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ISC II #3 Norwich at Woodstock Legends Tournament vs ISC competition

Monday, June 6th, 2005

Game 2
Norwich Razorbacks at Six Nations Chiefs
Six Nations: 1
Norwich: 0
WP: Darren Zack: 7 IP, 0R, 0ER, 4H, 5K, 1BB
LP: Todd Winkworth: 7 IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 4K, 0BB
Robert Bombery had 2 hits, a single and a double for Six Nations.
Tim Smith had 2 singles for Norwich.
Bob Hill drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th with 2 out.
MVP of the game: Bob Hill
Norwich: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.x.x.x.0.4.1
Six Nations: 0.0.0.0.0.0.1.x.x.x.1.4.0

Game 8 – 11am
Scarborough Wolverines at Norwich Razorbacks
Norwich: 3
Scarborough: 2
WP: Ben Blonde: 7 IP, 3R, 0ER, 6H, 3K, 0BB
C: Terry Hardwick
LP: Matt Leahy: 7 IP, 2R, 3ER, 4H, 3K, 1BB
C: Ryan Freedman
Scarborough: 0.0.0.0.0.1.1.x.x.x.2.4.1
Norwich: 0.1.0.1.0.0.1.x.x.x.3.6.2
Rick Johnson had a triple for Norwich.
MVP of Game: Corey Winkworth for game winning hit.

Game 11 – 2:50pm
Norwich Razorbacks at Midland Explorers
Midland: 6
Norwich: 3
WP: Mike Crawford: 6 IP, 3R, 2ER, 7H, 4K, 1BB
C: Craig Crawford
LP: Shawn Stenhoff: ? IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 0K, 0BB
Ben Blonde: ? IP, 4R, 5ER, 4H, 0K, 1BB
Drew Winger: 4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2K, 3BB
C: Terry Hardwick
Norwich: 0.0.2.0.0.0.1.x.x.x.3.7.
Midland: 5.0.0.0.0.1.x.x.x.6.7.
Eddy Kettelhutt had a HR and 2 RBIs
Kyle Beane had a double and 2 RBIs
Steve Roberts had 2 singles and an RBI
MVP of the Game: Mike Crawford

Game 17 – 8:15pm
Quaker River Sharks at Norwich
River Sharks: 4
Norwich: 0
WP: Andy Jackson: 7 IP, 0R, 0ER, 3H, 11K, 1BB
C: Chris Shewfelt
LP: Tim Neil: 4.2 IP, 4R, 2ER, 5H, 4K, 2BB
Todd Winkworth: 2.1 IP, 0R, 0ER, 0H, 0K, 2BB
C: Brad Kreller 0.1 injury
C: James Dunphy
River Sharks: 1.2.0.0.1.0.0.x.x.x.4.4.0
Norwich: 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.x.x.x.0.3.5
Dan Loney had a single
Todd Moyer had a single
Derrick Zechman had a single
Kenny Coles had a single
All for River Sharks
MVP of the Game was Andy Jackson

Game 22 – 11am
Norwich Razorbacks at St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials.
St. Thomas: 10
Norwich: 1
WP: Dan Beecroft: 5 IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 5K, 0BB
C: Chris Wismer
LP: Drew Winger: 1.1 IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 2K, 2BB
Tim Neil: 1.2 IP, 3R, 4ER, 2H, 3K, 0BB
Todd Winkler: 1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 2K, 0BB
C: Terry Hardwick
Norwich: 0.0.0.1.0.x.x.x.x.1.3.1
St. Thomas: 0.5.5.0.X.x.x.x.10.10.0
Rick Johnson hit a HR top of 4 but it was too late for Norwich.
MVP of Game: Kevin Lynch with 4 RBIs.

ISC II #10 The Bar at Grafmeier Tournament vs ISC competition

Monday, June 6th, 2005

Game # 1-6:00 PM –Upper Diamond
The Bar, Appleton—————————-(0-1)——000 00—–0-2-2-3
Circle Tap, Demnark WI———————(1-0)—–200 33—–8-6-2-2
Todd Lubkeman LP (0-1) & Chad Mix
Rob O’Brien WP (1-0) & Steve Sell
HR-CT-Steve Sell 2R (4th) Kevin Reichart (solo (4th) Adam LaLonde Solo(5th)
Kyle Magnussen 2R (5th) Game Ending

Game # 3-7:45 PM –Upper Diamond
Heflin Builders, St.Louis MO—————(1-0)—–040 08—–12-6-2-3
The Bar, Appleton—————————-(0-2)—–000 02——2-4-2-4
Karl Gollan WP (1-0) & Scott Lange
Gerard Long LP (0-1) & Chad Mix
HR-St.L- Boomer Brush 3R (5)-Bar-Chris Timm 2R (5)

Game # 8-9:00 AM –Lower Diamond
Plangger Furniture, Benton Harbor MI—(1-0)—–300 031 5—-12-12-0-5
The Bar, Appleton—————————(0-3)—–002 100 0—–3-5-1-1
Sean Kelly WP (1-0) & Jeremy Quire
Todd Lubkemann LP (0-2), Gerald Long (7) & Lee Peerenboom
HR-PF-Rusty Weaver 2R, Jeremy Quire solo,Brad Webb Grand Slam
BAR-Kyle Van Abel 2R,Lee Peerenboom solo

Game # 10-11:00 AM –Lower Diamond
The Bar, Appleton—————————(0-4)—–000 00—–0-1-1-4
Stasik Driving School, Frankenmuth MI-(1-1)—–101 32—–7-7-1-7
Gerald Long LP (0-2) Todd Lubkemann (3) & Chad Mix
Jason Hill WP (1-0) & Jon Kelly
HR-FDS-Blair Ezekiel 3R

NAFA Qualifier in Minnesota includes ISC II #17 ASB Villard

Monday, June 6th, 2005

Hudson, Wisconsin

Line scores and Honors from the Village Inn NAFA Qualifier at Grandview
Park in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Team Location W L
1 PBI West St. Paul, Minn 5 – 0
2 Duluth Fastpitch Duluth, Minn 3 – 2
3 Custom Rock St. Paul, Minn 5 – 2
4 Wanderoos Merchants Wanderoos, Wisc 3 – 3
5 ISC II # 17ASB-Villard St. Paul, Minn 1 – 2
St. Paul Fastpitch St. Paul, Minn 1 – 2
7 Bol’s Lanes Baldwin, Wisc 1 – 3
Dug Out Cushing, Wisc 1 – 2
9 Farmington Farmington, Wisc 1 – 2
St. Paul Brewers St. Paul, Minn 0 – 3

Click for the complete line scores.

Regina, SK Century 21 Hawks win Canada West ISC II Qualifier

Monday, June 6th, 2005

International Softball Congress
Canada West ISC II Qualifier
Progress for Portage Tournament – Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

1 . Devils Lake Risers (8) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (4)
2. Portage Phillies (1) vs. Brandon A’s (0) 11 innings
3. Cowessess Royals (4) vs. Regina Century 21 (3)
4. Gladstone Whips (9) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (0)
5. Regina Gold (5) vs. Devils Lake (1)
6. Cowessess Royals (6) vs. Portage Phillies (2)
7. Regina Gold (10) vs. Manitoba Under 19 (1)
8. Gladstone Whips (20) vs. Devils Lake (6)
9. Regina Century 21 (15) vs. Brandon (5)
10. Gladstone Whips (3) vs. Regina Gold (0)
11. Regina Century 21 (4) vs. Portage Phillies (3) 8 innings

Final Round Robin Standings
Pool A
1. Gladstone Whips – 3-0
2. Regina Gold – 2-1
3. Devils Lake Risers – 1-2
4. Manitoba Under 19 – 0-4

Pool B
1. Cowessess Royals – 3-0
2. Regina Century 21 – 2-1
3. Portage Phillies – 1-2
4. Brandon A’s – 0-4

Quarterfinals
1. Century 21 (5) vs. Devils Lake (1)
2. Regina Gold (12) vs. Portage (11)

Semi-finals
1. Century 21 (6) vs. Gladstone (2)
2. Regina Gold (11) vs. Cowessess Royals (8) – 10 innings

Final
Regina Century 21 Angels (4) vs. Regina Gold (2)

Regina Century 21 Angels win Canada West ISC II berth to Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin
The 2005 Progress for Portage ISC II Area Qualifier was won by the
Regina Century 21 Angels as they defeated Regina Gold 4-2. After coming out
of pool play as a number 2 seed the Angels earned their way to final with
wins over Devils Lake Risers in the quarter- finals before knocking off 4
time Progress for Portage defending champions Gladstone( ranked ISC #4) in
the semi-finals . On the other side of the draw Regina Gold, also a 2 seed,
earned their trip to the finals with victory over the Portage Phillies and
an extra inning win over Cowessess Royals.
With the win Century 21 earns a berth to the ISC Tournament of
Champions in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin from August 14-20 as the Canada
West Area ISC II Champions.
Tournament awards handed out after the final included Jay Dewis of
Portage Phillies as the Top Hitter with a .612 average while the Tournament
MVP and Top Pitcher awards went to Tony Sparvier and Jason Kaye both of
Century 21.

Ferdi Nelissen
Canada West ISC Area Commissioner
ferdi@mts.net

ISC II #18 Snappers win Snapper Shootout over ISC II #21 Ashland Merchants

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

The Niagara Snappers repeated as Snapper Shoot-Out Champions by compiling a 5-1 record over the weekend. The Snappers beat Ashland Merchants, Glencoe Astros, and lost to Keatings Fitness in divisional play. In the quarterfinals, the Snappers beat the Alvinston Indians. In the semi-finals, the Snappers were matched up against ISC II #1 Tavistock Merchants. The Snappers beat the Merchants to 7-3. The Championship Finals pitted the Snappers up against Ashland for the second time in the tournament. Ashland, who had beaten Keatings Fitness to advance to the finals, could not muster anything against ace Dan Duemo (who picked up his 3rd win of the tournament against no losses), final score, Niagara Snappers 4 Ashland Merchants 0. Great weekend of ball with almost all the teams in the tournament being ranked on the ISC II list. 10 of 12 teams were ranked in the ISC II top 50.

Saturday Results
DIVISION RESULTS

Game #1

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 2
(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 1
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Scott Hershey

Game #2

N/R Hamilton Hawks 4
N/R Niagara Selects 0
WP: Chad Reed
LP: Richie Vassos

Game #3

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 3
(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 2
*9 inning game
WP: Steve Cook
LP: J. Heyman

Game #4

(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 3
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 2
WP: Doug Charlton
LP: Shawn Samson

Game #5

(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 4
(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 2
WP: Chris McColl
LP: Tom Vogel

Game #6

(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 5
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Shaun Winship

Game #7

N/R Niagara Selects 5
(ISC II #27) NY Bombers 5

Game #8

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #12) Keating Fitness 0
WP: Bob Shettler
LP: Sam Moore

Game #9

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 4
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 0
WP: Byron Demoe
LP: Mike Joseph

Game #10

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 7
N/R Hamilton Hawks 4
WP: Steve Baechler
LP: Lee Cose

Game #11

(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 3
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 2
WP: Craig Walker
LP: Shawn Sampson

Game #12

(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 4
(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 3
WP: Tracy Woolridge
LP: Brad Young

Game #13

N/R Niagara Selects 11
(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 4
*5 inning mercy
WP: Richie Vassos
LP: Dave Ashkanase

Game #14

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #20) Glencoe Astros 1
WP: Scott Hershey
LP: Brett Neal

Game #15

(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 5
N/R Hamilton Hawks 2
WP: Larry Puzan
LP: Duane Singer

Game #16

(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 6
(ISC II #34) Mississauga 0
WP: Doug Charlton
LP: Drew Hathway

Game #17

(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 6
(ISC II #5) McKie Sports 5
WP: Tracey Woolridge
LP: Shawn Sampson

Game #18

(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 5
(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Rob Fawcett

Top 8 Teams Advance to Sunday’s Quarterfinals
(in ranking order)

1. Ashland Merchants (ISC II #21)
2. Alvinston Indians (ISC II #19)
3. Tavistock Merchants (ISC II #1)
4. Keatings Fitness (ISC II #12)
5. Mississauga Arrows (ISC II #34)
6. NY Bombers (ISC II #27)
7. Niagara Snappers (ISC II #18)
8. KMV Rise (ISC II #7)

Teams Failing to Advance
(in ranking order)

9. Niagara Selects (Not Ranked)
10. McKie Sports (ISC II #5)
11. Hamilton Hawks (Not Ranked)
12. Glencoe Astros (ISC II #20)

Scheduled Games for Sunday

Ashland Merchants (ISC II #21) vs. KMV Rise (ISC II #7) 9am
Alvinston Indians (ISC II #19) vs. Niagara Snappers (ISC II #18) 9am
NY Bombers (ISC II #27) vs. Tavistock Merchants (ISC II #1) 11am
Keatings Fitness (ISC II #12) vs. Mississauga (ISC II #34) 11am

Sunday Results
QUARTER FINAL RESULTS

Game #19

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 1
(ISC II #7) KMV Rise 0
WP: Bob Shettler
LP: Tracy Woolridge

Game #20

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 7
(ISC II #19) Alvinston Indians 2
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Brad Young

Game #21

(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 4
(ISC II #27) New York Bombers 0
WP: Steve Cook
LP: A. Owl

Game #22

(ISC II #12) Keating Fitness 7
(ISC II #34) Mississauga Arrows 0
WP: Bill Hillhouse
LP: Chris McColl

SEMI-FINALS

Game #23

(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 4
(ISC II #12) Keatings Fitness 1
WP: Scott Hershey
LP: Sam Moore

Game #24

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 7
(ISC II #1) Tavistock Merchants 3
WP: Byron Demoe
LP: Kevin Franks

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Game #25

(ISC II #18) Niagara Snappers 4
(ISC II #21) Ashland Merchants 0
WP: Dan Duemo
LP: Bob Shettler

**Scott Young had (2) 2 run home runs to single handedly drive the Snappers offence.

Canada West ISC II Qualifier June 4-5

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Progress for Portage field Set

International Softball Congress- Canada West ISC II Qualifier

The 2005 ISC Canada West ISC II Qualifier is set for June 4-5 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Led by defending Champion ISC II #4 Gladstone Whips who finished 4th in the 40 team ISC II Tournament of Champions in Fargo, North Dakota in 2004 the qualifier is ready to roll with a field of 8 teams.

Included in the field for the 2005 qualifier are 2004 runner-up Portage Phillies as well as Devils Lake Risers, Regina Gold, Regina Century 21 Angels, Cowess Royals, the Manitoba Canada Games (19 & Under) team and Brandon, Manitoba. The field is very similar to 2004 which was very competitive and saw the Championship decided in extra innings.

Pool A will include Gladstone, Devils Lake, Regina Gold and the Canada Games team while Pool B will be comprised of Portage, Regina Century 21, Cowess and Brandon. With teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota the field has a nice representation from the Canada West Region with the teams competing for a berth in the ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in August.

The qualifier is being staged as part of the Progress for Portage Tournament which includes various other events such as youth softball, baseball and women’s fastpitch. In all there will be between 45-50 teams participating in this ball extravaganza over 2 days which showcases the ISC II qualifier as the main event for the weekend on the 2 main diamonds. Republic of Manitobah Park in Portage la Prairie will again be the host facility for the weekend and is located 45 minutes west of Winnipeg on the Trans-Canada Highway, it is an ideal setting with 9 diamonds available to accommodate the event.

The ISC II qualifier is set to commence on Saturday with Round Robin Pool play scheduled for 9:00 – 11:00 – 1:00 – 3:00 – 5:00 – 7:00 and 9:00. Playoffs are scheduled for 9:00 and 11:00 on Sunday with the championship slated for 5:00.

Pool A

1. ISC II #4 Gladstone Whips
2. Devils Lake Risers
3. Regina Gold
4. Manitoba Canada Games

Pool B

1. Portage Phillies
2. Regina Century 21 Angels
3. Brandon A’s
4. Cowess Royals

Saturday June 4th, 2005

Time Diamond #
1 Diamond #9

9:00 a.m. 1. Devils Lake Risers – Canada Games

11:00 a.m. 2. Portage Phillies – Brandon A’s 3.
Regina Century 21 – Cowessess Royals

1:00 p.m. 4. Regina Gold – Devils Lake
Risers 5. Gladstone Whips – Canada Games

3:00 p.m. 6. Brandon A’s – Regina Century 21 7.
Cowessess Royals – Portage Phillies

5:00 p.m. 8. Canada Games – Regina Gold 9.
Gladstone Whips – Devils Lake Risers

7:00 p.m. 10. Brandon A’s – Cowessess Royals 11. Regina

Century 21 – Portage Phillies

9:00
p.m.
12. Gladstone Whips – Regina Gold

Sunday June 5th

Time Diamond #
1 Diamond #9

9:00 a.m. 13. 3rd (B) – 2nd
(A) 14. 3rd (A) – 2nd (B)

( Quarter-finals)

1:00 p.m. 15. Game 13 winner – 1st (B) 16. Game 14
winner – 1st (A)

(Semi-Finals)

5:00 p.m. 17. Winner 15 – Winner 16

(Final)

Ferdi Nelissen
International Softball Congress
Canada West Area Commissioner/Canadian Vice President
204-239-5822
ferdi@mts.net

Michigan ISC II Area Qualifier

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Frankenmuth, MI –

The MI Area ISC II Qualifier will be held in conjunction with the ISC Qualifier July 8-10.

Interested teams should contact me as soon as possible. You can email me at scottstasik@hotmail.com or phone me at 989-714-3906.

The ISC II Tournament of Champions will be held in Chippewa Falls, WI, August 14-19.

Thanks,
Scott Stasik
Mailto:scottstasik@hotmail.com

Glencoe, ON Canada Day Tournament

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Glencoe, Ont

We are still looking for 4 teams to round out the field in our 2nd Annual Canada Day Weekend Tournament being held July 1-3 in Glencoe Ontario. It will be a 16 team tournament with 4 divisions of 4 , each team is guaranteed 3 games. The top 4 division winners after the round robin will play off in the “A” semi-finals and the 4 second place teams will play off in the “B” semi-finals. These semi-final games will be sudden death. There will be no time limits in any of the games throughout the tournament. Standard ISC pitching rules will apply. Only ISCII eligible pitchers will be allowed. Entry fee is $300.00 cdn. Since the Friday is Canada Day, games will be starting during the morning and ending early for a Canada Day fireworks show put on by the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex. Glencoe is roughly a 45 minute drive from the Sarnia and Port Huron border, and roughly a 35 minute drive west of London. In last years inaugural tournament the Alvinston Indians defeated the Highgate Rock in the “A” final.

Prize Money is “A” Champion $1700.00 “A” Finalist $1000.00
“B” Champion $600.00 “B” Finalist $300.00

Confirmed teams are:
Alvinston Indians
Aylmer Cardinals
Blenheim Home Run Restaurant
Canadian Maccabi
Glencoe Astros
Highgate Rock
Melbourne Mercs
Morpeth Magic
Port Elgin Blue Devils
Shedden Mission
Tiffany’s Frankenmuth, MI
Windsor Reds

Others that have expressed interest are Stouville Mennos, St.Mary’s Gunners, Tavistock Merchants, Union Storm, Mack O’Rooneys,

If interested please contact
Tim Stover
Glencoe Astros Fastball Club
519-287-2428
glencoeastros@sympatico.ca
www.glencoeastros.ca

ISC II #42 Devils Lake Risers (includes info on ISC II #50 Dawson, MN Cerro Gordo)

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Devils Lake, ND

DEVILS LAKE RISERS GEAR UP FOR ISC II QUALIFIER

The Devils Lake Risers opened tournament play May 28 & 29 at the NAFA
Qualifier held in Fargo, North Dakota winning three games.
The Risers spotted Cerro Gordo of Dawson, Minnesota four runs then won the
game 7-6 on Kory Boehmer’s walk off home run in the bottom of the seventh.
In the second game, two first inning errors enabled Rooters Bar of Fargo
to score three runs. Rooters held on for a 3-2 win as the Risers left 10
runners stranded.
In the Saturday evening game, powerhouse Fargo Bergstrom’s no hit the
Risers in a 11-0 blanking.
Kory Boehmer pitched two shutouts Sunday as the Risers downed Watertown,
South Dakota 7-0 and avenged Saturday’s loss to Rooters with a 7-0 win.
In Sunday’s final, viewed as the NAFA A Championship game, the Risers took
an early 1-0 lead, but Cerro Gordo battled back for a 4-2 win.
GAME STATS:
Vs. Cerro Gordo: winning pitcher Kory Boehmer had two home runs and
Keith Mudgett one. Kory Boehmer 7 innings pitched, 8 strikeouts.
Vs. Fargo Rooters: losing pitcher Kory Boehmer had 10 strikeouts in 6
innings pitched. Risers two hits/Kory Boehmer and Todd McCulloch as the
Risers stranded 10 runners.
Vs. Fargo Bergstrom: losing pitcher Keith Mudgett 2 innings pitched
allowed 11 runs with no strikeouts. There were four Riser errors. No hits
for the Risers.
Vs, Watertown, SD: winning pitcher Kory Boehmer had 8 strikeouts in six
inning pitched. A two run homer in the fifth inning by Todd McCulloch
broke open a scoreless game.
Vs. Fargo Rooters: winning pitcher Kory Boehmer had 8 strikeouts in four
innings pitched. Kory Boehmer two run home run in the first inning, Dean
Dauphinais bases loaded double in the fourth accounted for most of the
Riser scoring.
Vs. Cerro Gordo of Dawson: Jon Schmidt’s solo home run in the first
inning held up until the fifth inning as Dawson battled back for a 4-2
win. Losing pitcher Kory Boehmer 7 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts.
LEADING HITTERS FOR THE TOURNAMENT:
Kory Boehmer 6/13 with 3 home runs
Dean Dauphinais 8/19
Todd McCulloch 5/17 with 1 home run

Mike Boehmer
Mailto:Mike.Boehmer@sendit.nodak.edu

Wisconsin ISC II Qualifier

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Denmark, WI

Dean Oscar, Wisconsin Area ISC Commissioner, has announced that the fields
have been set for the Wisconsin Area ISC and ISC II Tournaments to be
hosted by Circle Tap in Denmark, WI on June 10, 11, and 12, 2005. At stake
are two births in both the ISC World Tournament to be held at Carson Park
in Eau Claire, WI August 12-20, and the ISC Tournament of Champions to be
held at Casper Park in Chippewa Falls, WI August 14-19.

Teams entered in the Wisconsin Area ISC II Tournament are the Rice Lake
Orangemen, Rice Lake, WI; Pioneer Metal Finishers, Green Bay, WI; Wilbur
Lime, Galesville, WI; Rep & Baja’s, Wausau, WI; Earl’s Club, Kenosha, WI;
The Bar of Appleton, Appleton, WI; PJ’s, Wausau, WI; and Circle Tap
Lumberjacks, Denmark, WI. Play in the double elimination tournament will
begin on Friday night, June 10 with all eight teams playing one game. Times
and brackets will be announced later this week.

Dean Oscar
Mailto:oscar@mwt.net

ISC II #25 Yakima, WA JRW & Associates plus item on Lacey, WA Bucknell Park/NW Merchants

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Monday May 30, 2005
by Jim Williamson
jrwilliamson@foodfacility.com

JRW & Associates Finishes Third at Rich Rice Memorial

Wenatchee, WA ­ ISC II 25th ranked JRW & Associates of Yakima, WA won four
straight games at the Rich Rice Memorial tournament this past Memorial Day
weekend in Wenatchee, but the team’s opening game extra inning loss kept
it
from advancing from the Gold Division to the championship game.

JRW & Associates finished tied for third overall at the two-day tourney with
a 4-1 record.

Game One (Sat)
JRW & Associates 100 102 21 – 7 12 3
Country Insurance, Lynden 010 020 32 – 8 11 3
Dave Drotzmann and Troy Grow; Stan Thiessen and Powell.
HR: Powell (CI) solo; Stan Thiessen (CI) solo:
Highlights: 2B Don Cawthron (JRW) 2-5, 1 RBI; C Troy Grow (JRW) 2-5, 2 RBI;
RF Steve Allen (JRW) 2-4, 1 RBI
With the Int’l Tie-Breaker (ITB) in force, Don Cawthron’s (JRW) RBI
single
in T8 put JRW ahead, but Eric Powell’s (CI) 2 run triple in B8 was the
winner

Game Two (Sat)
JRW & Associates 201 500 04 – 12 16 3
Interbay Door, Seattle 210 320 00 – 8 10 2
Travis Kraft, Dave Drotzmann and Troy Grow; Gil Gardner and Matt Morrison
Highlights: C Troy Grow (JRW) 3-4, 3 Runs, 2 RBI; 3B Dean Waltier (JRW) 4-4,
3 RBI; RF Steve Allen (JRW) 3-5, 4 RBI; SS Mike Parham (JRW) 3-5, 1 RBI
Dean Waltier’s 2 RBI single in T8 highlighted a 4 hit, 4 run inning to cap
the victory in another ITB game.

Game Three (Sat)
JRW & Associates 000 051 4 – 10 12 5
Night Hawks, Seattle 013 301 0 – 8 10 3
Dave Drotzmann and Troy Grow; Mike Kolda and Ryan Daly.
Highlights: 2B Don Cawthron (JRW) 1-3, 2 RBI; LF Bob Harris (JRW) 2-4, 2
RBI; 3B Casey Johnson 2-3, 2 RBI; CF Tim Fischer (JRW) 1-3, 2 RBI.
JRW rallied from seven runs down by scoring 10 runs in the last three
innings; A 4 run T7 highlighted by 2 RBI singles by Don Cawthron and Tim
Fischer gave JRW its second victory of the day.

Game Four (Sun)
Mission Electric, Wenatchee 000 020 0 – 2 1 1
JRW & Associates 011 021 x – 5 9 2
Barry Tate and Dewey Bleichner; Dave Drotzmann and Troy Grow.
HR: CF Tim Fischer (JRW) solo
Highlights: CF Tim Fischer 1-3, 1 RBI; P Dave Drotzmann 2-2, 2 RBI; SS Mike
Parham 1-3, 1 RBI

Pitching: Dave Drotzmann (JRW) 4 SO, 2 W, perfect game for 4 innings, no
balls out of the infield.
Drotzmann bested former JRW pitcher Barry Tate (ME) who was elected into the
North Central Wash Softball Hall of Fame Saturday. Tate’s catcher, John
“Dewey” Bleichner (ME), was the catcher on the first JRW team to go to a
National tournament ­ 1979 18 & Under ASA Nationals in Billings, Montana.

Game Five (Sun)
Mr Bee’s, Wenatchee 030 000 0 – 3 3 4
JRW & Associates 404 032 x – 13 12 2
Ron Brixey, Jason Grow (1st) and Kurt Sand; Travis Kraft, Jack Andreas (5th)
and Troy Grow, Bob Harris (3rd)
HR: C Bob Harris (JRW) 2 Run B5
Highlights: C Bob Harris (JRW) 1-2, 3 RBI; 2B Don Cawthron (JRW) 2-2, 3 R, 1
RBI; Steve Allen (JRW) 1-2, 2 RBI; Mike Parham 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI.

Rookie 21 year old Pitcher (MB) Jason Grow, on loan from JRW & Associates,
suffered the loss, but did induce his father, catcher Troy Grow (JRW), to
ground into a double play.

JRW Tournament All-Stars
P Dave Drotzmann, 3-1, 25.1 IP, 11 ER, 7 W, 22 K, 3.07 ERA
C Troy Grow, 9-17, .529, 7 Runs, 4 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SB, 1 Sac
3B Dean Waltier, 3-7, .714, 3 Runs, 3 RBI, 1 3B, 2 SB, 1 Sac

Dean Waltier (JRW) suffered an Achilles injury in JRW’s second game in a
run-down. Dean is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks.

In the Purple Division, ISC II (Unranked ­Why not) NW Merchants of Lacey,
WA rode the pitching of British Columbians Sam Aldridge (NWM) and Dan Juricic
(NWM) to a 4-1 record in the Purple Division which advanced them to the
Championship game. The Merchants defeated Country Insurance of Lynden, WA in
the Championship game. In Country’s second game, pitcher Dan Groves (CI)
suffered a calf injury which took him out the tournament. P Stan Thiessen
(CI) tired by the championship game and the NW Merchants had a 17-3 lead by
the 5th inning. Trevor Knight (NWM) tossed the win for the Merchants.

From: “James Robert Williamson”

Boise, ID Clippers win Utah Area ISC II Qualifier

Monday, May 30th, 2005

Salt Lake City, UT

The annual Alpine Classic, held at the Cottonwood Softball Complex in Salt
Lake City, served as the Utah Area Qualifier over the weekend. With 9
teams representing Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, the Boise Clippers went through
pool and bracket play undefeated with a 10-1 win over Peak Physical Therapy
from Spanish Fork, Utah in the final. The Clippers were solid winners in
each game scoring 55 runs while giving up 17 in their 6 games.
The final order of finish, based on bracket play with won-loss record for
all games was as follows:
1. Boise Clippers (Idaho) 6-0
2. Peak Physical Therapy (Utah) 4-3
3. BMC West (Utah) 4-3
4. Fremont Motors (Wyoming) 4-2
5. Castlewood C (Utah) 2-3
5. Boise Brewers (Idaho) 2-3
7. Cedar Ridge (Utah) 1-4
7. Kings (Utah) 1-4)
9. Rocky Mountain (Wyoming) 1-3
Individual awards for the tournament went to:
Leading Hitter: Daric Stith (Boise Clippers) 611
Golden Glove: Jody Osborn (Peak Physical Therapy)
Most Valuable Player: Kerry Green (Boise Clippers)
Most Valuable Pitcher: Rod Pancheri
Thanks to all teams and fans for joining us in Salt Lake!

From:
Don Young
Utah Area Commissioner
Mailto:ut84118@aol.com