OASA & ISC Canada East announce ToC berth for Intermediate Eliminations winner

April 6, 2009 – The Ontario Amateur Softball Association and the International Softball Congress (Canada East) are pleased to announce that, effective this season, a berth in the following year’s ISC II Tournament of Champions will be awarded to the winner of the annual OASA Intermediate Eliminations Tournament.

“The OASA is pleased to have the opportunity to work with the ISC to help promote the game of fastball in the Province of Ontario. We look forward to having a very competitive tournament at Hillside Park in Waterloo this August,” said OASA Men’s Committee Chair Brad Thomson.

“This is a terrific opportunity for the two leading men’s fastball organizations in the province of Ontario to cooperate and provide teams with a 12-month window to plan for a trip to the top intermediate championship tournament in the game,” said ISC Canada East Regional Vice-President Blair Setford.

Information on registration and roster requirements for the OASA Intermediate Eliminations will be available through OASA and ISC Canada East sources. The tournament will be governed by Softball Canada rules and will use the ISC pitching rule and eligibility guidelines.

The 2009 OASA Intermediate Eliminations tournament will be held in Waterloo at Hillside Park July 31-August 2. The winner will receive a berth in the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Midland, Michigan.

For more information, please contact:

OASA contact info
Brad Thomson
OASA Men’s Committee Chair
519.954.1269
thomson.brad@gmail.com

or

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East Regional VP
905.826.2697
blairjs@rogers.com

Qualifier Info:
July 31-Aug 2, 2009
OASA Intermediate Eliminations
Location: Waterloo, Hillside Park
Format: Double knockout
Entry fee and deadline: $465 Cdn, payable to OASA by June 10, 2009
Berth: 1 for 2010 ISC II ToC
Local Contacts: Brad Thomson, bradthomson41@hotmail.com, 519-954-1269
ISC Contact: Rick Boyd, rdboyd@rogers.com, 519-240-3188
Umpire In Chief: Tim Whitelaw, happyump@hotmail.com (tentative)

Elmira Advance Millwrights win the 2008 Ontario Challenge Cup and a berth in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions with a convincing 7-0 win over Belmont Black Sox.

Editor’s note: Al Doran is on site in Innerkip and is providing detailed reports. Click here for full box scores.

ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd’s Friday highlights:
Darryl Wharram of Ingersoll cranking a 3-run homer off of Steve Ketchell in T6, Ingersoll wins 5-4.
Tracey Woolridge throws a 2 hitter with 17 Ks to beat Innerkip Eagles for Hamilton 3-0.
Oshweken with Lee Hopkins pitching beat Scott Smith and Shakespeare 3-2, good hitters on Oshweken.
Good crowds on hand and good weather expected all weekend.
Joe

Friday, September 19 scores

GAME 1
at Hickson
Etobicoke Royals: 3
Kitchener Outlaws: 5

GAME 8
at Innerkip
Belmont Black Sox: 8
Exeter Braves: 0

GAME 3
at Innerkip
Oshweken: 3
Shakespeare: 2

GAME 5
at Hickson
Elmira Millwrghts: 9
Cambridge Reds: 2

GAME 6
at Innerkip
Hamilton Hawks: 3
Innerkip Eagles: 0

GAME 7
at Innerkip
Ingersoll Crush: 5
Toronto Celtics: 4

Games continue at Innerkip and Hickson throughout the day starting at 9 am.

Saturday September 20
9 am
Game 12
Toronto 3
Exeter 0

Game 2
Rockford Rush 4
Kitchener Smoke 2

Game 11
Innerkip Eagles 8
Cambridge Reds 3

11 am
Game 4
Port Elgin Blue Devils 9
Orangeville Kings 0

Game 13
Kitchener Outlaws 6
Rockwood Rush 1

Game 9
Kitchener Smoke 4
Etobicoke Royals 2

1 pm
Game 10
Shakespeare Falcons 2
Orangeville Kings 1

Game 15
Elmira Millwrights 7
Hamilton Hawks 4

Game 16
Belmont Black Sox 8
Ingersoll Crush 5

3 pm
Game 17
Ingersoll Crush 6
Kitchener Smoke 4

Game 18
Shakespeare 10
Hamilton 0

Game 14
Port Elgin 7
Ohsweken 1

5 pm
Game 19
Innerkip 6
Ohsweken 0

Game 20
Rockwood 3
Toronto 2

7 pm
Game 22
Rockwood 3
Innerkip 4

Game 21
Shakespeare 9
Ingersoll 4

9 pm
Winner’s bracket semi-finals
Game 23
Kitchener Outlaws 5
Port Elgin 6
Port scores 3 in B7

Game 24
Elmira Millwrights 4
Belmont 3

Sunday September 21
9am
Game 25
Kitchener 3
Shakespeare 2

Game 26
Belmont 5
Innerkip 1

11 am
Game 27 – winner’s bracket final
Elmira 8
Port Elgin 1

Game 28
Belmont 3
Kitchener 2

1 pm
Game 29
Belmont 6
Port Elgin 0

3 pm
Elmira 7
Belmont 0
Todd Uhrig for Elmira vs Nic Goetz for Belmont

Donnacona Blue Sox upset the Ottawa Team Easton Thunder to earn a berth in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions by winning the Ontario Challenge Cup East.

Fitzroy Harbour, ON – UPDATED

Ottawa Team Easton 10 Blackburn Knights 2 (5 innings)
WP: Dan Konkle (11K)
LP: Ryan Cox with relief from Derick Bulley (3K)
HR: Dave Tubman, Cory Morrison, Dan Konkle (Easton)

Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric 4 Quyon COMBAT Flyers 2 (8 innings)
WP: Brad Porter (16K)
LP: Joran Graham (11K)
Game winning RBI: Shawn Rebertz
Quyon loaded the bases in the half of the 8th but could not score.

Good crowds on hand especially considering the chilly temperature.

Next up, Stittsville 56ers vs. Wyevale Tribe and Donnacona Blue Sox vs. Kars Aces. Both games at 9am.

Saturday
Stittsville 56ers 7 Wyevale Tribe 3
WP: Dan Bradley
LP: Jason Giffen, with relief from Mike Kelly

Donnacona Blue Sox 7 Kars Aces 0
WP: Francis Leclair
LP: Rob Cameron, with relief from Trevor Lahey

Quyon Flyers 7 Kars Aces 1
WP: Drew Hathway
LP: Trevor Lahey

Wyevale Tribe 9 Blackburn Knights 5
WP: Mike Kelly with relief from Jason Giffen
LP: Jamie Blakely with relief from Derick Bulley

Ottawa Team Easton 6 Stittsville 56ers 5
WP: Dan Konkle in relief of Jason Smith, with relief from Jason Smith
LP: Darren Featherstone with relief from Dan Bradley

Donnacona Blue Sox 1 Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric 0
WP: Francis Leclair (1 hitter)
LP: Brad Porter in relief of Bud Hanlon

Quyon Flyers 4 Stittsville 56ers 2
WP: Drew Hathway
LP: Dan Bradley

Wyevale Tribe Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric halted in the bottom of the fourth due to rain/lightning. Will be resumed Sunday 9am with Wyevale leading 5-0

Undefeated game (Donnacona vs. Team Easton) will be played at 10am Sunday

winner of Wyevale/Fitzroy Harbour to Quyon at 10am Sunday with winner to play loser of undefeated game at noon

Final 2pm, if game 4pm

Sunday September 21
9 am
Wyevale Tribe 7 Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric 0
WP: Jason Giffen
LP: Bud Hanlon, relief Steve Cavanaugh

10 am
Donnacona 1 Ottawa Team Easton 0
WP: Francis Leclair – no hitter
LP: Jason Smith

11 am
Wyevale Tribe 7 Quyon 6 – 8 innings
WP: Jason Giffen
LP: Drew Hathway

1 pm
Ottawa Team Easton 6 Wyevale Tribe 1
WP: Dan Konkle
LP: Jason Giffen, relief Chris Bell

2:30 pm
Donnacona 9 Team Easton 2
WP Francis Leclair
LP Dan Konkle, relief Jason Smith

More details at www.fitzroyfastball.blogspot.com.

Adam Brown
fastball@fitzroyharbour.com

The Ontario Challenge Cup and the Ontario Challenge Cup East go this weekend (September 19-21) in Innerkip/Hickson and Fitzroy Harbour respectfully.

Teams representing more than a dozen leagues from across Ontario and Quebec will be on hand as at least two berths to the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions will be earned this weekend.

Note that we have had a change to the schedule in each tournament:
In Innerkip, Kitchener Smoke replace Minesing Monarchs.
In Fitzroy Harbour, Wyevale Tribe replace Enterprise Oasis Pools.

First games in Innerkip & Hickson are as follows:
Friday 7 pm Gm 3 Innerkip 1 Shakespeare Falcons vs Ohsweken Redmen
Friday 7 pm Gm 8 Innerkip 2 Exeter Braves vs Belmont Black Sox
Friday 7 pm Gm 5 Hickson Elmira Millwrights vs Cambridge Reds
Friday 9 pm Gm 6 Innerkip 1 Innerkip Eagles vs Hamilton Hawks
Friday 9 pm Gm 7 Innerkip 2 Toronto Celtics vs Ingersoll Crush
Friday 9 pm Gm 1 Hickson Kitchener Outlaws vs Etobicoke Royals
Saturday 9 am Gm 2 Hickson Rockwood Rush vs Kitchener Smoke
Saturday 11 am Gm 4 Hickson Port Elgin Blue Devils vs Orangeville Kings

Click here for the full bracket.

Games start Saturday and Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 3 pm in Innerkip with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after.

Innerkip Park is on Blandford Street in Innerkip just past Burton Street. Hickson Park is on Loveys Street in the village of Hickson.

For additional information, please contact ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd ftode739@rogers.com or Tournament Director Tim Wright twri7823@rogers.com.

First games in Fitzroy Harbour are as follows:

Friday 7 pm Gm 1 Ottawa Team Easton vs Blackburn Knights
Friday 9 pm Gm 3 Quyon Combat Flyers vs Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Saturday 9 am Gm 2 Stittsville 56ers vs Wyevale Tribe
Saturday 9 am Gm 4 Kars Aces vs Donnacona Blue Sox

Click here for the full bracket.

Games continue throughout the day Saturday and start again Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 1 pm Sunday with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after.

In Fitzroy Harbour, the park is located at 100 Clifford Campbell Street.

For additional information, please contact Tournament Director Adam Brown at adam.brown@ottawa.ca.

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs@rogers.com

The 2008 Ontario Challenge Cup Qualifier will be held in Innerkip with additional games in Hickson September 19-21.

As part of the Ontario Home League Program, 16 teams representing 12 leagues from across southwestern Ontario will compete for a minimum of one guaranteed berth in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Quad Cities, IL-IA.

There are six games Friday night between Innerkip & Hickson.

First games are as follows:
Friday 7 pm Gm 3 Innerkip 1 Shakespeare Falcons vs Ohsweken Redmen
Friday 7 pm Gm 8 Innerkip 2 Exeter Braves vs Belmont Black Sox
Friday 7 pm Gm 5 Hickson Elmira Millwrights vs Cambridge Reds
Friday 9 pm Gm 6 Innerkip 1 Innerkip Eagles vs Hamilton Hawks
Friday 9 pm Gm 7 Innerkip 2 Toronto Celtics vs Ingersoll Crush
Friday 9 pm Gm 1 Hickson Kitchener Outlaws vs Etobicoke Royals
Saturday 9 am Gm 2 Hickson Rockwood Rush vs Minesing Monarchs
Saturday 11 am Gm 4 Hickson Port Elgin Blue Devils vs ICFL Rep

Games start Saturday and Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 3 pm in Innerkip with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after.

Directions between Innerkip and Hickson

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For additional information, please contact ISC Regional Commissioner Joe Todd or Tournament Director Tim Wright.

Joe Todd
ftode739@rogers.com

Tim Wright
twri7823@rogers.com

The 2008 Ontario Challenge Cup East Qualifier will be held in Fitzroy Harbour September 19-21. The park is located at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre, 100 Clifford Campbell Street (613-623-5241). Fitzroy Harbour is about 60 km west of downtown Ottawa.

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Eight teams representing leagues in eastern Ontario and western Quebec will compete for a guaranteed berth in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Quad Cities, IL-IA.

First games are as follows:
Friday 7 pm Gm 1 Team Easton vs Blackburn
Friday 9 pm Gm 3 Quyon vs Fitzroy Harbour
Saturday 9 am Gm 2 Stittsville vs Enterprise
Saturday 9 am Gm 4 Kars Aces vs Donnacona

Games continue throughout the day Saturday and start again Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 1 pm Sunday with the “if necessary” game to follow immediately after.

For additional information, please contact Tournament Director Adam Brown.

Adam Brown
adam.brown@ottawa.ca

Palermo Athletics earned a berth in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions with a convincing 10-2 win over the Wyevale Tribe in the ISC II final of the Canada East Travel League playoff tournament Sunday afternoon at beautiful Lancaster Park in downtown St. Catharines.

Chris McColl picked up the win over Jason Giffen to earn Palermo a trip to Quad Cities in 2009. It will be Palermo’s fifth consecutive appearance at the ToC, dating back to Chippewa Falls in 2005.

Both teams will be taking part in the 2008 ISC II ToC. Palermo is in tough in Pool E with Ashland, OH Stockpack, Carp, ON I4C Victory and Winterset, IA A’s while Wyevale has the uneviable task of taking on top ranked Bakersfield, CA Taylor Farms LumberKings in Pool A along with Lloydminster, AB Dodgers and Memphis, TN Posse.