball Club are now online. Today, the ball
club launchtheir new website www.ottawablitz.caThe club is also
unveiling its new logos, which are available on the website.

"We're really happy with how the new website turned out," said
Blitzcaptain Derick Bulley. "It showcases our ball club and promotes
ourtournament."

The website, which was built by Andrew Bruce, features the fastball
club'sroster, statistics, tournament information and links to
other fastballwebsites.

"I'm happy with how it turned it out," said webmaster Andrew
Bruce."Hopefully the new website energizes the ball club and
translates intomore Blitz wins on the ball field."

The Ottawa Blitz Men's Fastball Club competes in the Greater
Ottawa FastballLeague. The Ottawa Blitz Fastball Club has hosted
an annual tournament at Ottawa's Carlington Park since 2006.
For moreinformation about the Blitz tournament or the ball club,
visit www.ottawablitz.ca. 

-30-

Contacts:

Ottawa Blitz Captain Derick Bulley (613- 292-3424 or dbulley(at)hotmail.com)
Ottawa Blitz Webmaster Andrew Bruce (babruce(at)rogers.com)
Tournament Chairperson Scott Dumouchel (613-558-3532 or blitzfastball(at)hotmail.com)
Ottawa Blitz Website: http://www.ottawablitz.ca






 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Feb  3 08:59:17 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  3 Feb 2008 05:59:17 -0800
Subject: Looking for team July 26-27
Message-ID: <03020834.21784@webbox.com>


Received: 2/2/08 7:35:19 PM 
From:  "Brian and Melissa Culler" <thecullers(at)zoominternet.net>


:  Looking for team July 26-27  
  

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We are looking for a team to come to Ashland, OH July 26-27 to
play 4 games against the Ashland Mets and the Midland Explorers.
 We will play the games Saturday afternoon-evening and Sunday
morning so only 1 nights stay is needed.  If you're wondering
about drive time, it takes about 2 hours to get to Ashland from
Erie, Pa, and about 2 1/2 hours from Detroit, Mi.  Contact us
if you are interested.
 
 
Kevin Scott
Craig Scott
Brian Culler
Ashland, OH
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Feb  4 14:30:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  4 Feb 2008 11:30:42 -0800
Subject: Dave Paetkau signs on as Mens National Coach - Denmark.
Message-ID: <04020835.41664@webbox.com>


Received: 2/4/08 2:01:38 PM 
From:  Patrick McCarron <pd_mccarron(at)yahoo.ca> 


Subject:  Dave Paetkau signs on as Mens National Coach - Denmark.
  
   

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The Danish Baseball/Softball Federation is very happy to announce
the signing of Dave Paetkau as lead elite instructor/Head Coach
of the Danish Mens National Team. 
 
Dave hails from Abbotsford B.C. and currently is the owner/instructor
of powerzoneacademy.com. Dave has an impressive resume stemming
back to 2 world championships with the Canadian Mens National
Team collecting gold in 1992 and silver in 1996 amongst Pan Am
games, ISC and Canadian National appearances.
 
The Danish National Mens team will be looking to qualify for
the World Championships in Saskatoon by placing top 3 at the
European Championships being held in Copenhagen Denmark from
July 28th til August 2nd 2008.
Please welcome Dave in his new posting.
 
Regards,
Pat McCarron
Elite Committee Member
Danish Baseball Softball Federation
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb  5 08:50:47 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  5 Feb 2008 05:50:47 -0800
Subject: Las Vegas Road Trip
Message-ID: <05020836.21277@webbox.com>


Received: 2/4/08 8:13:59 PM 
From:  Robert Hernandez <rmh323(at)roadrunner.com> 

   
Subject:  Las Vegas Road Trip  
  

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NAFA and SCIFL present the "Las Vegas Road Trip" Men's fast pitch

tournament the weekend of April 5th and 6th. This will be a NAFA

sanctioned event with the participating teams separated in the
following 
divisions:

A
A-Major/AA (depending on amount of teams)
AA/AA-Major (depending on the amount of teams)

The splits in the higher classifications will be based on the
amount of 
teams that enter. It is anticipated that 18 teams can be accommodated

for this event and confirmation into the tournament will be based
on the 
entry fee and roster being received. The entry fee for this tournament

will be $375 and at the present time we will be using the NAFA
3-game 
guarantee bracket for all divisions. It is open to all NAFA registered

teams. With a minimum of eight (8) teams in a division, the winner
will 
have their 2008 NAFA World Series entry fee paid.

Tournament Directors for the event will be Robert Hernandez and
Bob 
Chapel. UIC will be Clyde Bennett. Statistician will be Jan 
Tokorcheck. Game and player statistics will be posted on 
www.scifastpitch.com . The tournament will be played at Hollywood
and 
Shadow Rock Parks. Game times will be available once the tournament
is 
filled or the Tuesday prior to the event.

Team interested in playing should contact Robert Hernandez at

rmh323 at roadrunner.com or 714-392-1387. All teams will need to
submit a 
signed roster from their State Director with their entry fee.
Checks 
can be made out to "SCIFL" and forwarded to Robert Hernandez,
P.O. Box 
1891, Anaheim, CA 92815-1891. Teams will be entered into the
event in 
order of receipt of entry fees.

Hotel rooms have been blocked for your use at the following hotel:

Arizona Charlie's Boulder
Full service hotel/casino/restaurants/bowling alley
www.arizonacharliesboulder.com
4575 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV
800-362-4040 ad reference "C-SCIFL" as the group name
Room rates:
Fri/Sat - $64 per night plus taxes
Sun - $39 per night plus taxes
These rates may decrease depending on the amount of rooms taken
in the 
block. It is very important when calling to PLEASE request the
rooms 
reserved under the name "C-SCIFL". Rooms will be included in
the block 
until March 5, 2008, after that you will have to beg Clay for
the lower 
rate.
There is also an RV park at the complex and you can ask for rates
when 
booking. They will transfer you to the RV Park but unfortunately
they 
can only provide a range of rates of $16 - $24 per night due
to the 
unknown size of the rigs.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding
this 
tournament.

Robert Hernandez
NAFA Pacific Coast VP
P.O. Box 1891
Anaheim, CA 92806

rmh323(at)roadrunner.com
714-392-1387


 

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Date: Tue,  5 Feb 2008 10:49:11 
Subject: 2008 Midland Explorers Roster
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From:  Kyle Beane <kbeane8(at)yahoo.com> 


 
Subject:  2008 Midland Explorers Roster  
  


 
Midland, MI
 
2008 Roster
Grant Patterson - P - Ontario
Mike Joseph - P - Ontario
Brian Urquhart - P - Nova Scotia
Craig Crawford - C - Ontario
Steve Roberts - C/DP - Michigan
Kyle Beane - INF - Michigan
Steve Horning - INF - Michigan
Todd Schultz - INF - Michigan
Eddy Ketelhut - INF - Michigan
Todd Moore - OF - Michigan
Chad Ferguson - IF/OF - Michigan
Dan Skillings - OF - Ontario
Calvin Miller - IF/OF - Ontario
Brad Ezekiel - OF - Newfoundland
Clint Beane - MGR - Michigan
Del Benson - Coach - Michigan
Jeff Servinski - President - Michigan
 
The schedule is being finalized, but we do know the following
weekends:  
Legends of Fastball - May 30
Explorer tournament - June 13
Jarvis tournament - June 20
Kitchener DHs - July 12
Orillia tournament - July 18
Ashland DHs - July 26
ASA - July 31
ISC - August 10
 
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb  6 06:26:47 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  6 Feb 2008 06:26:47 
Subject: We Are Coaches Grants for NCCP Community Sport Clinics
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Received: 2/6/08 8:13:11 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario's Participation Program <lcrompton(at)softballontario.ca>


   
Subject:  We Are Coaches Grants for NCCP Community Sport Clinics
 
 



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(at)softballontario.ca

DATE:           February6, 2008


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"We Are Coaches" Grants for NCCP Learn to Coachand Keep Coaching
Clinics

NORTH YORK, ON- Softball Ontario is please to share information
about the ?We Are Coaches? campaignsponsored by Softball Canada
and the Coaching Association ofCanada.  The ?We AreCoaches? program
provides financial assistancefor NCCP coaching clinics at the
house league level.  Thisopportunity is ideal for Softball Associations
who are interested in hosting aSoftball Ontario/National Coaching
Certification Program ?Lean to Coach?(officially called Community
Sport-Initiation) or ?Keep Coaching"(officially called Community
Sport-On-Going Participantation)clinic(s).  Softball Ontario
delivers the National CoachingCertification Program for Softball
in the Province ofOntario. 

?We Are coaches? is a campaigndesigned to increase the number
of trained Women coaches in Canada in order toprovide female
mentors and role models for young participants. The campaign
targetsmothers with children involved in community level softball
as well as youngwomen looking to coach community softball teams,
and strongly communicates thesense of community, reward, and
FUN that can be achieved throughcoaching.

The ?We Arecoaches? program is currently at theend of it's 3
year pilot phase. In year one of the campaign, CoachesAssociation
of Canada partnered with Softball Canada to pilot this initiativewith
3 host communities including Orleans, ON.  The second year of
the campaign,the following Ontario softball communities participated:
Windsor, ON, St. Catharines, ON and Orleans, ON. Softball Canada
iscurrently recruiting host communities for Year 3 of the pilotprogram.

Local communitiesin Ontario are expected to recruit Women to
participate in the ?We AreCoaches? program, to host a Softball's
National CoachingCertification Program (NCCP) community sport
workshops (Learn to Coach andKeep Coaching) NCCP clinic for these
women, to offer these trained womencoaches a coaching position
within their organization and to provideinformation to a researcher
studying the ?WeAre Coaches? program.  The host community can
alsooffer additional training and support in open and friendly
forums tofurther encourage and assist these women in becoming
successful communitycoaches. This program is in it's final year
of a 3 year pilot program. Ifthe program is extended by Sport
Canada, host communities will received grantsof decreasing amounts
for the next 3 years (2008-2011).

In aneffort to continually enhance Canada's community sport programs
through coachtraining and developmental activities, six (6) grants
of $1500 each will beawarded to local softball organizations
across Canada.

Thecommunity coaching grants for Year 3 host communities must
be completed byMarch 31, 2008. If you are interested in participatingin
this program after March 31, 2008, please forward your interested
aswell. The Coaching Association of Canada and Softball Canada
areresponsible for the financial assistance of ?WeAre Coaches?
grant while Softball Ontario is responsbilefor the administration
of the program. If you feel your localsoftball association would
benefit from ?WeAre Coaches? program, please contact LiseJubinville
at Softball Canada ljubinville at softball.ca or 613-523-3386, x-3108
byFebruary, 15, 2008 to express yourinterest.

Ifyou have any questions regarding hosting a Community Sport
Clinic (Learn toCoach and Keep Coaching), contact Stephanie Sutton
at ssutton(at)softballontario.ca or call416-426-7150.



 

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softballin
Ontario. Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball
for itsathletes, officials, coaches and volunteers by providing
programs andservices at all levels of competitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb  6 21:37:03 2008
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Date: Wed,  6 Feb 2008 21:37:03 
Subject: Blackhawk Athletic Club: 2008 Schedule
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Received: 2/7/08 12:28:39 AM 
From:  "Timothy Hatten" <TimH at ednet.rvc.cc.il.us> 


   
Subject:  Blackhawk Athletic Club: 2008 Schedule  
   

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For Immediate Release
Rockford, IL. 
2-6-08
================================

Blackhawk Athletic Club of Rockford, IL has released its schedule
for the upcoming 2008 campaign.  The team will compete in the
Rockford Men's League on Wed. nights with (Cedarville, IL, Cortland,
IL, Dekalb, IL, and Rock Valley College Clubberz)

May 17-18: Rockford, IL (Dick Tracy)

June 1st: Rockford, IL (Rock Valley College; DH)

June 9-10: Rockford, IL. (Rock Valley College Wood Bat Tourney)

June 20-22: Rockford, IL (ISC 23 and Under)

July 5-6: Durand, IL (NAFA Northern Illinois Qualifier)

July 12 and 13: Bristol, WI (Bristol Progress Days)

August 1-3: Sioux Falls, SD (ASA 23 and Under Nationals)

===================================
Tim Hatten
BHAC Pride: General Manager
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb  7 12:30:47 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2008 09:30:47 -0800
Subject: Rock Valley College Wood Bat Tourney
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Received: 2/7/08 1:05:43 AM 
From:  "Timothy Hatten" <TimH at ednet.rvc.cc.il.us> 

   
Subject:  Rock Valley College Wood Bat Tourney  


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For Immediate Release
Rockford, IL
2-6-08
==========================

The Rock Valley College Clubberz will be hosting their 2nd annual
wood bat tournament on the Rock Valley College campus.  The tournament
is looking for 4  teams to round out a 5 team round robin tournament.
 Entry Fee is 250 dollars.   If your team is looking for something
fun and different, this is the tournament for you.   Current
teams committed: Rock Valley College and Blackhawk Athletic Club
Pride.

Interested teams contact: 

Tim Hatten (Advisor and Head Coach)
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb  7 12:31:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2008 09:31:28 -0800
Subject: Rock Valley College: 2008 Schedule
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Received: 2/7/08 12:51:28 AM 
From:  "Timothy Hatten" <TimH at ednet.rvc.cc.il.us> 


Subject:  Rock Valley College: 2008 Schedule  
 

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For Immediate Release
Rockford, IL. 
2-6-08
================================

Rock Valley College Clubberz of Rockford, IL has released its
schedule for the upcoming 2008 campaign.  The team will be transitioning
to a new group of Clubberz as many of last year's players are
no longer students at the college. 

The team will compete in the Rockford Men's League on Wed. nights
with (Cedarville, IL, Cortland, IL, Dekalb, IL, and Blackhawk
A.C.)

2008 Weekend Competition Schedule

May 17-18: Rockford, IL (Dick Tracy)

June 1st: Rockford, IL (Rock Valley College; DH)

June 9-10: Rockford, IL. (Rock Valley College Wood Bat Tourney)

June 20-22: Rockford, IL (ISC 23 and Under)

===================================
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RVC Clubberz: Advisor and Head Coach
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb  7 13:23:36 2008
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Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2008 10:23:36 -0800
Subject: OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations
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Received: 2/6/08 9:13:59 AM 
From:  "Tuttle" <tut2(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations  
  



AUGUST 1-2-3,  2008

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Fastballers,
 
On behalf of the Cobourg Legion Minor Softball we are proud to
host the 2008 Senior and Intermediate Men's Elimination tournament
for 2008. We are celebrating 50 years of Legion Minor Fastball,
and our excellent executive thought it would be great to show
the younger generation how fastball is played. We believe we
have one of the finest facilities in Canada and that fits right
in with some of the finest fastball players and teams in Canada.
We ask that the teams register immediately at the motels, we
are currently in negotiations to get the best rates possible
for the teams. Travel to this site for more information and contacts
regarding motels in Cobourg and Port Hope (7-8 mins travel) 
Cobourg also has one of the finest beaches between Toronto and
Kingston, as well has a campground located beside Lake Ontario
but it books up fast in the summer time.
 
http://www.cobourgtourism.ca/Hotels_and_Motels_-65415.html
http://www.comfortinn-ph.com/
 
Thanks,
Co-Chair
Scott Tuttle
scotttuttle9944@@hotmail.com
 
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb  7 17:09:13 2008
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Date: Thu,  7 Feb 2008 14:09:13 -0800
Subject: 3rd Annual Softball Ontario Umpires Award Banquet
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Received: 2/7/08 3:55:28 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(at)softballontario.ca>



  
Subject:  3rd Annual Softball Ontario Umpires Award Banquet 

 

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CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(at)softballontario.ca

DATE:           January29, 2008


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3rd ANNUAL SOFTBALL ONTARIO UMPIRES AWARDSBANQUET

NORTH YORK,ONTARIO-  TheSoftball Ontario Umpires Committees is
excited to extend an invitation to allUmpires in Ontarioto join
them in celebrating and honouring Softball Ontario Umpiresaccomplishments.
 The3rd Annual Umpires Award Banquet will be hosted in Markham,
Ontario on February 16, 2008. The Umpires Committee is pleased
that Bob Stanton, Softball CanadaNational Umpire-in-Chief, acting
Umpire-in-Chief for the InternationalSoftball Federation will
be joining the festivities. 

The SoftballOntario Umpires Banquet will be held at Holiday Inn
Hotel & Suites locatedat 7095 Woodbine Ave, MarkhamON, L3R 1A3.
 This memorableevening program includes: 

Cocktails 6:00 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm 

Awards Presentation 8:15 pm

Slo-Pitch Zone Umpire-in-Chief of the YearAward 
FastPitch Zone Umpire-in-Chief of the Year Award 
Slo-Pitch Rookie Umpire of theYear Award 
Slo-Pitch Umpire of the Year Award 
Fast Pitch Jim Bradford MemorialAward 
Slo-Pitch Jim Bradford Memorial Award 
2008 Canadian ChampionshipSelections

The Awards Dinner and Ceremony is open to any umpire and their
spouse(significant other) who wished to attended.  The cost per
ticket is $30.00.  Softball Ontario has reserved seating for
100 guests, thereforetickets are limited.  The deadlineto purchase
tickets is Wednesday,February 13, 2008. Tickets can be purchased
by sending cash, cheque or Visa/MasterCard tothe Softball Ontario
office. The SoftballOntario Umpires Program wants to make the
3rd Annual Umpires AwardsBanquet the best ever!  

For more information on the Softball Ontario Umpires Awards Banquet,please
contact Stephanie Sutton, ssutton at softballontario.ca. 

>


Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softballin
Ontario. Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball
for itsathletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs
and services at alllevels of competitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb  8 20:14:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  8 Feb 2008 17:14:02 -0800
Subject: Release for ISC II Special Operating Rules for 2008
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Received: 2/8/08 10:08:26 AM 

Subject:  Release for ISC II Special Operating Rules for 2008
 
 


 
 
ISC II Special Operating Rules for 2008
 
February 8, 2008 - The International Softball Congress is announcing
special operating rules for the 2008 season for the ISC II division
regarding the pickup of pitchers from the Canada East region
during the season.
 
For the 2008 season, following the completion of the Canada East
qualifiers on June 22, teams from outside the Canada East region
may sign one (1) pitcher from the Canada East region provided
that they remain in compliance with the ISC II out-of-region
(OOR) rules which limit teams to a total of three (3) OOR players,
only two (2) of whom can be pitchers. The signing deadline is
July 21, 2008. Fees and completed forms must be mailed to ISC
Executive Director Ken Hackmeister as of that date.
 
Out-of-Region (OOR) player registration must follow these procedures:
 
A completed and signed copy of the ISC Letter of Intent to Play
OOR (available at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/2006_OOR_Form.xls)
must be mailed to Ken Hackmeister with a postmark no later than
July 21, 2008 and must include the $100 US fee.
 
Teams must notify ISC II VP Jim Williamson (jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com)
and Canada East VP Blair Setford (blairjs(at)rogers.com) of any
OOR signing by July 21, 2008.
 
3.   Final rosters for all ToC teams are due via email on Monday
August 4 using the ISC registration form available at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/Team_Reg_roster_2007.xls.
All OOR players and pick-ups should be highlighted.
 
If there are any questions about the 2008 Special Operating rules
or additional clarification is needed, please contact either
ISC II VP Jim Williamson (jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com) or
Canada East VP Blair Setford (blairjs(at)rogers.com).
 
Jim Williamson
ISC II Vice President
jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Feb  9 00:31:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  8 Feb 2008 21:31:54 -0800
Subject: OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations - Comfort Inn Headquarters
	for tournament
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Received: 2/8/08 11:18:58 AM 
From:  "Tuttle" <tut2(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations - Comfort
Inn Headquarters for tournament  
 

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Fastballers,
 
The Comfort Inn in Cobourg looks to be the headquarters for accomodations
for the Senior and Intermediate Eliminations for the Aug 1/2/3,
2008 weekend. The wonderful staff have gave the OASA a wonderful
rate for the weekend and we hope to have the motel completely
full of fastballers on that weekend. 
If team managers/coaches would ask for the blocked OASA rooms,
the staff will supply you with the details.
The Comfort Inn is only minutes from Legion Fields and just off
the Highway 45 cut-off in Cobourg.
 
Thanks,
Scott Tuttle
Co-Chair
Senior and Intermediate Eliminations 2008 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Feb 10 08:41:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:41:28 -0800
Subject: Schutt Hitmen take out Victorian State league
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Received: 2/10/08 1:42:25 AM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Schutt Hitmen take out Victorian State league  


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Hello Al,
           Today has been a great day for the Schutt Hitmen Fastpitch
Club. In their first season they have taken out the premier competition
in the state of Victroria.

In 2 hard fought games the players came together for some great
displays of fastpitch softball in front of a healthy crowd at
the Sunshine ballpark.
Stand out performers with the bat were  Callum Holmes a youngster,
who at 17 is  coming along in leaps and bounds. Jim Grego with
the bat and ball pitching both games and going 3 for 6 at the
plate with 2 x 2run HRs . Ashton Edwards once again leading with
the glove from shortstop and Michael Hurinui taking charge from
behind the plate.

The Schutt Hitmen look forward to taking their success to the
diamond in the Impact Printing Cup with the finals drawing near
in 3 weeks time.
We would also like to thank our Sponsors, Shcutt Sports USA for
giving us the opportunity to play, and most of all our supporters
who help us out every week.

Game 1 Semi Final

Schutt Hitmen 4
Vs 
Comets 2

WP Jim Grego
LP Mark Rigg

2 x HRs Jim Grego 4 RBIs


Game 2 Final
Schutt Hitmen  8
Vs
Comets  3
WP Jim Grego
LP Mark Rigg

HRs  Callum Holmes,Jamie Hurinui,Brandon Chase,Ashton Edwards
Hits Jim Grego Nick Green 









Schutt Hitmen Fastpitch
+61 404 258 305
schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Feb 10 13:07:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:07:14 -0800
Subject: Masters Fastball News from Ontario & Beyond ( Feb. 10 )
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Received: 2/10/08 10:10:14 AM 
From:  "Dave Birnie" <dbirnie at cogeco.ca> 



Subject:  Masters Fastball News from Ontario & Beyond ( Feb.
10 )  
    

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Stoney Creek, Ontario
 
Check out the Ontario Masters Fastball web site for masters fastball
news from Ontario & beyond.
 
Ontario Masters Fastball web site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
 
Just added today, Q & A with umpire Steve Bedard.
 
Recent posts include ....................
 
-    East Enders returning to Glory Days, Beaches Major Fastball
League.
 
-    Men's 50 & Over Masters Team looking for tournaments.
 
-    Host location announced for 2008 OASA Masters "A" & "B"
 Fastball Championships
 
The OASA will introduce a new Masters "B" division for 2008.
The OASA will be working on eligibility rules for this new division
in the coming weeks.
Do you have any thoughts regarding eligibility rules for this
new Masters "B" division ?
Check out the Ontario Masters Fastball web site and post your
comments / suggestions on the masters forum page, I'm sure
the OASA would like to see your ideas before they implement the
eligibility rules for this new division.
Direct link : http://ghfl.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=732
 
Some rumours floating around about the possibility of some prominent
pitchers attending the 2008 OASA Masters Championship.
Please keep in mind the following eligibility rules when recruiting
players.
 
2007 OASA Official Constitution and By -Laws
Page # 64
 
2:5:1 b)    All Master players are eligible to play both Masters
Men and Intermediate Men but are not eligible to play for a Senior
Men's team
at the Ontario Championship. All pitchers on an ISC 1 roster
in the current year are not eligible to pitch for a team in the
Masters classification. Masters players may be "picked up" by
any team for a Canadian or Eastern Canadian Championship.
 
For official clarification on eligibility  issues please contact
someone from the OASA.
OASA web site : http://www.oasa.ca
 
The host committee executive is in place for the 2008 OASA Masters
Championship, the chairperson for the Niagara Falls Host Committee
is 
Rob Greatrix.  A meeting was held earlier this week, details
will be released when they become available.
A tentative tournament date for July 18, 19, 20 still needs to
be confirmed by the OASA and the host committee.
Previous tournaments have normally been held on this weekend
due to a minimum number of conflicting tournaments on the same
weekend.
 
The Niagara Falls Host Committee are looking for sponsors for
the 2008 OASA Masters Championship, we're hoping to make this
year's tourney one of the best in recent years. If you are interested
in sponsoring this year's tourney please contact one of the following
from the Niagara Falls Host Committee Executive ..........
 
Rob Greatrix
Chairperson
(905) 354-6654 ( Niagara Falls )
robg(at)niagara.com
 
Dave Birnie
(905) 573-9637 ( Stoney Creek )
ontariomasters(at)hotmail.com
 
It's currently looking like 9 or 10 teams for the Masters "A"
division.
I'm not sure how many teams there will be for the new Masters
"B" division, I'd guess we see about 6 teams but it all depends
on what the OASA comes up with for eligibility rules.
 
Yours in Sport
 
Dave Birnie
Niagara Falls Host Committee Executive ( 08' OASA Masters Championship
)
Web Site Administrator
Ontario Masters Fastball
Web Site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
E-mail : dbirnie(at)cogeco(dot)ca
E-mail : ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Feb 11 08:57:07 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:57:07 -0800
Subject: Hotel Information - Senior and Intermediate Eliminations 2008
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From:  "Tuttle" <tut2 at sympatico.ca> 


    
Subject:  Hotel Information - Senior and Intermediate Eliminations
2008  
   

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OASA Senior and Intermediate Eliminations - Comfort Inn Headquarters
for tournament
Monday, February 11, 2008 
 
The Comfort Inn in Cobourg looks to be the headquarters for accomodations
for the Senior and Intermediate Eliminations for the Aug 1/2/3,
2008 weekend. The wonderful staff have gave the OASA a wonderful
rate for the weekend and we hope to have the motel completely
full of fastballers on that weekend. 
If team managers/coaches would ask for the blocked OASA rooms,
the staff will supply you with the details.
The Comfort Inn is only minutes from Legion Fields and just off
the Highway 45 cut-off in Cobourg. The phone number for the Comfort
Inn is 905-372-7007 and the website is as follows: http://www.choicehotels.ca/hotels/hotel?hotel=CN263Ho
 
Thanks,
Scott Tuttle
Co-Chair
Senior and Intermediate Eliminations 2008
scotttuttle9944(at)hotmail.com
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 12 13:32:25 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:32:25 -0800
Subject: Orillia's 11th Annual World Series of Fastball
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Received: 2/12/08 10:02:30 AM 
From:  "Paul Barnetson" <PBarnetson(at)city.orillia.on.ca> 

 
Subject:  Orillia's 11th Annual World Series of Fastball  
 

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NEWS RELEASE
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ORILLIA, ON, (February 12, 2008) -  The City of Orillia Parks
& Recreation Department and theOrganizing Committee of the World
Series of Fastball are very pleased toannounce the signing of
a new presenting sponsor of the annual majormen?s international
fastball tournament.  Osprey Media Publishing Inc, a division
of Sun Media, is very pleased to become amajor part of this annual
international event in Orillia.  This sponsorshipwill allow the
organizing committee to not only promote this exciting eventthroughout
Central Ontario but it will also allow them to promote both the
tournamentas well as the game of men?s fastball throughout all
corners of Ontario. 

Osprey Media is byfar the most dominate newspaper publisher in
Ontario outside of theprovince?s largest metropolitan areas.
 They currently publish 20daily and 34 non-daily newspapers,
as well as a number of shopping guides andmagazines.  Osprey
Media?slocal relationship and commitment to their communities
is at the core of whothey are and what they do.

The annual World Series of Fastball is now in its 11th year ofoperation
and it has established itself as one of the top invitationaltournaments
on the major men?s tournament schedule.  The tournamenthas played
host to teams from across North America and as faraway as New
Zealand.  The Annual World Series of Fastball features thebest
men?s fastball players in the world.

The 2008 edition of the annual WorldSeries of Fastball will take
place at Kitchener Park, in the city of Orillia, on the weekend
ofJuly 18, 19, and 20.  The invitations have been sent out to
theteams and we will soon be announcing which teams will be competing
at the 2008tournament.  Additional information, including additional
new sponsors willbe released in the coming months.  Watch your
local Osprey Media newspaperor log onto the tournament website
at www.city.orillia.on.ca/worldseriesfor up-to-date information.

 

 

Paul Barnetson

MarketingCoordinator

City ofOrillia, Parks and Recreation Department

(705)325-2050

Fax(705) 329-2176

pbarnetson(at)city.orillia.on.ca

www.city.orillia.on.ca/tournaments

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 12 13:34:50 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:34:50 -0800
Subject: Owen Sound to host National Junior tournament
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Received: 2/12/08 11:14:48 AM 
From:  Fred Wallace <fredww5(at)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Owen Sound to host National Junior tournament  
   

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The city of Owen Sound and the Junior Men's Fastball team have
been awarded the hosting rights for the 2008 Canadian Junior
Men's Championship tournament.

The Owen Sound hosting committee was informed Monday they had
gained the right to host the week long championship tournament.

The tournament is scheduled to be staged from August 3rd to the
10th at Duncan McLellan Park in Owen Sound.

This is the second major event of the year to be hosted in the
city. 

In March, Owen Sound will be hosting a series of sports connected
to the 2008 Ontario Winter Games.

In terms of fastball, this is third major event for the city
this decade.

Owen Sound hosted the Canadian Women's Championship in 2001.
The 2003 National senior Men's Championship was at Duncan McLellan
Park in 2003.

The 2008 Canadian Junior Men's tournament will feature at least
a dozen teams according to Owen Sound General Manager Bill Simpson.

Simpson says the organizing committee is in place with Maxine
Parker & Doug Crawford acting as co-chairs.
Owen Sound will have a first year entry in Junior fastball this
season.

However, Simpson says even though Owen Sound will be entered
in the championship as a host team, he doesn't anticipate that
will make the recruiting process easier for his club.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 12 19:04:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:04:40 -0800
Subject: Schutt Hitmen Impact Printing Cup
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Received: 2/12/08 7:33:19 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  Schutt Hitmen Impact Printing Cup  
 

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Hello Al
          Last night the Schutt Hitmen travelled down the motor
way to play Geelong in this weeks round of the Impact printing
cup.
 
The newly crowned state league champs were to strong for Geelong
running away with the game 8 runs to 1.
 
On a very cold and windy night in Geelong Jim Grego threw the
win picking up 14 strike outs and going 2 from 4 at the plate
with 2 RBIs, behind the dish youngster Danny Ingram called a
great game and picked up 2 hits along the way, also in the RBIs
was Jamie Hurinui with 2 Gary Hurinui 2 and Ashton Edwards with
2.
 
Next Action for the Hitmen will be on the 02/19/08 Vs Melbourne
Comets at Altona Ballpark
 
Schutt Hitmen    8 
Vs
Geelong     1
 
WP Jim Grego
LP  Bart Wadley
 
 
 
 


Schutt Hitmen Fastpitch
+61 404 258 305
schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 13 15:56:10 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:56:10 -0800
Subject: SpinMaster Spring Training
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Received: 2/13/08 3:14:56 PM 
From:  "Mal Swift" <malswift(at)rogers.com> 

  
Subject:  SpinMaster Spring Training  
   

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Hi Al
 
Oshawa, ON
 
Spring training is upon us as the summer ball is but weeks away.
What a great time to fine tune or correct your game for the coming
season. 
 
The SpinMaster Pitching and Catching School is entering the last
semester of the school year and is inviting those that are interested
to join the school for this spring session.
 
SpinMaster operates on Monday nights at Durham College. You can
attend classes at either 7 nor 8 pm depending on your age group.
 
Assisting Head Instructor Mal Swift are left handed pitcher Jason
Swift, Head Coach of Whitby Eagles Junior Women's Team and Oshawa
City and District Fastball League player; right handed pitcher
Ryan Swift, 
who led the OCDFL in wins and was second in strikeouts; righty
Brian Mather, Oshawa Double B Junior team and Ontario College
Athletic Association standout Durham Lord's pitcher Danielle
Smith. Matthew Swift,
who catches for all three male pitchers in league play and tournaments,
instructs the catchers in all facets of the position.
 
Pitchers will learn proper mechanics, different grips and all
the pitches to be successful this summer and in the future.
 
Classes will start Monday Feb. 25/08 or sooner if desirer able.
 
Cost of these sessions is $ 15 each.
 
To fine line your game or for more information contact:
 
Mal Swift
600 Stewart Street
Whitby, ON L1N 3V4
 
malswift(at)rogers.com or 905 668 1156 or 905 442 0935
 
 
 
SpinMaster Pitching/Catching School - Head Instructor 
Durham Region Umpire Membership  - Past Vice President 
DurhamCollege Lord's Women's Varsity Fastball Team - Assistant/Pitching
Coach - Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
International Softball Congress II (Intermediate Men) - Game
Controller/Awards Committee 
Oshawa City and District Fastball League - Past Vice President
- Media and   Promotion 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 13 15:59:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:59:14 -0800
Subject: 2008 NAFA Masters World Series - Dates & Locations confirmed
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Received: 2/13/08 3:01:30 PM 
From:  "Dave Birnie" <dbirnie(at)cogeco.ca> 

  
Subject:  2008 NAFA Masters World Series - Dates & Locations
confirmed  
  

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Rockford, Illinois
Carson City, Nevada
 
The dates and locations for the 2008 NAFA Masters World Series
have been officially announced.
This information is supplied courtesy of NAFA Executive Director,
Benjie Hedgecock.
New for 2008 is the addition of a Women's 35 and over division.
 
NAFA Masters East World Series  55-Over, 50-Over, 45-Over, 40-over,
35-Over, Womens 35-Over
Rockford, Illinois(near Chicago)
September 12-14, 2008 Friday evening to Sunday Afternoon
4 Game Guarantee, 3 Round Robin Games that seed all teams into
a Single Elimination(If the number of teams is significant in
any age class then we will break the Single Elimination Portion
into an Upper and Lower Bracket on Sunday) 
First Game Friday Evening 5 pm and the championship at 3pm on
Sunday 
Entry Fee $415
Ball: the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover white stitch cork center
47 core  .375 compression ball
 
NAFA Masters West World Series  50-Over, 45-Over, 40-over, 35-Over,
Womens 35-Over
Carson City, Nevada(fly to Reno)
September 20-21, 2008 Saturday Morning to Sunday Afternoon
3 Game Guarantee, 2 Round Robin Games that seed all teams into
a Single Elimination(If the number of teams is significant in
any age class then we will break the Single Elimination Portion
into an Upper and Lower Bracket on Sunday) 
First Game Saturday Morning at 8 am and the championship at 3pm
on Sunday
Entry Fee $400
Ball: the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover white stitch cork center
47 core  .375 compression ball.
 
NAFA Masters Program Committee

 

Mike Clark, East U.S.      Co-Chair

Dave Birnie, East Canada  Co-Chair

Jim Williamson, West U.S.

Lanky Johnson, West Canada

Benjie Hedgecock, Executive Director : nafafastpitch at gmail.com

Carley Parish, NAFA UIC

 

Check out the official NAFA web site : http://www.nafafastpitch.com/

 

or the Ontario Masters Fastball web site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/

 

Stay tuned for further information as it becomes available.

 

Yours in Sport

 

Dave Birnie

Canada East Rep. & Co-Chair

NAFA Masters Committee

Web Site Administrator
Ontario Masters Fastball
Web Site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
E-mail : dbirnie(at)cogeco(dot)ca
E-mail : ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 13 16:02:07 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:02:07 -0800
Subject: Up Date Jim Bradford Classic
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Received: 2/13/08 3:04:25 PM 
From:  Steve Bedard <sjbgolf(at)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Up Date Jim Bradford Classic  
   


 
Just Updating the Grafton Jim Bradford Classic


June 13,14,15 2008



Last years winner Ottawa Team Easton
Mens and Ladies event
Entry Fee $450.00
Guaranteed 4 games ( weather permitting )
Travel Money and Prizes depending on teams.
UIC Steve Bedard
Contact :
Steve Bedard
905-885-0821
Send Cheques Made out to the Jim Bradford Classic
 to Steve Bedard 71,Molson St.Apt 4
Port Hope Ont. L1A2K2
e-mail sjbgolf(at)hotmail.com
or  sjbgolf(at)Sympatico.ca
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 13 18:45:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:45:23 -0800
Subject: 2008 NAFA World Series Dates
Message-ID: <13020844.56964@webbox.com>


Received: 2/13/08 4:59:03 PM 
From:  "Brett Bresnahan" <brett.bresnahan(at)gmail.com> 


Subject:  2008 NAFA World Series Dates  
  




Dayton, Oregon
NAFA Executive Director Benjie Hedgecock is please to announce
the following dates for all NAFA World Series events. 


The Farm/NAFA "Open" World Series - 16 Teams 

Middleton, Wisconsin (Near Madison) 

July 25-27, 2008, Friday evening to Sunday early afternoon 

Format - NAFA 3-game guarantee bracket with no "If" game 

First Game - no earlier than 4 PM Friday with the championship
game at 1:15 PM on Sunday 

Entry Fee - $415 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Men's "AA-Major" World Series - 32 Teams 

North Mankato, Minnesota 

August 14-17, 2008, first Game either Thursday evening or Friday
Morning through Sunday Morning (all teams can fly out on Sunday
afternoon or earlier) 

Format - NAFA game guarantee bracket 

First Game no earlier Thursday evening at 7 PM or 9 AM Friday
with championship game on Sunday at 11:30 AM with if game to
follow if necessary 

Entry Fee - $410 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Men's "A-Major" World Series - 48 Teams 

North Mankato, Minnesota 

August 14-17, 2008, Thursday through Sunday 

Format - NAFA 3 game guarantee bracket 

First Game no earlier than Noon Thursday with championship game
Sunday at 1:15pm with if game to follow if necessary 

Entry Fee - $395 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 





NAFA Men's 23-and-Under World Series - 12 Teams 

North Mankato, Minnesota 

August 15-17, 2008, Friday night through Sunday 

Format - 4 game guarantee, 3 round robin that seeds all into
a single elimination 

First Game no earlier than 7 PM Friday night with championship
game Sunday at 1:15pm with if game to follow if necessary 

Entry Fee - $395 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Men's "A" World Series - 64 Teams 

North Mankato, Minnesota 

August 21-24, 2008, Thursday through Sunday 

Format - NAFA 3 game guarantee bracket 

First Game no earlier than 10 AM Thursday with championship game
Sunday at 1:15 PM with if game to follow if necessary 

Entry Fee - $395 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Men's "AA" World Series - 40 Teams 

Mankato, Minnesota 

August 21-24, 2008, Thursday night through Sunday 

Format - NAFA 3 game guarantee bracket 

First Game no earlier than 4 PM Thursday with championship game
Sunday at 1:15 PM with if game to follow if necessary 

Entry Fee - $395 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Wood Bat World Series - 32 Teams 

Denver, Colorado 

August 30-31, 2008, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Monday
will be a rain day or travel day 

Format - NAFA 3 game guarantee bracket 

First Game no earlier than 8 AM Saturday with championship Sunday
at 3 PM 

Entry Fee - $405 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Masters Eastern Zone World Series 

55-and-Over, 50-and-Over, 45-and-Over, 40-and-Over, 35-and-Over,
Womens' 35-and-Over 

Rockford, Illinois (near Chicago) 

September 12-14, 2008, Friday evening to Sunday afternoon 

Format - 4 game guarantee, 3 round robin games that seed all
teams into a single elimination (If the number of teams is significant
in any age class, teams will break into the single elimination
portion in Upper and Lower Brackets on Sunday) 

First game Friday evening 5 PM with the championship at 3 PM
on Sunday 

Entry Fee - $415 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression 



NAFA Masters Western Zone World Series 

50-and-Over, 45-and-Over, 40-and-Over, 35-and-Over, Womens' 35-and-Over


Carson City, Nevada (fly to Reno) 

September 20-21, 2008, Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon 

Format - 3 game guarantee, 2 round robin games that seed all
teams into a single elimination (If the number of teams is significant
in any age class, teams will break into the single elimination
portion in Upper and Lower Brackets on Sunday) 

First Game Saturday Morning at 8 AM with the championship game
at 3 PM on Sunday 

Entry Fee - $400 

Ball - the new NAFA 120 stitch white cover, white stitch, cork
center 47 core, .375 compression

Information has been posted on the general NAFA website at www.nafafastpitch.com,
with World Series-specific websites being updated in the near
future.

Brett Bresnahan
NAFA Webmaster
breshz(at)minnesotafastpitch.com
http://www.nafafastpitch.com
http://www.minnesotafastpitch.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb 14 00:39:12 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:39:12 -0800
Subject: CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA
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Received: 2/13/08 11:49:03 PM 
From:  JAVIER COLL CLAVEL <jrcollve(at)gmail.com> 



Subject:  CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA  
  

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HI,I??M WRITING FROM VENEZUELA, I OWN A PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL
TEAM AND I LOOKING FOR A PITCHER FOR THE NETX SEASON HERE, THE
SEASON START IN THREE WEEKS,I REALY APPRECIATE ANY HELP TO CONTACT
A GREAT PITCHER 

(EMAIL, PHOME NUMBER),BEST REGARDS,JAVIER COLL CLAVEL58-414-673306
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb 14 14:27:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:27:58 -0800
Subject: Who says you can't play summer sports year round?
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Received: 2/14/08 2:15:39 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario <lcrompton(at)softballontario.ca> 



Subject:  Who says you can't play summer sports year round? 



NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:   Lisa Crompton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     lcrompton at softballontario.ca 

DATE:           February14, 2008


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WHO SAYS YOU CAN?T PLAY SUMMER SPORTS YEARROUND?

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Areyou looking for a fun and different way
to fulfill the Ontario Government?sHealthy Schools Program requirement
of 20 minutes of physical activity per dayfor your students?
 Softball Ontario is here to help!  In an effortto introduce
new children to the game of softball, Softball Ontario is makingTRY
SOFTBALL Kits available to schools FREE!  The kits are available
toall elementary schools in Ontario for one month at no charge.

What isincluded in a TRY SOFTBALL Kit?  
A TRY SOFTBALL Kitconsists of everything you will need to introduce
your class to the game ofsoftball.  Each Kit contains the following:

A BlastBallGame 
A BlastBallManual 
A Parmalat Learn toPlay Level 1 Manual 
Pencils and ActivityBooks for your Students 
To address any concerns,all of the equipment is manufactured
using child-safe materials; the bat andball are made of a soft
foam material, removing safety concerns that arecreated by aluminum
bats and hard balls.  There are no equipmentrequirements for
the students, as baseball gloves are not required toparticipate
in the game.  

What isBlastBall?
The game of BlastBall is similar to T-Ball, howeverit is more
exciting and physically active for the participants.  Teacherswill
receive a free BlastBall Manual with each Kit, which contains
the rulesof BlastBall as well as many modifications of the game;
the manual is given tothe school to keep and use in their future
classes.  To address anyconcerns, all of the equipment is manufactured
using child-safe materials; thebat and ball are made of a soft
foam material, removing safety concerns thatare created by aluminum
bats and hard balls.  There are no equipmentrequirements for
the students, as baseball gloves are not required toparticipate
in the game.  

What is Learn toPlay?
Learn to Play is a revolutionary way of introducing thesport
of softball to children.  The program activities foster thedevelopment
of ALL players, including players with high and low skilllevels.
 Activities and lead-up games are patterned after informalplayground
games that promise FUN and LOTS OF ACTION.  This fantasticresource
is given to the school to keep as a thank-you for participating
inour program.  

How can youparticipate?
There is no cost involved in participating in ourTRY SOFTBALL
program, other than the cost of shipping the Kit back to SoftballOntario.
 The only requirement is that each teacher who used theBlastBall
Kit fill out our Feedback Questionnaire upon completion of theschool?s
scheduled time period.  A thank-you gift will be sent to eachteacher
who fills out the form.  Softball Ontario is now arranging forschools
to book their BlastBall Kits for the months of March, April,
May andJune 2008.  The Kits are available on a first-come - first-served
basis;teachers, principals, and parent groups are advised to
contact us as soon aspossible to book their month.  

For further details onSoftball Ontario?s TRY SOFTBALL program
or to borrow a BlastBall Kit for yourschool, please contact Lisa
Crompton by phone at (416) 426-7150 or by email atlcrompton(at)softballontario.ca.



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 15 17:31:26 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:31:26 -0800
Subject: Boys of Summer 2008
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Received: 2/15/08 2:55:47 PM 
From:  zakkflash(at)greenbaynet.com 

 
Subject:  Boys of Summer 2008  
  

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February 15, 2008
Denmark, WI, USA


Hello all. As depressing as the daily snowfall and frigid temperatures
are here in Wisconsin, I do have a little news on this year's
Boys of
Summer Open Tournament to warm up your day. The dates are July
11-13,
2008. The event will again be held at Circle Tap and two diamonds
in
Denmark Memorial Park. Denmark is a short 15 minute ride south
of Green
Bay directly on I-43.
This year's even will again host 16 of the best teams. Normally,
I could
say best North American teams but we do have a South American
team this
year. There will be 4 pools of 4 with eight teams making it to
a single
elimination tournament. One playoff game at CT on Saturday night,
the
other quarterfinals are 10 AM on Sunday, SemiFinals at noon,
Finals at 2PM
at Circle Tap.
I hope you can all come out and enjoy on of the strongest and
exciting
tournaments of the summer and experience fastpitch in one of
the most
electric atmospheres in the game. For those of you have never
seen the
facility I hope to have an airial photo posted on our website
in the
coming months.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments
and I'll
help you out as best I can.
Darren Derricks will again serve as Tournament Director.
Here is the outstanding field teams:

Farm Tavern-Madison, WI
SoCal A-1 Bombers-Yucaipa, CA
Circle Tap-Denmark, WI
TownLine-Green Bay, WI
MinnDak Millers-Fargo, ND
Patsy's-New York, NY
Gremlins-Broken Bow, NE
Aspen Interiors-Saskatoon, SK
Stampede-Elkhart, IA
Dolan & Murphy-Aurora, IL
Thomson Merchants- Thomson, IL
Bandits/Si Senor-Pueblo, CO
Stoneyard-Appleton, WI
Kegal Black Knights-Fargo, ND
LumberKings-Bakersfield, CA
Argentina National Team-Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thanks,

Zakk
CT Fastpitch
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Feb 16 19:58:06 2008
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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:58:06 -0800
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Feb 16 19:59:14 2008
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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:59:14 -0800
Subject: pitching help needed by Linwood Chiefs
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Received: 2/16/08 6:58:47 PM 
From:  Don Freeman <donhfreeman(at)hotmail.com> 
   

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The Linwood Chiefs have been accepted into the South Perth Mens
League. We are in desperate need of an ace pitcher, if you want
lots of innings and at bats, please email me

donhfreeman(at)hotmail.com



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Feb 17 14:10:30 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:10:30 -0800
Subject: Looking for a team
Message-ID: <17020848.40476@webbox.com>


Received: 2/17/08 2:02:13 PM 
From:  Brian Harrison <bryanff(at)yahoo.com> 



CC:    
Subject:  Looking for a team  
   

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Hello,I am currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina, a transplant
from Wisconsin. I am looking for a local fastpitch league to
play in durring the week. Does anyone have any info. about fastpitch
leagues in the Raleigh, Durham, or Chapel Hill area?Thanks for
your time,Brian Harriso  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Feb 18 22:36:06 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:36:06 -0800
Subject: DeKalb Hogs Playing Indoors
Message-ID: <18020849.70814@webbox.com>


Received: 2/18/08 10:12:09 PM 
From:  Les Johnson <seanmattchad(at)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  DeKalb Hogs Playing Indoors  
    

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DeKalb, Il.

The DeKalb Hustlehogs are entered in the Davenport, Iowa Indoor
Dome Tournament for the second straight year. The tournament
starts Friday the 22nd at 8pm and runs through the night with
the final game at 330am.

The Hogs will open up on Friday night with a 930pm start time
and will play a DH. The Hogs play Aledo at 930 and then face
the host Quad City Titans at 11pm.. There are 6 teams in this
year?s tournament. The playoffs start on Saturday night at 6pm.

Joining the Hogs for the weekend will be two pick up players:
Chris Hammack (Quad City Sox) and Chad Allen (Cortland Razorbacks).
Both players will see significant time. The rest of the players
are on the Hog?s roster.
Indoor roster 
Brian Tobin P
Tim Murphy P
Brian Crouch C/IF
Vince Virtue C/IF
Mike Drew IF/DH
Chad Allen IF/C
Tommy Crouch IF
Jay Armes IF/P
Fred Cardella OF
Iqbal Padela OF
Chris Hammack OF
Matt Smith OF/MGR
Shaun Cavazos OF
Tom Blum Coach

Les Johnson
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 19 10:13:39 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:13:39 -0800
Subject: Canada goes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger Desert
	Classic / Le Canada remporte cinq parties hors-concours au
	Louisville Slugger Desert Classic
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Received: 2/19/08 10:13:39 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


   
Subject:  Canada goes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger
Desert Classic / Le Canada remporte cinq parties hors-concours
au Louisville Slugger Desert Classic  



FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

February19th, 2008

 

Canadagoes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger Desert
Classic

 

(LasVegas, Nevada) ? The Canadian National Softball Team continued
to showimprovement this past weekend as they played five exhibition
games in four daysat the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic held
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canadaopened its schedule with a hard fought
1-0 win over the University of Texas atEl Paso (UTEP), and then
breezed through Friday and Saturday with a 15-0 winover the University
of Wisconsin, a 14-1 win over Portland State University andan
18-1 win over Seton Hall University. The Canadians then got through
a toughgame against California State University ? Bakersfield,
earning a 5-3 win. 

 

OnThursday against UTEP, Canada scored the only run of the game
in the top of theseventh when Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
came up with a clutch two-out RBIsingle to score Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, AB) from second. Danielle Lawrie(Langley, BC) threw
the complete game shutout for the Canadians, allowing onlyfour
hits while striking out eight batters. Erin McLean (Whitby, ON),
JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC), Megan Timpf (Port Dover,
ON) and Caitlin Lever(Buffalo, New York) each added singles for
Canada.

 

AgainstCal State ? Bakersfield on Sunday, Canada scored four
runs in the bottom of thefifth and was able to hold on for a
5-3 victory. The red and white opened thescoring in the second
inning when Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) hit an RBIsingle through
the left side of the infield to score Lawrick from third. TheCanadians
then added to that lead in the fifth when Jennifer Yee (North
Delta,BC) delivered a two-run single to left field and scored
on another single byCumpstone. Caitlin Lever later added an RBI
single to push the lead to 5-0.

 

Bakersfieldfought back in the sixth inning by scoring two runs
(one earned) on a double tothe gap in right centerfield, cutting
the lead to 5-2. Bakersfield would addanother run in the seventh
on a passed ball, but Canadian pitcher Dione Meier(Saskatoon,
SK) settled down and stranded runners on second and third byrecording
two straight outs to preserve the 5-3 victory.

 

Meierpitched all seven innings for Canada, allowing only one
earned run and fivehits, retiring eight batters on strikes. Sheena
Lawrick led Canada at the platewith three hits, while Jennifer
Yee, Erin Cumpstone and Caitlin Lever eachchipped in with two
singles. Erin McLean and Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) alsohad
hits for Canada.

 

TeamCanada will continue to train in Las Vegas this week before
leaving forexhibition games against Arizona State University
in Phoenix, Arizona nextweek.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc(AT)softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 19 10:15:33 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:15:33 -0800
Subject: Looking for a team
Message-ID: <19020850.26382@webbox.com>


Received: 2/17/08 2:02:13 PM 
From:  Brian Harrison <bryanff(at)yahoo.com> 




Subject:  Looking for a team  
    

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hello,I am currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina, a transplant
from Wisconsin. I am looking for a local fastpitch league to
play in durring the week. Does anyone have any info. about fastpitch
leagues in the Raleigh, Durham, or Chapel Hill area?


Thanks for your time,Brian Harrison  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 19 16:30:53 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:30:53 -0800
Subject: Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community
Message-ID: <19020850.48902@webbox.com>


Received: 2/19/08 4:30:35 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario <ssutton(at)softballontario.ca> 



 
Subject:  Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEWSRELEASE   


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           February 19, 2008 


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 HOST A SOFTBALL ONTARIO CLINIC IN YOUR COMMUNITY 

 NORTHYORK, ON- Softball Ontario is pleased to announce itsclinic
line-up for the 2008 softball season.  Our goal is topromote
and develop the sport of the Softball for it athletes, umpires,coaches,
scorekeepers and volunteers by providing clinics for all levels
ofcompetition.  Softball Ontario offers clinics and programs
to ensure thatOntarians have the skills and knowledge to participant
in our greatsport.  Our line up includes: 

NationalCoaches Certification Program 

Learn to Coach(officiallycalled Community Sport- Initiation)
- is perfect for all entry-level includingT-ball coaches, Coach-Pitch
and Learn to Play.  This clinichas been designed for the inexperienced
volunteer Mom and/or Dad communitysoftball coach who is working
with children or youth aged 4 to 8 years old.

KeepCoaching(officially called Community Sport- On-Going Participation)
- is ideal for themore experienced house league/recreational
and select coaches. This clinic replaces Softball Ontario ?Grassroots
Clinic? and has been designed forthe community softball coach
who is working with children or youth aged 9 andup.  

Competition-Introduction, Softball- is designed for the competitiveand
rep level coaches and is mandatory to be able to coach at the
provinciallevel and national.  This clinic replaces the old knowledgebased
NCCP Level 1 and Level 2 Technical/Practical and Theory programs.

SoftballOntario SpecialityCoaches Clinics 

Softball Ontario CoachEducation Clinics are excellent way to
expand your coaches knowledge andprovide hands-on and interactive
clinics.  Clinics include:

Hitting forCoaches- this clinic provides detailed instruction
tocoaches the art of hitting a softball.

Drills, Drills,Drills- this clinic provides coaches of all levels
helpful tipson creating and implementing drills for their athletes.

UmpireClinics 

JuniorDevelopment-is designed to provide inexperienced umpire
between theages of 12-16 with basic introduction to officiating.


Intermediate-was developed for young officials betweenthe ages
of 15-18 to be able to officiate at house league games and to
preparethem as they advance in their umpiring career. 

Level1-This clinic is considered to be beneficial to allUmpires.
 It is important to know the proper Mechanics andRules prior
to stepping on the diamond. 

Level 2SP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Level 2FP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Refresher-This new and improved clinic will includediscussion
on advanced rule interpretations, new rules and will feature
an indepth questions and answer period.  This course is bestsuited
for the advanced umpire who has completed their Umpire Certification.

Rules forCoaches-For four hours, your association could have
your very ownperson qualified umpire to discuss rule information
andinterpretation. 

ScorekeepingClinics 

BasicAccurate scorekeeping is important for naming award winners,
applying forscholarships and even in deciding the outcomes of
games. This clinic deals with all notations needed to keep score
properly.

Advance-Anyone who compiles team or league statisticsshould attend
the Advance Scorekeeping clinic.  This clinicrecaps the basic
scoring notations and teaches how to summarize and balance ascore-sheet.


Refresher- This clinic reviews the information in theadvanced
clinic for those who may have forgotten some notations or who
hasbeen away from the game for a while. 

MinorDevelopment 

Pitcher/CatcherClinics- There might be a player on your team
that may need some polishing ontheir skills.  This hands-on clinic
covers: Warm-ups, grip, speed, throwing, windmill pitching, technique,
catchingand much more! 

Softball SkillsClinics- Softball Ontario is committed to providing
proper development of novice and advancedplayers.  Participants
attending the clinic are taught:batting, catching, base running,
throwing, bunting, base strategies and muchmore! 

Associations interestedin hosting a Softball Ontario should visit
the Softball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca. to download
a SoftballOntario Clinic Bidform. 

Do not pass up on theopportunity to improve the quality of your
association by providing valuabletraining for all members of
the team. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Coaching, Umpiring
and Minor Developmentclinics, please contact Steph Sutton at
ssutton at softballontario.ca or by calling416-426-7150. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Scorekeeping
clinics, please contact WendyCathcart at wcathcart(AT)softballontario.ca
or by calling416-426-7150. 






Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 19 21:20:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:20:42 -0800
Subject: ISC and ISC II qualifier in Ashland, OH June 20-22
Message-ID: <19020850.66291@webbox.com>


Received: 2/19/08 8:50:14 PM 
From:  "Brian Culler" <thecullers(AT)zoominternet.net> 



   
Subject:  ISC and ISC II qualifier in Ashland, OH June 20-22
 
    

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The Ashland Invitational will be held June 20-22 in Ashland,
Ohio and is open to all teams in all regions.  One berth in the
ISC World Tournament and one berth in the ISC II Tournament of
Champions will be awarded.  The format will be round robin, with
a 4 game guarantee.  Entry fee is $300.
 
For those not familiar with Ashland, it is along Interstate 71
in north central Ohio.  For those coming from the northeast,
we are about a 6 hour drive from Toronto.  For those coming from
the west, we are about a 6 hour drive from Chicago.  Anyone flying
to the tournament would have a 1 hour drive from either the Cleveland
or Columbus airport.  There are several hotels 10 minutes away
from the fields, including Holiday Inn, Amerihost, Days Inn,
and Super 8.
 
For more Information, contact Kevin Scott (his info is on the
East region qualifier list) or reply to this address.
 
thecullers(AT)zoominternet.net
Brian Culler
Kevin Scott
Ashland, Ohio 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 20 17:34:35 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:34:35 -0800
Subject: The Bar- Green Bay, WI Roster
Message-ID: <20020851.52725@webbox.com>


Received: 2/20/08 5:08:48 PM 
From:  "Ric Thompson" <rthompson(AT)adashunjones.com> 


  
Subject:  The Bar- Green Bay, WI Roster  
  

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With the end of a long cold winter hopefully coming to an end,
The Bar of Green Bay, WI has finalized their roster. In 2008,
we will be returning a solid core of players that have been playing
the top competition in the world the last five years and have
4 Under 23 championships under their belts. We have added Josh
Johnson to that core of players that will be returning. Along
with Ian Knott, Josh will give us another pitcher that will take
on the level of competition that we see. With Josh, we have added
his brother Jared and Craig Gorst. These three will bring power
to a team that has been lacking that on the roster in the past.
We have also added the catching services of Brad Reed, who is
not only a tough catcher, but also a smart catcher who can call
a great game. 


Here is our complete roster and tentative schedule:

Ian Knott P
Josh Johnson P\Util
Ric Thompson P\ Util
John Goral P\Inf
Justin Colombo Of
Ryan Leiterman Of
Craig Gorst DH\Of
Brad Mcartney Inf.
Kyle Kapinos Inf
Andy Ratchman Util
Ryan McCue Inf
Nic Peter C
Brad Reed C
Jared Johnson Of


2008 Schedule:

May 9-11 NAFA Travel League, Middleton, WI
May 16-18 NAFA Travel League, Denmark, WI
May 23-25 ISC Travel League, Denmark, WI
June 6-8 Jack Grafmeier Memorial, Kimberly, WI
June 13-15 Townline Shootout, Green Bay, WI
June 20-22 Eau Claire Classic, Eau Claire, WI
June 28&29 NAFA State Tournament, Chippewa Falls, WI
July 25-27 NAFA Open Tournament, Middleton, WI
July 31-Aug 3 ASA Nationals, Stevens Point, WI
Aug. 10-16 ISC World Tournament, Kimberly, WI



See you all at the ballpark!
Ric Thompson
The Bar-Green Bay Fastpitch

Ric Thompson
Realtor\ New Construction Specialist
Adashun Jones Inc.
Phone: 920-235-0095
Direct: 920-410-6682
rthompson(at)adashunjones.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 20 17:35:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:35:58 -0800
Subject: SOFTBALL CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA
Message-ID: <20020851.52809@webbox.com>


Received: 2/20/08 11:00:25 AM 
From:  "JAVIER COLL" <jrcollve(AT)gmail.com> 


   
Subject:  SOFTBALL CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi, 

I?m writing from Venezuela, and i own a professional softball
team here in mycountry, I'm looking for a foreign pitcher to
come and play for my team in thelocal championship, the tournament
have a great level, the others team haveplayer from Argentina,
Canada, South Africa, the season start on February 23ththe finals
will play April 19-27th,

* We play only on weekends,two games on Saturday two games on
Sunday.

* All expensive are included flight ticket, hotel, meals, internaltransportation
so you don?t have to worried about it.



If you know someone how is interested and availablesend this
information so we can make contact with him and talk about payment,
Ireally appreciate any help, 


Best regards,

Javier Coll Clavel

58-414-6733060

Msn: jcollve at hotmail.com

E-mail: jrcollve(AT)gmail.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 20 17:38:16 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:38:16 -0800
Subject: Looking for a team
Message-ID: <20020851.52946@webbox.com>


Received: 2/17/08 2:02:13 PM 
From:  Brian Harrison <bryanff(AT)yahoo.com> 


  
Subject:  Looking for a team  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hello,I am currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina, a transplant
from Wisconsin. I am looking for a local fastpitch league to
play in durring the week. Does anyone have any info. about fastpitch
leagues in the Raleigh, Durham, or Chapel Hill area?


Thanks for your time,
Brian Harrison


  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 20 17:40:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:40:03 -0800
Subject: Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community
Message-ID: <20020851.53051@webbox.com>


Received: 2/19/08 4:30:35 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca> 


  
Subject:  Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community  



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NEWSRELEASE   


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca

DATE:           February 19, 2008 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 HOST A SOFTBALL ONTARIO CLINIC IN YOUR COMMUNITY 

 NORTHYORK, ON- Softball Ontario is pleased to announce itsclinic
line-up for the 2008 softball season.  Our goal is topromote
and develop the sport of the Softball for it athletes, umpires,coaches,
scorekeepers and volunteers by providing clinics for all levels
ofcompetition.  Softball Ontario offers clinics and programs
to ensure thatOntarians have the skills and knowledge to participant
in our greatsport.  Our line up includes: 

NationalCoaches Certification Program 

Learn to Coach(officiallycalled Community Sport- Initiation)
- is perfect for all entry-level includingT-ball coaches, Coach-Pitch
and Learn to Play.  This clinichas been designed for the inexperienced
volunteer Mom and/or Dad communitysoftball coach who is working
with children or youth aged 4 to 8 years old.

KeepCoaching(officially called Community Sport- On-Going Participation)
- is ideal for themore experienced house league/recreational
and select coaches. This clinic replaces Softball Ontario ?Grassroots
Clinic? and has been designed forthe community softball coach
who is working with children or youth aged 9 andup.  

Competition-Introduction, Softball- is designed for the competitiveand
rep level coaches and is mandatory to be able to coach at the
provinciallevel and national.  This clinic replaces the old knowledgebased
NCCP Level 1 and Level 2 Technical/Practical and Theory programs.

SoftballOntario SpecialityCoaches Clinics 

Softball Ontario CoachEducation Clinics are excellent way to
expand your coaches knowledge andprovide hands-on and interactive
clinics.  Clinics include:

Hitting forCoaches- this clinic provides detailed instruction
tocoaches the art of hitting a softball.

Drills, Drills,Drills- this clinic provides coaches of all levels
helpful tipson creating and implementing drills for their athletes.

UmpireClinics 

JuniorDevelopment-is designed to provide inexperienced umpire
between theages of 12-16 with basic introduction to officiating.


Intermediate-was developed for young officials betweenthe ages
of 15-18 to be able to officiate at house league games and to
preparethem as they advance in their umpiring career. 

Level1-This clinic is considered to be beneficial to allUmpires.
 It is important to know the proper Mechanics andRules prior
to stepping on the diamond. 

Level 2SP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Level 2FP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Refresher-This new and improved clinic will includediscussion
on advanced rule interpretations, new rules and will feature
an indepth questions and answer period.  This course is bestsuited
for the advanced umpire who has completed their Umpire Certification.

Rules forCoaches-For four hours, your association could have
your very ownperson qualified umpire to discuss rule information
andinterpretation. 

ScorekeepingClinics 

BasicAccurate scorekeeping is important for naming award winners,
applying forscholarships and even in deciding the outcomes of
games. This clinic deals with all notations needed to keep score
properly.

Advance-Anyone who compiles team or league statisticsshould attend
the Advance Scorekeeping clinic.  This clinicrecaps the basic
scoring notations and teaches how to summarize and balance ascore-sheet.


Refresher- This clinic reviews the information in theadvanced
clinic for those who may have forgotten some notations or who
hasbeen away from the game for a while. 

MinorDevelopment 

Pitcher/CatcherClinics- There might be a player on your team
that may need some polishing ontheir skills.  This hands-on clinic
covers: Warm-ups, grip, speed, throwing, windmill pitching, technique,
catchingand much more! 

Softball SkillsClinics- Softball Ontario is committed to providing
proper development of novice and advancedplayers.  Participants
attending the clinic are taught:batting, catching, base running,
throwing, bunting, base strategies and muchmore! 

Associations interestedin hosting a Softball Ontario should visit
the Softball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca. to download
a SoftballOntario Clinic Bidform. 

Do not pass up on theopportunity to improve the quality of your
association by providing valuabletraining for all members of
the team. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Coaching, Umpiring
and Minor Developmentclinics, please contact Steph Sutton at
ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca or by calling416-426-7150. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Scorekeeping
clinics, please contact WendyCathcart at wcathcart(AT)softballontario.ca
or by calling416-426-7150. 




Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Feb 21 00:24:55 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:24:55 -0800
Subject: 2008 Castlewood, Dixie Classic Fastpitch Tournament
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Received: 2/20/08 11:35:05 PM 
From:  Larry Wachter <larryw(AT)wachterins.com> 


  
Subject:  2008 Castlewood, Dixie Classic Fastpitch Tournament
 


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We would like to inform you and ask you to add this fastpitch
tournament to your fastpitch softball calendar ASAP so we can
get the tournament filled with a lot of AWESOME teams and so
we all can have a lot of fun. We will be hosting The 2008 Castlewood,
Dixie Classic Fastpitch Tournament. Thanks for all your help
in advance. Easy access from Las VegasSaturday & Sunday, May
3rd & 4th, 2008Classes: A,B & C, TROPHIES FOR EACH DIVISION!!!Entry
Fee: $350.00 - Make checks payable to CastlewoodDeadline : April
16, 2008Four Games Guaranteed!!! Register your team right away
tournament filling up quickly!!!Games will be played at : Gubler
Park 2375 Rachel Dr. Santa Clara, Ut. (Located approximately
two miles west of the St. George Canyons Complex)Contact person:
Larry Wachter (Castlewood) 1-801-566-6808 (Business) 1-801-785-4363
(Home) 1-801-243-1539 (Cell)Email: larryw(AT)wachterins.com,nyladw at juno.comSend
checks to: CastlewoodP.O. Box 95767South Jordan, Utah 8409  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:48:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:48:03 -0800
Subject: The Bar- Green Bay, WI Roster
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Received: 2/20/08 5:08:48 PM 
From:  "Ric Thompson" <rthompson(AT)adashunjones.com> 


  
Subject:  The Bar- Green Bay, WI Roster  
  

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With the end of a long cold winter hopefully coming to an end,
The Bar of Green Bay, WI has finalized their roster. In 2008,
we will be returning a solid core of players that have been playing
the top competition in the world the last five years and have
4 Under 23 championships under their belts. We have added Josh
Johnson to that core of players that will be returning. Along
with Ian Knott, Josh will give us another pitcher that will take
on the level of competition that we see. With Josh, we have added
his brother Jared and Craig Gorst. These three will bring power
to a team that has been lacking that on the roster in the past.
We have also added the catching services of Brad Reed, who is
not only a tough catcher, but also a smart catcher who can call
a great game. 


Here is our complete roster and tentative schedule:

Ian Knott P
Josh Johnson P\Util
Ric Thompson P\ Util
John Goral P\Inf
Justin Colombo Of
Ryan Leiterman Of
Craig Gorst DH\Of
Brad Mcartney Inf.
Kyle Kapinos Inf
Andy Ratchman Util
Ryan McCue Inf
Nic Peter C
Brad Reed C
Jared Johnson Of


2008 Schedule:

May 9-11 NAFA Travel League, Middleton, WI
May 16-18 NAFA Travel League, Denmark, WI
May 23-25 ISC Travel League, Denmark, WI
June 6-8 Jack Grafmeier Memorial, Kimberly, WI
June 13-15 Townline Shootout, Green Bay, WI
June 20-22 Eau Claire Classic, Eau Claire, WI
June 28&29 NAFA State Tournament, Chippewa Falls, WI
July 25-27 NAFA Open Tournament, Middleton, WI
July 31-Aug 3 ASA Nationals, Stevens Point, WI
Aug. 10-16 ISC World Tournament, Kimberly, WI



See you all at the ballpark!
Ric Thompson
The Bar-Green Bay Fastpitch

Ric Thompson
Realtor\ New Construction Specialist
Adashun Jones Inc.
Phone: 920-235-0095
Direct: 920-410-6682
rthompson(at)adashunjones.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:48:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:48:42 -0800
Subject: Looking for a team
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Received: 2/17/08 2:02:13 PM 
From:  Brian Harrison <bryanff(at)yahoo.com> 



CC:    
Subject:  Looking for a team  
   

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Hello,I am currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina, a transplant
from Wisconsin. I am looking for a local fastpitch league to
play in durring the week. Does anyone have any info. about fastpitch
leagues in the Raleigh, Durham, or Chapel Hill area?Thanks for
your time,Brian Harriso  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:49:17 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:49:17 -0800
Subject: DeKalb Hogs Playing Indoors
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Received: 2/18/08 10:12:09 PM 
From:  Les Johnson <seanmattchad(at)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  DeKalb Hogs Playing Indoors  
    

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DeKalb, Il.

The DeKalb Hustlehogs are entered in the Davenport, Iowa Indoor
Dome Tournament for the second straight year. The tournament
starts Friday the 22nd at 8pm and runs through the night with
the final game at 330am.

The Hogs will open up on Friday night with a 930pm start time
and will play a DH. The Hogs play Aledo at 930 and then face
the host Quad City Titans at 11pm.. There are 6 teams in this
year?s tournament. The playoffs start on Saturday night at 6pm.

Joining the Hogs for the weekend will be two pick up players:
Chris Hammack (Quad City Sox) and Chad Allen (Cortland Razorbacks).
Both players will see significant time. The rest of the players
are on the Hog?s roster.
Indoor roster 
Brian Tobin P
Tim Murphy P
Brian Crouch C/IF
Vince Virtue C/IF
Mike Drew IF/DH
Chad Allen IF/C
Tommy Crouch IF
Jay Armes IF/P
Fred Cardella OF
Iqbal Padela OF
Chris Hammack OF
Matt Smith OF/MGR
Shaun Cavazos OF
Tom Blum Coach

Les Johnson
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:49:51 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:49:51 -0800
Subject: Canada goes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger Desert
	Classic / Le Canada remporte cinq parties hors-concours au
	Louisville Slugger Desert Classic
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Received: 2/19/08 10:13:39 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


   
Subject:  Canada goes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger
Desert Classic / Le Canada remporte cinq parties hors-concours
au Louisville Slugger Desert Classic  



FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

February19th, 2008

 

Canadagoes 5-0 in exhibition games at Louisville Slugger Desert
Classic

 

(LasVegas, Nevada) ? The Canadian National Softball Team continued
to showimprovement this past weekend as they played five exhibition
games in four daysat the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic held
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canadaopened its schedule with a hard fought
1-0 win over the University of Texas atEl Paso (UTEP), and then
breezed through Friday and Saturday with a 15-0 winover the University
of Wisconsin, a 14-1 win over Portland State University andan
18-1 win over Seton Hall University. The Canadians then got through
a toughgame against California State University ? Bakersfield,
earning a 5-3 win. 

 

OnThursday against UTEP, Canada scored the only run of the game
in the top of theseventh when Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
came up with a clutch two-out RBIsingle to score Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, AB) from second. Danielle Lawrie(Langley, BC) threw
the complete game shutout for the Canadians, allowing onlyfour
hits while striking out eight batters. Erin McLean (Whitby, ON),
JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC), Megan Timpf (Port Dover,
ON) and Caitlin Lever(Buffalo, New York) each added singles for
Canada.

 

AgainstCal State ? Bakersfield on Sunday, Canada scored four
runs in the bottom of thefifth and was able to hold on for a
5-3 victory. The red and white opened thescoring in the second
inning when Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) hit an RBIsingle through
the left side of the infield to score Lawrick from third. TheCanadians
then added to that lead in the fifth when Jennifer Yee (North
Delta,BC) delivered a two-run single to left field and scored
on another single byCumpstone. Caitlin Lever later added an RBI
single to push the lead to 5-0.

 

Bakersfieldfought back in the sixth inning by scoring two runs
(one earned) on a double tothe gap in right centerfield, cutting
the lead to 5-2. Bakersfield would addanother run in the seventh
on a passed ball, but Canadian pitcher Dione Meier(Saskatoon,
SK) settled down and stranded runners on second and third byrecording
two straight outs to preserve the 5-3 victory.

 

Meierpitched all seven innings for Canada, allowing only one
earned run and fivehits, retiring eight batters on strikes. Sheena
Lawrick led Canada at the platewith three hits, while Jennifer
Yee, Erin Cumpstone and Caitlin Lever eachchipped in with two
singles. Erin McLean and Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) alsohad
hits for Canada.

 

TeamCanada will continue to train in Las Vegas this week before
leaving forexhibition games against Arizona State University
in Phoenix, Arizona nextweek.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc(AT)softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:50:24 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:50:24 -0800
Subject: Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community
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Received: 2/19/08 4:30:35 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario <ssutton(at)softballontario.ca> 



 
Subject:  Host a Softball Ontario Clinic in your Community  


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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           February 19, 2008 


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 HOST A SOFTBALL ONTARIO CLINIC IN YOUR COMMUNITY 

 NORTHYORK, ON- Softball Ontario is pleased to announce itsclinic
line-up for the 2008 softball season.  Our goal is topromote
and develop the sport of the Softball for it athletes, umpires,coaches,
scorekeepers and volunteers by providing clinics for all levels
ofcompetition.  Softball Ontario offers clinics and programs
to ensure thatOntarians have the skills and knowledge to participant
in our greatsport.  Our line up includes: 

NationalCoaches Certification Program 

Learn to Coach(officiallycalled Community Sport- Initiation)
- is perfect for all entry-level includingT-ball coaches, Coach-Pitch
and Learn to Play.  This clinichas been designed for the inexperienced
volunteer Mom and/or Dad communitysoftball coach who is working
with children or youth aged 4 to 8 years old.

KeepCoaching(officially called Community Sport- On-Going Participation)
- is ideal for themore experienced house league/recreational
and select coaches. This clinic replaces Softball Ontario ?Grassroots
Clinic? and has been designed forthe community softball coach
who is working with children or youth aged 9 andup.  

Competition-Introduction, Softball- is designed for the competitiveand
rep level coaches and is mandatory to be able to coach at the
provinciallevel and national.  This clinic replaces the old knowledgebased
NCCP Level 1 and Level 2 Technical/Practical and Theory programs.

SoftballOntario SpecialityCoaches Clinics 

Softball Ontario CoachEducation Clinics are excellent way to
expand your coaches knowledge andprovide hands-on and interactive
clinics.  Clinics include:

Hitting forCoaches- this clinic provides detailed instruction
tocoaches the art of hitting a softball.

Drills, Drills,Drills- this clinic provides coaches of all levels
helpful tipson creating and implementing drills for their athletes.

UmpireClinics 

JuniorDevelopment-is designed to provide inexperienced umpire
between theages of 12-16 with basic introduction to officiating.


Intermediate-was developed for young officials betweenthe ages
of 15-18 to be able to officiate at house league games and to
preparethem as they advance in their umpiring career. 

Level1-This clinic is considered to be beneficial to allUmpires.
 It is important to know the proper Mechanics andRules prior
to stepping on the diamond. 

Level 2SP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Level 2FP- This clinic is phase 2 of Umpire Certification. Umpires
wishing to advance and to start officiating at certainprovincial
championships are required to attend this clinic. 

Refresher-This new and improved clinic will includediscussion
on advanced rule interpretations, new rules and will feature
an indepth questions and answer period.  This course is bestsuited
for the advanced umpire who has completed their Umpire Certification.

Rules forCoaches-For four hours, your association could have
your very ownperson qualified umpire to discuss rule information
andinterpretation. 

ScorekeepingClinics 

BasicAccurate scorekeeping is important for naming award winners,
applying forscholarships and even in deciding the outcomes of
games. This clinic deals with all notations needed to keep score
properly.

Advance-Anyone who compiles team or league statisticsshould attend
the Advance Scorekeeping clinic.  This clinicrecaps the basic
scoring notations and teaches how to summarize and balance ascore-sheet.


Refresher- This clinic reviews the information in theadvanced
clinic for those who may have forgotten some notations or who
hasbeen away from the game for a while. 

MinorDevelopment 

Pitcher/CatcherClinics- There might be a player on your team
that may need some polishing ontheir skills.  This hands-on clinic
covers: Warm-ups, grip, speed, throwing, windmill pitching, technique,
catchingand much more! 

Softball SkillsClinics- Softball Ontario is committed to providing
proper development of novice and advancedplayers.  Participants
attending the clinic are taught:batting, catching, base running,
throwing, bunting, base strategies and muchmore! 

Associations interestedin hosting a Softball Ontario should visit
the Softball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca. to download
a SoftballOntario Clinic Bidform. 

Do not pass up on theopportunity to improve the quality of your
association by providing valuabletraining for all members of
the team. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Coaching, Umpiring
and Minor Developmentclinics, please contact Steph Sutton at
ssutton at softballontario.ca or by calling416-426-7150. 

If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario Scorekeeping
clinics, please contact WendyCathcart at wcathcart(AT)softballontario.ca
or by calling416-426-7150. 






Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 22 15:50:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:50:54 -0800
Subject: SOFTBALL CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA
Message-ID: <22020853.46502@webbox.com>



Received: 2/20/08 11:00:25 AM 
From:  "JAVIER COLL" <jrcollve(AT)gmail.com> 


   
Subject:  SOFTBALL CONTACT FROM VENEZUELA  


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Hi, 

I?m writing from Venezuela, and i own a professional softball
team here in mycountry, I'm looking for a foreign pitcher to
come and play for my team in thelocal championship, the tournament
have a great level, the others team haveplayer from Argentina,
Canada, South Africa, the season start on February 23ththe finals
will play April 19-27th,

* We play only on weekends,two games on Saturday two games on
Sunday.

* All expensive are included flight ticket, hotel, meals, internaltransportation
so you don?t have to worried about it.



If you know someone how is interested and availablesend this
information so we can make contact with him and talk about payment,
Ireally appreciate any help, 


Best regards,

Javier Coll Clavel

58-414-6733060

Msn: jcollve at hotmail.com

E-mail: jrcollve(AT)gmail.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Feb 25 14:56:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:56:42 
Subject: Schutt Hitmen Impact Printing Cup
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Received: 2/25/08 6:22:28 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(AT)hotmail.com> 

  
Subject:  Schutt Hitmen Impact Printing Cup  
 

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Hello Al
          A late report on last weeks game for the Schutt Hitmen
in the Impact printing cup.
 
Schutt went down to the Melbourne Comets last Tuesday night in
a game that produced some great fastball.
As it has been all this year Schutt and Comets have gone through
some great fastpitch battles, with Schutt leading all
game 1 - 0 on some tight pitching from Jim Grego of Schutt and
Mark Rigg from Comets neither teams hitters where seeing much
success at the plate when in the top of the 7th on a base hit
and 2 Schutt fielding errors Comets made their move scoreing
2 runs with 2 out.
In the bottom of the 7th after a lead off base hit from Jim Grego
the schutt hitters could not create the oppurtunity to level
the score going down in a heart breaker 2 - 1.
 
With the last of the round games being played tonight both Schutt
Hitmen and Melbourne Comets find themselves in must win situations
to stay in the play offs race which begin Wednesday night.
 
Schutt Hitmen     1
v
Melbourne Comets  2
 
WP Mark Rigg
LP   Jim Grego
 
 
 
Tonight's Games
 
7pm  Schutt Hitmen
        v
       Deer Park Hi-way
 
9pm  Melbourne Comets
        v
       Metrans Couriers
 
 
 
 
 
 


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+61 404 258 305
schutt.hitmen(AT)hotmail.com


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Feb 25 15:07:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:07:40 
Subject: Schutt Hitmen send 2 players to the Australian Nationals
Message-ID: <25020856.54717@webbox.com>


Received: 2/25/08 6:37:46 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(AT)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  Schutt Hitmen send 2 players to the Australian Nationals
 
 

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Hello Al
           The Schutt Hitmen Fastpitch club are pleased to announce
that they have had 2 players selected to represent Victoria at
the Australian National Champs from the 1st of March until the
7th of March to be held at Melbourne Ball park.
 
After a strong year with the bat and leading the Hitmen's infield
ASHTON EDWARDS also having a strong international skins tournament
schutt would like to wish Ashton all the best of a great tournament.
and
The other selection was JIM GREGO who has been having an outstanding
year on the mound as well as at the plate and will be looking
to continue his good form through out the Aust Nationals.
 
Hopfully we can send you brief but up to the minute updates of
the tournament also for full coverage get on to the Australian
Softball Federation web sit who will have a pitch by pitch account
of the Men's Nationals.
www.softball.org.au
 
 
Again good luck to Ashton and Jim 
 
Schutt Hitmen Fastpitch club


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 26 12:53:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:53:58 -0800
Subject: UBC to Start Softball Program
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Received: 2/26/08 10:44:39 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Coaches Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  UBC to Start Softball Program  


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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca

DATE:           February26, 2008



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 UBC TO START SOFTBALL PROGRAM

NORTH YORK,ONTARIO-  Softball Ontario is pleased to share information
about theformation of University of British Columbia Women's
softball team for the2008-09 school year, initially playing as
a club team and progressing to fullvarsity status in 2009-10.
UBC is seeking candidates for the position of headcoach for a
one year term commencing in March 2008. This is a part-timeposition
initially, and may become full-time the following year. The team
willcommence training this fall and will play an exhibition spring
schedule. TheThunderbirds will play in the NAIA or NCAA Division
II in 2009-10, pending adecision to apply for NCAA status by
the university. UBC is looking for a headcoach who has experience
in the areas of recruiting and team development, aswell as demonstrated
results in team performance. This position will report tothe
Friends of UBC Softball Society in the first year. The position
will befunded by the university in 2009-10 and beyond.

If you areinterested in this ground floor opportunity to help
build the UBC Thunderbirdinto a top flight University Women's
softball program, please contact RickO'Connor, Friends of UBC
Softball at 604-309-6206 or ricko(AT)blackpress.ca.  

-30-

SoftballOntario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goalis to promote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officialsand volunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Feb 26 19:55:57 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:55:57 -0800
Subject: Impact printing cup
Message-ID: <26020857.61207@webbox.com>


Received: 2/26/08 7:23:19 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(AT)hotmail.com> 


 
Subject:  Impact printing cup  


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Hello Al
         Last night proved to be a very interesting display of
Fastpitch for the final round of the impact printing cup for
the schutt hitmen.
 
With Jim Grego starting on the hill in a must win game for the
Hitmen Catcher and team leader Mike Hurinui arrived 5 min before
the first pitch was due to be thrown due to traffic on a major
Melbourne motorway, proving a stress full start to the game.
With that behind them the Hitmen settled in shutting down Deer
Park Hiway for the first 3 inns, when in the 4th inn Deer Park
Hiway scored the opening run on a base hit and 2 errors.
 
With Hiway leading 1 - 0 the Hitmen fought back on a walk from
Andrew Evans, with Ashton Edwards at the plate hitting a double
to left scoring Evans from 1st taking the score to 1-1.
 
Due to Time and another game to be played the game was called
a draw with both teams advancing to tonight's sudden death play
off at Melbourne Ball park.
 
Tonight Schutt Hitmen play off with Melbourne Comets to fight
for a spot in the Championship game at 9pm.
 
  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 27 00:42:46 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:42:46 -0800
Subject: DeKalb Hustlehog News
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Received: 2/26/08 9:50:17 PM 
From:  Les Johnson <seanmattchad(AT)yahoo.com> 

 
Subject:  DeKalb Hustlehog News  
  

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Davenport, Iowa

The De kalb Hogs traveled to Davenport, Iowa last weekend.

Check out the games recaps and news at
www.hustlehog.com

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Feb 27 18:21:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:21:42 -0800
Subject: Schutt Hitmen finish 3rd in the Imoact printing cup
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Received: 2/27/08 6:43:48 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Schutt Hitmen finish 3rd in the Imoact printing cup
 
  

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Hello Al
          In last nights play off for the Impact printing cup
the Schutt Hitmen played off against Metrans Couriers for the
right to play Deer Park Hiway in the Championship game.
 
After a long first 4 inns with no score on the board for both
teams Ben Shea from Metrans Singled to centre and was then scored
by Kris Kiefel hitting a double to left and that is where the
score stayed for the remainder of the game.
Although the Schutt boys out hit Metrans 6 to 3 they could not
convert any runners to take the win.
 
Pitchers from both teams really put on a great display fastpitch
making it a great game to watch.
 
WP Rohan Mullin
LP  Jim Grego
 
Hits  - Ashton Edwards , Jim Grego , Brandon Chase , Mike Hurinui,
Jamie Hurinui , Gary Hurinui
 
 
Metrans Couriers went on to win the Championship Game 6 - 2 in
a fine hitting display with Kris Kiefel picking up the win in
relief of Rohan Mullin.
 
Congarts to the Boys at Metrans on a good win.
 
Also this marking the end of our club season we would like to
thank Al Doran for putting up our postings this year and we look
forward to bring you all the news of the schutt team as it comes
to hand over the winter.
 
To the Schutt players guys thanks for a great year for a first
year team we came very far and from all the Schutt team management
look forward to you all taking the diamond for us next season.
 
Well done guys
 
 
 


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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:39:22 
Subject: Dean Schick Memorial Tournament
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Feb 29 09:31:26 2008
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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:31:26 -0800
Subject: SOFTBALL ONTARIO ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA LEVEL IV UMPIRE CLINIC
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Received: 2/29/08 9:31:22 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  SOFTBALL ONTARIO ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA LEVEL IV
UMPIRE CLINIC  


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CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416)426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           February29, 2008   


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   SOFTBALL ONTARIOANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA LEVEL IV UMPIRECLINIC
 

NORTH YORK,ONTARIO ? Softball Ontario?s Umpire Program is happy
to announce theyare hosting a Softball Canada Level IV Umpire
Clinic in St. Thomas, Ontario onApril 26-27, 2008. Please note
this clinic is being held at Elgin Labour Hall,18 Princess Avenue,
St. Thomas, ON N5R 3V2 and is the same location asthe Softball
Canada Instructor/Evaluator Umpire Clinic.  

Thistwo-day course is essential for any Ontario Umpire aspiring
to attend aSoftball Canada Championship tournament (not including
Pee Wee and BantamGirls).  An action packed course, the Level
IV clinic covers many topicsincluding the Spirit of Umpiring,
Mental Preparation and PreventativeOfficiating.  Softball Canada
top notch Umpire Instructors for thisclinic include: Brian Sharples,
Softball Canada Official Development Committeefrom Pickering,
ON: Jeff Whipple Softball Canada Fast Pitch Level 5 Officialfrom
Fredericton, NB and Ray Day, Softball Canada Slo-Pitch Level
5 Officialfrom Mississauga, ON. 

In order tobe eligible to attend the Level IV Umpire Clinic,
you must be a fullycertified Level III Official with a minimum
of two (2) yearsexperience.

SoftballOntario must recruit a minimum of fifteen (15) participants
by April 10, 2008in order to host the 2008 Softball Canada Level
IV Umpire clinic, so applytoday!  If the minimum number of participants
is not reached by April 10,the clinic will be cancelled.  Softball
Ontario will continue to acceptapplications after the deadline
providing the minimum of fifteen (15)participants have registered.


Cost:               Member Fee:  $225.00 plus GST per participant
                       Non Member Fee: $275.00 plus GST per participant


Note: Member means individual is a registered umpire with Softball
Ontario in thecurrent year or in the previous year. 

SoftballOntario Mandatory Certification Policy- Effective 2002-
all umpires SoftballOntario must attend a recognized Umpires
clinic every two year. Recognized Umpire Clinics include: 

Attended SoftballOntario Umpire Refresher Clinic 
Attended Softball OntarioInstructor/Evaluator Training Weekend

Attended the next highest UmpireLevel Clinic in sequence to what
the Umpire has already taken 
Attended aSoftball Canada Blue Convention 
Attended a Softball Canada MechanicsSchool 
Re-Take the highest level clinic that you have (a SoftballOntario
Level 4 Umpire may take a Softball Ontario Level 3 Umpire Clinic)

SoftballOntario has reserved accommodations for clinic participants
at Ramada St.Thomas, 292 Wellington Street, Hwy 3 Exit 1st Ave,
St Thomas, ON N5R 2S9
with a room rate of $89.00 plus applicable taxes.  It is theresponsibility
of participants who require accommodation to book their ownaccommodations.
 Please note when making reservation, please quote 490SOFT. 

To register for the Softball Canada Level IV Umpire clinic, pleasevisit
the Softball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca .  For more
informationabout the upcoming Softball Canada Level 4 Umpires
clinic or the SoftballOntario Umpires program, please contact

Stephanie Sutton by email ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca 
or by calling416-426-7150.    




Softball Ontario is the governing bodyfor the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is to promote and develop thesport of softball
for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providingprograms
and services at all levels of competitions

  

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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:00:06 -0800
Subject: SOFTBALL ONTARIO ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA UMPIRE
	INSTRUCTOR/EVALUATOR CLINIC IN ST. THOMAS, ON
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Received: 2/29/08 11:28:05 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>



  
Subject:  SOFTBALL ONTARIO ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA UMPIRE INSTRUCTOR/EVALUATOR
CLINIC IN ST. THOMAS, ON  


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CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           February28, 2008 

  


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  SOFTBALL ONTARIO ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL CANADA UMPIREINSTRUCTOR/EVALUATOR
CLINIC IN ST. THOMAS, ON
 

NORTH YORK,ONTARIO ? Softball Ontario?s Umpires Program is thrilled
to announcethey are hosting Softball Canada?s Umpire Instructor/Evaluator
in St. Thomas,ON on April 26-27, 2008.  Please note this clinic
is being held at ElginLabour Hall, 18 Princess Avenue, St. Thomas,
ON N5R 3V2 and is the samelocation as the Softball Canada Level
4 Umpire clinic.   

Thistwelve (12) hours Softball Canada clinic focuses on how to
be an effectiveSoftball Canada Umpire Clinic Instructor and how
to become a knowledgeableSoftball Canada Umpire Evaluator.  This
exciting educational opportunitywill offer the following objectives:
improve your quality of Umpire clinicinstruction; develop your
Evaluation techniques of On Field Evaluations andprovide a national
network of Softball Canada?s Instructor/Evaluators.Softball Canada
top notch Umpire Instructors for the Instructor/EvaluatorClinic
include Brian Van Os, Softball Canada's Officials DevelopmentCommittee,
Coquitlan, BCand Murray Harvey, Softball Canada's Officials Development
Committee, St.Thomas,ON.

In order tobe eligible to attend the Softball Canada Instructor/Evaluator
clinic hostedby Softball Ontario, you must be a fully certified
Level 3 Softball OntarioOfficial.  Softball Ontario Level II
  Umpires may be givenconsideration upon approval from the appropriate
Provincial Umpire-in-Chief,Jack Van Bynen for Slo-Pitch Umpires
and Peter Kluszczynski for Fast PitchUmpires.  Please note approval
is also required from Softball CanadaNational Director of Umpires,
Bob Stanton.

SoftballOntario must recruit a minimum of twenty (20) participants
by April 10, 2008in order to host the 2007 clinic, so apply today!
 If the minimum numberof participants is not reached by April
10, the clinic will becancelled.  Softball Ontario will continue
to accept applications afterthe deadline providing the minimum
of twenty (20) participants haveregistered. 
 
Cost:   Member Fee: $225.00 plus GST per participant 
           NonMember Fee: $275.00 plus GST per participant 

Note: Member means individual is a registered umpire with Softball
Ontario in thecurrent year or in the previous year.

SoftballOntario has reserved accommodations for clinic participants
at Ramada St.Thomas, 292 Wellington Street, Hwy 3 Exit 1st Ave,
St. Thomas, ON N5R 2S9,519-631-2860 with a room rate of $89.00
plusapplicable taxes.  It is the responsibility of participants
who requireaccommodation to book their own accommodations.  Please
note when makingreservation, please quote 490 SOFT.

To registerfor the Softball Canada Instructor/Evaluator Umpire
clinic, please visit theSoftball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca
.  Formore information about the upcoming Softball Canada Instructor/EvaluatorUmpires
clinic or the Softball Ontario Umpires program, please contact

Stephanie Sutton by email ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca orcall
416-426-7150.    



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:01:32 -0800
Subject: Are you ready to get involved in growing softball in Ontario?
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Received: 2/29/08 1:22:08 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario's Participation Program <lcrompton(at)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  Are you ready to get involved in growing softball in
Ontario?  


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CONTACT:      LisaCrompton
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                     lcrompton at softballontario.ca 

DATE:           February 29, 2008


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ARE YOU READY TO GET INVOLVED IN GROWING SOFTBALL INONTARIO?

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO-Softball Ontario's Participation Committee
is pleased to announce the creationof several new volunteer positions
within the Participation Program. The success of theParticipation
Program depends on having a core of dedicated volunteersinvolved
in the program.  In June 2007, the Participation Program ended
athree-year grant from the Trillium Foundation and began working
on newprojects aimed at increasing participation in Softball
and building thecapacity of Softball Associations.  As a result,
the Program is in needof fresh and innovative ideas and enthusiastic
new volunteers. 

The ParticipationProgram is currently looking for volunteers
to fill the followingroles:

Participation Committee Members 
Regional Coordinators 
Community Fun Team Members 
For more information onvolunteering with Softball Ontario?s Participation
Committee, or to apply tobecome a Softball Ontario Volunteer,
please contact Lisa Crompton atlcrompton at softballontario.ca or
call 416-426-7150.

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Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario.  Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.


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Participation Committee Member

The Softball Ontario Participation Program is pleased to announceseveral
openings on the Participation Committee.  The positions arevolunteer,
for which the successful candidates is expected to take a strongleadership
role in the development of the Participation Program inOntario.
 The persons in these roles will represent and promote theParticipation
Program on all matters, including introducing and promoting theBlastBall
and Learn to Play programs.  

The successful candidates will be expected to attend all committeemeetings
(approximately two (2) per year), as well as attend a minimum
of two(2) community events per year.

Qualifications
    &#9830; Good communication and administrativeskills
    &#9830; Good leadership qualities
    &#9830; Passionate about softball
    &#9830; Enthusiastic and dynamic personality
    &#9830; Knowledge of BlastBall & Learn toPlay programs
    &#9830; Involved withsoftball
    &#9830; Must be able to work wellwith others
    &#9830; Must submit a PoliceRecords Check

How to Apply
All interested candidates are askedto apply in writing, expressing
your interest along with a detailed resumeoutlining your softball
background and qualifications for this position. Letters of application
should be sent no later than March 14, 2008.  Ifyou have applied
for a position on the Participation Committee in the past, weask
that you re-submit your resume.

Email your resume to Lisa Crompton by March 14, 2008 at lcrompton at softballontario.cafor
consideration.
  


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Regional Coordinator

The Softball Ontario Participation Program is please to announce
thecreation of a new volunteer position within Softball Ontario.
 The newrole, Softball Ontario Regional Coordinator, will help
to ensure that SoftballAssociations across the province are aware
of the many programs and servicesavailable to help them from
Softball Ontario.  A total of eleven (11)Regional Coordinator
Positions are available throughout the province. 

The Softball Ontario Regional Coordinator is to act as a liaisonbetween
Softball Ontario, the Participation Committee, and the House
LeagueSoftball Associations within the Regional Coordinator?s
Region as well aspromote Softball Ontario Programs and Services
to the House League SoftballAssociations within the Region

Qualifications
    &#9830; Must have a working knowledgeof the game of softball
    &#9830; Stronginterpersonal and organizational skills
    &#9830; Must be able to show leadership as wellas follow
direction
    &#9830; Must submit aPolice Records Check

How to Apply
All interested candidates are askedto apply in writing, expressing
your interest along with a detailed resumeoutlining your softball
background and qualifications for this position. Letters of application
should be sent no later than March 14, 2008. 
 


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Community Fun Team Member

Are you looking for a fun volunteer position that involves bothsoftball
and working with children?  Great news!  Softball Ontario?sCommunity
Fun Team is looking for volunteers from across the province to
joinin the fun!  

The Community Fun Team travels throughout Ontario promoting the
game ofSoftball and working with Softball Associations to increaseregistration.
 As member of the Community Fun Team, you will helpSoftball Ontario
set up and run interactive booths designed to let childrentry
softball.  You will not be required to instruct the participants
onSoftball skills.

Qualifications:
    &#9830; Passionate about softball
    &#9830; Must work well with others
    &#9830; Enthusiastic and dynamic personality
    &#9830; Must submit a Police Records Check

Volunteers are provided with mileage and a small cash allowance.
Hours volunteered can be applied to the Mandatory Community Involvementrequired
for High School students.  All ages are welcome to volunteer,however
only those 13 yeas of age an older will qualify for the cashallowance.

How to Apply
All interested candidates are askedto apply in writing, expressing
your interest along with a resume outliningyour softball background
and qualifications for this position.  Lettersof application
should be sent no later than March 14, 2008.  

Email your resume to Lisa Crompton by March 14, 2008 at lcrompton(AT)softballontario.cafor
consideration.

  

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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:57:12 -0800
Subject: CPI Link
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar  2 00:20:36 2008
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Date: Sat,  1 Mar 2008 21:20:36 -0800
Subject: Vancouver Grey Sox Sign Frank Cox for the Softball Canada Nationals
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From:  Vancouver Grey Sox Fastpitch Softball Club <vancouverchallenge(AT)hotmail.com>




Subject:  Vancouver Grey Sox Sign Frank Cox for the Softball
Canada Nationals  
  

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Vancouver, BC
 
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to announce the signing of
pitcher Frank Cox to bolster the team's line up for the 2008
Softball Canada Senior Mens Fastpitch National Championship to
be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from August 24 - 31.
 
Cox a resident of Owen Sound, Ontario is arguably one of the
top throwers in the game today and his numerous accomplishments
in the sport are widely regarded.  We are very pleased to add
a fine individual and proven open level pitcher such as Frank
to our program.  We believe his vast experience in high level
competition will add more depth to what we feel is a very solid
pitching staff for the Softball Canada Nationals.  Cox will join
a staff for the nationals consisting of Nick Underhill, Korrey
Gareau and Mike Piechnik.
 
Further details regarding our 2008 schedule and roster will be
released in the coming weeks.
 
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com 
 

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Date: Sat,  1 Mar 2008 22:06:38 -0800
Subject: Thanks Fred!
Message-ID: <01030861.79861@webbox.com>


Bench Talk/Off The Wire....

If ever a media person belonged in a sports hall of fame, it's
Al Doran in the International Softball Congress.

Doran will be inducted in 2008 at the I.S.C. World Championships
and the designation is well deserved.

Anybody who is even remotely connected with the sport knows who
Al Doran is, primarily through his web page " Al's Fastball."

" Al's Fastball " is a all encompassing page that combines scores,
stories, promotions and so much more, and truthfully is the heartbeat
of North American Fastball.

Doran is that heartbeat, pouring almost every waking moment into
the sport and his page.

In 2003 when the Canadian Men's Fastball Championship tournament
was played in Owen Sound, I considered it to be a highlight to
sit in the press box with Doran day after day after day for a
full week.

It was a never ending 7 day conversation on fastball, on sports,
on life, interupted every 3 minutes when another fastball contact
would e-mail or call about another aspect of the sport.

Pick a sport and pick a medium and there are very few that I
know of that are as completely linked as Al Doran is to fastball.

I'm Fred Wallace 

Bench Talk is heard every weekday morning at 7:35 am on Mix 106


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Mar  3 10:14:33 2008
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Date: Mon,  3 Mar 2008 07:14:33 -0800
Subject: Softball Promotional Kits Available for League Registrations
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Received: 3/3/08 9:14:32 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario's Participation Program <lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  Softball Promotional Kits Available for League Registrations
 


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CONTACT:      LisaCrompton
                     (416) 426-7150
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DATE:            March 3, 2008


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SOFTBALL PROMOTIONAL KITS AVAILABLE FOR LEAGUEREGISTRATIONS

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Isyour Softball Association holding registration
dates in the local mall, arena,or another public venue?  Are
you looking for ways to encourage morechildren to register to
play softball in 2008?  Softball Ontario is hereto help you!
 To assist Softball Associations with increasingregistrations
in 2008, Softball Ontario has created Softball Promotional Kitsand
is making them available to Softball Associations acrossOntario.

How do you qualify to receive a SoftballPromotional Kit?  It?s
easy!  To qualify, your Association must usethe kit at a registration
or promotional event held in a public venue and youwill need
to submit a report to Softball Ontario following yourevent.

Included in yourSoftball Promotional Kit are the following materials:

    &#9830; 250 Softball Ontario Tattoos
    &#9830; 100 Softball Ontario Magnets
    &#9830; 100 Learn to Play Brochures
    &#9830; 100 Softball Ontario Pencils
    &#9830; 50 Softball Stickers
    &#9830; 50 Softball Stress Balls
    &#9830; 6 Learn to Play Posters
    &#9830; 1 Softball T-Shirt
    &#9830; 1 Inflatable Catcher (must be returned to Softball
Ontario)

In exchange, SoftballOntario asks that you provide Event Reports
detailing the followinginformation:
    &#9830; A description of theevent
    &#9830; How the promotional materialswere used
    &#9830; Was the eventsuccessful
    &#9830; How many registrationsdid you receive as a result
of the event
    &#9830; What could be done in the future toimprove the event
    &#9830; List any futureEvents you plan on attending 

The Event Report is dueto Softball Ontario within one (1) week
of each event.  Any unusedpromotional materials, along with the
Inflatable Catcher, must be returned toSoftball Ontario following
the event.

If you are interested inreceiving a Softball Promotional Kit
for your upcoming registration orpromotional event, contact Lisa
Crompton with the details of your event at lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca
orcall 416-426-7150.  Softball Promotional Kits are only available
whilesupplies last; apply for yours today!



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in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Mar  3 22:12:08 2008
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Date: Mon,  3 Mar 2008 22:12:08 
Subject: RJ Enterprises Victoria Day Tournament in Jarvis
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Received: 3/3/08 7:06:32 PM 
From:  "PATRICK GRAHAM" <pkgraham24(AT)sympatico.ca> 


 
Subject:  RJ Enterprises Victoria Day Tournament in Jarvis  
  

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Tournament: RJ Enterprises Victoria Day Fastball Tournament hosted
by the 
Jarvis Merchants Fastball Club
Location: Jarvis Lions Park
Date: May 17-19/2008
Format: Divisional, 3 games guaranteed
Level: Intermediate/ISC II
Entry fee: $350
Contact: Pat Graham 519-442-5762
email - pkgraham24(AT)sympatico.ca
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Mar  3 22:14:42 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  3 Mar 2008 22:14:42 
Subject: Maddy's Photos from the 2008 AAU - Gallery 1
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Received: 3/3/08 9:27:37 PM 
From:  "Jim Flanagan" <jim(AT)fastpitchwest.com> 


 
Subject:  Maddy's Photos from the 2008 AAU - Gallery 1  
   

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Maddy's Photos from the 2008 AAU - Gallery 1
http://fastpitchwest.com/morningbrief/?p=2368

Gallery 1 has 32 photos. The full set has 375, so we'll be posting
a
gallery a day for the next couple weeks. If you want to write
to
Maddy, send email to maddy (at) maddysphotos (dot) com.

Hope you enjoy them!

Best regards,
Jim Flanagan
www.fastpitchwest.com
(for Maddy  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Mar  4 15:40:32 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  4 Mar 2008 12:40:32 -0800
Subject: Owen Sound Fastball Sponsorship
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Received: 3/4/08 3:33:43 PM 
From:  Fred Wallace <fredww5(AT)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Owen Sound Fastball Sponsorship  


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Owen Sound Fastball Sponsorship

Owen Sound Volkswagen has committed to be the primary sponsor
of both the Owen Sound Junior Fastball club and the Owen Sound
Midget fastball team.
The clubs will be known as the Owen Sound Volkswagen Junior Selects
and the Owen Sound Volkswagen Midget Selects respectively.
The Volkswagen support is spearheaded by Bill Brick of Owen Sound
Volkswagen.
Brick, who is currently the C.E.O. & Chairman of the Board of
Reddi Ice Company in the United States, has had a highly successful
business career after leaving Owen Sound and maintains an interest,
along with his 3 brothers in Owen Sound Volkswagen.
Among his business stops, Brick has been in upper management
with the Sun Newspaper chain, the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian
Football League, and Palm Dairies to name a few.
He views this sponsorship as " remembering his roots " having
been a young ball player in Owen Sound under the direction of
the late Lloyd Simpson.
Lloyd Simpson's son, Bill, is the President of the Selects and
is overjoyed at the financial support for the organization.
With the financial details established, Simpson and his staff
can concentrate on fastball issues which will include a vastly
expanded schedule for the Junior team.
The Owen Sound Juniors will compete in the Bluewater Fastball
League, in the I.S.C. Eastern Canada Travel League and will also
travel into the United States for heightened competition.
The Volkswagen Junior Selects will also host the 2008 Canadian
Junior Men's Fastball Championship tournament August 3rd to the
10th at Duncan McLellan Park in Owen Sound.
Simpson admits the Selects team that will host the 2008 National
Junior Championship will be very youthful.
His goal is to develop a strong program and potentially host
the National Junior tournament again; maybe as early as 2010.
 
Fred Wallace
Bayshore Broadcasting
Owen Sound
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Mar  4 15:41:41 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  4 Mar 2008 12:41:41 -0800
Subject: Elmwood Smoke Tournament
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Received: 3/4/08 2:42:06 PM 
From:  Andy Ahrens <andyahrens24(AT)hotmail.com> 


  
Subject:  Elmwood Smoke Tournament  
   

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The Elmwood Smoke are pleased to host the 2nd Annual Natalie
Schultz Memorial Fastball Tournament(2008) 

The tourney will be held in Elmwood, Ontario and will be running
from May 30 - June 1. 
 
Divisional Tournament 
Guaranteed 3 Games 
Entry Fee $350.00 


Contact Information 
Tournament Coordinator 
Jamie Lang 
(519) 372-8816 
or email 
jamie_lang2(AT)hotmail.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar  7 14:43:46 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2008 11:43:46 -0800
Subject: Waterdown Hammer Announcement
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Received: 3/6/08 4:27:50 PM 
From:  "Dave Birnie" <dbirnie(AT)cogeco.ca> 


Subject:  Waterdown Hammer Announcement  
  

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Waterdown, Ontario

 

The Waterdown Hammer ( ISC II ) are pleased to announce 2 significant
roster additions for 2008.  Today's signings include pitcher,
Wayne Wells who has officially committed for the 2008 tournament
season and catcher Troy Gilmour for selected tournaments. 

 

Wayne Wells, the hard throwing veteran right hander has an impressive
resume and joins the Hammer unexpectedly.  Wayne or ?Wellsy?
as he?s most commonly referred to is a resident of Peterborough
Ontario and works as a Senior Health and Safety Consultant with
Ontario Power Generation. This year, at the age of 47 Wellsy
was reclassified for ISC II competition. Wellsy has participated
in previous ISC World Tournaments with Peterborough Murphy Windmillers,
Houston Aces and Happy Hollow Barons ( Wisconsin ) to name a
few. Wellsy is a fierce competitor that brings a lot to the table.

 

Troy Gilmour will add a solid bat into the middle of the Hammer
batting order. Gilly is one of those hitters that all coaches
love to have, seems like he's going to get a hit every single
at bat and is a very tough out. Gilly and Wellsy have great chemistry
together, Gilly has been Wellsy's catcher for several years now
and they will form a solid battery for the Hammer. Gilly is the
Parks Superintendent for the Community and Leisure Services Dept.
for the City of Quinte West. Gilly has previous ISC World Tournament
experience with Peterborough, Napanee Express and the Houston
Aces. 

 

There are some key factors when evaluating players such as, longevity,
grit, talent and can they win ? We think Wellsy and Gilly more
then meet these expectations. Wellsy and Gilly will fit in nicely
with their new teammates, actually Wellsy and Gilly aren't really
new to the team, they?ll be playing with some of their friends
as several of the current Hammer players and coaching staff members
are also former teammates. 

 

The Hammer Coaching Staff of Pete Chambers, Kyle Davis, Tim Coe
and Dave Birnie are thrilled to officially welcome Wayne Wells
and Troy Gilmour to the Waterdown Hammer, welcome aboard !

 

Regards,

 

Dave Birnie

Waterdown Hammer

dbirnie(at)cogeco(dot)ca
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar  7 14:43:50 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2008 11:43:50 -0800
Subject: Canadian_Softball_Team_Opens_with_Two_Wins_in_Australia_/_
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Received: 3/7/08 10:58:01 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canadian_Softball_Team_Opens_with_Two_Wins_in_Australia_/_
 
 

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March7th, 2008

 

CanadianSoftball Team Opens with Two Wins in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? The Senior Women?s National Team opened
their Australian schedulewith a pair of wins yesterday, including
a 3-1 win over the Heatwave, one ofAustralia?s top club teams
which includes some of Australia?s Olympic hopefuls,and a 4-1
win over the Japanese National Team, which is currently ranked
secondin the World.

 

Inthe first game against the Heatwave, Jennifer Yee (North Delta,
BC) tripled andscored on an error in the bottom of the first
to give Canada an early 1-0 lead.After the Heatwave tied the
game in their half of the fourth, Canada firedright back with
two runs of their own. Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) delivered
anRBI single and later scored on an RBI single by Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, BC).Canadian pitcher Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) was
then able to shut down theHeatwave offence for the last three
innings without allowing a hit. Lauren BayRegula (Trail, BC)
started the game in the pitcher?s circle, throwing threescoreless
innings allowing two hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Meierearned the win in relief, allowing one run on two hits and
two walks, strikingout two batters along the way. Rafter also
added a double to round out Canada?sfour hits in the game.

 

AgainstJapan, Canada needed an extra inning in a hard-fought
contest to pull out the4-1 win. This time, Japan scored the opening
run in the bottom of the firstinning, but was unable to get anything
else going all game long as DanielleLawrie (Langley, BC) earned
a complete game two hitter. Team Canada tied thegame in their
half of the fourth when Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON) scored on
afielding error following a single by Jennifer Salling (Port
Coquitlam, BC).After Canada survived a scare in the bottom of
the seventh with two runners onand only one out, they were able
to escape the inning and force the game intoextra innings. 

 

Thered and white took advantage of this momentum by scoring three
runs in the tophalf of the eighth. Due to the international tie-breaking
rule, Erin McLean(Whitby, ON) started on second base and moved
to third on a sacrifice bunt byJennifer Yee. Megan Timpf then
walked and stole second base to set the tablefor Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, AB), who delivered a two-run single and thenscored
on a passed ball. After Japan started with a runner on second
and thelead-off hitter reached on a walk, Danielle Lawrie forced
three fly balls tosecure the 4-1 win.

 

Lawriescattered two hits and five walks over eight innings, and
struck out sevenJapanese hitters. Jennifer Salling led Canada
at the plate with a pair ofsingles, while Jennifer Yee, Melanie
Matthews, Sheena Lawrick and Caitlin Lever(Buffalo, New York)
each added a single of their own.

 

Canadawill play two more games today as they face the Firestars,
another Australianclub team, and the Chinese National Team.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

mars, 2008

 

L??quipecanadienne de softball remporte deux victoires en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? L??quipe nationale f?minine senior a
commenc? son calendrier enAustralie avec une paire de victoires
hier, incluant une victoire de 3-1 faceau Heatwave, une des meilleures
?quipes locales en Australie qui inclusequelques aspirantes ?
l??quipe Olympique Australienne, ainsi qu?une victoire de4-1
contre l??quipe nationale du Japon, qui est pr?sentement class?
deuxi?me aumonde.

 

Lorsde la premi?re partie contre le Heatwave, Jennifer Yee (North
Delta, C-B) acogn? un triple et a ensuite crois? le marbre gr?ce
? une erreur en fin depremi?re manche pour donner au Canada les
devants, 1 ? 0. Apr?s que le Heatwavea ?gal? la marque dans sa
moiti? de la quatri?me manche, le Canada aimm?diatement r?pliqu?
avec deux autres points. Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) aproduit
un point avec un simple et a ensuite marqu? elle-m?me sur un
coup s?rde Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B). La lanceuse canadienne
Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK) a ensuite ?t? capable de calmer l?attaque
du Heatwave pour lestrois derni?res manches sans allouer un seul
coup s?r. Lauren Bay Regula(Trail, C-B) a commenc? la partie
dans le cercle des lanceuses, n?allouant quedeux coups s?rs et
trois buts sur balles en trois manches de travail sansaccorder
un point, tout en retirant six frappeuses sur des prises. Meier
s?estm?rit? la victoire en rel?ve, accordant un point sur deux
coups s?rs et troispasses gratuites, tout en retirant deux frappeuses
au b?ton. Rafter a aussiajout? un double pour compl?ter l?attaque
canadienne. 

 

Contrele Japon, le Canada a eu besoin d?une manche suppl?mentaire
dans une partietr?s serr?e pour se m?riter la victoire de 4 ?
1. Cette fois, c?est le Japonqui a marqu? le premier point du
match en fin de premi?re manche, mais l??quipen?a pas ?t? capable
de produire quoi que ce soit par la suite alors queDanielle Lawrie
(Langley, C-B) a limit? ses opposantes ? seulement deux coupss?rs
en huit manches. L??quipe canadienne a cr?? l??galit? en quatri?me
manchelorsque Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON) a crois? le marbre
sur une erreur ? lasuite d?un coup s?r de Jennifer Salling (Port
Coquitlam, C-B). Apr?s que leCanada a surv?cu ? une menace japonaise
en fin de septi?me avec deux coureusessur les buts et seulement
un retrait, l??quipe a ?t? capable de s??chapper dela manche
pour forcer une manche suppl?mentaire.

 

Lerouge et blanc a pris avantage de la situation en marquant
trois points dansleur moiti? de la huiti?me manche. Gr?ce au
r?glement de bris d??galit?international, Erin McLean (Whitby,
ON) a commenc? la manche au deuxi?mecoussin et s?est rendu au
troisi?me sur amorti sacrifice de Jennifer Yee. MeganTimpf s?est
ensuite m?rit? une passe gratuite et a vol? le deuxi?me but pourdresser
la table pour Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) qui a d?livr? un simple
dedeux points et a ensuite crois? le marbre sur une balle qui
a ?chapp? ? lareceveuse. Apr?s que le Japon a commenc? avec une
coureuse au deuxi?me et laprochaine frappeuse a pris avantage
d?un but sur balles, Danielle Lawrie aforc? les trois prochaines
frappeuses ? des chandelles pour sauvegarder lavictoire de 4
? 1.

 

Lawriea r?pandu deux coups s?rs et cinq buts sur balles en huit
manches, retirantsept frappeuses japonaises sur des prises. Jennifer
Salling a men? l?attaquecanadienne avec deux coups s?rs, alors
que Jennifer Yee, Melanie Matthews,Sheena Lawrick et Caitlin
Lever (Buffalo, New York) ont chacun ajout? unsimple. 

 

LeCanada jouera maintenant deux autres parties aujourd?hui face
aux Firestars,une autre ?quipe locale Australienne, et l??quipe
national de la Chine.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar  7 14:43:59 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2008 11:43:59 -0800
Subject: Great Tournament Memorial Day Weekend
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Received: 3/6/08 7:43:17 PM 
From:  "DAVE & MEL BUENNIG" <buenns(AT)msn.com> 

 
Subject:  Great Tournament Memorial Day Weekend  
   

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Walcott  IA -- There will once again be an excellent fastpitch
tournament over Memorial Day Weekend (May 23 - 25) in Walcott,
Iowa in 2008.  There is still space for a few more teams, so
make the call as soon as possible to get your team in.
 
Teams already committed include:
Quad City Sox
Broken Bow
Dolan and Murphy
Albaugh Inc / Iowa Stampede
Thomson Merchants
A&L Farms
New Image
 
Walcott is a wonderful place to take in fastpitch action.  The
atmosphere and action are second to none.  Cheap beverages, great
food, awesome fastpitch action ... what more do you need for
a great Memorial Day Weekend?
 
Contact Info:
Ron Foster by e-mail at poppafos(AT)hotmail.com or by phone at
(563) 650-2837.

Sean Marten by e-mail at ssmarten(at)aol.com or by phone at (563)
529-0007.
 
Hope to see you all at the ballparks in Walcott over Memorial
Day Weekend.
 
Dave Buennig
Quad City Sox
  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar  7 14:46:44 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2008 11:46:44 -0800
Subject: HEAD_COACH_SOFTBALL_CANADA_JUNIOR_WOMEN’S_PROGRAM
Message-ID: <07030867.42673@webbox.com>


Received: 3/7/08 9:36:24 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Coaches Program <ssutton(at)softballontario.ca>



HEAD_COACH_SOFTBALL_CANADA_JUNIOR_WOMEN?S_PROGRAM  


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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           March7, 2008 
  


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HEAD COACH SOFTBALL CANADA JUNIOR WOMEN?SPROGRAM

(Honoraria Based Position)

NORTH YORK- Softball Ontario is pleased to informsoftball enthusiasms
about Softball Canada?s invitation for interestedcandidates to
apply for the position of Head Coach of our Junior Women?sNational
Team (JRWNT).

A jobdescription for the Head Coach position JRWNT is included.
 In additionto the traditional responsibilities the Head Coach
will work in collaborationwith the Operations Manager - National
Teams and the Women?s National TeamCommittee (WNTC) to design
and implement a multifaceted high performanceprogram.

The idealcandidate will be certified at Level 4 under the National
CoachingCertification Program or have equivalent experience/education.
 Ideally,she/he will have experience coaching and/or playing
at the internationallevel.  Coaches who are certified at Level
3 may apply, providing theyenrol in the Level 4 program and work
towards Level 4certification.

Bilingualism is an asset. This position is financially supported
bySport Canada.

Deadlinefor application is March 31, 2008.  Applications should
be sent toSoftball Canada, 223 Colonnade Road, Suite 212, Ottawa,
Ontario,  K2E7K3, fax 
613-523-5761, or e-mail info at softball.ca.  Candidates that are
short-listed will be subject to athorough background review and
will be interviewed in April, 2008.

The Women?sNational Team Committee (WNTC) will select the successful
applicant andforward their recommendation to the Board of Directors,
Softball Canada forratification.

Junior Women?s National Team Head Coach JobDescription 

ROLE

The HeadCoach of the JRWNT, in consultation with the WNTC, is
responsible for teamselection, preparation, training and evaluation
of all athletes and assistantcoaches.  The Head Coach is ultimately
responsible for all activitiesthat take place on the field of
play.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Athlete/Team Preparation

The Head Coach JRWNTis responsible for the planning, implementation,
monitoring, and evaluation oftraining and preparation for competition.
? Developing a four-yearplan for the JRWNT Program concluding
with the International SoftballFederation (ISF) World Championship
in 2011
? Developing yearlyplans for team and individual athletes
? Organizes and directs thetraining and competitive activities
of the JRWNT
? Works withathletes and their club team coaches in preparation
of training programs usingany means available that are within
the resources of  Softball Canada
? Establishes regular procedures to monitor the progress of athletes
? Maintains communication with the athletes
? Identifies andcommunicates clear objectives for competitions
and training camps to allpersonnel
? Responsible to recommend Assistant Coaches to the WNTCfor consideration
? Provides the best possible tactical andtechnical advice to
athletes according to team objectives andstrategy

ProgramPlanning
The development, implementation and analysis of NationalTeam
Programs consistent with the objectives established by the WNTC
? Co-ordinateswith Assistant Coaches the identification, evaluation,
and selection ofathletes for the JRWNT
? In consultation with Assistant Coaches and theWNTC, selects
athletes to the JRWNT as required for World Championships andother
games and international competitions 
? Establishes multi-yearannual program plans to achieve performance
objectives established by theWNTC
? Designs and recommends to the WNTC athlete identification,recruitment
and selection system consistent with short and long termgoals.

TeamManagement
The organization of appropriate competitive and trainingconditions
and completion of all support activities required for effective
andefficient execution of the JRWNT Program.
? Has direct supervisoryresponsibilities and evaluates Assistant
Coaches on all projects
? Provides updates as requested to the WNTC
? Communicatesexpected team behavior and discipline within the
policies and procedures ofthe National Team Handbook and Softball
Canada
? Serves as theofficial Team spokesperson in terms of team play,
individual performances andcompetitive expectations.Softball
Canada Management

SoftballCanada Management 
Participation in thedecision-making and management procedures
of the Association
? TheHead Coach JRWNT reports directly to the Operations Manager
- NationalTeams
? Works in conjunction with the Head Coach of the SR Women?sNational
Team to ensure consistent program delivery
? Has ongoingcommunication with the WNTC
? Prepares year end reports on the JRWNTProgram as directed by
the WNTC

Commitment
The Head Coach JRWNT is appointed until theconclusion of the
ISF World Tournament, subject to satisfactory annualreview.
The annual review will be conducted by the WNTC.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have level 4certification under the
National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) orequivalent experience/education,
and ideally will have considerable experiencecoaching and/or
playing at a high-calibre international level.  Level 3certified
coaches who enrol and will work towards certification in the
level 4program will be considered.

Selection Process
The WNTC will select the HeadCoach.  The name of the Head Coach
will be forwarded to the Board ofDirectors, Softball Canada for
their approval. 






Softball Ontario is thegoverning body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is to promoteand develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials and volunteersby providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar  7 16:12:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  7 Mar 2008 13:12:02 -0800
Subject: Ontario Home League Program
Message-ID: <07030867.47791@webbox.com>


Received: 3/7/08 4:06:19 PM 
From:  Blair & Monique Setford <blairjs at rogers.com> 


Subject:  Ontario Home League Program  


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Ontario Home League Program for 2008
 
ISC Canada East VP Blair Setford is asking for Ontario men's
fastball leagues to confirm their affiliation with the Ontario
Home League Program for the 2008 season.
 
Affiliation enables a league to send a representative to the
2008 Ontario Challenge Cup or the 2008 Eastern Ontario Challenge
Cup (details below). 
 
Each tournament will provide the winner with a berth in the 2009
ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Quad Cities, IL.
 
For further information, please contact
 
Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs(AT)rogers.com
905.826.2697
 
 
Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Date: September 19-21
Location: Innerkip, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Tim Wright,  twri7823 at rogers.com 
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP,  blairjs at rogers.com

UIC: Rob Deakin, ump31 at sympatico.ca 
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada
East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008
 
Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Date: September 19-21
Location: Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Adam Brown, adam.brown at ottawa.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP,  blairjs at rogers.com

UIC: Sal Gara,  sal.gara at sympatico.ca 
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada
East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Mar  8 13:48:48 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat,  8 Mar 2008 10:48:48 -0800
Subject: Canada Remains Undefeated in Australia (women)
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Received: 3/8/08 12:03:06 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


  
Subject:  Canada Remains Undefeated in Australia / Le Canada
toujours invaincu en Australie  
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March8th, 2008

 

CanadaRemains Undefeated in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? Canada?s Senior Women?s National softball
team continuedits winning ways yesterday by adding two more wins
in the round-robin of theNTC International in Blacktown, Australia.
Canada opened the day with a 3-2 winin extra innings over the
Australian club team Firestars, and later took a 2-0decision
over China to push their tournament record to 4-0.

 

Inthe win over the Firestars, the Australian fans were treated
to an excellentpitcher?s duel between Australian pitcher Zara
Mee and Canada?s call-up pitcherKatie Rosentreter (Winnipeg,
MB). Canada opened the scoring with a run in thebottom of the
third when Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) scored on a throwingerror.
After the Firestars tied the game in their half of the fourth,
bothpitchers settled down and got right back to work, shutting
down theopposition?s offence to force the game to an extra inning.

 

Inthe top of the frame, the Firestars took advantage of a fielding
error to scorethe go-ahead run. However, Canada responded in
their own half of the inning asMelanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
delivered a two-run single with one out to leadthe red and white
to the 3-2 win. Rosentreter pitched all eight innings forCanada,
allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk, retiring
fivehitters on strikes. Matthews and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,
ON) led Canada at theplate with two hits each, while Erin McLean
(Whitby, ON) added a double.

 

Inthe second game, Canada took advantage of another strong pitching
performance,this time from Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK), who threw
a complete gameone-hitter against China. Meier faced 22 batters
in the game, only one morethan the minimum of 21 over a seven
inning game. The only hit was a triple tolead off the second
inning, but the Chinese runner was tagged out at home on apassed
ball. Meier also hit a batter in the first and struck out two
Chinesebatters. At the plate, Canada took advantage of a costly
fielding error toscore two runs in the fourth inning. After a
leadoff double, Erin Cumpstone(Saskatoon, SK) scored on the error
on a ball hit by Melanie Matthews. JenniferYee (North Delta,
BC) later drove Matthews in to score, and that was all Canadawould
need. Melanie Matthews and Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,
BC) eachcollected a pair of hits for Canada, while Erin Cumpstone
and Noemie Marin(Acton Vale, QC) each connected with a double.
Jennifer Yee added a single.

 

Canadawill now face the Diamonds (3-1) club team from Australia
in their finalround-robin game. With a win, Canada would secure
a berth in the tournamentfinal. However, a loss would potentially
create a three-way tie for first placebetween Canada, the Diamonds,
and Japan (currently 3-1), who will face Chinatonight.

 

-SC-

 

 Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

mars 2008

 

LeCanada toujours invaincu en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? L??quipe de softball senior f?minine
du Canada a continu? ? gagnerhier en ajoutant deux autres victoires
en ronde pr?liminaire du NTCInternational ? Blacktown, en Australie.
Le Canada a remport? son premier matchde la journ?e en m?ritant
une victoire de 3 ? 2 en manches suppl?mentaires surl??quipe
locale Firestars de l?Australie, et a ensuite gagn? 2 ? 0 lors
d?unerencontre contre la Chine plus tard dans la journ?e, am?liorant
leur fiche ?4-0 au tournoi.

 

Lorsde la victoire face aux Firestars, les partisans Australiens
ont ?t? trait? ?une excellente bataille des lanceuses partantes
entre Zara Mee de l?Australieet la lanceuse Katie Rosentreter
(Winnipeg, MB), qui a r?cemment ?t? rappel?epar l??quipe. Le
Canada a ouvert le pointage avec un point en fin de troisi?memanche
lorsque Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) a crois? le marbre
sur uneerreur. Apr?s que les Firestars ont ?gal? la marque en
quatri?me manche, lesdeux lanceuses se sont r?tablies et ont
continu? leur excellent travail,limitant l?attaque adverse pour
forcer une manche suppl?mentaire.

 

End?but de la premi?re manche suppl?mentaire, les Firestars ont
pris avantaged?une erreur pour leur donner les devants, 2 ? 1.
Toutefois, le Canada n?a pastard? ? r?pondre, alors que Melanie
Matthews (Surrey, C-B) a d?livr? un simplede deux points avec
un retrait pour mener le rouge et blanc ? la victoire de 3? 2.
Rosentreter ? lanc? les huit manches au complet pour l??quipe
canadienne,accordant deux points (un m?rit?) sur cinq coups s?rs
et un but sur balles,retirant cinq frappeuses sur des prises.
Matthews et Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON) ont men? l?attaque canadienne
avec deux coups s?rs chaque, alors que ErinMcLean (Whitby, ON)
a ajout? un double.

 

Dansla deuxi?me partie, le Canada a pris avantage d?une autre
excellenteperformance de leur lanceuse partante, cette fois de
la part de Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK), qui a lanc? la partie
au complet en allouant seulement un coups?r contre la Chine.
Meier a fait face a 22 frappeuses dans la partie,seulement une
de plus que le minimum de 21 dans une partie de sept manches.
Leseul coup s?r ?tait un triple pour commencer la deuxi?me manche,
mais lacoureuse chinoise a ?t? retir?e au marbre sur une balle
qui s?est ?chapp?e dela receveuse. Meier a aussi atteint une
frappeuse et a retir? deux frappeuses aub?ton. ? l?attaque, le
Canada a pris avantage d?une erreur co?teuse pourmarquer deux
points en quatri?me manche. Apr?s avoir cogn? un double pourcommencer
la manche, Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) a crois? le marbre
surl?erreur sur une balle frapp?e par Melanie Matthews. Jennifer
Yee (North Delta,C-B) a ensuite pouss? Matthews au marbre, et
c?est tout ce cas le Canada a eubesoin. Melanie Matthews et Jennifer
Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B) ont chacunr?colt? deux coups s?rs
pour le Canada, alors qu?Erin Cumpstone et Noemis Marin(Acton
Vale, QC) ont chacun connect? avec un double. Jennifer Yee a
ajout? unsimple.

 

LeCanada affrontera maintenant une autre ?quipe locale, les Diamonds
(3-1), lorsde leur derni?re partie de la ronde pr?liminaire.
Avec une victoire, le Canadaserait assur? d?une place en finale.
Toutefois, une d?faite pourraitpotentiellement cr?er l??galit?
pour la premi?re position entre trois ?quipes,soit le Canada,
les Diamonds et le Japon (pr?sentement 3-1), qui feront face
?la Chine ce soir.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar  9 10:32:27 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  9 Mar 2008 06:32:27 -0800
Subject: Canada_earns_silver_medal_at_NTC_International
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Received: 3/9/08 9:14:53 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


 
Subject:  Canada_earns_silver_medal_at_NTC_International_/_Le_Canada
 
  

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March9th, 2008

 

Canadaearns silver medal at NTC International

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? After finishing the round-robin undefeated
with a 3-2 win over theDiamonds club team, Canada?s Senior Women?s
National softball team lost aheartbreaker against Japan in the
tournament final by a 1-0 score. As a result,Japan took the Gold
medal while Canada earned a silver medal. China was able towin
the Bronze medal in an 11 inning marathon against the Diamonds,
with afinal score of 5-4.

 

Inthe final round-robin game against the Diamonds, Canada scored
a run in thebottom of the seventh inning to pull out the thrilling
victory. The Diamondsopened the scoring in the third inning before
Canada battled back by scoringtwo runs in the fifth. Caitlin
Lever (Buffalo, New York) drove in a run with a singleand Noemie
Marin (Acton Vale, QC) later scored to give Canada the 2-1 lead.However,
the Diamonds bounced right back in their half of the sixth, tying
thescore on a fielding error. In the bottom of the seventh, Kaleigh
Rafter(Guelph, ON) and Caitlin Lever each started the inning
with singles, settingthe table for Melanie Matthews (Surrey,
BC) who delivered a game-winning RBIdouble.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) started the game for Canada,
allowing one run on fivehits in four innings of work, striking
out four batters. Danielle Lawrie(Langley, BC) pitched three
innings of relief, allowing one run on only onehit. She also
collected two strikeouts. Caitlin Lever had two hits for Canada,while
Melanie Matthews had the game-winning double. Jennifer Yee (North
Delta,BC), Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) and Kaleigh Rafter
each chipped in with asingle. 

 

Inthe gold medal game, both teams relied on very strong pitching
as Japan pulledout a 1-0 win. Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) started
the game in the pitchingcircle for Canada, allowing one hit in
two innings of work, compiling fourstrikeouts. Dione Meier (Saskatoon,
SK) relieved Bay Regula for the final outof the second inning,
and pitched three plus innings, allowing the second hitof the
game, a solo homerun to the very first hitter in the bottom of
the sixthinning. Danielle Lawrie then recorded the three final
outs of the sixth inning.The Canadian offence was unable to produce
any runs, as Japanese pitcher HirokoSakai held them to only three
hits. Canada?s biggest threat was in the top ofthe first when
Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) and Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) bothsingled
and Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) was hit by a pitch
to loadthe bases with two outs, but Sakai was able to force a
groundout to escape theinning. Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
also chipped in with a single in thesecond inning.

 

Ona brighter note, Canadian outfielder Melanie Matthews was named
thetournament?s top batter, hitting for a .467 average over the
weekend. She alsohad two walk-off game-winning hits.

 

Canadawill now compete against the national teams from Australia,
China and Japan inthe International Challenge tournament beginning
on Wednesday, when they willface Australia. All International
Challenge games will be broadcasted live tosubscribers of Softball
Australia?s online newsletter. To subscribe, followthis link:
http://softball.org.au/newsletter/subscribe.asp.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 

 

 

POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

mars 2008

 

LeCanada remporte la m?daille d?argent au NTC International

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? Apr?s avoir termin? la ronde pr?liminaire
sans d?faite suivant unevictoire de 3-2 sur l??quipe locale des
Diamonds, l??quipe nationale f?mininesenior du Canada a perdu
un match tr?s serr? contre la Japon en finale par lamarque de
1 ? 0. Par cons?quent, le Japon s?est m?rit? la m?daille d?or
alorsque le Canada a remport? celle d?argent. La Chine a ?t?
capable de remporter lebronze avec une victoire en 11 manches
contre les Diamonds, un r?sultat finalde 5 ? 4.

 

Lorsde la derni?re partie de la ronde pr?liminaire contre les
Diamonds, le Canada amarqu? un point en fin de septi?me manche
pour s?en sortir avec une victoiretr?s serr?e. Les Diamonds ont
ouvert le pointage en troisi?me manche avant quele Canada est
revenu de l?arri?re avec deux points en cinqui?me. Caitlin Lever(Buffalo,
New York) a produit un point avec un simple et Noemie Marin (ActonVale,
QC) a crois? le marbre plus tard dans la manche pour donner au
Canada lesdevants, 2 ? 1. Toutefois, les Diamonds ont tout de
suite rebondi dans leurmoiti? de la sixi?me, ?galant la marque
sur une erreur. En fin de septi?me,Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
et Caitlin Lever ont commenc? la manche avec un simplechacun,
dressant la table pour Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) qui a d?livr?
undouble pour assurer la victoire.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) a commenc? la partie pour le
Canada, accordant un pointsur cinq coups s?rs en quatre manches
de travail, retirant quatre frappeusessur des prises. Danielle
Lawrie (Langley, C-B) a ensuite lanc? trois manches enrel?ve,
allouant un point sur seulement un coup s?r. Elle a aussi r?colt?
deuxretraits au b?ton. Caitlin Lever a cogn? deux coups s?rs
pour le Canada, alorsque Melanie Matthews a frapp? le double
pour gagner la partie. Jennifer Yee(North Delta, C-B), Alison
Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) et Kaleigh Rafter ont chacunajout? un
simple.

 

Engrande finale, les deux ?quipes se sont fier ? leurs lanceuses
respectivesalors que le Japon s?en est sorti avec une victoire
de 1 ? 0. Lauren Bay Regula(Trail, C-B) a commenc? la partie
dans le cercle des lanceuses pour le Canada,accordant un coup
s?r en deux manches de travail, tout en r?coltant quatrecoups
s?rs. Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) a venu en rel?ve de Bay Regula
pour ledernier retrait de la deuxi?me manche, et a lanc? trois
manches, accordant ledeuxi?me coup s?r de la partie, un coup
circuit cogn? par la premi?re frappeuseen fin de sixi?me manche.
Danielle Lawrie a ensuite accumul? les trois derniersretraits
de la sixi?me manche. L?offensive canadienne a ?t? incapable
deproduire un point, alors que la lanceuse japonaise Hiroko Sakai
l?a tenu ?seulement trois coups s?rs. La plus grande menace du
Canada est venue en d?butde premi?re manche lorsque Erin McLean
(Whitby, ON) et Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,AB) ont tous les deux
cogn? des simples et Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,C-B) a
?t? atteinte par une balle pour remplir les coussins avec deux
retraits,mai Sakai a ?t? capable de forcer un roulant pour se
sortir de la manche. ErinCumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) a aussi ajout?
un simple en deuxi?me manche.

 

Duc?t? positif, la voltigeuse canadienne Melanie Matthews a ?t?
nomm?e meilleurfrappeuse du tournoi avec une moyenne au b?ton
de 0,467 lors de la fin desemaine. Elle a aussi eu deux coups
s?rs gagnants.

 

LeCanada fera maintenant comp?tition avec les ?quipes nationales
de l?Australie,la Chine et le Japon au tournoi du Challenge International
qui d?buteramercredi alors que le Canada fera face ? l?Australie.
Toutes les parties duChallenge International seront diffus?es
gratuitement en direct pour ceux quisont inscrits au bulletin
de nouvelles de Softball Australie. Pour vousinscrire, suivez
ce lien : http://softball.org.au/newsletter/subscribe.asp. 

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc(AT)softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar  9 18:33:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  9 Mar 2008 14:33:03 -0800
Subject: ISC II Team Looking for Pitcher
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Received: 3/9/08 4:52:39 PM 
From:  "jodyosborne" <jodyosborne(at)mindspring.com> 

 
CC:  "'Brandon Bingam'" <brandon at icofutah.com>  
Subject:  ISC II Team Looking for Pitcher  
   

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Al, Can you get this posted for me. We need a qualitypitcher
for several tournaments.

 

 

 

Innovative Communications is looking for an ISC II caliberpitcher
for several tournaments, including the Best of West, Portland
Rose Cupand the ISC II nationals. We are based in Utah, but are
willing to bring in apitcher from any location. Before changing
sponsors last year, we were known asCastlewood. 

 

Please email if interested in pitching in one or all ofthese
tournaments. Include your name and phone number so that the coach
cancall and discuss details. 

 

Thanks

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Mar 10 01:05:46 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  9 Mar 2008 21:05:46 -0800
Subject: Niagara Falls player needs your help
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Received: 3/9/08 8:27:39 PM 
From:  "Rob Greatrix" <rob(AT)integrityhealth.tv> 


Subject:  Niagara Falls player needs your help  


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On Saturday April 12, 2008 a fund-raiser supporting Melissa Brideau
will be held at St Patricks Hall, 4673 Victoria Ave in Niagara
Falls Canada. Cost of tickets are $5 each and we also have a
letter asking for corporate support of $250. Many of you who
have played ball in Niagara Falls the last number of years no
doubt have run across Melissa Brideau. Melissa is the long time
girlfriend of Fury player Tommy Watkinson who has played ball
in the Niagara Falls Men's League for the past 15 years. Melissa
is stricken with a very aggressive from of Multiple Sclerosis.
It was passed on to Melissa from her Mother who died at a very
young age with the disease. Melissa is 35 years old and has reached
a point in her illness where a wheelchair or scooter have become
her source of mobility. 

Melissa is having no luck with North American treatment and is
traveling to Venezuela in late April to seek treatment from world
renowned specialist Dr. Yepetz utilizing rainforest natural therapy.
As one can imagine this is a very costly endeavor but one that
needs to be explored now. Dr. Yepetz has successfully reversed
the effects of MS in many patients and Melissa feels this type
of treatment is one of the few remaining options available for
her. If treatments go well, Melissa will in all probability be
revisiting Venezuela multiple times. 

Please consider your support by purchasing a ticket and coming
out to support Melissa or by donating to the cause. As well if
you are aware of a potential corporate sponsors please pass on
the information to me so I can arrange for the delivery of the
corporate letter. 

Thanks for your consideration and please call 905-324-6341 or
email rob(AT)integrityhealth.tv if you require any further information.



Lets help make Melissa's journey a life altering one. 

Rob
 
 
 
 
Rob Greatrix, CGA
Chief Financial Officer
Integrity Health Group 
12-111 Fourth Avenue, Suite 365
St Catharine's, Ontario
L2S-3P5
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Mar 12 15:42:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:42:21 -0800
Subject: Canada drops International Challenge Opener in Australia
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Received: 3/12/08 9:05:08 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada drops International Challenge Opener in Australia
/ Le Canada blanchi pour ouvrir le Challenge International en
Australie  


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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March12th, 2008

 

Canadadrops International Challenge Opener in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? The Canadian Senior Women?s softball
team faced a big challenge inthe opening game of the International
Challenge in Blacktown, Australia earliertoday, as they faced
a very motivated Australian team playing in front of theirhome
fans. Canada put up a very strong fight, but dropped the contest
by a 1-0score.

 

Thegame was dominated by pitching; Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
BC) and the tandem ofZara Mee and Felicity Witt, who split the
pitching duties for Australia,matched each other inning by inning
to give the Australian fans and everyonewatching the game over
the internet at home, a very exciting contest to watch.The only
run of the game came in the top of the fourth inning when Lawrie
gaveup a solo homerun to left center field off the bat of Natalie
Titcume. 

 

Allthree pitchers got themselves out of tough situations throughout
the game, aseach team left runners in scoring position in three
different innings. Lawriepitched the complete game for Canada,
allowing one run on five hits and fourwalks, while compiling
eight strikeouts along the way.

 

LeadingCanada at the plate were Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam
BC) who connected witha double and a single, and Jennifer Yee
(North Delta, BC) who added twosingles. Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,
ON) also delivered a double in the loss.

 

Clickhere to view the game in its entirety. 

 

Canadawill now play China tonight (11:30pm EDT) and Australia
early tomorrow morning(4:30am EDT). 

 

Inother tournament action, China defeated Japan 1-0 and then
beat Australia 8-6in eight innings as they scored four runs in
the top of the extra frame.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

12mars 2008

 

LeCanada blanchi pour ouvrir le Challenge International en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? L??quipe de softball f?minine senior
du Canada avait un grand d?filors de leur premi?re partie du
Challenge International ? Blacktown, enAustralie plus t?t ce
matin, alors qu?elle affrontait une ?quipe tr?s motiv?ede l?Australie
qui jouait devant leurs propres partisans. Le Canada a ?t?capable
de mettre un excellent effort, mais a quand m?me perdu par la
marque de1 ? 0.

 

Lapartie a ?t? domin?e par les lanceuses; Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
C-B) et letandem de Zara Mee et Felicity Witt, qui ont partag?
la t?che pour l?Australie,ce sont ?gal? manche par manche pour
donner un spectacle excitant auxspectateurs Australiens et ?
tout ceux qui ont regard? la partie via internet ?la maison.
Le seul point de la partie est venu en d?but de quatri?me manche,lorsque
Lawrie a c?d? un coup circuit du b?ton de Natalie Titcume.

 

Lestrois lanceuses se sont sorties de diverses situations difficiles
tout au longde la partie, alors que chaque ?quipe ? laiss? des
coureuses sur le deuxi?me outroisi?me coussin ? trois reprises.
Lawrie a lanc? la partie compl?te pour leCanada, accordant un
but sur cinq coups s?rs et quatres buts sur balle, tout enretirant
huit frappeuses sur des prises.

 

Lesmeneuses au b?ton pour le Canada ?taient Jennifer Salling
(Port Coquitlam, C-B)qui a connect? avec un double et un simple,
ainsi que Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, C-B) qui a ajout? deux simples.
Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) a aussicogn? un double dans la d?faite.

 

Cliquezici pour voir la partie en entier.

 

LeCanada affrontera maintenant la Chine ce soir (23:30, heure
de l?Est) etl?Australie t?t demain matin (4:30, heure de l?Est).


 

Ailleursau Challenge International, la Chine est sortie vainqueurs
contre le Japon parla marque de 1-0, et a ensuite remport? un
match face ? l?Australie par lamarque de 8 ? 6 en huit manches
alors qu?elle a produit quatre points en d?butde la manche suppl?mentaire.

 

-SC-

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Mar 12 14:10:25 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:10:25 
Subject: OlympicSoftball Schedule Released
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Received: 3/12/08 3:45:59 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 



Subject:  Olympic_Softball_Schedule_Released_/_Horaire_de_softball_a
 
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March12th, 2008

 

OlympicSoftball Schedule Released

 

(Ottawa,ON) ? The International Softball Federation (ISF) officially
released thesoftball schedule for the 2008 Olympic Games today
in Plant City, Florida. Thesoftball event will take place from
August 12th to 21st2008 and all games will be played at the Fengtai
Softball Field in Beijing,China.

 

Eachof the eight qualified teams will play each other once in
round robin playbetween August 12th and August 18th, followed
by a dayoff on August 19th, which will also act as a rain day
in case anyprior games are rescheduled due to poor weather conditions.
The top four teamsfrom the round robin will then move to the
playoff round on August 20thas the first and second place teams
will square off to determine which teamearns a direct berth to
the Gold Medal Game, while the losing team will need toplay the
winner of the second playoff game between the third and fourth
seedsin the Bronze Medal Game. The winner of the Bronze Medal
Game will then move onto the Grand Final for the opportunity
to play for the Olympic Gold Medal onAugust 21st.

 

Theopening game of the tournament will feature Canada against
Chinese Taipei, twoteams who built a solid rivalry at the 2007
Universiade in Thailand as Canadascored five runs in the bottom
of the seventh inning to defeat Chinese Taipeiin the Gold Medal
Game.

 

?Theteam has been travelling and touring since January 28th in
order to prepareourselves for the Olympic Games? said Canadian
Head Coach LoriSippel. ?The Olympic schedule announcement today
certainly puts a hop toour step as it brings the Games that much
closer to us. The stage is now set for what will be an incredible
moment for this team andthis sport.?

 

Otherqualified teams for the Olympics Games include the three-time
defending OlympicChampions from the United States, Australia
(one silver, two bronze at theOlympics), China (one silver),
Japan (one silver and one bronze), theNetherland who last participated
at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, andVenezuela, who are making
their first ever softball appearance at the OlympicGames.

 

Canada?sSchedule(all game times converted to Eastern Standard
Time zone):

 

August11th: Game 1 - Chinese Taipei vs. Canada (9:30pm EST)

August13th: Game 8 - Canada vs. Netherlands (7:30am EST)

August14th: Game 10 - Canada vs. United States (12:00am EST)

August14th: Game 13 - China vs. Canada (9:30pm EST)

August16th: Game 20 - Venezuela vs. Canada (7:30am EST)

August17th: Game 23 - Australia vs. Canada (5:00am EST)

August18th: Game 27 - Canada vs. Japan (5:00am EST)

 

August19th: Game 29 - Seed 1 vs. Seed 2 (9:30pm EST)

August20th: Game 30 - Seed 3 vs. Seed 4 (12:00am EST)

August20th: Game 31 - Final (Bronze Medal Game) - Winner Game
30 vs. LoserGame 29 (5:00 am EST) 

August21st: Game 32 ? Grand Final (Gold Medal Game) - Winner
Game 31 vs.Winner Game 29 (6:30am EST)

August21st: Women?s Softball Medal Ceremony (8:45am EST)

 

Clickhere to view the complete Olympic Softball schedule.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

12mars 2008

 

Horairede softball aux Jeux Olympique annonc?

 

(Ottawa,ON) ? La F?d?ration Internationale de Softball (ISF)
a officiellement annonc?l?horaire pour la discipline du softball
aux Jeux Olympiques de 2008 aujourd?hui ? Plant City, en Floride.
L??v?nement de softball aura lieu du 12au 21 ao?t, 2008 et toutes
les parties seront jou?es au terrain de softballFengtai ? P?kin,
en Chine.

 

Chacunedes huit ?quipes qualifi?es se joueront une fois chaque
en ronde pr?liminairedu 12 au 18 ao?t, suivi d?une journ?e de
repos le 19 ao?t, qui agira aussicomme journ?e de pluie en cas
d?annulations durant la semaine en cause demauvaises conditions
m?t?orologiques. Les quatre meilleures ?quipes de la rondepr?liminaire
passeront ensuite en ronde ?liminatoire le 20 ao?t, alors que
les?quipes en premi?re et deuxi?me position s?affronteront pour
d?terminerl??quipe qui passera directement au match de la m?daille
d?or, alors quel??quipe perdante devra jouer l??quipe gagnante
de la deuxi?me partie?liminatoire entre les troisi?me et quatri?me
meilleures ?quipes dans le matchde la m?daille de bronze. Le
gagnant du match de bronze se m?ritera une placeen grande finale
pour l?honneur de jouer pour la m?daille d?or le 21 ao?t.

 

Lapremi?re partie du tournoi pr?sentera le Canada face au Taipei
chinois, deux?quipes qui ont b?tit une rivalit? solide lors de
l?Universiade de 2007 enTha?lande, o? le Canada avait produit
cinq point en fin de septi?me manche pourremport? la m?daille
d?or par la marque de 5 ? 4.

 

? L??quipea voyag? et a particip? ? des comp?titions depuis le
28 janvier dans le but dese pr?parer pour les Jeux Olympiques
? dit Lori Sippel, entra?neure-chefde l??quipe Canadienne. ?
L?annonce de l?horaire Olympique aujourd?huiajoute certainement
un sentiment d?excitation ? notre ?quipe puisque ?a nousfait
r?aliser que les Jeux s?approchent ? grands pas. La sc?ne est
maintenanten place pour un ?v?nement incroyable pour cette ?quipe
et pour cesport. ? 

 

Lesautres ?quipes qualifi?es pour les Jeux Olympiques incluent
les champions entitre ? trois reprises des ?tats-Unis, l?Australie
(une m?daille d?argent etdeux de bronze aux Olympiques), la Chine
(une m?daille d?argent), le Japon (uneargent et une bronze),
les Pays-Bas qui ont particip? aux Jeux Olympiques de1996 ? Atlanta,
et le Venezuela, qui feront leur toute premi?re participationau
softball aux Jeux Olympiques.

 

Horairedu Canada (toutes les heures ont ?t? modifi?es au fuseauhoraire
de l?Est)

 

11ao?t : Partie 1 - Taipei chinois c. Canada (21:30 HNE)

13ao?t : Partie 8 - Canada c. Pays-Bas (7:30 HNE)

14ao?t : Partie 10 - Canada c. ?tats-Unis (minuit HNE)

14ao?t : Partie 13 - Chine c. Canada (21:30 HNE)

16ao?t : Partie 20 - Venezuela c. Canada (7:30 HNE) 

17ao?t : Partie 23 - Australie c. Canada (5:00 HNE)

18ao?t : Partie 27 ? Canada c. Japon (5:00 HNE)

 

19ao?t : Partie 29 - 1e ?quipe c. 2e ?quipe (21:30HNE)

20ao?t : Partie 30 - 3e ?quipe c. 4e ?quipe (minuitHNE)

20ao?t : Partie 31 - Finale (match de bronze) - Gagnant Partie
30 c. PerdantPartie 29 (5:00 HNE)

21ao?t : Partie 32 - Grande Finale (match d?or) ? Gagnant Partie
31 c.Gagnant Partie 29 (6:30 HNE)

21ao?t : C?r?monies des m?dailles de softball f?minin (8:45 HNE)

 

Cliquezici pour voir l?horaire complet du softball aux Jeux Olympiques.

 

-SC-

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc(AT)softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Mar 13 08:03:27 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:03:27 -0800
Subject: Titcume solo home run gets Australia home over Canada (women)
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Titcume solo home run gets Australia home over Canada

Australia faced up against Canada in the second match of the
day at the 2008 International Challenge at Blacktown Olympic
Softball Centre.  While Australia is still in the midst of selecting
their 2008 Olympic team for the Beijing Olympics, the Aussie
girls tonight faced a tough Canadian Olympic roster in a tight
game.

Starting pitchers for both teams, Zara Mee (NSW, Australia) and
Danielle Lawrie (Canada) were dominating the opposition hitters
and base hits were a rarity in the first three innings.  Australia
opened the top of the 4th innings with a solo home run from the
Australian catcher, Natalie Titcume (VIC).  Tracey Mosley (QLD)
then followed Titcume?s lead, by driving the ball to the right
field corner for a stand up triple.  Natalie Ward (NSW) and Jodie
Bowering (QLD) were then walked by Canada?s Lawrie to load up
the bases.  Unfortunately for Australia they were unable to capitalize
on the opportunity to score more runs and Canada shutdown the
innings to go into the bottom of the 4th down 1 run to nil.

Canada had a great opportunity in the bottom of the 4th innings
with the first two hitters reaching base however great defense
by Australian stalwarts Natalie Ward and Stacey Porter (NSW)
combined to get the next two hitters without the runners advancing.
 Belinda Wright (NSW) ended the innings with a great catch in
centrefield off an Alison Bradley (Canada) line drive.

Canada shut down Australia in the top half of the 5th innings
and went into the bottom half of the innings with confidence.
 Australian Head Coach, Fabian Barlow (QLD), replaced Zara Mee
on the pitching mound with Felicity Witt (NSW) and Canada capitalized
on the pitching change. Kaleigh Rafter (Canada) hit a stand up
double to left field to start the innings.  In what proved to
be Canada?s only real chance of the game, the Australians lifted
once again to shut them down.  A sensational diving stop by Sandra
Lewis (QLD) at 2nd base for the out at first stopped a sure equalizer.
 Felicity Witt is renowned for her great change of pace and called
on this to strike out the remaining batters to end the innings.

The 6th and 7th innings were again dominated by the pitchers
and the was no change to the score.  Australia were victorious
1 run to nil.  Australia picked up five hits for the game, Titcume
(HR), Mosley (2), Ward (1) and Simone Morrow (1).

The winning pitcher for the game was Zara Mee and the save goes
to Felicity Witt.  Canada?s Danielle Lawrie gets the loss.

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Mar 13 08:04:43 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:04:43 -0800
Subject: Australia goes down to China in high scoring match at the 2008
	International Softball Challenge
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Australia goes down to China in high scoring match at the 2008
International Softball Challenge

Australia and China squared off last night in the final game
of Day 1 at the 2008 International Challenge at Blacktown Olympic
Park. Each team was coming off wins in their previous games of
the day, China defeated Japan 1 - 0 in their first game and after
a solo home run by Natalie Titcume (VIC), Australia silenced
Canada 1 - 0.  In what turned out to be a high scoring game,
China capitalized on some Australian errors and won the match
8 runs to 6.

Justine Smethurst (VIC) started the game for Australia, her first
game for the green and gold since 2005. She got off to a great
start, throwing down 108km per hour pitches at the first three
hitters shutting them down with no score.

Australia took their opportunities early in the game with a Stacey
Porter (NSW) double scoring Simmone Morrow (NSW) to take an early
lead.  China struck back in the second innings off Smethurst
with three runs including a right field home run by Chinese first
base player, Wu Di.  

Australia went to work in the bottom of the third with the bats
in a great batting display with Danica Howlett (NSW) and Kerry
Wyborn (NSW) scoring three runs to take the lead 4 runs to 3.
 

Kelly Hardie (QLD) replaced Smethurst in the 5th innings on the
mound and China immediately scored a run to draw the game level.
 Both teams were kept scoreless in the 6th and 7th innings.

Disappointing for the Australians, China came out in the 8th
innings tie breaker and scored 4 runs through great power hitting
and some errors by the Australian defense.  Australia?s run chase
fell short in the bottom half of the innings, with only Kate
Quigley (VIC) and Porter scoring for the Australians ending the
game in China?s favour 8 runs to 6.

Australian Head Coach, Fabian Barlow was overall pleased with
the effort of the Australian girls throughout day.  Most pleasing
that despite a limited team preparation for the Australians,
each player was came to the park ready to play today put their
best foot forward for the green and gold.  Barlow commented that
the win against the Olympic roster of Canada was a great result
for Australia given the quality of the opposition players in
the Canadian Team.  



Day 1 Results
China (1) defeated Japan (0)
Australia (1) defeated Canada (0)
China (8) defeated Australia (6)


AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW
Australian team members available on request


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Mar 13 11:12:42 2008
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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:12:42 -0800
Subject: Lincoln tourney update
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Received: 3/13/08 8:54:42 AM 
From:  "Steve Kooser" <SKooser at ksdot.org> 


To:  "Al's Fastball News" <fastball at pmihrm.com>  
CC:    
Subject:  Lincoln tourney update  
   

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Just an update on the Lincoln, NE A & L Farms tourneyJuly 4-6


There are 6 teams that have committed

 

A&L Farms  Lincoln, NE

Broken Bow Gremlins  Broken Bow, NE

Vancouver Grey Sox  Vancouver, BC Canada

Pueblo Bandits  Pueblo, CO

Omaha Angels  Waverly, MN, Funk, NE and Salta, Argentina

Puerto Rico (National team, the one that competed inOrlando)

 

There is room for 2 more, no more, no less. Any other interest,you
may contact myself or Darren Dubsky Darren.dubsky at aquila.com
or 402990-8072

Thanks

 

SteveKooser

mailto: skooser(AT)cox.net

BrokenBow Softball

2001,2003 & 2004 ISC World Champions

Phone785 845-8982

http://www.gremlinfastpitch.com

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Mar 13 13:48:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:48:13 -0800
Subject: Canada bounces back with pair of wins in Australia
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Received: 3/13/08 11:16:53 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

  
Subject:  Canada bounces back with pair of wins in Australia
/ Le Canada rebondit avec deux victoires en Australie  
   

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March13th, 2008

 

Canadabounces back with pair of wins in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? After suffering a tough 1-0 loss to Australia
early yesterdaymorning, the Canadian Senior Women?s National
softball team bounced back withtwo wins early this morning as
they defeated China 1-0 and earned retributionover Australia
with a 3-1 win at the International Challenge. Canada (4-1)moved
into sole possession of first place, while Japan (2-2), China
(2-3) andAustralia (1-3) continue to battle for second place.
However, many games remainto be played as each team will play
a total of 9 games.

 

Inthe first game against China, Canada scored a run in the top
of the firstinning and was able to hold on to that lead through
seven innings to earn the1-0 win. The red and white wasted no
time getting on the board, as MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC) hit
a lead-off double and scored on a single by thirdhitter Jennifer
Yee (North Delta, BC). After giving up back to back hits toChina
in the bottom of the first, starting pitcher Dione Meier (Saskatoon,
SK)and the Canadian defence settled down by retiring the two
nexthitters, and continued to shut down the Chinese attack until
the seventhinning. With Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) in the
pitching circle in theseventh, China managed to get two runners
on base, but Lawrie struck out thefinal batter to end the game.

 

MelanieMatthews led the Canadian offence with a double and a
single, while JenniferYee, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB), Erin
McLean (Whitby, ON) and Kaleigh Rafter(Guelph, ON) all chipped
in with a single. Meier pitched five shutout innings,allowing
three hits and four walks while fanning two Chinese hitters.
DanielleLawrie threw two innings of relief to earn the save and
struck out two batters.Both pitchers were backed by stellar defence,
as Canadian catcher KaleighRafter threw out three runners trying
to steal second base. The infield alsoturned a double play and
was flawless throughout the game, giving Meier andLawrie all
the confidence they needed in the pitcher?s circle.

 

Clickhere to view Canada?s 1-0 win over China in its entirety.

 

Canadabuilt on that momentum in the second game against Australia,
and scored tworuns in the top of the seventh to take revenge
on Australia by defeating themby a 3-1 score. Canada opened the
scoring in the second inning Erin Cumpstone(Saskatoon, SK) delivered
an RBI single to bring Jennifer Salling (PortCoquitlam, BC) to
the plate from second base. Australia tied the game 1-1 on asolo
homerun by Australian hitter Stacey Porter to lead off the bottom
of thefourth inning.

 

AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON) led off the seventh inning with
a walk and later stolesecond base before Melanie Matthews delivered
another big RBI double to giveCanada the lead. Matthews later
scored on a fielding error to add an insurancerun, and Canada
would end the game with the 3-1 win.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) started the game in the pitcher?s
circle for Canada,giving up one run on four hits and three walks
in four innings of work. DioneMeier then pitched an inning and
a third of relief, walking three Australianhitters without allowing
a run or a hit. Danielle Lawrie then earned her secondsave of
the day, pitching one and two thirds scoreless innings with twostrikeouts.
The Canadian defence stepped up once again, retiringtwo Australian
runners trying to tag up and consistently retiring lead runnerson
fielder?s choices.

 

Offensively,Melanie Matthews once again led Canada with a double
and a single, whileJennifer Salling also collected two hits.
Jennifer Yee, Erin Cumpstone, MeganTimpf (Port Dover, ON), and
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) all added asingle to round
out Canada?s eight hits.

 

Clickhere to view Canada?s 3-1 win over Australia in its entirety.

 

Inother tournament action on Day 2, Japan won a pair of games
as well bydefeating China 3-1 and Australia 5-4, improving their
record to 2-2. Day 3will feature back-to-back games tonight for
Canada as they will face China(9:00pm EST) and Japan (11:30pm
EST). Both games can be seen via internet bysigning up for SoftballAustralia?s
newsletter.

 

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Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

13mars, 2008

 

LeCanada rebondit avec deux victoires en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? Apr?s avoir subi une d?faite de 1 ? 0
face ? l?Australie t?t hiermatin, l??quipe nationale f?minine
senior de softball du Canada a rebondit avecdeux victoires t?t
ce matin alors qu?elle a blanchi la Chine 1 ? 0 avant deprendre
leur revanche sur l?Australie en remportant un gain de 3 ? 1
auChallenge International. Le Canada (4-1) a grimp? au sommet
du classement dutournoi, alors que le Japon (2-2), la Chine (2-3)
et l?Australie (1-3)continuent ? se battre pour la deuxi?me position.
Toutefois, plusieurs partiesn?ont pas encore ?t? jou?, alors
que chaque ?quipe jouera un total de 9 matchs.

 

Dansla premi?re partie contre la Chine, le Canada a marqu? un
point en d?but depremi?re manche et a ?t? capable de tenir cette
avance pour sept manches pourse m?riter la victoire de 1 ? 0.
Le rouge et blanc n?a pas perdu de temps ?s?afficher sur le tableau
de pointage, alors que la premi?re frappeuse MelanieMatthews
(Surrey, C-B) a cogn? un double et a crois? le marbre sur un
simple dela troisi?me frappeuse Jennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B).
Apr?s avoir accord?deux coups s?rs de suite ? la Chine en fin
de premi?re manche, la lanceusepartante Dione Meier (Saskatoon,
SK) et la d?fensive canadienne se sont calmerpour retirer les
deux prochaines frappeuses, et ont continu? ? garder lesb?tons
chinois silencieux jusqu?? la septi?me manche. Avec Danielle
Lawrie(Langley, C-B) maintenant dans le cercle des lanceuses
en septi?me, la Chine a?t? capable de mettre deux coureuses sur
les buts, mais Lawrie a retir? laderni?re frappeuse sur des prises
pour finir la partie.

 

MelanieMatthews a men? l?attaque canadienne avec un double et
un simple, alors queJennifer Yee, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB),
Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) et KaleighRafter (Guelph, ON) ont tous
contribu? des simples. Meier a lanc? cinq manchessans point,
accordant trois maigres coups s?rs et quatre buts sur balles
touten retirant deux frappeuses chinoises sur des prises. Danielle
Lawrie a lanc?deux manches en rel?ve pour se m?riter le sauvetage
avec deux retraits aub?ton. Les deux lanceuses ont ?t? grandement
aid? par du jeu d?fensifspectaculaire, alors que la receveuse
canadienne Kaleigh Rafter a retir? troiscoureuses essayant de
voler le deuxi?me but. Le champ int?rieur a aussi tourn?un double
jeu et a jou? sans failles tout au long de la partie, ce qui
a donn?toute la confiance n?cessaire ? Meier et Lawrie dans le
cercle des lanceuses.

 

Cliquezici pour regarder la victoire du Canada sur la Chine en
son entier.

 

LeCanada a b?tit sur cet ?lan dans la deuxi?me partie contre
l?Australie, et amarqu? deux fois en d?but de septi?me manche
pour prendre sa revanche surl?Australie par la marque de 3 ?
1. Le Canada a ouvert le pointage en deuxi?memanche lorsqu?Erin
Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) a d?livr? un simple pour pousserJennifer
Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B) au marbre du deuxi?me coussin.L?Australie
a ?gal? la marque 1 ? 1 sur un coup circuit du b?ton de lafrappeuse
Australienne Stacey Porter, la toute premi?re frappeuse de laquatri?me
manche.

 

AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON) a commenc? la septi?me manche en
for?ant une passegratuite, et a plus tard vol? le deuxi?me but
avant que Melanie Matthews ad?livr? un autre gros double pour
donner les devants au Canada. Matthews aensuite marqu? elle-m?me
sur une erreur pour ajouter un point d?assurance, etle Canada
a fini la partie avec la victoire de 3 ? 1.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) a commenc? la partie dans le
cercle des lanceusespour le Canada, accordant un point sur quatre
coups s?rs et trois buts surballes en quatre manches de travail.
Dione Meier a ensuite lanc? une manche etun tiers de rel?ve,
allouant trois passes gratuites sans donner de point ou decoup
s?r. Danielle Lawrie s?est ensuite m?rit? son deuxi?me sauvetage
de lajourn?e, lan?ant une manche et deux tiers avec deux retraits
au b?ton. Lad?fensive canadienne s?est pr?sent?e encore une fois,
retirant deux coureusesAustraliennes essayant de prendre un but
sur des chandelles et en retirant descoureuses de fa?on constante
sur des choix des voltigeuses. 

 

l?offensive, Melanie Matthews a encore une fois men? l?attaque
avec un doubleet un simple, alors que Jennifer Salling a elle
aussi produit deux coups s?rs.Jennifer Yee, Erin Cumpstone, Megan
Timps (Port Dover, ON) et Caitlin Lever(Buffalo, New York) ont
tous ajout? un simple pour compl?ter les huit coupss?rs canadiens.

 

Cliquezici pour surveiller la victoire de 3 ? 1 du Canada face
? l?Australie aucomplet.

 

Ailleursdans le tournois lors de sa deuxi?me journ?e, le Japon
a aussi remport? deuxparties en surclassant la Chine 3 ? 1 et
l?Australie 5 ? 4, am?liorant sa fiche? 2-2. La troisi?me journ?e
d?butera avec deux parties cons?cutives du Canadace soir, alors
qu?il affrontera la Chine (21:00 HNE) et le Japon (23:30 HNE).Ces
deux parties peuvent ?tre surveill?es via internet en s?inscrivant
au bulletin de SoftballAustralie.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar 14 11:40:00 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:40:00 -0800
Subject: Canada Splits Pair of Games in Australia  (women)
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Received: 3/14/08 9:39:27 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(AT)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada Splits Pair of Games in Australia / Le Canada
partage un programme double en Australie  
  

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March14th, 2008

 

CanadaSplits Pair of Games in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? Canada?s Senior Women?s National softball
team split two gameslate last night by defeating China 5-2 before
falling to Japan by a score of2-1 on Day 3 of the International
Challenge. Canada still leads the way with a5-2 record, followed
by Australia (3-3), Japan (3-3) and China (2-5). The toptwo teams
of the round robin will meet in the Gold Medal Game early Sundaymorning
(4:00am EST)

 

Inthe first game, the Canadian bats pounded out 11 hits and the
defence resisted a latecharge by China to earn the 4-2 victory.
Canada got on the scoreboard in thebottom of the second inning,
as they quickly loaded the bases with none out onsingles by Megan
Timpf (Port Dover, ON) and Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON),immediately
followed by a walk to Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK). After thenext
two hitters were retired on fly balls, Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)
delivereda clutch two-run double to give Canada the early 2-0
lead. Canada then addedanother run in the third on an RBI single
by Cumpstone, and scored a fourth runthe following inning on
a sacrifice fly by Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,BC). After
failing to register a hit through six full innings, China got
tworunners on base on a hit by pitch and a walk, and took advantage
of their firsthit of the game to produce two runs on a double.
Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)struck out the next hitter to close
out the game.

 

LaurenBay Regula (Trail, BC) and Lawrie combined their efforts
in the one-hitter. BayRegula pitched five perfect innings without
allowing a hit or a walk, andstruck out nine of the 15 hitters
she faced. Danielle Lawrie pitched the twofinal innings and gave
up both runs on one hit and a walk. She registered threestrikeouts
in her two innings of work.

 

Atthe plate, Erin McLean led the way for Canada with a double
and two singles,while Megan Timpf and Alison Bradley both added
a pair of singles. JenniferSalling, Erin Cumpstone, Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, BC) and Tamra Howren (WhiteRock, BC) all chipped in
with a single. The red and white was also veryaggressive on the
base paths, stealing four bases throughout the game.

 

Clickhere to view video footage of Canada?s 4-2 win over China.


 

Followingthe win, Canada fought hard but suffered a very narrow
2-1 loss to Japan. Bothpitchers pitched very well for their respective
teams, and often made quickwork of their opponents. Japan scored
the first run of the game in the bottomof the first, and it took
until the top of the sixth inning for Canada to tiethe game.
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) hit a lead-off single and tookadvantage
of a miscue by the Japanese center fielder to round all the bases
andcome in to score on the play. However, Japan came right back
in their own halfof the inning, scoring another run on an RBI
single. The Canadian hitters wereretired in order in the seventh,
as Japan took the 2-1 victory.

 

DioneMeier (Sasaktoon, SK) pitched the complete game loss for
Canada, absorbing tworuns on five hits (three of them in the
sixth) while only allowing one walk andstriking out two. Offensively,
Canada was able to produce three hits: a doubleby Jennifer Yee
(North Delta, BC) in the first and two singles by Lever in thethird
and sixth innings.

 

Clickhere to watch Canada?s 2-1 loss to Japan.

 

Elsewhereon Day 3 of the International Challenge, Australia won
a pair of games byedging Japan 2-1 and defeating China 5-2, allowing
them to even their record to3-3. Three games are slated tonight,
as Australia (3-3) will meet China (2-5)at 11:30pm EST, Canada
(5-2) will then face Japan (3-3) at 2:00am EST followedby Australia
and Japan (4:30am EST). One Canadian win in its two final gameswould
secure them a spot in Sunday?s final.

 

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14mars 2008 

 

LeCanada partage un programme double en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? L??quipe de softball f?minine senior
du Canada s?est partag? un programmedouble hier soir en remportant
la premi?re partie par la marque de 4 ? 2 sur laChine avant de
s?incliner au Japon 2 ? 1 lors de la troisi?me journ?e duChallenge
International. Le Canada se retrouve encore en premi?re position
avecune fiche de 5-2, suivi de l?Australie (3-3), le Japon (3-3)
et la Chine (2-5).Les deux meilleures ?quipes apr?s la ronde
pr?liminaire s?affronteront engrande finale pour la m?daille
d?or t?t dimanche matin (4:00 HNE).

 

Lorsde la premi?re partie, les b?tons canadiens ont produit 11
coups s?rs et lad?fensive a r?sist? ? une pouss?e en fin de partie
de la part de la Chine pourse m?riter la victoire de 4 ? 2. Le
Canada a ouvert le pointage en fin dedeuxi?me manche, alors qu?il
a rapidement rempli les coussins sans retraits surdes simples
de Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON) et d?Alison Bradley (Pinkerton,ON),
suivi d?un but sur balle forc? par Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,
SK). Apr?sque les deux prochaines frappeuses ont ?t? retir?es
sur des chandelles, ErinMcLean (Whitby, ON) a d?livr? un double
de deux points pour donner au Canadaune avance de 2-0. Le Canada
a ajout? un autre point en troisi?me sur un coups?r de Cumpstone,
ainsi qu?un quatri?me point la manche suivante sur un ballonsacrifice
de Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B). Apr?s avoir ?chou?
deproduire un seul coup s?r lors des six premi?res manches, la
Chine ont ?t?capables de mettre deux coureuses sur les buts sur
une frappeuse atteinte et unbut sur balle. Les chinoises ont
ensuite pris avantage de leur premier coup s?rde la partie, un
double qui a permis aux deux coureuses de croiser le marbre.Danielle
Lawrie (Langley, C-B) a ensuite retir? la prochaine frappeuse
sur desprises pour terminer la partie.

 

LaurenBay Regula (Trail, C-B) et Lawrie ont combin? leurs efforts
pour seulementaccorder un coup s?r. Bay Regula a lanc? cinq manches
parfaites sans allouer unseul coup s?r ou une passe gratuite,
et a ?t? capable de retirer neuf desquinze frappeuses qu?elle
a fait face sur des prises. Danielle Lawrie a lanc?les deux derni?res
manches et a accord? les deux points sur un seul coup s?r etun
but sur balles. Elle a enregistr? trois retraits au b?ton en
deux manches detravail.

 

Aub?ton, Erin McLean a men? le Canada avec un double et deux
simples, alors queMegan Timpf et Alison Bradley ont chacun ajout?
une paire de simples. JenniferSalling, Erin Cumpstone, Melanie
Matthews (Surrey, C-B) et Tamra Howren (WhiteRock, C-B) ont tous
contribu? un simple. Le rouge et blanc ?tait aussi tr?sagressif
sur les buts, alors qu?ils ont vol? quatre buts lors du match.

 

Cliquezici pour surveiller la victoire de 4-2 du Canada sur la
Chine. 

 

Suivantla victoire, le Canada a travaill? fort mais a souffert
une d?faite ?troite de2-1 aux mains du Japon. Les deux lanceuses
ont lanc? tr?s bien pour leurs?quipes respectives, et ont souvent
fait du travail vite de leurs opposants. LeJapon a marqu? le
premier point de la partie en fin de premi?re manche, et leCanada
a d? attendre jusqu?en sixi?me pour ?galer la marque. Caitlin
Lever(Buffalo, New York) a cogn? un simple en d?but de manche
et a pris avantaged?une erreur de la joueuse du champ centre
pour faire le tour de tous les butset crois? le marbre sur le
m?me jeu. Toutefois, le Japon a imm?diatementr?pliqu? en fin
de manche en marquant un autre point sur un simple. Lesfrappeuses
canadiennes ont ?t? retir?es en ordre en septi?me, alors que
leJapon a pris la victoire de 2 ? 1.

 

DioneMeier (Saskatoon, SK) a lanc?e la partie compl?te pour le
Canada, absorbantdeux points sur cinq coups s?rs (trois en sixi?me
manche) tout en accordantqu?un seul but sur balles et avec deux
retraits sur des prises. ? l?offensive,le Canada a ?t? capable
de produire trois coups s?rs : un double parJennifer Yee (North
Delta, C-B) en premi?re et deux simples de Lever entroisi?me
et sixi?me manche.

 

Cliquezici pour voir la d?faite de 2 ? 1 du Canada face au Japon.

 

Enautre action lors de la troisi?me journ?e du Challenge International,l?Australie
a remport? deux parties en tranchant le Japon 2 ? 1 avant deremport?
un gain de 5 ? 2 face ? la Chine, am?liorant sa fiche ? 3-3.
Troisparties sont sur le programme ce soir, alors que l?Australie
(3-3) rencontrerala Chine (2-5) ? 23:30 HNE, le Canada (5-2)
 affrontera le Japon (3-3) ?2:00 HNE, suivi par l?Australie contre
le Japon ? 4:30 HNE. Une victoirecanadienne lors des deux derniers
parties leur assurerait d?une place en grandefinale dimanche.

 

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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:38:13 -0800
Subject: A&L Farms 2008 Roster and Schedule
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2008 A&L Farms Roster and Schedule
 
Darren Dubsky  P
Lisandro Sabate  P/UT  ( Arg.)
Mike Noftall  P/SS  ( Can. 19-under team)
 
Rodney Doak  C
Mariano Juarez  C/3d/1st  ( Arg.)
Cory Christensen  SS/2nd  
Delbert Gonzalez  INF  ( Puerto Rico national team)
Matt Hadwigger  3d
 
Travis Casperson  OF
Todd Kensler  OF
Pedro Gonzalez  OF  ( Ven.)
Matt Christensen  UT
Tim Arcoren  UT
Jeff Drahota  UT
 
May 17-18  TBD
May 23-25 Quad City Sox Invitational
 
June 7-8 Fred Huntimer Invite - Sioux Falls
June 27-29 Albaugh Invitational
 
July 4-6 A&L Farms Tournament - Lincoln, Ne.
 
August 2-3 Ike Hoover Invite - Sioux Falls
August 10-16 ISC World Tournament

Sept. 4-8 ASA A - Gladstone, Mo. 

We are looking to play one or two more tournaments, too.
With a possibility of the NAFA tournament and wouyld like to
fill a weekend in July.
 
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Subject: Canada_will_play_for_Gold_in_Australia
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

March15th, 2008

 

Canadawill play for Gold in Australia

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? The Senior Women?s National softball
team earned a berth in theGold Medal Game of the International
Challenge early this morning after theydefeated Japan by a score
of 5-2. With the win, the Canadian team improved itsrecord to
6-2 and clinched first place in round robin play. Japan (4-4),
China(3-5) and Australia (3-5) continue to battle with each other
to determine whowill meet Canada in Sunday?s final.

 

Canadacame out of the gate flying in the win against Japan, scoring
three runs in thetop of the first inning. After Canada loaded
the bases with two outs, AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON) smashed
a triple to clear the bases, pushing MelanieMatthews (Surrey,
BC), Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) and Sheena Lawrick(Calgary,
AB) in to score. Japan chipped at the lead with a run in the
bottomof the second on an error, but Canada immediately responded
in the top half ofthe third when Bradley drove in her fourth
run of the game with an RBI singleto restore the three run lead.
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) also delivereda solo homerun
in the fourth. Japan added another single run on an error in
thefifth, but that was as close as they would get, as Katie Rosentreter
(Winnipeg,MB) and Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) combined in the
pitcher?s circle to allowonly three hits.

 

Rosentreterstarted the game and pitched four and one third innings,
allowing two unearnedruns on two hits and two strikeouts. Meier
came on in relief in the fifthinning, allowing only one hit and
also struck out two batters in two and twothird innings of work.

 

AlisonBradley was the big hitter for Canada, driving in four
runs on a triple and a single.Caitlin Lever also cracked her
first homerun in international play. MelanieMatthews and Jennifer
Yee each had a pair of singles, while Erin McLean(Whitby, ON)
chipped in with a single.

 

Clickhere to watch the game in its entirety.

 

Alsoon Day 4 of the International Challenge, Australia lost two
tough games, thefirst by a 5-1 score against China and the second
by a 2-1 setback to Japan. Onthe final day of round robin play,
Canada (6-2) will face Australia (3-5) at11:00pm EST tonight
and Japan (4-4) will meet China (3-5) at 1:30am EST. Thetournament
final will then be played at 4:00am EST.

 

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15mars 2008 

 

LeCanada jouera pour l?or en Australie

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? L??quipe nationale f?minine senior de
softball du Canada s?estm?rit? une place en grande finale du
Challenge International t?t ce matin apr?savoir remport? une
victoire de 5 ? 2 face au Japon. Avec la victoire, l??quipecanadienne
a am?lior? sa fiche ? 6-2 tout en s?assurant de la premi?re positionen
ronde pr?liminaire. Le Japon (4-4), la Chine (3-5) et l?Australie
(3-5)continuent ? se battre pour d?cider qui affrontera le Canada
en grande finaledimanche.

 

LeCanada est sorti en force lors de la victoire contre le Japon
en marquant troispoint en d?but de premi?re manche. Apr?s que
le Canada a rempli les coussinsavec deux retraits, Alison Bradley
(Pinkerton, ON) a cogn? un gros triple pourvider les buts, poussant
Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B), Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, C-B)
et Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) au marbre. Le Japon a r?duitl??cart
avec un point marqu? sur une erreur en fin de deuxi?me manche,
mais leCanada a imm?diatement r?pliqu? en d?but de troisi?me
lorsque Bradley a produitson quatri?me point de la rencontre
avec un simple. Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, NewYork) a aussi claqu?
un coup circuit en quatri?me. Le Japon a ajout? un autrepoint
sur une erreur en cinqui?me, mais c?est le plus pr?s qu?ils ont
venu,alors que Katie Rosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) et Dione Meier
(Saskatoon, SK) ontcombin? leurs efforts dans le cercle des lanceuses
en accordant seulement troiscoups s?rs.

 

Rosentreter?tait la lanceuse partante et a lanc? quatre manches
et un tiers, accordantdeux points non-m?rit?s sur deux coups
s?rs et deux retraits au b?ton. Meierest venue en rel?ve en cinqui?me
manche, allouant qu?un seul coup s?r avec deuxretraits sur des
prises en deux et deux tiers manches de travail.

 

AlisonBradley ?tait la joueuse cl? ? l?offensive avec quatre
points produits sur untriple et un simple. Caitlin Lever a aussi
claqu? son premier circuit encomp?tition internationale. Melanie
Matthews et Jennifer Yee ont chacun ajout?une paire de simples,
alors qu?Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) a contribu? un simple.

 

Cliquezici pour surveiller la partie au complet. 

 

Aussilors de la quatri?me journ?e du Challenge International,
l?Australie s?estinclin? ? deux reprises, la premi?re une d?faite
de 5 ? 1 contre la Chine et ladeuxi?me un ?chec de 2 ? 1 face
au Japon. Lors de la derni?re journ?e de laronde pr?liminaire,
le Canada (6-2) affrontera l?Australie (4-4) ? 23:00 HNE cesoir
et le Japon (4-4) se mesurera ? la Chine (3-5) ? 1:30 HNE t?t
demainmatin. La grande finale sera jou?e ? 4:00 HNE.

 

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March16th, 2008

 

Canadawins Gold in Australia!

 

(Blacktown,Australia) ? It was a very long day for the Canadian
Senior Women?s Nationalsoftball team, but after enduring two
long extra inning games, the Canadiansquad came out victorious
in the Gold Medal game at the International Challengein Australia.
In the final round robin game, Canada was outlasted by Australiain
a four hour, 11 inning marathon which saw the Aussies win 11-10.
Only a fewhours later, Canada needed eight innings to shade Japan
2-1 in the Gold MedalGame.

 

Inthe last round robin game, Australia played very well offensively
but the defence constantly letCanada back into the game, committing
seven errors which led to five unearnedruns. Australia wasted
no time getting on the board, as third baseman StaceyPorter connected
for a two-run homerun in the top of the first inning. AfterAustralia
added another run in the third, Canada got on the board in the
fourthinning when Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON) hit a run scoring
single. Australiarestored the three run lead in the top of the
fifth, but Canada came right backand took advantage three errors
and a hit to score three runs in their own halfof the inning.
Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) and Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)each
reached base on errors before Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) drove
Marin in on afielder?s choice, followed by a single by Caitlin
Lever (Buffalo, New York) tobring Odamura in to score. McLean
later scored on a throwing error to tie thegame at 4-4.

 

Afterneither team was able to score in the sixth or seventh innings,
the game wentto extra innings. With a runner starting on second
base, Australia loaded thebases with two outs and was able to
produce two runs. Canada wasted no timegetting those two runs
back, as Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) singledto score
Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) and Tamra Howren (White Rock,
BC)followed suit with an RBI single of her own. Howren moved
around to third, butwas unable to cross the plate, pushing the
game on to the ninth inning.

 

Australiaonce again took advantage of having a runner starting
on second base as adouble brought that runner in to score. In
the bottom half of the inning,Canada loaded the bases with two
outs without registering a hit, but were veryfortunate when Tamra
Howren grounded into a fielder?s choice and Erin McLeancrossed
the plate from third before the Australians were able to touch
thirdbase for a force out.

 

Aftereach team failed to score in the 10th, both came out hitting
in the11th inning. Australia quickly loaded the bases and managed
to pushfour runs across the plate. Canada showed its own resiliency
in the bottom ofthe inning. Caitlin Lever scored on a groundout
by Jennifer Yee and SheenaLawrick (Calgary, AB) later crossed
the plate on a passed ball. JenniferSalling then took advantage
of a fielding error to cross the plate, cutting thelead to 11-10.
However, the Canadian comeback was cut short and Australiaescaped
with the win.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) threw four and two thirds inning
for Canada,allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks. Dione
Meier (Saskatoon, SK)retired the last hitter of the fifth inning,
and also pitched the next sixinnings, allowing seven runs on
seven hits and four walks. She also recordedthree strikeouts
in taking the loss. Caitlin Lever and Jennifer Salling eachhad
two singles and two runs scored for Canada, while Melanie Matthews
(Surrey,BC), Megan Timpf, Tamra Howren and Sheena Lawrick each
connected with a single.

 

Clickhere to watch the 11 inning game between Canada and Australia.

 

Inthe Gold Medal game against Japan, Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,
BC) and DanielleLawrie (Langley, BC) from Canada and Japanese
pitcher Jukikio Ueno, consideredthe fastest pitcher in the world,
all shut down the opposing team?s hittersthrough seven innings,
as the game was tied 0-0 going into extra innings.Canada only
managed one hit, a single by Caitlin Lever in the top of the
secondinning, through seven innings, while Bay Regula and Lawrie
scattered six hitsbut managed to keep Japan off the score sheet.

 

TheCanadian bats finally came alive in the top of the eighth,
as Caitlin Leverfouled off five pitches before connecting with
a single. That at-bat seemed tofuel the Canadian offence, as
Sheena Lawrick and Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)each connected
with back-to-back run scoring singles to give Canada a 2-0 lead.Japan
threatened in the bottom of the inning, scoring one run and pushing
arunner to third, but Lawrie struck out the last hitter to preserve
the win.

 

BayRegula pitched five scoreless innings, allowing five hits
and only one walkwhile striking out eight batters. Danielle Lawrie
pitched three innings ofrelief, allowing one run on two hits
and also struck out five hitters. 

 

Clickhere to view Canada?s Gold Medal effort against Japan!

 

Canadafinished the round robin in first place with a 6-3 record,
while Japan (5-4)earned a spot in the final after defeating China
(3-6) by a 3-1 score justbefore the Gold Medal game. Australia
(4-5) finished third. The Gold Medal winwas especially sweet
for Canada, who lost 2-0 to Japan in the final of the NTCChallenge
in Australia last weekend.

 

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Formore information, please contact:

 

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16mars 2008 

 

LeCanada remporte l?or en Australie!

 

(Blacktown,Australie) ? C??tait une tr?s longue journ?e pour
l??quipe nationale f?mininesenior de softball du Canada, mais
apr?s avoir endur? deux longues parties enmanches suppl?mentaires,
la formation canadienne est sorti victorieuse engrande finale
du Challenge International en Australie. Lors de sa derni?repartie
de la ronde pr?liminaire, le Canada a perdu un marathon de quatre
heureset onze manches par la marque de 11 ? 10 face ? l?Australie.
Seulement quelquesheures plus tard, le Canada a eu besoin de
huit manches pour surclasser leJapon par un pointage de 2 ? 1
pour gagner la m?daille d?or.

 

Dansla partie de ronde pr?liminaire, l?Australie a tr?s bien
jou? ? l?offensive,mais la d?fensive a constamment laisser le
Canada revenir dans la partie,commettant sept erreurs qui ont
men? ? cinq points non-m?rit?s. L?Australie n?apas pris de temps
? prendre les devants, alors que la joueuse de troisi?me butStacey
Porter a claqu? un circuit de deux points d?s le d?but de la
premi?remanche. Apr?s que l?Australie a ajout? un autre point
en troisi?me, le Canada afinalement ouvert leur propre pointage
en quatri?me lorsque Megan Timpf (PortDover, ON) a cogn? un simple
pour produire un point. L?Australie a r?tablil?avance de trois
points en d?but de cinqui?me, mais le Canada est tout desuite
revenu en prenant avantage de trois erreurs et un coup s?r pour
marquertrois points dans leur propre moiti? de la manche. Noemie
Marin (Acton-Vale,QC) et Kristy Odamura (Richmond, C-B) ont chacun
franchies les buts sur deserreurs avant qu?Erin McLean (Whitby,
ON) a pouss? Marin au marbre sur un choixdu voltigeur, suivi
d?un coup s?r de Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) qui adirig?
Odamura au marbre. McLean a marqu? plus tard sur une erreur pour
?galerla marque 4 ? 4.

 

Apr?sque les deux ?quipes n?ont pas ?t? capables de marquer en
sixi?me ou ensepti?me, la partie s?est poursuivie en manches
suppl?mentaires. Avec unecoureuse commen?ant au deuxi?me but,
l?Australie a rempli les coussins avecdeux retraits et a ?t?
capable de produire deux points. Le Canada n?a pas perduson temps
a aller chercher ces points, alors que Jennifer Salling (PortCoquitlam,
C-B) a claqu? un simple pour faire marquer Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta,
C-B) du deuxi?me but, et Tamra Howren (White Rock, C-B) a cogn?
unsimple d?un point elle aussi. Howren a avanc? jusqu?au troisi?me
but mais leCanada a ?t? incapable de la pousser au marbre, for?ant
une neuvi?me manche.

 

L?Australiea encore une fois pris avantage d?avoir une coureuse
commencer au deuxi?me but,alors qu?un double a permis ? cette
coureuses de marquer. En fin de manche, leCanada a rempli les
buts avec deux retraits et a ?t? tr?s chanceux lorsqueTamra Howren
a frapp? un roulant sur lequel Erin McLean a crois? le marbreavant
que l?Australie a pu toucher le troisi?me but pour forcer le
troisi?meretrait.

 

Apr?sque chaque ?quipe a ?chou? ? marquer en dixi?me, les deux
sont sorti agressifsau b?ton en onzi?me manche. L?Australie a
rapidement rempli les coussins et a?t? capable de produire quatre
points. Le Canada a d?montr? sa propre r?silienceen fin de manche.
Caitlin Lever a marqu? sur un roulant de Jennifer Yee etSheena
Lawrick (Calgary, AB) a crois? le marbre plus tard sur une balle
quis?est ?chapp?e de la receveuse. Jennifer Salling a ensuite
pris avantage d?unmauvais lancer pour marquer, r?duisant l??cart
? 11 ? 10. Toutefois, laremont?e canadienne s?est arr?t?e l?
et l?Australie s?est sauv?e avec lavictoire.

 

KatieRosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) a lanc? quatre manches et deux
tiers pour le Canada,accordant quatre points sur neuf coups s?rs
et deux buts sur balles. DioneMeier (Saskatoon, SK) a retir?
la derni?re frappeuse de la cinqui?me manche, eta aussi lanc?
les six prochaines manches, accordant sept points sur sept coupss?rs
et quatre passes gratuites. Elle a aussi enregistr? trois retraits
aub?ton. Caitlin Lever et Jennifer Salling ont chacun cogn? deux
simples etmarquer deux points pour le Canada, alors que Melanie
Matthews (Surrey, C-B),Megan Timpf, Tamra Howren et Sheena Lawrick
ont chacun ajout? un simple.

 

Cliquezici pour voir la partie de 11 manches entre le Canada
et l?Australie. 

 

Engrande finale contre le Japon, Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B)
et DanielleLawrie (Langley, C-B) du Canada et la lanceuse Japonaise
Jukikio Ueno,consid?r?e la lanceuse la plus rapide au monde,
ont tous ?t? capable de tenirl?attaque adverse silencieuse en
sept manches, alors que le pointage ?tait 0 ?0 en allant en huiti?me
manche. Le Canada a seulement ?t? capable de produireun coup
s?r, un simple du b?ton de Caitlin Lever en deuxi?me, lors des
septpremi?res manches, alors que Bay Regula et Lawrie ont dispers?
six coup s?rsmais ont quand-m?me ?t? capable de tenir le Japon
sans points.

 

Lesb?tons canadiens se sont finalement r?veill?s en d?but de
huiti?me manche,alors que Caitlin Lever a frapp? cinq balles
fausses avant de cogn? un simple.Cette pr?sence au b?ton a sembl?
mettre le vent dans les voiles du Canada,alors que Sheena Lawrick
et Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) ont chacun d?livr?un coup s?r
d?un point pour donner au Canada une avance de 2 ? 0. Le Japon
amenac? en fin de manche, marquant un point et poussant une autre
coureuse autroisi?me coussin, mais Lawrie a retir? la derni?re
frappeuse sur des prisespour conserver la victoire.

 

BayRegula a lanc? cinq manches sans point, allouant cinq coups
s?rs et seulementune passe gratuite avec huit retraits au b?ton.
Danielle Lawrie a lanc? troismanches en rel?ve, accordant un
point et deux coups s?rs tout en retirant cinqfrappeuses sur
des prises.

 

Cliquezici pour voir l?effort gagnant du Canada sur le Japon!

 

 LeCanada a fini la ronde pr?liminaire en premi?re place avec
une fiche de 6-3,alors que le Japon (5-4) s?est m?rit? une place
en finale apr?s avoir d?fait laChine (3-6) par la marque de 3
? 1 juste avant la grande finale. L?Australie(4-5) a termin?
en troisi?me position. La victoire ?tait sp?ciale pour leCanada,
qui avait perdu 2 ? 0 face au Japon en grande finale du Challenge
NTCen Australie la semaine derni?re.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:15:49 -0800
Subject: NAFA Spring WoodBat National Date Change
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Received: 3/16/08 6:30:49 PM 
From:  <daparker(AT)wyoming.com> 

 
Subject:  NAFA Spring WoodBat National Date Change  


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    We have moved the date of the inaugural 2008 NAFA Spring
WoodBat National to May 17th and 18th in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
 We were originally scheduled for an early may weekend but had
to reschedule due to field availability and graduation at New
Mexico State University.
     It will be a traditional NAFA 3 game bracket with an entry
fee of $350.  This is is shaping up to be a great tournament
to kick off the fastpitch in the Southwest.
     We have teams that have expressed interest from Texas, Arizona,
New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Utah.
 I can be reached at any time at 303-475-8142 and by email at
wyofastpitch(AT)wyoming.com.
     
 
 
Thank You,
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Mar 19 06:18:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:18:21 
Subject: Australian Captain, Natalie Ward reaches 400 game milestone
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Australian Captain, Natalie Ward reaches 400 game milestone



Australian Captain, Natalie Ward (NSW) reached another milestone
in her outstanding softball career when Australia faced Canada
Thursday night in the 2008 International Softball Challenge at
Blacktown Olympic Park.  The game marked Ward?s 400 appearance
for the Australian Spirit in career that has spanned over 14
years.

Ward is Australia most capped player in softball history.  Ward
first played for Australia during the Japan tour in 1994 as a
19 year old.  In 2006, Ward surpassed the previous record held
by Sally McCreedy (356) at the Canada Cup.  This was the same
year Ward was named co-Captain of the Australian team.  Ward
was only the second Australia, along with McCreedy to reach the
300 game mark. They have since been joined by Natalie Titcume
to surpass that many games.

Since making her debut for Australia, Ward has competed in four
World Championships and three Olympic games and has been a major
contributor to Australia?s success. She proudly displays two
silver medals and four bronze medals for her efforts.

Regarded by many as one of Australia?s greatest players all time
and one of the best players in the world, Ward is humble in her
achievements.  On reaching 400 games, Ward emphasizes that every
time she walks out on the diamond it is a privilege to wear the
green and gold.  Typical of her character, Ward is thankful that
she has had the opportunity to play for her country carrying
on a proud tradition for her family with elder sister, Linda
also donning the green and gold. 
 
After coming back from some serious injuries since the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens, Ward says that every day the motivation to get
another chance to play for her country keeps her going.  Her
main priority is to be selected into the 2008 Olympic team and
complete her set of Olympic medals.  The triple Olympian is desperate
to add a gold medal to the two bronze and one silver she has
already won.

Another player who reached a milestone during the 2008 International
Challenge was Australian outfielder Belinda Wright (NSW).  Wright
reached her 200 game milestone for the Australian team the same
game as New South Wales teammate, Natalie Ward.  Both of these
girls are from Newcastle, New South Wales.  Wright debuted for
Australia at the 2001 Trans Tasman Challenge.  She was a reserve
for the 2004 Olympic team and was a member of the 2006 World
Championship team.  Wright is hoping that she can add the 2008
Olympic team onto her list of achievements. 

Australia also recognised two time Olympian, Natalie Titcume
(Vic) last Thursday for her personal achievement of playing 300
games for Australia.  Titcume reached her milestone on the Japan
tour in November 2007.  

Softball Australia congratulates these three players for their
contribution to Australian Softball over the many years.


AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW

On request


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Kylie Bloodworth
Softball Australia
Mobile: 0400 909 166

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar 23 00:03:05 2008
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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:03:05 -0800
Subject: Indoor Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament
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Received: 3/22/08 10:47:48 AM 
From:  Rob Fawcett (Port Elgin Blue Devils) <tb_fawcett(AT)hotmail.com>



  
Subject:  Indoor Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament  
  

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The Port Elgin Blue Devils our hosting a Beach Volleyball tourney.
To Raise money for the team and for minor sports. We are looking
for some true gamers who are willing to head north to a little
town called Keady just south of Owen Sound and play Volleyball
for a day. We are playing on a arena floor and there will be
a beer tent, Cash and Prizes for the winners, and lots of fun
to be had for every one else.For more info Please Call (519)477-2599
Ask for Rob Fawcett Or Call (519)934-2782Ask for Aaron Whitney,
Or feel free to E-mail us if you have any questions.Thanks FromRob
Fawcett & The Port Elgin Blue Devil  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar 23 00:04:25 2008
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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:04:25 -0800
Subject: Junior Men's Tournament  in Mitchell, ON
Message-ID: <22030882.72550@webbox.com>


Received: 3/22/08 2:13:02 PM 
From:  "Jane Annis" <missy(AT)cyg.net> 


 
Subject:  Junior Men's Tournament  
    

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The Mitchell Chief's will be hosting a Junior Men's Fastball
tournament on June 20-22, 2008. It will be held at Keterson Park
in Mitchell, Ontario. We are looking for any Junior teams interested.

 
For more information,  contact Calvin Annis by phone at (519)348-4794


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar 23 00:06:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:06:22 -0800
Subject: The Mississauga Sportsmen's Fastball League (MSFL) is holding it's
	4th Annual Tournament
Message-ID: <22030882.72667@webbox.com>


Received: 3/21/08 5:38:44 PM 
From:  adam smith <pitch13(AT)hotmail.com> 


  
Subject:  Tournament Info  


12-13 July
 
The Mississauga Sportsmen's Fastball League (MSFL) is holding
it's 4th Annual Tournament, open to all Intermediate and ISC
II Men's teams (No Senior pitchers; No pitchers appearing on
latest "published" ISCII inelegibility list).
 
Entry is $325
3-Game Guarantee
16-team tournament - we still have several spots still open and
can accomodate bigger field if needed
Played at Dunton Fields, Mississauga (Kennedy Rd. & 401)
Contact:  Peter Sands, petersands at sympatico.ca  416-819-8204
 
 
thanks!
 
adam
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar 23 14:10:15 2008
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Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:10:15 -0800
Subject: University of Ottawa Softball-Women's
Message-ID: <23030883.36898@webbox.com>


Received: 3/23/08 11:48:52 AM 
From:  scottsearle(AT)rogers.com 


Subject:  University of Ottawa Softball-Women's  
   

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Fans of the Gee-Gees Softball program have two reasons to be
proud today.
 
First, the Fulcrum has a nice article about our former Head Coach
Gil Read.  The University of Ottawa has named a scholarship in
his honour.
http://www.thefulcrum.ca/node/1296
 
Secondly, Gee-Gee alumni Pam Hrick is one of the 4 finalists
for the CBC's Canada's Next Great Prime Minister contest.  The
final competition is tonight at 7:00.
 
http://www.cbc.ca/nextprimeminister/
 
Have a great long weekend!
 
Scott Searle
Head Coach
University of Ottawa Softball 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Mar 23 14:11:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:11:31 -0800
Subject: Port Elgin Blue Devils
Message-ID: <23030883.36976@webbox.com>


Received: 4/22/08 10:49:25 AM 
From:  "Fawcett" <tb_fawcett(AT)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  Fund Raiser  


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The Port Elgin Blue Devils our hosting a Beach Volleyball tourney
To Raise money for the team and for minor sports. We are looking
for some true gamers who are willing to head north to a little
town called Keady just south of Owen Sound and play Volleyball
for a day. We are playing on a arena floor and there will be
a beer tent, Cash and Prizes for the winners, and lots of fun
to be had for every one else.


For more info Please Call (519)477-2599 Ask for Rob Fawcett Or
Call (519)934-2782
Ask for Aaron Whitney, Or feel free to E-mail us if you have
any questions. tb_fawcett(AT)hotmail.com



Thanks From
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Mar 24 08:50:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:50:54 -0800
Subject: Guatemalan Pitcher  available
Message-ID: <24030884.17739@webbox.com>


Received: 3/24/08 12:00:54 AM 
From:  Bobby Ramos <ramos_bobby(AT)hotmail.com> 


  
Subject:  guatemalan pitcher  
   

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hi, im Bobby Ramos from Guatemala,im 23 years old, im a softball
fastpitcher, ive been playing in the national team here for 3
years, my pitching coach from New Zeland Kevin Henderson told
me about this page because i want to get in touch with the US
softball and with somebody who could help me find where to play.


I might be traveling in 2009 for 2 o 3 years to get my postgraduate
in dentistry and if somebody could help find out of a university
that has mens softball because I dont know any that has, or a
team that needs a pitcher. Ill be so thankfull to hear news from
you, if you need more information of me ill be glad to write.
i throw all kind of pitches, my speed is 74mph, but im young
and want to get much better. thank  

ramos_bobby(AT)hotmail.com



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Mar 25 12:27:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:27:13 
Subject: A_New_Way_To_Advertise_Your_Association’s_Registration
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Received: 3/25/08 2:08:11 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario's Participation Program <lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca>



Subject:  A_New_Way_To_Advertise_Your_Association?s_Registration_D
 

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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      LisaCrompton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     lcrompton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           March 25, 2008


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NEW WAY TO ADVERTISE YOUR ASSOCIATION?S REGISTRATIONDATES!

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO-Softball Ontario understands that Softball
Associations invest a lot of time,effort and money into promoting
spring registration dates.  Associationscommonly use public events,
web sites, schools, newspapers, newsletters, signsand more to
publicize opportunities to sign up to play Softball. Softball
Ontario wants to help!  Not only is Softball Ontario offeringSoftball
Promotional Kits to Associations, now your Association can also
haveRegistration Dates promoted on Softball Ontario?s web site!
 

Contact Softball Ontariowith the details of your Softball Association?s
Registration Dates and theywill be added to the thirty (30) Associations?
Registration Dates currentlylisted (view the listing).  Promoting
your SoftballAssociation?s Registration Dates on Softball Ontario?s
web site is a wonderfulopportunity for you to increase the exposure
of your Registrations!  

As announced on March 3,2008, Softball Ontario is also offering
Softball Associations marketing andpromotional materials to assist
with registration dates.  Contact LisaCrompton at lcrompton at softballontario.ca
orcall 416-426-7150 for more information on how to apply for
a PromotionalKit.  Included in your Softball Promotional Kit
are the followingmaterials: 

250 Softball OntarioTattoos 
100 Softball OntarioMagnets 
100 Learn to PlayBrochures 
100 Softball OntarioPencils 
50 SoftballStickers 
25 Softball StressBalls 
6 Learn to PlayPosters 
1 SoftballT-Shirt 
1 Inflatable Catcher(must be returned to Softball Ontario) 
Also featured in thePromotional Kit is the ?Softball Canada Communications
Kit: How to PromoteSoftball in Your Community?, courtesy of Softball
Canada.  In exchange,Softball Ontario asks that you provide a
simple report for which an outline isprovided by Softball Ontario.
 The Event Report is due to SoftballOntario within one (1) week
of each event.  Any unused promotionalmaterials, along with the
Inflatable Catcher, must be returned to SoftballOntario following
the event.

To have your eventlisted on Softball Ontario?s web site, or to
apply for a Promotional Kit,contact Lisa Crompton at lcrompton at softballontario.ca
orcall 416-426-7150.  Softball Promotional Kits are only available
whilesupplies last; apply for yours today!

-30-

Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Mar 26 09:48:18 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:48:18 -0800
Subject: Ontario Masters "A" & "B" Championships - Information
Message-ID: <26030886.21186@webbox.com>


Received: 3/26/08 8:51:09 AM 
From:  "Dave Birnie" <dbirnie(AT)cogeco.ca> 


 
Subject:  Ontario Masters "A" & "B" Championships - Information
 
  

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Niagara Falls, Ontario
 
 
Calling all masters teams in Ontario, especially new teams !
 
The Ontario Masters "A" & "B" Provincial Championships will take
place 
July 18th. 19th. & 20th. in Niagara Falls Ontario at Ker Park.
The Ontario Amateur Softball Association ( OASA ) has added a
brand new "B" division 
for this year.  This new division was created to allow teams
to compete that normally
don't attend the Ontario Masters Championship tournament. Some
masters players / teams 
just aren't quite able to compete with the elite level masters
teams. The upper level masters teams
consist of several players who are still playing at a very high
level with. There are tons of masters 
teams in Ontario that no longer attend or refuse to come to the
Ontario Masters Championship 
because as they say " why do I want to bring my team and get
embarrassed by an all star team 
with a bunch of "ringer" players?"  These teams now have their
own "B" division to play in against 
other teams of the same caliber.
 
The new Masters "B" division has strict eligibility rules in
place to ensure any "B" division teams 
will be competing against teams of the same caliber. Click the
following link to view these new eligibility 
rules : http://www.oasa.ca/mensnews.htm
 
What better way to spend a weekend then by playing fastball in
Niagara Falls, why not get a team together for 
this new Masters "B" division. 
 
Need information ? Don't know where to start ? Don't know how
to affiliate with the OASA ? Age & Eligibility rules ?
Check out the Ontario Amateur Softball Association web site :
http://www.oasa.ca/
 
Lots of masters fastball information can be found on the Ontario
Masters Fastball web site.
Ontario Masters Fastball web site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
 
Still have questions ? Contact me directly and I will gladly
offer any assistance I can.
Dave Birnie : ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com   Home : 905-573-9637
( evenings only please )
 
If you are a master's team looking for a few players or an individual
player looking to join a team, try posting your information
on the GHFL Forum "Masters" page .  Click the following link
: http://ghfl.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=8  Then scroll down until
you see
the heading  " Looking for a masters player or team ?"   You
have to register to post on this Forum but registering is a snap.
 
Yours in Sport
 
Dave Birnie
Web Site Administrator
Ontario Masters Fastball
Web Site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
E-mail : ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Mar 28 00:36:07 2008
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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:36:07 -0800
Subject: Help Support Toronto Sports Council - Attend the Marlies - March 30th
	at 4pm
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Received: 3/27/08 12:08:03 PM 
From:  "Toronto Sports Council" <sports(AT)torcvb.com> 


Subject:  Help Support Toronto Sports Council - Attend the Marlies
- March 30th at 4pm  




Help Support the Toronto Sports Council. Join us at the Marlies
Game on Sunday, March 30th at 4pm. 

Discounted Tickets are $20 each with $5 directly to the Toronto
Sports Council.

Bring your skates to skate after the game. See attached.

See you there!!

Regards,

Shelley Crawford
Tourism Toronto - Account Director, Greater Toronto Regions
675 Cochrane Drive, East Tower, Suite 614, Markham, ON L3R 0B8
Tel: 905-530-2438 | Fax: 905-530-2216 | Cell: 647-300-4098
Email: scrawford(AT)torcvb.com
Web: www.torontotourism.com

Sports Info: 1-800-965-9128
Sports Info Email: sports(AT)torcvb.com 
Sports Planner: www.torontotourism.com/SportsPlanner

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Apr  1 15:12:26 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  1 Apr 2008 11:12:26 -0800
Subject: "We Are Softball Coaches"
Message-ID: <01040892.40642@webbox.com>


Received: 4/1/08 10:13:53 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Coaches Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  "We Are Softball Coaches"  
 



NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca

DATE:           April1, 2008  


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 "WE ARE SOFTBALLCOACHES" 

NORTH YORK, ON? Softball Ontario is excited to be working with
Softball Canada and theCoaching Association of Canada to increase
the number of female coaches in thesport of softball.  In 2008
six (6) Ontario Communities received $1,500grants to assist in
hosting a NCCP Clinic for Women as part of the CoachingAssociation
of Canada?s ?We Are Coaches? Program,providing opportunities
for young women and mothers to become involved incommunity level
softball.  The Communitiesinclude:

 Arthur, ON Learn to Coach Clinic March 15, 2008
 Windsor, ON Learn to Coach Clinic March 29, 2008
 Orleans, ON Keep Coaching Clinic March 29-30, 2008
 Oakville, ON Keep Coaching Clinic April 5-6, 2008
 Oshawa, ON Learn to Coach Clinic April 6, 2008
 Hamilton, ON Learn to Coach Clinic April 12,2008

TheLearn to Coach Clinic (officially titled Community Sport -
Initiation) is asix (6) hour clinic which will be delivered by
Softball Ontario, gearedtowards volunteers who coach children
aged 4-8 years old.  The KeepCoaching Clinic (officially titled
Community Sport - On-going Participation)is a two (2) day clinic
which will be delivered by Softball Ontario, gearedtowards volunteers
who coach children aged 9 years andolder.

TheCoaches Association of Canada?s ?We Are CoachesProgram is
a three-year program designed to increase the number of trainedfemale
coaches in Canada in order to provide mentors and role models
for youngparticipants.  The Program targets mothers with children
involved incommunity-level softball as well as young women looking
to coach communitysoftball teams, and strongly communicates the
sense of community, reward, andfun that can be achieved through
coaching. The ?We AreCoaches? Program provides financial assistance
for NCCP CoachingClinics at the Community Stream level.  

Ontario Communities recruited women to participate in the ?We
Are Coaches? clinics, hosted one of the SoftballOntario NCCP
Learn to Coach or Keep Coaching Clinics, and will offer thetrained
women a coaching position within their organization. Participating
Communities will also contribute information to a study on the?We
Are Coaches? Program.  The HostCommunity also has an opportunity
to offer additional training and support tofemale coaches in
open and friendly forums to further encourage and assistwomen
in becoming successful community coaches.  The ?We Are Coaches?
Program is in its final year of a three(3) year pilot program;
if extended by Sport Canada, Host Communities willreceive grants
of decreasing amounts over the next three (3) years(2008-2011).

For further information on the ?We AreCoaches? Program, visit
the Coaching Association of Canada at http://www.coach.ca
  If you are interested in hosting a Community Sport Clinic,either
Learn to Coach or Keep Coaching, contact Stephanie Sutton at
SoftballOntario by email at ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca, or
call416-426-7150.   

=

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softballin
Ontario. Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball
for itsathletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs
and services at alllevels of competitions.

  

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Date: Wed,  2 Apr 2008 05:21:28 -0800
Subject: No subject
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Received: 4/2/08 7:56:43 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>



Subject:  SOFTBALL ONTARIO LEVEL III UMPIRES CLINIC  


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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           April 2,2008


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SOFTBALL ONTARIO LEVEL III UMPIRES CLINIC 

NORTH YORK, ON- Softball Ontario?s Umpire Program ishappy to
announce they are hosting a Softball Canada Level III Umpireclinic
in North York, Ontario on May 3-4, 2008.  Please note this clinic
will be heldat the Sport Alliance of Ontario building, 1185 Eglinton
Ave ENorth York, ONM3C 3C6.  

This twoday course is essential for any Ontario Umpire aspiring
to advance in theirUmpire career.  An action packedcourse, the
Level III clinic may cover topics including pre-game conferences;appeal
plays and ejections/removals. Softball Ontario top notch UmpireInstructors
for this clinic include: Mitch Zuk, Softball Canada Fast Pitch
Level V Official from Erin, ON and Ray Day,Softball Canada Slo-Pitch
Level V Official from Mississauga, ON

In order to attend the Level III Umpire clinic, you must be a
fullcertified Level II Official with a minimum of two (2) years
experience as aLevel II official. Softball Ontario must recruit
a minimum of fifteen (15)participants by April 18, 2008 in order
to host the 2008 Softball Canada LevelIII Umpire clinic, so apply
today! If the minimum number of participants is not reached by
April 18, 2008the clinic will be cancelled. Softball Ontario
will continue to accept applications after the deadline providing
theminimum of fifteen (15) participants are registered. 

Cost:  Member:  $131.25 ($125.00 + gst $6.25)  Non-Member:  
$168.00 ($160.00 + gst $8.00)

There will be acancellation fee of $52.50 (including GST) if
a participant cancels within oneweek of the clinic.

If the clinic iscancelled due to low registeration numbers, full
refunds will be issued toUmpires who have registered for the
Softball Ontario Level III Umpiresclinic.

Note:  Member meansindividual is a registered umpire with Softball
Ontario is the current year or the in theprevious year. 

Softball Ontario Mandatory CertificationPolicy-Effective 2002-all
umpires Softball Ontario must attend a recognized Umpires clinic
everytwo years.  Recognized UmpireClinics include: 

Attend a Softball Ontario Umpire Refresher Clinic 
Attend Softball Ontario Instructor TrainingWeekend
Attend the next highest Umpire Level Clinic in sequence to what
theUmpire has already taken
Attend a Softball Canada Blue Convention 
Attenda Softball Canada Mechanics School 
Re-Take the highest level clinic that you have (a Softball OntarioLevel
III Umpire may take a Softball Ontario clinic) 

Softball Ontario has reserved accommodations for clinic participants
at Wyndham Garden Hotel185 Yorkland Boulevard, Toronto, ON M2J
4R2, 416-493-9000 with aroom rate of $109.00 plus GST.  Itis
the responsibility of participants who require accommodation
to book theirown accommodations.  Please notewhen making reservation,
please state that you with Softball Ontario.

To register for the Softball Canada Level III Umpire Clinic,
pleasevisit the Softball Ontario website www.softballontario.ca
.  For more information about the upcoming Softball CanadaLevel
III clinic with the Softball Ontario Umpires program, pleasecontact
Stephanie Sutton by email ssutton at softballontario.ca or by calling416-426-7150.


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SoftballOntario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goalis to promote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officialsand volunteers by providing programs
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Date: Wed,  2 Apr 2008 16:11:58 -0800
Subject: The Chiefs Fastball team, is looking for a pitcher
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Received: 4/2/08 7:06:43 PM 
From:  hccf hccf <hccf3(AT)hotmail.com> 
  

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Hi Al,
The Chiefs Fastball team, is looking for a pitcher for the 2008
season. We play out of the Mississauga Sportsman Fastball League
Monday, Wednesday or Thursdays. Any pitcher looking for a team
or extra innings, please email Casey at hccf3(AT)hotmail.com.
 
Thanks
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Date: Sun,  6 Apr 2008 07:15:11 -0800
Subject: peewee players in the durham region
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Received: 4/6/08 9:15:10 AM 
From:  Carolin DeBenedictis <carolindebenedictis(AT)yahoo.ca>



 

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Hi can we place an ad for peewee players in the durham region?
 
 
 
 
Oshawa Bulldogs Peewee Boys Rep fastball team looking for 13
and 14 year old boys in the durham region to join our team. Team
workouts and tryouts are commencing April 08. Please contact
Dan DeBenedictis at 905 579 3774 if you need more information.
 
thanks
 
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Date: Mon,  7 Apr 2008 10:33:12 -0700
Subject: Men's Fast Pitch Softball Team in NY & NJ
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Received: 4/7/08 12:03:54 PM 
From:  Takahiro Ogasawara <tarnogasawara(AT)yahoo.co.jp> 


  
Subject:  Men's Fast Pitch Softball Team in NY & NJ  
 

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I'm a Japanese man and 36 years old. I came to the US in 2006
as a Japanese company's expatriate and am currently living and
working in Mahwah, NJ (North NJ).I'm looking for Men's Fast Pitch
Softball Team, which I can play as a pitcher around my living
area.In my college days, I had played fast pitch softball as
an ace pitcher and had also participated in all Japan championship
tournament.If you know good Men's Fast Pitch Softball Team in
NY or NJ, would you teach me the team? Anyway, I'd like to play
fast pitch softball as a pitcher in the US as well as in Japan.


Best regards  

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Date: Mon,  7 Apr 2008 14:48:09 -0700
Subject: Fastpitch Softball tourney ST. George, Ut
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Received: 4/7/08 3:20:01 PM 
From:  "Larry Wachter" <larryw(AT)wachterins.com> 


Subject:  Re: Fastpitch Softball tourney ST. George, Ut.  




2008 Castlewood Dixie Classic Fastpitch Tournament
Saturday & Sunday --- May 3rd & 4th


This is now a NAFA tournament --- divisions A, AA, and AAA. NO
OPEN TEAMS!


Played at Gubler Park 2375 Rachel Dr. Santa Clara, UT. (Located

Approximately two miles west of the St. George Canyons Complex)
Contact person is Larry Wachter, (Castlewood) 801-566-6808 or
801-785-4363. 
e-mail larryw at wachterins.Com
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Date: Tue,  8 Apr 2008 09:32:50 -0700
Subject: Around the Horn - April 2008 / Autour du Losange
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Received: 4/8/08 11:32:57 AM 
From:  <fanzone(AT)softball.ca> 


  
Subject:  Around the Horn - April 2008 / Autour du Losange -
Avril 2008  
   

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Here is the April 2008 edition of Around the Horn - Softball
Canada's monthly newsletter has been released. To view Around
the Horn:

Click on the following link: http://www.softball.ca/usr/documents/files/1733/ATHApril2008.pdf


Note that Around the Horn is in .PDF format.


Bonjour,

Voici l'?dition d'avril 2008 d'Autour du losange! Pour visionner
ce texte:

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Apr  9 14:36:21 2008
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Date: Wed,  9 Apr 2008 11:36:21 -0700
Subject: Softball Merchandising Opportunity
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Received: 4/9/08 10:15:37 AM 
From:  "Janelle" <info(AT)thesoftballhut.com> 



Subject:  Softball Merchandising Opportunity  



NOTE: Al's Fastball does not promote this organization, we do
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I just wanted to send you a friendly email reminder. Withthe
fastpitch season now here, don?t forget to take advantage of
ourSoftball Fundraising Program. Our program offers your organization
or teama way to make extra money during your tournament or special
event. 

 

We are a softball merchandise company that offers yourorganization
or team a way to make extra money during a tournament orspecial
event. We offer a Softball Consignment Fundraiser Program which
costsabsolutely nothing. 

 

We?ll work with you prior to your upcoming tournamentor special
event to identify how many people, teams and age groups areparticipating
in your event. We then put together a variety softballmerchandise
for you to sell during your event. Remember, we pay all the shipping
both to and from your location. Whatever items yousell during
your event, you make a full 25% of all the sales. Whatever you
don't sell, you just ship back tous. That's it! It?s a very straight
forward program which offers a greatopportunity to add additional
profits from your event for your team ororganization. 

 

Many outside vendors come in and control your profits bypromising
20%, 25% or even 30% with no way of knowing how much was truly
sold. Because of this, tournamentslose out on hundreds even thousands
of dollars every year. Take advantage ofour risk-free program
which allows you to profit a 25% on everything you sell. There
are noadditional shipping costs or fees. No matter how much or
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Below is a link to our web site which shows you some of thedifferent
types of items we offer as well as a video link which furtherexplains
the program to you. Be sure and contact us today to schedule
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:54:28 -0700
Subject: Want To Pitch More Innings?
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Received: 4/10/08 11:29:25 AM 
From:  "Smith, Adam" <ASmith02 at sjm.com> 


Subject:  Want To Pitch More Innings?  

  


 

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The Chiefs Fastball team (intermediatemen?s) of the MississaugaSportsmen?s
Fastball League (MSFL) is in desperate need of a pitcher(s)for
the 2008 season.  This would be a great opportunity for someonewanting
to throw more innings a couple nights a week.  Younger pitchersare
more than welcome; it would be a great learning experience and
you get toplay with some great ball players and good guys.

 

If you or someone you knowis interested, please contact Casey
at hccf3(at)hotmail.com

 

All MSFL teams play twicea week in Brampton, ON and North Mississauga,
ON

 

Thanks,

Adam Smith

 

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(905) 812-8600 (office)

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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:49:29 -0700
Subject: Worth K-Master
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Received: 4/11/08 1:58:22 PM 
From:  MIKE VAN DINE <magicn2(AT)yahoo.com> 


  
Subject:  Worth K-Master  
   

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The ISC is proud to announce a Worth retailer for the US.  

 

MVD Sports ? Mike Van Dine II    

1226 E. Main St.

Ashland, OH 44805

419-281-4429

567-203-9104 cell

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Worth K-Master 120 Fastpitch Cork

C120WISC

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Apr 14 08:11:45 2008
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:11:45 -0700
Subject: Suspensions
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Received: 4/12/08 12:36:05 PM 
From:  Peter Hazelton <peterkellyhazelton(at)rogers.com> 



Subject:  Suspensions  
   

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 I am looking for a copy of various offences that a league would
use for suspending players. i.e. throwing your bat or helmet,
yelling at umps, deliberate attempt to injure etc. Do you know
if there is anything out there that various leagues might already
have so I don't have to reinvent the wheel for my league? We
are trying to clamp down on some of the crap that happens in
our rec league and want to get it written down so everyone knows
the rules. If you can point me to anyone or pass a few examples
on to me, I would greatly appreciate it.


Thanks
Peter Hazelton
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Apr 16 16:42:14 2008
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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:42:14 -0700
Subject: Tri Nations Cup and "Meet the Canadian Team" dinner
Message-ID: <160408107.49648@webbox.com>


OLYMPIC SOFTBALL Team Canada set to tune up in Kitchener|
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 
&#10073; WATERLOO REGION RECORD &#10073; Sports, C6 
OLYMPIC SOFTBALL 
Team Canada set to tune up in Kitchener|



By Christine Rivet, Record staff


KITCHENER
21st birthday,Robin Mackin will make her
first appearance at the Olympic Games this
summer. The national team pitcher hopes it
won?t be her last.
At the Beijing Games, Mackin will endeavour
to keep her eye on the ball, despite
her sport?s uncertain Olympic future.
?I still have so much time to play softball
and I really hope that I can help inspire
young children so that maybe they can get
the same chance, too,? Mackin said at a news
conference which outlined details of Team
Canada?s visit to Kitchener this summer for
the Tri-Nations Cup, an Olympic tune-up.
It was handshakes and backslaps all
around at yesterday?s noon-hour news conference.
But few dared mention the elephant
in the room.
A couple years ago the International
Olympic Committee voted to dump softball
from the 2012 Games ostensibly because the
sport lacked global appeal. Continued
Olympic exclusion could sound softball?s
death knell.
In an interview, Canada?s assistant coach
Wendy Dobbin said she likes her game?s
chances of reinstatement, perhaps by 2016.
?The International Softball Federation
has been doing a lot of work in a concerted
effort to get the sport included again. And we
are encouraged.We are in over 130 countries.
It draws great crowds, enthusiastic
crowds.?
In the meantime, the Canadian women
will take to Kitchener?s Peter Hallman Ballyard
on July 6-8 where they will meet two of
the world?s top-rated teams,No. 2 Japan and
No. 3 Australia.
Rated fifth in the world, Canada has quietly
gained momentum leading to Beijing.
The national squad posted four podium
finishes at international events in 2007 and
two more medals on the world stage already
this year.
Canada?s 15-player roster includes
Guelph?s Kaleigh Rafter and Alison Bradley
of Pinkerton, Ont., along with head coach
Lori Sippel who grew up on a farm near Sebringville.
Venezuela will join Canada and Australia
for an Ontario exhibition tour with stops in
Brampton, Oakville, Milverton and Guelph
prior to the Tri-Nations Cup.
Canada?s opener at the eight-team
Olympic tournament is Aug. 11 versus Chinese
Taipei. The Canucks face the top-seeded
Americans on Aug. 14.
Mackin said she?s thrilled her team will
get a proper Ontario send-off to Beijing.
?You see the interest in the sport even in
smaller communities where softball has not
always been big,? said Mackin, of Newmarket.
?As long as we can keep that interest,
I really feel like softball will always be
around and have a second chance.?


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Apr 20 02:04:51 2008
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Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:04:51 -0700
Subject: Camrose Fury senior A fastball
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Received: 4/20/08 7:22:13 PM 
From:  "Eileen Hines" <ehines.7(AT)hmsinet.ca> 


Subject:  Camrose Fury senior A fastball   


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Fastball, at the senior A level is back in camrose alberta after
along absense.The fury senior A team is holding the 3rd annual
Doug galenza memorial june 27-29 2008 in camrose which will take
place at kin park. The tournament will feature senior A division
senior B (OPEN) and a intermediate womens division for more infomation
contact Dean klien  at klink10(AT)syban.ca or Dale wagner at
dale23(AT)hydro-flo.ca or our web site camrose fury fastpitch.ca.
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Apr 20 19:03:02 2008
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:03:02 -0700
Subject: senior A fastball back in camrose alberta
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Received: 4/20/08 12:09:39 PM 
From:  dale wagner <dale23(at)hydro-flo.ca> 

 
Subject:  senior A fastball back in camrose alberta  
   

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after a long absense senior A fastball is back in camrose alberta.
the fury decided to move up after 4 years in the senior open
(B) division ,these young men have all played together coming
up through the minor ball system.We are holding our 4th annual
doug galenza memorial tourney june 27-29 at kin park in camrose
2 divisions senior A,senior B and a intermediate womens division
for more info contact dean klien at klink10(AT)syban.net

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Apr 22 21:51:03 2008
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:51:03 -0700
Subject: Pitcher Available - ISC or ISC II
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Received: 4/22/08 5:06:30 PM 
From:  aaron <fastpitchgamer(at)hotmail.com> 
    

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SUDBURY, ON


im a 27 yr old work horse for a pitcher looking for a team thats
going to isc or isc II this year , and or nafa? im an established
pitcher that has good speed and lots of junk. any teams looking
for a pitcher please contact me


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Apr 24 17:53:05 2008
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:53:05 -0700
Subject: Looking for a Mexican Team would like to play in the USA
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Received: 4/24/08 4:02:37 PM 
From:  MARIO AKINO <ramboakino(at)hotmail.com> 
  

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i like to bring a team from mexico to play here in the USA 956-227-213
 


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Apr 25 13:12:59 2008
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Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:12:59 
Subject: Softball Canada Umpire Instructor/Evaluator and Umpire Mechanics
	School
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Received: 4/25/08 2:12:09 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  Softball Canada Umpire Instructor/Evaluator and Umpire
Mechanics School  

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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca

DATE:           April25, 2008  


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 SoftballCanada UmpireInstructor/Evaluator and Umpires MechanicsSchool

NORTH YORK, ON- TheSoftball Canada Instructor/Evaluator scheduled
for April 26, 2008 in St. Thomas, ON has been cancelled due to
low registrationnumbers. The Softball Canada Umpire Mechanics
School scheduled for May 10-11, 2008 in Guelph, ON has beencancelled
due to low registration numbers. 

The Softball OntarioUmpires program will discuss the possibilities
of hosting a Softball CanadaUmpire Instructor/Evaluator clinic
and Umpire MechanicsSchool in 2009.

For details of otherUmpire clinics being offered by Softball
Ontario, visit the Softball Ontario website at www.softballontario.ca.
If you have anyquestions related to the cancellation of Softball
Canada Instructor/Evaluatorclinic and UmpireMechanics School,
please contact Stephanie Sutton, ProgramCoordinator at ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Apr 29 10:19:36 2008
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:19:36 -0700
Subject: Dunkirk NY Tournament
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Received: 4/28/08 6:46:10 PM 
From:  Tim W <dopeywdowiasz(at)hotmail.com> 

    

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Please post, give me a call if you would like more details.ThanksTimDunkirk
Tourney - July 18-20, 2008Saturday, January 12, 2008 Dunkirk,
NYThe Dunkirk Fastpitch tournament will be held July18-20 2008Entry
fee is $275Prize money (based on 16 teams) 1st-$15002nd $7003rd-$500This
is a double elimination tournament open to ALLmen's teamscontact
Tim Wdowiasz (Dopey) 716-679-6797 for moretournament infobook
early to get advanced hotel arrangementsThe host team (Molson/Falcons)
is also looking for apitcher on their travel team. Contact Tim
ifinterestedthanks in advanceJohn Sliwa johnsliwa(at)yahoo.co
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Apr 29 18:58:09 2008
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:58:09 -0700
Subject: Players from Argentina
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Received: 4/29/08 4:36:04 PM 
From:  "Andres D. Gamarci" <andresgamarci(AT)yahoo.com.ar> 



Fastball fans: me and my friend GustavoGuerrinieri are players
form Argentina looking toward toplay in the U.S. with the National
Team in July. After thatwe want to stay and play other tournaments
(and of course the ISC).

I play the infield and Gustavo is Catcher/outfield.

We have already played in the States for Demarini and The Bull.

If is any team interested please contact me.

 

 

Cr. Andr?sD. Gamarci

EstudioGamarci

Jur?dico,Contable & Notarial

9 deJulio N? 326 Paran? Tel: 423-2393

 andresgamarci(AT)yahoo.com.ar




 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Apr 30 00:43:15 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:43:15 -0700
Subject: Hillsburgh Mens Fastball League Tournament
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Received: 4/29/08 10:02:36 PM 
From:  "fal" <gemini777gem777 at hotmail.com> 

   

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Hillsburgh Mens Fastball League Tournament  June 13-14.  Hillsburgh
on. 

12 team mens rec tourny. 3 game guarantee. 350 per team. divisional
tourny.  

Contact  Kevin Moxey at 1 416 428 4919 or  Jamie Pinkney AT 1
519 938 0379. email sidrow.66(AT)gmail.com. 

Thanks JP 



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu May  1 07:12:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  1 May 2008 07:12:52 
Subject: Pitcher Needed  in Kelso, MO
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Received: 5/1/08 6:47:07 AM 
From:  brad sturdy <sturdy32(at)yahoo.com> 


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Brandt's is looking for another pitcher for the
weekend of June 13-15 in Kelso, MO. 

email Brad Sturdy at sturdy32(AT)yahoo.com

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu May  1 13:05:39 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  1 May 2008 13:05:39 
Subject: Girls Rule...Free Junior/Intermediate Umpires Clinic
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Received: 5/1/08 2:22:25 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>



 
Subject:  Girls Rule...Free Junior/Intermediate Umpires Clinic
 

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NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           May1, 2008


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GIRLS RULE?.FREE JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE UMPIRE CLINIC

NORTH YORK, ON -The Softball Ontario Fast Pitch Umpire Committee
is pleased to announce agreat opportunity for 20 young female
umpires.  Open to young women aged 15 ? 18 years of age, aninnovative
?GIRLS RULE? umpire clinic is being offered this spring.  Attendance
is limited to 20participants, so apply today to participate in
this great clinic. 

Due to the generosity of Canadian Association of Advancement
of Womenin Sport, the Fast Pitch Umpire Committee is extremely
pleased to offer thisclinic at no charge to the 20  successful
female applicants.  The clinic will be instructed by twoof the
country?s finest elite female umpires ? Noreen Atkinson, a SoftballCanada
Level V from Georgetown, who participated in the Junior Women?s
WorldChampionship in the Netherlands last summer, and Daryl Way,
also a SoftballCanada Level V, from Brampton. Together, Noreen
and Daryl will be supervising the umpire crew at theMidget Girls
Canadian Championship to be held in Nova Scotia this August.


The ?Girls Rule? clinic offers great benefits to the lucky 20
youngwomen who will have the opportunity to participate in the
May 24, 2008 clinicto be held at the Sport Alliance of Ontario
Building (the home of SoftballOntario).  In all, this free clinic
has a valueof $69.30 for each of the successful participants.
 Similar to the benefits offered by the Junior Developmentand
Intermediate clinic programs, the ?Girls Rule? clinic has been
designed toaddress the concerns specific to young females participating
in the game ofsoftball in a leadership role as an umpire. The
participants will receive:

?        A six- hour, interactive clinic with Noreen Atkinson
and Daryl Way
?        Accident and Liability Insurance coverage
?        Subscription to E-newsletter ? Junior Blue 
?        Softball Ontario Junior Umpire T-shirt
?        Softball Ontario Clinic Certificate 
?        ?Girls Rule? T-shirt, specifically designed for this
clinic 
?        Junior Umpire Handbook and Clinic Manual 

In addition, the 20participants will receive, at no charge, Softball
Canada Rule Books.  Upon completion of this clinic, theseyoung
officials will also be able to ?Stair-step? and receive the identicalbenefits
as a fully Registered and Carded Umpire.  The Stair-step program
will allow these young officials theopportunity to participate
in Member Association Qualifiers, Eliminationtournaments and
Provincial Championships including PWSA House-League Selectevents
for the 2008 season. It is hoped that a great number of young
female officialsand the Associations that support the future
of our sport will be take fulladvantage of this excellent clinic
offer and apply today!!!    To apply for participation in this
clinic, please forwarda letter of intent outlining your previous
umpiring experience and reason forwishing to participate in this
free clinic to the Fast Pitch Umpire Committeec/o Stephanie Sutton
at ssutton at softballontario.ca by Thursday, May 16,2008.  Successful
applicants willbe contacted with particulars regarding the clinic
shortly after thisdeadline. 



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu May  1 14:00:32 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  1 May 2008 14:00:32 
Subject: 15th Annual Roy Gairdner Memorial Men's Fastball Tournament
Message-ID: <010508122.50762@webbox.com>


Received: 5/1/08 3:54:16 PM 
From:  Chuck Ashdown <youngguns34(at)hotmail.com> 


 

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I would greatly appreciate it if you would post this in your
news!
 
15th Annual Roy Gairdner Memorial Men's Fastball Tournament
Fort Nelson, British Columbia 
July, 5-6
Entry Fee:$400
1st place-$3,500
2nd place-$2,000
3rd place-$1,500
 
Prizes- MVP, Best Pitcher, Best Batter, Best Outfielder, and
Most Sportsmanlike
Dance on the 5th @ the curling rink
Beer Gardens/Food Booth
 
Contacts-Bill Ashdown 1-250-774-2269
         Chuck Ashdown 1-250-775-1272
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon May  5 15:40:59 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  5 May 2008 15:40:59 
Subject: Players Needed - Wizards Fastball Club
Message-ID: <050508126.56793@webbox.com>


Received:	5/5/08 1:41:29 PM
From: 	Blueline19 <blueline19(AT)yahoo.com>


 
Subject: 	Players Needed - Wizards Fastball Club 



The Wizards Fastball Club is actively seeking players for the
2008 season. We play in the Kitchener Fastball league.
If you are interested see the below link or contact me at blueline19
(at) yahoo.com

Sean Tracy

www.leaguelineup.com/wizards_fastball_club 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May  6 21:17:01 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  6 May 2008 18:17:01 -0700
Subject: Canberra International Skins 2008
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Received: 5/6/08 7:54:38 PM 
From:  Geoff Tutt <Kingtuttone@
(AT)hotmail.com> 



Subject:  Canberra International Skins 2008  


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Hi AlI would like to confirm that the Canberra International
Skins Tournament is being conducted from Friday 5th December
through to Sunday 7th December 2008. It will be played at the
Hawker International Softball Complex in Canberra. If ayone is
interested in playing at this Tournament, they need to contact
me: Geoff Tutt President Mens Fastpitch League Canberra via email:
Kingtuttone at hotmail.com or phone mobile 0414 230 130. Also Bob
Harrow on 0413 276 180  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri May  9 15:41:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  9 May 2008 12:41:20 -0700
Subject: Softball_Canada_Names_New_Head_Coach_For_Junior_Women'
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Received:	5/9/08 10:29:18 AM
From: 	"Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>

Subject: 	FW:_Softball_Canada_Names_New_Head_Coach_For_Junior_Women'





FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

May8th, 2008

 

SoftballCanada Names New Head Coach For Junior Women?s National
Team

 

(Ottawa,ON) ? Softball Canada is pleased to announce Tony Foti
as the new head coach ofthe Junior Women?s National Team program.
Foti will have the responsibility ofoverseeing the program for
the next cycle, which will conclude after the 2011ISF Junior
Women?s World Championships, which will be held in Capetown,
SouthAfrica from November 16-25, 2011.

 

Canadafinished 5th at the 2007 ISF Junior Women?s World Championships
inEnschede, Netherlands.

 

Fotibrings a lot of experience to the program, having coached
at various levelsover the past 25 years. He most recently coached
the Fiorini Forl?, an Italianprofessional softball team, to national
and European titles in 2007. He alsospent 7 years as head coach
at Mercer University, a Division 1 NCAA schoollocated in Macon,
Georgia, while also coaching Canada?s Elite Team in 2006.Foti
began his coaching career in Manitoba where he led many Provincial
andCanadian Championship teams to medal winning performances.
In Manitoba, hecoached three teams to Canadian Championship gold
(Midget, Junior and SeniorWomen?s) and also led 10 provincial
championship teams (6 of them earningCanadian Championship medals),
while also earning the Manitoba CoachesAssociation?s High Performance
Coach of the Year award on two occasions.

 

?Iam so honoured to be trusted by Softball Canada to lead our
women's juniornational team program? stated Foti. ?The development
of our young athletes isparamount to continuing the successes
of our women's national team program forfuture years. Being named
this early in the program cycle allows us to get outand begin
identifying and evaluating athletes, and building the program
with astrong base. I look forward to networking with summer coaches
and provincialteam coaches, to ensure that the best Canadian
athletes are identified torepresent our country.?

 

Inaddition to his numerous coaching positions, Foti has also
dedicated much ofhis time as a clinician/instructor for numerous
camps in Canada, the UnitedStates and Europe. He has also assisted
in the production in many of SoftballCanada?s coaching manuals
and is a certified Level 3 coach.

 

Fotiwill be attending major Bantam age tournaments across Canada
in 2008 to beginidentifying possible athletes for the Junior
Women?s National Team pool.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon May 12 09:09:08 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:09:08 -0700
Subject: very strong Czech Republic Men's pitcher to  available
Message-ID: <120508133.22489@webbox.com>


Received: 5/12/08 2:52:53 AM 
From:  Michael Bastian <lmbastian(at)aol.com> 



Subject:  CZECH Men'spitcher...  
 

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Hello!



I am trying to find a team for a very strong Czech Republic Men's
pitcher to pitch some this season.

If you can please contact me ASAP.

I would appreciate your assistance.

You can reach me on my USA cell phone also!

813-335-4487

Thank You!

Sincerely,


Michael R. Bastian

 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 13 09:52:05 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:52:05 -0700
Subject: An Important Reminder from Peter Kluszczynski and Jack Van Bynen
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Received: 5/13/08 8:36:31 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>




Subject:  An Important Reminder from Peter Kluszczynski and Jack
Van Bynen  


NEWSRELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      StephanieSutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           May13, 2008


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AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM PETERKLUSZCZYNSKI AND JACK VAN BYNEN


NORTH YORKON- Softball Ontario?s ProvincialUmpires-in-Chief Jack
Van Bynen and Peter Kluszczynski want to remind you ofimportant
deadlines for Ontario?s Umpires:

UmpireRegistration ApplicationDeadline    

August 30, 2008 is the final deadline for allUmpire Registration
Applications for Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch to be receivedat the
Softball OntarioOffice      
Umpire Carding*Deadlines 

May 30,2008 ? All Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch Exams must be in to
the Softball Ontariooffice for all umpires to be eligible to
work at any Elimination     Tournament, Grand Championship,Provincial
or Canadian Championship, or for  those who wish toremain in
the Development Pool list. 
August 20, 2008 ? Final deadline for all FastPitch and Slo-Pitch
Umpire exams to be received by the Softball Ontariooffice 
Softball Ontario'sSlo-Pitch Provincial Umpire-in-Chief, Jack
Van Bynen encourages all Umpires inOntario to act before the
deadline: "Once you register and card withSoftball Ontario you
become a member of the best Umpires Program inCanada where the
opporunities and services are second tonone.  I can not stress
enough by registering and carding withSoftball Ontario you provide
yourself with the two important pieces ofequipment: accident
and libalbity insurance coverage and testing yourknowledge of
the rules by reading the Softball Canada Rule Book and completingthe
Softball Canada National Umpire Exam".  While Softball Ontario'sFast
Pitch ProvincialUmpire-in-Chief, Peter Kluszczynski adds "It
is important that allSoftball Ontario Umpires who are attending
a Provincial or CanadianChampionship(s) become a member of Softball
Ontario and complete their examsfor the May 30, 2008 deadline.
 I am proud to be a Softball Ontarioregistered and carded Umpire
and encourage all Umpires in Ontario to do justthe same". 

Registration formsare available online at www.softballontario.ca!
  For more information, contact Stephanie Sutton at ssutton at softballontario.ca
or by calling
416-426-7150. 


* Please note the term ?Carding? or ?Carded? refers toan Umpire
who has written the Softball Canada National Umpire Exam.  Oncea
successful mark is achieved depending on the level of the Umpire,
a SoftballOntario / Softball Canada Umpire Card is issued.  An
Umpire can not be considered ?Carded? until he or shehas successfully
completed the Softball Canada National Umpire Exam.



SoftballOntario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goalis to promote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officialsand volunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 13 13:25:41 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 10:25:41 -0700
Subject: Maccabi USA announces 18th Workl Maccabiah Games Fastpitch tryouts
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Received: 5/13/08 8:57:59 AM 
From:  "Dave Blackburn" <daveb(AT)virtvent.com> 


 
Subject:  Maccabi USA announces 18th Workl Maccabiah Games Fastpitch
tryouts  


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For general release to the male fastpitch community: 
 
Maccabi USA has announced that it will be sending a Men's Master's
fastpitch softball team (35 over) 
and an Open Men's fastpitch Softball Team (No age limits), to
the 18th World Maccabiah Games 
in Israel in July 0f 2009. 
 
The games, started in 1932, are held once every 4 years, in the
summer following the Olympic Games. 
Over 9,000 athletes from 60 countries are expected to compete
in over 30 sports, making the 
World Maccabiah Games the third largest sports gathering in the
world. 
 
Male Jewish fastpitch players from the USA are encouraged to
attend the 
tryouts which will be held in three cities during the summer
of 2008. The schedule 
of tryouts, and more details can be found online at: 
 
http://www.maccabiusafastpitch.com/18th%20Maccabiah%20Tryout%20flyer.pdf
     
 
Please help us spread the word within USA fastpitch circles...
Dave Blackburn

310-266-7803

daveb(at)virtvent.com

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu May 15 17:34:41 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:34:41 -0700
Subject: looking for a pitcher  for Au Sable Forks Tournament, July 11-13, 2008
Message-ID: <150508136.52825@webbox.com>


Received: 5/15/08 4:02:24 PM 
From:  "Drew Plumadore" <fernlake2(AT)frontiernet.net> 



Subject:  looking for a pitcher  
   


looking for a good pitcher to pitch in the Au Sable Forks Fastpitch
tournament. The date is July 11/12/13 2008 please contact me
at. 
fernlake2(AT)frontiernet.net 
Drew Plumadore 




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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon May 19 12:55:53 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 09:55:53 -0700
Subject: OASA Bantam Eliminations
Message-ID: <190508140.36101@webbox.com>


Received: 5/19/08 10:29:28 AM 
From:  "Paul White" <whitey15 at sympatico.ca> 



Subject:  OASA Bantam Eliminations  
 

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The Keady Bantam Jets and Keady Minor Softball are proud tobe
hosting the 

OASA Bantam Eliminations

July 4 ? 6, 2008

Owen Sound Duncan McLelland Park

 

Please visit our website for accommodation information:

www.jetsfastballclub.com

 

Thanks

 

Whitey

whitey15(at)sympatico.ca

 

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon May 19 20:06:16 2008
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:06:16 -0700
Subject: ISC II Qualifer final results, Western Canada
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Received: 5/19/08 6:39:02 PM 
From:  Jan Martens <janmart(AT)shaw.ca> 



Subject:  ISC II Qualifer final results, Western Canada  
  

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Final game
Kelowna Clayface 6
Abbotsford Swing West 3
WP Kevin Sutherland
LP Harv Weins
HR: Kelowna: Andre Blanliel, Rene Blanliel, Ryan Volk
HR: Abbotsford: Jose Weins
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 20 00:59:06 2008
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:06 -0700
Subject: Virginia Classic
Message-ID: <190508140.79495@webbox.com>


Received: 5/19/08 8:20:40 PM 
From:  "Craig Smith" <craigsmith50(at)msn.com> 


Subject:  Virginia Classic  
 

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Virginia Classic Tournament will be played June 7-8 @ Hampton
Va. $ 250.00 entry fee with a 4 game guarantee we have 6 teams
including host team Peninsula Merchants with pitcher Bill Hillhouse
the defending champion. Please contact as soon as possible 

craigsmith50(AT)msn.com  if you would like to participate in
this tournament,as I will have to make schedule this coming weekend.


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 20 13:36:48 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:36:48 -0700
Subject: Mens fastpitch Tourneys in Kansas City
Message-ID: <200508141.38557@webbox.com>


Received: 5/20/08 12:34:02 PM 
From:  Aaron Nickelson <aaronjohn_9(AT)yahoo.com> 



Subject:  Mens fastpitch Tourneys in Kansas City  
  

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I am looking for mens fastpitch tournaments in the kansas city
metro area, or kansas - missouri area. Any information you have
would be helpfu  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri May 23 10:56:17 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:56:17 -0700
Subject: Madhhaters Mens Fastpitch league Results
Message-ID: <230508144.28930@webbox.com>


Received: 5/23/08 1:55:59 AM 
From:  Bill Aldred <bill_fastball(AT)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  Madhhaters Mens Fastpitch league Results  



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Thursday Night May 22

Scores Maddhatters Mens Fastpitch League

Maddhatters 9 - Horse Lake 2 0

Winning Pitcher Karl Gollan threw a perfect game in 5
innings and also homered . Sheldon Ward also homered
for Maddhatters.

Grande Prairie Pride 7 - Clear Prairie 7

Horse Lake 1 6 - Clear Prairie 2 

Joe Potskin hit 2 home runs for the Horse Lake
thunder.




Bill Aldred
13 Pinnacle Road
Grande Prairie, Alberta, 
T8W-0A9
780-532-6022


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun May 25 13:26:07 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 10:26:07 -0700
Subject: Fastball Tournament  - Mount Elgin ON
Message-ID: <250508146.37922@webbox.com>


Received: 5/25/08 10:31:40 AM 
From:  "Seth Allen" <sethallen(at)hotmail.com> 


 
Subject:  Fastball Tournament  
 

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Mount Elgin Rec Commitee is holding our first annual Fastball
Tournament on Aug 23rd and 24th in Mount Elgin Ontario


Entry fee is 350. guarenteed 3 games, winners payout will be
determined by the amount of teams entered. for more info or to
enter your team email sethallen(AT)hotmail.com or call 519-639-0498.
 
Thanks 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon May 26 10:36:27 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 07:36:27 -0700
Subject: Summer Experience Opportunity at Softball Ontario!
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Received: 5/26/08 9:35:26 AM 
From:  "Lisa Crompton" <lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca> 


 
Subject:  Summer Experience Opportunity at Softball Ontario!
 


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NEWS RELEASE   


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      Lisa Crompton
                      (416) 426-7150
                      lcrompton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           May 23, 2008


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SUMMER EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY AT SOFTBALL ONTARIO!

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is happy to announce our
participation in the Summer Experience Program 2008.  Thanks
to a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, we
are able to offer the opportunity to work as the Participation
Program Assistant at the Softball Ontario office in North York.

The Participation Program Assistant will provide support to a
variety of organizational initiatives related to the Participation
Program, as well as additional duties related to the general
administration of Softball Ontario.  Duties may include assisting
with the administration of the Try Softball program, attending
community events with the Community Fun Team, developing communications
and marketing materials, responding to inquiries from the public
regarding various initiatives, and general office work.

Applicants must have strong communication, organization and computer
skills (including Microsoft Excel and Word).  Experience working
with volunteers is an asset.  The position is ideal for students
registered in Sports Administration, Sport Management, and Recreation
& Leisure Studies Programs.  Previous involvement with the game
of softball as a player or as a volunteer is an asset.

Those interested in applying for this seven (7) week position
with Softball Ontario must be between the ages of 15 and 24,
be an Ontario resident and be eligible to work in Canada.  The
successful candidate will be required to have a police records
check as part of the qualifications required for the position.
 

The Summer Experience Program 2008 allows Ontario youth to gain
valuable work experience and continue to expand their knowledge
and learning throughout the summer.  The Program is based on
a 35-hour workweek and runs for seven (7) weeks; the wage rate
is $8.75/hr for youth employed in the Summer Experience Program.
 

Submit your resume and cover letter to Softball Ontario by email
to lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca or by fax to 416-426-7368
no later than 4:30 PM on Tuesday June 10, 2008.  Softball Ontario
thanks all of those who apply; however only those selected for
further consideration will be contacted.

>

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario.  Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of
softball for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing
programs and services at all levels of competitions.  The Summer
Experience Program 2007 is funded by the Ontario Ministry of
Health Promotion.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 27 00:37:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 21:37:02 -0700
Subject: need a team
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Received: 5/26/08 7:59:18 PM 
From:  corey tinline <king_tin99(AT)hotmail.com> 



Subject:  need a team  
  

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hey AL my name is corey tinline from cambridge ontario and i
am in need of a competitive junior team to play one this year,
i was at the nationals three years ago with breslau  badgers
and i know what it takes to get there. i know you cant do much
but you post something and i might get lucky, thanks for your
time.

corey tinline  
king_tin99(AT)hotmail.com

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 27 10:00:15 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 07:00:15 -0700
Subject: need a team
Message-ID: <270508148.25573@webbox.com>


Received: 5/26/08 7:59:18 PM 
From:  corey tinline <king_tin99(AT)hotmail.com> 



Subject:  need a team  
  

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hey AL my name is corey tinline from cambridge ontario and i
am in need of a competitive junior team to play one this year,
i was at the nationals three years ago with breslau  badgers
and i know what it takes to get there. i know you cant do much
but you post something and i might get lucky, thanks for your
time.

corey tinline  
king_tin99(AT)hotmail.com

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 27 10:20:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 07:20:20 -0700
Subject: Summer Experience Opportunity at Softball Ontario!
Message-ID: <270508148.26778@webbox.com>


Received: 5/26/08 9:35:26 AM 
From:  "Lisa Crompton" <lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca> 


 
Subject:  Summer Experience Opportunity at Softball Ontario!
 


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NEWS RELEASE   


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:      Lisa Crompton
                      (416) 426-7150
                      lcrompton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           May 23, 2008


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SUMMER EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY AT SOFTBALL ONTARIO!

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is happy to announce our
participation in the Summer Experience Program 2008.  Thanks
to a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, we
are able to offer the opportunity to work as the Participation
Program Assistant at the Softball Ontario office in North York.

The Participation Program Assistant will provide support to a
variety of organizational initiatives related to the Participation
Program, as well as additional duties related to the general
administration of Softball Ontario.  Duties may include assisting
with the administration of the Try Softball program, attending
community events with the Community Fun Team, developing communications
and marketing materials, responding to inquiries from the public
regarding various initiatives, and general office work.

Applicants must have strong communication, organization and computer
skills (including Microsoft Excel and Word).  Experience working
with volunteers is an asset.  The position is ideal for students
registered in Sports Administration, Sport Management, and Recreation
& Leisure Studies Programs.  Previous involvement with the game
of softball as a player or as a volunteer is an asset.

Those interested in applying for this seven (7) week position
with Softball Ontario must be between the ages of 15 and 24,
be an Ontario resident and be eligible to work in Canada.  The
successful candidate will be required to have a police records
check as part of the qualifications required for the position.
 

The Summer Experience Program 2008 allows Ontario youth to gain
valuable work experience and continue to expand their knowledge
and learning throughout the summer.  The Program is based on
a 35-hour workweek and runs for seven (7) weeks; the wage rate
is $8.75/hr for youth employed in the Summer Experience Program.
 

Submit your resume and cover letter to Softball Ontario by email
to lcrompton(AT)softballontario.ca or by fax to 416-426-7368
no later than 4:30 PM on Tuesday June 10, 2008.  Softball Ontario
thanks all of those who apply; however only those selected for
further consideration will be contacted.

>

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario.  Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of
softball for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing
programs and services at all levels of competitions.  The Summer
Experience Program 2007 is funded by the Ontario Ministry of
Health Promotion.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue May 27 18:32:57 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 15:32:57 -0700
Subject: Pitcher Needed for Pete Schwab Tournament July 11-13th in Frankenmuth
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Received: 5/27/08 12:40:29 PM 
From:  Eric Brandt <okie0012 at yahoo.com> 

 
Subject:  Pitcher Needed  


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The Michigan Twisters are looking for a pitcher for the Pete
Schwab Tournament July 11-13th in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Any
ISC II pitcher interested please contact Wally Sidelko at wsidelko(AT)yahoo.com
or 989-965-1481. 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri May 30 09:00:37 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 06:00:37 -0700
Subject: Riding the Road to Beijing Aboard the U.S.A. Local
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Riding the Road to Beijing Aboard the U.S.A. Local

By JOHN BRANCH
Published: May 30, 2008
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. ? Just where in the world was the United
States Olympic softball team? It should not take eight hours
to get here from Visalia, even with a McDonald?s stop in Madera
and an out-of-the-way detour through Palo Alto.

Everything else was set. The temporary bleachers were in place.
A dozen portable toilets were lined behind them. Concession tents
had sprouted. The old pine trees down the right-field line were
trimmed to make more room around the rough little diamond at
the edge of the Sonoma State campus. The 2,000 tickets, at $25
each, went quickly. More could have sold had there been room
to put everyone. 

An equipment truck parked nearby. Its side was a mobile billboard,
showing 18 life-size, smiling women in red, white and blue uniforms.
?48 Cities. 43,522 miles. One goal: Gold!? it read. 

This may be the United States team?s final pursuit of gold. The
International Olympic Committee decided that the 2008 Summer
Games would be the last for softball, citing lack of interest
worldwide, especially in Europe. Yet Team USA marches on, ?Bound
4 Beijing,? as the tour was dubbed ? the ?4? an apparent reference
to the quest for a fourth-consecutive Olympic gold medal. It
is winding its way through 25 states to 62 scheduled games, including
one here the next afternoon. 

That explained why the bleachers sat empty, for now.

Finally, a shiny, logo-less bus with tinted windows ? shiny and
tinted enough to make you think rock band ? eased around the
corner, with a police escort. The bus parked. The door opened.

One by one, members of Team USA stepped out into silence. They
wore matching gear and glum expressions. They carried bags of
bats and plastic pails full of softballs across fresh bark to
the chain-link dugout.

This was an ?off? day, a scheduling misnomer. It included an
early wake-up after a night game, a scheduled five-hour bus ride
that somehow took seven and a half, and a practice that lasted
three hours until darkness chased the team back to the bus and
over to the Hampton Inn by the highway in search of dinner and
sleep.

The tour, with occasional breaks, spreads over 159 days, from
Feb. 19 to July 26. For every hour in front of adoring fans are
dozens more on a bus, at a hotel, along a highway rest stop,
on another field in another town practicing in front of empty
bleachers.

?There are times where it?s hard to figure out where you?re at,?
outfielder Jessica Mendoza said during one particularly grueling
stretch in California. ?There?s times I?ve gone to the wrong
room, knocked on the wrong door. There?s times I?ve gotten on
the elevator and my floor isn?t on it. I?m like, where am I?
Where do I go??

No other Olympic team does this. No other dares to prepare so
publicly, to travel so incessantly. No other team halts its postgame
autograph sessions after an hour because there are too many people
and the bus is running and there is somewhere else to be. 

Most Olympians simply appear in August for their fleeting chance
at capturing a nation?s heart. The softball team goes on the
road searching for it, and then pulls it like luggage all the
way to the Games.

?As much as we are literally, like, hodgepodging all over the
entire country, that?s what makes it so cool,? Mendoza said.
?When we?re in the Olympics, we?re not just representing where
we?re from or the school we went to. But we?re Rohnert Park,
Calif. We?re Nashville, Tenn. We?re Tampa, Fla.; Spokane, Wash.;
Sulphur, La. We?re talking every corner of this country.?

By Coach Mike Candrea?s admission, it is not an ideal way to
prepare, spending chunks of time in buses and hotels, then being
told how great you are by fans, including legions of young girls
who idolize the likes of Mendoza, Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman
and Crystl Bustos.

?In one sense, we?re doing the right thing by reaching down to
the grass roots and giving these young kids a chance to see these
athletes, possibly for the last time,? Candrea said. ?On the
other hand, from a coaching situation, trying to prepare a team,
it?s not the ultimate situation that you?d like to have. So you?ve
got to kind of find a balance there.?

Away from the adoration and amid the monotony, players acknowledge
the difficulty of what they are doing. 



FULL ARTICLE
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/sports/olympics/30softball.html?ex=1212811200&en=bb3d58463cd3deab&ei=5070&emc=eta1


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri May 30 11:23:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:23:31 -0700
Subject: On Field Level 4 at the OASA Midget Boys
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Received: 5/30/08 9:30:50 AM 
From:  Softball Ontario Fast Pitch Umpires Program <ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca>



   
Subject:  On Field Level 4 at the OASA Midget Boys Eliminations
 


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           May30, 2008 

  


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  SOFTBALLONTAIRO UMPIRE LEVEL IV ON FIELD EVALUATIONOPPORTUNITY

NORTH YORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is pleased to announce
the OASA Midget Boys Eliminationstournament on July 11-13, 2008
in Napanee, Ontario as anopportunity for Softball Ontario Umpires
who wish to obtain their Level IV OnField Evaluation.  The 2008
OASA Midget Boys Eliminationswill be the second time outside
of a Softball Canada Canadian Championshipstournament, where
eligible Umpires will be able to receive an On FieldEvaluation
leading to a recommendation for their Level 4 Softball CanadaUmpire
Certification. 

?Iam very excited to be the Umpire-in-Chief of the OASA Midget
Boys Eliminationswhere Softball Canada Level IV On Field Evaluations
will be conducted onSoftball Ontario Umpires? Steve Bedard, OASA
Midget Boys EliminationsUmpire-in-Chief. 

SoftballCanada?s appointed UmpireEvaluator will be Brian Sharples
of Pickering, Ontario who is aSoftball Ontario Level V Umpire
and member of Softball Canada OfficialsDevelopment Committee.


The Softball Ontario Fast Pitch Umpires Committee is asking forSoftball
Ontario Umpires who meet the criteria listed below and are interestedin
this opportunity to submit their letter of intent to the Softball
Ontariooffice by June 14, 2008.  The letter of intent shouldoutline
your Umpire experience at the Fast Pitch Midget Boys Level. 

Criteria for Level IV On Field Evaluation at theOASA Midget Boys
Eliminations Tournament:

-  Must be a Softball Ontario carded by theMay 30, 2008 Carding
Deadline   
-  Must have previously attended a SoftballCanada Level 4 Umpire
Clinic 
-  Must have an On Field Evaluation of 3A

Please note the Softball Ontario Fast Pitch UmpireCommittee is
only able to provide six (6) positions for Softball OntarioUmpires
who are seeking the Level IV On Field Evaluation. Travel arrangementsand
accommodations will be the responsible of the Umpire wishing
to obtaintheir Level IV On Field Evaluation.   Umpires are required
to work athree (3) Umpire system and the game fees will be $20.00
per Umpire. If you have any questions regardingthis great opportunity,
please contact Stephanie Sutton via email at ssutton(AT)softballontario.ca


Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 00:18:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 21:18:31 -0700
Subject: Orillia Mens League Tourney
Message-ID: <300508151.77073@webbox.com>


Received: 5/30/08 6:33:08 PM 
From:  Jamie Thompson <pork_19(AT)hotmail.com> 


 
Subject:  Orillia Mens League Tourney  
   

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Al's Fastbal, Could you please post this for a friend of mine!
 
June 13-15
Kitchener Park
Orillia ON
16 Team Tourney, We Need One More Team
$300 CDN Entry Fee
3 Game Guarantee
$1000 Championship
No ISC Pitching Allowed
Contact Jay Lamb
705 323 6924
 
Thanks
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 14:36:26 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 18:36:26 +0000
Subject: Legends. Game 9
Message-ID: <614217756-1212258973-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1488170733-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Jarvis.  10

Bridgeport. 9

In extra innings

Slight delay to the Legends induction

Nice Induction Ceremony 
Light rain falling

Ended at 2:30

Next game at 3pm

Very light sprinkle, sun trying to come back out.  Temp is warm.



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 15:09:48 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 19:09:48 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 11 underway
Message-ID: <503891782-1212260973-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1191738039-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


3pm

Bridgeport. Vs.  Ashland
In progress

Sunny and warm




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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 15:21:16 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 19:21:16 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 10
Message-ID: <374824857-1212261662-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-452258577-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


St Thomas.  7
Midland.        6


St Thomas came from behind to win this one


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 16:04:25 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 20:04:25 +0000
Subject: Legends Games 11 and 12. 4pm update
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Game 11
T5.  Ashland lead. Bridgeport. 2. -  1

Game 12

Scarbourgh leading CPI. 4. -  0


4pm
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 19:51:33 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 23:51:33 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 11
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Bridgeport. 6

Ashland. 2



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 19:52:49 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 23:52:49 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 12
Message-ID: <1206278640-1212277954-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1080210953-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Scarborough. 8
CPI.   6



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 19:56:50 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 23:56:50 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 13
Message-ID: <1226925260-1212278195-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2071817615-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Niagara. 2
Kitchener 8

WP Scott. 6 innings
Ezekiel. 1 inning


LP
Bateman 3 innings
Demoe.    2
Paylove.  1

Jody Eidt.  Grand slam



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 19:59:05 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 23:59:05 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 14
Message-ID: <1210066251-1212278331-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-113849492-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


St Thomas. 13
CPI.   0


WP. Andy Jackson 5 inning game

LP. Winship


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 20:03:00 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:03:00 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 15.  B3
Message-ID: <1381570585-1212278566-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1731663764-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kitchener lead. 3. 0

Martin for Twins

Phibbs for Jarvis

8pm


Clear warm evening nice breeze


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 20:37:01 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:37:01 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 16
Message-ID: <2007157362-1212280607-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1862229729-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


D2


Owen Sound.  0
Midland.         13


5 inning game


Kitchener leading 4 - 1 over Jarvis B5

8:35 pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 20:58:20 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:58:20 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 15 b6
Message-ID: <931790413-1212281886-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1514012160-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Ellsworth scored for Twins

Staats homer for Jarvis

Martin out
Cox in

Kitchener runners on 2 and 3
2 out
Ellsworth full count
Fly to LF out

4 - 3 for Kitchener

9pm

T7


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat May 31 21:11:47 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:11:47 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 15 Final
Message-ID: <1445403015-1212282692-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-487226995-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


9:05pm

Kitchener 4 - 3 over Jarvis in an exciting finish

Jarvis had 2 runners on

Billy Simmons worked. Cox but struck out

Rino had a chance to end it with a line drive to SS but spectacular catch to end the game



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 09:45:08 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:45:08 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 17
Message-ID: <1026884294-1212327893-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1493678001-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Sat

Ashland.  4
Jarvis. 1


Jarvis is 2nd 
Will play at 11am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 09:47:43 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:47:43 +0000
Subject: Legends game 18
Message-ID: <922301639-1212328048-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-670322045-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Midland.  13
Scarborough 6


Scarborough is 1st.  Buck Div

Will play 1pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 09:50:54 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:50:54 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 19.   Sun am
Message-ID: <270606321-1212328239-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-865789620-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


B4

9:50am

Niagara lead bridgeport. 3. - 0


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 10:27:28 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:27:28 +0000
Subject: Legends Game 19
Message-ID: <66847122-1212330432-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1563732394-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Final


Niagara 3 - bridgepory 0


Niagara will now play St Thomas

10:30am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 11:02:43 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:02:43 +0000
Subject: Legends game 20
Message-ID: <326224842-1212332548-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2047115591-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


CPI.     3
Owen Sound.  1


CPI will now play Jarvis

Winner will play Kitchener


11. AM



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 13:23:20 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:23:20 +0000
Subject: Legends semi finals Games P1 and P2
Message-ID: <557538603-1212340985-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-880889557-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

11am games

P1
Jarvis 4 - CPI 2

Jarvis will play Kitchener at 1pm


P2
St Thomas 5 - Niagara 0


St Thomas will play Scarborough



1:20pm. Start for Kitchener and Jarvis
Koert for Jarvis
Cox will throw for Twins


Cool afternoon



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 13:51:02 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:51:02 +0000
Subject: Legends playoffs update
Message-ID: <1305290819-1212342647-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1509234762-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kitchener and Jarvis tied 1 - 1.   T3

St Thomas lead Scarborough 2 - 1

1:50pm



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 14:35:48 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  1 Jun 2008 11:35:48 -0700
Subject: Horse Lake Thunder Challenge Playoff Results
Message-ID: <010608153.42112@webbox.com>


Received: 6/1/08 1:14:21 PM 
From:  "Todd McCabe" <Todd.McCabe at cnrl.com> 


 
Subject:  Horse Lake Thunder Challenge Playoff Results  
   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Horse Lake Thunder Challenge Playoff Results

Playoff Game 2

Horse Lake Thunder 7
Vancouver GreySox 2
WP Karl Gollan Save Darren Zack
LP Mike Piechnik
HR-B.Abrey(VG) inside the park (2RBI), C.Giroux(HL) Grand Slam
(4RBI), S.Perkins(HL)X2 with 2RBI, Jessie Potskin(HL)
R.Giesbrecht(VG) 2X3
S.Perkins(HL) 2X3
C.Ghostkeeper(HL) 2X4

One point of interest-- Darren Zack was 1X1 with a single up
the middle off Collin McKenzie in the 6th inning.
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 15:46:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:46:14 +0000
Subject: Legends P3
Message-ID: <1165126270-1212349560-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1423497881-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kitchener 3
Jarvis 2

Kitchener to play scarborough in Championship


Championship game at 3:30pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 15:50:24 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:50:24 +0000
Subject: Legends Game P4
Message-ID: <697628126-1212349811-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-968925978-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Scarboroug. 8

St thomas. 4


Scarborough now playing Kitchener in Championship game



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 15:52:58 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:52:58 +0000
Subject: Legends Championship game
Message-ID: <205369922-1212349963-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-229681156-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


1st inning lasted 20 minutes
Kitchener scored 5

Putnam for Scarborough

Martin for Twins


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 15:57:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:57:31 +0000
Subject: Fw: Vancouver Grey Sox Eliminated at the Horse Lake Thunder Challenge
Message-ID: <1324497584-1212350236-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-628047815-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

-----Original Message-----
From: Vancouver Grey Sox Fastpitch Softball Club
	<vancouverchallenge at hotmail.com>

Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:18:41 
To:Al Doran <fastball at pmihrm.com>
Subject: Vancouver Grey Sox Eliminated at the Horse Lake Thunder Challenge


Grande Prairie, AB
?
The Vancouver Grey Sox were eliminated this morning from further competition at the inaugural Horse Lake Thunder Challenge event being held in Grande Prairie, AB.? The?host Thunder defeated the Grey Sox 7 - 2?in one of the?semi final games played, and will now advance to today's championship final vs the Saskatoon, SK Aspen Interiors Black Sox.
 ?
 Horse Lake, AB Thunder 7 - Vancouver Grey Sox 2
WP - Karl Gollan, 4 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2ks, relief from Darren Zack (5), 3 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2ks.
LP - Mike Piechnik, 1.1 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 2BB, with relief from Collin McKenzie (2) 6 hits, 3 runs, 5ks.
?
The Grey Sox concluded the?tournament with a record of 3 - 2, and?this season's?overall record now stands at 13 - 2.
?
Next Grey Sox Action?is next weekend when we will host a?super series in Vancouver?vs. Horse Lake Thunder
Saturday June 7?- 3:00 & 5:00 pm?
Sunday June 8 - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
All games?played at South Memorial Park?- Vancouver.
 ?
 Larry Kancs
 President
 Vancouver Grey Sox
 www.vancouvergreysox.com <http://www.vancouvergreysox.com> 



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 16:09:43 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:09:43 +0000
Subject: Legends Championship Game T3
Message-ID: <1406554824-1212350968-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-191818982-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kitchener lead 8 - 0
Over scarborough

There is no mercy in championship game


4:10pm



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 16:45:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:45:28 +0000
Subject: Legends Championship Game
Message-ID: <1741115593-1212353113-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-183695483-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kitchener.  8

Scarborough. 0


2008 Legends Champions - Kitchener


Full report in a few hours



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 16:59:34 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:59:34 +0000
Subject: Fw: Horse Lake Thunder Challenge Championship Results
Message-ID: <672333242-1212353959-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1970962228-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Todd McCabe" <Todd.McCabe at cnrl.com>

Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:44:50 
To:<fastball at pmihrm.com>
Subject: Horse Lake Thunder Challenge Championship Results


Championship Game
 
 Aspen BlackSox 5
 Horse Lake Thunder 3
 WP Dean Holoien, Rick Smith Save
 LP Sean Whitten
 HR-D.Levy(AB), C.Ghostkeeper(HL)
 3B-D.Holoien(AB), C.Giroux(HL)
 2B-K.MacKintosh(AB)
 C.Giroux(HL) 2X2, 2 Runs scored
 E.Potskin(HL) 2X3
 D.Levy(AB) 2X4, 3 RBI
 D.Holoien(AB) 2X4, RBI
 
 Tournament MVP Dale Levy, Aspen BlackSox 

From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  1 17:08:08 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:08:08 +0000
Subject: Legends Awards
Message-ID: <73332116-1212354473-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1290925414-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Champions:  Kitchener

MV Pitcher: Matt Leahy
 3 - 0
 14. IP


Home Runs:
Rino Dambrosio.     4
Jarvis Gamblers


Batting Avg:
Mike Pullin
 20 AB
 11. H
 .550
St Thomas


ERA:
Matt Leahy
 14. IP
 3. ER
 1.5. ERA



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jun  4 09:24:27 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  4 Jun 2008 06:24:27 -0700
Subject: Maddhatters Mens fastpitch league
Message-ID: <040608156.23426@webbox.com>


Received: 6/4/08 1:49:47 AM 
From:  Bill Aldred <bill_fastball at yahoo.com> 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday June 3
Maddhatters Mens fastpitch league

Maddhatters 7 Horse Lake 2 7
Grande Prairie Pride 6 Horse Lake 1 4
Crown Anchors 4 - Horse Lake 1 0


Check out the standings 
one score missing Thursday May 29 Horse Lake at horse
Lake

http://www.eteamz.com/wapitimensfb/standings/index.cfm?season=516225&division=3784895



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T8W-0A9
780-532-6022

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun  5 17:16:57 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  5 Jun 2008 14:16:57 -0700
Subject: The_Road_to_Beijing_Begins_in_Oklahoma_City
Message-ID: <050608157.51784@webbox.com>


Received: 6/5/08 2:48:48 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

 The_Road_to_Beijing_Begins_in_Oklahoma_City_/_La_route_ver 

   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June5th, 2008

 

TheRoad to Beijing Begins in Oklahoma City

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? The Senior Women?s National Softball Team
will begin its journeytowards the Beijing Olympic Games tonight
as they will compete at the OKCOlympic Preview in Oklahoma City,
OK from June 6-8. The event will feature thetop-ranked and three-time
defending Olympic gold medalists from the UnitedStates, the Chinese
National Team (ranked fourth in the world), an All-Starteam from
the National Professional Fastball league, and the Canadian NationalTeam
(ranked fifth). Canada will be looking to build off a very impressive
2007season which saw them come home with four medals, as well
as two early 2008medals in Australia.

 

TeamCanada will open the event against the NPF All-Stars tonight,
June 5th(7:00pm CDT), before taking on China on Friday, June
6th (6:00pmCDT) and the United States on Saturday, June 7th (2:30pm
CDT).

 

Followingis the list of players who were selected to the Olympic
Roster and will be competingat the OKC Olympic preview:

 

TeamRoster

 

#3Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC)

#17Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)

#18Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)

#23*Tamra Howren (White Rock, BC)

#4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)

#13Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)

#11Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)

#15Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)

#21Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)

#12Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)

#20Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)

#77Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)

#10*Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)

#55Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)

#7Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC)

#14Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)

#10Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

 

Olympic Team Alternates

 

CoachingStaff 

 

HeadCoach: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)

AssistantCoach: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)

AssistantCoach: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)

AssistantCoach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)

AthleticTherapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)

TeamLeader: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, BC)

 

Makesure to visit the new softball Canada website (www.softball.ca),where
you can follow the team?s progress through a live Gametracker.
Simplyscroll through the homepage news items!   

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

juin, 2008

 

 

La route vers P?kin commence ? Oklahoma City

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? L??quipe nationale de softball f?minine
senior commencera sonparcours vers les Jeux Olympiques de P?kin
ce soir, lorsqu?elle feracomp?tition au tournoi OKC Pr?-Olympique
? Oklahoma City, OK du 6 au 8 juin,2008. L??v?nement mettra en
vedette la meilleure ?quipe au monde et championnesOlympiques
? trois reprise des ?tats-Unis, la Chine (class? quatri?me) aumonde,
une ?quipe ?toile de la ligue National Professional Fastpitch,
ainsi quela formation Canadienne (class? cinqui?me). Le Canada
cherchera ? continuerleurs succ?s de la derni?re ann?e, qui a
inclus quatre m?dailles lors de lasaison 2007 ainsi que deux
autres m?dailles t?t en 2008 en Australie.

 

L??quipecanadienne jouera son premier match ce soir, le 5 juin,
lorsqu?elle affronteral??quipe ?toile de la NPF (19:00 CDT),
avant d?affronter la Chine ce vendredi,6 juin (18:00 CDT) et
les ?tats-Unis le samedi, 7 juin (14:30 CDT).

 

Voicila liste des joueuses qui ont ?t? s?lectionn?es a la formation
Olympique et quiferont comp?tition au tournoi OKC Pr?-Olympique
:

 

Formationdu Canada

 

#3Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B)

#17Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)

#18Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)

#23*Tamra Howren (White Rock, C-B)

#4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)

#13Danielle Lawrie (Langley, C-B)

#11Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)

#15Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)

#21Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)

#12Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B)

#20Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)

#77Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)

#10*Kristy Odamura (Richmond, C-B)

#55Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)

#7Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B)

#14Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)

#10Jennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B)

 

Alternes de l??quipe Olympique

 

Personnel des entra?neurs

 

Entra?neuseChef: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)

Entra?neuseAdjointe: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Entra?neurAdjoint: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)

Entra?neurAdjoint: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)

Th?rapeuteAthl?tique: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, C-B)

Meneurd??quipe: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, C-B)

 

Visitezle nouveau site web de Softball Canada (www.softball.ca),
o? vous serez capable desuivre le progr?s de l??quipe ? travers
du programme de pointage en direct.Vous n?avez qu?? circuler
les nouvelles sur la page d?accueil! 

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun  5 17:18:09 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  5 Jun 2008 14:18:09 -0700
Subject: The_Road_to_Beijing_Begins_in_Oklahoma_City  - correction
Message-ID: <050608157.51858@webbox.com>


Received: 6/5/08 3:52:10 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

The_Road_to_Beijing_Begins_in_Oklahoma_City_/_La_route_ver  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Two corrections slipped into themedia release sent earlier this
afternoon.

 

1.     Disregard the datesin the first paragraph (June 6-8).
Canada?s game on July 8th wasre-scheduled to tonight (July 5th).

2.     Also, Wendy Dobbin?sname was mistakenly omitted. We apologize
to Wendy and the coaching staff forthis mistake, as Wendy has
been heavily involved with the team throughout thepast cycle
and has done a tremendous job.

 

Please find the corrected mediarelease below

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing andCommunications Services

Softball Canada

223 Colonnade Rd., Ste 212

Ottawa, ON  K2E 7K3

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

(613) 523-5761 (Fax)


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June5th, 2008

 

TheRoad to Beijing Begins in Oklahoma City

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? The Senior Women?s National Softball Team
will begin its journeytowards the Beijing Olympic Games tonight
as they will compete at the OKCOlympic Preview in Oklahoma City,
OK from June 5-8. The event will feature thetop-ranked and three-time
defending Olympic gold medalists from the UnitedStates, the Chinese
National Team (ranked fourth in the world), an All-Starteam from
the National Professional Fastball league, and the Canadian NationalTeam
(ranked fifth). Canada will be looking to build off a very impressive
2007season which saw them come home with four medals, as well
as two early 2008medals in Australia.

 

TeamCanada will open the event against the NPF All-Stars tonight,
June 5th(7:00pm CDT), before taking on China on Friday, June
6th (6:00pmCDT) and the United States on Saturday, June 7th (2:30pm
CDT).

 

Followingis the list of players who were selected to the Olympic
Roster and will becompeting at the OKC Olympic preview:

 

TeamRoster

 

#3Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC)

#17Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)

#18Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)

#23*Tamra Howren (White Rock, BC)

#4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)

#13Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)

#11Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)

#15Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)

#21Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)

#12Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)

#20Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)

#77Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)

#10*Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)

#55Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)

#7Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC)

#14Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)

#10Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

 

Olympic Team Alternates

 

CoachingStaff 

 

HeadCoach: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)

AssistantCoach: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)

AssistantCoach: Wendy Dobbin (Oshawa, ON)

AssistantCoach: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)

AssistantCoach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)

AthleticTherapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)

TeamLeader: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, BC)

 

Makesure to visit the new softball Canada website (www.softball.ca),where
you can follow the team?s progress through a live Gametracker.
Simplyscroll through the homepage news items!   

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

juin, 2008

 

 

La route vers P?kin commence ? Oklahoma City

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? L??quipe nationale de softball f?minine
senior commencera sonparcours vers les Jeux Olympiques de P?kin
ce soir, lorsqu?elle feracomp?tition au tournoi OKC Pr?-Olympique
? Oklahoma City, OK du 5 au 8 juin, 2008. L??v?nement mettra
en vedettela meilleure ?quipe au monde et championnes Olympiques
? trois reprise des?tats-Unis, la Chine (class? quatri?me) au
monde, une ?quipe ?toile de la ligueNational Professional Fastpitch,
ainsi que la formation Canadienne (class?cinqui?me). Le Canada
cherchera ? continuer leurs succ?s de la derni?re ann?e,qui a
inclus quatre m?dailles lors de la saison 2007 ainsi que deux
autresm?dailles t?t en 2008 en Australie.

 

L??quipecanadienne jouera son premier match ce soir, le 5 juin,
lorsqu?elle affronteral??quipe ?toile de la NPF (19:00 CDT),
avant d?affronter la Chine ce vendredi,6 juin (18:00 CDT) et
les ?tats-Unis le samedi, 7 juin (14:30 CDT).

 

Voicila liste des joueuses qui ont ?t? s?lectionn?es a la formation
Olympique et quiferont comp?tition au tournoi OKC Pr?-Olympique
:

 

Formationdu Canada

 

#3Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B)

#17Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)

#18Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)

#23*Tamra Howren (White Rock, C-B)

#4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)

#13Danielle Lawrie (Langley, C-B)

#11Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)

#15Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)

#21Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)

#12Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B)

#20Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)

#77Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)

#10*Kristy Odamura (Richmond, C-B)

#55Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)

#7Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B)

#14Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)

#10Jennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B)

 

Alternes de l??quipe Olympique

 

Personnel des entra?neurs

 

Entra?neuseChef: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)

Entra?neuseAdjointe: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Entra?neuseAdjointe : Wendy Dobbin (Oshawa, ON)

Entra?neurAdjoint: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)

Entra?neurAdjoint: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)

Th?rapeuteAthl?tique: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, C-B)

Meneurd??quipe: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, C-B)

 

Visitezle nouveau site web de Softball Canada (www.softball.ca),
o? vous serez capable desuivre le progr?s de l??quipe ? travers
du programme de pointage en direct.Vous n?avez qu?? circuler
les nouvelles sur la page d?accueil! 

 

-SC-

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

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gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 11:07:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  6 Jun 2008 08:07:13 -0700
Subject: OKC_Olympic_Preview_Game_Cancelled;_will_not_be_re-schedul
Message-ID: <060608158.29601@webbox.com>


Received: 6/6/08 9:59:01 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
Subject:  OKC_Olympic_Preview_Game_Cancelled;_will_not_be_re-schedul
 


FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June6th, 2008

 

OKCOlympic Preview Game Cancelled; will not be re-scheduled 

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? The Canadian Senior Women?s National Softball
Team only had alittle taste of game action last night, as their
game against the NationalProfessional Fastpitch (NPF) All-Stars
was cut short due to a thunderstorm. Atapproximately 9:00pm CDT,
lightning could be seen in the distance and wasfollowed by heavy
rain approaching the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in OklahomaCity,
Oklahoma, where the game was being held. The game was called
in the topof the third inning with Canada leading 2-1, and will
not be rescheduled.

 

Despitethe shortened game, Canada was off to a strong start out
of the gate, scoring arun in the top of the first inning. Melanie
Matthews (Surrey, BC) led off theinning with an infield single,
and later scored on a single by Jennifer Salling(Port Coquitlam,
BC).

 

Afterthe NPF All-Stars tied the game in the bottom half of the
first, Canadathreatened again in the top of the third, when both
Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale,QC) and Melanie Matthews singled to
start the inning. After Erin McLean(Whitby, ON) sacrificed the
runners ahead, Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)grounded out, allowing
Marin to score from third. This is when lightningappeared in
the distant skies, followed by a heavy rain storm that led to
thedecision to cancel the game. It will not be replayed. 

 

Inthe pitcher?s circle, Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) pitched
her first game of2008 following an undisclosed injury suffered
during the winter. She threw oneinning and a third, allowing
one run on two hits. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)pitched two
thirds of an inning in relief, recording one strikeout.

 

Canadawill return to action tonight when they will square off
against China (6:30pm CDT), a game that will be played on Diamond
#2 at theASA Hall of Fame Complex. This game will not be available
through GameTracker,as the United States will entertain the NPF
All-Stars concurrently on the maindiamond. Be sure to check the
Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca) shortly after the conclusionof
the game for the complete box score and play-by-play.

 

Canadawill also take on the United States tomorrow, June 7th
(2:30pm CDT).Live scoring of this game will be available through
GameTracker, which can bereached through the Softball Canada
website.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

juin, 2008

 

Partiedu OKC Pr?-Olympique annul?e; ne sera pas remise

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? L??quipe nationale de softball f?minine
senior du Canada aseulement eu un petit go?t d?action hier soir,
alors que leur partie face ? l??quipe?toile de la ligue National
Professional Faspitch (NPF) a ?t? annul? en raisonde tonnerre
et de pluie abondante qui s?approchait du Stade du Temple de
larenomm?e de l?ASA ? Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. La partie a ?t?
annul?e en d?butde troisi?me manche alors que le Canada menait
2 ? 1, et elle ne sera pasremise.

 

Malgr?la courte partie, le Canada a commenc? en force d?s le
d?but de la premi?remanche, marquant un point pour prendre les
devants 1 ? 0. Melanie Matthews(Surrey, C-B) a commenc? la manche
avec un simple au champ int?rieur, et a plustard marqu? sur un
simple de Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B).

 

Apr?sque les ?toiles du NPF ont ?gal? la marque en fin de premi?re,
le Canada s?estrepris en d?but de troisi?me manche, lorsque No?mie
Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) etMelanie Matthews ont tous les deux cogn?
des simples pour commencer la manche.Apr?s un amorti sacrifice
de la part d?Erin McLean (Whitby, ON), Jennifer Yee(North Delta,
C-B) a frapper un roulant, permettant ? Marin de croiser lemarbre
du troisi?me coussin. C?est ? ce moment que les ?clairs ont apparus
dansles cieux, suivi d?une pluie abondante qui a men? ? la d?cision
d?annuler lapartie. Elle ne sera pas remise.

 

Dansle cercle des lanceuses, Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) a lanc?
pour la premi?refois de l?ann?e 2008 suivant une blessure qui
a ?t? soufferte l?hiver dernier.Elle a lanc? une manche et un
tiers, accordant un point sur deux coups s?rs.Danielle Lawrie
(Langley, C-B) a lanc? deux tiers de manche en rel?ve,r?coltant
un retrait au b?ton.

 

LeCanada retourne en action ce soir lorsqu?il fera face ? la
Chine (18 :30heure Centrale), une partie qui sera jou? sur le
Terrain #2 du complexe Templede la renomm?e de l?ASA. Cette partie
ne sera pas disponible sur GameTracker,alors que les ?tats-Unis
affrontent les ?toiles NPF en m?me temps sur leterrain principal.
Visitez le site web de Softball Canada (www.softball.ca) peu
apr?s la conclusion dela partie pour les d?tails complets de
la partie.

 

LeCanada affrontera aussi les ?tats-Unis demain, le 7 juin (14:30
heureCentrale). Le pointage en direct de cette partie sera disponible
surGameTracker, qui peux ?tre retrouv? ? partir du site web de
Softball Canada. Lapartie passera aussi sur les ondes de ESPN
pour ceux qui ont acc?s ? ce poste.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 20:03:15 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:03:15 +0000
Subject: Snappers game 1. B5
Message-ID: <654574819-1212796976-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1169944045-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Hamilton lead 2 - 0 over niarara

Garrity for Hamilton

Simpson for Snappers

8pm

T6


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 20:27:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:27:14 +0000
Subject: Snappers G1 Final
Message-ID: <290318197-1212798418-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1173549279-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Hamilton 2

Niagara 0


WP. Garrity

LP. Simpson


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 21:56:26 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 01:56:26 +0000
Subject: Snappers game 4
Message-ID: <1373560971-1212803767-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1996197991-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


After 3


California lead Redmen 3 - 0

10pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 22:02:16 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:02:16 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 5
Message-ID: <1478845348-1212804116-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2017203379-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Palermo lead Bridgeport 3 - 0

Scott Wagar for Palermo

Winkworth for Bridgeport


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 22:20:54 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:20:54 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 4. T5
Message-ID: <602854786-1212805234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-810046576-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


California scored 3 in B4

They lead Redmen 6 - 0

T5

10:20pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 22:36:11 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:36:11 +0000
Subject: Snappers game 4
Message-ID: <1940109140-1212806152-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-677670094-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Redmen scored 2 and left 2 on base in T5

California lost their 2B in an accident at 2nd - carried off


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun  6 22:49:53 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:49:53 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 4 Final
Message-ID: <869101710-1212806973-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-385177900-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


California 6

Redmen 2

10:50pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 09:12:47 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 13:12:47 +0000
Subject: Snappers Day 2 - Saturday Morning
Message-ID: <1843955161-1212844369-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-117636733-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Another spectacular day in Niagara!

Bright, sunny, and its going to be hot.

We will be reporting from the ball park through the day on NEWS-1
And the odd update via BB on NEWS-2


Click on the Snappers Logo for full reports


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 10:58:43 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 14:58:43 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 9
Message-ID: <1818690675-1212850724-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1937626807-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Elmira. 7
Niagara 3

8 innings 

Tied 2 - 2.  After 7

Gillow HOUR



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 11:08:45 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:08:45 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 10. T1
Message-ID: <692722259-1212851327-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1114244379-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Hamilton ahead 2 zip on a 2 run dinger by Garrity

11:05am


Game reports 7. 8. 9.  Coming soon



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 11:53:49 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat,  7 Jun 2008 08:53:49 -0700
Subject: Canada loses 7-5 against China in Oklahoma City
Message-ID: <070608159.32400@webbox.com>


Received: 6/7/08 10:48:07 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
CC:    
Subject:  Canada_loses_7-5_against_China_i  




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 7, 2008

 

Canada loses 7-5 against China in Oklahoma City

 

(Oklahoma City, OK) ??? The Canadian Senior Women???s NationalSoftball
Team dropped a tight 7-5 decision to the Chinese National Team
lastnight at the OKC Olympic Preview in Oklahoma City, OK. After
falling behind 4-0early, the Canadian squad fought back the entire
game, but was unable to takethe lead.

 

China opened the scoring in the top of the second inning,taking
advantage of three hits and a Canadian error to push three runs
in toscore. After China added a fourth run on a run-scoring groundout
in the third,Canada???s bats woke up in the bottom of the inning.
Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,SK) led off with a single, followed
by a walk by Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)and another walk two
batters later by Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) to loadthe bases
with two outs. Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) then connectedwith
a clutch two-run single up the middle to cut the lead in half,
and SheenaLawrick (Calgary, AB) followed suit with a two-run
single of her own, and thegame was quickly tied 4-4.

 

China bounced back the following inning, scoring two runs inthe
top of the fourth, but Canada was able to produce a run of their
own afterMelanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) walked and stole second,
then scored on a singleby Erin McLean (Whitby, ON). That was
as close as Canada was get, as Chinawould add another run in
the sixth and held on for the 7-5 win.

 

???Five runs should be enough to win but our defenceplayed below
par??? remarked Head Coach Lori Sippel after the game. ???This
was ourfirst game since March 17th and the rust showed. We will
need toplay better defensively against the United States today.???

 

Canadian starting pitcher Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)allowed
six runs (three earned) on seven hits and only one walk in threeinnings
and a third of work. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) threw three
inningsand two thirds of relief, allowing only one run on seven
hits. The Chinesehitters were systematic at putting the ball
in play, as both Canadian pitcherscombined for only one strikeout
over seven innings (by Lawrie).

 

At the plate, Canada took advantage of three timely hits bySalling,
Lawrick and McLean to score all five runs. McLean led the team
with adouble and a single, while Cumpstone also chipped in with
a single to completeCanada???s five-hit attack.

 

Canada will now face the United States this afternoon(2:30pm
CDT, ESPN), a game that can be followed through GameTracker on
theSoftball Canada website (www.softball.ca).

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact 

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and CommunicationsServices

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

7 juin 2008

 

 

Le Canada perd 7-5 face ?  la Chine ? Oklahoma City

 

(Oklahoma City, OK) ??? L?????quipe nationale desoftball f??minine
senior du Canada a ??chapp?? une d??cision de 7-5 face ? l?????quipe
nationale chinoise hier soir au tournoi OKC Pr??-Olympique ?
 OklahomaCity, OK. Apr??s avoir tomb?? de l???arri??re 4 ?  0
t??t dans la partie, la formationcanadienne ?  batailler fort
pour revenir, mais n???a pas ??t?? capable de revenir.

 

La Chine a ouvert le pointage en d??but dedeuxi??me manche en
prenant avantage de trois coups s??rs et une erreur du Canadapour
pousser trois coureuses au marbre. Apr??s que la Chine a ajout??
unquatri??me point sur un roulant en troisi??me, l???attaque
canadienne s???estr??veill??e en fin de manche. Erin Cumpstone
(Saskatoon, SK) a commenc?? la mancheavec un simple, suivi d???un
but accord?? ?  No??mie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC) et d???unautre
but sur balle deux frappeuses plus tard ?  Jennifer Yee (North
Delta, C-B)pour remplir les coussins avec deux retraits. Jennifer
Salling (Port Coquitlam,C-B) a ensuite cogn?? un simple de deux
points cl?? pour r??duire l?????cart enmoiti??, et Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, AB) a fait de m??me avec un simple de deuxpoints de
sa part, et la partie ??tait soudainement ?  l?????galit??, 4
?  4.

 

La Chine a rebondi la manche suivante enmarquant deux points
en d??but de quatri??me, mais le Canada a ??t?? capable der??pliquer
avec un point lorsque Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B) a ??t??
accord?? lepremier but, a vol?? le deuxi??me, et a ensuite marqu??
sur un simple d???ErinMcLean (Whitby, ON). Toutefois, c???est
le plus pr??s que le Canada est venu,alors que la Chine a ajout??
un autre point en sixi??me pour finalement remporterla partie
7 ?  5.

 

?? Cinq points devraient ??tre assezpour gagner, mais notre d??fensive
a jou?? en dessous de la moyenne ?? aremarqu?? Lori Sippel, entra??neuse
chef, apr??s la partie. ?? C?????tait notrepremi??re partie depuis
le 17 mars et la rouille s???est d??montr??. Il va falloirmieux
jouer en d??fensive aujourd???hui face aux ??tats-Unis. ?? 

 

La lanceuse partante canadienne Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK) a
accord?? six points (trois m??rit??s) sur sept coups s??rs etseulement
une passe gratuite dans trois manches et u n tiers de travail.Danielle
Lawrie (Langley, C-B) a lanc?? trois manches et deux tiers de
rel??ve,accordant seulement un point sur sept coups s??rs. Les
frappeuses chinoises ontsyst??matiquement mis le b??ton sur la
balle, alors que les deux lanceusescanadiennes ont seulement
retir?? une frappeuse sur des prises combin??es (parLawrie).

 

?? l???attaque, le Canada a pris avantage detrois coups s??rs
cl??s par Salling, Lawrick et McLean pour produire tous lescinq
points. McLean a men?? l?????quipe avec un double et un simple,
alors queCumpstone a aussi ajout?? un simple pour compl??ter
l???attaque de cinq coupss??rs.?  

 

Le Canada rencontrera maintenant les??tats-Unis cette apr??s-midi
(14:30 Heure Centrale, ESPN), une partie qui peut??tre suivie
sur GameTracker ?  partir du site web de Softball Canada. 

 

-SC-

 

Pour plus de renseignements, contactez:

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Gestionnaire ??? Services de Marketing etCommunications

Softball Canada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 12:21:32 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:21:32 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 10 final
Message-ID: <1467318516-1212855693-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-707379579-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Hamilton won 8 - 0 over Napanee

12:15pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 12:46:39 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:46:39 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 13 Warming up
Message-ID: <458538529-1212857201-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-700489593-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


12:40pm

Ashland and Elmira Jrs warming up

Looks funny with all those ballplayers on field between the sprinklers

Welcome relief from heat

I have found a bit of shade while I wait for the 3 game sheets from 11am games then off to my offce in the arena to type them up



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 12:56:03 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:56:03 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 11 Final
Message-ID: <1302439624-1212857764-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1924246817-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Port Elgin wins 2 - 0


Game 13 starting 5 min early

McKinny for Ashland
Avery for Elmira Jrs



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 17:08:35 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:08:35 +0000
Subject: Snapperts 3pm games
Message-ID: <1046414421-1212872917-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1638708137-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Game 17 nail biter in B7

6 - 4 for Niagara

Oops now its tied

Big oops niagara lost

It was 6 - 2 at beginning of inning and Snappers lost



Game 16

Wyevale 12
Ohswken 4


Game 18

Elmira 10

Hamilton 4


5:10pm


Details coming up soon on main site


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 19:09:27 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:09:27 +0000
Subject: Snappers Games 19 and 21
Message-ID: <2146945462-1212880168-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-97756605-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Game 19

Shakespeare 3

Bridgeport 2

Greg de Belleval hit in the face with a line drive and taken to hospital


Game 21

Ashland 9
Wellington 2



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 19:12:21 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 23:12:21 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 20 final
Message-ID: <482976724-1212880357-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1076946507-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Just ended 7:10pm

Palermo 5

Port Elgin 3


Detailed updates coming right away.

Headed. To the arena to update


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 20:24:44 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:24:44 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 23
Message-ID: <14419402-1212884685-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-787539887-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


California lead 7. -  1

B3


8:25pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun  7 20:32:28 2008
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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:32:28 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 22
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8:30pm

Ottawa 3

Elmira 2



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 08:38:58 2008
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Date: Sun,  8 Jun 2008 05:38:58 -0700
Subject: Canada_pushes_United_States_to_the_Limit
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Received: 6/8/08 7:41:30 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Canada_pushes_United_States_to_the_Limit_/_Le_Canada_pouss
 
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June7th, 2008

 

Canadapushes United States to the Limit

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? Team Canada gave the Americans a run for
their money this afternoonin International softball action at
the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in OklahomaCity, OK. After falling
behind 4-1 after four innings, Canada manufactured fourruns to
take a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the sixth, but Crystl Bustosconnected
with a two out, three-run homerun to put the game out of reach,
asthe United States escaped with a 9-5.

 

Inaddition to an always entertaining Canada/United States matchup,
it was also agame where both teams showed their support for breast
cancer awareness day, as theAmericans wore pink uniforms for
the occasion. For their part, Canada waslinked to a London, Ontario
breast cancer survivor group, the Rowbust DragonBoat Racing Team
(www.rowbustdragonboat.com),who make significant contributions
in helping those affected by breast cancerachieve the highest
quality of life.  

 

Onceagain, Canada got off to a good start by scoring a run in
the top of the firstinning. The red and white quickly loaded
the bases following a walk by MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC), an
infield single by Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) and afielder?s choice
by Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC). Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,AB)
opened the scoring by delivering a one out RBI single, but that
was allCanada could muster as they stranded the bases loaded.

 

TheAmericans replied with a run of their own in the bottom of
the first, and addedthree more in the bottom of the fourth to
take a 4-1 lead. However, Canada drewthree consecutive walks
in their half of the fifth to load the bases again withonly one
out. Yee then stroked a run-scoring single, and Matthews tookadvantage
of a wild pitch to cross the plate before Alison Bradley (Pinkerton,ON)
delivered a key two-run single to give Canada a 5-4 lead.

 

Thatlead would stand until the bottom of the sixth inning, when
the United Statesloaded the bases and tied the game on a passed
ball, and then took a 6-5 leadon a sacrifice fly. Crystl Bustos
then secured the win with her three-runblast.

 

JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC), McLean, Yee, Lawrick and
Bradley each had a hit,while the team also drew five walks. In
the pitcher?s circle, Lauren Bay Regula(Trail, BC) began the
game and allowed one run on four hits in two innings anda third,
striking out three batters. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) relievedRegula
for two and two third innings, allowing five runs on three hits
and fivewalks. Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) also pitched the two
final outs andsurrendered the three-run homerun.

 

Canadawill return to action on Friday, June 13th when they travel
toChicago, IL to take on the Chicago Bandits of the National
ProfessionalFastpitch (NPF) league for a four-game series.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

juin 2008

 

LeCanada pousse les ?tats-Unis ? la limite

 

(OklahomaCity, OK) ? Les am?ricaines ont eu chaud cet apr?s-midi
lorsque l??quipenationale canadienne leur a donn? de la difficult?
dans une partie de softballInternationale tenue au Stade du Temple
de la renomm?e de l?ASA ? OklahomaCity, OK. Apr?s avoir tomb?
de l?arri?re par la marque de 4 ? 1 apr?s quatremanches, le Canada
a produit quatre points pour prendre une avance de 5-4jusqu?en
fin de sixi?me manche. Toutefois, Crystl Bustos a cogn? un circuit
detrois points avec deux retraits pour assurer la victoire des
?tats-Unis par lamarque de 9 ? 5.

 

Enplus d?une partie toujours int?ressante entre le Canada et
les ?tats-Unis, lesdeux ?quipes ont aussi d?montr? leur support
pour la journ?e de sensibilisationdu cancer du sein, alors que
les am?ricaines ont port? des uniformes roses pourl?occasion.
Pour leur part, le Canada ?tait li? ? un groupe de survivantes
ducancer du sein de London, Ontario, l??quipe de course bateau-dragon
Rowbust (www.rowbustdragonboat.com), quifait des contributions
significatives pour aider celles affect?es par le cancerdu sein
? maintenir un style de vie de haute qualit?.   

 

Encoreune fois, le Canada a commenc? la partie du bon pied en
marquant un point d?sle d?but de la prochaine manche. Le rouge
et blanc a rapidement rempli lescoussins suivant une but accord?
? Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B), un simple dub?ton d?Erin McLean
(Whitby, ON) et un choix du voltigeur par Jennifer Yee(North
Delta, C-B). Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) a ensuite ouvert le
pointageen d?livrant un simple avec un retrait pour pousser le
premier point au marbre,mais c?est tout ce que le Canada a ?t?
capable de faire, alors qu?ils ontlaiss? les coussins remplis.

 

Lesam?ricaines ont r?pliqu? avec un point de leur part en fin
de premi?re manche,et elles en ont ajout? trois autres en fin
de quatri?me pour prendre lesdevants 4 ? 1. Toutefois, le Canada
a forc? trois buts sur balles cons?cutifsen d?but de cinqui?me
pour remplir les buts encore une fois avec un seulretrait. Yee
a ensuite cogn? un simple d?un point, et Matthews a pris avantaged?un
mauvais lancer pour croiser le marbre avant qu?Alison Bradley
(Pinkerton,ON) a d?livr? un coup s?r cl? de deux points pour
donner l?avance au Canada, 5? 4.

 

Cetteavance a dur? jusqu?en fin de sixi?me manche, lorsque les
?tats-Unis ont rempliles coussins et ont ?gal? la marque sur
un mauvais lancer, prenant ensuitel?avance de 6? 5 sur un ballon
sacrifice. Crystl Bustos a ensuite assur? lavictoire aves son
circuit de trois points.

 

JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, C-B), McLean, Yee, Lawrick et
Bradley ont chacunr?colt? un coup s?r, alors que l??quipe a forc?
cinq buts sur balles. Dans lecercle des lanceuses, Lauren Bay
Regula (Trail, C-B) a commenc? la partie,accordant un point sur
quatre coups s?rs en deux manches et deux tiers detravail, tout
en retirant trois frappeuses sur des prises. Danielle Lawrie(Langley,
C-B) est venue en rel?ve de Regula pour deux et deux tiers manches,accordant
cinq points sur trois coups s?rs et cinq buts sur balles. Dione
Meier(Saskatoon, SK) a aussi lanc? les deux derniers retraits,
ainsi que le coupcircuit de trois points.

 

L??quipecanadienne retournera en action le vendredi, 13 juin
alors qu?elle voyagera ?Chicago, IL pour affronter les Bandits
de Chicago de la ligue NationalProfessional Fastpitch (NPF) dans
une s?rie de quatre matchs.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 13:29:37 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:29:37 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 28 final
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California 1
Shakespeare 0

1:20pm

Winning run unearned


Hamilton leads Ashland 1 - 0 in 4th

Garrity has 9 K's in 4 innings



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 15:19:32 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:19:32 +0000
Subject: Snappets Game 29
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Tied 2 - 2

Wells pitching for Palermo

3:20pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 15:26:50 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:26:50 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 30
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T3

California lead 5 - 4

3:25pm



Its hot!


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 15:42:06 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:42:06 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 30 California leading
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T4

Lumberkings lead 7 - 4


3:40pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 16:03:16 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:03:16 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 30 T5
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California lead Hamilton 10 - 4

I think the mercy rule is in effect


4pm

Going to B5


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 16:12:04 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:12:04 +0000
Subject: Snappers Game 30 final
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California mercy Hamilton 10 - 4


4:10pm

Palermo leading Jrs on other diamond



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 16:18:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  8 Jun 2008 13:18:52 -0700
Subject: Snappers Championship Game will be
Message-ID: <080608160.48304@webbox.com>




California vs Palermo


Palermo won 3-2 over the Jrs


Championship game with California Lumberkings vs Palermo Athletics
will start roughly 4:40pm by my guess.


very very hot in the park, some breeze but without shade its
brutal.


now 4:25pm and they are preping the diamond



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 17:20:49 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:20:49 +0000
Subject: Snappers Championship B2
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Teeter home run makes it 2 - 0 for
California

Wells pitching for Palermo

Drotzman for California

5:20pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 17:40:22 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:40:22 +0000
Subject: Snappers champ T4
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California lead palermo 3 - 0

5:40pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 17:54:48 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:54:48 +0000
Subject: Snappers champ after 4
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Gord Scott came in to pitch for Palermo in 4th


Still 3 - 0 for Lumberkings

5:55pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun  8 18:17:33 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:17:33 +0000
Subject: Snappers Champ Game T7
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Palermo with 2 on
No one out

Will probably rain soon

Tommy Watkinson ground rule double
Scored 1

3. - 1. For Cal

Over


Lumberkings are Champions

6:15pm


Full report to follow



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 10 00:46:00 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:46:00 +0000
Subject: Website slow due to electrical storms
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Severe electrical storms in the toronto area tonight


We are not able to post all our news items tonight and we cannot get at our emai


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 10 11:13:07 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:13:07 -0700
Subject: Tubac Fastball 2008
Message-ID: <100608162.29960@webbox.com>


Received: 6/10/08 10:09:28 AM 
From:  HerbWisdom(at)webtv.net (Herb Wisdom) 


Subject:  Tubac Fastball 2008  
  

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The 26th annual Tubac Golf and Bats tournament took an unexpected
twist. Teams from Guymas and Naco Mexico along with DM Airforce
Base
teed off at the beautiful Tubac Golf Resort saturday afternoon.
At
dusk the scores were tallied. A TIE all the way around. On Sunday
they decieded to have a nine hole play off. Well so much for
honor
among golfers. The only winner was the beer cart. Fastball on
Sunday
for the nongolfers was fun mainly alot of BP. A couple of young
pitchers were honored by the instructions from Canadian Hall
of Famer
Ray Judd. The weather a dry heat of 86.
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 10 13:14:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:14:54 -0700
Subject: Looking for a tournament
Message-ID: <100608162.37268@webbox.com>


Received: 6/10/08 12:01:56 PM 
From:  "Peter and Kelly Hazelton" <peterkellyhazelton(AT)rogers.com>



 
Subject:  Looking for a tournament  
  

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Pickering, ON


Hi Al, I?m sure your mailing listwould be able to help me out
with this item rather quickly.  My team plays inthe Pickering
Recreational Fastball Association and I am looking to get us
intoa tournament in our local area.  If I had to guess, I would
rank us at aIntermediate B or C level so we would be looking
to get into that type of atournament.  We live in the Durham
Region of Ontario and would be interested intournaments in our
area so if anyone could help us out, that would be great. Thanks
a lot.

 

Peter Hazelton
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 10 20:09:17 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:09:17 -0700
Subject: DeKalb Hogs Keep Winning
Message-ID: <100608162.62132@webbox.com>


Received: 6/10/08 4:02:09 PM 
From:  Les Johnson <seanmattchad(at)yahoo.com> 



Subject:  DeKalb Hogs Keep Winning  


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Check out the web site for scores and stories.

http://www.hustlehog.com



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 10 20:10:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:10:23 -0700
Subject: 50+ Tournament - September 2008
Message-ID: <100608162.62198@webbox.com>


Received: 6/10/08 7:06:07 PM 
From:  "DAVE & MEL BUENNIG" <buenns(at)msn.com> 

  
Subject:  50+ Tournament - September 2008  
    

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OK all of you "seasoned veterans" in the fastpitch world, who's
interested in a 50+ Tournament in Mid-September in the Quad Cities?
 Ron Foster is looking to get a quality 50+ Tournament together
and he needs to know if any teams are interested.  The tournament
format, payout, etc will be determined by the level of interest.
 We may be waist deep in water right now, but come September,
the Quad Cities could put on one heck of a tournament (if the
water goes back down).  E-mail Ron at poppafos at hotmail.com if
you're interested.  We'll keep the rest of the fastpitch world
up to date as this thing comes together.
 
Thanks,
Dave Buennig
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 13 15:32:23 2008
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:32:23 -0700
Subject: Contact for teams
Message-ID: <130608165.45521@webbox.com>


Received: 6/12/08 3:14:38 PM 
From:  Anders Jorgensen <lange95(at)msn.com> 


Subject:  Contact for teams  
  

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Hi Alsfastball...I've played in usa last year with the Midwest
stampede.. I'm from Denmark(Europe) and a buddy and I thought
about if u have any contacts with teams or if you know if there
is a website were u can see if teams are searching for players?
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 13 15:34:03 2008
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:34:03 -0700
Subject: 12 yr old pitcher looking for a team
Message-ID: <130608165.45621@webbox.com>


Received: 6/13/08 11:27:49 AM 
From:  aaron <fastpitchgamer(AT)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  12 yr old pitcher looking for a team  
 

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Hi im trying to find my 12 yr old brother a team for any provincial
, national or world turny's that are for his age , he's 12 ,
6'0 tall and pitches , he can throw a drop , a rise and a circle
change. if theres any team or anyone who may have some info in
regards to teams or turny's that would be great


  

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 15:24:21 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:24:21 +0000
Subject: Midland Sat 3pm
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Kitchener 7
Jarvis 0

Now 3:20pm

Running Behind due to last nights rain

Setting up now


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 15:44:07 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:44:07 +0000
Subject: Midland Correction 3pm
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Game 13

Kitchener 7

Scarborough 0


Main site up in a few min


3:45pm



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 16:09:55 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:09:55 -0700
Subject: Trying to locate a catcher(first name Darren nick name clam)
Message-ID: <140608166.47775@webbox.com>


Received: 6/14/08 10:03:04 AM 
From:  "Drew Plumadore" <fernlake2 at frontiernet.net> 
Add to People Section  
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clam)  
  

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Darren is from Ontario Canada if you know him please give him
my phone # !-518-647-5314 or my e-mail address fernlake2(at)frontiernet.net
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 16:11:38 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:11:38 -0700
Subject: Senior_Women's_National_Team_captures_opening_game_of_Pro_
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Received: 6/14/08 10:52:05 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Senior_Women's_National_Team_captures_opening_game_of_Pro_
 
 

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June14, 2008

 

SeniorWomen?s National Team captures opening game of Pro Tour
5-0

 

(Chicago,IL) ? The Canadian Senior Women?s National Softball
team started off the ProTour on the right foot last night, as
the squad defeated the Chicago Bandits bya score of 5-0 at Judson
University Sports Complex in Elgin, IL. 

 

Inthe first inning of the well-deserved victory, second baseman,
Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) singled to center field, allowing
her teammate MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC) to secure the first
run of the night. Robin Mackin(Newmarket, ON) ran a tight ship
from the pitcher?s plate, allowing only onehit and no runs from
the Bandits in two innings and a third of work.

 

Althoughneither team was able to score in the second or third
inning, tempo picked upin the top of the fourth when Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, AB), who notched tworuns on the evening, singled and
was eventually brought home on a hit bycatcher, Kaleigh Rafter
(Guelph, ON). The 2-0 lead was maintained by pitcherDanielle
Lawrie (Langley, BC), who replaced Mackin in the bottom of the
thirdand proved to be unrelenting. 

 

Canadaopened up the fifth inning with a homerun by Yee and continued
on the righttrack with Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) and Lawrick
scoring on a Bandits?error.  

TheSenior Women?s National Team, led by Head Coach Lori Sippel,
staved off eagerChicago batters and ultimately seized the 5-0
win after seven innings of play.

 

Lawrie,who pitched for the majority of the night, managed two
hits and eightstrikeouts for 16 official at bats. Mackin kept
seven batters at bay, offeringonly one hit and registering three
strikeouts. 

 

Theteam is set to take on the Bandits for the second time on
Saturday, June 14,2008 at 7:05 p.m. CDT.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact: 

 

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x 3107

scintern at softball.ca

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

14juin, 2008

 

L??quipe nationale senior f?minine remporte unpremier gain lors
de la tourn?e professionnelle

 

(Chicago,IL) ? L??quipe nationale de softball senior f?minine
du Canada a commenc? satourn?e professionnelle du bon pied hier
soir, alors que la formation asurclass? les Bandits de Chicago
par la marque de 5 ? 0 au complexe sportif del?Universit? Judson
? Elgin, IL.

 

Lorsde la premi?re manche de la victoire bien m?rit?e, la joueuse
de deuxi?me butJennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B) a cogn? un simple
au champ centre, permettant ?sa co?quipi?re Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, C-B) de croiser le marbre pour lepremier point de la
rencontre. Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) a ?t? ?tincelantede la
plaque des lanceuses, n?accordant qu?un seul coup s?r et aucun
point auxBandits dans deux manches et un tiers de travail.

 

Apr?sque les deux ?quipes n?ont pas ?t? capables de marquer en
deuxi?me ou troisi?memanche, le rythme s?est acc?l?r? en d?but
de quatri?me lorsque Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, AB), qui a crois?
le marbre ? deux reprises dans la soir?e, a frapp?un simple et
a ?ventuellement crois? le marbre sur un coup s?r de la receveuseKaleigh
Raftr (Guelph, ON). L?avance de 2 ? 0 a ?t? maintenue par la
lanceuseDanielle Lawrie (Langley, C-B), qui a remplac? Mackin
en fin de troisi?me et acontinu? le beau travail.

 

LeCanada a ouvert la cinqui?me manche avec un coup circuit de
Yee et l?attaque acontinu? sur le bon chemin lorsqu?Alison Bradley
(Pinkerton, ON) et Lawrick ontmarqu? sur une erreur des Bandits.
L??quipe nationale senior f?minine, dirig?epar l?entra?neuse
chef Lori Sippel, a ?t? capable de limiter l?attaque deChicago
et a finalement remport? la partie 5 ? 0 apr?s sept manches de
jeu.

 

Lawrie,qui a lanc?e la majorit? de la soir?e (quatre manches
et deux tiers), n?aaccord? que deux coups s?rs en retirant huit
frappeuses sur des prises, alorsque 18 frappeuses se sont pr?sent?es
au b?ton. Mackin a retir? sept frappeuses,n?accordant qu?un coup
s?r avec trois retraits sur des prises.

 

L??quipeest pr?te ? affronter les Bandits pour la deuxi?me fois
aujourd?hui, le 14 juin? 19:05 heure centrale.

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus de renseignements, contactez:

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613)523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 21:29:08 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:29:08 +0000
Subject: Midland 9pm Jarvis vs Thomson
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Thomson took a 3 - 0 lead with a 3 run home run off of Koert

Playoff game 2. Vs. 7

9:30pm.           B1



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 22:15:44 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:15:44 +0000
Subject: Midland. Jarvis vs Thomson T4
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Thomson leading 3 - 2

10:15


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 22:18:20 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:18:20 +0000
Subject: Midland. Kitchener vs OS T4
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Kitchener leading 2 - 0


Kitchener fan injured



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 22:40:26 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:40:26 +0000
Subject: Midland OS Leading Kitchener 5th
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Owen Sound leading Kitchener 3 - 2


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 22:47:58 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:47:58 +0000
Subject: Midland Correction Kitchener Leading in 5th
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My cub reporter has been sent to her room


Kitchener leading 7 - 2
Over Owen Sound

10:45pm


T6 tomson leading Jarvis 3 - 2
Koert out.  Phibbs in


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 14 23:11:13 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:11:13 +0000
Subject: Midland. Jarvis charges ahead
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B6

Bill simmons singled then stole his way all around the bases including stealing home to tie the game

Dambrosio double

Pat Graham triple drives in the go ahead run

Staats drives in Graham

Jarvis leading Tomson 5 - 3

11;00pm



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 15 11:05:01 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:05:01 -0700
Subject: Canada takes 6-1 Pro Tour win over Chicago
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Received: 6/15/08 9:26:56 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada_takes_6-1_Pro_Tour_win_over_Chicago_/_Le_Canada_rem
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2008

 

Canada takes 6-1 Pro Tour win over Chicago

 

(Chicago, IL) ? The Canadian Senior Women?s NationalSoftball
Team continued its winning ways last night with a 6-1 win over
theChicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league.
The red and whitewas propelled by a 4-for-4 performance by Sheena
Lawrick (Calgary, AB), threehomeruns and a solid pitching tandem
of Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) and DioneMeier (Saskatoon, SK).

 

Canada struck first in the top of the second inning whenLawrick
connected with a leadoff solo homerun to give Canada the early
1-0lead. In the fourth, Lawrick continued to swing her hot bat,
leading off theinning with a double to left field and later scored
on a single by ErinCumpstone (Saskatoon, SK).

 

After Chicago cut the lead in half in the bottom half of thefourth,
Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) hit a solo homerun of her own in the
fifth,followed by back-to-back singles by Jennifer Yee (North
Delta, BC) and JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC). Lawrick
then ripped another double down the thirdbase line, allowing
Yee to score from second base. Two innings later, Sallingput
the game out of reach in the top of the seventh with a two-run
homerun.

 

In the pitcher?s circle, Bay Regula allowed one run on threehits,
striking out four batters in four innings of work to earn the
win. Meiercame on in relief in the bottom of the fifth, allowing
two hits and a walk togo along with four strikeouts in three
innings.

 

Canada unleashed a 12 hit attack against the Bandits, led byLawrick?s
four-for-four game (one single, two doubles and one homerun).
McLean,Yee and Salling each collected two hits for Canada, while
Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON) and Cumpstone each added a single.

 

The two teams will square off again this afternoon (3:05pmCDT)
in the third game of the four-game set. Visit Softball Canada?s
website for Team Canada resultsand box scores. 

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact: 

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and CommunicationsServices

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


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POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

15 juin, 2008

 

Le Canada remporte une victoire de 6-1face ? Chicago

 

(Chicago, IL) ? L??quipe nationale desoftball senior f?minine
du Canada a continu? ses habitudes gagnantes hier soiravec une
victoire de 6 ? 1 sur les Bandits de Chicago de la ligue National
ProFaspitch (NPF). Le rouge et blanc a ?t? propuls? par une performance
de quatrecoups s?rs de Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB), trois coups
circuits et un duosolide de lanceuses consistant de Lauren Bay
Regula (Trail, C-B) et Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK).

 

Le Canada a ouvert le pointage en d?but dedeuxi?me manche lorsque
Lawrick a claqu? un coup circuit pour donner une avancede 1 ?
0 ? son ?quipe. En quatri?me manche, Lawrick a continu? sa dominance
aub?ton, commen?ant la manche avec un double au champ gauche
et a crois? lemarbre sur un simple d?Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,
SK).

 

Apr?s que Chicago ? ?t? capable de r?duirel??cart en moiti? en
fin de quatri?me manche, Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) a cogn?un circuit
d?un point, suivi d?une paire de simples cons?cutifs des b?tons
deJennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B) et Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,
C-B).Lawrick s?est ensuite pr?sent? au b?ton encore une fois,
d?livrant un autredouble le long de la ligne du troisi?me but
pour permettre ? Yee de marquer dudeuxi?me but. Deux manches
plus tard, Salling a mis la partie hors de port?e enclaquant
un circuit de deux points.

 

Dans le cercle des lanceuses, Bay Regula aaccord? un point sur
trois coups s?rs, retirant quatre frappeuses sur desprises en
quatre manches de travail pour m?riter la victoire. Meier est
venueen rel?ve en fin de cinqui?me, accordant deux coups s?rs
et un but sur ballesainsi que quatre retraits au b?ton en trois
manches.

 

Le Canada a explos? pour 12 coups s?rscontre les Bandits, men?
par la performance de quatre-en-quatre de Lawrick (unsimple,
deux doubles et un circuit). McLean, Yee, et Salling on chacun
r?colt?deux coups s?rs, alors que Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
et Cumpstone ont chacunajout? un simple.

 

Les deux ?quipes s?affronteront encore unefois cet apr?s-midi
(15:05 heure centrale) lors de la troisi?me rencontre s?unes?rie
de quatre. Visitez le siteweb de Softball Canada pour les r?sultats
de l??quipecanadienne.   

 

 

-SC-

 

Pour plus de renseignements, contactez:

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Gestionnaire ? Services de Marketing etCommunications

Softball Canada

gleblanc at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:41:46 +0000
Subject: Midland leading Kitchener
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After first half inning midland leads Twins

Cox pitching for Twins and does not sound happy

B1.   Patterson pitching for Explorers


12:22pm


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 15 13:52:00 2008
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:52:00 -0700
Subject: Midland 2pm updates
Message-ID: <150608167.39500@webbox.com>




B7 and NY taking the field to hold a 1-0 lead
1:55pm

On Diamond 2,  Midland Lead Kitchener 2-0 in the 5th

On Diamond 3, Scarborough lead 2-0 over Jarvis in B3
Now 6-0 for Scarborough in B4
1:50pm


Spectacular day in this beautiful ballyard today.
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jun 16 18:48:53 2008
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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:48:53 -0700
Subject: Canada defeats Bandits 3-1 for thirdstraight win
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Received: 6/16/08 3:00:14 PM 
From:  "Softball Canada Intern" <scintern at softball.ca> 



Subject:  Canada_defeats_Bandits_3-1_for_third_straight_win_/_Le_Can
 


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2008

Canada defeats Bandits 3-1 for thirdstraight win

(Chicago, IL) ?The Senior Women?sNational Team notched its third
straight win yesterday afternoon by defeatingthe Chicago Bandits
by a score of 3-1. Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) scored tworuns
to improve Canada?s record to 3-0 on the Pro Tour, extending
fromJune 13-29.

If the first inning had been any indication of howthe game was
to unfold, Canada might not have been so fortunate to escape
witha victory. Thankfully, the homerun by the Bandits? Stacy
May onCanada?s first pitch of the game was the only run the team
would allowits opponent for the remainder of the day.

In an effort to pull ahead, Matthews sent one out ofthe park
in the top of the third, while pitcher Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
BC)frustrated the Bandits by throwing one strikeout after another.

Though the Chicago squad rallied together, managingto earn two
hits and steal a couple of bases, the Senior Women?s NationalTeam
put all doubts to rest in the sixth inning. After drawing a walk
andstealing second base, Matthews was sent home on a drive to
centre field byJennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC). Immediately
after the score advanced to2-1 in Canada?s favour, Sheena Lawrick
(Calgary, BC) recorded an RBI,where Jennifer Yee (North Delta,
BC) earned the third and final run of theafternoon. 

At the end of seven innings, Lawrie was creditedwith an outstanding
ten strikeouts and only two hits to earn the win.

Canada will be seeking its fourth victory tonight,June 16, 2008
at 7:05p.m. CDT, as they take on the Chicago Bandits at JudsonUniversity
Sports Complex (Elgin, IL).


-SC-

For more information, contact:

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca

 

 

 

POUR DIFFUSIONIMMEDIATE

 

16 juin, 2008

 

LeCanada bat les Bandits 3-1 pour leur troisi?me victoire de
suite 

 

(Chicago,IL) ? L??quipe nationale senior f?minine s?est m?rit?e
unetroisi?me victoire de suite hier apr?s-midi en surclassant
les Bandits deChicago par la marque de 3 ? 1. Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, C-B) a marqu? deuxpoints pour pousser la fiche du Canada
? 3-0 lors de leur tourn?e professionnelle,qui s??longe du 13
au 29 juin.

 

Sila premi?re manche ?tait une indication de comment la partie
allait ?tre jou?e,le Canada n?aurait probablement pas ?t? si
chanceux de s?en sortiravec la victoire. Heureusement, le coup
circuit par Stacy May des Bandits sur lepremier lancer de la
partie du Canada ?tait le seul point que le rouge et blanca accord?
? son adversaire pour le reste de la journ?e.

 

Dansun effort de briser l??galit?, Matthews a envoy? une balle
hors duterrain en d?but de troisi?me manche, alors que la lanceuse
Danielle Lawrie(Langley, C-B) a frustr? les Bandits en retirant
frappeuse apr?s frappeuse surdes prises.

 

Malgr?que l??quipe de Chicago s?est rassembl? ensemble, cognant
deuxcoups s?rs et volant quelques buts, l??quipe nationale senior
f?minine amis fin aux doutes en sixi?me manche. Apr?s avoir forc?
un but sur balles etvol? le deuxi?me coussin, Matthews a crois?
le marbre su un coup solide deJennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,
C-B)au champ centre. Imm?diatement apr?savoir pris les devants
2-1, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) a produit un autrepoint, poussant
Jennifer Yee (North Delta, C-B) au marbre pour le troisi?me etdernier
point de la partie.

 

Apr?ssept manches, Lawrie a ?t? cr?dit?e avec dix retraits au
b?ton et seulementdeux coups s?rs pour se m?riter la victoire.

 

LeCanada sera ? la recherche de sa quatri?me victoire ce soir,
le 16 juin 2008 ?19:05 heure centrale, alors qu?il affrontera
les Bandits de Chicago unederni?re fois au complexe sportif de
l?Universit? Judson (Elgin, IL).

 

-SC-

 

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Gestionnaire? Services de Marketing et Communications
Softball Canada
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(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105   

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 17 09:12:43 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:12:43 -0700
Subject: Chicago avoids series sweep with 3-1 win over Canada
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Received: 6/17/08 8:13:09 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Chicago_avoids_series_sweep_with_3-1_win_over_Canada_/_Chi
 


FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June17, 2008

 

Chicagoavoids series sweep with 3-1 win over Canada

 

(Chicago,IL) ? The Chicago Bandits had something to prove after
three straight losses atthe hands of Canada?s Senior Women?s
National team, as the NationalProfessional Fastpitch team took
advantage of an impressive performance bystarting pitcher Jessica
Sallinger who limited the Canadians to only one hit.Even still,
the Bandits needed two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning
toearn the 3-1 win in the series finale at the Judson University
Sports Complex.

 

Itcertainly looked like the Bandits had something to prove, as
they loaded thebases in the bottom of the first inning on three
walks, but were unable to pushany runners in to score. In the
top of the third, however, the Bandits wereable to score the
first run of the game on and RBI double by Jaime Clark. Ittook
until the top of the sixth inning for Canada to earn its first
hit, arun-scoring single by Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) that
pushed Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) in to score. In the bottom
of the inning, Chicago finally putthe game away on a two-run
homerun by designated player Nicole Trimboli.

 

RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON), Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) and
Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK) evenly share the pitching duties for
Canada, each pitching twoinnings in the loss. Mackin struggled
a bit with her control by walking fourbatters, but only allowed
one hit and no runs. Bay Regula gave up one run ontwo hits to
go along with two strikeouts, while Meier allowed two runs on
fourhits.

 

Canadawill now make the short trip to Rockford, IL where they
will meet thesecond-place Thunder in a four-game series starting
Thursday, July 19 (6:35 p.m.CDT).

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact: 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

17juin 2008

 

Chicago?vite le balayage avec une victoire de 3-1 face au Canada

 

(Chicago,IL) ? Les Bandits de Chicago avaient quelque chose ?
prouver apr?s troisd?faites d?affil? aux mains de l??quipe nationale
senior f?minine du Canada,alors que l??quipe de la ligue National
Professional Fastpitch a pris avantaged?une performance ?tincelante
de la lanceuse partante Jessica Sallinger qui alimit? les canadiennes
? seulement un coup s?r. Malgr? cet exploit, les Banditsont eu
besoin de deux points en fin de sixi?me manche pour m?riter la
victoirede 3 ? 1 dans la derni?re partie de la s?rie au complexe
sportif del?Universit? Judson.

 

Il?tait apparent que les Bandits avaient quelque chose ? prouver,
alors qu?ellesont rempli les coussins sur trois buts sur balles
d?s la fin de la premi?remanche, mais n?ont pas ?t? capable de
marquer. Toutefois, en fin de troisi?me,les Bandits ont r?ussi
? marquer le premier point de la partie sur un double deJaime
Clark. Le Canada a pris six manches pour finalement obtenir son
premiercoup s?r, un simple de Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) qui
a pouss? Jennifer Yee(North Delta, C-B) au marbre du deuxi?me
but. En fin de manche, Chicago afinalement ?t? capable de cogner
le clou dans le cercueil apr?s un circuit dedeux points frapp?
par la joueuse d?sign?e Nicole Trimboli.

 

RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON), Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B) et
Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK) ont partag? ?galement la t?che des
lanceuses pour le Canada,alors que chacune a lanc? deux manches
dans la d?faite. Mackin a eu un peu dedifficult? avec son contr?le
en accordant quatre passes gratuites, mais aseulement accord?
un coup s?r sans donner de point. Bay Regula a c?d? un pointsur
deux coups s?rs ainsi que quatre retraits sur des prises, alors
que Meier apermis deux points sur quatre coups s?rs.

 

LeCanada fera maintenant le court voyage ? Rockford, IL o? il
fera face auThunder, qui est pr?sentement en deuxi?me position
dans la ligue. La s?rie dequatre parties s?amorcera jeudi le
19 juin ? 18:35 heure centrale.

 



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jun 18 17:06:56 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:06:56 
Subject: Media Release - 15th Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
	Tournament - July 12 - 20
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Received: 6/18/08 5:08:14 PM 
From:  Colleen Goodwin-Ryan <colleen at axion.net> 

  
Subject:  Media Release - 15th Canada Cup International Women's
Fastpitch Tournament - July 12 - 20  
                 
                                                            
                       
It?s Countdown to the 15th Canada Cup

(Happening July 12 ? 20, 2008)

 

(Surrey, B.C. Canada) Many of the best teams in the world are
about to take centre stage at one of the best tournaments in
the world, July 12 ? 20 at Softball City, Surrey, BC.  It?s the
15th edition of the Canada Cup where 14 teams are expected to
compete, including five of the eight teams qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

 

It?s a grand slam tournament lineup once again with four tournaments
being part of the 2008 Canada Cup schedule.  Up to 75 teams from
many parts of the world will be coming to B.C. to take part in
this softball extravaganza.

 

This year?s tournament includes, not only the 15th Canada Cup
International Women?s Fastpitch Tournament, but also the 7th
Canada Cup International Fastpitch Futures Tournament World Junior
Women?s presented by MVP Athletic Supplies, the 4th Canada Cup
16 and Under Fastpitch Showcase Tournament and returning for
the 11th time, the Canada Cup Special Olympics Friendship Division
Tournament.

 

This year?s Canada Cup International Women?s Fastpitch Tournament
running July 12 ? 20 at Softball City (2201 ? 148th St.) in Surrey
will feature 14 teams vying for supremacy including Olympic bound
teams from Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Venezuela.
 

 

Up to 33 teams are expected to compete in the Futures Tournament,
with play slated July 14 - 20 at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park (64th Ave and 168th St.) and Sullivan Park (152nd and 62nd),
all in Surrey. 

 

The 2008 Canada Cup 16 & Under Fastpitch Showcase Tournament
is scheduled July 14 ? 20 at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park and Sullivan Park. Up to 22 teams are expected to compete
in this event.

 

The Canada Cup Special Olympics Friendship Division Tournament
takes place July 17? 20 with six teams currently scheduled. 

 

The Canada Cup was started by chair Glen Todd in 1993 as an international
women?s fastpitch developmental tournament to help the Canadian
national team prepare for top-level international competition.
Teams now regard the Canada Cup as one of the premier competitive
tournaments in the world. 

 

For information on Canada Cup tickets and other tournament information
call 604-536-9287 or visit www.canadacup.com for other tournament
information including a listing of teams, as confirmed, that
are expected to compete in the 2008 event.



 

Media Contact: Colleen Goodwin-Ryan, Phone 604-581-9203 or email:
colleen(AT)axion.net
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 19 18:13:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:13:23 -0700
Subject: Want to Play in NZ
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Received: 6/19/08 5:19:09 PM 
From:  "Richard Clarke" <richardc(at)tranzit.co.nz> 

   
Subject:  FW: Want to Play in NZ  


 

 

RichardClarke

TranzitGroup Accounts.

063771227

 


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From: Richard Clarke 
Sent: Friday, 20 June 2008 10:08a.m.

Subject: Want to Play in NZ

 

The Giants softballclub are looking for players to join the Premier
1 Men?s team for the2008/2009 season in NZ.  Giants compete in
the Hutt Valley/Wellington Competition,and welcome any persons
interested. Please contact Giants C.E.O at twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz
or sir1212(at)hotmail.com for find out more.

 

Cheers

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 20 12:25:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:25:52 -0700
Subject: Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder
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Received: 6/20/08 9:41:37 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder  

  



FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

June20th, 2008

 

Canada secures 8-1 victory over Thunder

 

(Chicago,IL) ? The Senior Women?s National Team had an impressiveperformance
at the Pro Tour last night, defeating the Rockford Thunder 8-1
inthe opening game of the second series. The game, which was
played atPlayer?s Park in Roscoe, IL, saw Melanie Matthews (Surrey,
BC) scorethree runs, while pitchers  Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,
BC) and Dione Meier (Saskatoon,SK) allowed only three hits and
one run on the night.

 

TeamCanada wasted no time, gaining an advantageous 5-0 lead after
the first twoinnings. In the top of the first, Matthews crossed
home plate when Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) doubled to left
centre field. First baseman, Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, AB) then
registered two RBIs when she sent one over the fence,allowing
both Yee and herself to score. Midway through the second inning,
NoemieMarin (Acton-Vale, QC) drew a walk and advanced tosecond
base before recording a run. Matthews also tallied a run on an
RBIsingle by Erin McLean (Whitby, ON).

 

Itwasn?t until the fourth inning that Team Canada widened the
scoring gapbetween itself and the Thunder even more. With bases
loaded, Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,BC) forced a walk, giving
Matthews her third run of the game. In the nextplay, Lawrick
singled, allowing McLean to score. 

 

Afterpitching five innings and recording a only two hits and
zero errors, Regula wasrelieved by Meier, who closed out the
game with a single run in the bottom ofthe sixth inning. Before
the score was settled, McLean added one more run whenshe homered
to left field, making it 8-1 for Canada.

 

TheSenior Women?s National Team will look to better their 4-1
Pro Tourrecord tonight, June 20th, 2008 at 6:35p.m. CDT against
the Rockford Thunder.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact;

 

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

 

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 21 10:54:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:54:31 -0700
Subject: Men's Fastpitch MaddhaTTERS results
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Received: 6/20/08 1:28:59 PM 
From:  Bill Aldred <bill_fastball(at)yahoo.com> 

  
Subject:  Men's Fastpitch MaddhaTTERS results  
  

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Thursday June 19, 2008
9:00 pm 
Clear Prairie 8 - Crown Anchors 5 
Winning pitcher Brent Lund Catcher Kevin Lund
Losing Pitcher Joel Meyaard Catcher Mike McVey 

Horse Lake 1 Default
Horse Lake 2 Default



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780-532-6022

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 21 11:00:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:14 -0700
Subject: Team Canada wins its fifth game of ProTour 9-2
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Received: 6/21/08 2:11:44 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2008

Team Canada wins its fifth game of ProTour 9-2

(Rockford, IL) ? Having already won five of sixgames on the Pro
Tour, the Senior Women?s National Team managed to maintainmomentum
last night by claiming a 9-2 victory over the Rockford Thunder.

The Rockford team was reluctant to give up anothergame to the
Senior Women?s squad, but were left no choice as Canada gained
anearly 3-0 lead. Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) started
the tally whenshe got a homerun in the top of the first inning,
also batting in Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC).  Soon thereafter,
in the second inning of play, KaleighRafter  (Guelph, ON) recorded
a run when No?mie Marin(Acton-Vale, QC) singled then advanced
to second base on a wild pitch.

Despite the consistent arm of starting pitcher Robin Mackin (Newmarket,
ON), Rockford?s Tonya Callahan registered a homerun, while her
teammate Shanna Diller also scored in the bottom of the second
inning. Neither team would score again in the third or fourth
innings. 
 
A sacrifice bunt by Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) in the fifth
inning advanced Marin to second base, from which point she was
batted in by Erin McLean (Whitby, ON). Eventually, McLean would
also register a run for her team. 
 
An already frustrated Rockford Thunder roster became even more
distressed when in the final inning, Canada?s Matthews, Yee,
McLean and Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC) added four more runs,
closing out the game with a 9-2 victory. Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
BC), who replaced Mackin in the fifth inning, pitched a nearly
perfect three innings with zero runs and five strikeouts for
nine at bats.
 
Game three of the ongoing series between Team Canada and the
Rockford Thunder will take place tonight, June 21st, 2008 at
5:35p.m. CDT at Player?s Park in Roscoe, IL.
 
Box Scores

-SC-

For more information, please contact;

Andrea Carisse
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 x. 3102
scintern at softball.com 


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POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE
21 juin, 2008

Le Canada remporte la cinqui?mepartie de la tourn?e professionnelle
9 ? 2

(Rockford, IL) ? Ayant d?j? remport?cinq parties sur six sur
leur tourn?e professionnelle, l??quipe nationalef?minine senior
a ?t? capable de garder leur ?lan hier soir en remportant unevictoire
de 9-2 sur le Thunder de Rockford.

L??quipe de Rockford ?tait r?ticente ?perdre une autre partie
a la formation f?minine senior, mais n?avait pas lechoix alors
que le Canada a pris les devants 3 ? 0 tr?s t?t dans la partie.Jennifer
Salling (Port Coquitlam, C-B) a commenc? le tout en claquant
un coupcircuit en d?but de premi?re manche, permettant aussi
a Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, C-B) de marquer. En deuxi?me manche,
Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) acrois? le marbre sur un simple de
No?mie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC).

Malgr? un d?part constant de RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON), Tonya
Callahan de Rockford a ?t? capable de cogner uncircuit de deux
points. Aucune des deux ?quipes n?ont ?t? capable de marquer
entroisi?me ou en quatri?me.

Un coup sacrifice de Melanie Matthews(Surrey, C-B) en cinqui?me
manche a pouss? Marin au deuxi?me but, qui a ensuitemarqu? sur
un coup s?r d?Erin McLean (Whitby, ON). McLean a ?ventuellement
crois?le marbre elle aussi.

Une formation d?j? frustr?e de Rockfords?est mis encore plus
en mis?re en derni?re manche, alors que Matthews, Yee,McLean
et Kristy Odamura (Richmond, C-B) ont tous crois? le marbre pour
leCanada, donnant ? l??quipe une victoire de 9 ? 2. Danielle
Lawrie (Langley,C-B) qui a remplac? Mackin en cinqui?me manche,
a lanc? trois manches presqueparfaites sans allouer de point
avec cinq retraits au b?ton.

La troisi?me partie de la s?rie entre leCanada et le Thunder
de Rockford aura lieu ce soir, le 21 juin ? 17:35 heurecentrale
au Player?s Park ? Roscoe, IL.

R?sum?

-SC-

Pour plus d?information,contactez :

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Gestionnaire ? Services de Marketing et Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc at softball.ca
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 22 09:42:43 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:42:43 -0700
Subject: Team Canada claims 6-5 nail-biter overThunder
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Received: 6/22/08 12:21:16 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Team_Canada_claims_6-5_nail-biter_over_Thunder_/_?quipe_
 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2008

Team Canada claims 6-5 nail-biter overThunder

(Rockford, IL) ? In its first close game of the ProTour, the
Senior Women?s National Team battled and ultimately won a close
6-5decision against the Rockford Thunder last night at Player?s
Park. Veterancentre fielder, Allison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON),
and second baseman JenniferYee (North Delta, BC) each earned
two runs to help their team to victory.

The third game of the series proved to be a matter of catch up
for the Rockford Thunder squad, who responded to almost every
Team Canada run with one of its own. In the top of the first
inning, Yee advanced to first on a defensive error, stole second
and opened up the scoring when she was sent home by teammate
Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC). Feeling the pressure to
even out the score, Rockford?s Kristen Zaleski retaliated with
a run of her own, leveling out the score to 1-1.
 
Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) was the next to list a runin the third
inning, when she was batted in by Salling, who recorded her secondRBI
of the game. Immediately following this play, Bradley singled
to centrefield, but advanced to third base on an error, enabling
both Salling and Yee toachieve a run. Ultimately, the team would
secure another run before taking tothe field.  

Determined to challenge the Senior Women and proveits worth in
front of a hometown crowd, the Thunder collected four more runs
inthe bottom of the fourth inning to tie the score at five. However,
this wouldnot be enough to stave off Canada, as Bradley snuck
in the last run of thenight in the final inning.

Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) and Danielle Lawrie(Langley, BC),
who shared pitching duties for the evening, had a combined sevenstrikeouts.
Bradley had an outstanding performance with two runs and two
RBIs.Salling also collected an impressive two hits, one run and
two RBIs.

The Senior Women?s National Team will face offagainst the Rockford
Thunder again on June 22, 2008 at 3:05 p.m. CDT.

Box Score

-SC-

For more information, please contact;

Andrea Carisse
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 x. 3102
scintern at softball.ca


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POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE
22 juin, 2008

?quipe Canada se m?rite unevictoire serr?e de 6 ? 5 face au Thunder

(Rockford, IL) ? Dans le premier matchserr? de la tourn?e professionnelle,
l??quipe nationale senior f?minine abataill? fort et a finalement
gagn? une d?cision ?troite de 6 ? 5 contre leThunder de Rockford
hier soir ? Player?s Park. La voltigeuse de centre v?t?ranAlison
Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) et la joueuse de deuxi?me but Jennifer
Yee(North Delta, C-B) se sont chacun m?rit?es deux points pour
mener leur ?quipe ?la victoire.

La troisi?me partie de la s?rie ?taitpleine de rattrapage pour
la formation du Thunder de Rockford, qui a r?pondu ?presque tous
les points du Canada. En d?but de premi?re manche, Yee est avanc?eau
premier but sur une erreur d?fensive, a vol? le deuxi?me but
et a ouvert lepointage sur un simple de Jennifer Salling (Port
Coquitlam, C-B). Ressentant lapression d??galer la marque, Kristen
Zaleski du Thunder a crois? le marbre surune balle qui s?est
?chapp? de la receveuse, nivelant le pointage ? 1-1.

Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) ?tait laprochaine a marquer un point
en troisi?me manche, lorsqu?elle a ?t? pouss?e aumarbre par Salling
qui ? produit son deuxi?me point de la partie. Imm?diatementapr?s
ce jeu, Bradley a cogn? un simple au champ centre et a avanc?
autroisi?me but sur une erreur, permettant ? Salling et Yee de
marquer un point.Ultimement, l??quipe a ajout? un autre point
lors de cette manche avant deretourner ? la d?fensive.

D?termin? ? faire comp?tition ? l??quipecanadienne et d?montrer
sa force devant des partisans locaux, le Thunder ?r?colt? quatre
autres points en fin de quatri?me manche pour ?galer la marque
?nouveau ? 5-5. Toutefois, cela n??tait pas assez pour d?courager
le Canada,alors que Bradley a crois? le marbre pour le dernier
point de la soir?e lors dela derni?re manche.

Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) et DanielleLawrie (Langley, C-B),
qui ont partag? le travail dans le cercle des lanceuses,ont combin?
pour sept retraits sur des prises. Bradley a eu une performanceexcellente
avec deux points marqu?s et deux points produits. Salling a aussir?colt?
deux coups s?rs, un point et deux points produits.

L??quipe nationale senior f?minineaffrontera le Thunder de Rockford
pour une derni?re fois cet apr?s midi, le 22juin, ? 15:05 heure
centrale.

R?sum?

-SC-

Gilles LeBlanc
Gestionnaire ? Services de Marketing et Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc at softball.ca
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 22 09:44:28 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:44:28 -0700
Subject: Midwest Stampede/Albaugh Tourney and Night at The Iowa Cubs
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Received: 6/22/08 12:33:50 AM 
From:  dennis frye <fryedennis(at)msn.com> 

   
Subject:  Midwest Stampede/Albaugh Tourney and Night at The Iowa
Cubs  
   

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Fast-pitch and AAA Baseball will Team Together on June 26th as
The Midwest Stampede / Albaugh will Host ALL Uniformed Players
while Tickets last for FREE !!! Meet & Greet the Stampede Players
and Staff for a night at the Baseball Diamond at Beautiful Principal
Park. Friday - Sunday the Action shifts to Elkhart , Iowa for
Fast-pitch Fever as 8 teams Compete at The Albaugh Invitational
. This is a Fantastic Opportunity to see Major League Caliber
ball - players Display their SKILLS on a softball size playing
field ! Flyer to follow .. Thanks... May the Sight of the ball
, bring a ping from the bat and a Roar from the Crowd  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 22 17:50:10 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:50:10 -0700
Subject: TOURNOI BALLE RAPIDE EXPRESS SAINT-LÉONARD-D’ASTON
Message-ID: <220608174.53798@webbox.com>


TOURNOI BALLE RAPIDE EXPRESS SAINT-L?ONARD-D?ASTON
26-27-28-29 JUIN 2008
HORAIRE G?N?RAL

Jeudi	(-)	26 juin		18 :30	(t-ball)	Hyophiles Sainte-Perp?tue	vs
Saint-L?onard

Jeudi	(10)	26 juin		19 :30	(atome-moustique) Express		vs Sainte-Eulalie

Jeudi	(13)	26 juin		21 :00	(benjamin-cadet)     Express vs Expos
Saint-Wenceslas

Vendredi (-)	27 juin		18 :30	(t-ball)	  		Express vs Sainte Eulalie

Vendredi (11)	27 juin		19 :30	(atome-moustique)	Jeux du Qu?bec
vs Daveluyville

Vendredi (2)	27 juin		21 :00	(interm?diaire)Qu?bec midget vs
Blue Sox Donnacona

Samedi  (12)	28 juin		8 :00(atome moustique) Hyophiles Ste-Perp?tue
vs St-L?onard

Samedi (14)	28 juin		9 :30(benjamin-cadet) Hyophiles Ste-Perp?tue
vs Ste-Eulalie

Samedi (1)	28 juin		11 :00 (interm?diaire) Qu?bec junior vs Ste-Anne
Beaupr?

Samedi (15)	28 juin		12 :30 (atome-moustique) Perdant (10) vs
Gagnant (11)

Samedi (3)	28 juin		14 :00 (interm?diaire) Gagnant (1) vs Express
St-L?onard

Samedi (4)	28 juin		15 :30 (interm?diaire) Perdant (2) vs Perdant
(1)

Samedi (16)	28 juin		17 :00 (atome-moustique) Perdant (11) vs
Gagnant (12)

Samedi (6)	28 juin		18 :30 (interm?diaire) Gagnant (4) vs Perdant
(3)

Samedi (5)	28 juin		20 :00 (interm?diaire) Gagnant (2) vs Gagnant
(3)

Samedi (17)	28 juin		21 :30 (benjamin-cadet) Perdant (13) vs
Gagnant (14)

Dimanche (19)29 juin		8 :00 (atome-moustique) Gagnant (10) vs
Gagnant (16)

Dimanche (20)29 juin		9 :30 (atome-moustique) Perdant (12 vs
Gagnant (15)

Dimanche (18)29 juin 	11 :00(benjamin-cadet) Perdant (14) vs
Gagnant (13)

Dimanche (7) 29 juin		12 :30(interm?diaire) Perdant (5) vs Gagnant
(6)

Dimanche(21)29 juin		14 :00 Finale atome-moustique

Dimanche(22)29 juin		15 :30 Finale benjamin-cadet

Dimanche(9)  29 juin		17 :00 Finale interm?diaire
Jean-Yves Doucet" <doucet at tlb.sympatico.ca

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jun 23 00:10:05 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:05 -0700
Subject: amlooking for a couple of tourneys to play in July
Message-ID: <220608174.76593@webbox.com>


Received: 6/22/08 9:46:35 PM 
From:  "Nick Needham" <nickneed(at)ccr.net> 

 
Subject:  Softball  


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Al, could you please post the following message.

 

My name is Nick Needham, from the Quad City Sox, and I amlooking
for a couple of tourneys to play in July.  I am available every
weekendexcept July 18-20.  I am looking to play some open level
competition during themonth of July, including Nafa Open.  If
anybody is interested, please contactme.

 

Nick Needham

nickneed(at)ccr.net

563-529-5840 -cell
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jun 23 00:12:18 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:12:18 -0700
Subject: SeniorWomen collect seventh win of Pro Tour8-4
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Received: 6/22/08 9:39:02 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Senior_Women_collect_seventh_win_of_Pro_Tour_8-4_/_L'?qqu
 


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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June22, 2008

 

SeniorWomen collect seventh win of Pro Tour8-4            

 

(Rockford,IL) ? Impending rain showers held off long enough for
the Senior Women?sNational Team to claim an 8-4 victory over
the Rockford Thunder this afternoonat Player?s Park. In the fourth
game of the series between the two teamsJennifer Yee (North Delta,
BC) registered six RBIs and two homeruns.

 

TeamCanada started its eighth game of the Pro Tour in an uncharacteristically
slowmanner. Though neither team managed to get a single hit in
the first twoinnings, it was the Senior Women who came out swinging
in the third. Looking tomake up for lost time, the squad was
able to rack in four runs, the first ofwhich came when Kaleigh
Rafter (Guelph,ON) was batted in by Erin McLean(Whitby, ON).
With two teammates waiting on base, Yee hit a game-alteringhomerun
that advanced the score to 4-0 for Canada.

 

Despitethe three runs earned by the opponent in the bottom of
the third inning, thenational team continued to add to its lead.
In the fourth inning, after beingstruck by a wild pitch, catcher
Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) secured a run ona centre field
drive by Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC).

 

Fromthen onwards, Canada?s pitching trio of Lauren Bay Regula
(Trail, BC), RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) and Danielle Lawrie
(Langley, BC) were integral insustaining the team?s lead. While
Rockford?s batters were shut down, Canadacontinued to experience
success. In the sixth inning of play, with McLean onfirst and
Matthews on second, Yee knocked another one out of the park.
Thehomerun allowed for another three easy runs and rounded out
the final score to8-4.

 

TeamCanada will look to prolong its winning streak when it meets
the Akron Racerson June 26, 2008 at 7:05 p.m. CDT at Firestone
Stadium.

 

BoxScores

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact;

 

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jun 23 00:20:33 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:20:33 -0700
Subject: Please review 'TEAM ONTARIO ROSTER'
Message-ID: <220608174.77222@webbox.com>


Received: 6/22/08 11:06:50 PM 
From:  "Don Mcilwraith" <dmcilwa902(at)rogers.com> 


Subject:  Please review 'TEAM ONTARIO ROSTER'  

 PRESS  RELEASE

Kitchener:  The Provincial Women?s Softball Association have
announced the roster for Team Ontario  that will play in the
?Road to Beijing?  exhibition series of games against the National
teams of Australia and Venezuela.  This series played on July
1st  in Brampton,  July 2nd in Oakville,  July 3rd in Milverton
and Friday,  July 4th in Guelph is the kickoff to the Kitchener
Pioneer Lions Tri Nations Cup in Kitchener on July 6th thru 8th
at Peter Hallman Ball Yard. 

			TEAM ONTARIO ROSTER ? 2008

 Player	       Pos.	Hometown	      School  Attending

	Mallory  Aldred	P	Whitby	        Canisus College
	Jenna  Harvey	P	London	        Wellesley College
	Melissa  Laliberte 	P	Cobourg	        Georgia Southern University

	Christine  Murray	P	Brampton	        Gardner Webb University
	Molly  Yetman	P	Cambridge	        Wayne State University

	Sarah  Berry		C	Acton		         Wayne State University
	Ashley  Fitzgerald	C	Kitchener	         Kutztown State University
	Shannon Robinson	C	Toronto	         Valpariso  University

	Danielle  Beckett	Inf	Embro	         Spring Arbor University
	Pearl  Colehill	Inf	Stouffville	         Winthrop  University
	Nicole  Demers	Inf	Mississauga	         Delaware  State University
	Robyn Haig		Inf	Waterloo	         Wayne State University
	Julie MacKenzie	Inf	Mississauga	       U of Pennsylvania (California)	

	Jenna  Campagnolo	 Of	Guelph		Cornell University
	Jessie  Harris		 Of	Stouffville		Simon Fraser University
	Stephanie Leclair	 Of	Kitchener		Wayne State University
	Amy  Oliver		 Of	Newmarket		Wilfrid  Laurier  University
	Daniela  Pappano	 Of	Bolton		          Jacksonville State University

Coaches:

Head Coach ? Dave  Vallance ---- Guelph Gators
Assistants -  Cortney Patteson -- Wayne Dickinson
	                      Rick Stirling ? Bob  Costigan	
	 	 								

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jun 23 13:39:32 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:39:32 -0700
Subject: Pitcher(s) needed for ASA Major
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Received: 6/23/08 12:42:58 PM 
From:  tony schaaf <tony_schaaf(at)hotmail.com> 

   
Subject:  Pitcher(s) needed for ASA Major  
  

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Teams in need of pitcher(s) interested in competing at the ASA
Major tournment.  Play is scheduled to begin Thursday, July 31
at 4:00 pm CST.  Depending on the actual number of teams which
enter this event we will play Thursday - Saturday, July 31 -
August 2.  Sunday, August 3 will be reserved in case of inclement
weather.  Team would cover travel and hotel expenses.  Players
would need to be available the entire scheduled time.  Interested
pitchers should contact Tony Schaaf at the following email address.
 tony_schaaf (at) hotmail.com.  
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 24 09:04:12 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:04:12 -0700
Subject: peewee elimination tournament
Message-ID: <240608176.22241@webbox.com>


Received: 6/24/08 7:58:20 AM 
From:  Nexus Design <pdavis(at)nexuscd.com> 

   
Subject:  OASA News  
   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fastball fans can get their fill next weekend as top-flight
competition
 comes to Stratford. The Stratford Memorials are host to the
Ontario 
 Amateur
 Softball Association peewee elimination tournament June 27 -
29. Among 
 the
 19 entries are local teams Stratford, Mitchell and Milverton,
while 
 other
 teams will travel from as far as Napanee, Stouffville, Pickering,
 Peterborough and even Toledo -- Toledo, Ont., that is, just
northeast 
 of
 Kingston. All games will be played at the Packham Road Complex
in
 Stratford. Games begin Friday night June 27th at 5pm and the
finals are
 scheduled for Sunday June 29th at 3pm. For directions please
go to the
 Stratford Memorials Minor Softball web site at
 http://www.stratfordmemorialssoftball.ca.





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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jun 24 20:49:16 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:49:16 -0700
Subject: ND tournaments
Message-ID: <240608176.64546@webbox.com>


Received: 6/24/08 6:15:43 PM 
From:  Chad Sebulsky <ccs231(AT)mail.usask.ca> 

   
Subject:  ND tournaments  
    

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Hey there, we have a mens team out of Foam Lake and are looking
to go to a tournament in North Dakota, however I am having trouble
finding listings of tournies. If you could point me in the right
direction that would be great. Thanks for your time 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 10:11:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:11:22 -0700
Subject: Canada blanks Akron 3-0 in third series of Pro Tour
Message-ID: <260608178.26273@webbox.com>


Received: 6/26/08 9:12:45 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada blanks Akron 3-0 in third series of Pro Tour
 

  

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Part Number: 3 
Part Type: HTML 

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

June26, 2008

 

Canadablanks Akron 3-0 in third series of Pro Tour

 

(Akron,OH) ? Not even a two day break from competition could
slow down theSenior Women?s National Team, as the squad shut
out the Akron Racers 3-0at Firestone Stadium last night. The
no-hitter, which was the first of theseries between Canada and
the Racers, showcased the skills of Jennifer Salling(Port Coquitlam,
BC) who recorded a homerun and three RBIs.

 

Pitcher,Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) proved early on that she
was in it for the win,when she struck out the first three Racers
in the bottom of the first inningand added three more strikeouts
to her total by the third. However,Canada?s offensive players
started off on a less enthusiastic note, onlyregistering a single
hit, leaving the game scoreless for three innings.

 

Fortunatelythe pace picked up by the fourth inning, when Salling
homered right off thedraw, advancing the score to 1-0. Robin
Mackin (Newmarket, ON) relieved Regulaof her pitching duties
in the bottom of the fifth, but did not ease up on thecompetition.
The duet would go on to strike out a combined 13 of 25 Akronbatters.

 

Lookingto add some security to their lead, the red and white
came out with fervor inthe final inning. Efforts paid off when
No?mie Marin (Acton-Vale,QC) drew a walk, stole second and advanced
to third on a grounder by MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC). The second
and third runs of the night came when Sallingconnected for a
two-run double, batting in both Marin and Erin McLean (Whitby,ON).


 

TheSenior Women and the Akron Racers meet again tonight, June
26, 2008 at 7:05p.m.CDT at Firestone Stadium.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

AndreaCarisse

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca

 

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 17:14:05 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:14:05 -0700
Subject: Sudbury Standings
Message-ID: <260608178.51637@webbox.com>


Received: 6/26/08 2:58:07 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

Subject:  League standings  
MIME Ver:  1.0  
Attachments:  League_Standings(1).xls - 17k
  



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MEMBERS OFTHE FOURTH ESTATE 
     Sudbury Star
     Northern Life
     Blind River FM Moose
     Channel 10 Cable Persona/Sudbury Sports.Com
MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE
      Pickerel River Cardinals
      Garson Hounds
      Athletics
      Dog House North Stars
      Whitefish Lake Steelers
       Magnatewan Native Sons
       Umpire in chief
  Al's Fastball
  Friends and fans of fastball
 
             Attached you'll find the latest up dated league
standings as of June 23rd/08 (teams , hitters , pitchers and
caregory leaders)
              Tonight in Garson at 7 PM (first game of a doubleheader)
the Hounds take on the Cardinals in a battle for first place.
 
                                       Chow
 
 
                                                          Roger
 
                                            Public Relations
 


		RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE								
			2008  SEASON							
										
A] TEAM STANDINGS										
										
TEAMS		G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	For	Agnst	PCT	Points	G.B.L.
										
1.Pickerel R. Cards		7	6	0	1	49	29	0,857	12	
(2007 finalist)										
2.Garson Hounds		7	5	0	2	55	27	0,714	10	1
3. Athletics		8	4	1	3	70	62	0,562	9	3,5
4. Dog House N.Stars             6			3	1	2	31	31	0,583	7	2,5
5. Whitefish Lake 		6	1	0	5	26	44	0,167	2	4,5
6.Magnatewan N.Sons            7			1	0	6	37	70	0,143	2	5,0
										
B] TOP HITTERS										
      (15 plate appearances or more)										
										
PLAYERS		TEAM		Plate A.	O.T.B	R.Sc.,	Hits	Avrg		
										
1.Ed Panamick Jr		Cardinals		19	17	9	12	706		
2.Corey Farmer		Hounds		15	13	8	9	692		
3.Pat Brennan Jr		Cardinals		15	14	5	8	571		
4.Grant Ens		Athletics		19	18	6	10	556		
5.Randy Denis		N.Stars		15	13	1	7	538		
6.Ed Brennan Sr		Athletics		26	25	10	13	520		
7.Serge Savard		Hounds		15	14	4	7	500		
8.Mike cain		N.Stars		19	19	5	9	474		
9.Wally Tobobundung N.Sons				21	20	7	9	450		
10.Todd Parsons		Hounds		20	18	9	8	444		
										
C] TOP PITCHERS										
										
NAMES		TEAM		Inn.Pit	Wins	Losses	ERA	PCT		
										
1.Ed Brennan Sr		Athletics		19	3	0	6,63	1,000		
2.Eric Abitong		Cardinals		14	2	0	1,50	1,000		
3.Jonathan Contin		Cardinals		13	2	0	3,77	1,000		
4.Mickey Chartrand		Hounds		12	2	0	4,08	1,000		
5.Gary Lamothe		Hounds		22	3	1	2,23	750		
6.Randy Denis		N.Stars		39	3	2	5,56	600		
7.Al Guenette		Steelers		12	1	1	8,75	500		
										
D] CATEGORY LEADERS										
										
Runs Scored		Ed Brennan Sr (Athletics)                 10			10					
Base hits		Ed Brennan Sr(Athletics)			13					
Doubles		Grant Ens & Pat Gibbins								
		both of Athletics  @			3					
Triples		Todd Parsons (Hounds)			2					
Home Runs		Todd Parsons (Hounds)			3					
Runs batted in		Todd Parsons (Hounds)			14					
Slugging %		Jean Gilles Larocque(N.Stars)			2267					
Strike outs		Gary Lamothe(Hounds)			32					

Al Doran, CHRP
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 19:52:06 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:52:06 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 started
Message-ID: <1459187926-1214524320-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-502983156-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Holoien pitching for Sask 
Wolfe walks
Ellsworth sac
Shannon passed ball Wolfe to 3
Shannon walks
Eidt drills first pitch over cf
3 zip for twins
Fehrman w 1 out; K
Mullaley w 2 out; an amazing in the park home run - hit to deep LF
Ezekiel pops out
Twins lead 4 - 0

Cox pitching for Twins 

B1

7:50pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 20:08:40 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:08:40 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 B2
Message-ID: <1462885058-1214525313-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-987956286-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Still 4 - 0 for twins
Sask went 1 2 3 
Twins went 1 2 3
Holoien strikes out
2 out
Ethier out at 1st


8:05pm
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 20:40:07 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:40:07 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 b4
Message-ID: <1713715393-1214527200-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-688476260-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

1 LOB
Still 4 - 0 for kitchener

Now T5

8: 40pm

Marty Grant stopped by to say hello



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 20:56:45 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:56:45 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 T6
Message-ID: <2039330193-1214528198-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1288871487-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

8:50pm
Shannon. 
K
1 out
Eidt, singles
Runner in for Eidt,
Lynch running
Fehrman 
Lynch out at 2nd


Still 4 - 0 for kitchener

Good sized crowd here for opening night


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 21:23:23 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:23:23 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 b7
Message-ID: <135241292-1214529799-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1456519585-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Tosh lead off single to break Cox's no hitter
Much disputed as runner forced off base line - but counted as a single


Runner in for Tosh
Lawton K
Levy w 1 out; runner on 1st
Walks

Holoien w 1 out and runners on 2 and 3 fullcount, triples deep to rcf scores 2

Now 4-2 for Kitchener

Ethier deep cf but out and Holoien scores

We have a 4 - 3 ball game 2 out

Hanson K

Game over

Nicely played game

9:23pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 22:38:00 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:38:00 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 3rd Rain delay
Message-ID: <788478763-1214534273-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-634932785-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


No score

Light rain but some lightening so game delay called

10:35pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 23:07:29 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:07:29 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 weather update
Message-ID: <1447027737-1214536041-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-628827407-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


It rained hard for about 20 minutes

11;05pm grounds crew raking

Estimate 20 minutes til play resumes
Some lightening in the distance

Hopefully we will be playing by 11:30pm

3rd inning no score


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 23:30:51 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:30:51 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 new restart time
Message-ID: <426226792-1214537457-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1804273357-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Hope to restart by 11:45pm

3rd inning


Blue Crew
Bob Henning - BC - on the dish
Jay Hart - ON
Lou Davis - NS

Now 11:30pm

A few hard core fans left


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 23:46:56 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:46:56 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 Ready to go
Message-ID: <1507994005-1214538409-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-422058178-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


They appear like magic - the Monkton Grounds Crew

A lot of rain came down but these guys and gals worked their Magic with rakes, brooms and a few bags of Magic Dust

We are ready to go

Bob Henning is almost ready to call PLAY BALL

11:47pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Thu Jun 26 23:49:37 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:49:37 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 B3
Message-ID: <1583752122-1214538573-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-987428795-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


1 out.     CT batting

Paul Koert pitching

No score


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 00:00:59 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:59 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 T4
Message-ID: <352610810-1214539288-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-586609021-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


C-Mac pitching

1 2 3

No score

Midnight

B4


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 00:08:31 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:08:31 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 b4
Message-ID: <231868216-1214539703-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1872865138-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


2 out

Ormsby home run makes it 1-0 for CT

T5

12:08am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 00:29:50 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:29:50 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2
Message-ID: <401212369-1214540984-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-224907816-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Jarvis at bat

1 out

Ryan thompson doubles

Mike Taylor works the count and walks

Matt Lyon.  Walks

Bill Simmons - top of order - SAC fly to tie the game

Pat Graham out


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 00:50:30 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:50:30 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2
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2 out

C-mac throwing heat tonight

Allan Phibbs full count - single to RF
Staats in to run for catcher
Ryan Thompson - walk
Runners on 1 and 2
Mike Taylor - K
Stranded 2


T6

1 - 1. Tie

12;50am

To B6



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 01:01:45 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:01:45 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 B6
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Kevin Reichardt double off of Koert

Magnusson full count singles and RBI

We have a 2-1 game

Chris Delarwelle w no one out - pop to RF dropped - runner close but safe 

CT lead 3-1

Garvey doubles and CT up 4-1

Ormsby w 0 out - K
1 out

Jorgensen K

Tom Crouch fly deep CF out


CT lead 4-1

To T7

1am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 01:09:26 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:09:26 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 2 T7
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Lyon fly out

Bill Simmons K

Pat Graham. K


Game Over. 1:07am

Circle Tap 4
Jarvis 1

WP C-Mac

LP Paul Koert


Full report in about an hour on NEWS-1



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 14:15:53 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:15:53 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 3 - 2nd
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Mark Coleman home run makes it 1 - 0
For St Thomas over Sask

Holoien pitching for Sask

Richardson for St Thomas

2:15pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 14:29:07 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:29:07 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 3 B2
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Sask hitting the long ball and come up with 3

First run scored on a.  Bad throw to 3rd

Now 3 - 1 for Sask

2:30pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 16:24:32 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:24:32 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 4 T3
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BB are up 6 - 0 after 2

T3. Algar in to pitch for CT

Game started a bit early

4:20pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 16:28:53 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:28:53 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 4
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BB up 8 - 0 over CT



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 16:38:30 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:38:30 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 4
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T4

8 - 0 for BB

Kirkpatrick pitching for BB


4:40pm

B4



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 18:09:48 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:09:48 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 delay
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Its now 6:10pm and we are still waiting for The Farm

We were actually ready at 5:15pm but various carloads of Farm Boys are still on the road



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 18:29:13 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:29:13 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 started 6:26pm
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The Farm are here and have enough players to field a team

Schwyer pitching

Simmons on base steals 2nd



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 18:35:40 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:35:40 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 B1
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In T1 jarvis scored Simmons
Left 2 on

Jarvis lead Farm 1 - 0

6:35pm


B1


Phibbs pitching


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 18:48:08 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:48:08 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 B1
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Gooly triple
Zenon single
Hale single
Errors
Robo K
Jason Hill pop to RF out

Farm lead 2 - 1

6:47pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 19:17:22 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:17:22 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 T3
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Jarvis go ahead 3 - 2

Pat Graham double drove in Dambrosio

Fowler brought in Graham

7:15pm

B3


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 20:08:36 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (=?utf-8?B?QWwgRG9yYW4=?=)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:08:36 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 B6
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Colin Abbott tied the game with one swing
There were two out
No one on

After 6 tied 3-3

8:07pm


T7

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 20:19:18 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:19:18 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 5 over
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Jason Hill walk off home run B7 

First batter

4 - 3 win for Farm


Home Run Derby next

8:18pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 21:33:30 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:33:30 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 6 starts 9:20pm
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Wolfe starts off w double

Matta pitching
For SoCal

Good crowd - excellent eve

Shannon w 1 out singles
Wolfe on 3b

Eidt at bat.  Wolfe steals home

Ezekiel grounds and speeds to 1b

Mullaley w 2 out; passed ball Ezekiel to 2b
Single down the centre scores 1

Kitchener lead 3 - 0.      T1


Boyd out

9:33pm


B1



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 21:42:52 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:42:52 +0000
Subject: Easton Home Run Challenge
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Won by Dale Levy - 6

Rino Dambrosio. - 5

Darren Box - 5

Don Garvey - 3

Pat Humphries - 2

Jeff Ellsworth - 0

Tane richardson - 0


Johnny Priestap teamed with Levy and won the prize money.  He is from Monkton



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 21:50:26 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:50:26 +0000
Subject: Monkton game 6 b2
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Todd martin throwing for Kitchener

No runs for SoCal in b1

No runs for Twins in T2

Now in B2

Still 3 - 0 for Twins


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Jun 27 22:49:32 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:49:32 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 6 T6
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Eidt leads off with a single home run to make it 4. - 0 for Twins

Ezekiel out at first

Mullaley hit by pitch

Rodriguez out to talk to Matta

Boyd w 1 out; passed ball Mullaley to 2b
Boyd out

Sandford single and RBI
Now 5 - 0 in T6

Marty Grant in to pitch for SoCal

Blake Miller w 2 out; K

10:50pm



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 01:05:57 2008
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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:05:57 -0700
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <270608179.79951@webbox.com>


Received: 6/27/08 10:58:03 PM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(AT)softball.ca> 
Subject:  Canada drops 10-2 decision to Racers  
MIME Ver:  1.0  
Attachments:    

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 27, 2008

Canada drops 10-2 decision to Racers

(Akron, OH) ? Despite a valiant effort, the SeniorWomen lost
their second game of the Pro Tour tonight against the Akron Racersby
a score of 10-2. The Racers had everything to prove after surrendering
ano-hitter to Canada on June 25th and gained an insurmountable
leadearly on in the second meeting between the teams. 

After a scoreless first inning for the red andwhite, the Racers
saw the opportunity to take control of the scoreboard and didjust
that. Four consecutive walks by Canada quickly resulted in two
Racers runsby Noelle Dickson and India Chiles in the first inning.
The 2-0 deficit onlygrew larger from there, as Kristen Butler
homered in the third.

Though Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) and veteranMelanie Matthews
(Surrey, BC) were each able to register a hit of their own, itwould
not be enough to keep the opponent at bay. In the bottom of the
fourth,the Racers came up big with three more runs after a few
wild pitches werethrown.

Luckily, Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK), whoreplaced Danielle Lawrie
(Langley, BC) after three innings of play, struck outall three
Akron batters in the fifth and re-energized her squad. With thisnew-found
momentum, Canada?s Yee notched a homerun and two-run double for
herself and Erin McLean (Whitby, ON).

The two runs recorded by the SeniorWomen were simply inadequate
in this one-sided match, as Akron would protectthe victory with
another four runs in the final inning to advance the score to10-2.

Team Canada will look to regain itspresence against the Akron
Racers in a double-header tomorrow, June 28, 2008 at10:00a.m.
and 2:00p.m.CDT. The afternoon game will be recorded and by FoxSports
News (FSN) and broadcast on July 3rd.

 

BoxScores

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca 

 
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 08:41:32 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:41:32 +0000
Subject: Monkton Saturday Rain Delay
Message-ID: <1539408059-1214656884-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1546024324-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


8:30am

Will advise



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 10:08:51 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:08:51 -0700
Subject: Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Morning
Message-ID: <280608180.26125@webbox.com>


Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Morning
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
 

MONKTON, ONTARIO

 

We are in rain delay this morning.

Right now the plan is for an 11:30am start IF conditions permit.

The teams have been sent back to their hotels.

The umpires have gone for breakfast.

And I am back in the comfort of my suite at the Country Inn in
Listowel.


I will update this notice as soon as I have new information but
at present we are hoping for 11:30am

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 10:11:30 2008
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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:11:30 -0700
Subject: Dunkirk Tournament Update
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Received: 6/28/08 8:42:14 AM 
From:  Tim Wdowiasz <dopeywdowiasz at hotmail.com> 


  
Subject:  Dunkirk Tournament Update  
  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We still have several openings for our July 18-20th tournament.
we also have added prize money for a 4th place finisher. Any
teams interested please contact me at dopeywdowiasz(AT)hotmail.com
or at 716-679-6797  . 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 10:49:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:49:40 -0700
Subject: Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Morning - UPDATE
Message-ID: <280608180.28574@webbox.com>


Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Morning - UPDATE
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
 

MONKTON, ONTARIO

 

We are in rain delay this morning.

Right now the plan is for an 11:30am start IF conditions permit.

The teams have been sent back to their hotels.

The umpires have gone for breakfast.

And I am back in the comfort of my suite at the Country Inn in
Listowel.


AS OF 10:50AM the rain has stopped and the work on the diamonds
has started.  We are looking at a 11:30am start.


There has been some discussion of moving some games, if necessary
to a second diamond, possibly in Mitchell, but that may be tonight,
or even tomorrow morning. No decision as yet.

Al

 

Watch NEWS-2 for possible updates on my Blackberry once I get
back to the park.

FULL MONKTON REPORT 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 12:11:39 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:11:39 +0000
Subject: Monkton - we are playing ball Noon
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Jarvis up 3 - 0 already on 3 run shot by Allan Phibbs

Koert pitching for Jarvis

3rd inning

12:10pm




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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 12:26:20 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:26:20 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 7
Message-ID: <1141705640-1214670372-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-453361741-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Turn Over

Now 6 - 3 for BB and still in 3rd

Phibbs in to pitch for Koert

Middleton started for BB

Now B3

12:25pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 12:59:49 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:59:49 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 7 - 5th
Message-ID: <1475342091-1214672381-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1025645332-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Kirkpatrick in to replace Middleton

Still 6 - 3 for BB

To T6


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 13:04:52 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:04:52 +0000
Subject: Monkton Raining Again
Message-ID: <1311497269-1214672683-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-353040127-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

1pm

Game continues but will soon be called

Its raining hard

Still 6 - 3 for BB



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 13:21:10 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:21:10 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 7 B7
Message-ID: <1207428118-1214673662-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1386089539-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Jarvis behind 6 - 3 need 3 runs but Phibbs strikes out

Lyon at bat while Doc shows Kirkpatrick a new motion

Lyon out at first

Mr Rally Bill simmons up but out at first

Game over at 1:20pm

Rain has let up a bit and the super crew is raking fast

Oh oh raining hard


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 13:11:29 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:11:29 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 7 T7
Message-ID: <1362688335-1214673081-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-24908259-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Still raining but trying to finish this game

1:10pm


Still 6 - 3 for BB over jarvis



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 14:30:06 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (fastball at pmihrm.com)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:30:06 -0400
Subject: Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Afternoon - UPDATE
Message-ID: <380-22008662818306796@M2W006.mail2web.com>

Monkton in Rain Delay Saturday Afternoon - UPDATE
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
 

MONKTON, ONTARIO

 

The original 8am game was played at noon and finished but it was pretty wet
for all during the 7th inning.

Broken Bow defeated Jarvis.

Story to follow.

 

ESTIMATED time to re start the games approximately 2:30pm  but stay tuned
that could change.


There has been some discussion of moving some games, if necessary to a
second diamond, possibly in Mitchell, but that may be tonight, or even
tomorrow morning. No decision as yet.

Al

 

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park.

FULL MONKTON REPORT 



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 14:19:36 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:19:36 +0000
Subject: Monkton Rain Delay
Message-ID: <1101061559-1214677167-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1650260538-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Still in Rain Delay


Stay tuned


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 16:26:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:26:31 -0700
Subject: Monkton has had Rain Delays Saturday Afternoon - UPDATE 4pm
Message-ID: <280608180.48785@webbox.com>



Monkton has had Rain Delays Saturday Afternoon - UPDATE 4pm
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
 

MONKTON, ONTARIO

 

The original 8am game was played at noon and finished but it
was pretty wet for all during the 7th inning.

Broken Bow defeated Jarvis.

Story below.

 

4pm and we are back in action in Monkton

The Farm and Circle Tap are on the field and in fact the Farm
are leading 7-0 so we may gain some time if this turns out to
be a mercy.

So Cal Bombers will play Saskatoon in MITCHELL at 6pm to also
gain us some time on the schedule - that is GAME 8

Next up in Monkton GAME 9, Kitchener Rivershark Twins vs St.
Thomas - estimated 5pm


I am headed back to the park in Monkton at 4:15pm from Listowel
so may next report via Blackberry until I have details from the
Farm game.

 

Watch NEWS-2 for possible updates on my Blackberry once I get
back to the park.

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:09:40 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:09:40 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 11.  3rd
Message-ID: <904614875-1214694571-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1979425362-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


1 - 1 tie

Farm vs BB

7:10pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:12:15 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:12:15 +0000
Subject: Mitchell Game 10
Message-ID: <641945749-1214694726-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1890465223-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Ethier pitching for Sask

They are leading 3 - 2
But confirming details


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:17:31 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:17:31 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 11
Message-ID: <1384552259-1214695042-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1956709794-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


T3

Farm score 3 to make it 4-1

7:15pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:25:29 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:25:29 +0000
Subject: Mitchell Game 10 T6
Message-ID: <203075490-1214695520-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2018645486-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


4 - 2 for sask over Bombers



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:30:43 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:30:43 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 11 T4
Message-ID: <1210132483-1214695835-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1761077969-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Still 4 - 1 for Farm over BB

Schweyer for Farm

Kirkpatrick for BB

7:30pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 19:39:09 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:39:09 +0000
Subject: Mitchell Game 10
Message-ID: <1227195474-1214696341-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-633740968-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


T7

Still 6 - 4 for Sask



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 20:01:02 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:01:02 +0000
Subject: Mitchell Game 10 Final
Message-ID: <1648953892-1214697653-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1776394417-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Sask 4
SoCal 3

SoCal now move to monkton to play St Thomas 


Now 8pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 20:10:19 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:10:19 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 11.  T7
Message-ID: <160046835-1214698210-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1243641804-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


After 6

Still Farm 4-1 over BB

8:10pm


Middleton in to pitch for BB


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 20:18:49 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:18:49 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 1 1 B7
Message-ID: <1582318945-1214698722-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1802789462-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Final

Farm 4
BB 1


8:20pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 21:17:48 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:17:48 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 t3
Message-ID: <409664658-1214702260-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1081653060-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


No score



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 21:26:46 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:26:46 +0000
Subject: Monkton Rain again
Message-ID: <1937791734-1214702853-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1717929369-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


9:20pm

Raining very hard with wind

Game delayed
Players and blue ran to arena
Fans scattered

What a day ;

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 21:55:48 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:55:48 -0700
Subject: Monkton Rain Delays Saturday Night - UPDATE 10PM
Message-ID: <280608180.68542@webbox.com>


Monkton Rain Delays Saturday Night - UPDATE 10PM
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
 

MONKTON, ONTARIO



10pm and I am back in the Ballpark in Monkton.

During the SoCal vs St Thomas game the skys opened up again and
the rain poured down.

Players and the umpires ran for the Arena while fans ran in all
directions looking for cover. 

Rained hard with high wind.

Now just light rain but we need to wait for it to stop for working
on the diamond again, so once it stops, looking at another hour
before play resumes.


SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE:

9:00am in Mitchell it will be playoff game  Saskatoon vs Circle
Tap

8:00am game in Monkton will be Broken Bow vs either St. Thomas
or So Cal - depends on who wins the game now on hold.


WILL UPDATE THE MAIN PAGE ONCE I HAVE ALL THE INFO

 



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 23:45:03 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:45:03 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 B3
Message-ID: <360158899-1214711094-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-430890087-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


St Thomas loaded the bases but SoCal Rob O'Brian struck out his opposite Tane Richardson

Game re started at 11:20pm thanks to the hard work of Monkton's Super Grounds Crew and a good drainage system

A lot of rain fell about 9;30pm after a day of rain delays

11:45pm


T4


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jun 28 23:54:36 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:54:36 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 T4
Message-ID: <2057105132-1214711667-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1855417304-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


SoCal left 2 on base

No score yet

1155pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 00:21:40 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:21:40 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12.  5th
Message-ID: <1865199066-1214713291-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-836913803-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


1 out and St Thomas have runners on corners


Rob OB out and Lucas Mata to pitch

Chris Payne hard contact but diving catch by 1b and he also caught the runner off the base


T6


1220am


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 00:23:58 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:23:58 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 T6
Message-ID: <1688426880-1214713447-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1992178492-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


First batter a home run off of Richardson


1 - 0 now for SoCal



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 00:29:53 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:29:53 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 still 6th
Message-ID: <242564403-1214713784-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-110207962-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Lanny Rodriguez home run scores 3

Richardson out Scott Wagar in to pitch for St Thomas

4 - 0 for SoCal

None out

1230am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 00:48:50 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:48:50 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 T7
Message-ID: <128529853-1214714924-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-407141273-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


SoCal make it 6 - 0

1250am


B7



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 00:55:19 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:55:19 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 12 B7
Message-ID: <856950810-1214715310-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2119426445-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


SoCal 6

St Thomas 0


Almost 1am

SoCal play BB at 8am


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 01:42:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:42:52 -0700
Subject: Canada and Akron split Pro Tour doubleheader
Message-ID: <280608180.82166@webbox.com>


Received: 6/28/08 11:51:15 PM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 

  
Subject:  Canada and Akron split Pro Tour doubleheader   


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 29, 2008

Canada and Akron split Pro Tourdoubleheader 

(Akron, OH) ? The Senior Women?sNational Team squared off against
the Akron Racers in back-to-back gamesyesterday to compensate
for a rainout on June 26th. In its eleventhgame on the Pro Tour,
Team Canada managed to outscore the Racers 6-2, butdropped a
close 1-0 decision later that afternoon at Firestone Stadium.


In the first of the two games the Senior Women weredetermined
to gather as many runs as possible from the get-go. Jennifer
Yee(North Delta, BC), who has been a solid presence for Canada
over the course ofthe tournament, made no mistake, as she registered
another homerun. However,the eager Racers retaliated with one
run of their own, balancing the score at1-1 after the first inning.

In the second, Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) drew awalk, stole
second and advanced to third on a wild pitch before being broughthome
by teammate, Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK). Immediately following,with
Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON) and Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)
on base,Kaleigh Rafter sent one over the fence to make it 4-0
for Canada.

The final run for each team came in the fourth inning ofplay,
when Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) homered and when Akron?s SusanOgden
was batted in on a drive to left field.

 In Canada?s 6-2 victory, Danielle Lawrie andRobin Mackin (Newmarket,
ON) combined for two strikeouts and allowed only sevenhits for
25 at bats. Rafter also stood out with a homerun and three RBIs.

Unfortunately, things didn?t run as smoothly in thesecond showing
for the Senior Women, who lost a tight 1-0 game to the Racersthat
very afternoon. The fourth game of the series was a battle of
endurance,but also pitching. 

Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) discouraged theRacers? offense
with ten strikeouts, while Lawrie, added four more of herown
in the final inning. Nonetheless, Angel Shamblinwas equally steadfast
for Akron and Canada?s battersstruggled to get on base for the
duration of the game. The soleRacers run came in the second inning
on a homerun by Veronica Wootson and wouldbe sufficient enough
to secure the win. 

The Pro Tour wraps up today June 29, 2008 at 10:05a.m. and 2:05p.m.
CDT with another doubleheader.

 

Box Scores  Game1 & Game2

 

-SC-

For more information, please contact

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 09:22:06 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:22:06 +0000
Subject: Mitchell Game 14
Message-ID: <1186935292-1214745717-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1207318653-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

CT C-Mac
Sask Rick Smith

No score after 1



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 09:28:03 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:28:03 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 13 5th
Message-ID: <688701021-1214746077-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-398080078-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


BB lead 8 - 3 in 5th

Kirkpatrick started for BB but now Middleton has the ball

Lucas Mata  started for SoCal and they are working their way through their pitching staff
Marty Grant
Rob OB

9:30am

No score in Mitchell after 3


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 09:36:50 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:36:50 +0000
Subject: Mitchell CT take lead
Message-ID: <850362288-1214746601-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1027516782-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


CT score 2 in 3rd



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 10:00:20 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:00:20 +0000
Subject: Monkton Game 13 Final
Message-ID: <1579121314-1214748011-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-187648882-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


BB 9

SoCal 3

10am


CT ahead 3 - 0 in Mitchell


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 11:14:21 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:14:21 +0000
Subject: Mitchell upset
Message-ID: <1323344493-1214752607-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-981096897-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


CT led all the way but in B7 Dale Levy HOUR won it for sask!


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 11:33:27 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:33:27 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi after af
Message-ID: <123260098-1214753598-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1529057813-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


BB lead Twins 3 - 1

1130am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 11:44:49 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:49 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi T7
Message-ID: <2138991166-1214754280-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-895245541-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Bases loaded and Cox struck out Mayson

3 - 1 for BB

1145am


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 11:53:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:53:14 +0000
Subject: Monkton semi BB win
Message-ID: <1648661613-1214754785-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1472159829-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Final 3 - 1 for BB over Twins

1150am



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 13:11:28 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:11:28 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi Sask leads 4th
Message-ID: <1404046006-1214759478-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-263642012-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Dale Levy shot has Sask leading Farm 4 - 1.   In 4th

Steady rain


1:10pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 13:42:53 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:42:53 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi 5th
Message-ID: <1130159036-1214761364-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1034096904-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Sask leading Farm 6 - 1

Holoien injured running at 2b

Rick smith in to pitch b5

145pm

Still raining


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 13:58:51 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:58:51 +0000
Subject: Monkton semi B5
Message-ID: <240511967-1214762322-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-247228431-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Farm scores 1
Bases loaded
Abbott sac
Now 6 - 3 for sask
Rob Gray w 2 out singles and we have a 6 - 5 game

Jason Hill.  K

To T6

Rain almost stopped

2pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 14:14:55 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:14:55 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi Sask increase lead
Message-ID: <423773084-1214763286-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-184788473-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>



Mike Lawton home run

Sask lead 8 - 5

Levy single

Rick Smith w 2 out K

215pm

Not raining at the moment


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 14:40:04 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:40:04 +0000
Subject: Monkton Semi Farm 7th
Message-ID: <645229563-1214764795-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2060287294-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


1 out

Don hale triple

Colin Abbott doubles and drives in Hale

Rob Gray K looking

Hill singles to drive in Abbott

We have an 8 - 7 game

Humphries w 2 out; full count; walks

Runners on 1 and 2

Bernard Hale K. Its over

Popular win as Sask has had a good weekend here


Sask play BB asap

240pm now



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 15:35:25 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:35:25 +0000
Subject: Monkton Champ Game B2
Message-ID: <2012579-1214768116-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1466635990-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


No score going to B2

Ethier for Sask

Middleton for BB


2:35pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 15:54:48 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:54:48 +0000
Subject: Monkton Champ Game Aspen 3rd
Message-ID: <867125408-1214769279-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-916601398-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Crawford double drives in one

Sask lead. 1 - 0

No one out

Middleton out

Kirkpatrick in to pitch for BB

355pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 15:57:57 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:57:57 +0000
Subject: Monkton Levy again
Message-ID: <841633815-1214769468-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-242447140-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Still 3rd

Dale levy home run brings in 3

Now 4 - 0


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 16:03:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:03:14 +0000
Subject: Monkton 50-50 Saturday
Message-ID: <1606234789-1214769784-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-551561868-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Not claimed yet:

861749



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 16:46:02 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:46:02 +0000
Subject: Monkton Champ T7
Message-ID: <1416257228-1214772352-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1732063087-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Sask lead 5 - 0

Last chance for BB

Freddy singles

Shaw hits into a double play

Cameronout at 1b


Sask are champs

4:45pm


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jun 29 22:08:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:08:22 -0700
Subject: Looking for a pitcher  for Oz
Message-ID: <290608181.69297@webbox.com>


Received: 6/29/08 7:16:56 PM 
From:  Jim Grego <schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com> 

  
Subject:  Looking for a pitcher  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello Al
          I hope things are going well for you.
Just wondering if you could please post the following
 
LOOKING FOR A PITCHER!
 
Team in Melbourne Australia looking for a  pitcher from 
Canada or North America to play the Australian 2008/09 
Summer season.
 
We go to all the big Australian and Victorian Tournaments 
and play 2 to 3 time a week in different leagues
 
If you a interested in finding out more please contact 
Jim Grego 
on the following email address
 
schutt.hitmen(at)hotmail.com
 
Kind regards
 
Jim Grego 


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Date: Tue,  1 Jul 2008 12:18:36 -0700
Subject: pitching help for NSA Tournament in Rock Hill S.C.
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Received: 7/1/08 11:15:13 AM 
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the Virginia Merchants Softball team is seeking additional pitching
help for the NSA Tournament in Rock Hill S.C. from Aug 1-3, all
expenses paid including flight if needed,serious inquiries only,
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul  3 12:11:47 2008
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Subject: Seeking Pitching For NY Bombers Tournament
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The newly formed Central New York travel team is seeking pitching
help for the NY Bombers in Lockport, New York during the weekend
of July 25-27, please serious inquiries only. For additionalinfo
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Date: Thu,  3 Jul 2008 09:15:46 -0700
Subject: Lack of info from Sask re 3-Nations Cup
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Hi,I was just wondering if anyone had any info on this tournament,
which occurs this weekend (July 3 - 6) in Saskatoon. I was wondering
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul  5 14:04:21 2008
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Date: Sat,  5 Jul 2008 11:04:21 -0700
Subject: pitcher needed
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Received: 7/2/08 8:32:24 AM 
From:  Scott Dumouchel <blitzfastball at hotmail.com> 


Subject:  PITCHER NEEDED  
   

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We are in need of a pitcher for AuSable Forks,NY July 11-13.
We are guarranteed 4 games and this is what our schedule looks
like.
 
Friday 9pm
Sat. 12:30 
Sat. 3:30
Sun. 10:30
 
Please contact me if available to help us out.
 
Scott Dumouchel
Ottawa Blitz Fastball
bagwell5(at)hotmail.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul  5 23:59:56 2008
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Date: Sat,  5 Jul 2008 20:59:56 -0700
Subject: TeamCanada ready to roll at Tri Nations Cup
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Subject:  Team_Canada_ready_to_roll_at_Tri_Nations_Cup_/_Le_Canada_p
 


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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

July5th, 2008

 

TeamCanada ready to roll at Tri Nations Cup

 

(Kitchener,ON) ? The Senior Women?s National Softball Team will
continue its journeytowards the Beijing Olympic Games tonight
as they will compete on home soil atthe Kitchener Pioneers Lions
?Road to Beijing? Tri Nations Cup in Kitchener, ONfrom July 6-8.
The event will feature Team Australia (ranked third in theworld),
Team Japan (second) and the Canadian National Team (fifth). Canada
iscoming off a 1-0  exhibition game win over Venezuela on July
1stin Brampton, and recently completed their Pro Tour with a
9-3 record.

 

Canadawill open the event against Australia tomorrow night, July
6th(7:00pm EDT), before taking on Japan on Monday, July 7th (8:30pmCDT).
The second and third place teams will compete at 4:00pm on July
8thand the winner of that game will move on to face the first
place team at 6:00pmin the Championships game.

 

Sundaynight?s game against Australia will be of particular interest,
as children whogo to the ballpark wearing their baseball/softball
jersey will be admitted for$2. Also, the Rowbust Dragon Boat
team from London, ON will be on hand to raisemoney for breast
cancer research. This charitable organization previouslypartnered
with Team Canada at the OKC Olympic Preview last month.

 

Followingis the list of players who were selected to the Olympic
Roster and will becompeting at the Tri Nations Cup:

 

TeamRoster

 

#3Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC)

#17Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)

#18Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)

#4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)

#13Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)

#11Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)

#15Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)

#21Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)

#12Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)

#20Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)

#77Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)

#10*Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)

#55Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)

#8*Katie Rosentreter (Winnipeg, MB)

#7Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC)

#14Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)

#10Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

 

Olympic Team Alternates

 

CoachingStaff 

 

HeadCoach: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)

AssistantCoach: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)

AssistantCoach: Wendy Dobbin (Oshawa, ON)

AssistantCoach: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)

AssistantCoach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)

AthleticTherapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)

TeamLeader: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, BC)

 

Makesure to visit the new softball Canada website (www.softball.ca),where
you can follow the team?s progress at the event with post-game
newsstories and box scores.

 

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Formore information, please contact 

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications Services

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jul  6 23:49:16 2008
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Date: Sun,  6 Jul 2008 20:49:16 -0700
Subject: Team Canada powers past Aussies 8-2 inTri Nations Cup Opener
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From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Team_Canada_powers_past_Aussies_8-2_in_Tri_Nations_Cup_Ope
 
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 6th, 2008

 

Team Canada powers past Aussies 8-2 inTri Nations Cup Opener

 

(Kitchener, ON) ? After a bit of a slowstart, Canada?s Senior
Women?s National Team scored eight unanswered runs todefeat Australia
8-2 in the opening game of the Tri Nations Cup. Jennifer Yee(North
Delta, BC) and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) each connected with
homerunsin the fifth inning to put the game out of reach.

 

Team Australia got off to a quick start inthe top of the first
when leadoff hitter Simonne Morrow doubled down the leftfield
line and later scored on a groundout. They then added to that
slim leadin the second when Natalie Ward scored from third base
on a wild pitch.

 

Canada finally got things going in thebottom of the third inning.
Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) led off the inningwith a solid
line drive to the left-center field gap for a double. Erin McLean(Whitby,
ON) followed up with an RBI single, and later scored on a single
byAlison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) to tie the game up at 2-2. With
Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, SB) on third and Bradley on third, Bradley
attempted to steal secondand induced a rundown between first
and second, allowing Lawrick to cross theplate to give Canada
a 3-2 lead through three innings of play.

 

The score remained the same until thebottom of the fifth, when
Jennifer Yee smashed a leadoff homerun over thecenterfield fence
off relief pitcher Felicity Witt. That seemed to spark theCanadian
bats, as Lawrick later walked and scored on an RBI double by
AlisonBradley down the third base line. After Bradley was thrown
out at home on asingle by Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON), Erin
Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) drew awalk and Kaleigh Rafter followed
with a three-run homerun to round out thescoring.

 

Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) pitched foursolid innings to earn
the victory in the pitcher?s circle. She allowed bothAustralia
runs on three hits and five walks. Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
BC) cameon in relief to start the fifth inning and did not give
up a hit in twoinnings, walking one batter and striking out three.
Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)threw a perfect seventh inning by
striking out the side to seal the Canadianvictory.

 

Australia (0-1) will take on Japan (0-0) at6:00pm EDT at Peter
Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener, ON. Japan will then take onCanada
(1-0) immediately following that game to finish the short round-robin.

 

BoxScore    

 

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For more information, please contact

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and CommunicationsServices

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul  7 11:33:04 2008
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Date: Mon,  7 Jul 2008 08:33:04 -0700
Subject: pitcher available
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Received: 7/7/08 9:38:07 AM 
From:  aaron owl <fastpitchgamer(AT)hotmail.com> 



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Subject:  pitcher available  
    

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any teams going to any world or provincials needing a pitcher?
im hoping to pitch in either isc ii or isc, if anyone can help
if theres still a chance to get on a roster that would be great

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Date: Mon,  7 Jul 2008 10:51:39 -0700
Subject: Media Event - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament -
	Wednesday, July 9
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Received: 7/7/08 12:47:28 PM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen at axion.net> 

 
Subject:  Media Event - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Wednesday, July 9  
   

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For Immediate Release

 

TEAM CANADA: Building up to Beijing

Get on base for the media event:

Wednesday, July 9, 11:30 a.m. at Softball City

 

(Surrey, B.C., Canada) Team Canada is red hot heading into the
15th Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament playing
July 12 ? 20 at Softball City in Surrey. 

 

Batting to win at Canada Cup 2008 are five of the eight teams
that have qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing,
China ? Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Venezuela.


 

Canada, originally seeded fifth, has upped its Olympic profile
after winning the 2008 International Challenge in Australia this
spring, first beating Australia in a four-hour marathon and then
defeating Japan in the hotly-contested final. Australia has won
two silvers and a bronze at the Olympics while Japan has picked
up a silver and a bronze medal.

 

Head coach Lori Sippel, who pitched for Canada at softball's
Olympic debut in Atlanta in 1996, aims to see the Maple Leaf
fly over the podium this year.

 

"I do believe this team has a chance to medal at the Olympics,"
Sippel said. "The team has been training/preparing toward that
goal and I really believe in this squad. Collectively, they are
the most driven group of players I have had the pleasure of being
around.. Based on skills, athleticism, drive and desire to get
on the podium, this team has all the tools and intangibles to
compete for their ultimate prize.."

 

Canada Cup 2008 is a great opportunity for hometown fans to get
a front row seat on the action leading up to Beijing, said Sippel,
winning pitcher for Team Canada in the 1996 tournament. "This
is the last opportunity for this particular team to play in Canada.
The tournament schedule is going to be great in that we will
be facing so many of our upcoming Olympic competitors ? a great
preview for the fans and for our team."





 

Team Canada members have been training full-time since the end
of January and their hard work is paying off.  Contributing to
the gold win in Australia, Lauren Bay Regula of Trail, B.C. pitched
five scoreless innings in the final against Japan, while Jennifer
Salling of Port Coquitlam, B.C won best batter in the tournament.


 

Other proven performers on the Canadian Team include Olympic
veterans outfielder Alison Bradley of Pinkerton, Ontario; catcher
Erin Cumpstone of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; first base Sheena
Lawrick of Calgary, Alberta and Kristy Odamura of Richmond, B.C.


 

Also stepping up to the plate from the Lower Mainland are pitcher
Danielle Lawrie of Langley, top pitcher at Canada Cup 2006; outfielder
Melanie Matthews of Surrey, top batter for Canada Cup 2006; Jennifer
Yee of North Delta, picked for the 2007 ACC All Tournament Team
and Tamra Howren of White Rock, who has played for her country
in three Canada Cups and the 2006 World Championships. 

 

Noemie Marin of Acton-Vale, Quebec, in her third year on the
national team, is currently on leave from a hockey scholarship
at University of Minnesota. Rounding out Team Canada are Caitlin
Lever of Buffalo, New York; Erin McLean of Whitby, Ontario, Robin
Mackin of Newmarket, Ontario; Dione Meier of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Kaleigh Rafter of Guelph, Ontario and Megan Timpf of Port Dover,
Ontario. 

 

The athletic accomplishments of these young women and Canada's
participation in every Olympic softball tournament is testimony
to the vision of the Canada Cup ? founded by Glen Todd in 1993
to develop Canadians athletes for top-level international competition.


 

Fourteen teams from around the world are expected to compete
in the 15th Canada Cup. 

 

In addition to the 15th Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament held July 12 ? 20 at Softball City, Canada Cup 2008
includes:

7th annual Canada Cup International Fastpitch Futures Tournament
World Junior Women's presented by MVP Athletic Supplies, July
14 ? 20 at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sullivan
Park 
4th annual International Canada Cup 16 and Under Showcase Tournament
July 14 ? 20 at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sullivan
Park
11th Special Olympics Friendship Division Tournament July 17
? 20 at Softball City 
 

Softball City is located at 2201 148 St.; Cloverdale Athletic
Park is at 64 Avenue and 168 Street; Sullivan Park is on 152
Street and 62 Avenue.

 

For tickets and other tournament information call 604-536-9287
or visit www.canadacup.com

 



For media requiring more information contact Colleen Goodwin-Ryan:

 Phone 604-581-9203, Email colleen(at)axion.net
 

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Received: 7/7/08 1:25:50 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul  8 00:07:44 2008
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Date: Mon,  7 Jul 2008 21:07:44 -0700
Subject: Japan makes things interesting at TriNations Cup with 7-2 win over
	Canada
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From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Japan_makes_things_interesting_at_Tri_Nations_Cup_with_7-2
 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 7th, 2008

 

Japan makes things interesting at TriNations Cup with 7-2 win
over Canada

 

(Kitchener, ON) ? After falling toAustralia 2-1 in the early
game, the Japanese national team bounced back with aconvincing
7-2 win over Canada, forcing a three-way tie for first place
withall three teams tied at 1-1. After Canada took a 2-0 lead
in the top of thethird, Japan immediately responded with two
of their own in the bottom half ofthe inning, and tacked on four
runs in the bottom of the sixth to put the gameout of reach.

 

As mentioned, Canada opened the scoring inthe top of the third.
After two quick outs, Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) drovea bullet
to right field that went through the fence. The umpire initiallysignalled
a homerun, but after going out to examine the hole, determined
theball had gone through the fence for a double. With Matthews
standing on secondbase, the very next hitter, Erin McLean (Whitby,
ON) smashed a pitch to the exactsame area only a bit higher for
a two-run homerun.

 

Japan responded in the bottom of theinning, as cleanup hitter
Satoko Mabuchi delivered a two-out two-run double tothe gap in
left centerfield. They would then add the go-ahead run the followinginning
on an RBI single. Then, in the bottom of the sixth inning, Japan
addedfour runs to put the game out of reach for Canada, highlighted
by a three-runblast by Eri Yamada.

 

Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) took the lossfor Canada, allowing
three runs on six hits and two walks in four innings ofwork,
striking out four batters. Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) then pitched
oneand a third innings of relief and gave up four more runs on
five hits. DanielleLawrie (Langley, BC) got the two last outs
for Canada. Other than the double byMatthews and the homerun
by McLean, Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) had a solidsingle that
almost took the third baseman?s glove off in the second and SheenaLawrick
(Calgary, AB) double in the top of the seventh.   

 

With all three teams tied at 1-1, Japantakes the first place
seeding after round-robin due to run differential (+4).Canada
(+1) and Australia (-5) will square off at 4:00pm EDT at Peter
HallmanBallyard in Kitchener to determine who will move on to
face Japan in the Championshipgame at 6:00pm.

 

Box Score   

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and CommunicationsServices

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

 

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Date: Mon,  7 Jul 2008 21:16:11 -0700
Subject: Memorial Fastball League from Greater Sudbury
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Received: 7/7/08 10:11:06 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 
  

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Hi Al
 
                     Could  you add our league to the others
 
                                      Rick McDonald Memorial
Fastball League from Greater Sudbury
 
                                        site is    www.allprosoftware.net/RMMFL
 
 
                                     Thank you
 
                                                  Chow   Roger
 
               I should have all the details for the 3RD ANNUAL
LADIES AND MEN"S FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP within the next few days
and then you will be able to post it ..
 
                                         Keep  up the great work
on your site ! Its fabulous! I go to it everyday so do most of
our 90 players , friends and fans of fastball
 
                                                  JUST SUPPPPPER
          

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul  8 18:22:26 2008
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Date: Tue,  8 Jul 2008 15:22:26 -0700
Subject: Canada rallies to wallop Aussies
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Thought you might be interested in this article from TheRecord.com.
Please visit link: http://news.therecord.com/article/378991 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul  9 09:00:14 2008
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Date: Wed,  9 Jul 2008 06:00:14 -0700
Subject: Canada’s bats go silent in 5-1 semi-final lossto Australia
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Received: 7/9/08 7:50:20 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Canada's_bats_go_silent_in_5-1_semi-final_loss_to_Australi
 
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

July 8th, 2008

 

Canada?s bats go silent in 5-1 semi-final lossto Australia

 

(Kitchener, ON) ? Australian pitcher TanyaHarding held the Canadian
Senior Women?s National Team to only three hitsas the Aussies
took a measure of revenge on the red and white with a 5-1 win.
Canadahad beaten Australia 8-2 in the first game of the round-robin.
The losseliminated Canada from the Tri Nations Cup, as Australia
moved on to theChampionship game to face Japan.

 

Australia opened the scoring in the top of the thirdinning, when
Kerry Wyborn smacked a two-out RBI triple out of MeganTimpf?s
(Port Dover, ON) reach in right field. However, most of thedamage
came in the top of the fifth, when Stacey Porter smacked a three-runhomerun
to right field, immediately followed by a solo blast by NatalieTitcume.
Canada showed signs of life in the bottom of the inning when
leadoffhitter Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) reached on an error
and Kaleigh Rafter(Guelph, ON) walked. Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,
SK) later ripped an RBI singleup the middle to push Bradley home.
However, Canada was unable to get anythingelse going.

 

Starting pitcher Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) threwtwo flawless
innings without giving a hit, striking out two batters. RobinMackin
(Newmarket, ON) had a difficult outing, allowing five runs on
six hitsin two and one third innings of work. Danielle Lawrie
(Langley, BC) followedwith one and two thirds innings of hitless
relief, before Dione Meier(Saskatoon, SK) mopped up the final
inning, allowing one hit.

 

Erin Cumpstone collected a pair of singles for Canada,while Sheena
Lawrick (Calgary, AB) added a double in the seventh inning forCanada?s
only hits.

 

All three teams will participate at the Canada Cupfrom July 12-20
in Surrey, BC.

 

BoxScore    

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and Communications Services

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 ext 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

 

 

POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

8 juillet, 2008

 

Les b?tons canadiens tombent silencieux dans uned?faite de 5
? 1 contre l?Australie 

 

(Kitchener, ON) ? La lanceuse australienne TanyaHarding a tenu
l??quipe nationale senior f?minine du Canada ? seulementtrois
coups s?rs alors que l?Australie a pris une mesure de revanche
surle rouge et blanc avec une victoire de 5 ? 1. Le Canada avait
battul?Australie 8 ? 2 lors de la premi?re partie de la ronde
pr?liminaire. Lad?faite a ?limin? le Canada de la Coupe Trois
Nations, alors quel?Australie a disput? la grande finale avec
le Japon.

 

L?Australie a ouvert le pointage en d?but detroisi?me manche
lorsque Kerry Wyborn a produit un point sur un triple avecdeux
retraits hors de la port?e de Megan Timp (Port Dover, ON) au
champ droit.Toutefois, la plupart du dommage est venu en d?but
de cinqui?me, lorsque StaceyPorter a claqu? un circuit de trois
points au champ droit, imm?diatement suivipar une longue balle
de Natalie Titcume au champ gauche. Le Canada a d?montr?un signe
de vie en fin de manche lorsque la premi?re frappeuse Alison
Bradley(Pinkerton, ON) a franchi les sentiers sur une erreur
et Kaleigh Rafter(Guelph, ON) a forc? un but sur balles. Erin
Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) a plustard cogn? un simple d?un point
au champ centre pour pousser Bradley aumarbre. Toutefois, le
Canada a ?t? incapable de faire autre chose.

 

La lanceuse partante Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B) alanc? deux
excellentes manches sans accorder de coup s?r, retirant deuxfrappeuses
sur des prises. Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) a eu une sortiedifficile,
accordant les cinq points sur six coups s?rs en deux manches
et untiers de travail. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, C-B) a suivi
avec une manche etdeux tiers de rel?ve sans coup s?r, avant que
Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) alanc? la derni?re manche en accordant
un coup s?r.

 

Erin Cumpstone a accumul? deux simples pour le Canada,alors que
Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) a ajout? un double en septi?me manchepour
les seuls coups s?rs du Canada.

 

Les trois ?quipes participeront ? la Coupe du Canadadu 12 au
20 juillet ? Surre, C-B. 

 

R?sum?

 

-SC-

 

Pour plus d?information, contactez:

 

Gilles LeBlanc
Gestionnaire ? Services de Marketing et Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc(at)softball.ca
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul  9 12:43:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  9 Jul 2008 09:43:23 -0700
Subject: Senior Women prepare for 15th Annual Canada Cup
Message-ID: <090708191.35408@webbox.com>


Received: 7/9/08 9:57:57 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern at softball.ca> 

   
Subject:  Senior Women prepare for 15th Annual Canada Cup   
   

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE

 

July 9th, 2008

 

Senior Women prepare for15th Annual Canada Cup 

 

(Surrey, BC) - With only one monthleft before Team Canada is
set to compete at the Olympic Summer Games inBeijing, the squad
looks to strengthen its reputation at the Canada Cup,extending
from July 12-20 in Surrey, BC.

 

Following a disappointing 5-1semi-final loss to Australia (ranked
third in the world) at the Tri Nations Cupin Kitchener, ON, the
upcoming Canada Cup will allow the Senior Women to gainvaluable
experience against their Olympic opponents.  Olympic teams competinginclude
Japan (second), Australia (third), China (fourth), Venezuela
andChinese Taipei.

 

Canada will play its firstgame of the tournament on July 12th
(6:30 p.m. PDT) against CzechRepublic and will face rival, Australia
in round-robin play on July 17th(6:30 p.m. PDT).  The championship
will be decided on July 20th withthe semi-final set to take place
at 1:30p.m. CDT and the final at 6:30p.m. CDT.

 

All Canada Cup games will beplayed at Softball City, a premier
sports and entertainment complex consistingof four diamonds.
Events, such as a Parmalat Learn to Play Clinic (July 11thand
Special Olympics Day (July 16th) will take place throughout thetournament
and will add to the overall excitement.

Following is the list of players who were selected to the Olympic
Roster andwill be competing at the Canada Cup:

Team Roster

#3 Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC)
#17 Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
#18 Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
#23 * Tamra Howren (White Rock, BC)                         
                                                            
                                                            
                   #4Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)
#13 Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)
#11 Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)
#15 Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)
#21 Noemie Marin (Acton-Vale, QC)
#12 Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
#20 Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)
#77 Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK)
#10 *Kristy Odamura (Richmond, BC)
#55 Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
#8 *Katie Rosentreter (Winnipeg, MB)
#7 Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC)
#14 Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)
#10 Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

* Olympic Team Alternates

Coaching Staff 

Head Coach: Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON)
Assistant Coach: Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Assistant Coach: Wendy Dobbin (Oshawa, ON)
Assistant Coach: Jim Peterson (DesMoines, Washington)
Assistant Coach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)
Athletic Therapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)
Team Leader: Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, BC)

Make sure to visit the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca),where
you can follow the team?s progress at the event with post-game
newsstories and box scores. Further Canada Cup information can
also be found at www.canadacup.com

-SC-

For more information, please contact;

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul  9 16:33:00 2008
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Date: Wed,  9 Jul 2008 13:33:00 -0700
Subject: Thursday schedule  in GP
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Received: 7/9/08 3:32:09 PM 
From:  Bill Aldred <bill_fastball(at)yahoo.com> 


Subject:  Thursday schedule  
  

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The games are on despite summer slam. Revised schedule 
Sbc # 1 8:00 pm MH bvs. CP
SBC # 2 8:00 pm CA vs. BP
SBC # 1 10:00 pm HL # 2 vs CP

So Crown and Pride play at 8:00 pm

Bill Aldred 13 Pinnacle Road Grande Prairie, Alberta, T8W-0A9
780-532-6022

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 10 11:44:22 2008
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:44:22 -0700
Subject: Sask Senior B Provincials
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Received: 7/10/08 10:20:15 AM 
From:  Craig Geisler <craiggeisler(at)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  Sask Senior B Provincials  
    

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Here is the Draw for Senior B Provincials in Saskatchewan.Held
in Balcarres, SK July 18th to 20th.Round RobinGame#Day Time Diamond1
Friday 6:30pm D#1 Regina Gold vs. Regina Silver Screen2 Friday
6:30pm D#2 Regina Supreme vs. Delisle3 Saturday 8:00am D#1 Regina
Silver Screen vs. Balcarres4 Saturday 10:00am D#1 Delisle vs.
Balcarres5 Saturday 10:00am D#2 Regina Supreme vs. Regina Gold6
Saturday 12:00pm D#1 Regina Supreme vs. Regina Silver Screen7
Saturday 2:00pm D#1 Regina Gold vs. Delisle8 Saturday 4:00pm
D#1 Balcarres vs. Regina Supreme9 Saturday 4:00pm D#2 Delisle
vs. Regina Silver Screen10 Saturday 6:30pm D#1 Balcarres vs.
Regina Gold

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 10 19:28:40 2008
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:28:40 -0700
Subject: 2008 Gord Marshall Tournament  - Woodstock, ON
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Received: 7/10/08 6:20:54 PM 
From:  "Rob Deakin" <ump31(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Fw: 2008 Gord Marshall Tournament  

  



 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Brad Hallock 
Subject: 2008 Gord Marshall Tournament


Hello All!
 
Just thought I'd drop you all a line "bringing you up to speed"
on what's happening with our fund raising tournament in just
over 2 weeks from now. (July 24 - 27th)
 
1st the Good News! We are all filled up with 24 teams registered
and paid as of today. We even have had 3 more teams inquire/
apply just in case a team drops out at the last minute. Attached
is the tournament division and schedule(s). Please review at
your leisure. Once again we have drawn teams out of a hat and
put them in divisions of 4. Our Divisions are proudly named in
honor and memory of the late Gord Marshall and his surviving
family.  Tier 1Division is named after Gord himself and his wife
Judy.  Our Tier 2 Division is named after their 4 children: Jennifer,
Pamela, Amy and Kevin.
 
Accomodations:  Some of the teams this year who have had to travel
a great distance will be staying in Woodstock at 3 major hotels
in the city over the weekend. That's great for the city of Woodstock,
it's hotels and restaurants and our local tourism!
 
Press Release:  Attached is the press release sent out late last
month across Ontario. Please read at your leisure.
 
Advertising: Umpire Kyle Smith is in charge of this department.
He is currently working with Heart FM and the Sentinel Review
as well as a host of other local radio stations bringing this
event to the forefront. Perhaps you may even see him on Rogers
Cable TV in the near future??
 
Advertising: PART 2 - 
Mary Margaret is also in charge of a new venture. She is selling
a 16" x 24" choroplast sign which will be put on display in the
beer gardens with company names/ logo's on it made by Foris Signs.
She is also selling banner space on the home run fence in front
of the beer gardens as well. If you know of anyone who wants
to have their business associated with this "high exposure good
news event", please contact MM directly for details at 469.3525
on how they can get involved.
 
Souvenoir Programs: I am currently working with Woodstock Print
and Litho on the 2008 edition of our tournament program. A few
new ideas will be hi-lited this year, featuring a few local people
- stay tuned!
We will be printing a maximum of around 250 programs so we know
they will sell out quickly. We are still looking for more program
prize sponsors. If you know of anyone who would like to donate
a program prize please pick it up along with a business card
and forward to my wife Ronnie. Last year we had over 50 prizes
on the table and by all accounts so far this number should be
close to double for this year.That's awesome! Keep the donations
coming!
 
Saturday Night Dance:  Were gonna try it again! This year we
are working along side Innerkip Parks and Rec. in an effort to
raise much needed dollars for our park to help maintain this
1st class facility. All proceeds will be given to them from the
dance so pass the word. We will be sending out a one page flyer
early next week to all residents from our village announcing
and asking for there support. A big change this year is we have
hired 2 off duty officers from our local OCPS police force to
help maintain a save enviroment for all. 
 
Raffle Tickets:  Tickets are already out and about for this years
fund raiser. Judy Marshall has hand made a quilt this past winter
for 1st place in this draw along with a donated ladies baseball
bat from a major manufacturer as well as a Molson beach umbrella.
Dave Jonker has also got his hands on an authenic Toronto Blue
Jays baseball bat autographed by Lyle Overbay. It to will be
raffled off over the weekend.
 
Red T Shirts: Once again Teri Foris from Foris Signs and Embroidery
has stepped up to donate our special red volunteer t shirts for
all the helpers to wear during the 4 days. These shirts are the
ones that say "Proud to be a volunteer" on the back of them.
Thanks Teri - your terrific! Also for those of you who don't
know, Teri's husband Les is  also a key contributor to our event
as he supplies all the signage at the park N/C  for this event.
Thanks Les!
 
Rock's Pub 'n Grub:  Rock is also a key sponsor as he donates
MVP t shirts to a chosen person from all 46 scheduled games in
the tourney. Thanks Again Rock  - it's appreciated!
 
Misc: This tournament has grown significantly over the past few
years. It involves many businesses and personal sponsorships,
a group of players, coaches and staff totalling over 500 participants,
and a plethera of local volunteer's who work towards one common
goal. We are well on our way to making this another successful
event. 
 
"Thanks" goes out to all of you who have stepped forward to helping
the Innerkip Umpires raise the bar and host a 1st class event
in a small community known throughout Ontario as a rural hotbed
for fastball for such a worthy cause - The Canadian Cancer Society!
 
There will be more emails in the coming days so keep in touch
and keep spreading the word, This years event will be the best
one yet!!!!!!!!!
 
Please feel free to pass this email on to those people, friends,
family, and business contacts who will benefit from learning
of this event.
 
I wil be keeping in touch with all of you, in the coming days,
 
Stay tuned!
 
Brad Hallock 
2008 Gord Marshall Memorial
Ladies Fastball Tournament Chairman
519.537.0323
 
 
 
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 12 19:17:45 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:17:45 -0700
Subject: Men's Fastball in Florida  ?
Message-ID: <120708194.59074@webbox.com>


Received: 7/12/08 4:24:46 PM 
From:  Scott_Patterson <Scott_Patterson(at)canada.com> 


Subject:  Men's Fastball in Florida  
  

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To whom it may concern:
Does anyone happen to know of any men's fastball teams in the
Fort Myers and/or Fort Pierce areas of Florida? Thank you kindly.
Scott Patterson
 
Scott_Patterson(at)canada.com


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jul 13 01:22:10 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:22:10 -0700
Subject: Game Results - 2008 Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
	Tournament - Day 1
Message-ID: <120708194.80936@webbox.com>


Received: 7/13/08 12:23:04 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 

    
Subject:  Game Results - 2008 Canada Cup International Women's
Fastpitch Tournament - Day 1  
   

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ATTENTION: MEDIA

 

GAME RESULTS FOR Saturday, July 12, 2008

  

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

All games below at Softball City

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

Results for Canada Cup Opening Day.

 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results visit www.canadacup.com

 

CC-1   Gold Coast Hurricanes vs Japan                       
                7 ? 0 Japan

CC-2   Venezuela vs Alabama Gold                            
                 13 ? 0 Venezuela

CC-3   Oregon Elite vs  Nor Cal Assault                     
                    8 ? 0 Oregon Elite

CC-4   China - Sichuan Club vs Australia                    
                  8 ? 0 Australia

CC-5   Czech Republic vs Canada                             
                  10 - 0  Canada

CC-6   Washington Absolute Blast vs White Rock Renegades   4
? 3 White Rock Renegades

CC-7   Venezuela vs Chinese Taipei                          
                   2 ? 1 Chinese Taipei

 

 Tomorrow, Sunday, July 13 is Coast Capital Savings Day with
the Official Opening Ceremonies taking place at 4pm at Softball
City on Diamond 1.

 

Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play gets
underway at Softball City (2201 ? 148th St., Surrey, BC) at 10:30am,
1:00pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm. 

The following games are scheduled for July 13, 2008:

 

10:30:00 AM  CC-8    Oregon Elite vs Czech Republic    - Softball
City -  Diamond1

1:00:00 PM    CC-9    Japan vs Chinese Taipei - Softball City
- Diamond1

1:00:00 PM    CC-10  White Rock Renegades vs Gold Coast Hurricanes-
Softball City - Diamond 2

6:30:00 PM    CC-11   Canada vs China - Sichuan Club - Softball
City ? Diamond 1

6:30:00 PM    CC-12   Washington Absolute Blast vs Alabama Gold
- Softball City ? Diamond 2

8:30:00 PM    CC-13   Australia vs Nor Cal Assault - Softball
City -  Diamond 1

 

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules, including Canada
games scheduled.  Tickets also available at the gate. Teams and
schedule subject to change without notice.

 



 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

Colleen Goodwin-Ryan ? 604.341.0201
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 14 01:33:51 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:33:51 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 2
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Received: 7/14/08 12:26:30 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 


Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 2  


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ATTENTION: MEDIA

 

GAME RESULTS FOR Sunday, July 13, 2008

 

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

All games below at Softball City

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results visit www.canadacup.com

 

CC-8      Oregon Elite vs Czech Republic                    
             2 - 1 Czech Republic 

CC-9      Japan vs Chinese Taipei                           
                  6 -1 Japan

CC-10    White Rock Renegades vs Gold Coast Hurricanes  6 - 0
Gold Coast 

                                                            
                                             Hurricanes

CC-11    Canada vs China - Sichuan                          
            12 - 0 Canada

CC-12    Washington Absolute Blast vs Alabama Gold          
 7 - 0 Washington 

                                                            
                                                    Absolute
Blast

CC-13    Australia vs Nor Cal Assault                       
                10 ? 0 Australia

 

Tomorrow, Monday, July 14 is McDonald's Youth Day, as well as
the first day of the Canada Cup International Fastpitch Futures
Tournament World Junior Women's presented by MVP Athletic Supplies,
and the first day of the Canada Cup 16 & Under Fastpitch Showcase
Tournament.  
 

Also, pre-registered Softball BC Learn to Play teams participate
in an on-field demo prior to the 6:30pm Canada game.

 

Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play gets
underway at Softball City (2201 ? 148th St., Surrey ) at 10:30am,
1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.  Futures and Showcase games
are scheduled to be played at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park (64th and 168th, Surrey) and Sullivan Park (64th and 152nd,
Surrey).

 

The following Women's games are scheduled for Monday, July 14,
2008:

 

10:30:00 AM   CC-14 Oregon Elite vs White Rock Renegades Youth
-Softball City ?Diamond 1 

1:00:00 PM     CC-15 White Rock Renegades vs Japan -Softball
City - Diamond 1 

1:00:00 PM     CC-16 Chinese Taipei vs Gold Coast Hurricanes
- Softball City - Diamond 2 

3:30:00 PM     CC-17 Czech Republic vs Australia -Softball City
- Diamond 1 

3:30:00 PM     CC-18 China - Sichuan Club vs Oregon Elite -Cloverdale
Athletic Park -  Diamond 6 

6:30:00 PM     CC-19 Nor Cal Assault vs Canada -Softball City
- Diamond 1 

6:30:00 PM     CC-20 Venezuela vs White Rock Renegades -Softball
City - Diamond 2 

8:30:00 PM     CC-21 Washington Absolute Blast vs Gold Coast
Hurricanes -Softball City - Diamond 1

 

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules, including Canada
games scheduled.  Tickets also available at the gate. Teams and
schedule subject to change without notice.

 



 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

Colleen Goodwin-Ryan ? 604.341.0201
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 14 14:27:09 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:27:09 -0700
Subject: Canada comes up big with 12-0 victory at Canada Cup
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Received: 7/14/08 9:50:57 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada comes up big with 12-0 victory at Canada Cup
 

  



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

July 14, 2008

Canada comes up big with 12-0 victory at Canada Cup

(Surrey, BC) ? The Senior Women?s National Team captured a 12-0
winover China?s Sichuan Club last night in its second game of
the Canada Cup.In the one-sided game, Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,
BC) registered a no-hitter,while every other player on the roster
recorded at least one run in the bottomof the third inning.


Coming off of a 10-0 victory over Czech Republic on July 12th,
the red and whitewere looking to continue along the same path
and did just that. The first runof the evening came in the second,
when Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON) doubled andwas driven in by
catcher Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK).  

In the third inning, spectators definitely got their money?s
worth,with eleven Team Canada runs beings scored. The inning
started with a double byJennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) and ultimately
ended with a three-run JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC) homerun,
which brought the final score to 12-0.

For the second time at the Canada Cup, the Senior Women?s game
wascalled after three innings on account of a run rule. However,
in the shortenedmatch, Regula still managed to strike out four
batters and Salling had animpressive offensive performance with
two runs and three RBIs.


The Senior Women play tonight, July 14, 2008 at 6:30p.m. PDT
against theNor Cal Assault.

Box Scores


-SC-


For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 14 14:28:12 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:28:12 -0700
Subject: Player Searching Team - NAFA Master 45 Over Faspitch
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Received: 7/14/08 12:01:56 PM 
From:  Richard Ryan Driscoll <rrdriscoll(at)rochester.rr.com>



Subject:  Player Searching Team - NAFA Master 45 Over Faspitch
 
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I am looking for a competitive team to play in the 2008 NAFA
Master 45 over Fastpitch softball tourney. I've played for over
30 years in the upstate NY area. Outfielder with great wheels,
arm, and can hit well. Play in 3 leagues and many local tourney's.Thanks,Ric
 


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 14 14:48:15 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:48:15 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Fastball Champonships
Message-ID: <140708196.42906@webbox.com>


Received: 7/14/08 1:45:58 PM 
From:  Roger Legendre <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 

  
Subject:  Northern Ontario Fastball Champonships  
 

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To improve the poster on the Northern Ontario Championmships
I'm re writing it as you suggested because of the missing date
so here we go 3rd Annual Northern Ontrio Ladies and Men's Fastball
Championships August 15th to 17th in Sudbury Entry fee ia $375
per team Three games guaranteed Deadline for entry fee and full
roster is Tueaday August the 5th Prize structure based on 12
teams is: 1st prize $1200 2nd prize $700 3rd prize $500 Roster
(full names) + entry fee of $375(certified cheque or money order)
must be in on or before Tuesday August the 5th ,2008 . Cheques
or money orders to me made out to the Rick McDoald Memorial Fastball
League and mailed to Northern Ontario Fastball Championships
c/o Roger Legendre Public Relations Officer 968 Jeanne D'Arc
Street Hanmer , Ontario P3P 1R9 * Note you also email your rosters
to er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca. For further information please
call Patrick Brennan at 1-705-222-0447 or Todd Parsons at 1-705-693-724
Rules , sites and schedule to be emailed (send us your email
address) no later than Monday August 11th , 2008 Lets play ball


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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:03:07 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 3
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Received: 7/15/08 12:33:48 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 

 
Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 3  
  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION: MEDIA

 

GAME RESULTS FOR Monday, July 14, 2008

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

CC-14             Oregon Elite vs White Rock Renegades Youth
                14-3 Oregon 

CC-15             White Rock Renegades vs Japan             
                        10-0 Japan

CC-16             Chinese Taipei vs Gold Coast Hurricanes   
                      8-0 Chinese Taipei

CC-17             Czech Republic vs Australia               
                                 7-0 Australia

CC-18             China - Sichuan Club vs Oregon Elite      
                          5-2 Oregon Elite

CC-19             Nor Cal Assault vs Canada                 
                                10-0 Canada

CC-20             Venezuela vs White Rock Renegades         
                    4-0 Venezuela            

CC-21             Washington Absolute Blast vs Gold Coast Hurricanes
    5-0 Absolute Blast

 
 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results and game results
for the Futures and Showcase tournaments visit www.canadacup.com

  

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15, the Canada Cup International Women's
Fastpitch Tournament play gets underway with games scheduled
at Softball City (2201 ? 148th St., Surrey ) at 10:30am, 1:00pm,
3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

  

The following Women's games are scheduled for Tuesday July 15,
2008:

10:30:00 AM   CC-22  Nor Cal Assault vs White Rock Renegades
Youth - Softball City - Diamond 1 

1:00:00 PM     CC-23  Oregon Elite vs Australia - Softball City
- Diamond 1 

1:00:00 PM     CC-24  Gold Coast Hurricanes vs Venezuela - Softball
City - Diamond 2 

3:30:00 PM     CC-25  Alabama Gold vs Chinese Taipei -Softball
City - Diamond 1 

3:30:00 PM     CC-26  Nor Cal Assault vs Czech Republic -Cloverdale
Athletic Park - Diamond 6 

6:30:00 PM     CC-27  Canada vs White Rock Renegades Youth -
Softball City - Diamond 1 

6:30:00 PM     CC-28  White Rock Renegades vs Alabama Gold -Softball
City - Diamond 2 

8:30:00 PM     CC-29  Japan vs Washington Absolute Blast - Softball
City - Diamond 1

 

Futures games are scheduled to be played at Softball City, Cloverdale
Athletic Park (64th and 168th Surrey) and Sullivan Park (64th
and 152nd, Surrey).  

 

Showcase games are scheduled for Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park and Sullivan Park.

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules, including Canada
games scheduled.  Tickets also available at the gate. Teams and
schedule subject to change without notice.

 


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 10:13:57 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:13:57 -0700
Subject: Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in third game of Canada Cup
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Received: 7/15/08 9:05:13 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 

 
Subject:  Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in third game of Canada
Cup  

  


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 15, 2008

Canada defeats Assault 10-0 in thirdgame of Canada Cup

(Surrey, BC) - The Senior Women?sNational Team maintained momentum
in its third game of the of the 2008 CanadaCup International
Softball Tournament last night, with a 10-0 victory over theNor
Cal Assault. Team Canada scored 10 runs on 11 hits and committed
no errorsin the four inning run rule game.

On the offensive side, Canada put forth a wellrounded effort
with eight different players collecting hits in each of the fourinnings
of the night. 

In front of her hometown crowd, Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC)
ignited the offense in the top of the first inning with a lead-off
doublehit to leftfield, coming around to score on a passed ball.
After Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON) and Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon,SK)
had both singled in the second inning, it was Matthews again
who hit a longthree-run homerun to deep left-center field.

It was Rafter?s turn to drive in some runsof her own in the third,
with a homerun into the right field bleachers thatdrove in Alison
Bradley (Pinkerton,ON), who had doubled earlier in the frame.

In the fourth and final inning, No?mie Marin (Acton-Vale,QC)
led off with a walk followed by a single by Megan Timpf (Port
Dover,ON).  JenniferSalling (Port Coquitlam, BC) then singled
to score Marin, while Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)singled to
score Timpf. The game closed out with another hit by Rafter,
onwhich both Salling and Lawrick registered runs.

On the night, Rafter finished the gamethree-for-three with four
RBI?s and Matthews also collected threeRBI?s. The game was without
a doubt a team effort, as six other Canadianplayers? added hits
to the tally. In the circle, Robin Mackin (Newmarket,ON) had
a strong performance, throwing all four innings of the game and
givingup just four hits, while striking out seven Assault hitters.

Next up Canada will meet the host team, theWhite Rock Renegades,
tonight,  July 15th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. PDT.

Box Scores

- Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) -


-SC-

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:34:58 -0700
Subject: ORSA Grand Championships for men and women
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Received: 7/15/08 1:10:41 PM 
From:  Mark Authier <markou5(at)hotmail.com> 


   
Subject:  ORSA Grand Championships for men and women  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Could you please post the ORSA Grand Champions for Men and Women.
The tournament is Aug 8,9 and 10. The location is Merlin Ontario.
If you need to speak to me please call Home 519-682-0563 Work
519-254-5237.

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 16:19:48 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:19:48 -0700
Subject: RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE	standings
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		RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE										
												
		LEAGUE STANDINGS										
		         (as of July 14th/2008)										
												
		             TEAMS										
												
					G.P.	W.	L.	T.	F0	AG	Pts	GBL
												
1st PICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS					11	7	4	0	72	45	14	
      (2007   league runners-up)												
												
2nd GARSONS HOUNDS					10	6	3	1	62	38	13	0,5
												
3rd DOG HOUSE NORTH STARS					10	5	2	3	51	46	13	1,5
      (2007 league defending champions)												
												
4th THE ATHLETICS					11	5	5	1	80	75	11	2,0
												
5th WHITEFISH LAKE FIRST NATION					10	3	6	1	48	61	7	3,5
                    STEELERS												
												
6th MAGNATEAWAN FIRST NATION					10	3	7	0	57	101     6		3,5
                  NATIVE SONS												

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 16:20:58 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:20:58 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario top pitchers
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		TOP  10 PITCHERS						
								
				Inn.Pit.	Wins	Losses	ERA	Pct
								
1.Eric Abitong(Cardinals)				34	4	1	2,47	0,800
								
2.Gary Lamothe(Hounds)				32	3	1	2,52	0,750
								
3.Ed Brennan Sr(Athletics)				32	3	1	7,50	0,750
								
4.Randy Denis(North Stars)				51	5	2	4,67	0,714
								
5.Mickey Chartrand(Hounds)				15	2	1	4,67	0,667
								
6.Jonathan Contin(Cardinals)				20	2	1	4,81	0,667
								
7.Al Gunette(Steelers)				22	2	1	6,05	0,667
								
8.Matt Rocque(Native Sons)				12	1	1	10,56 0,500	
								
9. Troy Nootchtai(Steelers)				31	1	4	7,81	0,200
								
10. Pat Brennan Sr(Athletics)				20	0	2	11,20  0,000	

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 16:22:10 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:22:10 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario top hitters
Message-ID: <150708197.48539@webbox.com>


		TOP 15  HITTERS						
								
				P.A.	O.A.B.	Runs	Hts	Avrg
								
1.Pat Brennan Jr (Cardinals)				23	22	8	15	682
								
2.Corey Farmer(Hounds)				18	15	8	10	667
								
3.Ed Panamick Jr(Cardinals)				29	27	11	16	593
								
4.Kevin Gemmell(Athletics)				19	17	9	10	588
								
5.Randy Denis(North Stars)				18	17	3	9	529
								
6.Grant Ens(Athletics)				26	25	7	13	520
								
7.Ed Brennan Sr(Athletics)				33	32	12	16	500
								
8.Mike Cain (North Stars)				25	24	7	12	500
								
9.Eric Abitong (Cardinals)				18	18	4	9	500
								
10. Curtis Humbley (Cardinals)				21	21	5	10	476
								
11. Jason Green (Native Sons)				25	24	6	11	458
								
12. Wally Tobobondung (Native Sons)				23	22	7	10	455
								
13.Jonathan Contin(Cardinals)				29	29	5	13	449
								
14. J.P. Miron(Athletics)				29	25	10	11	440
								
15. Troy Nootchtai(Steelers)				23	23	7	10	435

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 16:23:13 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:23:13 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario category leaders
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		CATEGORY LEADERS			
					
					
A]Runs scored		Ed Brennan Sr (Athletics)            12			
					
B]Base hits		Ed Panamick Jr (Cardinals) &			
		Ed Brennan Sr (Athletics) both at 16			
					
C]Singles		Ed Brennan Sr (Athletics)			14
					
D]Doubles		Derrick Gemmell(Athletics)           4			
					
E]Triples		6 players tied @			2
					
F]Home runs		3 players tied @			3
					
G]Runs batted in		Todd Parsons(Hounds)			14
					
H]ERA		Eric Abitong (Cardinals)			2,47
					
I]Slugging %		Kevin Gemmell(Athletics)			1238

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 15 17:55:43 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:55:43 -0700
Subject: RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE	revised
Message-ID: <150708197.54154@webbox.com>


		RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE											
													
		LEAGUE STANDINGS											
		         (as of July 14th/2008)											
													
		             TEAMS											
													
					G.P.	W.	L.	T.	F0	AG	Pts	PCT	GBL
													
1st DOG HOUSE NORTH STARS					11	6	2	3	51	46	15	0,682	
      (2007 defending league champions)													
													
2ndPICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS					11	7	4	0	72	45	14	0,636	
      (2007 league runners-uo)													
													
3rd GARSON HOUNDS					10	6	3	1	62	38	13	0,650	
													
4th THE ATHLETICS					11	5	5	1	80	75	11	0,500	    1,0
													
5th WHITEFISH LAKE FIRST NATION					10	3	6	1	48	61	7	0,340	 
  2,5
                    STEELERS													
													
6th MAGNATEAWAN FIRST NATION					10	3	7	0	57	101     6		0,300	
   2,5
                  NATIVE SONS													

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 16 01:59:35 2008
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:59:35 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 4
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Received: 7/16/08 12:51:54 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 


Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 4  
 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION: MEDIA

 

GAME RESULTS FOR Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

CC-22             Nor Cal Assault vs White Rock Renegades Youth
  9 - 7 Nor Cal Assault
CC-23             Oregon Elite vs Australia                 
                           3 - 1 Australia
CC-24             Gold Coast Hurricanes vs Venezuela        
              6 - 2 Venezuela
CC-25             Alabama Gold vs Chinese Taipei            
                12- 0 Chinese Taipei
CC-26             Nor Cal Assault vs Czech Republic         
                 4 - 3 Czech Republic
CC-27             Canada vs White Rock Renegades Youth      
        20 ? 0 Canada
CC-28             White Rock Renegades vs Alabama Gold      
         7 ? 3 Alabama Gold    
CC-29             Japan vs Washington Absolute Blast        
                7 ? 0 Japan           
 

 

 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results and game results
for the Futures and Showcase tournaments visit www.canadacup.com

 
 
 
Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 16 is Special Olympics Day with the
Special Olympics Friendship Division Opening Ceremonies taking
place at 5:30pm.

 

The Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play
gets underway with games scheduled at Softball City (2201 ? 148th
St., Surrey ) at 10:30am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

 

The following Women's games are scheduled for Wednesday, July
16, 2008:

 

10:30:00 AM   CC-30  White Rock Renegades Youth vs China - Sichuan
Club - Softball City -Diamond 1 

1:00:00 PM     CC-31  White Rock Renegades Youth vs Australia
-Softball City - Diamond 1 

3:30:00 PM     CC-32  Alabama Gold vs Japan - Softball City -
Diamond 1 

3:30:00 PM     CC-33  Venezuela vs Washington Absolute Blast
- Cloverdale Athletic Park - Diamond 6 

6:30:00 PM     CC-34  Oregon Elite vs Canada - Softball City
- Diamond 1 

6:30:00 PM     CC-35  China - Sichuan Club vs Czech Republic
- Softball City - Diamond 2 

8:30:00 PM     CC-36  Chinese Taipei vs Washington Absolute Blast
- Softball City - Diamond 1

 

Futures games are scheduled to be played at Softball City, Cloverdale
Athletic Park (64th and 168th Surrey) and Sullivan Park (64th
and 152nd, Surrey).  

 

Showcase games are scheduled for Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park and Sullivan Park.


 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules, including Canada
games scheduled.  Tickets also available at the gate. Teams and
schedule subject to change without notice.

 



 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

Colleen Goodwin-Ryan ? 604.341.0201
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 16 14:45:45 2008
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:45:45 -0700
Subject: Canada improves record to 4-0 at Canada Cup
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Received: 7/16/08 8:50:15 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada improves record to 4-0 at Canada Cup  
MIME Ver:  1.0  
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 16, 2008

Canada improves record to 4-0 at CanadaCup

(Surrey, BC) ? On anotherbeautiful day at Softball City yesterday,
the Senior Women?s NationalTeam collected its fourth win of the
Canada Cup by defeating the hosting WhiteRock Renegades 20-0.
In the round-robin match, which lasted only four inningsunder
the runs ahead rule, DioneMeier (Saskatoon, SK) secured the victory
by striking out four opposingbatters.


Other strong Team Canada performances came from third baseman
Erin McLean (Whitby, ON),who registered three runs and three
RBIs and from shortstop Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,BC),
who collected two runs and three RBIs of her own.


After just four days of action, the red and white have scored
a total of 52runs with zero runs scored against, placing them
at the top of the red pool.Team Australia, also 4-0, has gathered
an impressive 28 runs with a onerun against. Things are shaping
up to make for an outstanding match-up on July17th, when the
two Olympic-bound squads go head to head in the final game ofpool
play.


In the white pool, Japan sits alone atop of the division with
a 4-0 record,whereas the Venezuelan and Chinese Taipei teams
rounded out the top three withonly one loss each.


The Senior Women will face the Oregon Elite (3-2) tonight, Wednesday,
July 16that 6:30p.m. PDT.

BoxScores


-  Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) -


-SC-


For more information, please contact;

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3102

scintern08 at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 16 15:46:05 2008
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:46:05 -0700
Subject: looking for fastball players for 2009
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Received: 7/16/08 2:50:32 PM 
From:  "Seth Allen" <salfordblacksox(at)gmail.com> 


Subject:  looking for fastball players for 2009  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I am starting a mens fastball team to play out of Salford ON
to play out of the Tri-County League for next season and am looking
for players if anyone is interested please email salfordblacksox(at)gmail.com

 
Thanks
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 17 09:15:34 2008
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:15:34 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 5
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Received: 7/17/08 12:58:27 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 


Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 5  
   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION: MEDIA

 

GAME RESULTS FOR Wednesday, July 16, 2008

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

CC-30 White Rock Renegades Youth vs China-Sichuan Club      
        12-3 China-Sichuan Club

CC-31 White Rock Renegades Youth vs Australia               
                   10-0 Australia

CC-32 Alabama Gold vs Japan                                 
                                11-0 Japan

CC-33 Venezuela vs Washington Absolute Blast                
                     5-1 Venezuela

CC-34 Oregon Elite vs Canada                                
                                   8-0 Canada            

CC-35 China-Sichuan Club vs Czech Republic                  
                      5-4 China-Sichuan Club    

CC-36 Chinese Taipei vs Washington Absolute Blast           
                   4-1 Chinese Taipei

 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results and game results
for the Futures and Showcase tournaments visit www.canadacup.com

 

The Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play
gets underway with games scheduled at Softball City (2201 ? 148th
St., Surrey ) at 10:30am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

 

The following Women's games are scheduled for Thursday, July
17, 2008:

 

10:30:00 AM      CC-37  Alabama Gold vs Gold Coast Hurricanes
- Softball City ? Diamond 1

1:00:00 PM        CC-38  Czech Republic vs  White Rock Renegades
Youth - Softball City ? Diamond 1

3:30:00 PM        CC-39  White Rock Renegades vs Chinese Taipei
- Softball City ? Diamond 1

3:30:00 PM        CC-40  China - Sichuan Club vs Nor Cal Assault
- Sullivan Park ? Diamond 10

6:30:00 PM        CC-41  Canada vs Australia - Softball City
? Diamond 1

8:30:00 PM        CC-42  Japan vs Venezuela - Softball City ?
Diamond 1

 

Tomorrow, Thursday, July 17 is Province Newspaper Canada Day
and the final day of round robin play.  

 

There will be an official Team Canada autograph session following
the 6:30 pm Canada game.  

 

The Special Olympics Friendship Division games begin on July
17 and are being held at Softball City and Cloverdale Athletic
Park (64th and 168th).

 

Futures games are scheduled to be played at Softball City, Cloverdale
Athletic Park (64th and 168th Surrey) and Sullivan Park (64th
and 152nd, Surrey).  

 

Showcase games are scheduled for Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic
Park and Sullivan Park.

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules, including Canada
games scheduled.  Tickets also available at the gate. Teams and
schedule subject to change without notice.

 

 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 17 12:44:19 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:44:19 -0700
Subject: Addition to the SASA news release
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Received: 7/17/08 10:38:18 AM 
From:  MARK LOEHNDORF <mloehndorf(at)shaw.ca> 


Subject:  Addition to the SASA news release  




 
Please note - one Provincial Championship was left off the previous
SASA news release. The fourth title up for grabs is the Junior
A Women's Division. This a best of 5 affair with both teams advancing
to the Junior Women's National Championship in Summerside PEI,
August 3-10
 
Saturday, August 19th 

Glen Reeve # 5 - 10am                      Saskatoon Outlaws
vs Quill Plains Blazers

Glen Reeve #5   -2

pm                        Quill Plains Blazers vs Saskatoon Outlaws

Bob Van 

Impe Stadium -6pm             Saskatoon Outlaws vs Quill Plains
Blazers

 

Sunday, August 20th 

Bob Van Impe Stadium -11am           Quill Plains Blazers vs
Saskatoon Outlaws

Bob Van Impe Stadium ? 3:pm          Saskatoon Outlaws vs Quill
Plains Blazers

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 17 15:47:33 2008
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:47:33 -0700
Subject: Canada claims 8-0 victory over Elite
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Received: 7/17/08 2:13:45 PM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern at softball.ca> 

 
Subject:  Canada claims 8-0 victory over Elite   

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 17, 2008

Canada claims 8-0 victory over Elite 

(Surrey, BC) ? The Senior Women?s National Team continued itswinning
ways last night by defeating the Oregon Elite 8-0 in just five
innings.Canada now sits at the top of its pool with five wins
and no losses going intothe final day of round robin play at
the 2008 Canada Cup.

In yesterday?s contest, Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC) led off
the top of the first inning with a towering homerun tocenterfield.
  A walk and stolen base by Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, BC), put
her in an ideal scoring position.  Ultimately, Sheena Lawrick?s
(Calgary,AB) long fly ball to right field in the following play
was mishandled by anOregon outfielder, allowing Yee to score
from second base.

In the third inning, singles by Yee and Lawrickand an RBI double
by AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON) resulted in the third run being
scored for Canada.

The big offensive inning for the red and thewhite came in the
fourth, when the Elite opened the frame by surrendering a fewwalks.
 Lawrick hit a bloop single to right field, scoring two runners
andthen Megan Timpf (PortDover, ON) hit a pinch hit double hard
to left field driving in two more runs.

On the night, Danielle Lawrie (Langley,BC) threw a no-hitter,
recording five strikeouts and allowing only two walks.As a unit,
the team collected eight runs on seven hits.  Lawrick led theway
with three RBI?s, while Timpf, Yee, Bradley, Matthews and Erin
McLean (Whitby, ON)each added a single hit.

The much anticipated meeting between Canada andAustralia will
take place tonight, July 17th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. PDT.

BoxScores

-Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) -

For more information, please contact;

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern(at)softball.ca

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 17 18:01:38 2008
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:01:38 -0700
Subject: Jason Iuli Available for NAFA
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Received: 7/17/08 4:55:37 PM 
From:  "David Perkins" <dperk10(AT)gmail.com> 


Subject:  Jason Iuli Available for NAFA  
 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jason Iuli asked that I post this for him.  Anyone not familiar
with Jason is welcome to contact me at the e-mail address below
with any questions:
 
"My name is Jason Iuli. I previously pitched for the Aurora Dolan
& Murphy Shamrocks (Aurora, IL) and currently pitch for Pete's
Blues ( Mascoutah, IL).  I happened to free up my week following
the ISC II ToC and would like to offer my pitching services to
any teams going to the NAFA.  If you are interested please contact
me at 630-770-8617 (cell) or email me directly at coachiuli34(
at ) a o l"
 
 
Thanks-
 
Dave Perkins
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dperk10(at)gmail.com 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jul 18 09:20:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:20:03 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 6
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Received: 7/18/08 12:58:14 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 


Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 6  
 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION: MEDIA

GAME RESULTS FOR Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
- Thursday, July 17, 2008

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

CC ? 37            Alabama Gold                Gold Coast Hurricanes
              4 ? 3 Gold Coast                   

Hurricanes       

                        

CC ? 38            Czech Republic             White Rock Renegades
Youth    5 ? 2 Czech Republic

 

CC ? 39            White Rock Renegades    Chinese Taipei   
                      1 ? 0 Chinese Taipei     

 

CC ? 40            China ? Sichuan Club        Nor Cal Assault
                          5 ? 1 China Sichuan Club

            

CC ? 41            Canada                                 Australia
                                                 8 ? 2 Canada

 

CC ? 42            Japan                           Venezuela
                                4 - 0 Japan

            

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results including final
round robin standings and game results for the Futures, Showcase
and Special Olympics Friendship Division tournaments visit www.canadacup.com.

 

Tomorrow is Friday, July 18 and Canada Cup play-off action gets
underway.  

 

There will be a preliminary tie-breaker game (CCP-TB-1) between
Czech Republic and China Sichuan Club to determine 4th place
in the Women's Red Pool  at 10:30am, Friday, July 18 at Softball
City on Diamond 1.

 
The Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play-offs
get underway with games scheduled at Softball City (2201 ? 148th
St., Surrey ) at 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
 

The following Women's play-off games are scheduled for Friday
July 18, 2008:

 

CCP - 1 ? Japan vs Winner of CCP-TB-1 ? 1:00 pm, Diamond 2

CCP - 2 ? Australia vs Venezuela - 1:00 pm, Diamond 1

CCP - 3 ? Canada vs Washington Absolute Blast ? 3:30 pm, Diamond
1

CCP - 4 ? Chinese Taipei vs Oregon Elite ? 3:30 pm, Diamond 2

CCP - 5 - Winner of CCP-1 vs Winner of CCP-2 ? 6:30 pm on Diamond
1 

CCP - 6 - Winner of CCP-3 vs Winner of CCP-4 ? 8:30 pm on Diamond
1

 

 

The Special Olympics Friendship Division Games are being held
at Softball City.

 

Futures Play-off games are scheduled to be played at Softball
City and Cloverdale Athletic Park (64th and 168th, Surrey) and
Sullivan Park (152nd Street and 62nd Avenue, Surrey).

 

Showcase Play-off games are scheduled to be played at Softball
City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sullivan Park.

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules.  Tickets are available
at the gate. Teams and schedule are subject to change without
notice.

 



 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

Colleen Goodwin-Ryan ? 604.341.0201 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Jul 18 10:00:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:40 -0700
Subject: Canada closes round robin with 8-2 victory over Australia
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Received: 7/18/08 8:59:59 AM 
From:  "Andrea Carisse" <scintern(at)softball.ca> 



Subject:  Canada closes round robin with 8-2 victory over Australia
 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 18, 2008

Canada closes round robin with 8-2victory over Australia

(Surrey, BC) -  It was an impressive outing for the Senior Women?sNational
Team last night at the Canada Cup, as the squad wrapped up the
roundrobin by beating Australia 8-2 in front of a huge home field
crowd.  Thevictory advanced Canada?s record to 6-0, placing them
at the head of thered pool.

After dropping the semi-final game to Australiaat the Tri Nations
Cup earlier in the month, last night?s meeting broughtwith it
a brewing contention, but the Senior Women made their presence
known.Team Canada was first to get on the board in the bottom
of the second inningwhen Sheena Lawrick (Calgary.AB) doubled
and scored on a single by Alison Bradley (Pinkerton,ON).

In the fifth inning, with two out, Canada scoredanother four
runs thanks to some timely hitting by Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC),Erin
Mclean (Whitby,ON)and a homerun by JenniferYee (North Delta,
BC). Australia responded in the top of the sixth frame byrecording
two runs on a Canadian miscue and scoring the only two runs againstthe
team since the beginning of the tournament.

The bottom of the same inning, Lawrick and Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON)
both singled and capitalized on another Aussie error to score
two of thethree runs in the frame.  Canada would eventually close
out the night witheight runs on nine hits and the 8-2 win.

Robin Mackin (Newmarket,ON)got the start for Team Canada in the
circle and captured the win, while Danielle Lawrie (Langley,BC)threw
the final half inning and managed  five more outs.

Due to Team Canada?s first place finish inthe red pool, the squad
will take on the fourth place finisher in the whitepool, the
Washington Absolute Blast.  The playoff game will take placetoday,
July 18th at 3:30p.m. PDT. To follow live box scores or for additionalinformation
visit the Canada Cup website at www.canadacup.com

BoxScores

- Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) ?

 

For more information, please contact:

Andrea Carisse

Softball Canada

(613)523-3386 x. 3102

scintern at softball.ca

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:44:51 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:44:51 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Fastball League ; news bulletin for ladies fastball;
	Northern Fastball Championship information
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Received: 7/18/08 9:03:30 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Rick McDonald Fastball League ;news bulletin for ladies
fastball;Northern Fastball Championship information  






 
                                                      The Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball League regular schedule is fast coming
to and end with only eight games to go including  four rain outs.As
you will notice with the attachments the race for first place
and the president's cup is real tight [only four points separate
the top three teams].Its an important battle with the top two
teams getting a bye to the semis.The bottom three are also in
a real tight battle to earn home advantage for the quarter finals.In
the batting crown unless  Corey Farmer(712) has a complete collapse
he should win the title already leading by at least 90 points.It
looks like Eric Abitong(4-1) of the Cardinals will win his second
pitching crown in three years.Come out and see the remaining
games which will all be probably in a playoff mood.
                                                     The interest
in the ladies section of the Northerns is rising .Friday evening
I received six different calls from across the province [Aurora
Diggers;Byron Blaze Midget II ;Byron Blaze Junior !;Chatam Intermediate
Ii;Hamilton Elites Intermediate II and the Palmerston Marlins
Junior I ]. These are not confirmed entries but strongly interested
which is good.All teams have till August 5th the deadline.
                                                      Congratulations
to one of our officials that of Shayne Malone who will be officiating
in the Canadian Pee Wee girls championship in Quebec (near Montreal)
from August 13th to 17th .Our hats are off to you Shayne
                                                     In a meeting
on Sunday the final site for the Northerns will be decided.
 
                                                            
               Yours in fastball
 
                                                            
      Roger Legendre
                                                            
      Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League
                                                            
      Statistician and public relations officer
                                                            
      Northern Ontario Fastball Championships
                                                            
      Co-convener and public relations officer
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:46:19 2008
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:46:19 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario top hitters
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		TOP TEN BATTERS(all games counted)						
								
			"22 plate appearances or more"					
								
				P.A.	O.A.B.	Runs	Hts	Avrg
								
1.Corey Farmer(Hounds)				29	25	13	18	720
								
2.Kevin Gemmell(Athletics)				24	21	12	13	619
								
3.Craig Brown(Native Sons)				23	23	9	14	609
								
4.Ed Panamick Jr (Cardinals)				38	36	11	21	583
								
5.Pat Brennan Jr (Cardinals)				32	31	10	18	581
								
6.Josh Shawanda (Steelers)				22	21	8	12	571
								
7.Eric Abitong (Cardinals)				24	23	5	13	565
								
8.Mike Cain (North Stars)				36	34	9	19	559
								
9.Randy Denis (North Stars)				28	27	6	15	556
								
10.Al Guenette (Steelers)				22	21	6	11	524

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:47:25 2008
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:47:25 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Standings
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		RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE											
													
		LEAGUE STANDINGS											
		    (as of July 17th all games counted)											
													
		             TEAMS											
													
					G.P.	W.	L.	T.	F0	AG	Pts	PCT	GBL
													
1st DOG HOUSE NORTH STARS					12	7	2	3	70	47	17	708	
       (2007 defending league champions)													
													
2nd PICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS					12	8	4	0	80	46	16	667	0,5
       (2007 league runners-up)													
													
3rd GARSON HOUNDS					11	6	4	1	80	50	13	591	1,5
													
4th THE ATHLETICS					12	5	6	1	97	123	11	393	2,0
													
5th WHITEFISH LAKE FIRST NATION					12	4	7	1	61	73	9	375	3,0
                    STEELERS													
													
6th MAGNATEWAN FIRST NATION					12	4	8	0	70	119	8	333	3,0
                  NATIVE SONS													

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:48:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:48:23 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario top pitchers
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		TOP  10 PITCHERS			(all games counted)				
									
				Inn.Pit.	Wins	Losses	ERA	S.O.	Pct
									
1.Eric Abitong(Cardinals)				41	5	1	2,22	46	833
									
2.Al Guenette(Steelers)				31	4	1	5,19	28	800
									
3.Gary Lamothe(Hounds)				32	3	1	3,28	37	750
									
4.Randy Denis(North Stars)				70	6	2	4,50	51	750
									
5.Mickey Chartrand(Hounds)				26	3	2	5,92	28	600

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:49:15 2008
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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:49:15 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario category leaders
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		CATEGORY LEADERS			
		(all games counted)			
					
A]Runs scored		Ed Brennan Sr (Athletics)            12			14
					
B]Base hits		Ed Panamick Jr (Cardinals) &			21
					
C]Singles		Ed Panamick Jr(Cardinals			18
					
D] Doubles		4 players tied @			4
					
E]Triples		Corey Farmer (Hounds)			3
					
F] Home runs  		Kevin Gemmell(Athletics)			4
					
G]RBI'S		Todd Parsons (Hounds)			18
					
H] Most strike outs  Randy Denis(N.Stars)					51
					
I]Best ERA		Eric Abitong (Cardinals)			2,22
					
J]Best Slugging% Kevin Gemmell(Athletics)					1286

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 00:50:29 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:50:29 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Game Results
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		RESULTS OF GAMES					
							
DATE		TEAMS					SCORE
21-May	Whitefish Steelers 		VS	Dog House North Stars			Rain
22-May	Garson Hounds		VS	Athletics			5 to 8
26-May	Garson Hounds		VS	Dog House North Stars			Rain
	Athletics		VS	Magnatewan Native Sons			11 to 9
28-May	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Whitefish Steelers			4 to 2
29-May	Athletics		VS	Dog House North Stars			9 to 9
	Garson Hounds		VS	Magnatewan Native Sons			7 to 0
							
2-Jun	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Garson Hounds			1 to 7
4-Jun	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Athletics			8 to 9
5-Jun	Garson Hounds		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			Rain
	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Mgnatewan N.Sons			Rain
9-Jun	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Athletics			4 to 11
	Dog House N.Stars		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			0 to 7
11-Jun	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Dog House N.Stars			9 to 4
12-Jun	Athletics		VS	Garson Hounds			10 to 13
	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Mgnatewan N.Sons			12 to 8
16-Jun	Garson Hounds		VS	Dog House N.Stars			2 to 6
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Athletics			11 to 10
18-Jun	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			3 to 7
19-Jun	Dog House N.Stars		VS	Athletics			3 to 2
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Garson Hounds			2 to 9
23-Jun	Garson Hounds		VS	Whitefish Lake Steelers			12 to 0
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Dog House N.Stars			missing sheet
25-Jun	Athletics		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			3 to 12
26-Jun	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Garson Hounds			5 to 1
	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Magnatewan N.Sons			10 to 4
2-Jul	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Athletics			Rain
3-Jul	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Dog House N.Stars			2 to 4
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Whitefish Lake Steelers			0 to 13
7-Jul	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Athletics			1 to 7
	Dog House N.Stars		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			5 to 2
9-Jul	Dog House N.Stars		VS	Whitefish Lake Steelers			5 to 5
10-Jul	Garson Hounds		VS	Athletics			
	Pickerel R. Cards		VS	Magnatewan N.Sons			1 to 5
14-Jul	Garson Hounds		VS	Dog House N.Stars			6 to 6
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Athletics			11 to 7
16-Jul	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Pickerel R. Cardinals			1 to 5
	Whitefish L.Stelers		VS	Magnatewan N.Sons			
17-Jul	Athletics		VS	Dog House N.Stars			0 to 11
	Magnatewan N.Sons		VS	Garson Hounds			10 to 5

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 04:15:45 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:15:45 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 7
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Received: 7/19/08 1:48:32 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 

   
Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 7  
   

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION: MEDIA

GAME RESULTS FOR Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
- Friday, July 18, 2008

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

 

(CC = Canada Cup game)  

 

CCP - 1           Japan vs Czech Republic                   
     10 ? 0 Japan

CCP - 2            Australia vs Venezuela                   
          9 ? 0 Australia

CCP - 3           Canada vs Washington Absolute Blast      4
? 0 Canada

CCP - 4            Chinese Taipei vs Oregon Elite           
    7 ? 0 Chinese Taipei           

CCP - 5            Japan vs Australia                       
              2 ? 1 Japan

CCP - 6            Canada vs Chinese Taipei                 
      8 ? 3 Canada

            

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's game results including final
round robin standings and game results for the Futures, Showcase
and Special Olympics Friendship Division tournaments visit www.canadacup.com.

 

The Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament play-offs
get underway on Saturday, July 19 with games scheduled at Softball
City (2201 ? 148th St., Surrey ) at 8:00am, 10:30am, 1:00pm,
3:30pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

 

The Special Olympics Friendship Division Play-off Games are being
held at Softball City tomorrow.

 

Futures and Showcase Play-off games are scheduled to be played
at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park (62nd and 168th, Surrey)
and Sullivan Park tomorrow.

 

The following Women's play-off games are scheduled for Saturday,
July 19, 2008:

 

CCP-7        Czech Republic vs Venezuela                    
               8:00 am, Softball City - 1 

CCP-8  Washington Absolute Blast  vs Oregon Elite           
      10:30 am, Softball City - 1 

CCP-9             Australia  vs Winner of CCP-7             
                  1:00 pm, Softball City - 1 

CCP-10          Winner of CCP-8 vs Chinese Taipei           
           3:30 pm, Softball City - 1 

CCP-11          Japan vs Canada                             
                     6:30 pm, Softball City - 1 

CCP-12          Winner of CCP-9 vs Winner of CCP-10         
        8:30 pm, Softball City - 1

 

Tomorrow, Saturday, July19 is Worth Day.

 

The Special Olympics Friendship Division Games are being held
at Softball City.

 

Futures play-off games are scheduled to be played at Softball
City and Cloverdale Athletic Park (64th and 168th, Surrey) and
Sullivan Park (152nd Street and 62nd Avenue, Surrey).

 

Showcase Play-off games are scheduled to be played at Softball
City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sullivan Park.

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information and schedules.  Tickets are available
at the gate. Teams and schedule are subject to change without
notice.

 



 

For Media Requiring Further Information Contact:

Colleen Goodwin-Ryan ? 604.341.0201 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 19 11:18:55 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:18:55 -0700
Subject: Canada keeps rolling in playoff games at the Canada Cup
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Received: 7/19/08 10:23:18 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
Subject:  Canada_keeps_rolling_in_playoff_games_at_the_Canada_Cup_/_
 

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

July19, 2008

 

Canadakeeps rolling in playoff games at the Canada Cup

 

(Surrey,BC) - Yesterday was the start of the double elimination
portion of the CanadaCup.  

Witheight teams moving on to the playoffs the pools crossed over
to play opponentsfrom the other pool in the first round.  Canada?s
Senior Women?s NationalTeam played the Washington Absolute Blast.

 

ErinMcLean (Whitby, ON) started things off for the red and white
with a homerun toleft centerfield in the bottom of the first
inning. After that, things werequiet up until the fourth inning
when Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) drew aleadoff walk and was
driven in on a homerun by Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) toright
field.  Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) later drove in Megan Timpf(Port
Dover, ON) to bring in the fourth Canadian run.

 

Thiswas all the home side would need to secure the win.  Lauren
Bay Regula(Trail, BC) was in the pitcher?s circle for Canada
and finished the game givingup just two hits and striking out
fifteen Blast hitters. The final score wasCanada 4, Absolute
Blast 0.

 

Canadavs. Washington Absolute Blast Box Scoreand Play-by-play

 

Inthe second game of the day, Canada took on Chinese Taipei.
The winner of thisgame would go through to the semi-final on
Saturday night at 6:30pm PDT.

 

Itwas a bit of a bit of a quiet start for both teams, with the
defense takingcontrol early.  In the third inning Canada led
off with a hit by CaitlinLever (Buffalo, New York) and then Erin
Mclean, Jennifer Yee, Jennifer Salling(Port Coquitlam, BC) and
Sheena Lawrick all followed suit to score three runson the inning.
 After Taipei came back and scored three runs in the bottomof
the fourth inning to tie the game at 3-3, Team Canada went back
on theoffensive.  Melanie Matthews hit a leadoff homerun in the
top of the fifthfollowed by a single by Mclean and homerun by
Jennifer Salling to score anotherthree runs.  Not quite done
yet, in the top of the seventh inning, Canadawas able to send
a couple more insurance runs across the plate with a single byYee,
a double by Salling to score Yee and then a single by Lawrick
to scoreSalling.

 

Canadakept Taipei off the scoring sheet for the remainder of
the game to take the 8-3win. Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) went
four innings giving up three hits whilestriking out four Taipei
batters.  Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) came in topitch to the
last twelve hitters.

 

Nextup for Canada in the double elimination format, is a match-up
of undefeatedteams when Canada takes on Japan at 6:30pm PDT at
Softball City. Live scoringfor the game is available on the Canada
Cup website at www.canadacup.com. 

 

Canadavs. Chinese Taipei Box Scoreand Play-by-play

 

Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) ?

 

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Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jul 20 08:57:45 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:57:45 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 8
Message-ID: <200708202.21881@webbox.com>


Received: 7/20/08 1:07:51 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 


Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 8  
   

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ATTENTION: MEDIA

GAME RESULTS FOR Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
Playoffs - Saturday, July 19, 2008

 

Canada Cup 2008 Tournament 

?       Teams and schedule subject to change without notice

(CCP = Canada Cup Championship Round)  

 

CCP-7  Czech Republic                         Venezuela     
                         10 ? 0 Venezuela          

 

CCP-8  Washington Absolute Blast         Oregon Elite       
                      9 ? 2 Oregon Elite        

 

CCP-9   Australia                                   Venezuela
                                6 ? 1 Australia             


                                                

CCP-10 Oregon Elite                             Chinese Taipei
                          6 ? 0 Chinese Taipei

                        

CCP-11  Japan                                      Canada   
                                  6 ? 0 Japan       

                                                

CCP-12  Australia                                   Chinese Taipei
                          6 ? 1 Australia

 

Canada plays Australia in the Canada Cup 2008 Women's semi-final
scheduled for 1:30pm, Sunday, July 20 at Softball City (2201
? 148th St., Surrey). Winner of the semi-final faces Japan in
the final scheduled for 6:30pm on Diamond 1.

 

For more detailed Canada Cup Women's Play-off game results and
game results for the Futures and Showcase play-offs and the Special
Olympics Friendship Division visit www.canadacup.com.

 

Futures and Showcase play-off games are scheduled to be played
at Softball City tomorrow.



 

The following Women's games are scheduled for Sunday July 20,
2008:

 

CCP-13:              Canada vs Australia: 1:30pm at Softball
City ? Diamond 1 

CCP-14 -FINAL: Japan vs Winner of CCP-13: 6:30pm at Softball
City ? Diamond 1

 

Tomorrow, Sunday, July 20 is Championship Sunday with the Final
Women's game taking place at 6:30pm on Diamond 1.  

 

The Special Olympics Red Division Final starts at 8:30am on Diamond
2 and the Special Olympics White Division Final begins at 11:00am
on Diamond 1.  

 

The Showcase Final begins at 8:30am on Diamond 1 and the Futures
Final takes place at 4:00pm on Diamond 1.

 

Canada Cup runs until Sunday, July 20.  Phone 604-536-9287 for
Canada Cup ticket information or visit www.canadacup.com for
other tournament information.  Tickets are available at the gate.
Teams and schedule are subject to change without notice.

 


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Jul 20 18:55:11 2008
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:55:11 -0700
Subject: Canadasuffers first loss at Canada Cup
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Received: 7/20/08 4:46:35 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Canada_suffers_first_loss_at_Canada_Cup_/_Le_Canada_souffr
 


FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

July20, 2008

 

Canadasuffers first loss at Canada Cup

 

(Surrey,BC) - On playoff Saturday, Team Canada had its first
loss of the week in thedouble knock out format and will take
on Australia on Sunday afternoon foranother shot at Japan in
the final of the 15th Annual Canada Cup. Inthe first versus second
playoff game, Japan defeated Canada 6-0.

 

costly error with two out in the third inning led to three runs
for theJapanese team. Scoring three more runs in the sixth inning,
Japan took a 6-0lead which was all they needed to beat the red
and white. Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, AB) went two for three on
the night and those were Canada?s two onlyhits. Robin Mackin
(Newmarket, ON) had the start for the Canadian team strikingout
four Japanese batters and walking none, allowing three unearned
runs infive innings. Katie Rosentreter (Winnipeg, MB) pitched
the sixth inning.

 

Today,Team Australia and Canada will face off at 1:30pm at Softball
City to earn aspot in the final at 6:30 Sunday evening. Chinese
Taipei and Venezuela finishedthe event fourth and fifth respectively.

 

Box Scoreand Play-by-Play

 

Forlive box scores and results visit www.canadacup.com

 

Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) ?

 

-SC-

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and Communications

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 21 01:12:01 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:12:01 -0700
Subject: Folllowing are the final results of SASA's big Provincial
	Championship Weekend
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Received: 7/20/08 9:15:56 PM 
From:  MARK LOEHNDORF <mloehndorf(at)shaw.ca> 

  
Subject:  Folllowing are the final results of SASA's big Provincial
Championship Weekend  
   

SASKATOON, SK

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Following are the final results of SASA's big Provincial Championship
Weekend.
 
Junior A Women's - Saskatoon Outlaws defeated the Quill Plains
Blazers in a best of 5 series 3-0.
 
Junior B Men's - FSIN Chiefs defeated the Saskatoon Kekembas
3-2 in a best of 5 Series
 
Intermediate B Mens' Saskatoon Ramada Padres defeated the Saskatoon
KW Home Hawks 8-1 in the final
 
Intermediate B Women's Shellbrook Ganza beat Regina Vipers 8-1
in the final  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 21 10:18:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:18:54 -0700
Subject: Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament
	- Day 9 - Championship Sunday
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Received: 7/21/08 1:17:44 AM 
From:  "Colleen Goodwin-Ryan" <colleen(at)axion.net> 

  
Subject:  Game Results - Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch
Tournament - Day 9 - Championship Sunday  
    

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ATTENTION: MEDIA

GAME RESULTS for ChampionshipSunday July 20, 2008

Canada Cup 2008 ? July 12 ?July 20

The 2008 Canada Cup at Softball City, CloverdaleAthletic Park
and Sullivan Park in Surrey, BC was an exciting action packednine
days of simply great softball. The 15th Canada Cup ChampionshipSunday
results are as follows:  

 Canada Cup International Women's Fastpitch Tournament ChampionshipFinal:

 ?       Australiavs. Japan:                                
                     4 ? 2 Japan                            
                                                            
             

CanadaCup International Fastpitch Futures Tournament World Junior
Women'sChampionship Final presented by MVP Athletics Supplies:

 Chinese Taipei Youth vs. Surrey Storm ? Wright:            
                    3 ? 1 Surrey Storm - Wright             
                            

 

Canada Cup 16 & Under Fastpitch Showcase Championship Final:



?       Victoria Devils 16U vs.Brantford Bobcats:           
        5 ? 1 Brantford Bobcats 

 

CanadaCup Special Olympics Friendship Division Final:       
      


White Division: 


Surrey Mariners vs.. North Island Eagles:                   
  18 ? 5 Surrey Mariners
 Red Division: 


Kelowna Grizzlies vs. Coquitlam Tigers:                     
    15 ? 10 Kelowna Grizzlies                              
 

CANADACUP WOMEN'S 2008 TOP TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR AWARDS

MVP? Ayumi Karino - Japan

EILEENTODD AWARD FOR THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER ? Masumi Mishina
? Japan 

TOPBATTER ? Jennifer Yee ? Canada 

ANNEIRVINE BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER ? Megu Hirose ? Japan

LORISIPPEL AWARD FOR TOP PITCHER ? Hiroko Sakai ? Japan 

SUZYBRAZNEY TOP CATCHER ? Tracey Mosley ? Australia

See www.canadacup.com for more detailed tournamentresults and
information.

 



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ColleenGoodwin-Ryan at 604-341-0201 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 21 10:22:08 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:22:08 -0700
Subject: Canada earns bronze medal at the Canada Cup
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Received: 7/21/08 8:53:52 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Canada_earns_bronze_medal_at_the_Canada_Cup_/_Le_Canada_se
 

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

July21, 2008

 

Canadaearns bronze medal at the Canada Cup

 

(Surrey,BC) - It took a couple of the world?s best pitchers to
keep the Canadian teamfrom moving on to the finals of the 2008
Canada Cup. After losing Saturdaynight to the hardest thrower
in the world in Yukiko Ueno for Japan, Canada wasput into the
position of needing a win to move on to the finals. Australia
cameout with everything they had by starting Melanie Roche in
the circle, arguablyone of the best pitchers in the world.

 

Afteran early walk and homerun by Stacey Porter in the first
inning, the pitchersand defense took over for a couple of innings.

 

Aninsurance run was scored by the Australian team in the top
of the fourthinning.  Team Canada got on the board in the fifth
with a leadoff hit byCaitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) followed
by a triple to left field by MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC). A
few more chances came to the Canadians in the sixthand seventh
innings but the red and white was unable to score, giving Australiathe
3-1 win.

 

CaitlinLever went three-for-three while Jennifer Yee (North Delta,
BC) and MelanieMatthews each contributed two hits. Jennifer Salling
(Port Coquitlam, BC) alsoadded a hit on the night.

 

Settlingin after the first inning, Danielle Lawrie (Langley,
BC) had a strong outingfor the Canadians, pitching five complete
innings giving up just two hits whilestriking out six.  Lauren
Bay Regula (Trail, BC) came in for the final twoinnings, striking
out four of the eight batters she faced.

 

JenniferYee, Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) and Melanie Matthews were
all selected to theAll-Star team as a result of their performance
in the round robin portion ofthe tournament.  Jennifer Yee was
also the recipient of the top hitteraward presented after the
final game of the tournament.

 

Inthe Championship game, Team Japan beat Australia 4-2 to take
the 2008 CanadaCup title.  Canada travels to Japan on Tuesday
for training, exhibitiongames and final preparations for the
Beijing Olympics, which will be playedfrom August 12-21.

 

Canadavs. Australia Box Scoreand Play-by-Play

 

Wendy Dobbin (Assistant Coach) -

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

Gilles LeBlanc

Manager: Marketing and Communications

Softball Canada

(613) 523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


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POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

21 juillet, 2008

 

Le Canada se m?rite la m?daille de bronze ? la Coupedu Canada

 

(Surrey, C-B) ? Il a fallu deux des meilleures lanceusesau monde
pour arr?ter le Canada d?avancer ? la finale de la Coupe du Canada2008.
Apr?s avoir perdu samedi soir face ? la lanceuse la plus rapide
au monde,Yukiko Ueno du Japon, le Canada avait besoin d?une victoire
contre l?Australiepour se rendre en finale. L?Australie est sortie
avec tout ce qu?elles avaienten pla?ant Melanie Roche dans le
cercle des lanceuses, une autre parmi lesmeilleures lanceuses
au monde.

 

Apr?s un but sur balle et un circuit par StaceyPorter t?t en
premi?re manche, les lanceuses et la d?fensive ont pris lavedette
pour quelques manches.

 

L??quipe australienne a ajout? un point d?assuranceen d?but de
quatri?me. Le Canada s?est enfin inscrit au pointage en cinqui?melorsque
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) a commenc? la manche avec un
simplesuivi d?un triple par Melanie Matthews (Surrey, C-B). Quelques
autres chancesont venu pour le Canada en sixi?me et septi?me
manches, mais le rouge et blanca ?t? incapable de marquer, donnant
? l?Australie une victoire de 3 ? 1.

 

Caitlin Lever?tait trois-en-trois alors que Jennifer Yee (North
Delta, C-B) et MelanieMatthews ont chacun contribu? deux coups
s?rs. Jennifer Salling (PortCoquitlam, C-B) a aussi ajout? un
simple.

Apr?s lapremi?re manche, Danielle Lawrie (Langley, C-B) a bien
lanc? pour le Canada,lan?ant cinq manches compl?tes en accordant
seulement deux coups s?rs etretirant six frappeuses sur des prises.
Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, C-B) estvenue en rel?ve pour les deux
derni?res manches, retirant quatre frappeuses surhuit au b?ton.

Jennifer Yee,Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) et Melanie Matthews ont
toutes ?t? s?lectionn?es ?l??quipe Toute-?toile comme r?sultats
de leur performance lors de la rondepr?liminaire du tournoi.
Jennifer Yee a aussi re?u le prix de meilleure frappeuse,ce qui
a ?t? pr?sent? apr?s la grande finale.

En grande finaledu tournoi, le Japon a d?fait l?Australie 4 ?
2 pour se m?riter le Championnatde la Coupe du Canada 2008. Le
Canada voyagera au Japon ce mardi pour del?entra?nement, des
parties hors-concours et les pr?parations finales pour lesOlympiques
de P?kin, qui auront lieu du 12 au 21 ao?t.

R?sum? et s?quence des?v?nements

 - WendyDobbin (Entra?neuse Adjointe) ?

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Softball Canada
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 21 13:43:10 2008
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:43:10 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Fastball Championship
Message-ID: <210708203.39008@webbox.com>


Received: 7/21/08 12:46:28 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Northern Ontario Fastball Championship  
 

---------------------------------------------------------------
 
                             Ladies and gentlemen ,
 
                                                     There has
been a slight change in the format for the Northern Ontario Fastball
Championships. It will now be a double knockout bracket style
championship with all games going 7 innings and no time limit.Still
the following two mercy rules will be in play : 7 runs after
5 innings or 15 runs after 3 innings .We will follow the rest
of the rules by the Ontario Softball Association with no limit
in the number of flex players permitted (they must be at the
bottom of your lineup.)
                                                      The deadline
has not changed that of Tuesday August the 5th for lineups and
rosters.
 
                                                            
              Yours in fastball ,
 
                                                            
               Roger Legendre
                                                            
               Public Relations Officer
 
Further questions please
 
                     Call Todd Parsons at 693-7624 or Pat Brennan
at 222-0447 or email Roger at er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 21 16:30:29 2008
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:30:29 -0700
Subject: Players Available for TOC In Wisconsin
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Received: 7/21/08 3:19:13 PM 
From:  Paul McCart <fastballchico13(at)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  Players Available for TOC In Wisconsin  


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            If any team is in need of pickup players for the
TOC I no of at least 2 available to go if interested please send
me an email to >arenaguy(at)gmail.com Thanks .
 
 From > Paul @ arenaguy(at)gmail.com
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 22 11:51:37 2008
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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:51:37 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Standings
Message-ID: <220708204.32316@webbox.com>


		RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE											
													
		LEAGUE STANDINGS											
		    (as of July 17th all games counted)											
													
		             TEAMS											
													
					G.P.	W.	L.	T.	F0	AG	Pts	PCT	GBL
													
1st DOG HOUSE NORTH STARS					13	8	2	3	80	48	19	731	
       (2007 defending league champions)													
													
2nd PICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS					12	8	4	0	80	46	16	667	
       (2007 league runners-up)													
													
3rd GARSON HOUNDS					12	6	5	1	84	55	13	542	1,5
													
4th THE ATHLETICS					12	5	6	1	97	123	11	393	2,0
													
5th WHITEFISH LAKE FIRST NATION					13	5	7	1	66	77	10	423	3,0
                    STEELERS													
													
6th MAGNATEWAN FIRST NATION					13	4	9	0	71	129	8	308	4,0
                  NATIVE SONS													

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 22 14:27:55 2008
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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:27:55 -0700
Subject: ALL ONTARIO NATIVE FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Received: 7/22/08 1:26:05 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  ALL ONTARIO NATIVE FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS  
   

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            News bulletin
 
                                            Whitefish Lake First
Nation has applied for the All Ontario Native Fastball Championships
for ladies and men .The decision should come down sometime tomorrow
says conveners Rachel Pattison and Bob Naponse .The chances for
that are very high since the Ontario council wants it up here
for 2008.At the moment it seems the Garson fields of Lorn Brady
will most likely be the site.
 
                                          More news tomorrow
on the decision
 
                                                        Roger
Legendre 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 23 00:39:10 2008
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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:39:10 -0700
Subject: Maddhatters Mens fastpitch Standings
Message-ID: <220708204.78369@webbox.com>



Maddhatters Mens fastpitch Standings					
July 21/08					
Team	GP	W	L	T	PTS
Crown Anchors	17	10	7	0	20
MaddHatters 	17	9	6	2	20
Horse Lake 1	17	9	8	0	18
Pride	18	8	8	2	18
Clear Prairie	17	8	7	2	18
Horse Lake 2	18	4	12	2	10
					
					
Missing Games					
May 20/08	MH 	vs	HL1		
May 20/08	HL2	vs	CA		
May 20/08	CA	vs	Pride		
June 5/08	MH 	vs	CP		
June 10/08	MH 	vs	CA		
June 10/08	HL 2	vs	Pride		
July 17/08	HL1	vs	CP		
July 17/08	HL1	vs	CP		
					
Schedule of Makeup games					
					
July 22/08	#1	8:00pm	CA	vs	HL 2
	#1	10:00pm	CA	vs	Pride
					
July 24/08	#1	8:00pm	MH	vs	CP
	#1	10:00pm	MH	vs	CA
					
July 29/08	#1	8:00pm	CP	vs	HL1
July 29/08	#2	8:00pm	HL 2	vs	Pride
July 29/08	#1	10:00pm	HL 1	vs	CP
					
July 31/08	#1	8:00pm	HL1	vs	MH
					
This will finish the regular season and declare a league champion					
					






 Bill Aldred
 
 Box 13 Pinnacle Road
 
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 23 16:16:27 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:16:27 -0700
Subject: All Ontario Native Fastball Tournament
Message-ID: <230708205.48207@webbox.com>


Received: 7/23/08 3:19:53 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  All Ontario Native Fastball Tournament  
 

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                                     Greater City of Sudbury
to host two major fastball tournaments
 
                                                     It became
official late this afternoon that Whitefish Lake First Nation
will be host to this year's 2008 All Ontario Native Fastball
Championships for ladies , men and old-timers .This prestigious
Native tournament will go on from the 22nd to the 24th of August
at the  Lorn Brady Memorial Park in Garson with the two championship
games being played in Whitefish.For further details on the tournament
interested Native teams should contact Bob Naponse or Rachel
Pattison in Whitefish at 692-1304 ,cell 698-2011 , fax 692-1407
or the following email address b.naponse(at)persona.ca
                                                      The Northern
Ontario Fastball Championship for ladies and men (3rd annual)
still goes one week prior that of August 15th to 17th also at
the Lorn Brady Memorial Park in Garson .The deadline for entries
in this tournament(fee of $375 and your roster) is still Tuesday
August the 5th .
                                                      For both
tournaments you can contact Roger at er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca
and through Merit Travel and Angela accommodations at the best
price possible can be arranged.
 
                                                          Lets
play ball !!!
 
                                                            
     Yours in fastball ,
 
                                            Roger Legendre
                                            Rick McDonald Memorial
Fastball League
                                            Statistician and
Public Relations Officer
                                            Northern Ontario
fastball Championships
                                            Co-convener and Public
Relations Officer
                                            All Ontario Native
Fastball Championships
                                            Public Relations
Officer
 
                                                 er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 23 16:19:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:19:22 -0700
Subject: Al's site is down this afternoon
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http://www.AlsFastball.com is down this afternoon but hopefully
will be back up soon.

the other sites we look after are also down, including:

http://www.iscfastpitch.com

http://www.pmihrm.com

http://www.hrmsbook.com

http://www.jingdoran.com



thanks

Al



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 23 17:23:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:23:54 -0700
Subject: Al's site is back up this afternoon
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Sorry we were down for about an hour on all our sites.

Back up now at 17:30pm EDT


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Jul 24 15:12:37 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:12:37 -0700
Subject: Results in league play ;the Northern
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Received: 7/24/08 10:20:41 AM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 
Subject:  Results in league play ;the Northern and Native tournament
advertised on Al's Fastball  

Friends and fans of fastball
 
                                              The league standings
have gotten interesting in the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball
league following play on Wednesday evening in Whitefish.In the
opener the Athletics picked up an important 5-3 victory over
second place Pickerel River Cardinals .In the nightcap through
some miss communications Whitefish Lake Steelers collected a
7-0 forfeit victory over top place Dog House North Stars who
were a no show. Following those victories we now have a three
way tie for third position and the Cardinals with their loss
still have a chance at 1st place.
                                               Both prestigious
fastball tournaments for August in Greater Sudbury [Northern
Ontario Championships as well the All Ontario Native ] are now
well advertised on Al's Fastball web site.
 
                                                            
                     Yours in fastball
 
                                                            
          Chow Roger
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 26 00:51:05 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:51:05 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League
Message-ID: <250708207.79087@webbox.com>


Received: 7/25/08 11:14:55 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League  






 
                                 DOG HOUSE NORTH STARS WIN THE
COMMISSIONER"S CUP
 
 
                                                            
        For the third time in four seasons  , the Dog House North
Stars have captured the Commissioner's Cup and first place during
the regular season. A loss by the Cardinals to the Hounds on
Thursday evening gave the North Stars first place and homer advantage
throughout the playoffs .Dog House gets a bye to the second round
semis but we will have to wait until the final two regular season
games of Monday night in Azilda to find out who will be the second
place finisher and also getting a bye to the semis.The North
Stars did it with defense and only one pitcher for the whole
season Randy Dennis.
                                                            
         Should the Whitefish Steelers who surprisingly defeated
the North Stars twice during the regular season win against the
Native Sons on Monday night they would clinch the fourth position
for the quarter finals.Veteran Al Guenette had a fine season
on the mound (5 wins and one loss) to win the pitching crown
for 2008.
                                                            
         Corey Farmer of the Hounds a slo-pitch player for most
of his career has come to the fold in the last three seasons
as he approaches his late 30's and this 2008 season certainly
was a breakout one for him as he has clinched the  batting crown
with a high average of 775 , most hits at 26 , most runs scored
at 18 ,most doubles 7 and most triples with 4 .
                                                            
          If we are to look at candidates for MVP the following
names will have to be considered : Corey Farmer (Hounds) ,Randy
Dennis(North Stars) and Al Guenette (Steelers)
                                                            
          If no rain interrupts the final two regular season
games of Monday night in Azilda , the playoffs (quarter finals
first round) should get underway in Whitefish on Wednesday July
the 30th.The quarter finals are best of 3 affairs while the semis
and the championship final will best 3 out of 5 series.
 
   * Check the attachments three of them : up dated team standings
,top pitchers and top hitters
 
      Should you want to know all the averages and pitchers as
well as the scores of the regular season check out the league
web site at :www.allprosoftware.net/RMMFL
 
                                                  Yours in fastball
forever ,
 
                                                     Roger Legendre
                                                     Rick McDonald
Memorial Fastball League
 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Jul 26 14:04:43 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:04:43 +0000
Subject: Travel League Tourney Games 1 and 2
Message-ID: <90367506-1217095450-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-335209805-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


Game 1
St Thomas.  2
Niagara. 0


Game 2
Jarvis. 5
Wyevale 0



Al Doran
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Jul 28 14:12:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:12:13 -0700
Subject: Canada splits pair of games in Japan
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Received: 7/28/08 1:07:41 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

  
Subject:  Canada splits pair of games in Japan / Le Canada partage
deux parties au Japon  
 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

July28, 2008

 

Canadasplits pair of games in Japan

 

(Sendai,Japan) ? Team Canada continued its preparations for the
Olympic Games as theycompeted in a Tri-Nations tournament in
Japan this past weekend. After taking a5-0 victory Friday over
the Netherlands, who will participate at the Olympicsfor the
first time since 1996, Canada dropped a 4-0 decision to Japan
onSunday. Japan also blanked the Netherlands 4-0 on Saturday.

 

Inthe opening game against the Netherlands, Canada wasted no
time putting pointson the board, scoring three runs in the bottom
of the first inning. MelanieMatthews (Surrey, BC) led off with
a double, and Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)immediately followed with
a two-run homerun. Third batter Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, BC)
then walked, stole second base and moved to third by tagging
up on afly ball before scoring on a two-out infield single by
Alison Bradley(Pinkerton, ON).

 

Canadaadded a run in the third, when McLean led off the inning
with a single, movedto third on an error and later scored on
another RBI single by Bradley.Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,
BC) rounded out the scoring with a solohomerun to left-centerfield
in the fifth.

 

LaurenBay Regula (Trail, BC) threw five hitless innings for Canada,
striking outseven batters. Dione Meier (Saskatoon, SK) pitched
the two final innings,allowing only one hit and struck out one.

 

AgainstJapan, Canada fell behind early after three consecutive
singles led to a run inthe first inning. The rest of the damage
came in the third inning, when ReiNishiyama led off with a single,
followed by back-to-back homeruns by SatokoMabuchi and Rie Sato.


 

RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) started the game for Canada, allowing
four runs in fiveinnings of work. Dione Meier came on in relief
for the two final innings,escaping difficult situations with
runners on second and third in both thesixth and seventh. The
Canadian hitters were only able to connect with two hitsin the
game, a double by Melanie Matthews in the fourth and an infield
singleby Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York) in the fifth. Japanese
starting pitcher YukikoUeno threw three perfect innings with
one strikeout before being relieved inthe fourth.

 

Theevent was Canada?s final games against International competition
before theOlympic Games, which are set to begin on August 12.
They will continue to trainin Japan and will play a pair of exhibition
games against local club team, oneagainst Leopalace on July 31st
and another against Hitachi Softwareon August 4th. The team will
then head to Beijing on August 5th.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager:Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Jul 29 11:31:10 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:31:10 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League
Message-ID: <290708211.31092@webbox.com>


Received: 7/29/08 10:17:07 AM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

  
Subject:  Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League  

  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------




Members of the media
League members
Friends and fans of fastball
 
                                      HOUNDS AND STEELERS WIN
KEY GAMES
 
                                                         The
final night of the regular season produced to key games.The Garson
Hounds showed some offensive power in thumping the first place
Dog House North Stars 9-4 behind Gary Lamothe's (5-2) fine pitching
and Corey Farmer (the league's top hitter for 2008) timely hitting
including his league leading 8th double of the present campaign.The
win clinched second place for the Hounds and a bye to the second
round semi finals.
                                                         In the
nightcap , the young guns of the Whitefish Lake First Nation
Steelers were all over the last place Magnatewan Native Sons
in trouncing them 11-4 for their 7th victory of the season.The
win gave them 4th place and home advantage in their opening quarter
final(2/3) with the Athletics on Wednesday night in Whitefish.
  
 
Attached you will find
 
                                          Final team standings
;final top ten hitters and category winner ;top pitchers; playoff
schedule for the first two rounds.
 
                                                            
          Yours in fastball ,
 
                                                            
              Roger Legendre
                                                            
              Public Relations  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 30 17:12:17 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:17 -0700
Subject: NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / PLAOFFS GET UNDERWAY
Message-ID: <300708212.51563@webbox.com>


Received: 7/30/08 1:07:28 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP / PLAOFFS GET
UNDERWAY  


 
                                                     SIX   DAYS
 AND COUNTING
 
 
                                                 As July comes
to a close , we are only six days away from the deadline for
entries in the 3rd annual Northern Ontario Ladies and Men's Fastball
Championships .This year the games will be held at the Lorne
Brady Memorial Park in Garson Ontario part of the Greater City
of Sudbury Ontario.The entree fee is $375 per team.The entry
fee and the full team roster must be in on or before Tuesday
August the 5th , 2008.The cheque or money order should be made
out to Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League and mailed to :
                                                    Northern
Ontario Fastball Championships
                                                    c/o Roger
Legendre
                                                    Co-convener/Public
Relations Officer
                                                    968 Jeanne
D'Arc Street
                                                    Hanmer ,
Ontario
                                                    P3P 1R9
It is a bracket style double knockout tournament.
 
                                               THE SECOND SEASON
GETS UNDERWAY
 
                                                           Now
that the regular season is over in the Rick McDonald Memorial
Fastball league , the playoffs will get underway this evening
in Whitefish Lake First Nation.
                                                           In
quarter final series "A" [best of 2 out of 3] , the 9 PM game
will see the 6th place Magnatewan Native Sons face the 3rd place
Pickerel River Cardinals .A strong hitting team combined with
strong pitching should see the Cardinals take the Native Sons
in strait games.
                                                           In
quarter final series "B" [best of 2 out of 3] . the 7PM game
will see the 5th place Athletics take on the 4th place Whitefish
Lake First Nation Steelers .The Steelers finished the season
strong and their pitcher Al Guenette was the top during the regular
season .If the young guns continue their late season surge they
should defeat the inconsistent Athletics in strait games . In
past years upsets have come out of the quarter finals.
                                                            Meanwhile
the top two teams : second place Garson Hounds and first place
Commissioner's Cup winners wait on the sideline having earned
byes to the semis.
 
 
                                                            Roger
Legendre
                                                            Public
Relations Officer 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Jul 30 17:13:11 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:13:11 -0700
Subject: Fastpitch a labour of love
Message-ID: <300708212.51618@webbox.com>


Received: 7/30/08 12:33:34 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Fastpitch a labour of love  


 
                                              FAST A LABOR OF
LOVE
 
                                                            
  For several years now two fine gentlemen in fast have given
up their free time to help develop young ladies in Greater Sudbury's
Ladies Minor Softball Program ..In one case for Mickey Chartrand(pitcher
for the present Garson Hounds of the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball
League a long time veteran of men's fastball going back to the
80's , he mostly works with the young pitchers helping them develop
a whip , a control and in some cases for the stronger ones a
variety of pitches such as curves , risers and drops.Last year
Mickey brought down South a group of young ladies to participate
in a houseleague tournament in Brampton Ontario.It was a first
experience for the ladies and they held on to their own.This
year three groups of ladies from novice to midget will be traveling
to southern Ontario in late August.
                                                            
   Let me turn my attention to Junior Ilnitski now.Junior is
the player coach of the Dog House North Stars which are the 2007
defending league champs of the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball
League .Junior's daughter Cloe has been playing softball/fastpitch
for a few years now and dad Junior coaches her and her teamates.Junior
has a way about him where he works on fundamentals with the ladies
such as keeping an eye on the ball when in the batting box;running
the bases and making the turn;covering your position properly
and helping out each other.Its always done with encouragement
and never do we hear from both men any negatism.Its always positive
and through that positive attitude the young ladies thrive and
enjoy softball.
 
                                   Our hats are off to both Mickey
Chartrand and Junior Ilnitski !
 
                                               Yours in fastball
,
 
                                                  Roger Legendre
                                                  Public Relations
Officer
                                                  Rick McDonald
Memorial Fastball League
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug  1 10:17:31 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  1 Aug 2008 07:17:31 -0700
Subject: Tournament in Goderih onthe Labour Day w/end
Message-ID: <010808214.26679@webbox.com>


Received: 8/1/08 5:59:06 AM 
From:  Mike Millian <millianmike36 at yahoo.ca> 
  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Al, just wondering if you could put out a reminder for the
upcoming Tournament in Goderih onthe Labour Day w/end. I still
have 4 spots left so I have extended the deadline until August
15th. WE can run it the way it is now, but would like to get
a few more to make it a huge success for our 40th annual tourney.
 
Thanks
 
Mike



----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Millian <millianmike36 at yahoo.ca>
To: Al's Fastball News <fastball at pmihrm.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:47:59 PM

Thanks Al, the dates are actually August 29, 30, 31 and September
1st. It is a wide open format, $350.00 to enter, guaranteed 3
games and total prize money is $7,150.00 with the AA champs taking
home $1250.00 My phone # is 519-482-8831, thanks for the posting.
The schedule is usually drawn up about a week prior so when completed
I will forward it to you. I can send you the results of all games
once the tourney is completed.
 
Thanks for the help.
 
Mike


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>--- Original Message ---
>From: Mike Millian <millianmike36 at yahoo.ca>
>To: fastball at pmihrm.com
>Date: 5/29/08 10:17:17 AM
>

>Hi, my name is Mike Millian, I am one of the organizers for
a the Labour Day Fastball Tournament in Goderich, Ont. This year
is our 40th annual, we had 24 teams last year, used to get 32
and I am attempting to get back to 32 for our 40th. I have sent
out over 60 applications already and am very interested in gaining
more cotacts and would also be interested in posting info and
results on your web site. Is this possible, and if so, how would
I make arrangements for doing this.Look forward to hearing back
from you.ThanksMike Millian519-482-883
 






From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug  1 16:49:13 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  1 Aug 2008 13:49:13 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League Playoffs
Message-ID: <010808214.50181@webbox.com>


Received: 8/1/08 10:23:56 AM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League Playoffs  

 
                                    STEELERS AND CARDINALS SWEEP
THE QUARTERS
 
                                                    Its on with
the second round semi finals starting next Thursday August the
7th  at Lorne Brady Park in Garson , following both of last night's
games played in Garson .
                                                    In the opener
for the second strait night , the Steelers from Whitefish Lake
First Nation , shut out the Athletics 7-0 and wont the best of
three 2-0.
                                                    In the nightcap
the Cardinals came out much stronger after getting a scare in
the opener winning 4-3 and not 3-2 having to come from behind
late in the bottom of the seventh.This time their strong bats
and defense help them trounce the Native Sons from Magnatewan
11-2 .The Pickerel Cardinals also take their best of three quarter
final 2-0.
                                                    This coming
Thursday August the 7th ,  the second round semi finals best
of five affairs get underway. In series "A" it will be the Whitefish
Lake First Nation Steelers (4th place finishers during the regular
season) taking on the first place Commissioner's Cup winners
the Dog House North Stars .It is important to mention that the
young guns from the Steelers defeated the first place North Stars
twice during the regular season and tied them in the other contest.This
could prove to be a very interesting series .If their veteran
pitcher Al Guenette(the league's top pitcher for 2008 5-1-0;4,57
ERA) comes through we could see a full five game series .The
strong bats and defense from the defending champions might prove
to difficult for Whitefish
                                                      In series
"B" also a best of five series two old rivals from the past will
do battle .The season series between both was close . Both teams
have two pitchers and strong bats down their lineup. Corey Farmer
, this year's batting crown champion from the Hounds could be
the key element in the series as well as clutch hitter and catcher
Todd Parsons(winner of the most runs batted in during the regular
season).
 
   Predictions :     Series "A"       Whitefish Lake First Nation
Steelers(4) VS Dog House North Stars(1)
 
                                                            
  The North Stars in 4
 
                           Series "B"       Pickerel River Cardinals(3)
VS Garson Hounds(2)
 
                                                            
   The Hounds in 5
 
 
                                                            
     Yours in fastball ,
 
                                                            
      Roger Legendre
                                                            
      Public Relations Officer
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Aug  2 14:26:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat,  2 Aug 2008 11:26:14 -0700
Subject: Over 50 NAFA Masters West
Message-ID: <020808215.41603@webbox.com>


Received: 8/2/08 11:15:22 AM 
From:  HerbWisdom(at)webtv.net (Herb Wisdom) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Over 50 fastball team is forming to play in the NAFA Masters
West in
Carson City, Nevada, September 20-21. If your interested contact
Herb
Wisdom by e-mail or at 5203982397.
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug  5 00:59:36 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  4 Aug 2008 21:59:36 -0700
Subject: Results quarter finals 1st round;schedule second round semis
Message-ID: <040808217.79608@webbox.com>


Received: 8/4/08 9:54:17 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Results quarter finals 1st round;schedule second round
semis  

  

Friends and fans of fastball
 
 
 
                       Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League
 
                               Read the attachements which describe
the results of the quarter finals and the schedule for the second
round semis best of five affairs .
                               Note the fourth and fifth games
will only be played if necessary
 
 
                                                            
Chow
 
                                                            
    Roger Legendre
                                                            
    Public Relations Officer
 

RMMFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 2008							
						`	
							
ROUND TWO							
							
DATE	LOCATION	TIME	VISITORS	SCORE	HOME	SCORE	SERIES
Wednesday Aug 6	Whitefish	8:00	Whitefish		Dog House		
Thursday Aug 7	Garson	7:00	Dog House		Whitefish		
		9:00	Pickeral River		Garson		
Monday Aug 11	Azilda	7:00	Garson		Pickeral River		
		9:00	Whitefish		Dog House		
Wednesday Aug 13	Whitefish	7:00	Dog House		Whitefish		
		9:00	Pickeral River		Garson		
Thursday Aug 14	Garson	7:00	Garson		Pickeral River		
		9:00	Whitefish		Dog House		
Monday Aug 18	Azilda	7:00	Pickeral River		Garson		
		9:00	 		 		

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug  5 10:24:14 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  5 Aug 2008 07:24:14 -0700
Subject: CZ player availabe for World Tournament in Kimberly +
Message-ID: <050808218.27087@webbox.com>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom?? benda" <softtomas(at)seznam.cz>
To: <tclancy at golden.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:26 AM
Subject: looking for a team at WT


Hi,
my name is tomas Benda. I have got your e-mail from Martin Brumel(Czech
republic). I?m looking for some team in USA which plays some
good
tornaments(ISC Kitchener, etc). I play for Czech national team
and last 
year
I spent seazon in New Zealand Prem 1 in Wellington.

So, are you able to work with me and help me find a team? I appreciate
any
help. Any contacts..

Thank you
Very best regards
Tomas Benda BSC painbusters Most
softtomas(at)seznam.cz

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug  5 22:28:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  5 Aug 2008 22:28:58 
Subject: Opportunity to Play in NZ
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Received: 8/5/08 10:07:25 PM 
From:  "richie clarke" <twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz> 

 
Subject:  Opportunity to Play in NZ  
  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Giants Premier Mens Team NZ are looking for players to join there
roster for the 2008/09 season. Team competes in the Hutt Valley/Wellington
competition, all inquiries welcome. Please contact - twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug  5 22:30:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue,  5 Aug 2008 22:30:03 
Subject: All Ontario Native Fastball Championships
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From:  Roger Legendre <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  All Ontario Native Fastball Championships  
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As an additional bit of information for the tournament The entry
fee is $400 per team There will be a $200 retainer to assure
that teams do not drop out at the last minute. Accomodations
can be made through Merit travel agency with Angela in Greater
Sudbury Leah Miller general manager 1-705-564-9990 or 1-866-885-8846
fax 1-705-564-9552 leah.miller(at)merit.ca www.merit.ca Make
sure to mention its for the All Ontario Native Fastball Tournament
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug  6 16:44:08 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  6 Aug 2008 13:44:08 -0700
Subject: All Ontario Native Fastball
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Received: 8/6/08 1:45:09 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  All Ontario Native Fastball  
    

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Members of the fourth estate
 
              News bulletin
 
                                      The entries for the All
Ontario Native Fastball Tournament of August 22nd to 24th are
coming in furiously.As of one o'clock today we have already 9
confirmed men's teams and 5 confirmed ladies teams.The deadline
for entry is August the 18th .Do not forget that cost is $400
per team and there will a $200 non refundable amount.
 
                                          Yours in fastball
 
                                                Roger Legendre
                                                Consultant and
Public Relations Liaison 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug  6 21:50:43 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  6 Aug 2008 18:50:43 -0700
Subject: ISC II Caliber Pitcher required for Newboro
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Received: 8/6/08 8:51:27 PM 
From:  "Terry McCann" <hockeyto(AT)xplornet.com> 


Subject:  pitching help  
  

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ISC II Caliber Pitcher required for Newboro, Ontairo Tourney
Aug 15th, 16th & 17th, 
if interested contact Terry McCann 
hockeyto(at)xplornet.com
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug  8 00:05:50 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  7 Aug 2008 21:05:50 -0700
Subject: Second round semi finals Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League;
	Elliot Lake Classic; Northerns
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From: 	"Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca>


Subject: 	Second round semi finals Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball
League;Elliot Lake Classic;Northerns 
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Members of the fourth Estate

 
 
 
                                                  SEMIS RAINED
OUT/ELLIOT LAKE CANCELLED
 
                                                            
    The Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball league second round semis
best of 5 series will now resume on Monday August the 11th  in
Azilda at the Rick McDonald Memorial Sports Complex .Series "A"
between the Dog House North Stars (they lead the series 1-0)
and the Whitefish Lake First Nation Steelers game two and the
opening game of series "B" between the Garson Hounds and the
Pickerel River Cardinals were both rained in Garson on Thursday
night. 
                                                            
     The 4th annual Elliot Lake Fastball Classic scheduled for
this weekend August 8th to the 10th has been cancelled.
                                                            
      The Northerns for ladies and men is coming together very
well . We should have final numbers by the end of the weekend
and packages of the schedule (double knockout) and the rules
should be emailed to you no later than Tuesday August the 12th.
                                                            
      Good luck to all the young ladies playing the year end
tournament for  Greater Sudbury's Minor girls program this weekend
at the Terry Fox Sports Complex.
 
                                                     Yours in
fastball ,
 
                                                        Roger
Legendre
 
                                                        Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball League
                                                        Statistician/Public
Relations Officer
                                                        Northern
Ontario Fastball Championships
                                                        Co-convener/Public
Relations Liaison
                                                        All Ontario
Native Fastball Championships
                                                        Consultant/Public
Relations Liaison
                                                        Fall
Fair Wikwemikong Fastball Tournament
                                                        Public
Relations Liaison
                                               
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug  8 18:19:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  8 Aug 2008 15:19:22 -0700
Subject: CanadianSoftball Team Ready to Compete at the Olympics!
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Received:	8/8/08 10:03:10 AM
From: 	"Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc(at)softball.ca>

 
Subject: 	Canadian_Softball_Team_Ready_to_Compete_at_the_Olympics!_/



FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August8th, 2008

 

CanadianSoftball Team Ready to Compete at the Olympics!

 

(Beijing,China) ? It has been a long road since the 2004 Olympics
in Athens, and theSenior Women?s National Team can hardly wait
to open the Olympic softballcompetition on Monday, August 11th
(9:30pm EDT) when they willsquare off with Chinese Taipei. After
a fifth place finish at the last OlympicGames, many changes have
been made and there is no where to look but up forTeam Canada.
A roster filled with 11 new Olympians will take the field torepresent
their country with an abundance of energy, speed, skill, and
mostimportantly, pride.

 

TheCanadian pitching staff will feature returning Olympian Lauren
Bay Regula (Trail,BC), as well as DanielleLawrie (Langley, BC),
RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) and Dione Meier (Saskatoon,SK). Bay
Regula was a major contributor on the 2004 Olympic squad, pitching
17innings with 36 strikeouts and a miniscule earned run average
of 0.41. Sincejoining the team in 2005, Lawrie has been a workhorse
for Canada, while Mackinhas also been a solid fixture in the
pitcher?s circle. Meier joined the team in2007 after taking home
the MVP and Top Pitcher awards at the 2006 SeniorWomen?s Canadian
Championship. Thus, the pitching staff will be one of thedeepest
Canada has ever had.

 

Backstoppingthe Canadian squad will be returning Olympian and
one of the best defensivecatcher?s in the world ErinCumpstone
(Saskatoon, SK), while Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph,ON) has been a
valuable addition behind the plate and in the batter?s box.

 

Inthe outfield, Canada is led by returning Olympian and right
fielder Alison Bradley (Pinkerton,ON). Leadoff hitter and a mainstay
in left field is Melanie Matthews (Surrey,BC), who is one of
Canada?s most dangerous hitters. Caitlin Lever (Buffalo,New York)
will be the starting centerfielder. A combination of players
can beused depending on what the coaching staff feels is needed.
Megan Timpf (Port Dover,ON) and Noemie Marin(Acton-Vale, QC)
have both seen time patrolling the outfield.

 

Roundingout the team in the infield, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,AB)
is the fourth and final returning player from 2004, a solid defender
atfirst base and is an offensive threat. Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta,
BC) will play second base with Jennifer Salling (PortCoquitlam,
BC) at shortstop, both of which have put up big power numbers
forCanada this summer. ErinMcLean (Whitby, ON) will play third
base, and also swings a very good bat.Timpf, Rafter and Marin
may also see some time in the infield.

 

Olympicteam alternates KristyOdamura (Richmond, BC) and Tamra
Howren (White Rock,BC) are also with the team in Beijing.

 

Thecoaching staff is comprised of 1996 Olympian and ISF/Softball
Canada Hall ofFame pitcher Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON), who was
selected as the head coachfor the Senior Women?s team for this
Olympic cycle back in 2005. Jim Peterson(Des Moines, Washington),
Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada) and Don Bates(Saskatoon, SK)
will provide valuable support as assistant coaches. WendyDobbin
(Oshawa, ON) will also act as a video analyst along with Pippa
Edwards,while Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC) will serve as
the team?sphysiotherapist and Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, BC)
is the Team Leader.

 

CBC,TSN and RDS will offer extensive video coverage of the Olympic
Games. Althoughthe television coverage may jump from one sport
to another depending on otherconcurrent events, CBC will be streaming
all games live and in their entiretyat http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/

 

 

TeamCanada Olympic Television Schedule (all game times converted
to EasternDaylight Time zone):

 

August11th: Game 1 - Chinese Taipei vs. Canada (9:30pm EST, live
on TSN,RDS)

August13th: Game 8 - Canada vs. Netherlands (7:30am EST, live
on CBC, RDS)

August14th: Game 10 - Canada vs. United States (12:00am EST,
live on CBC)

August14th: Game 13 - China vs. Canada (9:30pm EST)

August16th: Game 20 - Venezuela vs. Canada (7:30am EST, live
on CBC, RDS)

August17th: Game 23 - Australia vs. Canada (5:00am EST, live
on TSN, RDS)

August18th: Game 27 - Canada vs. Japan (5:00am EST, live on TSN,
RDS)

 

August19th: Game 29 - Seed 1 vs. Seed 2 (9:30pm EST, live on
CBC, TSN,RDS)

August20th: Game 30 - Seed 3 vs. Seed 4 (12:00am EST, live on
CBC)

August20th: Game 31 - Final (Bronze) - Winner Game 30 vs. Loser
Game 29(5:00am EST, live on TSN, RDS)

August21st: Game 32 ? Grand Final (Gold) - Winner Game 31 vs.
Winner Game29 (6:30am EST, live on TSN, RDS)

August21st: Women?s Softball Medal Ceremony (8:45am EST)

 

NOTE:All games can be seen live in their entirety on the CBC
website (http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/)

 

-SC-

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

 

POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

ao?t, 2008

 

L??quipede softball canadienne pr?te ? faire comp?tition ? P?kin!

 

(P?kin,Chine) ? Le chemin a ?t? long depuis les Olympiques de
2004 ? Ath?nes, etl??quipe nationale senior f?minine ne peut
pas attendre ? ouvrir la comp?titionde softball Olympique le
lundi 11 ao?t (21:30 heure de l?Est) lorsqu?elleaffrontera le
Taipei chinois. Apr?s un r?sultat de cinqui?me place aux derniersJeux
Olympiques, plusieurs changements ont ?t? faits et il y a que
du positifpour que l??quipe canadienne am?liore ce rendement.
Une formation remplie avec11 nouvelles Olympiennes se pr?senteront
sur le terrain pour repr?senter leurpays avec une abondance d??nergie,
de vitesse, d?habilet? et encore plusimportant, de fiert?.

 

Lepersonnel des lanceuses du Canada mettra en vedette l?Olympienne
retournante Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,C-B), ainsi que DanielleLawrie
(Langley, C-B), RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) et Dione Meier (Saskatoon,SK).
Bay Regula ?tait une contributrice majeure sur la formation Olympique
de2004, lan?ant 17 manches avec 36 retraits au b?ton et une moyenne
de pointsm?rit?s minuscule de 0.41. Depuis avoir ?t? s?lectionn?
? l??quipe canadienneen 2005, Lawrie a port? la majorit? du travail
pour le Canada, alors que Mackina aussi agi de fondation dans
le cercle des lanceuses. Meier s?est joint ?l??quipe en 2007
apr?s avoir remport? les prix de joueuse la plus utile et demeilleure
lanceuse au Championnat Canadien S?nior F?minin de 2006. Ainsi,
lepersonnel des lanceuses sera l?un des plus creux que le Canada
n?a jamais eu.

 

Derri?rele marbre pour la formation canadienne sera une autre
Olympienne retournante etl?une des meilleure receveuses d?fensives
au monde, Erin Cumpstone(Saskatoon, SK), alors que KaleighRafter
(Guelph, ON) a ?t? une addition valable derri?re le marbre et
dansla bo?te des frappeuses.

 

Dansle champ ext?rieur, le Canada est men? par l?Olympienne retournante
etvoltigeuse de droite AlisonBradley (Pinkerton, ON). La premi?re
frappeuse et un pilier au champ gaucheest Melanie Matthews(Surrey,
C-B), qui est l?une des frappeuses les plus dangereuses du Canada.
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo,New York) sera la voltigeuse de centre
partante. Une combinaison de joueusespeuvent aussi ?tre utilis?es
d?pendant de ce que le personnel des entra?neurs abesoin. Megan
Timpf(Port Dover, ON) et No?mieMarin (Acton-Vale, QC) ont chacun
partag? du temps patrouillant au champext?rieur.

 

Compl?tantl??quipe au champ int?rieur, Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,AB)
est la quatri?me et derni?re Olympienne retournante de 2004,
une joueuse d?fensivesolide au premier but et qui est aussi une
menace offensive. Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, C-B) jouera au deuxi?me
but et Jennifer Salling (PortCoquitlam, C-B) ? l?arr?t-court,
et chacune d?elles ont post? des statistiquesoffensives impressionnantes
cet ?t? pour le Canada. Erin McLean (Whitby, ON)jouera au troisi?me
but, et a elle aussi un tr?s bon b?ton. Timpf, Rafter etMarin
pourraient aussi voir du temps au champ int?rieur.

 

Lesjoueuses alternes de l??quipe Olympique Kristy Odamura (Richmond,C-B)
et Tamra Howren(White Rock, C-B) sont aussi avec l??quipe ? P?kin.

 

Lepersonnel des entra?neurs comprend l?Olympienne de 1996 et
lanceuse du Templede la renomm?e de l?ISF et de Softball Canada,
Lori Sippel (Stratford, ON), quia ?t? s?lectionn?e comme entra?neuse
chef pour ce cycle Olympique en 2005. JimPeterson (Des Moines,
Washington), Lonni Alameda (Las Vegas, Nevada) et DonBates (Saskatoon,
SK) rapporteront du support valable en tant qu?entra?neursadjoint(e)s.
Wendy Dobbin (Oshawa, ON) agira aussi comme analyste vid?o avecPippa
Edwards, alors que Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, C-B) servira
commephysioth?rapeute et Harvey Stevenson (Victoria, C-B) est
le meneur d??quipe.

 

CBC,TSN et RDS offriront de la couverture vid?o extensive des
Jeux Olympiques.Alors que la couverture de t?l?vision pourrait
sauter d?un sport ? l?autred?pendant des autres ?v?nements concurrents,
CBC couvrira toutes les parties endirect et en entier ? http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/

 

Horairet?l?vision de l??quipe canadienne (toutes les heures de
partiessont converties ? l?heure avanc?e de l?Est)

 

11ao?t: Partie 1 ? Taipei chinois c. Canada (21:30 HAE, en direct
sur TSN, RDS)

13ao?t: Partie 8 - Canada c. Pays-Bas (7:30 HAE, en direct sur
CBC, RDS)

14ao?t: Partie 10 - Canada c. ?tats-Unis (minuit HAE, en direct
sur CBC)

14ao?t: Partie 13 - Chine c. Canada (21:30 HAE)

16ao?t: Partie 20 - Venezuela c. Canada (7:30 HAE, en direct
sur CBC, RDS)

17ao?t: Partie 23 - Australie c. Canada (5:00 HAE, en direct
sur  TSN, RDS)

18ao?t: Partie 27 - Canada c. Japon (5:00 HAE, en direct sur
TSN, RDS)

 

19ao?t: Partie 29 ? 1e position c. 2e position (21:30 HAE,en
direct sur CBC, TSN, RDS)

20ao?t: Partie 30 ? 3e position c. 4e position (minuit HAE,en
direct sur CBC)

20ao?t: Partie 31 - Finale (Bronze) - Gagnant Partie 30 c. Perdant
Partie 29(5:00 HAE, en direct sur TSN, RDS)

21ao?t: Partie 32 ? Grande Finale (Or) ? Gagnant Partie 31 c.
Gagnant Partie 29(6:30 HAE, en direct sur TSN, RDS)

21ao?t: C?r?monie des m?dailles de softball f?minin (8:45 HAE)

 

NOTE:Toutes les parties peuvent ?tre surveill?es au complet sur
le site web de CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/)

 

-SC-

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Aug 10 15:03:11 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:03:11 +0000
Subject: Kimberly Internet is Down
Message-ID: <1926812362-1218395041-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-868093186-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Right after Game 1. Ended the internet went down

Tech support working on it

Al


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Aug 10 15:57:41 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:57:41 -0700
Subject: Internet is back up in Kimberly
Message-ID: <100808223.47099@webbox.com>



We were down for an hour on the main diamond in Kimberly and
still do not have a connection on the upper diamond so have no
scores or files from games 1 and 3 yet.

watch
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/2008%20ISC%20Files/2008_Master_Schedule_A.htm
for ISC World Tournament results

watch
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/2008%20ISC%20II%20Files/2008%20ISC%20II%20ToC%20MasterSchedule.htm
for ISC II results


also game by game as best we can on
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/
see News at top left


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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 12 01:25:23 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:25:23 -0700
Subject: CanadianSoftball Team Opens Olympic Games with 6-1 Win
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Received: 8/11/08 11:53:48 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
CC:    
Subject:  Canadian_Softball_Team_Opens_Olympic_Games_with_6-FORIMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 12th, 2008

 

CanadianSoftball Team Opens Olympic Games with 6-1 Win

 

(Beijing,China) ? The Canadian Olympic softball team began on
a high note this morning,defeating Chinese Taipei 6-1 in the
opening game of the eight-team tournament.Lauren Bay Regula (Trail,
BC) threw five scoreless innings, while Megan Timpf(Port Dover,
ON) drove in three runs to pace the Canadian bats to victory.

 

Canadaopened the scoring in the top of the second inning. Jennifer
Salling (PortCoquitlam, BC) led off with a single to left field,
and scored on an RBI doubleby Timpf just inside the third baseline
in left field. Timpf later scored on astrange play, as the Taipei
third baseman blocked a ground ball and tried totoss the ball
to the shortstop covering third base to catch Timpf off guard,but
the ball sailed over the shortstop?s head, allowing Timpf to
cross theplate.

 

Inthe top of the third, Canada kept the bats going as Salling
and Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) hit back-to-back singles before
Timpf delivered a two-out,two-run single up the middle, increasing
the lead to 4-0. Canada completed itsscoring in the top of the
sixth. Timpf led off with her third hit of the game,Alison Bradley
(Pinkerton, ON) then reached on an error, and both runners movedup
on a wild pitch before Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) drove a
pitch up themiddle to push Timpf in to score. Caitlin Lever (Buffalo,
New York) thenfollowed with an RBI single of her own to score
Bradley from third.

 

Thelone Taipei run came in the bottom of the seventh with two
outs, as RobinMackin (Newmarket, ON) grooved a pitch in the middle
of the strike zone thatwas smacked just over the left field fence
for a homerun, one of only two hitsfor the Taipei batters.

 

LaurenBay Regula was fantastic in the pitcher?s circle, allowing
only one hit in fiveinnings of scoreless work. Despite the fact
that the Taipei hitters fouled offmany pitches in the batter?s
box, Regula still managed to register eight strikeouts,and also
walked five batters. Robin Mackin pitched the two final innings
inrelief, allowing only the solo homerun and striking out a pair
of batters.

 

Timpfwas the offensive leader for Canada with three hits, a walk
and three runsbatted in, while Salling also collected three hits.
Lever added two singles,while Cumpstone, Yee and Erin McLean
(Whitby, ON) each chipped in with singlesof their own.

 

Canada?snext game will be Wednesday, August 13 against the Netherlands
(7:30am EDT),and can be seen on CBC and RDS (for uninterrupted
game action, visit www.cbc.ca/livevideo). Live scoring isalso
available on the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca).

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc
Manager: Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada

(613)523-3396 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 12 17:38:21 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:38:21 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Fastball semis/Northern Ontario Fastball Championships
Message-ID: <120808225.53142@webbox.com>


Received: 8/12/08 4:24:56 PM 
From:  Roger Legendre <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Rick McDonald Fastball semis/Northern Ontario Fastball
Championships  
:    

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News bulletin from the North North Stars take stranglehold on
series After both series being rained out last Thursday in Garson
, the semis resumed on Monday night in Azilda at the Rick McDonald
Memorial Spoirts Complex. In the opener at 7 PM , series "B "
of the series between the Pickerel River Cardinals and the Garson
Hounds finally got underway . It was a tight contest throughout
as expected with both teams exchanging runs until late in the
sixth and seventh when two costly fielding errors permitted the
Hounds to take the first game of the best of five 5-3.Gary Lamothe
was the winner while Jonathan Contin suffered the defeat. In
the nightcap , the young Steeelers from the Whitefish Lake First
Nation finally proved to the strong Dog House North Stars they
wern't going away quietly.Until late in the match the Steelers
held their own with a 4-2 lead behind the fine pitching of their
second year youngster Troy Nootchtai but the veteran North Stars
were not to be denied and scored 4 late runs to win 6-4.Randy
Dennis`was the winner(2-0 for the playoffs)while Al Guenette
(0-2) suffered the defeat in relief. Both series will resume
Wednesday night in Whitefish when the North Stars could end their
series and go on to the finals with a win over the Steelers.In
the nightcap the Cardinals will try to even their series with
a win over the Hounds. Men only in the Northerns The ladies division
has been dropped from the Northerns because of lack of teams
while 8 men's teams will face each other starting Friday night
August the 15th at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park in Garson. Yours
in fastball Roger Legendr  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 12 17:39:22 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:39:22 -0700
Subject: Boston Metro
Message-ID: <120808225.53202@webbox.com>


Received: 8/12/08 7:14:49 AM 
From:  John Simmers <j.simmers-ttc(AT)ttlc.net> 
 
  
Subject:  Boston Metro  
    

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Boston has a new ASA commissioner. His message is good and he
vows to bring softball back to the Boston area. He is holding
a B tournament September 6th & 7th with a $500 purse. www.ASAboston.com



  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug 13 11:11:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:11:58 -0700
Subject: Canadian Softball Team Powers Through at Olympics
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Received: 8/13/08 9:27:57 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2008

 

CanadianSoftball Team Powers Through at Olympics

 

(Beijing,China) ? The Canadian Women?s softball team improved
its record to 2-0 at the2008 Olympic Games this morning, earning
a 9-2 win over the Netherlands in sixinnings. Danielle Lawrie
(Langley, BC) provided four solid innings in thepitcher?s circle,
while Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) and Kaleigh Rafter(Guelph,
ON) each blasted a homerun to propel the offence.

 

Dutchstarting pitcher Kristi de Vries made quick work of the
Canadians in the firsttwo innings, but the red and white put
their bats in line in the third to openthe scoring. With one
out, Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) hit an infield singlefollowed
by a single to left field by Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York).Melanie
Matthews then hit a shallow fly ball to the left side that wasmisplayed
by the shortstop, loading the bases with only one out. After
the nextbatter popped out, Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) stepped
up with a boomingtriple that sailed over the head of the right
fielder, clearing the bases andgiving Canada a 3-0 lead.

 

Canadaadded four more runs in the fourth on a pair of two-run
homeruns, one byKaleigh Rafter that pushed Megan Timpf (Port
Dover, ON) in to score and theother by Matthews who also drove
in Lever from first base.

 

TheNetherlands got on the board in the bottom half of the fourth
inning, asMarloes Fellinger led off with a double and later scored
on a sacrifice fly toright field. After Canada responded with
a single run on an RBI single byAlison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
in the fifth, Sandra Gouverneur hit a solohomerun for the Dutch
to cut the lead to 8-2. However, Melanie Matthews drove inRafter
from third with a double in the sixth to increase the lead to
sevenruns, putting the run-ahead rule in effect. The Netherlands
were not able toscore in their half of the sixth, putting an
end to the game.

 

Lawriehad a very strong outing for Canada, striking out four
batters in four inningsof work. She gave up one run on two hits
with no walks. Dione Meier (Saskatoon,SK) pitched two innings
of relief, allowing one run on one hit with threestrikeouts.
At the plate, Canada managed to produce 11 hits in the win. MelanieMatthews,
Kaleigh Rafter, Jennifer Yee and Caitlin Lever all collected
twohits, while Megan Timpf, Alison Bradley and Erin Cumpstone
each added a single.

 

BoxScore

 

Play-by-play

 

 

Inother softball action at the Olympics: USA blanked Venezuela
11-0; Chinablasted the Netherlands 10-2; Japan shaded Australia
6-5; China beat Venezuela7-1; USA shut out Australia 3-0; and
Japan got by Chinese Taipei 2-1.

 

Canada(2-0) will return to action at midnight tonight (Eastern
Time), when they willtake on the powerful Americans (2-0) in
a game that can be seen on CBC. Thegame can also be seen without
interruption on the CBC website at www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideowhile
live scoring is available at this link.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Aug 14 00:48:59 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:48:59 -0700
Subject: Results in Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League;
	up date on Northerns
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Received: 8/13/08 11:51:05 PM 
From:  "Roger Legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

Subject:  Results in Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League;up
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Members of the fourth estate
League executive
Players
Officiating crew
Friends and fans of fastpitch
 
                                                        ITS ON
TO THE FINALS FOR DOG HOUSE!
 
                                                            
           It took seven full innings but the North Stars from
Dog House came through in defeating the young guns from Whitefish
11-10. Randy Dennis (3-0) admitted it wasn't his best effort
as he struggled through the match  but his teammates never gave
up coming back from an early 7-1 deficit after three innings.Jeff
Spencer led the way for the winners going a perfect 3 for 3 at
the plate while Josh Shawanda hit 3 for 3 in a losing cause for
the Steelers. Al Guenette(0-2) , losing pitcher , hit a solo
home run in the fifth , his first of the season. After winning
the series 3-0 , the North Stars now`await the winner of the
Hounds/Cardinals series for the championship round.
                                                            
           It was the same score in the nightcap as the Garson
Hounds outlasted the Pickerel River Cardinals 11-10 to take a
2-0 lead in the best of 5 "B" semi final series.Mickey Chartrand
was the winner with relief from Gary Lamothe .Pat Brennan from
Pickerel and Todd Parsons from Garson both hit 2 for 3. A scary
incident occured in the middle frame as a ball coming off Cardinal
shortstop Alex Ashawasagai hit pitcher Gary Lamothe from Garson
on the forehead   and in the same spot he was injured two years
ago almost to the day in a tournament in Elliot Lake. He was
taken to the hospital and no details yet on how he is doing.Our
prayers and those of all fastball fans from the region are with
him.We wish him a speedy recovery.The Hounds could finish the
series Thursday night in Garson with a victory over the Cardinals.
 
                                                            
 THE NORTHERNS ARE READY TO GO
 
                                                            
                Now that the pools have been set and the schedule
handed to the 8 competing teams , we should be off and running
come  Friday evening. The opening game should be a dandy with
 Cory Stolar from Dog House facing Aaron "Sixer" Owl from Sucker
Creek Raiders. Four or five of the teams seem to have a top notch
starting pitcher and we should be in for a treat in several of
the games.
 
 
 
                                                            
               Yours in fastball ,.
                                                            
                  Roger Legendre
                                                            
                  Public Relations Officer
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug 15 02:01:35 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:01:35 -0700
Subject: BayRegula Leads Canada to Thrilling Victory!
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August15th, 2008

 

BayRegula Leads Canada to Thrilling Victory!

 

(Beijing,China) ? The Canadian Women?s softball team wanted a
win, and behind asensational performance from Lauren Bay Regula
(Trail, BC), they earned it witha hard fought 1-0 shutout win
over China. Bay Regula engaged in a pitching duelwith China?s
Wei Lu, and Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC) delivered a keyinside-the-park
homerun in the sixth inning to score the only run of the game.

 

Throughthe opening five innings, both Bay regula and Wei Lu has
only surrendered onehit each, a single by Jennifer Yee in the
top of the first for Canada, and asingle up the middle by Chunxia
Li from China in the bottom of the second.Despite the lack of
hits, it seemed as though China was threatening everyinning with
runners on base, but Bay Regula was able to escape unharmed everytime.

 

JenniferYee led off the top of the sixth inning by connecting
with a pitch deep toright field. The right fielder was able to
get a glove on the ball around thesame height as the fence, but
was unable to make the catch. She first looked onthe other side
to see if the ball had gone over, but quickly realized that theball
had rolled back into play and quickly threw the ball in to the
infield.Yee raced around the bases and beat the throw home for
the inside-the-parkhomerun, and was greeted by her ecstatic teammates
in front of the dugout.

 

Aftermaking quick work of the Chinese hitters in the bottom of
the sixth, Bay Regularan into some trouble in the bottom of the
seventh. After Ai Zhang led off witha double to the right centerfield
gap, Bay Regula fielded a ground ball andwent after the lead
runner, forcing a rundown. As Jennifer Yee was about to tagthe
runner going towards third base, the ball fell to the ground
and China hadrunners on second and third with no outs. Canada
then intentionally walked thenext hitter to set up a double play
situation. Li Sun popped out to secondbase, followed by a ground
out to Bay Regula who was able to get the force outat home. Pinch
hitter Xia Pan then came up to the plate with the game on hershoulders,
but popped out to Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) in foul territorynear
the Canadian dugout to allow Canada to escape with the huge 1-0
win.

 

BayRegula pitched the complete game shutout for Canada, allowing
only two hits andtwo walks while striking out six Chinese batters.
Despite committing twoerrors, the Canadian defence was outstanding
to help securethe win. While China only managed two hits, Canada
had three, two of which cameoff the bat of Yee, who also drew
a walk. Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) hadCanada?s other hit,
a leadoff single in the top of the seventh inning.

 

Canadais currently tied with Japan for first place in the round
robin with a 3-0record. The United States are just behind at
2-0, and are currently playingJapan. China (2-2), Australia (1-2),
Chinese Taipei (1-2), Venezuela (0-3) andthe Netherlands (0-3)
round out the current standings. 

 

Comingoff the heart pounding win, Canada will complete its game
against the USA whichwas postponed yesterday. The game will start
in the top of the fourth inningwith Canada leading 1-0. That
game will be played later this morning followingUSA?s game against
Japan (midnight, EDT), and is expected to begin around2:45am
EDT. Live scoring is available at the following link: http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/SO.shtml

 

Note:It is unknown whether the conclusion of the Canada/USA will
be shown ontelevision or on CBC.ca.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug 15 08:54:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:54:21 -0700
Subject: Canada Runs Out of Energy Against USA
Message-ID: <150808228.21703@webbox.com>


Received: 8/15/08 3:29:09 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

Subject:  Canada_Runs_Out_of_Energy_Against_USA_/_Le_Canada_perd_son
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August15, 2008

 

Canada Runs Out of Energy Against USA

 

(Beijing,China) ? After holding the powerful Americans scoreless
for five inningsbetween yesterday?s rain-shortened game and this
morning?s continuation of thepreliminary game, the Canadian softball
team came out on the losing end of an8-1 decision. Three costly
errors in the top of the sixth inning led to fourAmerican runs,
and USA added four more in the seventh for good measure to takesole
possession of first place with a 4-0 record.

 

Aftera solid three up, three down inning that ended with Dione
Meier (Saskatoon, SK)striking out Jessica Mendoza in the first
inning yesterday, Canada opened thescoring in the bottom half
of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Melanie Matthews(Surrey,
BC) drove a pitch deep to centerfield that Caitlin Lowe was unable
tocatch, allowing Matthews to reach second. After Matthews advanced
to third onan illegal pitch and Erin McLean (Whitby, ON) walked,
Jennifer Yee (NorthDelta, BC) stroked a sacrifice fly to left
field to bring Matthews in to score.

 

Meierwas solid for Canada through three innings, but the game
was postponed in thetop of the fourth following heavy rain.

 

Whenthe game resumed earlier this morning, Canadian head coach
Lori Sippel(Stratford, ON) decided to go with the hot hand, entering
Lauren Bay Regula(Trail, BC) into the pitcher?s circle to attempt
to stave off the Americans.Bay Regula had just come off a complete
game shutout win over China, and wasstill riding that high. Regula
pitched the fourth and fifth innings for Canada,before Meier
re-entered the game she originally started in the sixth. 

 

Despitegetting the right pitches from Meier, Team Canada?s defence
committed threeerrors in the sixth, as Meier allowed four runs
on no hits. After retiring thefirst two hitters in the seventh,
Meier gave up four straight hits as theAmericans scored two more
runs. Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON) came into the gameto get the
final out, but was tagged for a two-run single before she couldclose
out the half inning.

 

Thefinal line on Meier was eight runs (four earned) on five hits
and two walkswith one strikeout in four and two thirds innings.
Bay Regula walked twobatters and had one strikeout in two innings
of relief, while Mackin gave upone hit in a third of an inning.
At the plate, Canada only managed one hit, asingle by Sheena
Lawrick (Calgary, AB) off American pitcher Cat Osterman in thebottom
of the seventh. Osterman earned the win in the pitcher?s circle
aftercoming on in relief of starting pitcher Monica Abbott in
the fourth.

 

Despitethe loss, Canada is tied with Japan for second place in
the preliminary roundstandings with a 3-1 record. The red and
white will return to action Saturday,August 16th when they will
face Venezuela (0-3) at 7:30am EDT (liveon CBC, RDS).

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug 15 13:56:21 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:56:21 -0700
Subject: Rick McDonald Memorialk fastball;Northerns
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Received: 8/15/08 8:55:04 AM 
From:  "roger legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Rick McDonald Memorialk fastball;Northerns  
  

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Members of the fourth estate
League executives
Officiating crew
League players
Fans and friends of fastball
 
                                                            
        THE CARDINALS STAY ALIVE
 
                                       Facing elimination in
the third game of a best of five semi final series "B" , the
Pickerel  River Cardinals picked up a high scoring 13-12 victory
over the Garson Hounds.Jonathan Contin (2-2) was the winner while
Micky Chartrand (2-1) suffered the loss.The fourth game in the
series will not resume now till next  Wednesday August the 20th
at 8 PM in Whitefish Lake . Should a fifth and deciding game
be needed it will be played on Thursday August 21st  at 8 PM
in Garson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park.
 
                                                          NORTH
STARS GO FOR A THIRD STRAIT TITLE
 
                                         Friday night at 7 PM
, the Dog House North Stars will open the Northern Ontario Fastball
Championships in their quest for a third strait Northern Ontario
championships. In the opener ,they will face Aaron "Sixer" Owl
and the Sucker Creek Raiders. In the nightcap the Whitefish Lake
Steelers face the Magnatewan Native Sons. The tournament resumes
Saturday morning with five games on two fields from 9 AM in the
morning.Sunday will see the two semi finals and the championship
final.
 
                          Come out and see some excellent men's
fastball .
 
                                  Check Al's Fastball for results
of all games first of all on Friday than both Saturday and Sunday
. The winning pitcher and top hitters will be given.
 
                                                     Yours in
fastball ,
 
 
                                                            
    Roger Legendre
                                                            
    Public RelationsOfficer 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Aug 15 19:48:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:48:02 -0700
Subject: Team Needed - Free Entry Prospect NY
Message-ID: <150808228.60925@webbox.com>


Received: 8/15/08 1:47:37 PM 
From:  Steve Grabowski <riderlow23(at)yahoo.com> 

    
Subject:  Team Needed - Free Entry Prospect NY.  
  

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The longest consecutive running tournament anywhere at 63 years
is looking for a tenth team to fill out our schedule. If your
team has not played here before we are offering you free entry,
you just need to send your entry and it will be be refunded when
you show to play. The dates are Aug. 29th - Sept. 1st. (Labor
Day Weekend) The tournament format is 10 team double elimination.
entry fee is $200. $1000 top prize with prize money for top 4
teams. Tournament is held during annual firemans field days which
include bands, food , beer and fireworks. Please call Dennis
Williams ASAP at (315) 725-5272 with any questions. 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Aug 16 00:25:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:40 -0700
Subject: Northerns underway; all-star fastball classic set;
	Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball league sei to resume;
	All Ontario Native tournament
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Received: 8/15/08 11:28:30 PM 
Subject:  Northerns underway;all-star fastball classic set;Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball league sei to resume;All Ontario Native
tournament  
    

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Members of the fourth estate
   MCTV Sports
   Sudbury Star
   Northern Life
   Channel 10 Persona
   Sudbury sports.com
   Big Daddy Radio
Members of the league
Greater City of Sudbury
Friends and fans of fastball
 
 
                                                            
SUCKER CREEK AND NORTH STARS PLAY TO DRAW
 
                                      Friday night August the
15th in Garson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park , the 3rd annual
Northern Ontario Fastball Championships got underway. In the
opening game   Dog House North Stars were facing the Sucker Creek
Raiders. It was a tight contesrt throughout as some timely hitting
and some costly errors made the difference . The North Stars
led 2-0 for the first three innings until the Raiders came back
to tie the contest at 2 in the fifth .Both teams exhanged each
a run and the game ended 3-3 with no extra innings during the
round robbin portion.The pitchers of decision were Randy Dennis
for Dog House who went the distance giving up 3 earned runs ,
13 hits and fanning 4 Raider hitters. Aaron "Sixer" Owl also
went the distance giving up only one earned run , 7 hits and
striking out 12 North Star hitters.Had it not been for two costly
errors in the middle frame the Raiders could of squeaked out
a victory.Joel Belanger went 2 for 3 (double ,solo home run)
for Dog House while Stan Esq hit 2 for 3 for the Raiders.
                                       In the nightcap the Steelers
from Whitesfish Lake First Nation were facing the Native Sons
from Magnatewan .No result yet.
                                       Action will now resume
Saturday morning on two fields with games starting at 9 AM with
the last contest at 5 PM. There has been a change of times for
the playoff run on Sunday  .One semi will be at 10 AM the other
at 12 Noon while the championship final goes at 2 PM.
 
                                        Following the first day
of games here are the Pool standings
 
 
                                                            
                   Wins  Losses  Ties    RF    RA       Points
 
 "BRADY" POOL A
 
1. Dog House North Stars                                    
     0           0           1       3       3            1
 
    Sucker Creek Raiders                                    
       0            0           1       3       3           
1
 
3. Pickerel River Cardinals     &
 
    Elliot Lake Fireside  start play Saturday
 
"McDONALD" POOL "B"
 
1.Whitefish Lake  &
 
    Magnatewan Native Sons   no result yet
 
3.  Garson Hounds  &
 
     Sagamok River Dawgs  start play Saturday
 
                                                 In the Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball League , the series "B" semi final
besr of five affair will resume on Wednesday August the 20th
in Whitefish with the Garson Hounds leading the series 2-1 against
the Pickerel River Cardinals.
 
                                                  The deadline
for entry into the All Ontario Native Fastball Tournament is
this coming Monday August the 18th . At the present time there
are 22 teams confirmed that being 14 men , 4 ladies and 4 seniors.
Finalization and team names` will be announced this coming Tuesday
August the 19th.
                                                   Results in
minor girls fastball  (three different age groups)   14-15 ;
15-16 and 17 and up will be up coming late Saturday following
exhibition games against North Bay squads at the Delki Dozzi
Sports Complex .The teams`will be travelling to Southern Ontario
on the weekend of August 22 to 24th for the provincial championships.
Three devoted coaches in the names of Junior Ilnitski , Micky
Chartrand and Dan Mayer will be joining them.
 
                                                    The 3rd annual
 All-Star classic for men's fastball has been set this year for
Saturday September the 13th in Elliot Lake at 7 PM . The game
will pit the all-stars from the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball
League vs the North Shore All-Stars  . The Rick McDonald Memorial
Fastball All-Stars`are two time defending champions having won
both by one run : 7-6 in 2006 at the Terry Fox Sports Complex
and  8-7 in 2007 at the Hanmer ball field.
 
 
                                                            
                                            Yours in fastball
,
 
                                                            
                                              Public Relations
Officer 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sat Aug 16 12:04:06 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:04:06 -0700
Subject: Venezuela Holds Off Canada for 2-0 Win
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Received: 8/16/08 9:31:55 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 
  
   

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August16th, 2008

 

Venezuela Holds Off Canada for 2-0 Win

 

(Beijing,China) ? Venezuela had nothing to lose, while Canada
could not afford to lose.Venezuelan pitcher Mariangee Bogado
kept the Canadian hitters off balance allgame, while Canadian
pitcher Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC) only made a fewearly mistakes
as Venezuela shutout Canada 2-0. The Canadian loss makes thingsa
lot more interesting in the preliminary round standings, as Canada
will needto play better against Australia and Japan if they want
to keep their medalhopes alive.

 

Venezuelagot things going early in the top of the first inning.
Lawrie hit the leadoffbatter, who was then sacrificed to second.
Denisse Fuenmayor then hit a singleto right field to score the
runner from second base. Venezuela threatened toincrease the
lead to 2-0, but left fielder Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) threwout
Fuenmayor at home on a single by Yuruby Alicart to end the inning.

 

Freshoff her great throw, Melanie Matthews continued the momentum
shift by smashinga single through the left side. Despite getting
a few runners on base, Canadawas unable to produce the tying
run. Both pitchers then got into shutdown mode,retiring the opposing
hitters in order until the fourth inning. After quicklyretiring
the two first batters, Lawrie delivered a pitch at the heart
of theplate that Yuruby Alicart drove over the centerfield fence
with two outs,increasing the Venezuelan lead to 2-0. Jennifer
Yee (North Delta, BC) then ledoff the Canadian half of the inning
with a single, but was left stranded onthird base.

 

Onceagain, both pitchers settled down and retired the opposing
hitters in order inthe fifth and sixth innings. After Venezuela
received a leadoff hit but wasunable to increase its lead, Canada
made a strong push to tie the game in thebottom of the seventh.
Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) hit a leadoffsingle to
centerfield, and Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) followed with a
singleof her own, allowing Salling to advance to third and Lawrick
advanced to secondon the throw, placing runners on second and
third with no outs. However,Mariangee Bogado took advantage of
anxious Canadian hitters and retired thethree next batters, giving
Venezuela the victory.

 

Lawriegave up two runs on four hits, and compiled nine strikeouts
in the completegame loss, while Bogado relied heavily on her
defence, allowing five hits andonly struck out one batter during
the game. Each of the first five hitters inCanada?s lineup registered
a single, including Melanie Matthews, Caitlin Lever(Buffalo,
New York), Jennifer Yee, Jennifer Salling and Sheena Lawrick.

 

Theloss dropped Canada?s preliminary round record to 3-2, while
Venezuela improvedto 2-3. Canada will now need to rebound against
Australia (3-2) tomorrow(5:00am, live on TSN, RDS), and will
finish the preliminary round against Japan(4-1) on Monday (5:00am,
live on TSN, RDS).

 

Box Score andPlay-by-play

 

CurrentStandings

 

Team                          Wins              Losses      
     Runs For         Runs Against

1.United States         5                     0             
       36                     1

2.Japan                      4                     1        
            12                   11

3.Australia                3                     2          
          17                     9

3.Canada                   3                    2           
         17                   13

5.China                     2                     3         
           18                   10

5.Venezuela              2                     3            
        11                   21

7.Chinese Taipei       1                     4              
       6                   18

8.Netherlands           0                     5             
        4                   38

 

TournamentBatting Leaders

TournamentPitching Leaders

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc(at)softball.ca

 

 

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Aug 16 13:53:28 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:53:28 
Subject: North America Fastpitch Association World Series in Mankato, Minnesota
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Received: 8/16/08 12:48:45 PM 
From:  "Kary Moore" <karymoore at aol.com> 

Subject:  Fw: North America Fastpitch Association World Series
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From: "Kary Moore" <karymoore at aol.com>

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:43:03 
To: <jim at fastpitchwest.com>; CCC Letitia Susan Stratton<tish_stratton at yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: North America Fastpitch Association World Series
in Mankato, Minnesota



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From: "Kary Moore" <karymoore at aol.com>

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:41:13 
To: Sac bee sports<slot at sacbee.com>; <tnegrete at sacbee.com>
Subject: North America Fastpitch Association World Series in
Mankato, Minnesota


The 2008 Men's North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) is
being played this weekend at Caswell Park in North Mankato, Minnesota.
The River City Rockers Men's Fastpitch Club of Sacramento, CA
won their opening game Friday night, 4-0 vs. Priority Mortgage
of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dave Drotzmann was the winning pitcher.
Mike Abernathy was 2-4 with a double and 1 run scored. Dave Jordan
had a RBI double. Dave Bostick got on base 3 times and scored
once.

The official NAFA website is:
www.2008ws.nafafastpitch.com
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Aug 17 08:38:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:38:58 -0700
Subject: Australia Advances to Medal Round with Win Over Canada
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Received: 8/17/08 7:01:58 AM 
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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August17th, 2008

 

AustraliaAdvances to Medal Round with Win Over Canada

 

(Beijing,China) ? The Canadian Olympic softball team fought hard,
but Australia?sexperience ultimately made the difference in a
4-0 win. Lauren Bay Regula(Trail, BC) pitched into the seventh
inning, but was tagged for three runsdespite a very solid pitching
performance. Canada?s bats made a lot of contact,but the hitters
were just unable to find the holes.

 

BayRegula and Australian starting pitcher Tanya Harding matched
each other inningby inning through the opening five innings,
as neither allowed a run. Afterwalking to batters in the top
of the first and leaving them stranded, BayRegula retired the
Aussie batters in order until the fifth, when she allowed awalk
and a single but was able to escape without a run. Meanwhile,
Canada gotone runner on base in each of the first four innings,
but was unable to moveany of them around the bases.

 

Australiaopened the scoring in the top of the sixth inning, as
Stacey Porter was hit bya pitch and moved to third on a wild
pitch and a ground out. After NatalieTitcume was intentionally
walked, Natalie Ward hit a soft line drive thatRegula got a good
piece of in the pitcher?s circle, but the deflection awayfrom
Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC) at shortstop allowed Ward
tonarrowly beat the throw to first. Porter crossed the plate
and gave Australiathe 1-0 lead.

 

AfterCanada went down in order in the bottom of the inning on
three groundouts,Australia added some insurance to their lead
by scoring three runs in the topof the seventh by scraping a
few hits and moving runners along. Danielle Lawrie(Langley, BC)
relieved Bay Regula with runners on first and second with no
outs,and allowed a hit up the middle that went off her own glove,
and later gave upa bloop single just over second base to score
another run.

 

LaurenBay Regula pitched six strong innings for Canada, allowing
three runs on onlytwo hits with six strikeouts. Lawrie pitched
one inning in relief and allowedone run on two hits. Despite
frequent contact, the Canadian hitters had asingle each from
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York), Sheena Lawrick (Calgary,AB)
and Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON).

 

Box score andPlay-by-play

 

Thewin clinched a medal-round berth for Australia (4-2), while
Canada (3-3) isstill in a good position to advance as well, but
will need some help. Canada?sfinal preliminary round game will
be against Japan at 5:00am EDT tomorrow (liveon TSN, RDS). A
win over Japan would lock up the fourth medal-round berth forCanada.
With a loss, they would need Australia to beat Venezuela (7:30am
EDT),as Canada holds the tie-breaker over China and Chinese Taipei
but not overVenezuela.

 

CurrentStandings

 

Team                          Wins              Losses      
     Runs For         Runs Against

1.United States         5                     0             
       36                     1

2.Japan                      5                              
 1                     17                   13

3.Australia                4                     2          
          21                     9

4.Canada                   3                    3           
         17                   17

5.China                     2                     4         
           19                   12

5.Venezuela              2                     4            
        13                   26

5.Chinese Taipei       2                     4              
       8                   19

8.Netherlands           0                     5             
         4                   38

 

TournamentBatting Leaders

TournamentPitching Leaders

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Aug 18 11:50:56 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:50:56 -0700
Subject: CanadaMoves on to Olympic Softball Semi-Finals!
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Received: 8/18/08 10:25:06 AM 
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CC:    
Subject:  Canada_Moves_on_to_Olympic_Softball_Semi-Finals!_/_Le_Cana
 
  

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August18th, 2008

 

CanadaMoves on to Olympic Softball Semi-Finals!

 

(Beijing,China) ? For the first time since softball made its
debut at the 1996 OlympicGames in Atlanta, the Canadian Women?s
softball team has advanced to thesemi-finals. Canada had previously
finished fifth in 1996 in Atlanta, eighth in2000 in Sydney and
fifth in 2004 in Athens, but can finish no worse than fourththis
year in Beijing. After Canada lost 6-0 to Japan earlier this
morning, allthe attention turned to the final preliminary round
game between Venezuela andAustralia, as a Venezuelan win would
have knocked Canada out of the tournament.However, Australia
came through with a 9-2 win to eliminate Venezuela.

 

Inthe game between Canada and Japan, the Canadian bats once again
made frequentcontact off Japanese starting pitcher Yukiko Ueno
and reliever Mika Someya, butonly managed four hits. On the defensive
side, Canada made three errors thatled to four Japanese runs.

 

TheJapanese hitters were able to make things happen each and
every inning. Theythreatened with two runners on base in the
top of the first inning, butCanadian starting pitcher Lauren
Bay Regula (Trail, BC) was able to get thefinal out. However,
she was unable to avoid more trouble in the second. MeguHerose
led off a walk, and the Canadian defence misplayed a bunt to
placerunners on first and second. After the runners advance to
second and third ongroundout and a strikeout, Rei Nishiyama hit
a single just over third base tocash in two runs.

 

Japanadded two more runs to their lead in the top of the third
after Bay Regula wasrelieved by Robin Mackin (Newmarket, ON)
after giving up a single. AnotherCanadian error put runners on
first and second, and Yukiyo Mine and MotokoFujimoto delivered
back-to-back run-scoring singles, increasing the lead to4-0.

 

Canadamanaged its first hit of the game in the bottom of the
fourth inning whenMelanie Matthews (Surrey, BC) hit a leadoff
single to right field. She was ableto reach third following two
groundouts, but was left stranded. Sheena Lawrick(Calgary, AB)
also led off the bottom of the fifth with a single, but wasretired
the very next hitter on a double play.

 

Japanthen added another pair of runs in the sixth, as Eri Yamada
singled, and Canadacommitted its third error of the game on a
very tough play. Megu Hirose andMotoko Fujimoto later each delivered
an RBI single.

 

Canadaonce again got the leadoff hitter on base in the bottom
of the inning, as ErinCumpstone (Saskatoon, SK) fought off several
pitches with two strikes beforesmashing a deep fly ball to left
field for a double off the fence that seemedto have gone just
over. Once again, Canada was unable to bring her in to score.

 

Inthe bottom of the seventh, Jennifer Yee greeted relief pitcher
Mika Someya witha double to the left-centerfield gap to lead
off the inning, and advanced tothird on a wild pitch, but the
three next batters were retired to end the game.

 

Canadaleft three runners on base, while Japan left 14.

 

LaurenBay Regula allowed one earned run in two and a third innings
of work, allowingthree hits and four walks while striking out
three Japanese batters. RobinMackin pitched four and a third
innings of relief, also allowing one earned runon six hits and
three walks, also striking out three batters. Danielle Lawrie(Langley,
BC) was called on to retire the final out.

 

Box scoresand Play-by-play

 

AlthoughCanada would have liked to control its own destiny, Japan
was just too dominanton this day, and the Canadians needed to
root for an Australian win over Venezuelain the final preliminary
round game. Australia did not disappoint, scoring fourruns in
the top of the first inning, added a single run in the second
andscored another four in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead. Venezuela
was able toproduce two runs on one hit in the bottom of the fifth,
but that was not enoughto extend the game as Australia took the
9-2 win in five innings due to therun-ahead rule. 

 

Thus,Canada finished the preliminary round with a 3-4 record
and will facethird-place Australia (5-2) in the third versus
fourth semi-final game atmidnight EDT Wednesday morning. The
first-place United States (7-0) will meetsecond-place Japan (6-1)
at 9:30pm EDT Tuesday night, with the winner advancingdirectly
to Thursday?s final, while the losing team will meet the winner
of thethree versus four game in the Bronze medal game (5:00am
EDT Wednesday).

 

FinalPreliminary Round Standings

 

Team                          Wins              Losses      
     Runs For         Runs Against

1.United States         7                     0             
       53                     1

2.Japan                      6                     1        
            23                   13

3.Australia                5                     2          
          30                   11

4.Canada                   3                    4           
         17                   23

5.Chinese Taipei       2                     5              
      10                   23

6.China                     2                     5         
           19                   21

7.Venezuela              2                     5            
        15                   35

8.Netherlands           1                     6             
        8                   48

 

TournamentBatting Leaders

TournamentPitching Leaders

 

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Formore information, contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 19 09:00:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:20 -0700
Subject: PICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS CAPTURE THE NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL
	CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Received: 8/18/08 9:53:43 PM 
From:  "roger legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 

 
Subject:  Northern Ontario Championships;Local girls head south;game
4 semi final series "B";All Ontario Native  


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Members of the fourth estate
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Rick McDonald Executive
Friends and fans of fastball
 
                                          PICKEREL RIVER CARDINALS
CAPTURE THE NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
                                                            
        Some fifteen games later after the Northern got underway
on Friday August the 15th  , it took extra innings to determine
the 2008 Champions.
                                                            
          Semi final results:
 
                           In game one of the semi finals on
Sunday morning  the Magnatewan Native Sons  defeated the two
time defending champions 5-4 in one extra inning. Percy Tobobundong
started for the Native Sons and was relieved in the 7th inning
by Peter Mackenzie who got the victory.Matt Tobobundong scored
the winning run in the top of the 8th inning when Walter Tobobundung
reached  first base on a fielder choice.Cory Stolar pitched an
excellent game for the Dog House North Stars  fanning 13 batters
but was tagged with the loss.Craig Brown led the way for the
winners with a 3 for 4 performance at the bat (double,triple).Walter
Tobobondung also hit a two run shot for the Native Sons. Joel
Belanger hit a solo for the North Stars and finished the weekend
wit a sizzling 813 average and 5 home runs.
                           In the second semi final , the Pickerel
River Cardinals got the better of Whitefish Lake First Nation
Steelers 7 to 4.Jonathan Contin went the distance for the Cardinals
giving up 11 hits and fanning 4 batters.Lionnel Solomon(tagged
with the loss) started for the Steelers but gave way to Al Guenette
. Jonathan Contin led the way for the winners with a 3 for 4
performance at the plate with teammate J.P. Miron hitting 3 for
5 while Justin Nootchtai was perfect for the Steelers at 4 for
4 (1 triple).
                                                            
            Championship game
 
                                                         Pickerel
River Cardinals VS   Magnatewan Native Sons
                      
                               This game was a tightly contested
game throughout as both teams exchanged runs forcing one extra
inning to decide the champion. In the top of the extra inning
the Cardinals scored two runs while the Native Sons could only
reply with one in the bottom giving the Cardinals the championship
7 to 6.Jonathan Contin once again went all the way for the champions
scattering 11 hits and fanning  3 batters. Peter Mackenzie also
went all the`way for the Native Sons giving up 15 hits and striking
out  7 batters .  J.P. Miron led the way for Pickerel River going
3 for 3 with a walk while Walter Tobobundong hit 2 for 4 (solo
home run) in a losing cause for the Native Sons .
 
                                                    The date
is already set for the fourth annual Northern Ontario Fastball
Championships for ladies and men in 2009. It will be on the weekend
of August 14th to 16th. The entry fee for 2009 has been set at
$380 . Put that date on your colander and enter your team ,The
deadline for entry fee and roster is set for Wednesday August
the 5th.All cheques and money orders should be made out to Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball League and mailed to :
                                                            
          4th Annual Northern Ontario Fastball League
                                                            
          c/o Roger Legendre, Convener
                                                            
          968  Jeanne D'Arc Street
                                                            
          Hanmer , Ontario
                                                       The prize
money awards will be determined by the number of teams entered.
 
 
                                                       THREE
SUDBURY TEAMS HEAD SOUTH FOR THE PROVINCIALS 
 
                                                            
               Prior to heading to Southern Ontario for the Provincials
, three ladies fastball teams took on teams from North  Bay in
exhibition at the Delki Dozzi Sports Complex on August 16th.
                                                            
               In the opening game the novice (13 and 14 year
olds) under the direction of Micky Chartrand the Sudbury Junior
Dragons squeezed by their counterpart from North Bay 7-6 .Cammie
Belanger was the winner going the first three innings and fanning
7 batters and giving up only two hits and two earned runs.Maxime
Oullette hit 2 for 4 for the Dragons
                                                            
               In the Bantam game (15 and 16 year olds) the North
Bay girls easily handled the Sudbury girls 9-1
 while in the midget contest (17 and older) the North Bay squad
got the better of Sudbury to the tune of 22-1.
 
                                                        We wish
good luck to all three of the Sudbury girls who are heading to
Southern Ontario this weekend for the Provincial championships.The
Novice will be in Burlington , the Bantams in Newmarket and the
Midgets in Guelph. We will have results for next Monday.
 
                                                            
      RICK McDONALD FASTBALL SEMI FINALS
 
                                                            
                 The fourth game in the best of five series "B"
semi final goes Wednesday night in Whitefish at 8 PM .Should
the Pickerel River Cardinals defeat the Garson Hounds , there
would be a fifth and deciding game on Thursday night in Azilda
. Should the series end on Wednesday night then the Championship
final series best of 5 would get underway Thursday night in Azilda
.
 
                                                            
THE ALL ONTARIO  NATIVE FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
                                                            
                    The final numbers have come in for the tournament
which gets underway this coming Friday August the 22nd   in Garson
, Lively and Whitefish Lake .. In Garson it will be at the Lorne
Brady Memorial Park , in Lively at the Hillcrest ball field and
in Whitefish at the ball field .There will be 24 teams in action
this weekend : 14 men's teams , 5 ladies teams and 5 senior men's
teams.
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug 20 08:07:51 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:07:51 -0700
Subject: CanadianSoftball Team Finishes Just Out of Medal Round
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Received: 8/20/08 3:01:52 AM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

 
Subject:  Canadian_Softball_Team_Finishes_Just_Out_of_Medal_Round_/_
 


FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

August20th, 2008

 

CanadianSoftball Team Finishes Just Out of Medal Round

 

(Beijing,China) ? The Canadian Women?s softball team had their
sights set on a podiumfinish at the Beijing Olympic Games, but
the young team pushed a much moreexperienced Australian team
to the brink and could not put them away, despite avery strong
effort. Team Canada veterans Lauren Bay Regula (Trail, BC) andAlison
Bradley (Pinkerton, ON) were the key contributors, but Australia
came upwith some timely hits to move on with a 5-3 win.

 

Beforethe game started, the Canadian players gathered around
the on-deck circle andput their arms around each other, staying
loose and positive as the biggestgame of their lives was just
in front of them. Lauren Bay Regula certainly didher part in
motivating the Canadian squad, striking out the side in the top
ofthe first before racing back to the dugout to high fives and
smiles all around.It certainly looked like everyone was ready
for this game, and it was certainlyone to remember.

 

However,Australian lead-off hitter Sandy Lewis blasted a homerun
to deep left field inthe top of the second inning to open the
scoring, giving Australia an early 1-0lead with a lot of ball
left to be played. Canada threatened in the bottom ofthe inning,
as Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB) walked, Megan Timpf (Port Dover,ON)
was hit by a pitch and Alison Bradley singled to load the bases
with oneout, but Canada was unable to push a run in to score.

 

AfterAustralia increased its lead to 2-0 on a sacrifice fly in
the top of the thirdinning, the Canadian bats went right back
to work, and was finally rewarded fortheir efforts. Melanie Matthews
(Surrey, BC) led off the inning with a sharpsingle to right field,
and after two quick outs, Matthews tried to makesomething happen
and succeeded in doing so. She stole second base, and as thethrow
sailed into centerfield with nobody covering second base, she
was able toadvance to third. Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam,
BC) forced a walk and stolesecond base, and Sheena Lawrick also
forced a walk to load the bases for thesecond straight inning.
Australia then pulled starting pitcher Melanie Roche infavour
of Tanya Harding, but that was not enough to slow down the Canadianrally
as Megan Timpf forced yet another walk to allow Matthews to cross
theplate. Alison Bradley then drove the second pitch she saw
back up the middle toscore two more runs, giving Canada the 3-2
lead!

 

Thatlead was short lived, as after two quick outs, Danielle Stewart
drove a balldeep to left field for a game-tying solo homerun
in the top of the fourthinning. Bay Regula and Harding continued
to battle it out in the pitcher?scircle until the top of the
sixth inning. Bay Regula struck out the two firstbatters, but
ran into some trouble after loading the bases. Kerry Wyborn stuckthe
bat out and poked a single just over the outstretched glove of
Erin McLean(Whitby, ON) at third base for a single, driving in
two runs in the process.

 

Canadacame out swinging in the bottom of the sixth and seventh
inning, but was unableto put any runners on base, ending their
chances for a medal despite a valianteffort.

 

LaurenBay Regula gave everything she had in the pitcher?s circle,
allowing fourearned runs on five hits while striking out nine
hitters. Alison Bradley ledCanada at the plate with two hits,
while Melanie Matthews and Jennifer Yee(North Delta, BC) each
singled.

 

Box score andPlay-by-play

 

Despitethe loss, Canada was able to prove that they could compete
with the best teamsin the world, and came within inches of reaching
the medal rounds for the firsttime at the Olympic Games. Still,
the fourth place finish is the best ever forCanada, which finished
fifth in 1996 and 2004, and eighth in 2000. All the hardwork
and effort put in by the players and coaching staff certainly
showed onthe field, but in the end it was the experience of the
Australian team, who hasplayed together for many years, that
made the difference. 

 

Lastnight, the United States defeated Japan 4-1 in nine innings
to earn a directberth into Thursday?s Gold Medal game (6:30am
EDT, live on TSN, RDS), whileJapan will face Australia later
today (5:00am EDT, live on TSN, RDS) todetermine who will move
on to face the United States.

 

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Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug 20 21:14:02 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:14:02 -0700
Subject: Opportunity in NZ
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Received: 8/20/08 7:17:50 PM 
From:  Richard Clarke <richardc(at)tranzit.co.nz> 


Subject:  Opportunity in NZ  


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Giants softball club,Masterton NZ are looking for a catcher for
the 2008/09 season. The teamcompetes in the Premier One 

Hutt Valley/Wellingtoncompetition.

 

Welcome all interestedto contact:  twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz

 

RichardClarke

GiantsSoftball.

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Aug 21 19:42:38 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:42:38 -0700
Subject: Junior B Provincial Championships
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Received: 8/21/08 8:37:03 AM 
From:  Nexus Design <pdavis at nexuscd.com> 

 
Subject:  Junior B Provincial Championships  
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This weekend the Junior "B" Provincial Championships are being
played. Seven teams will be participating in this double elimination
tournament hosted by the Smith Falls Redman. "We felt like we
had a
pretty good group by the end of season last year" comments the
Redmen's manager, Terry Shea, So if you are
interested in a fast paced, exciting weekend of softball, then
you
need to check out the Junior "B" Provincial Championships.

Participating Teams: Smith Falls, Oshawa, Fingal,
Atwood, Toanche, Newmarket and Glenworth. 


 - Patrick Davis -  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Aug 25 14:38:48 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:38:48 -0700
Subject: 1St ANNUAL PARRY ISLAND MEN'S OPEN FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Received: 8/25/08 1:42:01 PM 
From:  Roger Legendre <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 
 

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1St ANNUAL PARRY ISLAND MEN'S OPEN FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP September
19th,20th and 21stEntry fee is $400 per teamFirst twelve teams
accreptedGuarenteed prize money no matter what the amount of
teams is the following: "A" Division Champs $2 000 Runners up
$ 500 "B" Division Champs $1 000 Runners up $ 500 Contacts Roger
Legendre er_legendre at sympatico.ca Natassja Tobobondung 705-774-9521/705-746-0517/cell705-346-0085/nastassja0410 at hotmail.com
Walter Tobobondung wtab at zueter.com Yours in fastball Chow Roge
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Aug 25 14:40:15 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:40:15 -0700
Subject: PARRY ISLAND OPEN MEN"S FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Received: 8/24/08 9:54:03 PM 
From:  "roger legendre" <er_legendre at sympatico.ca> 
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The entry fee is $400

 
                                               1st ANNUAL PARRY
ISLAND OPEN MEN"S FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
 
                                                            
     September  19th,20 and 21st   2008
 
 
         The organizing committee will accept the first 12 teams.
The following prize money are guarenteed no matter what the final
number of entries are :
 
                         "A" Division        Champions    $ 2
000
                                                     Runners
up       $ 500
 
                          "B" Division        Champions    $
1 000
                                                     Runners
up        $ 500
 
                     The contact people are the following :
 
                                           Nastassja Tobobondung
    1-705-774-9521 or 1-705-746-0517 or cell at 1-705-346-0085
                                                            
                             email address nastassja0410 at hotmail.com
                                           Walter Tobobondung
                 "        "       wtab at zueter.com
                                           Roger Legendre   
                      "        "       er_legendre at sympatico.ca
 
                                                            
              Yours in  fastball and  Anishnaabek fastball ,
 
                                                            
                           Roger Legendre
                                                            
                           Consultant and Public Relations Liaison
                                                            
            
 
             

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 26 08:09:36 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:09:36 -0700
Subject: Eastern canadian championship
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Received: 8/26/08 6:50:35 AM 
From:  Jonathan Darveau <fallen_78(at)hotmail.com> 

 
Subject:  Eastern canadian championship  
  


 
 
 
 
We are looking for a team to join the eastern canadian championship
in Donnacona, Quebec September 5, 6, 7  2008. Seven teams have
registered so far and we are I team short. Please contact Luc
Thibault for more info. 418-283-0239

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 26 11:34:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:34:58 -0700
Subject: Team Seeking Fall Tournaments (Mens' Intermediate - Rec Level)
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Received: 8/26/08 9:55:15 AM 
From:  Blueline19 <blueline19(at)yahoo.com> 

 
Subject:  Team Seeking Fall Tournaments (Mens' Intermediate -
Rec Level)  


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We are looking to play more Fastball this fall. We play out of
the Kitchener Fastball League and are looking for either an intermediate/Rec
tournaments or even open to playing some exhibition games. 
519-954-0171


Sean Tracy
Manager Wizards Fastball Club
www.leaguelineup.com/wizards_fastball_club


  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 26 18:18:44 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:18:44 -0700
Subject: Ladies' provincials - Sudbury ON
Message-ID: <260808239.55578@webbox.com>



Received: 8/26/08 4:21:03 PM 
From:  "roger legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Ladies' provincials  



                                                NO WINS  BUT
FULFILLING EXPERIENCE!!!
 
                                                            
   On the weekend of August 22nd to 24th three young fastpitch
teams of ladies headed to Southern Ontario for the provincials
in Novice ,Bantam and Midget . None of the three teams came away
with victories but certainly gained a tonne of experience and
thoroughly enjoyed themselves and also gained new friends along
the way.This is the second year that the Greater City of Sudbury
sends teams down South to participate in provincials. For these
first two years its been at the house league level but Micky
Chartrand expects to bring up the teams in the competitive section
for 2009.
                                                            
    In the Novice division(ages 13 and 14) played out of Burlington
the Sudbury squad called the Cambrian Novice Dragons
came away with 1 tie and two losses.In the opener they played
to 3-3 against Vaughn where Cammi Bergeron pitched a three hitter-the
team as a whole played great defense.In their second match they
were in tough against Orleans near Ottawa losing 8-3.Jessica
Honse pitched well in a losing cause Sherri Lalonde and Jessica
Honse each had two hits.In their third and last game Etobicoke
won 7-2 (this team eventually won the silver medal).The Dragons
had only one bad inning where they gave up 4 runs to the silver
medalists.Its important to mention that young Jayde Jarvis (only
12 years old) caught all three games.Members of the Dragons other
than those already mentioned are : Isabelle Giroux,Gabby Potvin,Sherry
Lalonde,Jennifer Lamb,Patricia Brennan,Maxi Desilier and Margie
Tellier. The coach was Micky Chartrand and the manager John Honse.
The medalits in this division out of Burlington were Brampton-Gold;Etobicoke-Silver
and Whitby Lightning-Bronze.twelve teams from across the province
took part in the Novice division and that were placed in three
pools of four teams for the preliminary round.there are attached
photos from this Novice division-all from the Dragons.
                                                            
   In the Bantam division (15 and 16 year old) the Sudbury Select
team also did not register one victory in Newmarket Ontario.
In the opener  Seaway Selects shut down the Sudbury girls 10-0
where Chloe Ilnitski went the distance for Sudbury.seaway eventually
took the Gold medal.Chatam trounced Sudbury 20-4 in the second
match and the girls held their own in losing 17-9 to Brantford
in their final contest. The girls were happy with their tournament
and gained a lot of experience . The other members of the team
were : Holly Rainsberry ,Tella Arseneau,Jennifer Roy,Karly Milne,
Emma Meunier,Meghan Landriault,Maxime Mayotte,April McCullagh
and Lauren Page. They were coached by Bob Rainsberry , Jesse
St Cyr and Ghislain Mayotte.Sixteen teams were part of he Bantam
division seperated into four pools of four teams.
                                                            
     In the midget division(ages 17 and up) played out of Guelph
the Sudbury squad called Sudbury AutoBuff/Lopes Mechanical did
not win any of their four games ..They held their own in the
first two losses but were mercied in the final two falling behind
seven runs after five innings. Jill Zinn pitched well and hit
one home run during the weekend as well as Tiffany Martin hitting
a home run.The other members of the team were Danielle Hrechka,Danielle
Marier,Donna McLaughlin,Brogan Roy,Maxime Rainville,Cassandra
McGrath,Dominique Potvin,Tracy Smith and Kelly Carmichael. They
were coached by Dan Marier. There were thirteen teams in the
midgets seperated into three pools for the preliminary round.
                                                            
      
                Our hats are off to these young ladies who made
a good account of themselves and certainly were great ambassadors
of fastball for the Greater City of Sudbury.
 
                                                            
               Yours in fastball ,
 
                                                            
                    Roger Legendre
                                                            
                    Public Relations Liaison                
                                  
 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Aug 26 19:21:09 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:21:09 -0700
Subject: Goderich Tourney
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Received: 8/26/08 6:23:34 PM 
From:  Mike Millian <millianmike36(at)yahoo.ca> 


Subject:  Goderich Tourney  
  

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Slight change to the schedule sent out earlier, 
 
Orangeville moves from Game 4 to Game 3 and Shedden moves from
game 3 to game 4.
 
Also, Wiarton Busmen had to back out, the Straffordsville Express
will be taking their place in the draw.
 
I should have the clean schedule from the printers tomorrow,
but it might be to late for them to include the Wiarton/Straffordsville
Switch.
 
Mike
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Aug 27 14:10:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:40 -0700
Subject: Pitcher wanted to Elkland PA Labor Day
Message-ID: <270808240.40696@webbox.com>


Received: 8/27/08 12:49:27 PM 
From:  "Eric Rosenquist" <eric(at)rosenquist.com> 


Subject:  Pitcher wanted to Elkland PA Labor Day tournament 

  

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Our team is attending the annual Elkland PA Labor Day tournament
on
August 30 - September 1, but we've had a couple of guys drop
out or
get injured and we could use another pitcher. Our first game
is
expected to be on Saturday around noon; the tournament wraps
up on
Monday afternoon.

If you're available and interested in playing, send your contact
info
and fastball resume to:

eric at rosenquist dot com

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Sep  1 10:26:15 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon,  1 Sep 2008 07:26:15 -0700
Subject: opportunity in NZ
Message-ID: <010908245.27235@webbox.com>


Received: 9/1/08 1:29:51 AM 
From:  "richie clarke" <twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz> 

  
Subject:  opportunity in NZ  
    

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Giants Softball Club NZ are looking for players to join there
Premier One Mens team roster for the 2008/09 season.
All interested, inquire further @ twelve08(at)xtra.co.nz
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Sep  3 18:22:52 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  3 Sep 2008 15:22:52 -0700
Subject: Great Britain Fastpitch looking for players to add to their World
	Championships '09 roster
Message-ID: <030908247.55834@webbox.com>


Received: 9/3/08 5:17:19 PM 
From:  Norman.Ames at gielissen.nl 


  
Subject:  Great Britain Fastpitch looking for players to add
to their World Championships '09 roster  
  

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London, September 3rd 2008,
 
After qualifying for the World Championships '09 in Saskatoon
a few weeks ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, Great Britain's Mens
Fastpitch team is inviting all players with a British passport
or able to get one to get in touch with the GB staff.
 
The 2009 ISF World Championships will be held from 17-26 July
in Saskatoon, Canada. For those that want to apply for a British
passport, you can only get one if one of your parents has a British
passport aswell.
 
Please contact us asap should you be interested
 
GB staff:
 
Russ Snow, Head Coach rjsnow(at)yahoo.com
Norman Ames, Assistent Coach norman.ames(at)gielissen.nl 
Stephen Fullan, Team Manager sfullan(at)ntlworld.com 


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Sep  4 15:21:00 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Thu,  4 Sep 2008 12:21:00 -0700
Subject: Northern Ontario Fastball Championship  2009
Message-ID: <040908248.44923@webbox.com>


Received: 9/4/08 2:26:22 PM 
From:  Roger Legendre <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Northern Ontario Fastball Championship  
  

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4th ANNUAL NORTHERN ONTARIO FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LADIES~
AND MEN August 14th to the 16th , 2009 Entree fee is $380 per
team Prize money to be determined by the number of teams Deadline
for entry and roster will be Monday August the 10th We are looking
for 12 teams or more. All cheques or money orders are to be made
out to Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League and mailed out
to Northern Ontario Fastball Championship c/o Roger Legendre
Convener 968 Jeanne D'Arc Street Hanmer Ontario P3P 1R9 For further
information please contact : 
Roger at er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca
  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Fri Sep  5 13:32:03 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Fri,  5 Sep 2008 10:32:03 -0700
Subject: Call for Applications-Softball Ontario Slo-Pitch Provincial
	Umpire-in-Chief
Message-ID: <050908249.38387@webbox.com>


Received: 9/5/08 12:16:13 PM 
From:  Softball Ontario Slo-Pitch Umpires Program <ssutton(at)softballontario.ca>

   
Subject:  05-09-2008 Call for Applications-Softball Ontario Slo-Pitch
Provincial Umpire-in-Chief  
NEWSRELEASE   


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton at softballontario.ca

DATE:           September5, 2008


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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - SOFTBALL ONTARIO SLO-PITCH PROVINCIALUMPIRE-IN-CHIEF

NORTH YORK,ONTARIO - Softball Ontario is now accepting applications
for the position of Slo-Pitch ProvincialUmpire-in-Chief.  The
successfulcandidate must be an active Slo-Pitch Umpire registered
with Softball Ontario.  He or she should have experience as aZone
Umpire-in-Chief, as well as a minimum of Slo-Pitch Umpire Certificationof
Level III or higher.  Fiveyears of experience as a Slo-Pitch
Umpire is an asset. Highlights of the responsibilitiesof the
Slo-Pitch Provincial Umpire-in-Chief include: 

Participate in the SelectionProcess for sending Umpires to Slo-Pitch
Canadian Championships 
Prepare theSlo-Pitch Travel Fund budget to be administered by
the Slo-Pitch UmpiresCommittee and the Softball Ontario?s Program
Coordinator 
Select the new ZoneUmpires-in-Chief  
Communicate closely with SoftballOntario?s ProgramCoordinator
regarding the day-to-day operations of the program 
Attend NationalUmpires-in-Chief meetings, and act as a liaison
to the National Director ofUmpires on Slo-Pitch Umpire Matters
 
Attend SoftballOntario Board of Directors meeting and act as
a liaison to the Chairman ofSoftball Ontario on Slo-Pitch Umpire
Matters and as a BoardMember
Schedule, chair and establish theagenda for each Slo-Pitch Umpires
Committee meeting in conjunction with theProgram Coordinator
  
Schedule, organize and assign duties for the Softball Ontario
Slo-PitchInstructor Training Clinic and the Slo-Pitch Zone Umpires-in-Chiefmeeting
  
Appoint Slo-Pitch Ontario Association Tournament Umpires-in-Chief

Interested applicants will find a detailed copy of the Slo-PitchProvincial
Umpire-in-Chief job description at www.softballontario.ca . Those
who are interested inbecoming the Slo-Pitch Provincial Umpire-in-Chief
should send their resume andcover letter detailing their experience
to Stephanie Sutton at ssutton at softballontario.ca or fax (416)
426-7368 byNovember 15, 2008. Inthe coming weeks, Softball Ontario?s
Selection Committee will collect and evaluateall applications,
and choose a candidate for approval by the Softball OntarioBoard
of Directors.

For more information on the Slo-Pitch Provincial Umpire-in-Chiefselection
process, or the Softball Ontario Umpires Program in general,
pleasevisit the Softball Ontario website at www.softballontario.ca
or contact Stephanie Suttonat ssutton(at)softballontario.ca or
call416-426-7150.



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep  7 23:59:40 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  7 Sep 2008 20:59:40 -0700
Subject: looking for a pitcher and catcher for next year
Message-ID: <070908251.76047@webbox.com>


Received: 9/7/08 9:56:10 PM 
From:  "Seth Allen" <sethallen(at)hotmail.com> 


Subject:  looking for a pitcher and catcher for next year  
    

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Salford Balcksox are currently looking for a pitcher and
catcher for next season, if you are interested contact me at
salfordblacksox(at)gmail.com

Thanks

Seth Allen


sethallen(at)hotmail.com 

519-639-0498 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Sep 17 19:03:44 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:03:44 -0700
Subject: Durham College's CanAm Classic tournament
Message-ID: <170908261.58301@webbox.com>


Received: 9/17/08 9:00:07 AM 
From:  "Mal Swift" <malswift at rogers.com> 


  
Subject:  Durham College's CanAm Classic tournament  



 
 
2008 

WOMEN?S FASTBALL 

CAN-AM CLASSIC 

Saturday, September 20TH & Sunday, September 21ST, 2008 

Hosted By Durham College 

@ 

Durham Field 

Durham College and the Department of Athletics, is proud to once
again host the 2008  CAN-AM Classic. The CAN-AM Classic has been
a showcase tournament for some of the best women?s fastball programs
in Ontario and the USA, such as the defending OCAA Champions,
the Lords from Durham College and a power house from the NJCCA,
and defending CAN-AM Champions, the Monroe Tribunes from Rochester,
NewYork. 
 
 
 
  
2008-09 CANAM CLASSIC
Schedule


Teams

Seneca 
Mohawk 
Monroe, NY  
Durham 

September 22, 2008

12:00 pm Durham College  Seneca College  
2:00 pm Monroe College, NY  Mohawk College  
4:00 pm Mohawk College  Seneca College  
6:00 pm Durham College  Monroe College, NY  

September 23, 2008

9:00 am Seneca College  Monroe College, NY  
 
11:00 am Mohawk College  Durham College  
 
1:00 pm  3rd Place  4th Place  
3:00 pm  1st Place  2nd Place  
 

Tournament MVP 
Tournament Top Hitter 

 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Sep 17 19:04:44 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:04:44 -0700
Subject: LORDS_PICK_UP_A_BIG_WIN_AT_SENEC
Message-ID: <170908261.58361@webbox.com>


Received: 9/17/08 9:05:20 AM 
From:  "Mal Swift" <malswift at rogers.com> 

 
Subject:  LORDS_PICK_UP_A_BIG_WIN_AT_SENEC  
  

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Durham Lords Media Release
Tuesday, September 17, 2008

Lords Pick Up a Big Win at Seneca College
- Home Opener This Friday Night -

Women???s Fastball: Durham defeated Seneca 10-4

North York, Ont. ??? The Durham Lords women???s fastball team
(3-0 conference, 
4-3 overall) continued their winning ways on Tuesday night as
they traveled 
to North York and defeated Seneca College 10-4.

It was a very close game as Durham held a slim 5-4 lead after
six innings, 
but the Lords exploded in the top half of the seventh for five
runs to take 
a commanding 10-4 lead.

In what was described as a total team effort, the Lords had plenty
of 
production from the entire lineup as almost every player appeared
on the 
offensive scoresheet. Second year short stop Carolyn Moore (Oshawa,
Ont.) 
went 2-for-3 while freshmen Amanda Gruning (Toronto, Ont.), Samantha

Roelofsen (Alma, Ont.) and Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont.) combined
to go for a 
total of 5-for-9 at the plate.

Defensively, the Lords looked sharp as they turned a number of
double plays 
throughout the game. Pitcher Karie Neddo (Spencerville, Ont.)
went the 
distance for Durham allowing four runs on ten hits while striking
out four 
batters. Neddo is now 2-0 on the season.

The Lords extend their winning streak over OCAA opponents to
17 games, 
extending back to last season.

Friday night will be a big night for Durham College as it will
be the Lords 
2008 home opener! Action will begin at 7 p.m. against Mohawk
College at 
Durham Field. President Don Lovisa will be throwing out the traditional

first pitch while some familiar faces will be back on campus
as former DC 
fastball players will be taking part in an alumni game at 5 p.m.
There will 
also be a Bar B Q at the game.

The CAN-AM Classic will also be taking place on Saturday and
Sunday.

GAME SUMMARY

Durham 10 Seneca 4

WP: Karie Neddo (2-0), Durham College

Pitching Statistics:
Karie Neddo: 7 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 4K

Lords Offensive Notables
Carolyn Moore: 2-for-3
Amanda Gruning: 2-for-3
Samantha Roelofsen: 1-for-2
Erin Dewey: 2-for-4


A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Conference Record: 3-0
Overall Record: 4-3

Next Home Action:
Friday, September 19 vs. Mohawk College (7 p.m.) at Durham Field
*President Don Lovisa throwing out the ceremonial first pitch
**Alumni Game to take place at 5 p.m

- 30 -

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)

 

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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:22:16 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 2
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Belmont Black Sox.  8
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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Sep 19 21:23:34 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:23:34 +0000
Subject: Game 3
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Oshweken 3
Shakespeare 2


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Sep 19 22:49:01 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:49:01 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 6
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Hamilton Hawkes 3
Innerkip Eagles 0


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Sep 19 23:02:05 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:02:05 +0000
Subject: Innerkip game 7
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Ingersol Crush 5
Toronto Celtics 4


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Sep 20 10:29:12 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:29:12 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 12
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Toronto 3
Exeter 0


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Sep 20 11:02:46 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:02:46 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 2
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Rockford Rush 4
Kitchener Smoke 2


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sat Sep 20 11:25:10 2008
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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:25:10 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 11
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Innerkip eagles 8
Cambridge Reds 3


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 10:32:44 2008
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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:32:44 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 25
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Kitchenrr 3
Shakespeare 2

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 10:46:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:46:14 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 26
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Belmont 5
Innerkip 1

1045am


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 11:00:08 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:00:08 +0000
Subject: Innerkip 11am games
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Kitchener outlaws vs Belmont


And on the undefeated side:
Port Elgin vs Elmira
Ready to start at 11am


Next update on NEWS-1 will be just after 1pm


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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 12:13:23 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:13:23 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 27 update
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Elmira lead Port Elgin 8 - 1
B5



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 12:27:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:27:14 +0000
Subject: Innerkip update Game 28
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T5

3 - 2 Belmont leading Kitchener

1225pm



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 14:59:26 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:59:26 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Game 29 final
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Belmont 6

Port Elgin 0


255pm


Championship Game will start at 315pm

Elmira. Vs. Belmont



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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Sun Sep 21 16:40:13 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:40:13 +0000
Subject: Innerkip Championship Game
Message-ID: <813070746-1222029630-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-904419180-@bxe137.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>


No IF game today

Elmira 7

Belmont 0


5 innings

435pm


Elmira qualify for 2009 ToC in Quad Cities



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Sep 22 11:29:37 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:29:37 -0700
Subject: Durham Wins CAN-AM Classic!!!
Message-ID: <220908266.31028@webbox.com>


Received: 9/22/08 8:42:43 AM 
From:  "Mal Swift" <malswift at rogers.com> 
  
To:  "Al Doran" <fastball at pmihrm.com>  
CC:    
Subject:  DURHAM WINS THE CAN-AM CLASSIC!!!  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Durham Lords Media Release
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Durham Wins CAN-AM Classic!!!

Oshawa, Ont. ??? The Durham College women???s fastball team were
crowned the 
2008 CAN-AM Classic champions on Sunday afternoon as they defeated
the 
Monroe Tribunes 3-0 in the championship final.

The tournament was a big success for Durham as they went 4-0
enroute to the 
tournament title. The Lords stepped up their defence in their
four wins as 
they did not allow a single run in the tournament, utscoring
their opponents 
20-0. Monroe, who Durham defeated in the finals are the three-time
defending 
NJCAA Division III national champions and had won the tournament
the past 
two seasons.>
Danielle Smith (Oshawa, Ont.) of the Lords was named the tournament
top 
pitcher while teammate Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont.) was awarded
tournament 
MVP honours. Full game recas below.

TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD

Championship Round Results:
Championship Game ??? Durham defeated Monroe 3-0
Third Place Game: Mohawk defeated Seneca 4-3

Championship MVP: Erin Dewey, Durham
Championship Top Pitcher: Danielle Smith, Durham

Round Robin Results

Game One: Durham defeated Seneca 7-0
Game Two: Monroe defeated Mohawk 5-0
Game Three: Mohawk defeated Seneca 4-3
Game Four: Durham defeated Monroe 4-0
Game Five: Monroe defeated Seneca 14-1
Game Six: Durham defeated Mohawk 6-0

GAME SUMMARIES

Championship Final: Durham defeated Monroe 3-0

What had the makings of a pitchers duel from the start did not
disappoint. 
Danielle Smith went the distance for the Lords while her counterpart
Lindsey 
Grace (2008 All-American) did the same for Monroe. In the sixth
inning with 
the game scoreless, the Tribunes threatened, but were unable
to capitalize, 
stranding runners on second and third. The Lords were able to
take 
advantage, as they touched up Grace for three runs, one earned
in the bottom 
of the inning. That is all the Lords would need as Smith closed
the door in 
the seventh to pick up the victory over the Tribunes. Smith picked
up the 
win, Grace the loss. Danielle Smith was named Tournament Top
pitcher as she 
picked up two wins without allowing a run. Lords infielder Erin
Dewey was 
named the Tournament Most Valuable Player.


Consolation Game: Mohawk defeated Seneca 6-3


The Mohawk Mountaineers scored early and coasted the rest of
the way to pick 
up the victory in the consolation match-up. Mohawk scored three
runs in the 
first and two in the second, and that was all starting pitcher
Jenny 
Koschanow needed to pick up the win. The Mountaineers were led
offensively 
by Jenna Pletzer who had three RBI???s and a run scored. The
Sting bats were 
silent for most of the game, except for a three run fourth inning.
Leading 
the way for the Sting was Erin Belanger who had two doubles,
two RBI???s and a 
run scored. Ashley Evelyn was on the losing end of the decision
for Seneca.


Round Robin: Monroe defeated Seneca 14-1

The Monroe Tribunes went on a scoring spree to book themselves
a place in 
the finals. The Tribunes plated 10 runs in the first two innings
as they 
sent eight batters to the plate in each of the innings. Monroe
was lead by 
Amanda Prouty who went 3-for-3 and three runs scored. Shortstop
Amy Nowak 
chipped in an RBI triple helping pitcher Ashley Hall pick up
the victory. 
Seneca was led by pitcher Karen Pilkington who contributed two
singles 
despite taking the loss. The lone Seneca run was driven in by
Megan Oliver.

Round Robin: Durham defeated Mohawk 6-0

Pitcher Karie Neddo paced the Lords to yet another shutout as
the Lords 
stamped their ticket to the tournament final. Once again the
Lords offensive 
was an all around effort, with Erin Dewey, Erica Dewey, Shannon
Ferguson, 
Danielle Smith and Neddo contributing hits and runs batted in.
Jessica 
Roloson took the loss for the Mountaineers.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Conference Record: 4-0
Overall Record: 9-3

Next Home Action:
Friday, September 26 vs. St. Clair (7 p.m.) at Durham Field



FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)

Game Summaries Written by Blair Hough

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Sep 22 13:01:04 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:01:04 -0700
Subject: Need a pitcher for the Dominican!
Message-ID: <220908266.36541@webbox.com>



Need a pitcher for the Dominican!

.i'm trying to find a last minute pitcher for a month long pro
league in the dominican republic...and i was wondering if u would
be able to post this on your site for me...my email is rschweyer(at)yahoo.com.
and my cell is 706.573.1392. they would leave asap and be home
by oct. 28th."



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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Sep 24 00:49:24 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:49:24 -0700
Subject: Gee-Gees Softball in Orleans
Message-ID: <230908267.79048@webbox.com>


Received: 9/23/08 10:22:39 PM 
From:  scottsearle at rogers.com 

   
Subject:  Gee-Gees Softball in Orleans  
 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Solid Weekend for Gee-Gees

 

A resurgent Gee-Gees squad won 4 games on the weekend with sweeps
of both Guelph University and the University of Toronto .  This
was a very impressive feat for a very young and inexperienced
Gee-Gee squad and a complete turnaround from last year when the
team was 0-4 against the same two opponents.

 

The Gee-Gees sent Jillian Taylor to the circle in the first game
against Guelph and saw one of her finest performances in the
Garnet and Grey.  She tossed a 3 hit shutout over 7 innings but
the Gees offence couldn?t keep up and the game went in to extra
innings. It would take 12 innings to decide a winner as the Gee-Gees
took home a 4-3 victory over a very strong Gryphons team.  Jillian
was supported by some sparkling defence up the middle from Laura
Gallant and Emily Ernst who turned two double plays.

 

In the second game of the day the Gees displayed their offensive
prowess as they roared to a 6-2 victory over the same Gryphons.
 Laura Skiperis was a leader with 2 hits and 3 RBI?s in her home
park in Guelph and Vanessa Homiak continued a strong season with
3 hits of her own.

 

The Gee-Gees travelled to Toronto for a re-match of last years
bronze medal game with the Varsity Blues.  In what has become
one of the more exciting games of the year, the Gee-Gees romped
to a 6-0 victory behind a stellar performance from Jillian Taylor.
 The team jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first behind a double from
Mallory Watson and never looked back.

 

Emily Ernst took the ball in the second game of the double-header
and picked up her 2nd win of the weekend in a great performance.
 The team fell behind 2-0 after a strong U of T start but showed
great resiliency in crawling back to score runs in the 5th, 6th
and 7th innings to take a 3-2 win.  A two-out game winning double
in the bottom of the 7th from Mallory Watson was the difference
maker.

 

The team comes back to Ottawa for their home-opener this weekend
and will host their 3rd Annual Bridge to the Future Clinic on
Saturday morning at Pierre Rocque Park in Orleans from 10-12
AM .  The clinic is free for minor athletes of all ages.  All
athletes are encouraged to stay and watch the team take on Brock
and McMaster University at 2 and 4 PM on Saturday and 12 and
2 on Sunday.  All games are at Pierre Rocque Park in Orleans.

 

For more information contact Scott Searle at Scottsearle(at)rogers.com

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Thu Sep 25 01:14:58 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:14:58 -0700
Subject: here is the schedule for the WLU Golden Hawkswomen's fastpitch team
Message-ID: <240908268.80583@webbox.com>


From:  Dennis Dosman <dennisdosman(at)dosmanprinting.com> 
Add to People Section  
To:  Kevin Fagg <kfagg at ca.ibm.com>, Dennis Dosman <dennisdosman at dosmanprinting.com>
 
CC:    
Subject:  [Fwd: Re: OUA]  



Hey Fastball fans...here is the schedule for the WLU Golden Hawkswomen's
fastpitch team

Some of you are signed up to score or announce for the OntarioUniversity
Fastpitch championships that WLU is hosting at Budd Park onthe
Oct 17, 18 and 19th weekend and you might want to have a look
atthe Golden Hawks prior to the League championship tournament.

If you want to watch a game of University fastball here in town,
and itis the only fastball you are going to see from now til
next summer,(unless you are heading to Orlando for the ASA tourney
 in lateJanuary) you can pick up one of these games

If you want to help out with the OUA championships please let
me knowand I will put you in touch with the convenor, Kevin Fagg.
 I will bethere, and hope to be at a couple of these games as
well

And congratulations to the Elmira Millwrights, winner of the
LaverneReichert Challenge Cup in Innerkip this past weekend.
 The Juniors havewon a spot in next August's ISC II Tournament
of Champions in Illinois.

The Golden Hawk schedule follows

Hi Dennis,

Our team website is:  http://www.eteamz.com/lauriersoftball 

Our home games are at Waterloo Park  diamond #1 (University Ave
&Westmount).  

Our home schedule this year is asfollows: (we've on the road
for the first part of the season)

Sat Sept  27th       2pm & 4pm        vs  U of Guelph
Sun Sept 28th        11 am & 1 pm        vs   Uof T

Sat Oct 4th        2pm & 4pm        vs  Carleton
Sun Oct 5th        10:30am/12:30         vs   U of Ottawa

If you can pass that information alongto your distribution list,
it would be great to get some extra fans out.


Kevin Fagg       
Unified CommunicationsServices
L3 Team Lead
IBM Global Account
AT&T Global Services Canada 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Tue Sep 30 15:10:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:10:20 -0700
Subject: Gee-Gees Race to 5-1 on Weekend
Message-ID: <300908274.44310@webbox.com>


Received: 9/30/08 12:09:11 PM 
From:  scottsearle(at)rogers.com 

   
Subject:  Gee-Gees Race to 5-1 on Weekend  









Gee-Gees Race to 5-1 after hosting Clinic in Ottawa 
  
The Gee-Gees kicked off a solid weekend with a pair of big wins
over cross-town rival Carleton on Friday night.  The sleeping
bats from the Garnet and Grey woke up in time to explode for
16 runs in two games to take a pair of wins on Support our Troop
Night.  For the 3rd year in a row, the Ravens and the Gee-Gees
dedicated their Friday night home game to Canadian troops serving
overseas. 

 
Jillian Taylor took the ball and was stellar over 5 innings,
throwing a 1-hit shutout.  The Gees exploded for 3 runs in the
first inning and never looked back.  Triples from Laura Gallant
and Radha Khosla and a perfectly executed squeeze play from Vanessa
Homiak were the offensive highlights. The whole Gee-Gees team
chipped in as Sarah Healy ripped an RBI double for her first
hit in the OIWFA. 

 
In the second half of the twin-bill, Emily Ernst threw very well,
scattering 5 hits over 7 innings and allowing no earned runs.
The Gee-Gees offence was back to its old tricks as Rachel Legaspi
chipped in with a 3/3 performance, and Vanessa Homiak put the
icing on the cake with a solo homerun in the 5th. Sarah Healy
continued her strong evening with another double. 

 
The Gee-Gees started their day Saturday by hosting their 3rd
Annual ?Bridge to the Future? Clinic for 15 minor athletes from
the Ottawa area.  All of these young athletes stayed to cheer
on the Garnet and Grey as they took on Brock University in a
double-header at home.  Jill Taylor took the ball again and stymied
the Badger offence, holding them to 2 hits in a 5 inning shutout.
 Jill allowed no walks and collected 6 strikeouts. The offence
continued a strong weekend as they jumped to a 2-0 lead in the
first inning and never looked back. Radha Khosla had a fantastic
day at the plate, going 3/3 with two triples and scoring 3 runs.
Emily Ernst continued a strong weekend of her own with a pair
of hits, including an RBI triple in the first inning.  Mallory
Watson continued a torrid pace with a 3/3 performance as the
team romped to a 7-0 victory. 

 
Emily Ernst got the nod in the second half of the double-header
and allowed only 1 earned run in an impressive 17-4 victory.
 The Gee-Gees offense had a very strong day which compensated
for a lacklustre defensive performance. Mallory Watson scored
4 runs herself and Laura Gallant and Elissa Sivel chipped in
with strong offensive performances.  Both Amanda Toll and Sarah
Healy drove in their first runs in a Gee-Gees uniform and Laura
Skiperis picked up 4 hits in a winning cause. 

 
The Gee-Gees face McMaster University?s ace Shannon Galea twice
on the back end of a 6 game weekend and finished with a 1-1 record
on the day. Jillian Taylor again picked up the win for the Gee-Gees
in a traditional pitchers duel that was a great show for the
fans. Jillian scattered 4 hits in a complete game victory as
Vanessa Homiak continued her strong weekend with a 2/3 performance
with an RBI. Rachel Legaspi stayed hot with a 3/3 performance
and Emily Ernst chipped in with a monster triple in the 6th inning
to score the winning run. 

 
Emily got the start in the 6th game of the weekend and pitched
well enough to win but her defense was not up to the challenge
with 4 errors leading to runs in a 5-4 extra inning loss. Vanessa
Homiak was again an offensive star with 3 hits including 2 triples,
Laura Gallant and Laura Skiperis both chipped in with RBI doubles.


 
Overall, it was a successful weekend for the team as they collected
5 wins and ran their overall record to 10-4 while at the same
time fulfilling their commitment to community development.  The
team dedicated their Friday night game to Canadian troops overseas
and hosted a very successful clinic for 15 minor athletes. The
Gee-Gees travel to Waterloo next weekend to face the Defending
Champion Laurier Golden Hawks and the surging Waterloo Warriors.


 
Scott Searle 

Scottsearle(at)rogers.com 

www.eteamz.com/ottawaufastpitch

 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Oct  1 16:34:26 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed,  1 Oct 2008 13:34:26 -0700
Subject: BobStanton named ISF Director of Umpires;
	Brian Van Os appointed as new SoftballCanada NDU
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Received: 10/1/08 3:32:44 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 

 
Subject:  Bob_Stanton_named_ISF_Director_of_Umpires;_Brian_Van_Os_
 
  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

October1st, 2008

 

BobStanton named ISF Director of Umpires; Brian Van Os appointed
as new SoftballCanada NDU

 

(Ottawa,ON) ? Following Bob Stanton?s appointment as the International
Softball Federation?s(ISF) new Director of Umpires, his previous
position as Softball Canada?sNational Director of Umpires (NDU)
was left vacant. As a result, SoftballCanada went through its
own nomination process and has appointed Brian Van Osas the new
Softball Canada NDU.

 

?Iwould like to take this opportunity to congratulate Brian Van
Os on hisselection as our new NDU.? stated Softball Canada President
Kevin Quinn. ?Brianis a very hard worker who has supported the
umpire movement in Canada for many,many years. Brian wears his
heart on his sleeve and has a great passion forumpire development.
His great work ethic will be a real positive in his newrole as
NDU in Canada.?

VanOs began his umpiring career in 1971 and became a registered
Softball Canadaumpire in 1981. He was both a Fast Pitch and Slo
Pitch official throughout hisyears of service. He has also been
involved administratively with SoftballBritish Columbia and Softball
Canada since 1985, serving in numerous differentpositions. He
was involved in umpiring at the international level from 1986
to2001, including the 1988 ISF Senior Men?s World Championships
and the 2001 ISFJunior Men?s World Championships. He served as
Softball BC?s Umpire-in-Chieffrom 1989 to 1997 and later joined
Softball Canada?s Officials DevelopmentCommittee (ODC) in 2002,
notably working on the evolution of the rulebook andoffering
rule interpretations to the umpiring community.

 

?Itis an honour to fill the position of National Director of
Umpires for SoftballCanada.? said Brian Van Os. ?I am following
some great leaders from the pastwho built a strong foundation
for theofficiating program. I look forward to leading our strong
group ofvolunteers on the ODC and in the Provinces and Territories
as wehead into the future. We need to work with our Provincial
and Territorialpartners across the country to continue building
on the strengths of the pastand create new initiatives and opportunities
for our membership into thefuture. The program needs to grow
and standing still is not an option.?

 

BobStanton, a resident of Fredericton, New Brunswick, became
the ISF?s ActingDirector of Umpires last January following the
passing of Merle Butler, thelong-time head of the world governing
body?s umpiring program. Stanton alsoserved as ISF Deputy Director
of Umpires since December of 2006, served asSoftball Canada?s
National Director of Umpires since 2005 and has been activelyinvolved
as an umpire for over 25 years.

 

?Iwould like at this time to thank Mr. Bob Stanton for his many
years of servicein Softball Canada both as a member of the ODC
and more recently as NDU? addedKevin Quinn. ?Bob is a great negotiator
and this skill will be a real asset asISF UIC. We are very proud
of Bob?s performance, both in Canada andInternationally. I am
sure Bob will continue to make us proud as he takes onhis new
role with the ISF.?

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager? Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

gleblanc at softball.ca

 


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POURDIFFUSION IMMEDIATE

1eroctobre 2008

 

Bob Stanton est nomm? Directeur des Arbitres del?ISF; Brian Van
Os est appoint? comme nouveau Directeur National des Arbitresde
Softball Canada

 

(Ottawa,ON) ? Suivant l?appointement de Bob Stanton en tant que
nouveau Directeur desArbitres de la F?d?ration Internationale
de Softball (ISF), sa positionpr?c?dente comme Directeur National
des Arbitres de Softball Canada a ?t?lib?r?e. Ainsi, Softball
Canada a effectu? son propre processus de nominationset a appoint?
Brian Van Os comme nouveau Directeur des Arbitres de SoftballCanada.

 

? J?aimeraisprendre cette occasion pour f?liciter Brian Van Os
pour sa s?lection en tantque notre nouveau Directeur National
des Arbitres ? a indiqu? Kevin Quinn,pr?sident de Softball Canada.
? Brian travaille tr?s fort et a support? lemouvement des arbitres
au Canada pour plusieurs ann?es. Brian a le c?ur au bonendroit
et a une excellente passion pour le d?veloppement des arbitres.
Son?thique de travail superbe sera un excellent positif dans
son nouveau r?lecomme Directeur National des Arbitres au Canada.
?  

 

VanOs a d?but? sa carri?re d?arbitre en 1971, et a devenu un
arbitre enregistr? deSoftball Canada en 1981, servant comme officiel
en Balle Rapide et en BalleLente ? travers ses ann?es de service.
Il a aussi ?t? impliqu? de fa?onadministrative avec Softball
Colombie-Britannique et Softball Canada depuis1985, servant ?
plusieurs diff?rentes positions. Il ?tait impliqu? ?l?arbitrage
au niveau international de 1986 ? 2001, incluant le Championnat
dumonde senior masculin de l?ISF en 1988 et le Championnat du
monde juniormasculin de l?ISF en 2001. Il a servi comme Arbitre-en-chef
de SoftballColombie-Britannique de 1989 ? 1997 et s?est plus
tard joint au Comit? deD?veloppement des Officiels (CDO) de Softball
Canada en 2002, s?occupantnotamment de l??volution du livre de
r?glements et offrant des interpr?tationsde r?glements ? la communaut?
des arbitres.

 

? C?estun honneur de remplir la position de Directeur National
des Arbitres pourSoftball Canada ? a dit Brian Van Os. ? Je suis
dans les pas deplusieurs grands leaders du pass? qui ont b?tit
une fondation solide pour leprogramme des officiels. J?ai h?te
de mener notre groupe solide de b?n?volessur le CDO et dans les
provinces et territoires alors que nous avan?ons vers lefutur.
Nous avons besoin de travailler avec no partenaires provinciaux
etterritoriaux ? travers le pays afin de continuer ? b?tir sur
les forces dupass? et cr?er de nouvelles initiatives et opportunit?s
pour nos membres dansle futur. Le programme a besoin de grandir
et rester sur place n?est pas uneoption. ? 

 

BobStanton, un r?sident de Fredericton au Nouveau-Brunswick,
est devenu leDirecteur des Arbitres int?rimaire de l?ISF en janvier
dernier suivant le d?c?sde Merle Butler, le leader ? long-terme
du programme des arbitres du corpsgouvernant mondial. Stanton
a aussi servi en tant que Directeur des Arbitresd?put? de l?ISF
depuis d?cembre de 2006, a servi comme Directeur National desArbitres
de Softball Canada depuis 2005 et a ?t? impliqu? activement commearbitre
pour plus de 25 ans.

 

? J?aimeraismaintenant prendre ce temps pour remercier M. Bob
Stanton pour ses plusieursann?es de service ? Softball Canada
en tant que membre de la CDO et plusr?cemment en tant que Directeur
National des Arbitres ? a ajout? KevinQuinn. ? Bob est un excellent
n?gociateur et cette comp?tence sera unv?ritable atout comme
Directeur des Arbitres de l?ISF. Nous sommes tr?s fiersde la
performance de Bob, autant au Canada qu?au niveau international.
Je suiscertain que Bob continuera ? nous rendre fiers de lui
alors qu?il s??lance dansses nouvelles responsabilit?s avec l?ISF.
?

 

-SC-

 

Pourplus d?information, contactez:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Gestionnaire? Marketing et Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)523-3386 x. 3105

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Sun Oct  5 12:19:00 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Sun,  5 Oct 2008 09:19:00 -0700
Subject: Softball Chix
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Received: 10/4/08 2:19:26 PM 
From:  Nikki Beal <nikkibeal(at)rogers.com> 


Subject:  Softball Chix  
   

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Hello everyone,


Softball Chix is back up and running. Website http://web.me.com/nikkibeal


We will be offering clinics, private and team instruction for
softball and baseball teams around the country starting in November.


Private Instruction: 


Private Instruction allows the opportunity for an individual
to work on specific softball weaknesses in their game. The experienced
staff at Softball Chix will design a program to suit the needs
of each student. Whether you need work on hitting, fielding,
throwing or just an extra boost of confidence, our private instruction
is guaranteed to make a difference.


Team Instruction:


Whether your players need work on individual skills such as Hitting,
Fielding, Bunting and Baserunning or need help with game concepts
such as Offensive Strategies or Defensive Field Coverage, we
will run a session on your practice time that will help you and
your team take a step by step approach to achieving your team
goals.


Clinics:


We have no plans in stone as of yet but check our website I we
will be posting them soon.


Pricing for Team and Private Instruction:


One Instructor $80* Hour
Two Instructors $150* Hour
*Price based only on the instructional part only. Does not include
gym/field time. (Pricing based on instruction held in the GTA.)


If you are interested please contact me at email - 
nikkibeal(at)rogers.com or phone (416) 565- 2014.


Thanks,


Nikki 
 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Oct 13 13:12:54 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:12:54 -0700
Subject: Gee-Gees Grab 3rd Place with 4-0 Weekend
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Received: 10/12/08 2:05:17 PM 
From:  scottsearle(at)rogers.com 


Subject:  Gee-Gees Grab 3rd Place with 4-0 Weekend  
  

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Undefeated Final Weekend for Gee-Gees

 

The Gee-Gees wrapped up the 2008 campaign with a 4-0 weekend
after four close games against tough opponents..  They continued
their tradition of supporting good causes off the field by wearing
wire bracelets made in Internal Displacement Camps in Northern
Uganda by child soldiers who have been forced to fight in a brutal
civil war in that country.  Revenue generated from sale of the
bracelets goes directly to supplementing food and water supplies
in the Camp, as well as provides money that pays for scholarships
for 90 former child soldiers.  For further information on this
noble cause; please visit www.invisiblechildren.com 

 

The Gee-Gees scampered to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning
against rival York University and never looked back.  Radha Khosla
drew a walk before back-to-back singles from Vanessa Homiak and
Mallory Watson drove in the first run of the evening.  That would
be all the support Gee-Gees starter Jillian Taylor would need
as she held York to 1 hit over 7 innings, picking up 11 strikeouts
and allowing only 3 walks in one of her most complete performances
of the year..  If double plays are indeed a pitchers best friend,
Jillian and Emily Ernst have had a lot of friends this year as
the Gee-Gees middle infield has been extremely successful at
rolling double plays.  The York starter was effective at keeping
the potent Gee-Gees offense at bay until the 4th inning when
Laura Gallant led off with a double before Elissa Sivel drove
her in with a single to complete the scoring.

 

The Garnet and Grey appeared frustrated with their lack of offensive
output and released their frustration in the second game matching
their output from Game 1 in the first inning of play jumping
to a 2-0 lead behind 4 consecutive hits from Vanessa Homiak,
Mallory Watson, Laura Gallant and Laura Skiperis.  Mallory Watson
did most of the damage with a 4/4 night picking up 3 RBI?s and
scoring 3 runs herself. Diana Snow picked up a RBI single in
the top of the 6th inning to finish the scoring.  Jillian Taylor
took the ball again for the Gee-Gees allowing only 1 run in a
complete game performance, picking up 8 strikeouts and scattering
3 hits.

 

The team had an early morning on Saturday as they raced from
downtown to arrive at Alexander Grove Park in Stittsville to
host 26 minor athletes in their second Bridge to the Future Clinic
of the year.  The idea for these clinics was borrowed from the
ISC but has been very successful in promoting softball skills
to minor athletes.  These clinics are a great opportunity for
minor athletes to learn softball skills and seek out role models
in their own sport in their community. Jillian Taylor took the
ball again for the Gee-Gees and ran her record to 9-1 behind
a complete game 6 hit performance.  The offense continued a strong
weekend, batting through the order and scoring 2 runs in the
first inning.  Jillian Taylor was strong on both sides of the
ball with a 3-4 performance at the plate including her first
triple of the year and scoring 3 runs. Vanessa Homiak chipped
in with a pair of hits including a homerun in the 6th inning,
and Mallory Watson continued her torrid pace with 2 hits and
a pair of walks as the team went ahead to a 6-2 victory. This
was a great game, on a beautiful afternoon in front of about
150 fans, many of whom were minor athletes who stuck around after
the clinic to watch the two games

 

The tide would turn for the Gee-Gees in a classic second game
as Queens scored in 2 of the first 3 innings to take a 3-0 lead.
 These two games marked a home-coming of sorts as Gee-Gees alumni
made her first trip home in a Queens uniform.  Elissa Sivel came
in to the game and pitched 7 innings in relief to pick up an
extra innings victory. The Gee-Gees offense appeared sleepy as
they looked forward to Thanksgiving Turkey as they managed only
5 hits and no runs into the 6th inning in the face of a very
effective performance from the Queens pitcher Erin Mills. Jillian
Taylor was an offensive highlight as she was good for a 3/5 performance
with a pair of runs scored.  The offense arose from their slumber
in the 7th inning to push across three runs to knot the score.
Amanda Toll came in to the game as a pinch hitter and ignited
the rally before being advanced by singles from Rachel Legaspi
and Jillian Taylor before back to back hits from Vanessa Homiak
and Mallory Watson drove in the 3 runs. A see-saw extra innings
saw both teams match each other through the 8th and 9th innings
before Laura Gallant and Laura Skiperis got back to back hits
in the 10th inning to drive in the winning run.  Amanda Toll
chipped in again with yet another RBI single to cap off a strong
day for the Gee-Gees rookie as the team wrapped up the 2008 campaign
with a 6-4 victory over a very strong Golden Gales squad that
will attend their first OIWFA Championship next weekend.   

 

The Gee-Gees enter the Championship tournament as the 3rd seed
behind a 17-5 record and will seek to improve on their bronze
medal performance from 2007.

 

Scott Searle

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From aldoran at pmihrm.com  Fri Nov 14 14:16:14 2008
From: aldoran at pmihrm.com (Al Doran)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:16:14 -0800
Subject: Female Fastball Pitchers and Catchers! - Toronto Clinic
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To All Female Fastball Pitchers and Catchers!
 
Beginning Saturday December 6, 2008 a fastball pitching and catching
clinic for interested female fastball players will be held at
Victoria Park High School (Victoria Park & 401 area).
 
Todd Martin will work with pitchers during three separate sessions
that will be held from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm and Pat Acton will
work with catchers for one session that will run between 2:30
pm and 4:00 pm.
 
The clinic's will run for 15 Saturdays. Individual sessions are
filling up fast so for more information and to book your spot
contact Pat Acton at 416-701-0589 or via email at pataction(at)hotmail.com


Al Doran, CHRP
Phenix Management Int'l, Inc.
10520 Yonge St.
Unit 35B, Suite 217
Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 3C7
Office Phone: +1.416-505-6204
Office Fax: +1.416-352-7456
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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Nov 19 10:20:11 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:20:11 -0800
Subject: AAU Women's International Fastpitch Tournament
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Received: 11/18/08 1:10:21 PM 
From:  "Alex Linares" <Alex at aausports.org> 
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Hi Al !!    I know we do men's press releases only here but I
need help and don't have a women's line like yours....  
I am looking for women's teams and maybe someone connected here
might help me. Thanks.
 
AAU Women's International Fastpitch Tournament in Orlando,Florida
is looking for teams...   Event will be January 30 - February
1st.    
Entry fee $550
Deadline Dec. 12, 2008
 
Here are the teams we have so far:
 
Jamaica National Team                   (Jamaica )
Bommer Swingers                            Bahamas
Lady Braves                                       North Carolina
Rangers                                              Tijuana
Broward Colleges                            Coral Springs,Fla
Young Harris College                      Young Harris,GA
Georgia Perimeter College             Duluth,GA
Valencia de Juncos                         Juncos,Puerto Rico
Conquistadoras de Guaynabo     Guaynabo,Puerto Rico
P.E.I. Midget Gators                         Alberton,Canada
Puerto Rico National Jr.                  Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico National Team            Puerto Rico
 
Alex Linares 
Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States, Inc.
Sports Manager
Panama & Puerto Rico Liaison
International Events 
407- 934 - 7200
407- 934 - 7242 (fax)
alex(at)aausports.org 
www.aausports.org 


 

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Wed Nov 26 16:30:20 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:30:20 -0800
Subject: CAAWS' 2009 WISE FUND
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From:  Softball Ontario's Participation Program <lcrompton at softballontario.ca>

   
Subject:  CAAWS' 2009 WISE FUND  


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT:     Stephanie Sutton
                     (416) 426-7150
                     ssutton(at)softballontario.ca

DATE:           November26, 2008


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CAAWS' 2009 WISEFUND 

NORTHYORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is pleased to distribute
information to femalesoftball enthusiasts across Ontario about
the Canadian Association for theAdvancement of Women and Sport
and Physical Activity (CAAWS) WISEFund. TheWISE Fund was created
to help sponsor female sport initiatives and assistmembers of
the sport community in Canada. Since 2004, CAAWS has supported
56individuals and organizations through this Fund, dispersing
over $48,000 tomembers of the sport community.  For 2009 CAAWS
will provide twelve (12)grants in the amount of $900 each to
girls and women and/or organizationsoffering sport programs targeted
to girls and women who meet the grantcriteria.

To be eligible for a WISE Fundgrant, applicants must meet the
following criteria and fit into one of the twocategories: 

Category: Coach/Official/Sport Administrator
? are a female coach,official, sport administrator, instructor,
volunteer, teacher who isinteracting with girls and women in
a sport AND/OR; 
? have NCCPcoaching certification or are in the process of completing
it AND/OR; 
? have an affiliation with a provincial sport organization SoftballOntario/Provincial
Women?s Softball or national sport organization SoftballCanada
or a 
  multi-sport organization (example: CoachingAssociation of Canada)
 or work/volunteer for a club/team who is a memberof one previously
mentioned 

Category: Organization
? are representing a club orteam that has an affiliation with
a provincial or national sport organizationSoftball Ontario,
Provincial Women?sSoftball                   
  Association/Softball Canada AND/OR; 
? are applying onbehalf of a provincial sport organization Softball
Ontario/Provincial Women?sSoftball  or national sport organization
Softball Canadaor  
  multi-sport organization (example: CoachingAssociation of Canada)
who has a partnership affiliation indirectly ordirectly with
Sport Canada AND/OR; 
? are a community-based orschool sports group (such as a club
or team) AND/OR; 
? are planningto use the WISE Fund grant for an initiative (new
or existing) intended toprovide opportunities for girls and women
to participate insport              
  and/or intended to promote sport to girls and women

Grant monies can be used forequipment, league/team fees, promotion/marketing
of a program/event that istargeted to girls and women, professional
development or professionalcertification, a clinic or skills
day, etc. The WISE Fund is not intended tohelp offset costs related
to post-secondary education, such as tuition fees,housing costs,
etc. Due to restrictions on the funding received from SportCanada,
the WISE Fund is also not intended to support physical activityprojects
and recreational initiatives.CAAWS has set the following deadlines
for selectingshort-listed candidates and for the announcement
of the winners. The followingdeadlines will be in effect for
the 2009 version of the WISE Fund:

November21, 2008 to December 12, 2008 - CAAWS acceptsapplications
for the 2009 version of the WISE Fund. 
December13, 2008 to January 9, 2009 ? CAAWS reviewsapplications
and notifies short-listed candidates that they have moved intothe
next round of the selection process. If applicants have not heard
fromCAAWS by January 9th, most likely the application has not
been short-listed.
January 9, 2009 to January 30, 2009 ?Short-listed candidates
provide additional application information to CAAWS;WISE Fund
selection committee reviews applications and selects winners.
February13, 2009 ? CAAWS announces 2009 WISE FundRecipients 

For more informationabout CAAWS Wise Fund, please contact Krista
Beniot via email at kbenoit at caaws.ca or by telephone613-562-5667.


Softball Ontario?s role is topromote and develop the sport of
Softball for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing
programs and services at all levels ofcompetition.  Softball
Ontario administersthe following program to all softball associations
in Ontario:  Umpire Program;Coaching and Athlete Development
Program, Scorekeeping Program, ParticipationProgram, Communication/Promotion
and Resources.  If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontario?s
programs, please contact Stephanie Sutton via email ssutton at softballontario.ca
or416-426-7150.



Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball
in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball
for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs
and services at all levels ofcompetitions.

  

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From fastball at pmihrm.com  Mon Dec 22 19:40:53 2008
From: fastball at pmihrm.com (Al's Fastball News)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:40:53 -0800
Subject: pitcher looking for 2009 team isc or isc ii
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Pitcher, 28 , right handed , throws well , looking to join on
with a isc or isc ii team for select tournaments and worlds.
Mixes speeds well and has effective change ups, also a good stick
at the plate. 
any questions fastpitchgamer(at)hotmail.com  




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