Ashland, Ohio
MVD Sports-Wilson/DeMarini Spring Classic
Game 1:
Ashland MVD Sports – 5
ISC II #24 Ashland Merchants – 3
WP: Ray Shanoush 6K, 5BB
LP: Bobby Shetler 3K, 2BB
MVD Sports: Brian Culler 2/3, Mark Van Dine 2/4, Corby Anderson 1/3,
Chuck
Kirk 1/3,
Matt Van Dine 2/3
Ashland Merchants: Chad Hider 1/3, Scott Hershey 1/3, Shane Queer 1/3
Game 2:
Akron Ohio Franks: 5
Shreve Ohio Merchants: 2
WP: Tony Ingram
LP: Shoup
Mike Van Dine II
WATERLOO, ON
The fifth annual May 2-4 Blast Fastball Tournament is
underway at Hillside Park in Waterloo, Ontario presented by the Waterloo
Ontario Fastball Association.
A total of 17 teams – 12 intermediate teams in three divisions and five
teams in the masters division – are competing in this early
tournament. Round Robin play will finish on Saturday and playoffs
and championship games will be held on Sunday. The weekend schedule
is available here along with standings and
scores.
Thursday, May 19
Intermediate Division
Waterloo Hallman Junior Twins – 2
Elmira Advance Millwrights – 1
Winning pitcher, Andrew Putnam was perfect through six innings before giving up a run in the top of the 7th leading the Twins to a 2-1 win over Elmira.
Masters Division
Waterloo Classics – 6
New Hamburg The Farm – 2
Friday, May 20
Intermediate Division
ISC II #4 Norwich Razorbacks – 7
Elmira Advance Millwrights – 5
With the game tied after 7 innings the International Tiebreaker went into effect. Norwich scored 2 runs in the 9th inning on a homer.
Scarborough Wolverines – 11
Linwood Chiefs – 1
ISC II #1 Smully’s Tavistock Merchants – 2
ISC II #14 Palermo Athletics – 0
Round Robin play continues at Hillside Park on Saturday beginning at 8:00 am
Dave Orsini
blast@kwfastball.com
Palermo Athletics came to Niagara-on-the-Lake to take on the Snappers in
game #9 and #10 of the Schneider’s ISC Alliance schedule. Great pitching
was the highlight of the night as Palermo and Niagara split the
doubleheader. That leaves Niagara Snappers 4-2 in the ISC league on the
season. Next action for the Snappers is on Thursday May 26th as the open
their GHFL season with a double header at home.
Game #9
Palermo 6 (wp – Gord Scott 7IP, 2R, 5H, 14K, 1BB)
Niagara 2 (lp – Byron Demoe 6IP, 3R, 7H, 7K, 4BB) (relief – Jim Wilson 1IP,
4R, 5H, 2K,)
Niagara Snappers struck first when, in the bottom of the first inning Scott
Young tripled with 2 out and the clean-up hitter Mike Bateman cashed him
with a 2-run home run. This would be all the Snappers could muster against
Gord Scott on the night as he shut them down the rest of the way. Palermo
chipped away at the lead and finally took the lead in the top of the 5th on
a fielders choice by Bob Blamauer . Palermo added some insurance in the top
of the 7th to seal the victory.
Game #10
Niagara 3 (wp – Dan Duemo 7IP, 2R, 7H, 11K)
Palermo 2 (lp – Mike Joseph 6IP, 3R, 6H, 6K)
A pitching duel dominated the second game of the doubleheader. Dan Duemo
improved to 3-0 in ISC play by shutting down Palermo’s explosive hitters
with some crafty pitching. Game was tied heading into the top of the 6th
when Brian Prowse lead off with a single and 2 batters later, a double by
Bob Blamauer brought him home to put Palermo up 2-1 heading into the bottom
of the 6th. Niagara struck back when Scott Young, Mike Bateman and Dean
Carr hit consecutive singles men on base to score 2 and put Niagara up 3-2.
Niagara holds off Palermo in the top of the 7th for the win.
Wednesday May 19/05 Kitchener Hallman Twins @ Norwich Razorbacks
Game #7
Norwich 2 Kitchener 1
Strong Pitching performance by
Ben Blonde going 7 innings for the win giving up 1 run on 4 hits and 1 base
on balls and striking out 6.Good defence by both teams Kitchener scored in
the2nd on a long ball to deep centre by D Levy.Norwich tied it up in the
3rd.single by Tim Smith Fielders choice by Evan Connors advanced to2nd and
scored on a Rick Johnson double Game stayed tied until the bottom of the
7th Steve Johnson lead off with a single Cory Winkworth gets on by an error
Todd Winkworth walks to load the bases and Johnson scores on slow grounder
beating the throw to the plate final 2-1 Pitching for Kitchener was J
Debeuval going 6 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 4 K’s Osborne
pitched the 7th allowing 1 run on 1 hit, a BB and an error by Kitchener
Game # 8
Norwich 3 Kitchener 2
Strong Pitching for both team kept things tight throughout the game with
Tim Neil getting the win going 4 2/3 giving up 1 run on 4 hits, 8K’s and 1
walk with relief help from Drew Winger going the last 2 1/3 allowing 1 run
on 3 hits 2K’s while Osborne and Scott combined for3 runs on 8 hits 8K’s
and 1 walk.
A lead off HR in the 1st by B Simmons and singles by Shackelton and Levy
where left stranded.Norwich scored 2 runs in 3rd with a walk to Terry
Hardwick a double by Steve Johnson and a single by brother Rick.In 4th a
single by Richardson advanced to 3rd scored on a sac fly by Leon
Cantwell.A Kitchener home run in the 6th by R White singles by Bailey and
Daer where left stranded.
Pierre Pinnoy
Mailto:hoy13@cablerocket.com
Razorbacks Web Site
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
The Niagara Snappers opened their ISC season with back to back double
headers vs the Kitchener Hallman Twins. Here is a summary of the 4 games
played over the passed weekend. Complete game reports will be released
weekly on Al’s by ISC Statistician, Sue Sherry.
Here are the results from the Saturday double header in Niagara.
Game # 1
Niagara Snappers 5
Kitchener Twins 3
WP: Dan Duemo (1-0)
LP: Todd Martin (0-1)
Niagara opened the season in fine fashion with a 5-3 win over Twins in the
opening game of the double header. Dan Duemo went 7 strong innings earning
the win. Kitchener starter, Todd Martin pitched 7 innings taking the loss.
Niagara Snappers Scott Young and Jarrod Burtt homered to pace the Snappers
to the victory.
Game # 2
Kitchener Twins 5
Niagara Snappers 3
WP: Todd Martin (1-1), in relief of Jeremy deBelleval.
LP: Perry Bartley (0-1)
In the second game, The Twins came from behind for the 5-3 win. Todd Martin
in relief of Jeremy DeBelleval, grabbed the win. Perry Bartley took the
loss giving up two in the seventh with the game tied at 3. A strong start
by Niagara’s Byron Demoe was followed by 2 solid innings of relief by Mike
Bateman. Byron Demoe homered in the loss for Niagara.
Here are the results from the Sunday double header in Kitchener.
Game # 3
Niagara Snappers 6
Kitchener Twins 3
WP: Andy Jackson (1-0)
LP: Donny Scott (0-1)
The Snappers were down 3-1 going in to the top of the seventh. Twins
starter, Donny Scott was dominating early on, recording the first 9 outs of
the game all via the strikeout. The Snappers showed some character by not
getting down and Andy Jackson was stingy, keeping the game close and giving
the Snappers a chance. Todd Dawdy lead off the 7th with a solo HR to trim
the lead to 3-2. Three consecutive singles loaded the bases for Kevin
Newhouse. On a 1-2 pitch Newhouse belted a grand slam deep to CF. That put
Niagara ahead for good as Jackson finished strong for the win.
Game # 4
Niagara Snappers 7
Kitchener Twins 5
WP: Dan Duemo (2-0)
Save: Rob Fawcett (1)
LP: Dan Stebbings (0-1)
Niagara jumped out to an early 5-0 lead only to see the Twins battle back
and make a game of it.
The Snappers open the ISC league with an impressive 3-1 record. All in all,
a very surprising result considering this was Niagara’s first taste of top
level play. Going in to this weekend we were hoping to take 1 game from the
Twins. Winning 3 of the 4 games will boost the confidence of the team to
say the least. The weekend was not all positive as the Snappers lost the
services of lead off hitter and starting catcher Trevor Falk. Falk injured
a knee during the first at bat in the first game of the weekend while
attempting to beat out an infield ground ball. At this time, it is unknown
when Trevor will return to the lineup.
Next up for the Snappers are games #9 and #10 of the ISC travel league
schedule as they take on the Palermo Athletics at Memorial park in NOTL.
Start time for the first game is 7:15pm.
Perry Bartley
Niagara Snappers
misterpaulo@hotmail.com
Snapper Web Site
Golden Horseshoe Fastball League – includes ISC II teams Niagara Snappers (#28 preseason) & Mississauga Arrows (#30 preseason)
Southern Ontario
Hammer-time as Davis has 5 RBIs in big win over Coyotes … Keith’s get 17Ks in victory over Smoke … Hawks mount big comeback for win over Razorbacks … A’s & Hammer tie at 3 … Moses HR leads Keith’s to shutout win over Razorbacks … Hawks and Coyotes tie at as Derek Wardell drives in 4 … Hawks wave away the Smoke 10-2 … Fevereau & Hurst combine on 2-hitter in Hammer win over Razorbacks … Logher helps Morriston ends Keith’s win streak … Coyotes drown in Lake losing to Morriston … Somerville fans 12 in Morriston win over Razorbacks.
Thursday May 5
Waterdown Hammer 13
Waterdown Coyotes 0
WP: Brian Lisk (1-0) 4IP 1H 3Ks, relief Rod Fevereau 1IP 1H
LP: Doug Hoffman (0-1) 5IP 16H 13R 4Ks
Hammer: Joe Reeve 3-4 HR (1st) RBI; Kyle Davis 3-4 2 2B 5RBIs; Tim Coe 3B 3 RBIs; Neil Curtis 3-3 2R; Brian Lisk HR (1st); Moe Daust 2-2
Friday May 6
Waterdown Alexander Keith’s – 5
Smoke of Millgrove – 2
WP: Rick Hames (1-0) 2IP 6K 0H; in relief of Harold Passmore 2IP 6K 1H; Scott Patterson 2IP 5K 1H 2R
LP: Andy Sadler (0-1) 3IP 4R 4H 2BB; relief Cory Griffiths 3IP 1H 1R 5Ks
Keith’s: Nick Moskal 3-3, 3B; Cory Snyder HR (1st) 2 RBIs
Smoke: Cory Griffiths HR (1st) 2 RBIs
Hamilton Hawks 6
Waterdown Razorbacks 5
WP: Chad Reed (1-0) 3 2/3 IP 1H 1ER 10Ks; in relief of Dwayne Singer 3 1/3 IP 3H 4ER 3Ks
LP: Moe Curtis (0-1) 1 IP 5H 5ER; in relief of Shawn James 5IP 4H 1ER 3Ks
Hawks score 5 in B6 to overcome deficit.
Hawks: Rob O’Neill 2-4 1R SB; Kevin Shewfelt 2-3 2B 2R; Chris Shewfelt 1-1 2 RBIs; Mike Savelli 1-1 GWRBI
Razorbacks: John Brunton 2-3, 3B 3 RBIs; Dave Beatty 2BB 2R; Jeff Carson 1-2 RBI; Shawn James 1-3 3B R
Sunday May 8
Morriston A’s 3
Waterdown Hammer 3 – 8 innings
Morriston: Rich Pinder (0-0-1) 5IP 1ER 8H 1K; in relief of Kevin Williams 3IP 2ER 5H 2K
Rich Pinder 1-3 HR (1st) 3 RBIs; Warren Williams 2-4 2B
Hammer: Jim Hurst (0-0-1) 5IP 3ER 3H 5Ks; relief Brian Lisk 3IP 3H BB 2Ks
Tim Coe 3-4 HR (1st); Tom Hogg HR (1st); Colin Fraser 2B RBI
Waterdown Alexander Keith’s 10
Waterdown Razorbacks 0
WP: Rick Hames (2-0) 3 IP 5Ks; relief Harold Passmore 2 IP 3Ks
LP: Greg Large (0-1) 4 IP
Keith’s: John Popple 2-2 2B 3B; Trevor Moses HR (1st) 2 RBI
Hamilton Hawks 4
Waterdown Coyotes 4
Hawks: Chad Reed 4IP 3H 6Ks (1-0-1) in relief of Dwayne Singer 3IP 6H 4R 3Ks
Bryan Woodhouse 2-4 R; Derek Wardell HR (1st) 4 RBIs; Dave Wardell 1-1 R
Coyotes: Kevin Clugston (0-0-1) 7IP 7H 4R 4Ks
Bob Crickmore 3-4 2 RBIs; Glen Hall 2-4 RBI; Glen Hopkins 2-3 RBI
Monday May 9
Hamilton Hawks 10
Smoke of Millgrove 2
Thursday May 12
Waterdown Hammer 7
Waterdown Razorbacks 1
WP: Rod Fevreau (1-0) 4 IP 1H 4Ks; relief Jim Hurst 3 IP 1H 9 Ks
LP: Sean James (0-2) 5 IP 7H 7R 6Ks; relief Moe Curtis 1 IP 1H 1K
Hammer: Mark Heron HR (1st) 3 RBIs, Moe Doaust 2-3 2 RBIs; Dean Carr 2-2 RBI Darrin Curis RBI
Morriston A’s 7
Waterdown Alexander Keith’s 4
WP: Ed Peesker (1-0) 4 IP 3 ER 5H BB K; relief Matt Somerville 3 IP 1 R 2H BB 3K
LP: Scott Patterson (0-1) 5 1/3 IP 7R 5H 3BB 4K; relief Rick Hames 2/3 IP 1H K
Morriston: Dan Logher 1-3 HR (1st) 4 RBIs; Mark McCaig 1-3 HR (1st)
Keith’s: Darcy Zimmerman HR (1st); Carl Boumhouwer 2-3 2 RBIs
Monday May 16
Morriston A’s 4
Waterdown Coyotes 2
WP: Matt Somerville (1-0) 3IP BB 2H 3K; in relief of Kevin Williams 4IP 2ER 5K
LP: Kevin Clugston (0-1-1) 5IP 4 ER 9H BB 5K; relief Doug Hoffman 2IP BB 2K
Morriston: Will Lake 2-3 2R 3B; Dan Logher 2-3 R 2B BB; Rich Pinder 2-4
Coyotes: Kevin Clugston 2-2 3B BB
Thursday May 19
Morriston A’s 5
Waterdown Razorbacks 1
WP: Matt Somerville (2-0) 7IP 9H 1ER 3BB 12 Ks
LP: Moe Curtis (0-2) 31/3 IP 10H 4ER K; relief McCarthy 2 2/3 IP 3K
Morriston: Shawn Small 2-3 HR (1st); Keith Mackie 2-4 2RBIs
Razorbacks Rod Alderson 2-2 R; Yates 1-3 BB 2B RBI
2005 GHFL Standings
Teams……………GP…W…L…T…P…Pct
Morriston………….4…3…0…1…7….875
Hawks……………..3…2…0…1…5….833
Hammer…………..3…2…0…1…5….833
Keith’s…………….3…2…1…0…4….667
Coyotes…………..3…0…2…1…1….167
Arrows…………….0…0…0…0…0…..000
Chili Pepper………0…0…0…0…0…..000
Fury……………….0…0…0…0…0…..000
Luke’s…………….0…0…0…0…0…..000
Mick’s…………….0…0…0…0…0…..000
Scottie’s………….0…0…0…0…0…..000
Snappers………..0…0…0…0…0…..000
Smoke…………..2…0…2…0…0…..000
Razorbacks…….4…0…4…0…0…..000
Upcoming games:
Wednesday May 25
6:30 FURY at SCOTTIE’S Ker
8:30 HAMMER at MICK’S Ker
8:30 LUKE’S at ARROWS Meadowvale
Thursday May 26
6:30 LUKE’S at FURY Ker
8:30 SMOKE at CHILI PEPPER Ker
7:00 MICK’S at SNAPPERS Memorial
9:00 KEITH’S at SNAPPERS Memorial
9:00 HAMMER at MORRISTON Morriston
Friday May 27
9:00 COYOTES at RAZORBACKS Millgrove
Sunday May 29
11:00 am SMOKE at HAWKS Freelton
Blair Setford
www.ghfl.ca
mail to: blairjs@rogers.com
Welcome to “The Deuce”, in particular, all of you who linked over from our other blog, the Morning Brief. Glad you could stop by. “The Deuce†is a blog providing Un-official coverage of the ISC II at Fastpitchwest.com. It is designed to give ISC II teams, players and their fans a place to find the latest news and information on the ISC II. We invite you to peruse the posts, as well as the links at the right. We will be posting regular updates, so bookmark us for regular visits.
Bob McGowan, ISC Canada East Commissioner, is inviting men’s intermediate fastball leagues in Ontario to join the 2005 ISC II Home League program to give their league’s representative a shot at qualifying for the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be played in Kitchener.
Nearly 5,000 fans watched the ISC II Championship Game in 2002 in Kitchener and there is no reason not to expect the same next year. The ISC may not be back in Ontario for another five years and for many players, 2006 may be the last time they can participate in such a fantastic event in front of friends and family.
There is no initial cost to affiliate your league with the program. Each league will operate under its own unique rules. As of August 5, each league will qualify a representative team to advance to the ISC II Ontario Cup to be held August 26-28, in Hillsburgh. The tournament format will be double knockout.
Involvement in the program, which started in 2003, can help your league:
generate greater league publicity
place increased importance on the regular season schedule
provide increased competition for league teams in contention for the berth
provide a good marketing tool to retain junior and intermediate players who do not have ISC aspirations but would like to play on a larger stage like ISC II.
See where it stacks up against other Ontario intermediate leagues
Previous champions included the Norwich Razorbacks of the Tri-County league in 2003, who went on to finish tied for 5th at the 2004 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Fargo, ND, and Port Elgin Blue Devils, of the Blue Water league, who will compete in this year’s ToC in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
The entry fee for the Ontario Cup will be $175 per team. A payment to cover the entry fee will be due on July 15. If a league decides not to send a team by August 15, the entry fee will be returned.
A reminder that only eligible players are allowed to participate. Teams will be allowed two pickups from within their league and can replace any ineligible players with players from within their league. All rosters must be approved by their individual leagues and are subject to final approval by Ontario ISC personnel.
To affiliate your league with the 2005 ISC II Home League program, please contact Bob McGowan at 519.941.6767 (home) or 905.672.7473 (office) or jbob99@allstream.net (email).
Entries in the 2005 ISC II Ontario Cup will be limited to 16, including the host team. Berths will be provided on a first reply basis. We have already heard from several leagues, so don’t delay in confirming your affiliation with the Canada East ISC II Home League Program.
ISC II a Solid Success Says Survey The International Softball Congress (ISC) is pleased to announce the results of a recent survey of team managers, player representatives and other participants that point to the success of the ISC II division. “We will take these results and study them to see where we can continue to improve the experience of teams and players at the ISC II Tournament of Champions, but this tells us that we are clearly on the right track,” said ISC II Vice-President Bob McGowan. Conducted over a one-month period between Dec. 15, 2004 and Jan. 15, 2005, an invitation to complete the online survey was sent to a total of 107 people with 59 providing responses by the deadline. “We are thrilled with the quantity and quality of the feedback we’ve received with this survey,” said ISC II Commissioner Blair Setford, noting that all but one of the teams that participated in the 2004 ISC II Tournament of Champions responded, along with 25 teams that either competed at previous ISC II events or have played in other post season championships. Overwhelmingly, survey respondents declared the ISC II Tournament of Champions (ToC) as the top tournament for this caliber of play. A clear majority prefer the current ToC format, including the existing playoff schedule, although there is a substantial minority that would like the schedule to be compressed. Opinion is split on whether to reduce the number of allowed out-of-area players and pitchers permitted on ISC II teams as many were specific in their comments that ISC II should be preserved for local teams. Many respondents also want to see the ToC champion move up to the ISC World Tournament through the provision of an automatic berth in the following year’s World Tournament. Other highlights include: * Respondents definitely want the ToC championship game played on the final Saturday. * There is significant support for inviting international club teams to the ToC. * ISC II players spent a lot of time and money at the 2004 World Tournament site. * More needs to be done to promote the ISC II program, including a dedicated ISC II web site, state/provincial or regional rankings and increased commissioner contact. * Two-thirds of respondents say that having the ToC at the same time and place as the WT is very or extremely important. Click here to view the full results of the survey online.
Three respondents were chosen at random to receive an ISC Prize Pack consisting of official ISC apparel. The winners are: Frank Keating Jr., Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness Center Kim Fuerniss, Wichita, KS Athletic Club Jeremy Petersen, Walcott, IA Walcott Coliseum The fourth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions will take place August 14-19 at Casper Park in Chippewa Falls, WI. The tournament will feature 40 teams from across North America playing a four-game round robin schedule in eight pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool advance to a single elimination playoff bracket. The ISC is a non-profit corporation organized for the promotion and administration of men’s and boy’s fastpitch softball throughout North America. Athletes participating in ISC tournaments come from literally all over the world to play the game of fastball at its highest levels.
For more information, please contact: Blair Setford ISC II Commissioner 416.681.8803 mailto:blairjs@aol.com Bob McGowan ISC II Vice President 905.672.7473 mailto:jbob99@allstream.net Ken Hackmeister ISC Executive Director 801.447.8807 < mailto:iscken@comcast.net
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/
There is a lot of territory in the four-state I.S.C. areas which include the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.
And the finest men’s fastball teams from these four states will be in a battle royale for several key berths in international fastball competition.
Area Commissioner (and I.S.C. President) Dick Mason is announcing the dates, site, and other information for the qualifying tournament from the area.
The dates will be the weekend of June 25 and 26.
The location will be Alamosa, Colorado.
At stake in the weekend event will be: One berth in the ISC World Tournament and Two berths in the ISC – II Tournament of Champions. Those two events will be held in Eau Claire and Chippawa Falls, Wisconsin, in August, 2005.
The format will be Round Robin pools with a single elimination playoff.
Participating teams will be guaranteed a minimum of four games.
The entry fee will be $325.
The deadline for entry will be May l, 2005.
And of course the qualifier is open to men’s fastball teams from the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.
To enter, or for more information, contact:
Dick Mason
739 W. Littleton Blvd.
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Phone: 303 – 797-9101
Fax: 303 – 795-3356
e-mail: dmason@mrwllc.com
Feb. 9, 2005
By: Gordon Wise
ISC Information Officer
www.iscfastpitch.com
sgwise@woh.rr.com
Tom Stasik, International Softball Congress Michigan Area Commissioner, is announcing the details for a qualifying tournament for teams from his Area.
The qualifier is set for the weekend of July 8 – 10, 2005.
The location will be Heritage Park in Frankenmuth.
Automatic berths for both the ISC World Tournament and for the ISC – II Tournament of Champions will be at stake in the Frankenmuth event.
The format will be Double Elimination.
Entry fee is $250.
To enter, or for more information, contact:
Tom Stasik
e-mail: tomstasik@hotmail.com
423 Mary Lane
Frankenmuth, MI
48734
February 3, 2005
From: Gordon Wise
ISC Information Officer
www.iscfastpitch.com
sgwise@woh.rr.com