ISC II #17 Sioux Falls Sox took out ISC #14 Fargo Black Knights in the semi-final and then romped to a 7-0 win in the championship game of the Fargo Memorial Weekend Tournament.
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#17 Sioux Falls, SD Sox win Fargo tournament
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Qualifiers this weekend
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Two qualifiers scheduled this weekend with 4 berths available to be won.
US West – 2 berths
Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA
Canada West – 2 berths
Rambler Park Skins – Regina, SK
A-1 Rude Pac BotW profile
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Best of the West – May 30-31
This is the second in a series of team profiles for teams competing in this year’s Best of the West tournament.
For more on A-1 Rude Pac and all of the teams competing at this weekend’s Best of the West tournament in California, see our brother blog the Morning Brief.
How the top 10 did this weekend
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Here’s how the top 10 ISC II teams did this past weekend:
1. Ashland, OH Stock Pack – 2nd at Twister Shootout
2. Bridgeport, ON Braves – off
3. Dundas, ON CPI/ADS – 1-4 in Linden, NJ
4. Palermo, ON Athletics – 2-2-2 in Owen Sound vs OS Selects & OS Jrs
5. Kitchener, ON Outlaws – 1st in St. Clements
6. Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac – off (several won Oregon tourney)
7. Reading, PA Hoffman Rise – T3rd in Elkland, PA
8. Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder – off
10. Elmira, ON Expos – 2nd in St. Clements
#20 Decatur Pride win T-Town Memorial Day Tourney
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Editor’s Note: Illinois ISC II hopefuls Belleville Stallions (who have a berth in hand), #20 Decatur Pride, Pinckneyville Lee’s Sports Falcons and Teutopolis Wessel’s Coor’s Light were among the 12 teams on hand for the T-Town Memorial Day Tournament this weekend in Teutopolis.
2009 T-Town Memorial Day Tourney
1st – Decatur Pride
2nd – Wessel’s Coors Light
3rd – Indianapolis Moose Lodge Militia #17
4th – Alt Home Center
5th – Koerner Miller Lite & Belleville Stallions
5/19
1 Fuddles Finest Bud def T-Town KC’s 14-6
WP: Schumacher LP: Zerusen
2 Altamont Home Center def Radom Lee’s Sports 8-1 5 innings
WP: Guse LP: Radake
5/20
3 Kenter’s Bud Light def Tri-Power Towing 9-2 6 innings
4 Jumpin’ Jimmy’s def Indianapolis Moose Lodge #17 Militia 10-8
WP: Lidy LP: unknown
THR 5/21
5 Belleville Stallions def Fuddles Finest 6-3
WP: Davis LP: Bloemer
6 Koerner Miller Lite def Altamont Home Center 5-2
WP: Stump Einhorn LP: Roedl
FRI. 5/22
7 Wessel’s Coors Light Def Kenter’s Bud Light 8-2
WP Niebrugge LP D Kreke
8 Decatur Pride Def Jumpin Jimmy’s 14-4
WP Stevenson LP: Lidy
9 Lee’s Sports Def Fuddles Finest 10-0 6 innings
WP: Gebhardt LP: Schumacher
SAT. 5/23
10 Indy Moose Lodge Militia Def Kenter’s Bud Light 10-2 5 innings
WP: Schmidt LP: D Kreke
11 Altamont Home Center Def T-Town KCs 11-4 5 innings
WP: Roedle LP: Nosbisch
12 Jumpin Jimmy’s Def Tri-Power Towing 4-1
WP: Westendorf LP: Overbeck
13 Wessel’s Def Belleville Stallions 19-6 5 innings
WP Niebrugge LP Godar
14 Decatur Pride Def Koerner Miller Lite 5-2
WP: Stevenson LP: J Einhorn
15 Indy Moose Lodge Def Lee’s Sports 3-2
WP: Schmidt LP: Kiselewski
16 Altamont Home Center Def Jumpin Jimmy’s 10-8
WP: Stempkey LP: Westendorf
17 Indy Moose Lodge Def. Belleville Stallions 5-4
WP: Schmidt LP: Davis
18 Altamont Home Center Def Koerner Miller Lite 8-5
WP: Roedle LP: J Einhorn
Sun. 5/24
19 Decatur Pride Def Wessel’s 7-4
WP Ginger LP Niebrugge – SV Stevenson
20 Indy Moose Lodge Def Def Alt Home Center – 11-9 Fourth Place
WP: Hughs LP: Stumkey
21 Wessel’s Def Indy Moose Lodge 12-6 Third Place
WP Thoele LP Stonebraker
22 Decatur Pride Def Wessels’ Coors Light 8-1 Championship
WP Stevenson LP Niebrugge
MVPitcher – Brent Stevenson (Decatur Pride)
MVPlayer – Blake Martin (Decatur Pride)
Chris Hutz Memorial Day HR Champ – Marcus Milsap (4) (Wessel’s)
Once thriving sport of fastpitch softball now thing of past at Prescott Field
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Editor’s Note: The following comes from the Lebanon Daily News in Pennsylvania and is, sadly, a sign of the times.
By DAN SERNOFFSKY
Daily News Sportswriter
Lebanon Daily News
Updated: 05/25/2009 11:08:46 PM EDT
This summer, the benches and bleachers at Prescott Field will be void of fastpitch softball players and fans. (Gordon Oliver / Lebanon Daily News)PRESCOTT — It wasn’t all that many years ago when it would have been unthinkable. Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, had arrived, and Prescott Field was dormant.
Once, not that long ago, Prescott Field was one of the most-used facilities in Lebanon County.
Prescott Field is still used, but not to the extent that it used to be. Men’s fastpitch softball, the sport that once dominated Lebanon County’s summers, has effectively ceased to exist. The last holdout, South Lebanon TNT, disbanded shortly after last year’s ISC II tournament in Wisconsin.
The decision to disband the team was made by Irv Lutz, the team’s general manager and the man who had been fighting against the odds for the better part of a decade to keep fastpitch going. Some serious health concerns, and a handful of other factors, led to the decision.
“I always thought I couldn’t live without softball,†Lutz said, “but when I ended up getting ill and finding out that my health was important, I thought it would be a tough thing this year not having a team, but I’m living with it.†(more…)
Rambler Park Skins Qualifier in Regina, SK
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Editor’s Note: Ten teams will be a part of the Rambler Park Skins ISC II Qualifier in Regina May 29-31. Among the entries are #19 Lloydminster, AB Dodgers, #29 Bulyea, SK Rustlers and #38 Regina, SK Supreme Auto Body (who won the 2008 Western Canadians). Two berths to the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions are on the line.
RAMBLER PARK SKINS
FRIDAY 30-May
6:30 PM D1
Regina Gold
Standing Buffalo Dakotas
6:30 PM D2
KMC Diamondbacks
Supreme Auto Body
8:30 PM D1
Bulyea Rustlers
Silverscreen Sportswear
SATURDAY 31-May
10:00 AM D1
Regina Gold
Supreme Auto Body
10:00 AM D2
KMC Diamondbacks
Gordon’s Hawks
12:00 PM D1
Delisle Diamond Dogs
Bulyea Rustlers
12:00 PM D2
Silverscreen Sportswear
Bruno Merchants
2:00 PM D1
Standing Buffalo Dakotas
Lloydminster Dodgers
4:00 PM D1
Bulyea Rustlers
Gordon’s Hawks
4:00 PM D2
Delisle Diamond Dogs
Silverscreen Sportswear
6:30 PM D1
Regina Gold
Lloydminster Dodgers
6:30 PM D2
Supreme Auto Body
Bruno Merchants
8:30 PM D1
Standing Buffalo Dakotas
KMC Diamondbacks
SUNDAY 1-Jun
10:00 AM D1
Gordon’s Hawks
Bruno Merchants
10:00 AM D2
Lloydminster Dodgers
Delisle Diamond Dogs
SEMI FINAL (Game M1)
12:00 PM D1
1st –
4th –
SEMI FINAL (Game M2)
12:00 PM D2
2nd –
3rd –
FINAL
2:30 PM D1
Winner (M1) –
Winner (M2) –
Rude Pac members lead Cali team to title in Oregon
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Editor’s Note: Several members of ISC II #6 Rude Pac helped lead the Cal State Builders to an undefeated run through the Boatnik tournament this past weekend in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Rude Pac made their ISC II debut in 2008 and impressed many with their top 10 finish. They’re back in 2009 with an upgraded lineup and will be a threat to be in the final game on Saturday afternoon in Rock Island. From our brother blog, The Morning Brief
Cal State Builders Capture Boatnik Title at Grant’s Pass, Oregon
The Cal State Builders captured the 2009 Boatnik Tournament title at Grants Pass, Oregon on Monday after, capping their unbeaten run a 7-0 shutout win over Brotherton, Oregon. Gerald Pyle was the winning pitcher, tossing a one-hitter, while Javier Fierro, Dean Waltier and Dave Carlton all homered for the champs. Chris Paiva was 3-for-3 in the final, with 2 RBI.
Recap and Photo of the champions here:
If your first question was “Who are the Cal State Builders?â€, I’m right with you. The answer is that they are team organized for this one tournament. The squad combines players from both Northern and Southern California. They were led by pitchers Matt Barnes, Gerald Pyle, and Ron Rupp, who all play in the SCIFL. Barnes had a hand in two no hitters on the weekend, one of them a perfect game. Dean Waltier and Javier Fierro had big weekends at the plate in Oregon to lead the offense.
The roster for the champions (players in italics are on the Rude Pac roster):
Matt Barnes P
Gerald Pyle P
Ron Rupp IF/P
Javier Fierro ss
Chris Paiva inf
Jason Gluckman C
Dan Winnick OF
Dean Waltier UTL
Ricky Moore UTL
John Abbott INF
Jeff Reich OF
Dave Carlton INFA tip of the cap to the big man, Gerald Pyle for his coverage of the tournament all weekend long, and for the photos.
Earlier reports from the tournament (in reverse chron order)
Cal State Wins Semi, Advances to Boatnik Final (May 25, 2009)
Boatnik Playoffs Today (May 25, 2009)
Cal State Builders Win Again at Boatnik (May 24, 2009)
Boatnik Scores from Grants Pass Oregon (May 24, 2009)
Cal State Builders Head to Boatnik in Oregon (May 21, 2009)
#7 Hoffman Rise finish T3 in Elkland
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Courtesy Al’s Fastball
3rd Annual Molly Sherman memorial
The NY Bombers of Cortland, NY repeated as champions at the 3rd annual Molly Sherman memorial held in Elkland, PA with a record of 4 and 1. They defeated the Ricola Cough Drops of Morris Plains, NJ for the 2nd year in a row; this was Ricola’s 3rd trip to the championship game in 3 years. We had great weather and great teams that equaled out to great ball games. Here are the game by game results.
Saturday pool play game results
GM 1
ESA 3 Beverage Barn 0
WP- Brad Porter 17 Ks
LP-Denny ReedGM 2
Busters 8 NY Bombers 7
WP-Bill Kaslavick
LP-Chuck Smith
Save- Jeff TombsGM 3
Knoxville/Ontario 4 ESA 0
WP- Craig Hollinsworth
LP- Bill Sherman
Scott Bebe 2-3 2 RBIsGM 4
Ricola 13 Ormrod 2
WP- Paul Furlong
LP-Rick SkladowskiGM 5
Rise 12 Beverage Barn 0
WP- Darrin Strange
LP- Trevor Hall
Strang faced 9 batters and struck out 9 for a perfect 3 inning mercy rule gameGM 6
Ricola 10 Busters 3
WP- Barry Vanhooser
LP- Jeff Tombs
Fred Kent went 3 for 4 with # RBIs for RicolaGM 7
Knoxville/Ontario 7 Beverage Barn 0
WP- Craig Hollinsworth
LP- Frank PhillipsGM 8
Bombers 7 Ormrod 3
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Carl CrankordGame 9
Rise 12 ESA 0
WP- Mike Smith
LP- Brad Porter
Matt Daley went 2 for 2 with 1 HRGame 10
Bombers 6 Ricola 4
WP- Shawn Sampson
LP- Paul Furlong
Jeff Carr went 3 for 4 with a walk off 3 run home run to win it in the bottom of the 8thGM 11
Ormrod 2 Busters 1
WP-Jeff Hess
LP- Bill Kaslovick
Jeff Hess had 11 Ks and scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 9thGM 12
Rise 8 Knoxville/Ontario 0
WP-Darrin Strang
LP- Craig Hollinsworth
Zack Fullman went 3 for 3 with 3 RBIsSunday single elimination games
GM 13 Ricola 5 ESA 3
WP- Paul Furlong
LP- Bill Sherman
Mike Rapicioli went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scoredGM-14
Knoxville/Ontario 11 Ormrod 5
WP-Craig Hollinsworth
LP- Rick Skladowski
Kip Adams went 3 for 4 and drove in 2 runs in the top of the 8thGM 15
Ricola 3 Rise 2
WP- Barry Vanhooser
LP- Mike Smith
Mike Rapicioli went 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Brett Delcastro had 4 assists and 3 put outs at short stopGM 16
Bombers 12 Knoxville/Ontario 5
WP-Sean Sampson
LP-Craig HollinsworthChampionship Game
Bombers 11 Ricola 2
WP- Sean Sampson
LP- Paul Furlong
Bruce Hackett went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIsThanks,
Bill Sherman
esabill30@yahoo.com
#41 Halifax, NS Blackburn Transport qualifies for 2009 ToC
Monday, May 25th, 2009Halifax Blackburn Transport qualified for the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions this weekend, finishing 2nd at the Capital City Shootout.
Halifax, who won the 2008 Eastern Canadian Intermediate “A” Championship, finished 5-1 on the weekend.
W 7-0 over Whycocomagh
W 10-3 over Stewiacke River Rats
W 13-4 over Nova Scotia U19
W 10-3 over Halifax Bud Light
W 12-5 over Halifax Outlaws
L 4-3 to Eskasoni
St. Clements Tournament Scores
Monday, May 25th, 2009
#5 Kitchener Outlaws won the annual St. Clements tournament, defeating #10 Elmira Expos in the undefeated game and again in the championship final.
Scores courtesy Bob Hall, Kitchener Outlaws
Preliminary round
Game 1 #5 Kitchener Outlaws 8 , Rockwood Dean Meyer Wood 1
Game 2 Mississauga Angels 3 , #40 Mitchell Mets 0
Game 3 #26 Shakespeare Falcons 4 , Mitchell Chiefs 0
Game 4 #13 Wellington Sox 5 , Linwood Jrs. 0
Game 5 #10 Erb Electric Expos 8, Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 4
Game 6 Oshawa Double B’s 10, Morpeth Magic 6
Game 7 #11 Port Elgin Blue Devils 4, Fisherville A’s 0
Game 8 #31 Alvinstin Indians 4, Napanee Express 0
Game 9 Kitchener Outlaws 3, Mississauga A’s 0
Game 10 Wellington Sox 7, Shakespeare Falcons 6
Game 11 Erb Electric Expos 7, Oshawa Double B’s 2
Game 12 Alvinston Indians 5, Port Elgin Blue Devils 4
Game 13 Mitchell Mets 5, Rockwood Dean Meyer Wood 3
Game 14 Linwood Jrs. 9, Mitchell Chiefs 2
Game 15 Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 11, Morpeth Magic 5
Game 16 Napanee Express 5, Fisherville A’s 4
End of Preliminary Round
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Sunday May 24
* A * Division Double Knockout
Game 21 Kitchener Outlaws 7, Wellington Sox 2
Game 22 Erb Electric Expos 4, Alvinston Indians 1
Game 23 Alvinston Indians 5, Wellington Sox 3
Game 25 Kitchener Outlaws 8, Erb Electric Expos 3
Game 26 Erb Electric Expos 9, Alvinston Indians 7
Game 32 and Tournament Winner Kitchener Outlaws 6, Erb Electric Outlaws 4
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* B * Division Single Knockout
Game 17 Mississauga A’s 11, Linwood Jrs. 0
Game 18 Mitchell Mets 3, Shakespeare Falcons 1
Game 19 Oshawa Double B’s 5, Napanee Express 2
Game 20 Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 10, Port Elgin Blue Devils 6
Game 28 Mississauga A’s 4, Mitchell Mets 3
Game 29 Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 5, Oshawa Double B’s 1
Game 31 and * B * Division Winner Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 9, Mississauga A, 0
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* C * Division Single Knockout
Game 24 Rockwood Dean Meyer Wood 6, Mitchell Chiefs 3
Game 27 Morpeth Magic 1, Fisherville A’s 0
Game 30 and * C * Division Winner Morpeth Magic 7, Rockwood Dean Meyer Wood 1
Thanks to everyone for a great weekend
Bob Hall and The Kitchener Outlaws
#31 Alvinston Indians finish third in St. Clements
Monday, May 25th, 2009
ISC II #31 Alvinston Indians finished 3-2, good for third at the annual St. Clements tournament.
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