Archive for May, 2005

ISC II #8 Lloydminster Dodgers sign Dean Jones

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Lloydminister, AB

The Lloydminster Scope Dodgers are proud to announce the signing of pitcher Dean Jones. Dean has had great success at every level of fastball, including western Canadians and jr nationals. He brings a great live arm and a big bat to an already strong hitting line-up. We have no doubt that Dean will help us in solidifying ourselves as a true contender in the ISC II TOC in August.

Yours truly,
Darcy Fasek
Player Rep
Lloydminster Scope Dodgers

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

Ontario ISC II Rankings for May 31, 2005

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Ontario ISC II May 31 Rankings

1 (1) Tavistock Merchants – Fred Follings is staying with Tavistock. Beat Palermo in Waterloo, but lost to Scarboro & Waterloo Juniors.

2 (2) Harriston Mercury’s – What are Ryan and Terry doing? Are they staying with Harriston or going with Elora or is one going one way and one the other? Joe German beat ISC II #12 McKie’s in Midland.

3 (3) Micksburg Twins – Corey Costello is in mid-season form, striking out 18 in tossing a perfect game in early-season action.

4 (5) Palermo Athletics – Adding Mike Joseph and Chris McColl gives Palermo a terrific rotation with ace Gord Scott & Glenn Inglehart. Split with Snappers after third in Waterloo where they beat Norwich, but lost to Tavistock.

5 (10) Niagara Snappers – Took three of four from Kitchener, swept Norwich and split with Palermo to open ISC schedule. Will see lots of good teams in home tournament this weekend.

6 (4) Norwich Razorbacks – Swept the Kitchener Twins but then lost to Palermo in Waterloo and dropped a DH to Niagara. Stern test this weekend in Woodstock.

7 (7) Port Elgin Blue Devils – Won the St. Clement’s tournament, beating Bridgeport twice in playoff round. Hit 14 HRs in 5 games.

8 (6) Kanata Team Easton – Didn’t play in Kingston tournament where they’ve done well in the past but winning league games when Dan Konkle pitches.

9 (-) Woodstock Kelsey’s – Won home tournament in 11 innings over Ingersoll Centennials.

10 (8) Bridgeport Braves – Finalists at St. Clement’s, losing twice to Port Elgin.

Honourable mentions

Cobourg Stingers – 3-2 in Kingston losing to Knoxville, PA in extra innings in the semi-final.

Durham Eagles – Wins over Mississauga Arrows and Stouffville Juniors at Millgrove tourney to finish second.

Elora Rage – Beat some quality competition in Waterloo before losing to Scarboro, then lost in “B” semi in St. Clement’s.

Glencoe Astros – Won the B title in Springfield after losing to Shedden in round robin. Off to a strong start in league play.

Waterdown Alexander Keith’s – Won the Millgrove tournament beating Durham in the winner’s bracket final & the championship game.

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs@rogers.com

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

Mid-Atlantic Travel League results – includes ISC II #6 Keating’s Fitness & ISC II #9 KMV Rise

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Lebanon, PA

The Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League opened it’s doors for business
this past weekend in Lebanon PA, with Lancaster County Motors taking the
Championship Game on Sunday with a 5-2 win over the KMV-Rise. 23 games in
all were played, with 10 teams vying to advance to Sunday’s Championship
round. Lancaster won Division 1 with a 3-1 record, their only loss of the
weekend coming at the hands of the Rise. Key AC of Maryland took top honors
in Division 2, also with a 3-1 record. The Rise from Div 1 advanced to
Sunday by virtue of a 2-2 record, edging out Keatings and South Lebanon on
the ISC runs-allowed rule. The Salisbury MD Shockers finished 2nd in Div 2,
needing a win in their final game of pool play to advance. They came
through in a big way, downing Hagerstown MD 21 Nichols, 12-4.

Sunday’s single elimination rounds matched Lancaster and Salisbury in the
9:00am game. Lancaster sent veteran Earl Rutledge to the circle, and he
responded with 5 solid innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. Jason McClune
finished up for Rutledge, pitching 2 scoreless innings. Lancaster continued
their torrid hitting attack, as 4 players connected for 5 HR’s. The 8-3 win
propelled them to the Championship game, awaiting the outcome of the
KMV-Rise vs Key AC game. The Rise dominated this 11:00am game, as they
banged out 11 hits for a 10-0 victory. Tom Vogel took the win in this 5
inning contest, allowing 5 hits and striking out 4. This put the Rise in a
1:00pm match-up with Lancaster for the Championship. Lancaster sent Dave
Stokes to the mound, hoping to avenge an earlier 7-6 loss to the Rise. The
Rise countered with Canadian Tracy Woolridge, who despite an arm injury
pitched 4 gutsy innings. The Rise drew first blood with 1 run in the 1st, a
long blast to left by Bart Fenstermacher, his 2nd HR of the weekend off
Stokes. The Rise made it 2-0 in the 2nd with Chad Walters hitting a
lead-off 2B, scoring on 2 ground outs. This was all that the Black and Red
would muster in the game, as Stokes settled down to allow 2 hits the rest
of the way. Lancaster got to Woolridge in the 3rd, as Stokes connected for
a 2-run HR to left, and took the lead on an Earl Rutledge rbi single.
Lancaster would tack on 2 more in the 5th, as back to back 3B’s following a
BB would end the day for Woolridge. Vogel relieved, and escaped a 2nd and
3rd jam. Stokes came on strong as he set the Rise down in order in the 6th
and 7th innings, finishing with 6K’s for the game.

All-in-all, the 1st weekend of the MAFTL was a huge success, as teams were
pretty much evenly matched in their divisions. By virtue of their finish in
Division 2, Key AC and Salisbury MD Shockers will move up to Division 1 for
the next MAFTL weekend, June 17-19 in Willow Street, PA (Lancaster). South
Lebanon and Landis Markets will move to Division 2 for the Willow Street
weekend. Scheduling and division alignment will be made available shortly,
so stay tuned.

For complete boxscores and game info, visit www.maftl.com

Lebanon, PA

The KMV-Rise Fastpitch Club (ISC II # 9) finished out the 1st weekend in
the Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League
(www.maftl.com)
with a 3-3 record, losing in the

Championship game to Lancaster County Motors, 5-2. The Rise opened play
Friday, losing 5-1 to South Lebanon TNT. Game 2 slated the Rise against
Lancaster County Motors, winning 7-6. The Rise then took on Landis Markets
and dropped a close one in 8 innings, 7-6. Needing a win to advance to
Sunday’s single elimination round, the Rise came on strong as they defeated
Keatings Fitness (ISC II # 6) 11-1 in 5 innings. That propelled them
against Division 2 winner, Key AC. The Rise continued where they left off,
hanging a loss on Key 10-0. That set-up a rematch against Lancaster, who
advanced with an 8-3 win in their semi-final game. The Rise was to be
denied the Championship, as newly acquired pitcher Dave Stokes limited the
Rise to 2 runs on 4 hits.

The KMV-Rise will be in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario June 3-5 for the
Snappers Shootout, and return to the MAFTL June 17-19 in Willow Street, PA.

For more info on the KMV-Rise Team, visit
www.risefastpitch.com

Here’s the Game recap. (R-H-E)

Game 1
South Lebanon TNT 5-8-1
KMV-Rise 1-4-1
WP: Scot Adams 7IP 1R 1ER 4H 8K 3BB
LP: Daryl Martin (L) 4IP 3R 3ER 6H 1K 4BB
Tom Vogel 3IP 2R 1ER 2H 4K 2BB
HR: Bart Fenstermacher (Rise)
Lutz (TNT)
S. Long (TNT)

Game 2
KMV-Rise 7-10-0
Lancaster 6-10-3
WP: Tom Vogel 7IP 6R 6ER 10H 5K 1BB
LP: Dave Stokes 7IP 7R 4ER 10H 5K 1BB
HR: Bart Fenstermacher (Rise)
Chad Sensenig – 2 (Lancaster)

Game 3
KMV-Rise 6-11-3
Landis Markets 7-11-2
WP: Willie Weiler 8IP 6R 4ER 11H 1K 1BB
LP: Daryl Martin 3IP 6R 6ER 7H 1K 1BB
Tracy Woolridge (L) 4 2/3IP 1R 1ER 6K 0BB
HR: John Hurst (Rise)

Game 4
KMV-Rise 11-11-0 ISC II # 9
Keatings Fitness 1-5-0 ISC II # 6
WP: Tom Vogel 5IP 1R 1ER 5H 2K 1BB
LP: Jim Yates 3IP 7R 7ER 7H 4K 1BB
Bill Hillhouse 2IP 4R 4ER 4H 3K 0BB

Game 5
Key AC 0-5-6
KMV-Rise 10-11-0
WP: Tom Vogel 5IP 0R 4K
LP: Andy Berryman n/a
HR: Chad Walters

Game 6
KMV-Rise 2-4-1
Lancaster 5-9-0
WP: Dave Stokes 7IP 2R 2ER 4H 6K 0BB
LP: Tracy Woolridge (L) 4 1/3IP 5R 5ER 9H 1K 0BB
Tom Vogel 1 2/3 IP 0R 0H 1K 1BB

KMV-Rise Top Performers
.309 Team Batting Average
7 Home Runs
3 Triples
13 Doubles
Bart Fenstermacher 11-18 3HR 3/2B 9Runs 8RBI .611 BA
Chad Walters 7-18 2/3B 2/2B HR .389 BA
Chad Oeschle 7-20 4/2B .350 BA
Nate Mosser 6-19 2/2B 6Runs .316 BA
John Hurst 6-19 2HR 6Runs .316 BA
Tom Vogel 3-0 22IP 16K 6BB 8ER 2.55 ERA

submitted by Tom Vogel
VPres MAFTL / site admin

From: “Tom Vogel”

ISC II #36 Denmark, WI Circle Tap Lumberjacks in Wisconsin Travel League

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Denmark, WI

The Circle Tap Lumberjacks completed the first weekend of the Wisconsin
Classic League with a 4-1 record.

Our first game was Friday night against The Bar of Appleton. After Gerad Long
of The Bar held the Lumberjacks scoreless through six innings, the Lumberjacks
scored three runs in the seventh on two walks and two errors by The Bar to
take a 3-2 victory. Dave Miller was the winning pitcher and Scott Bortolini
pitched the seventh for the save.

The second game was against Earl’s Club of Kenosha. After spotting Earl’s to
an early six run lead, the Lumberjacks scored three in the second, one in the
third, two in the fifth, and one in the bottom of the seventh to take the
victory. Dave Engelbert earned the win with five scoreless innings in relief
of Scott Bortolini. Tim Jorgenson, Shawn Krueger, and Luke Goral each had two
RBI’s in the game.

Our third game was against PJ’s Log Jam. Again after PJ’s took an early 2-0
lead, the Lumberjacks gained the 5-2 victory by scoring one in the fifth, and
two in the sixth and seventh. Dave Miller earned his second win of the
weekend in relief of Dave Engelbert. Chris Timm had a two RBI triple to spark
the Lumberjacks.

The fourth game of the weekend was against The Bar of Appleton. The
Lumberjacks started early in this one, scoring two in the first and three in
the third to take a 5-3 lead into the fifth. The Lumberjacks then scored five
in the fifth to take the 10-3 victory by the mercy rule. Scott Bortolini
earned the victory on the mound. Tim Jorgenson had five RBI’s with two
doubles and a single.

The fifth game was aginst Earl’s Club. Earl’s Club jumped out to an early 7-0
lead. But the Lumberjack again came back with two in the fifth and four in
the seventh. However, the tying run was thrown out at the plate to give
Earl’s Club the victory. Dave Miller took the loss on the mound. Jeff
Hauschel and Chris Timm each had two hits and an RBI.

Our last game of the weekend against PJ’s Log Jam was rained out on Sunday.
This will be made up during the second weekend of Classic League play.

The Lumberjacks (4-1) will be in action again at the ISC State Tournament in
Denmark on June 10-12 and in Classic League play on July 1-3.

Todd Every
Circle Tap Lumberjacks
MAILTO:tevery@famvid.com

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”

ISC II #14 Palermo Athletics drop two to ISC #7 Kitchener Twins

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Palermo, ON

May 30, 2005
Isc Travel League
http://www.pmihrm.com/isceast.htm

Games 23 and 24
Kitchener at Palermo

Game 23
Kitchener-8
Palermo-1
WP- Todd Martin
LP-Gord Scott

Game 24
Kitchener-9
Palermo-4
WP-Todd Martin
LP-Glenn Inglehart

ISC II #27 Kenosha, WI Earl’s Club at Wisconsin Travel League

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Kenosha, WI

Earls Club of Kenosha Wisconsin began the Wisconsin ISC II Travel League
slow with a 7-6 defeat Friday but bounced back to take five straight wins
and finish 5-1. Against the Circle Tap Lumberjacks Friday, Earls was unable

to hold an early lead and took a tough team loss. Starting Saturday
morning Todd Lubkeman took his first of four wins against PJ’s
holding them to just three hits and a single run. Kirk Kamke and Rich Edwards each

had two hits. Wayne Gaura started the 3rd game and held The Bar of
Appleton to just one run. In game 4, Lubkeman started and gave way to
Gaura in the 4th with a 6-2 lead. Again, Circle Tap chipped away and we
managed a 7-6 win with the game tying run being thrown out at home to end
it. Paul Wouters had two hits and Edwards and Mark Nelson each had two
hits a piece and each with an HR. Sunday against The Bar of Appleton we
were no hit but snuck away with a 3-2 win scoring single runs in the 6th,
7th, and 8th. Gaura started and Lubkeman got the win in relief. Lubkeman
threw a shutout and took the final win against PJ’s. Paul Skora and
Edwards each had 3 run homers to seal the win and finish out a successful
1st weekend of Travel League.

Earls will be playing the ISC II State tournament in a couple weeks and
finish out the Travel League over the 4th of July weekend.

Paul Skora
Earls Club
mailto:Skora04@aol.com

Includes scores for ISC II #5 Kanata Team Easton & ISC II #21 Micksburg Twins

Monday, May 30th, 2005

Ottawa, ON

Both the Upper Ottawa Valley Men’s Fastball League and the Greater Ottawa
Fastball league wrapped up their first three weeks of play this past
weekend, including one week of the first ever inter-lock between the two
Eastern Ontario/West Quebec intermediate loops.

Standings after 3 weeks:

Greater Ottawa GP W L T Pts

Kanata Team Easton 4 2 1 1 5
Manotick Lomor Printers 3 2 1 0 4
Stittsville 56ers 4 2 2 0 4
Fitzroy WC Electric 2 0 1 1 1

Upper Ottawa Valley GP W L T Pts

Campbell’s Bay Royals 3 2 1 0 4
Micksburg Twins 3 2 1 0 4
Beachburg NRTco 2 1 1 0 2
Shawville Hursty’s Bar 3 1 2 0 2

GOFL Defending Champions, Kanata Team Easton (ISC II #5) had two wins over
Stittsville (5-1) and a victory in an interleague game over the Ottawa
Valley Raiders (5-0). Kanata also played Fitzroy Harbour to a scoreless
draw over seven innings, with Dan Konkle throwing a three hit shutout.
Konkle had both wins for Team Easton. Team Easton’s defeat was 3-1 at home
to Shawville in interlock play – Bill Gerber took the pitching loss. Team
Easton will be picking up some players from the 56ers for the ISC II
Qualifier in Blackburn on June 24-26.

UOVMFL Defending Champions, Micksburg Twins (ISC II #21) defeated Shawville
4-1 at home to start the season. Kevin Humphries had a homer for the Twins.
In interlock play Corey Costello threw a perfect game, including 18
strikeouts, in a 10-0 win at home against Manotick. Jamey Mick had a home
run for Micksburg. Corey Costello suffered a rare regular season loss on May
16, as cousin Shawn Costello led Beachburg to a 2-0 victory. Micksburg will
also be participating in the ISC II Qualifier in Blackburn, bolstered with
additions from the Beachburg league team.

Manotick won their first two games, with Trevor Lahey getting both decision.
Lomor defeated Fitzroy Harbour at home in their first game with Don Cox and
Bobby Jack Hart hitting home runs in a 6-4 victory. Manotick also defeated
Stittsville 5-0 with Lahey throwing a no-hitter. Lindsay Medynski had a
grand slam for Manotick and Tim Power had a solo shot. Manotick will be
participating in the ISC II Qualifier in Blackburn and the “masters” aged
players on the team will also be participating in the World Games in
Edmonton. Manotick will be hosting a tournament the weekend of June 3-5 to
help raise funds for this trip.

Stittsville started slow with losses to Kanata and Manotick but rebounded
for victories against Blackburn Bombers (8-0) in interleague play and
Campbell’s Bay (8-2) in interlock play. Dan Bradley had all the pitching
decisions for the 56ers. Home run hitters for Stittsville were Scott
Herriott, Darren Featherstone, Greg McMillan, Ryan Bond, John Craig and Sam
Oliver with two in the Campbell’s Bay match up.

Fitzroy Harbour lost to Manotick in their first game, with Bud Hanlon taking
the loss. Jason Armstrong and Shawn Rebertz hit homers in the 6-4 defeat.
The next game saw the WC Electric tie Kanata and Dan Konkle 0-0. Three
Electric pitchers combined to limit Kanata to two hits. Fitzroy Harbour
also participated in the Kingston tournament over the May long weekend,
finishing with a disappointing 0-3 record. Fitzroy Harbour will be
participating in the ISC II Qualifier in Blackburn.

Campbell’s Bay Royals started off strongly with convincing 10-1 and 9-1 road
wins over Beachburg and Shawville respectively. Veteran lefty Lenny Burger
had both wins for the Royals. The home opener did not go as well as
expected for the Royals as they lost 8-2 to Stittsville in interlock play.
Matt Greer had two homers during May for Campbell’s Bay.

Beachburg started slow with a 10-1 loss at home to Campbell’s Bay, but then
defeated defending champions Micksburg 2-0 at home. Shawn Costello had both
pitching decisions for Beachburg. Beachburg was scheduled to play Fitzroy
Harbour in interlock play but the game was postponed and will be made up
later in the season.

Shawville began the season with two losses (4-1 to Micksburg and 9-1 to
Campbell’s Bay). However, the interlock game on the road with Kanata got
Shawville in the win column with a 3-1 victory, with Mark Wright notching
the pitching victory. Todd Fraser had a home run for Shawville.

For more information, visit the league websites at:

http://ca.geocities.com/fitzroyfastball/GOFL.htm

http://ca.geocities.com/fitzroyfastball/UOVMFL.htm

Adam Brown
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric
mailto:Adam.Brown@ottawa.ca