Archive for June, 2006

Iowa Area Qualifier starts this weekend

Friday, June 16th, 2006

From Brett Baughman via Al Doran

This is just a reminder for all fans in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinoisthat Walcott Iowa will be hosting the 2006 Iowa Area ISC Tournament. Walcott is located just off I-80 near Davenport, you cant miss it just take the exit of the worlds largest truck stop. There will be 6 gamesFriday night starting at 6:30pm, 8 Games Saturday starting at 2pm and 7games on Sunday starting at 1pm. The defending champion Quad City Sox will be taking the field for the first time at 3:45 pm on Saturday. This tournament is one of the best played in the country each year, this year we have 18 teams competing for that all important berth to the ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions in Kitchener, Ontario.

I will bring you all the updates on sunday night and preview the upcoming action on Wed June 21st and Friday the 23rd before Championship Saturday on the 24th. Come downand spend a day, bring the family and make sure you enjoy a world famouspork chop sandwich. It’s a great chance to spend a cheap day with thefamily and what more could a Dad want on fathers day than to spend agreat day watching some great men’s fastpitch softball.

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#15 Palermo Athletics earn tie with ISC #21 Jarvis

Friday, June 16th, 2006

ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada
June 14, 2006

Game # 45
Jarvis 3
Palermo 2
W.P. Andrew Phibbs
L.P. Chris McColl

Game # 46
Jarvis 6
Palermo 6
Jarvis Scott Wagar
Palermo Gord Scott & Chris McColl

Canada East qualifiers go this weekend

Friday, June 16th, 2006

A total of 30 teams from Ontario and Quebec will face off in Innerkip and Fitzroy Harbour this weekend to decide the Canada East Area berths to the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions.

In Innerkip, action kicks off tonight with 8 games featuring 10 teams included in the June 15 ISC II rankings. First round games are as follows:

8:30 pm Game 1 Drumbo 1 #4 Niagara Snappers vs Monkton Muskrats
7:00 pm Game 2 Drumbo 1 #29 Kitchener Phoenix Outlaws vs #27 Mitchell Mets
7:00 pm Game 3 Drumbo 2 #15 Palermo Athletics vs #30 Shakespeare Falcons
8:30 pm Game 4 Innerkip 2 #11 Elora Wellington Brewers vs Morpeth Magic
8:30 pm Game 5 Drumbo 2 #13 Harriston Mercury’s vs Orangeville Resolve Kings
7:00 pm Game 6 Innerkip 2 #9 Tavistock Smully’s Merchants vs Ingersoll Crush
10:00 pm Game 7 Drumbo 1 #10 Glencoe Astros vs Hickson Reds
10:00 pm Game 8 Innerkip 2 #8 Alvinston Indians vs Wyevale Tribe

Games resume at 8:00 am Saturday and will continue all weekend in Innerkip & Hickson with the championship game set for Sunday at 1:00 pm. The “if” game will follow immediately after if necessary.

In Fitzroy Harbour, three ranked teams will headline a 14-team tournament.
9:00 pm Game 1 Fitzroy 1 Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric vs Fitzroy Harbour Selects
7:00 pm Game 2 Fitzroy 2 Stouffville Mennos vs Ottawa Blitz
9:00 pm Game 3 Stittsville 1 Stittsville 56ers vs Ottawa Valley Raiders
7:00 pm Game 4 Fitzroy 1 #21 Waterdown Hammer vs Quyon Flyers
7:00 pm Game 5 Stittsville 1 Kingston Cowboys vs Blackburn Bombers
7:00 pm Game 6 Stittsville 2 Enterprise Oasis Pools vs Carp I4C Victory Consulting
Saturday June 17
10:00 am Game 7 Fitzroy 1 #7 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder vs Winner Game 1
10:00 am Game 10 Stittsville 2 #17 Micksburg Twins vs Winner Game 6

Loser’s bracket games start Saturday at 8:00 am in both Fitzroy Harbour and Stittsville with the championship game scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 pm. The “if” game will follow immediately after if necessary.

Rise, TNT, PA Power in action in MAFTL

Friday, June 16th, 2006

The Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League will be playing the 2nd of 3 ISC Travel dates this weekend, June 16-18, in Lancaster, PA. The 12-team League has a 3 Division set-up, and 6 games are slated for Friday’s start. First weekend winner at 6-0, Keatings Fitness (ISC #25) and coming off a strong showing at the Baumann Tournament in Erie, look to retain their championship form as they open against the #5 Rise in a 7:30 contest at Garrett Park. The Rise is fresh off a tournament win at the Snapper Shootout held in Niagara-on-the Lake, ON, and looks to even the match against Keatings, winners over the Rise in the 1st weekend Championship.

Games continue on Saturday, a full schedule at Garrett Park (Willow Street) and at Strasburg Jaycee Park. Play off games finish on Sunday at Garrett Park, with the Championship game starting at 1:00 PM.

More information on the League can be found at: www.maftl.com
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Elmira Cubs regain top spot in the ISC II Rankings

Friday, June 16th, 2006

June 15, 2006

Big wins at the Woodstock Legends of Fastball tournament were enough to move the defending ISC II Champion Elmira, ON Cubs and 2006 host Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves into a dead heat at the top of the ISC II Rankings. Elmira, a finalist at the Mitchell tournament, which featured several ranked teams, is recognized as #1 for the period with more #1 votes from the ranking committee.

Perkasie, PA Rise climb from #10 to #5 on the strength of their win at the highly touted Snapper Shoot-Out in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON which featured 14 ranked teams.

Breaking into the top 10, up from #22, are the Glencoe, ON Astros based on their come-from-behind win over Elmira in Mitchell, as well as a semi-final appearance at the Snapper Shoot-Out.

The top 10 are as follows with their June 1 ranking in brackets:

1. (3) Elmira, ON Cubs
2. (4) Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves
3. (2) Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
4. (1) Niagara, ON Snappers
5. (10) Perkasie, PA Rise
6. (6) Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Services
7. (7) Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8. (5) Alvinston, ON Indians
9. (13) Tavistock, ON Smully’s Merchants
10. (22) Glencoe, ON Astros

A total of 32 teams received at least one vote from the panel of 11 judges. One set of rankings was not received by the deadline.

To see the full list including how each committee member voted, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website.

Niagara, Ottawa, Alvinston, Tavistock and Glencoe along with 26 other Ontario and Quebec teams will be in action this weekend as the Canada East area qualifiers kick off tonight in Innerkip and Fitzroy Harbour. The Rise will see action in the Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League this weekend.

The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the fifth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 13-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge, Ontario.

For more information, please contact:

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com

2006 ISC II June 15 Rankings
Rank Team
1 Elmira, ON Cubs
2 Bridgeport, ON Braves
3 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
4 Niagara, ON Snappers
5 Perkasie, PA KMV Rise
6 Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
7 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8 Alvinston, ON Indians
9 Tavistock, ON Merchants
10 Glencoe, ON Astros
11 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
12 Hermann, MO Black Gold
13 Harriston, ON Mercurys
14 Bakersfield, CA LumberKings
15 Palermo, ON Athletics
16 Denver, CO Colorado Rage
17 Micksburg, ON Twins
18 Ashland, OH Merchants
19 Marshall, MI Rice Creek Lightning
20 Toronto, ON Champion Indians
21 Waterdown, ON Hammer
22 Yakima, WA JRW Associates
23 Saginaw, MI Up-to-Date Painting
24 St. Paul, MN ABS-Villard
24 Hayward, CA A-1 Tank
26 Thomson, IL Area Merchants
27 Mitchell, ON Mets
28 Lancaster, PA Lancaster Motors
29 Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws
30 Shakespeare, ON Falcons
30 South Lebanon, PA TNT
30 Harrisburg, PA PA Power

ISC II pair tied for #3 in California Top 10

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Sledgehammer22 is back with his latest Top 10 Rankings for California. Tied at #3 are a pair of ISC II teams: Hayward A-1 Tank and Bakersfield Lumberkings. Both teams are next in action at the Portland, OR Rose Cup.

For the full California Top 10, click here.

3 Tied. A-1 Tank- The Tank has had a few weeks off which could prove to hurt them as they were supposed to have Reno as a tune up for the Rose Cup. The ISC II doesn’t show them much love in the rankings but that’s mainly because their pitchers are unknown to the ISC II crowd. Zack Abernathy leads the way at the top of the lineup with a fiery attitude and spark plug mentality.

3 Tied. Bakerfield Lumberkings- I admit, I thought these guys would be done by now but they’ve proven to be here to stay. The ISC II committee must have seen something in the recent additions of Strang and Nimmo as they were boosted all the way to 13 in the June ISC II rankings. The Lumberkings have been playing a ruthless schedule and have been holding their own with tough ISC opponents. Having Sonny Perkins on the team has given them confidence and they show it when they play.

#1 Niagara Snappers drop pair to ISC #17 Innerkip Eagles

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Innerkip, ON

Niagara Snappers @ Innerkip Bright Cheese House Eagles

Game 41

Innerkip 4 Niagara 2

W.P. Jeremy Debelleval – 7 innings, 2 Runs, 9 K’s, 4 Hits Allowed
L.P. Mike Bateman – 6 innings, 4 Runs, 6 K’s, 7 Hits Allowed

Home Runs: Trevor Falk, Scott Young (Snappers) Kevin Cassells (Eagles)

Game 42

Innerkip 9 Niagara 2 ( 5 innings)

W.P. Jamie Simpson – 5 Innings, 2 Runs, 4 K’s, 4 Hits Allowed
L.P. Jay Paylove – 4 Innings, 9 Runs, 1 K, 9 Hits Allowed
Home Runs: Trevor Falk ( Snappers) Derek Martin ( Eagles)

From: “Jeff Whetstone”

#20 Waterdown Hammer win WMFL tournament

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

#20 Waterdown Hammer won the Waterdown Men’s Fastball League over unranked opponents June 9-11.

Hammer 9 Millgrove Smoke 3
Win Rod Fevereau 5 1/3 2 hits 5 k’s, relief Gord Scott 1 2/3
Loss – Jay Paylove
Ham – Dave Brownhill 2-4, Joe Reeve 2-4 2 RBI , Dave Benallick 4-4 HR 3 RBI

Hammer 8 Bramalea Jr’s 0
Win Gord Scott 5 innings 3 hits, relief Rod Fevereau 1 inning 0 hits
Dave Benallick HR 3 RBI

Hammer 5 Razerbacks 2
Win Gord Scott 7in 5 hits 2 runs 5 k’s
Loss Paul Koert 7in 8 hits 12 k’s 3 ER
Hammer – Dave Kingdon 3-3, Trevor Brownhill 2-3 1 RBI, Kyle Davis 1-3 2RBI

Hammer 11 St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper 0
Win Tim Neil 7 in 3 hits 0 R 12k’s
Loss Andy Hicks all 7
Dave Brownhill 3-5 2 RBI, Dave Kingdon 3-5, Trevor Brownhill 3-4 3 RBI

#12 Palermo Athletics split with Ohsweken

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

ISC TRAVEL LEAGUE OF EASTERN CANADA

Ohsweken at Palermo
Games 39 and 40

Game 39

Ohsweken-4
Palermo-5

WP- C. McColl/C. Reed
LP- R. Miller

Game 40

Ohsweken-7
Palermo-1

WP- M. Joseph
LP-C. Reed

From: “Larry Withnell” larzwhip(at)sympatico.ca

#8 Hermann, MO Black Gold/Rivertown in Kelso, MO tourney

Monday, June 12th, 2006

#8 Hermann, MO Black Gold travelled to Kelso, MO for a tournament this past weekend, finishing 1-3. ISC team Vandalia, IL The Freight won the tournament, defeating Nokomis, IL Bud Light in the final. Of note, Memphis, TN Posse finished 4th.

Black Gold Rivertown, Hermann, MO. 4, Belleville, IL Stallions 2
WP-Eric Steinbeck
LP-Tim Davis

Teutopolis, IL KC/Bud Select 5, Black Gold Rivertown, Hermann, MO. 3
WP-Kevin Ruholl
LP-Eric Steinbeck

Jamco Transportation, Kelso, Mo 14, Black-Gold 2

Belleville Stallions 6, Black-Gold Rivertown 5 (9 inn).

#18 Marshall, MI Rice Creek Lightning at Midland tourney

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Rice Creek Lightning finish 1-3 at Midland Explorers Boulevard Lounge Tournament

Game 2: Priority Mortgage 5 (1-0) Rice Creek 2 (0-1)
WP – Duke Vanderark (6H, 4K, 4BB), LP – Sean Kelly (10H, 6K, 2BB)
Rice Creek scored 2 unearned runs in the top of the 1st and Ryan Saylor had 4 hits. Terry Boetsma drove in 2 runs with a double in the 3rd. Scott Gruppen drove in 2 with a single in the 4th. Dave Lach, Boetsma and Jeff Geggen each had 2 hits.

Game 5: ISC #12 Heflin 3 (1-0) Rice Creek 2 (0-2)
WP – Blair Ezekiel (4H, 9K, 1BB), LP – Jeff Lovell (8H, 0K, 3BB)
Chris Rivard and Adam Saylor hit solor HR’s for Rice Creek. Eduardo Leonardo hit a HR and Frank Perez and Ryan Kostel each drove in a run for Heflin. Kostel and Leonardo each had 2 hits.

Game 16: Rice Creek 7 (1-2) Oshawa BB Juniors (1-3)
WP – Sean Kelly (4H, 6K, 1BB), LP – Brian Mather (5H, 5K, 7BB)
Steve Myers had a 2-RBI double and Matt Shock scored 2 runs for Rice Creek.

Game 17: ISC #29 MVD Sports 6 (3-0) Rice Creek 2 (1-3)
WP – Tom Berube (7H, 12K, 0BB), LP – Jeff Lovel (9H, 2K, 2BB)
Steve Myers was 2×3 for Rice Creek. Brian Culler was 3×4 and Kevin Scott, Matt Van Dine, Bryan Hall (HR) each had 2 hits for MVD.

Pool B
Heflin 4-0 (1st)
MVD 3-1 (2nd)
Oshawa 1-3)
Rice Creek 1-3
Priority Mortgage 1-3

#22 Glencoe Astros rally to beat #3 Elmira Cubs in Mitchell finals

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Mitchell, ON

A six-run seventh inning was enough for the Glencoe Astros to rally from a 5-1 deficit and defeat the Elmira Cubs 7-6 in the ‘A’ final of the 16th annual Mitchell Mets tournament on the June 9-11th weekend. Shaun Winship’s two-run single in the seventh snapped the 5-5 tie, then he came in relief of Jason Dawdy with two runners in scoring position and nobody out and save the victory, giving the Astros top prize money and exact some revenge as the Cubs had beaten the Astros 8-2 earlier in the day to advance to the final. Glencoe doubled Tavistock 6-3 to earn a shot at redemption and it paid off.

Elora Wellington Brewers captured the ‘B’ title with a huge 13-1 win over Harriston, while Zurich Rangers edged Milverton Millwrights 2-1 in eight-innings to claim the ‘C’ consolation prize. In the eight-team ladies division, Bramalea Nics went nbeaten and edged Milverton 2-1 to win top honours.

The competition was a good tune-up for many clubs as they prepare for the ISC II qualifier in Innerkip this weekend.

Full results for 16th annual Mitchell Mets tournament
Intermediate men’s division (15 teams)
Mitchell, ON
June 9-11, 2006

Preliminary round
Elmira Jrs 6, #4 Bridgeport Braves 5
#22 Glencoe Astros 6, Milverton AW Millwrights 3
#2 Port Elgin Blue Devils 4, Monkton Muskrats 1
#9 Harriston Mercury’s 5, Zurich Rangers 2
#11 Elora/Wellington Brewers 12, Fullarton A’s 5
#13 Tavistock Merchants 8, Owen Sound Crunch 2
#3 Elmira Cubs 5, Ingersoll Crush 1
#30 Mitchell Mets 11, Ingersoll Crush 3

Glencoe 7, Elmira Jrs 5
Port Elgin 8, Harriston 2
Tavistock 10, Elora 5
Elmira Cubs 3, Mitchell 1
(these winners, with 2-0 records, advance to ‘A’ division)
(these losers, with 1-1 records, advance to ‘B’ division)

Bridgeport 5, Milverton 0
Monkton 10, Zurich 2
Owen Sound 11, Fullarton 2
(these winners, with 1-1 records, advance to ‘B’ division)

‘A’ Division
Glencoe 5, Port Elgin 1
Elmira Cubs 10, Tavistock 4
Elmira Cubs 8, Glencoe 2
(Elmira advances to ‘A’ final)
Tavistock 6, Port Elgin 5
Glencoe 6, Tavistock 3
Glencoe 7, Elmira Cubs 6 (final)

‘B’ Division
Harriston 11, Bridgeport 6
Mitchell 8, Owen Sound 6
Elmira Jrs. 9, Monkton 2
Elora 10, Ingersoll 3
Harriston 9, Mitchell 8 (8-innings)
Elora 14, Elmira Jrs. 7
Elora 13, Harriston 1 (final)

‘C’ Division
(losers of first 2 games)
Zurich 6, Milverton 1
Milverton 8, Fullarton 3
Zurich 2, Milverton 1 (8-innings) (final)

‘A’ champs – Glencoe
‘B’ champs – Elora
‘C’ champs – Zurich