Rumoured finish from the NSA tournament in Salem, VA.
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1. PA Power – Jeremy Tracy, of Hoyt, NB, who will be pitching for South Lebanon, PA TNT in the ToC, apparently doing the bulk of the pitching for PA Power.
2. Lancaster County Motors
3. Orr Park
4. Superior Paint
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Ashland, OH Merchants and Thomson, IL Area Merchants competed in the ASA Major Championship this past weekend in South Bend, IN. Both teams will be in the ISC II ToC in Kitchener later this month.
Thomson finished 2-3, losing to eventual winner Circle Tap in their first game.
Circle Tap 3 Thomson 1
Thomson 10, Duncan Outlaws, Elkhart, IN 5
Thomson 1 Ashland Merchants 0
One run was all the Thomson, IL Area Merchants needed to even their record in the Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship Saturday at 1-1.It was the second loss in as many games for the Merchants who lost their opener to Circle Tap 3-1. The lone run came in the first inning when Kraig Sommers doubled and scored one out later on a single by Casey Eden. Ashland never got a runner past second base against winning pitcher Jonas Mach. Losing pitcher was Scott Hershey who fanned five batters.
Plangger’s Furniture 6 Thomson 5
After allowing five runs in the first inning, Doug Sleep closed the door on the Thomson Area, IL Merchants as Plangger’s Furniture of Benton Harbor, MI evened its record at 1-1 in the Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship Friday. Sleep allowed eight hits and only three after the first inning when the losers tallied five times on an RBI single by Scott Glazier, and a pair of two-run homers by Bruce Bielema and Marquis Cody. Cody’s homer was the first inside-the-park homer of the tournament. Plangger’s fought back and scored once in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Doc Brown and added two runs in the second and three in the third inning against losing pitcher Brad Cheyne, who allowed 10 hits. Shortstop Brent Mallernee had a two-run double in the second inning, Gary Cooper had a two-run double and Steve Hamming an RBI single in the third inning for Plangger’s.
Patsy’s 10 Thomson 0 (six innings)
Friday evening Patsy’s improved its record to 3-1 by beating the Thomson Area, IL Merchants in a six-inning run rule contest. Winning pitcher Adam Folkard fanned 11 in four innings with Terry Luster finishing up, striking out four in two innings. Brad Cheyne was the loser, allowing 13 hits and 10 runs (seven earned runs). He fanned four and walked one. Jeff Hook drove in four runs for Patsy’s which has rebounded after an opening game loss to win three games in a row.
Thomson shortstop Kraig Sommers was named second-team All American.
Ashland finished 0-3, having the misfortune to draw defending champion and eventual silver medallist Florida Fastpitch in their first game.
Florida Fastpitch 9 Ashland 2
Thomson 1 Ashland 0
Patsy’s 11 Ashland 0 (five innings)
Patsy’s wasted no time in seizing command of the game against the Ashland, OH Merchants, scoring six runs in the first two innings on seven hits. The runs came on a two-run homer by Frank DeGroat, a two-run triple by Chris Miljavac and a sac fly by Adam LaLonde. LaLonde added an RBI single in the third inning to expand the lead to 7-0. LaLonda got his third RBI with a single in the fifth inning expanding the lead to 8-0. Orlando Rodriguez made it 10-0 with a two-run double to left field and Louie Joglar singled in the 11th run in a four-run fifth. Winner Gerald Muzielaar hurled the first three innings before right-hander Terry Luster entered in the fourth inning and pitched the remainder of the game. Muzielaar allowed only a pair of singles, fanned four batters and walked one. Luster fanned five and allowed one hit. LaLonde led the winners with two singles, a double and three RBI. DeGroat also had three hits for Patsy’s (2-1).
Game info courtesy:
Bill Plummer
bplummer@softball.org
editor’s note: As we noted earlier, the OASA eliminations this year featured only a two-team senior division as St. Thomas & Jarvis were the only two teams prepared to go to Prince George, BC for the Senior Canadians, so the intermediate division was stacked with senior/ISC pitchers, including Don Scott, Todd Martin, Wayne Wells, Jason Smith and others. Congratulations to Port Elgin Blue Devils on their silver medal. Finishing fourth was the bulk of the Toronto Champion Indians (playing as East York) and fifth was the defending ISC II Champion Elmira Cubs.
Saturday Results
Game 9 East York 2 Glencoe 0
WP Wayne Wells LP Shawn Winship
Game 10 Blenheim 4 St. Thomas 2
WP Greg Guy LP Dan Beecroft
Game 11 Aurora 6 Innerkip 4
WP Todd Martin LP Dan Skillings
Game 12 Elmira 6 Bridgeport 2
WP Ryan French LP Sean Geehan
Game 13 Alvinston 7 Glencoe 0
WP Brad Young LP Shawn Winship
Game 14 Pt Elgin 6 Innerkip 2
WP Rob Fawcett LP Tim Neill
Game 15 St. Thomas 9 Owen Sound 0
WP Mike Joseph LP Perry Solomon
Game 16 Elmira 11 Stouffville 1
WP Casey Halstead LP Paul Boynton
Game 17 Cayuga 6 Alvinston 4
WP Dave Martin LP Brad Young
Game 18 Pt Elgin 8 Palermo 7
WP Scot Christie LP Gord Scott
Game 19 Sebringville 8 St Marys 1
WP Luke Raymer LP Paul Hornberg
Game 20 East York 6 Shakespeare 1
WP Wayne Wells LP Kyle Harloff
Game 21 Blenheim 8 Morpeth 2
Jeremy Osborne LP Ben Blonde
Game 22 Aurora 3 Woodstock 0
Todd Martin LP Mike Pullen
Game 23 Pt Elgin 5 St Marys 0
WP Rob Fawcett LP Cam Struth
Game 24 Shakespeare 7 St. Thomas 3
WP Kyle Harloff LP Ryan Cummings
Game 25 Morpeth 3 Cayuga 2
WP Ben Blonde LP Terry Fehrman
Game 26 Elmira 7 Woodstock 0
WP Ryan French LP Steve Running
Game 27 Sebringville 4 East York 1
WP Don Scott LP Tracy Woolridge
Game 28 Aurora 10 Blenheim 4
WP Todd Martin LP Greg Guy
Game 29 Elmira 10 Morpeth 2
WP Casey Halstead LP Ben Blonde
Game 30 Pt Elgin 12 Shakespeare 7
WP Scott Christie LP Chris Evers
SENIOR ELIMINATION Best of 3
St. Thomas 4 Jarvis 1
WP Trevor Wardell LP Scott Wager
St. Thomas 2 Jarvis 0
WP Frank Cox LP Jamie Simpson
St. Thomas wins OASA Senior Elimination Championship
Both teams advance to the Softball Canada Senior Mens Championship in Prince George British Columbia.
SUNDAY GAMES
Game 31 Sebringville 12 Aurora 5
WP Don Scott LP Todd Martin
Game 32 Pt Elgin 3 Blenheim 0
WP Rob Fawcett LP Jeremy Osborne
Game 33 East York 8 Elmira 0
WP Wayne Wells LP Ryan French
Game 34 Pt Elgin 11 East York 9
WP Rob Fawcett LP Wayne Wells
Game 35 Pt Elgin 8 Aurora 1
WP Matt Hamilton LP George Karkambasis
Game 36 Sebringville 8 Pt Elgin 0
2006 OASA Intermediate Men’s Champions Sebringville Sting
2006 OASA Intermediate Men’s Silver Medallist Pt Elgin Blue Devils
2006 OASA Intermediate Men’s Bronze Medallist Aurora Shoeless Joes
editor’s note: Several teams that will be in the 2006 ISC II ToC are in action this weekend at the OASA “Intermediate” Eliminations. However, because only two Ontario teams are competing in the Senior eliminations, several senior/ISC pitchers are playing in the intermediate division this year, including 2/3 of the Kitchener Twins staff: Todd Martin & Don Scott. Should be an interesting weekend with $2000 going to the winner. No one is actually expected to bother with the Eastern Canadians should they win. The defending champions are Palermo Athletics. Teams from the ISC II ToC are in bold.
OASA Intermediate Eliminations
St. Thomas
Friday Results
Game 1 Glencoe 9 Pt. Elgin 7
WP Jason Smith LP Rob Fawcett
Game 2 St. Thomas 6 Bridgeport 3
WP Ryan Cummings LP Todd Winkworth
Game 3 Aurora 5 Alvinston 3
WP Todd Martin LP Derwyn Hodgins
Game 4 Sebringville 3 Stouffville 1
WP Don Scott LP Byron Baranieski
Game 5 St Marys 4 Elmira 3
WP Cam Struth LP Casey Halstead
Game 6 Shakespeare 2 Cayuga 1
Fred Follings LP Dave Martin
Game 7 Morpeth 3 Owen Sound 1
WP Ben Blonde LP Mark Robbins
Game 8 Woodstock 5 Palermo 4
WP Steve Running LP Gord Scott
[KITCHENER, ON] -The activity and storms around the ball parks these days are impressive. Copious, rainfall has the turf in the best condition itÂ’s been in for a long time and it was good before. Parking lots have been graded, grass cut, the lighting has been improved, and the enhanced dugouts are getting great reviews. The permanent bleachers behind home plate are now in place and look great. Many sponsors have stepped forward and signs, advertising and talk among players, fans are helping to build excitement. The present heat wave in Ontario is set to break and the tournament forecast is sunshine and low 70Â’s so the weather and facilities are ready and in excellent shape. (more…)
Palermo Athletics & Niagara Snappers (several Snappers are playing for various teams in the ToC) in the ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada (Ontario) Playoff tournament:
Game # 1
Saturday, July 29 – 12:00 PM start
Ohsweken Redmen – 3
Niagara Snappers – 4
WP: Byron Damoe
LP: Mike Joseph
Game # 2
Saturday, July 29 – 12:00 PM start
Palermo Athletics – 5
Innerkip Eagles – 2
WP: Chris McColl
LP: Jamie Simpson
Game # 4
Saturday, July 29 – 5:00 PM start
Niagara Snappers – 1
Orillia River Sharks – 7
(5 inning mercy)
WP: Rob O’Brien
LP: Byron Damoe
Game # 5
Saturday, July 29 – 6:45 PM
Palermo Athletics – 6
Jarvis Merchants – 7
(8 innings)
WP: Brad Robinson
LP: Gord Scott
Game # 6
Saturday, July 29 – 6:45 PM
Niagara Snappers – 4
Innerkip Eagles – 12
(5 inning mercy)
WP: Dan Skillings
LP: Perry Bartley
Game # 8
Sunday, July 30 – 9:00 AM
Palermo Athletics – 0
Innerkip Eagles – 3
WP: Jeremy Debelleval
LP: Gord Scott
Thomson, IL Area Merchants in Madison, WI
2:00 PM 7 Townline 10 vs Thomson Area 1
WP Betto Guerrenieri 1-0 LP Jonas Mach 0-1
4:00 PM 10 Thomson Area 4 vs Quad City Sox 5
LP Brad Cheyne 0-1 WP Al Rebling 1-0
8:00 PM 16 Thomson Area 0 vs County 8
LP Jonas Mach 0-2 WP Paul Algar 2-0
Sunday 9:00 AM Game 19-Thomson VS New Image – winner to play Farm Tavern
Best of the West Tournament
Anthony Martinez pitching for Young Guns, will be with California Lumberkings in the ToC.
Young Bucks, CA – 3
United Sports Academy – 2
WP-Anthony Martinez
LP-Cary Weiler
HR-Jose Hernandez, 2 run homer and 2-3 for the Young Bucks; Kevin Castillo drove in the other run for the Bucks.
Taylor Farms, CA – 3
Young Bucks, CA – 2
9 innings
WP-Rob Davis
LP-Anthony Martinez
HR-Eric Smalling (Young Bucks); Kevin Castillo, RBI (Young Bucks) The Bucks scored one run in the first and one in the second.
Taylor Farms scored two in the 4th to tie it, winning it in the 9th inning. In the first tie breaker inning, Taylor loaded the bases with no outs, but did not score, Martinez escaping on 2 K’s. Taylor scored in the 9th when the throw to first on an infield grounder went wide of first. A handful of Taylor Farms players are also playing with the Lumberkings in the ToC.
Here’s the full ISC II Broadcast Schedule. All games will be available through BallparkRadio.com.
Editor’s note: Ballparkradio is down for the weekend, for maintenance and upgrades for the upcoming broadcasts. Check back next week.
We are featuring 28 games this year. Broadcasters will include BallparkRadio’s Jim Flanagan, editor of FastpitchWest, and Blair Setford, ISC II Commissioner. Also on the crew will be Lance Winn, Joe Todd, Brett Bresnahan and Chris Bach. Making his BallparkRadio debut is ISC II game controller David Bakker. Several guests will be dropping by the booth during the week, so stay tuned to BallparkRadio for all the ISC II action.
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Yakima, WA – JRW & Associates finished third in the 1st Annual Les Schwab Invitational played at the new Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima, Washington. It was the first fastpitch tournament played at Gateway since its opening in 2005. Temporary fences were set at 265 ft and the temperature reached 108 degrees.
JRW was 2-1 in Round Robin Pool Play on Saturday. The team was in the ISC type Upper Pool with all teams going forward to SE play on Sunday. Despite losing the first game to eventual Champion, Cleon’s Auto of Tacoma, WA, JRW defeated the Boise Clippers 3-2 and CR/Adidas of Portland 11-6 to advance as the # 3 seed based on fewest runs allowed for teams tied at 2-1.
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Managers
Here is the schedule for next weeks playoffs. Remember that the highest seed is the home team in all games. First team listed is the highest seed.
Tue. in Auburn 8 – 1
7:00 G#1 UTD vs Buzz
8:30 G#2 Bulldogs vs Vols
Wed. in Frankenmuth 8 – 2
7:00 G#3 Tiffany’s vs G#1 winner
8:30 G#4 LG#1 vs LG#2
If rained out on Tue. games move to Wed. then Wed moves to the following Monday in Frankenmuth
I will be out of the state until Tue late in the evening, if you need to get a hold of me call my cell at 989-780-3516
Jim
WEEK NINE JULY 18
Tue. 7-18 in Munger
International Fastball
Comes Back To Owen Sound!
It has been 4 years since a team from outside of Canada has played in Owen Sound but August 8 and 9th will mark the return of International Fastball to Duncan McLennan Park.
A team spearheaded by Bill Simpson which includes local talent from the Owen Sound Crunch, Port Elgin Blue Devils, and past Owen Sound Selects will take on international teams from the Czech Republic and Denmark. Both teams are preparing for the ISC World Championships that are being held in Kitchener, Ontario August 11-19th.
This is not the first time that international teams have come to Owen Sound. For the past 35 years, teams have visited the city which included teams from the Bahamas, Barbados, Virgin Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Czech Republic (2002). Several teams from the United States have entertained the local crowds too (Midland Explorers, Madison Wisconsin, and Penn Corp from Sioux City Iowa)
The Czech Republic will play the Owen Sound squad on Tuesday August 8th and the Denmark squad will come into town on Wednesday August 9th. Each night will consist of a doubleheader with games starting at 7:15 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Opening ceremonies will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Costs to get into each doubleheader will be $5.00. All proceeds will go to the Owen Sound Midget Selects Fastball Team.
Come out to experience fastball at its best!
Lineups:
Owen Sound Roster:
Frank Cox
Jamie Simpson
Rob Fawcett – Port Elgin
Trevor Wardell
Matt Turcotte – Port Elgin
Pat Humphries
Tony Lisk
Darryl McKinnon – Port Elgin
Ken Kivell
Ryan Thompson
Aaron Whitney – Port Elgin
Mike Riley – Port Elgin
Mike Taylor
Bill Ottwell
Danish Dynamite Roster
2 Simon Rodgers
5 Thomas Hansen
08 Patrick McCarron
10 Anders Hansen
15 Jason McCarron
19 Alexander Brewerton
20 Jesper Panduro
21 Dennis Kihlgast
24 Gilles Fournier
25 Callum Ryan
29 Rasmus Sørensen
35 Jacob Heller
99 Kim Hansen
44 Jens Terkelsen
00 Don McCarron (assistant coach)
60 Valdemar Terkelsen (bat boy)
Czech National Fastball Team Roster:
JiràBrabec
Marek Cermák
Michal Hudec
Ales Jetmar
Patrik Kolkus
Kamil Koukolik
Jindrich Majer
Roman Matuska
David Merti
Václav Mudra
Lubos Prochazka
Václav Svoboda
Petr Vacha
Lubos Vrbensky
Jan Cermak
Martin Brummel
Men’s Charity Fastpitch Games
Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
Vs
The Danish Dynamite
All-Star Team From Denmark
Monday August 7th (Holiday Monday)
Game times:
1st game 3:00pm
2nd game 5:00pm
Location:
Elora Ball Park (beside the Arena)
Admission is free. However donations to cover the cost of the event will be greatly appreciated.
All proceeds from the event will be donated to a local Charity.
Come enjoy the Beer Tent, Barbecue and some excellent Fastpitch Softball!
Thomson, IL.
Congratulations to the Thomson, IL Area Merchants for winning the 2006 Northern Illinois Fastball League. The win earns the Merchants a berth for the 2007 ISC World Tournament, but in the meantime, they will be playing in Pool B in the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions.
Thomson defeated Aurora Dolan and Murphy 1-0 in the final behind the tremendous pitching of Jonas Mach of the Czech Republic. Scott Glazier’s HR in the first inning was all Thomson needed as Mach only allowed 2 hits over the seven innings. Juan Pottolichio took the loss only giving up 3 hits. It was an extremely well played game with great defense by both teams. Below are the Sunday playoff game recaps.
Semifinals
Thomson 4
Chicago Moncille 0
WP Mach
LP Roman
Aurora 8
Elburn Richwrap 0
WP Pottolichio
LP Flores
Championship
Thomson 1
Aurora 0
WP Mach
LP Pottolichio
Tom Crouch
dfsc@juno.com