The annual Mitchell Mets tournament is set to go this weekend. One of the longest running intermediate tournaments in southwestern Ontario, the tournament will feature #12 Kitchener Outlaws, #24 Harriston Mercury’s and #41 Mitchell Mets amongst others in the 12-team field.
For the full schedule, click here.
ISC Canada East Vice President Blair Setford is pleased to release the schedule for the Canada East ISC II qualifiers being held in Palmerston/Harriston June 20-22 and McNab-Braeside June 21-22.
Three teams from the Palmerston/Harriston tournament will qualify for the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions being held in Appleton, Wisconsin.
First place: Paid entry fee to ToC plus travel money (paid in Appleton)
Second place: Paid entry fee to ToC
Third place: Berth in ToC
Opening round games are as follows:
Friday June 20
7 pm Game 2 Wyevale Tribe vs Mitchell Mets – Palmerston 1
7 pm Game 3 Bridgeport Braves vs Shakespeare Falcons – Harriston
8 pm Game 4 Alvinston Indians vs Rockwood Rush – Palmerston 2
9 pm Game 1 Harriston Mercury’s vs Innerkip Eagles – Harriston
9 pm Game 5 Glencoe Astros vs Ohsweken Redmen – Palmerston 1
Saturday June 21
9 am Game 8 Port Elgin Blue Devils vs winner Game 4 – Palmerston 1
9 am Game 7 winner Game 2 vs winner Game 3 – Harriston
11 am Game 6 Elmira Cubs vs winner Game 1 – Harriston
11 am Game 9 Elora Brewers vs winner Game 5 – Palmerston 1
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For the qualifier in McNab-Braeside, the winning team will receive a paid entry fee and travel money (paid in Appleton) for the ToC.
Opening round games are as follows:
Saturday June 21
9 am Game 1 Waterdown Hammer vs Fitzroy/McNab D2
9 am Game 2 North York Knights vs Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric D1
11 am Game 3 Carp I4C Victory vs Blackburn Bombers D1
11 am Game 4 Donnacona Blue Sox vs Quyon Flyers D2
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Games at both locations continue every 2 hours on Saturday and start again at 9 am on Sunday. The championship game in both tournaments is scheduled for 3 pm Sunday with the “if necessary†game to follow immediately after.
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs(at)rogers.com
The Snapper Shootout goes this weekend with several top-ranked ISC II teams looking to get an early season feel for where they stand. The Snappers and Elora Brewers were co-champions last year as rain washed out the finals. With the addition of ISC pitching, the results could be skewed somewhat, but as always this time of year in Niagara, look for some great fastball and the beginning of some new rivalries.
Watch The Deuce and Al’s Fastball for results all weekend.
Schedule below.
Game #1
(ISC #20) Niagara Snappers
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks
Game #2
(#10) Elmira Cubs
(N/R) Napanee Juniors
Game #3
(#11) Elora Brewers
(N/R) Elmira Juniors
Game #4
(#1) California Lumberkings
(#37) Ohsweken Redmen
Game #5
(#14) Bridgeport Braves
(#16) Palermo Athletics
Game #6
(#13) Port Elgin Blue Devils
(#42) Shakespeare Falcons
Saturday
Game #7
(#6) CPI Fastpitch
(#17) Wyevale Tribe
Game #8
(#9) Ottawa Team Easton
(#5) Ashland Stockpack
Game #9
(ISC #20) Niagara Snappers
(#10) Elmira Cubs
Game #10
(N/R) Hamilton Hawks
(N/R) Napanee Juniors
Game #11
(#14) Bridgeport Braves
(#13) Port Elgin Blue Devils
Game #12
(#16) Palermo Athletics
(#42) Shakespeare Falcons
Game #13
(#5) Ashland Stockpack
(N/R) Elmira Juniors
Game #14
(#11) Elora Brewers
(#9) Ottawa Team Easton
Game #15
(#1) California Lumberkings
(#6) CPI Fastpitch
Game #16
(#37) Ohsweken Redmen
(#17) Wyevale Tribe
Game #17
(ISC #20) Niagara Snappers
(N/R) Napanee Juniors
Game #18
(#10) Elmira Cubs
(N/R) Hamiton Hawks
Game #19
(#14) Bridgeport Braves
(#42) Shakespeare Falcons
Game #20
(#16) Palermo Athletics
(#13) Port Elgin Blue Devils
Game #21
(#5) Ashland Stockpack
(#11) Elora Brewers
Game #22
(#9) Ottawa Team Easton
(N/R) Elmira Juniors
Game #23
(#1) California Lumberkings
(#17) Wyevale Tribe
Game #24
(#37) Ohsweken Redmen
(#6) CPI Fastpitch
ISC II #4 Oswego, NY CPI and #13 Bridgeport, ON Braves will take part in the Legends of Fastball Tournament this weekend at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener, site of the 2006 & 2007 ISC World Tournaments.
CPI is in the Buck division with ISC #11 Midland Explorers, ISC #15 St. Thomas Centennials, Scarborough Wolverines and Owen Sound Volkswagen Selects.
Friday May 30 9 pm CPI vs Midland
Saturday May 31 3 pm CPI vs Scarborough
Saturday May 31 5 pm CPI vs St. Thomas
Sunday June 1 9 am CPI vs Owen Sound
Bridgeport is in the Hallman division with ISC #3 Kitchener Rivershark Twins, ISC #12 Jarvis Gamblers, ISC #20 Niagara Snappers and Ashland Mets.
Friday May 30 7 pm Bridgeport vs Kitchener
Saturday May 31 12 pm Bridgeport vs Jarvis
Saturday May 31 3 pm Bridgeport vs Ashland
Sunday June 1 9 am Bridgeport vs Niagara
#21 Elora Wellington Brewers avenged an early morning loss to #18 Alvinston Indians with an “if” game victory to win the St. Clements tournament late Sunday afternoon.
#15 Kitchener Outlaws beat #12 Elmira Cubs in the “B” Final.
Sunday scores:
“A” Champions – Elora
“A” FINALS “if” game
Elora over Alvinston
“A” FINALS – GAME 1
Elora – 6
Alvinston – 5
12:20pm Games
“A” Division semi
Elora – 6
Scarbourough Jr’s – 1
“C” FINALS
Linwood Jr’s – 8
Morpeth – 7
“B” FINALS
Kitchener Outlaws – 5
Elmira Cubs – 1
10:40am Games
“A” Division
#18 Alvinston – 3
#21 Elora – 1
“B” Division
#15 Kitchener Outlaws – 5
#28 Shakespeare Falcons – 1
“B” Division
#12 Elmira Cubs – 6
#24 Harriston – 5
“C” Division
Morpeth – 9
Oshawa – 1
Saturday scores:
Game 7
Scorborough 11
Morpeth 1
Game 8
Port Elgin 7
Napanee 0
Game 9
Elora 5
Shakespeare 0
Game 10
Mitchell Mets 3
KItchener Outlaws 2
Game 11
Alvinston 7
Elmira 4
Game 12
Scarborough defeated Port Elgin (score unknown- extra inning)
Game 13
Waterloo Jrs. 8
Mitchell Jrs. 4
Game 14
Breslaw Badgers 6
Linwood Jrs. 4
Game 15
Harriston 6
Oshawa 3
Game 16
Napanee 6
Morpeth 1
Game 17
Shakespeare defeated Breslau (score unknown)
Game 18
Kitchener Outlaws defeated Waterloo Jrs (score unknown)
Game 19
Elmira 4
Napanee 2
Game 20
Harriston 8
Port Elgin 2
Game 21
Morpeth 9
Oshawa Jrs. 1
Friday scores:
#28 Shakespeare Falcons – 5 Fred Follings
Mitchell Jr’s – 0 Derek Bannon
#15 Kitchener Outlaws – 9 Dan Martin
Breslau Badgers – 1 Andrew Putnam
#12 Elmira Cubs – 6 Casey Halstead
#24 Harriston – 5 Scott Smith
#21 Elora – 7 Mike Pinder
Waterloo Jr’s – 0
#38 Mitchell Mets – 2 Kevin Pomfret
Linwood Jr’s – 1 Cory Avery
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Playing their first weekend in the ISC Canada East Travel League, #16 Wyevale Tribe are in tough against three top 20 ISC teams. Of note for Wyevale, in the game their ace, Jason Giffen, pitched, they gave the ISC #12 Jarvis Gamblers a close game. We wouldn’t expect Bell or McLean to be logging many innings come time for the qualifier or the ToC.
We also note the success of last year’s ISC II T3 Niagara Snappers, who enter the season ranked #20 in the ISC.
Sat. May 24th/08
Game # 3
Jarvis Gamblers 4 vs Wyevale Tribe 1
WP Andrew Phibbs
LP Jason Giffen
High Lites: Rino Dambrisio Home Run in 5th inning
Andrew Phibbs registered 14 K’s in 7 innings
Game # 5
Jarvis Gamblers 11 Wyevale Tribe 1
WP Andrew Phibbs
LP Chris Bell
High Lites: Rino Dambrisio and Chat Staats each had1 Home Run and 2 Hits in 3 plate appearances.
Game #4
St. thomas 3 Niagara 2
Wp – Tane Richardson in relief of Andy Jackson (4 innings)
Lp – Byron Demoe
HR Jackson (St. T)
HR Richardson (St. T)
HR Dearborn (Nia)
Aaron Gould game winning RBI in bottom of 7th
Game #6
St. Thomas 1 Niagara 1
Simpson (nia)
Richardson(4 innings) & Beecroft (3 innings)(St. T)
Burtt HR & 2B (Nia)
Jackson 2B, RBI ( St. T)
Pullen 2 hits (St.T)
Game #7
St. Thomas 11 Wyevale 0
W Cummings, Jackson (2 innings)
Payne 3 hits, HR, 4 RBIS (St. T)
Wismer 3 hits, 2 RBIs (St. T)
Sunday
Game # 8
St. Thomas 6 Wyevale 0 (5 innings)
Wp – Ryan Cummings with relief from Dan Beecroft(4th)
Lp – Andy McLean
HR Richardson (St.T)
Roote 3 hits (St. T.)
Coleman 2 hits (St.T)
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ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada
Palermo, ON – Games 1 and 2
http://www.alsfastball.com/index.php?page=81
Game # 1
Wyevale-6
Palermo-6
Graham McNabb-Wyevale
Don Martin-Palermo
Game # 2
Wyevale-5
Palermo-3
Wp-Jason Giffen
Lp-Gord Scott
Six ISC Eastern Canada Travel League games are scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday in Fingal, Ontario featuring #16 Wyevale Tribe matching up against a trio of teams bound for the ISC World Tournament.
The Tribe, who won the southwestern Ontario ISC II qualifier in dramatic fashion last year over Bucktown, made their inaugural appearance at the 2007 ToC, finishing with a 2-3 record, and will be looking to tune up for 2008 by playing the tough competition in the Travel League.
Saturday May 24
12:00 ISC #12 Jarvis Gamblers vs. Wyevale
2:00 ISC #20 Niagara Snappers vs. ISC #15 St. Thomas Centennials
4:00 Jarvis vs. Wyevale
6:00 Niagara vs. St. Thomas
8:00 St. Thomas vs. Wyevale
Sunday May 25
12:00 St. Thomas vs. Wyevale
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Woodstock Kelsey’s Tournament Results
Divisional Games:
Saturday, May 17/2008
Innerkip Eagles 4
Ingersoll Crush 3
Oshwekan Redmen 3
Burgessville Bulls 0
Innerkip Eagles 9
Burgessville Bulls 7
Oshwekan Redmen 7
Napanee Jrs. 4
Sunday, May 18/2008 (All games 5 innings due to rain delays)
Oshwekan Redmen 4
Innerkip Eagles 0
Innerkip Eagles 8
Napanee Jrs. 1
Ingersoll Crush 5
Oshwekan Redmen 2
Play-off Rounds:
Monday, May 19/2008
Quarter-finals:
Innerkip Eagles 15
Kitchener Predators 1
WP: Adam McIntyre
LP: Dan Gehl
Semi-finals:
Innerkip Eagles 4
Oshwekan Redmen 3
WP: Dan Skillings
LP: Lee Hopkins
Championship:
Norwich Storm 8
Innerkip Eagles 0
WP: Mark VanVliet
LP: Tim Neill
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RESULTS FROM THE R.J. WHOLESALERS VICTORIA DAY FASTBALL TOURNAMENT
Sat. May 17th/08
Jarvis Rock 1 vs Waterdown Hammer 5
W.P Wayne Wells
L.P Brad Bacher
Waterdown Hammer 9 vs Cayuga Rebels 4
W.P Jim Hurst
L.P Scott Marshall
Waterdown Hammer 11 vs Fisherville Aces 3
W.P Drew Hathway
L.P Brad Benner
Sun. May 18th/08 SEMI FINALS
Waterdown Hammer 10 vs Dunnville Thunder 3
W.P Wayne Wells
L.P Bob Harvey
FINALS
WATERDOWN HAMMER 7 VS CAYUGA REBELS 4
W.P JIM HURST
L.P SCOTT MARSHALL
BATTING HIGH-LITES
Tim Coe Waterdown Hammer .785 for the wk-end
Just an update on the fundraiser fastball exhibition games that will be taking place at Lancaster Park on June 5th. First game gets underway at 7pm and pits the Niagara Snappers against the California Lumberkings, second game begins at 9pm with the GHFL all-stars hosting the Lumberkings.
A Ball Park Radio (www.ballparkradio.com) broadcast of bothgames is in the final stages and looks to be on track. Keep checking for more updates. We encourage all players, fans and coaches not only from the GHFL but from all fastball leagues to come down for a night of fastball in one of the most beautiful parks in Ontario and help support a good cause. Storm’s Deli will be on hand serving up hot food and soft drinks and you can purchase tickets to be used to bid on donated items (including a brand new Wilson glove and an Easton ball bag and many more). Also, both the California Lumberkings and the GHFL will be creating T-Shirts to commemorate the night, these will be available to purchase as well.
Proceeds from the gate and several activities at the parkincluding a 50-50 draw, silent auction and souvenir sales will be donated to Melissa Brideau. Melissa is the long time girlfriend of Niagara Falls Furyplayer Tommy Watkinson who has played ball in the Niagara Falls Men’s League for the past 15 years. Melissa is stricken with a very aggressive from ofMultiple Sclerosis. Melissa is 35 years old and has reached a point in her illness where a wheelchair or scooter have become her source of mobility. Melissa is having no luck with North American treatment and is traveling toVenezuela to seek treatment from world renowned specialist Dr.Yepetz utilizing rainforest natural therapy. As one can imagine this is a verycostly endeavor but one that needs to be explored now. Dr. Yepetz has successfully reversed the effects of MS in many patients and Melissa feels this type of treatment is one of the few remaining options available for her. If treatments go well, Melissa will in all probability be revisiting Venezuela multiple times.
California and Niagara will both be taking part in the 6th annual Snapper Shootout which runs from Friday June 7th- Sunday June 9th. Both teams will be competing along with 14 others to claim more than $3500 in prize money. Previous winners of the Shootout include Niagara Snappers (2004, 2005 winners, 2007 co-winner), The Rise (2006 winner) and the Elora Brewers (2007 co-winners). Another very strong field is set for this year’s tournament.
Check back to www.ghfl.ca or www.niagarasnappers.com for more updates.
ISC II #15 Kitchener Outlaws mounted a furious seven-run comeback attempt against the Elmira Advance Millwrights Jrs in the final of the Millgrove Earlybird Tournament, but came up a run short, dropping an 8-7 decision in 8 innings.
Earlier, the Outlaws knocked off #13 Bridgeport in their A semi-final, while Elmira, with P Danny Martin (who will be with the Outlaws in the ToC), edged Toronto Celtix.
#8 Waterdown Hammer won the B Final over #37 Rockwood Rush.
Thanks to Waterdown Hammer’s Dave Benallick for the scores.
Friday May 9
#8 Waterdown Hammer 2
Waterloo Jrs 1
#13 Bridgeport Braves 7
# 33 Oshweken Redmen 1
#15 Kitchener Outlaws 5
#37 Rockwood Rush 3
Elmira Jrs 7
North York Knights 0
Scarborough Jrs 2
Waterdown Razorbacks 0
Toronto Celtics 4
Waterdown Target 2
Saturday May 10
#7 Ashland Stockpack 5
Niagara Falls Dawgs 2
Fairbank Lumberjacks 2
#42 Hamilton Hawks 11
Celtics 4
Hammer 2
Rush 1
Scarborough Jrs 1
Target 4
Waterloo Jrs 4
Outlaws 8
Razorbacks 0
Hawks 7
Oshweken 7
Bridgeport 9
Lumberjacks 0
Celtics 5
Waterloo Jrs 3
Ashland (winner)
North York
Elmira Jrs 11
Falls Dawgs 2
Hammer 9
Target 3
Outlaws 7
Scarborough Jrs 1
Fairbanks Lumberjacks 3
Oshweken 9
Braves 8
Hawks 1
Rockwood 4
Razorbacks 2
Ashland 2
Elmira Jrs 3
Falls Dawgs 2
North York 2
Sunday May 11
Elimination Round
C semi-final
Waterloo Jrs 4
Falls Dawgs 2
Scarborough Jrs 7
Oshweken 0
B semi-final
Hammer 4
Ashland 3
Hawks 4
Rockwood 6
A semi-final
Bridgeport 4
Kitchener 5
Elmirs Jrs (winner)
Celtics
C Final
Scarborough Jrs 8
Waterloo Jrs 1
B Final
Hammer 7
Rockwood 6
A Final
Elmira Jrs 8
Outlaws 7
