Courtesy Dan Bernard, Niagara Snappers
Saturday Results

Game#7
(#13 ISC) NY Gremlins 3
(N/R) Napanee Express 0
WP: Jeremy Tracy (NO HITTER 14K)
LP: Kyle Linton (relief from Jordan MacDonald)

Game#8
(#29) Shakespeare Falcons 6
(N/R) Newmarket Juniors 0
**5 inning mercy
WP: Fred Follings (NO HITTER)
LP: Chris Boyd

Game#9
(#30) Quebec Team Combat 4
(N/R) Niagara Falls Dawgs 2
WP: Drew Hathway
LP: Marvin Smith

Game #10
(#28) Wyevale Tribe 10
(#12) Port Elgin Blue Devils 4
**6 inning mercy
WP: Mark Lambie
LP: Rob Fawcett (in relief Matt Hamilton)

Game#11
(#1) Ashland Stock Pack 7
(N/R) Linwood Chiefs 1
**5 inning mercy
WP: Ty McKinney
LP: Mark Kelley
Chad Honaker Grand Slam, 6 RBIs

Game#12
(#5) Bridgeport Braves 5
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks 2
WP: Jeremy DeBelleval
LP: Greg Garrity

Game#13
(#13 ISC) NY Gremlins 8
(#7) Elmira Expos 2
WP: Bryan Newton (12K)
LP: Casey Halstead

Game#14
(N/R) Niagara Falls Fury 6
(N/R) Napanee Express 6
Niagara Falls: Tom Berube
Napanee: Jordan MacDonald

Game#15
(N/R) Niagara Snappers 2
(#29) Shakespeare Falcons 0
WP: Wayne Wells (no hitter 15K)
LP: Mark VanVliet

Updated standings prior to 3pm games

HOJO Division
Bridgeport Braves (#5) 2-0
Hamilton Hawks (N/R) 1-1
Quebec Team Combat (#30) 1-1
Niagara Falls Dawgs (N/R) 0-2

B&W MOTORS Division
Niagara Snappers (N/R) 2-0
Shakespeare Falcons (#29) 1-1
Ohsweken Redmen (#3) 0-1
Newmarket Juniors (N/R) 0-1

MOLSON Division
NY Gremlins (#13 ISC) 2-0
Elmira Expos (#7) 1-1
Napanee North Key Express (N/R) 0-1-1
Niagara Falls Fury (N/R) 0-1-1

DUFFS Division
Wyevale Tribe (#28) 2-0
Ashland Stock Pack (#1) 1-1
Port Elgin Blue Devils (#12) 1-1
Linwood Chiefs (N/R) 0-2

Courtesy Joe Todd

Monkton 0
Wellington 4

Waterloo Jrs. 7
Mitchell Jrs. 4

Walton 3
Millbank 1

Mitchell Mets 2
Kitchener Outlaws 4

Courtesy Dan Bernard, Niagara Snappers

Pictures from the Park at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=262948&id=868475614&l=2503b407a5

Friday results from the 6th annual Snapper Shootout, which kicked off this evening with 16 teams competing for over $4000 in prize money with the winning team taking home $2500.

Anyone reading this that is within driving distance should come down for the day to enjoy some of the best fastball action that you will see outside of the ISC WorldTournament and Tournament of Champions.

Withthe temperatures expected to be about 75-80 degrees all weekend, what betterway to spend it then by finding a nice patch of grass, a cold beer and a burgerand watch some fastball. We have cold beer (and lots of it), great food at the concession stand, plenty of seating for the fans, and a live band in thebeer tent on Saturday night.

June ISC II Ratings in brackets. N/R denotes Not Ranked.

HOJO Division
BridgeportBraves (#5)
HamiltonHawks (N/R)
NiagaraFalls Dawgs (N/R)
QuebecTeam Combat (#30)

B&W MOTORSDivision
OhswekenRedmen (#3)
NiagaraSnappers (N/R)
NewmarketJuniors (N/R)
ShakespeareFalcons (#29)

MOLSONS Division
ElmiraExpos (#7)
NapaneeNorth Key Express (N/R)
NYGremlins (#13 ISC)
NiagaraFalls Fury (N/R)

DUFFS Division
AshlandStockpack (#1)
LinwoodChiefs (N/R)
PortElgin Blue Devils (#12)
WyevaleTribe (#28)

Sixgames were played Friday night, with another 18 games scheduled forSaturday. Results are provided below

Friday Results

Game #1
(N/R)Hamilton Hawks 5
(N/R)Niagara Falls Dawgs 2
WP:George Topp
LP:Dan Duemo

Game #2
(#5)Bridgeport Braves 1
(#29)Quebec Team Combat 0
WP:Tood Winkworth in relief of Greg DeBelleval
LP: Frank LeClaire (took a no-hitter into B7)

Game #3
(#7)Elmira Expos 6
(N/R)Niagara Falls Fury 2
WP: Dan Martin
LP: Tom Berube

Game #4
(N/R)Niagara Snappers 4
(#3)Ohsweken Redmen 0
WP:Rob O’Brien (1 hitter)
LP: Darren Zack

Game #5
(#12)Port Elgin Blue Devils 3
(#1)Ashland Stockpack 2
WP: Scott Smith (save Rob Fawcett)
LP: Ty McKinney

Game #6
(#28)Wyevale Tribe 4
(N/R)Linwood Chiefs 0
WP: Jason Giffen (1 hitter)
LP: Kyle Coles

ISC II #12 Waterdown Hammer edged #16 Ohsweken Redmen 2-1 in a 12-inning thriller in the championship game of the Norwich tournament this past weekend. This was the third straight tournament final for Ohsweken while Waterdown successfully defends a title it won last year.

Hammer 4 vs Tavistock Jrs 0
Hammer – Wayne Wells 5 innnings – called due to weather.
Hammer – John Brunton – 3 run HR

Hammer 9 vs Simcoe 0
Hammer – Tim Neil 3 innings, Rod Fevreau 2 inning
Hammer – Kyle Davis Grand Slam
Simcoe – Ryan Gill – 1 inning Willy Wills 4 innings

Semi-final:
Hammer 1 vs Harwood 0
Hammer – Wayne Wells 5 innings – called to due Weather
Harwood – Adam Martin 5 innings

Final:
Hammer 2 vs Oshweken 1
Hammer – Tim Neil – 11 innings, Wayne Wells 1 inning
Hammer – Colin Fraser 2-4, Paul Barron 2-5 RBI, Neil Curtis game winning RBI
Oshweken – Darren Zack 12 innings
Oshweken – Lee Hopkins 1B, 2B and HR

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Less than week away from the 2009 Snapper Shootout and every thing is set to go,with 16 of the top Junior and ISC II teams in the field, it looks like it willbe a very competitive weekend of fastball. The action gets underway on Friday June 5th with 6 games schedule including The Ohsweken Redmen led by the legend Darren Zack taking onthe host Niagara Snappers at 9pm. Saturday will see 18 games being played, withthe top 8 teams advancing to Sunday’s single elimination round.

Full results will be sent on a daily basis to Al’s Fastball as well as being posted on the GHFL forum (www.ghfl.com/forum) and here at The Deuce. We will also be sending updates throughout the day by blackberry to Al’s Fastball. With Al being in Kitchener that same weekend at the Legend’s tournament, he will be updating his site periodically throughout the day.

Click here for the full Snapper Shootout schedule.

Here’s a quick look at the teams in this year’s field. ISC II pre-season rankings are brackets (N/R denotes NOT RANKED)
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Editor’s Note: On one of the busiest weekends of the season, 14 teams will be in Mitchell for the annual Mitchell Mets tournament June 5-7. #5 Kitchener Outlaws will be on the hunt for their third-straight appearance in a championship game after finishing second in Millgrove and then winning in St. Clements. With Todd Uhrig on the shelf due to a broken thumb, #13 Wellington Sox will be leaning on Nic Goetz to carry the load, while Glencoe and Orangeville will be looking to tune up for the Innerkip qualifier in two weeks time.

Div A – #5 Outlaws, #40 Mets, Oshawa Jrs., Georgian Bay
Div B – #43 Glencoe, Waterloo, Chiefs, Orangeville
Div C – Monkton, Fingal, #13 Wellington
Div D – Mississauga, Alvinston, Napanee
Rec Div – Millbank, Strattfordville, Walton, Old Mets

Div C and D will each play the other twice within the division. The top team after 2 games will receive a bye to the quarter-finals on Sunday. The 2nd and 3rd place teams will playoff Sat night to see who goes to the quarter-final. The top two teams in Div A and B will move on. The top two in the Rec will play in a final on Sunday.

Friday June 5, 2008
1 7:00 pm
Monkton Muskrats vs Wellington Sox

2 7:00 pm
Waterloo Jrs. vs Mitchell Jr. Chiefs

3 8:00 pm
Walton Brewers vs Millbank

4 9:00 pm
Glencoe Astros vs Orangeville Kings

5 9:00 pm
Mitchell Mets vs Kitchener Outlaws

Saturday June 6, 2008
6 9:30 am
Georgian Bay vs Oshawa Jrs.

7 9:30 am
Stratfordville vs Mets Masters

8 9:30 am
Alvinston Indians vs Mississauga Angels

9 11:15 am
Fingal Jrs. vs Monkton Muskrats

10 11:15 am
Waterloo Jrs. vs Orangeville Kings

11 11:15 am
Glencoe Astros vs Mitchell Jr. Chiefs

12 1:00 pm
Alvinston Indians vs Napanee Jrs

13 1:00 pm
Stratfordville vs Millbank

14 1:00 pm
Mitchell Mets vs Oshawa Jrs.

15 3:00 pm
Georgian Bay vs Kitchener Outlaws

16 3:00 pm
Walton Brewers vs Mets Masters

17 3:00 pm
Wellington Sox vs Fingal Jrs.

18 4:45 pm
Mississauga Angels vs Napanee Jrs.

19 4:45 pm
Waterloo Jrs vs Glencoe Astros

20 4:45 pm
Mitchell Jrs. Chiefs vs Orangeville Kings

21 6:30 pm
Kitchener Outlaws vs Oshawa Jrs

22 6:30 pm
Stratfordville vs Walton Brewers

23 6:30 pm
Mitchell Mets vs Georgian Bay

24 8:30 pm
Div C # 2 vs Div D # 3

25 8:30 pm
Met Masters vs Millbank

26 8:30 pm
Div D # 2 vs Div C # 3

Sunday June 7, 2008
27 10:00 am
Div A # 1 vs Winner game 24

28 10:00 am
Div D # 1 vs Div B # 2

29 12:00 pm
Div B # 1 vs Winner game 26

30 12:00 pm
Div C # 1 vs Div A # 2

31 2:00 pm
W 27 vs W 28

32 2:00 pm
W 29 vs W 30

33 2:00 PM
Rev Div # 1 vs Rec Div # 2

34 4:00 pm
W 31 vs W 32