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Canada East Qualifier Draws

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

Bob McGowan, Canada East ISC Area Commissioner, is pleased to announce the draws for the ISC & ISC II Qualifiers to be held in Innerkip & Fitzroy Harbour June 16-18. A record of 35 teams are competing in this year’s qualifiers. The winners of each tournament will receive a berth in either the ISC World Tournament or the ISC II Tournament of Champions being held in Kitchener August 11-19 with additional invite berths to both tournaments likely to be made available.

All teams are reminded that final rosters are due Wednesday June 14.

ISC Qualifier in Innerkip – All games in Diamond 1
Friday June 16
7:00 pm Game 1 Scarborough Wolverines vs Ohswegen Redmen
8:30 pm Game 2 Jarvis Merchants vs St. Thomas Centennials
10:00 pm Game 3 Orillia Riversharks vs Winner Game 1

Games continue Saturday at Innerkip on Diamond 1 starting at 10:00 am with the championship game scheduled for 8:00 pm. The “if” game will follow immediately after if necessary.

ISC II Qualifier in Innerkip
Friday June 16
7:00 pm Game 2 Drumbo 1 Kitchener Phoenix Outlaws vs Mitchell Mets
7:00 pm Game 3 Drumbo 2 Palermo Athletics vs Shakespeare Falcons
7:00 pm Game 6 Innerkip 2 Tavistock Smully’s Merchants vs Ingersoll Crush
8:30 pm Game 1 Drumbo 1 Niagara Snappers vs Monkton Muskrats
8:30 pm Game 5 Drumbo 2 Harriston Mercury’s vs Orangeville Resolve Kings
8:30 pm Game 4 Innerkip 2 Elora Wellington Brewers vs Morpeth Magic
10:00 pm Game 7 Drumbo 1 Glencoe Astros vs Hickson Reds
10:00 pm Game 8 Innerkip 2 Alvinston Indians vs Wyevale Tribe

Games continue Saturday at 8:00 am in both Innerkip and Drumbo with the championship game scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 pm. The “if” game will follow immediately after if necessary.

ISC II Qualifier in Fitzroy Harbour
Friday June 16
7:00 pm Game 2 Fitzroy 2 Stouffville Mennos vs Ottawa Blitz
7:00 pm Game 4 Fitzroy 1 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
9:00 pm Game 1 Fitzroy 1 Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric vs Eastmain Fireballs
9:00 pm Game 3 Stittsville 1 Stittsville 56ers vs Ottawa Valley Raiders
Saturday June 17
10:00 am Game 7 Fitzroy 1 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder vs Winner Game 1
10:00 am Game 10 Stittsville 2 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.

For more information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
jbob99(at)allstream.net
519.941.6767 home
905.672.7473 office

or, for info on the Fitzroy Harbour qualifier

Adam Brown
Adam.Brown(at)ottawa.ca or
Fitzroyfastball(at)yahoo.ca
613.623.8867

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Michigan Tom Thumb ISC Travel League update

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

TFSL / ISC WEEKLY REPORT 2006

WEEK ONE MAY 16-17

Tue. 5-16 in Munger

Game One: Munger Bulldogs 6 – 9 WP: Brent Lynch 12 K 1 – 0
Millington Up To Date Painting 3 – 7 LP: Mike Spagnuolo 6 K 0 – 0
Bulldogs: Punky McKinstry 2 – 2, T, 2 BB, 4 R;
UTD: Steve Shores 2 – 4 , D; Pat Murtha 1 – 3 , T

Game Two: Frankenmuth Tiffany’s 5 – 11 WP: Pete Loachridge 17 K 1 – 0
Munger Bulldogs 4 – 5 LP: Brent Lynch 15 K 1 – 1

Tiffany’s: Joe Funch 3 – 5, RBI; Muke Meinecke 3 – 5 , 2 D, 2 RBI;
Bulldogs: Brent Lynch 2 – 4; Jeff Servinski D, RBI; Puncky McKinstry T, RBI

Wed. 5 – 17 in Frankenmuth

Game One: Frankenmuth Tiffany’s 3 – 6 WP: Pete Loachridge 10 K 2 – 0
Auburn Buzz 0 – 5 LP: Greg Wright 3 K 0 – 1

Tiffany’s: Joe Funch 2 – 3, Ed Gerow 2 – 3, D, Brett Szagesh 2 – 2 , D,
Buzz: Duaine Vogel 2 – 3

Game Two: Millington Up To Date Painting 9 – ? WP: Dave Lach 6 K 1 – 0
Munger Vols 1 – 1 LP: Ryan Truemner 6 K 0 – 1

UTD: Dave Lach 3 – 3, 2 HR, 7 RBI’s , GS; John Borcherding 2 – 3, D;
Pat Murtha 2 – 3, RBI
Vols: Brent Jacobs 1 – 2, HR

WEEK TWO May 23 – 24

Tue. 5 – 23 in Auburn

Game One: Munger Bulldogs 4 – 8 WP: Doug Gillis 14 K 1 – 0
Munger Vols 0 – 1 LP: Kyle Beane 5 K 0 – 1

Bulldogs: Ken Benson 3 hits; Adam Brechtelsbauer 2 hits;
Vols: Justin Jacobs only hit

Game Two: Munger Bulldogs 5 – 6 WP: Brent Lynch 9 K 2 – 1
Auburn Buzz 4 – 3 LP: Greg Wright 15 K 0 – 2

Bulldogs: Ken Benson 2 – 3 ; Adam Brechtelsbauer HR, 2 RBI’s;
Buzz: Trent Ruthig 2 – 4 ; Kyle Engle D

Wed. 5 – 24 in Frankenmuth

Game One: Frankenmuth Tiffany’s 7 – 7 WP: Pete Loachridge 9 K 3 – 0
Millington Up To Date Painting 0 – 2 LP: Dave Lach 2 K 1 – 1

Tiffany’s: Brett Szagesh 2 – 3, D, 4 RBI; Rich Kathrens 2 – 2 ; Terry Hoppe 2 RBI’s
UTD: Mike Spagnuolo D;

Game Two: Millington Up To Date Painting 9 – 9 WP: Mike Spagnuolo 3 K 1 – 1
Auburn Buzz 7 – 8 LP: Greg Wright 13 K 0 – 3

UTD: Steve Shores 2 – 3, HR, 2 RBI; Jeff Hess 2 – 2, RBI
Buzz: Tom Short 2 – 4, RBI; Jim Beyerlien 2 – 4

WEEK THREE MAY 30 – 31

Tue. 5 – 30 in Munger

Games rained out

Wed. 5 – 31 in Frankenmuth

Game One: Munger Bulldogs 5 – 5 WP: Jeff Servinski 4 K 1 – 0
Millington Up To Date Painting 3 – 8 LP: Mike Spagnuolo 4 K 1 – 2

Bulldogs: Brent Lynch 2 – 4, T, 2 RBI
UTD: Mike Gohsman 2 – 4, HR, 2 RBI; John Borcherding 2 – 3, RBI

Game Two: Bulldogs vs Tiffany’s rained out to be made up on Mon. June 5 in Frankenmuth at 8:30

STANDINGS AS OF 6 – 1 WON LOST G/B

Frankenmuth Tiffanys 3 0
Munger Bulldogs 4 1 .5
Millington Up To Date Painting 2 3 2.5
Munger Vols 0 2 2.5
Auburn Buzz 0 3 3

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South Perth and Golden Horseshoe Fastball League All-Stars Teams to meet in First Annual Ontario All-Star Challenge

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Kitchener (June 1, 2006) – For years in the beer gardens at tournaments and more recently on internet chat forums, the question always gets asked: Which league has the best players?

The first annual Ontario All-Star Challenge will help answer that question as the best of the local South Perth Men’s Fastball League will take on the Golden Horseshoe Fastball League (GHFL) in an all-star game this August.

The game, to be played at 9 pm on Thursday August 10 at Hallman Park, will be a prelude to the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Tournament which starts the following evening and the ISC II Tournament of Champions that kicks off that Sunday.

“We’ve been saying that we’ve got the best league in Ontario for a long time and now we’re going to put that to the test,” said South Perth league president George Nahrgang, whose 18-team league stretches from Harriston to Mitchell to Tavistock, and boasts the winners of the last three ISC II tournaments

“We’re really looking forward to the opportunity and I think we’re going to surprise some people,” countered Blair Setford, president of the 11-team GHFL, which includes teams in Mississauga, Hamilton-Waterdown and the Niagara region.

Setford approached Nahrgang with the idea for the game over the winter. “It’s something that all ball players talk about when they get together and, with the ISC Worlds in Kitchener the next two years, this is the perfect showcase for the All-Star Challenge.”

“This is a great opportunity for fastball fans to come out and get a taste of the action that they’re going to see during the third week of August,” said host committee chairman Tom Clancy.

Both leagues count several senior ball players on various team rosters, along with many more top-notch intermediate players, so the game will undoubtedly be hotly contested – particularly with the added incentive of a to-be-determined wager between the two leagues.

“I’m sure we’ll come up with something besides just bragging rights,” said Nahrgang. “This isn’t a grudge match yet, but it really does have the potential to develop into a good rivalry,” added Setford.

Some of the South Perth players expected to take part in the game include Don Scott and Dale Levy of the Kitchener Hallman Twins, the host team for the ISC World Tournament, along with Jim, Jodie & Jay Schnarr of the Bridgeport PROforma Braves, who are the host team for the ISC II Tournament of Champions – the intermediate division of the ISC.

Among those that may be representing the GHFL are Scott Wagar, who led his Jarvis team to 4th at last year’s Canadian Senior Nationals, Byron Demoe, of the Niagara Snappers, who tied for 5th at last year’s ISC II championship, and Jeff Wilson, who has won four junior national championships in a row and is graduating to senior ball this year.

Admission to the park will be free for the game, which will be preceded by a game at 7 pm featuring the Czech Republic National Team and the Danish club team that are competing in the ISC World Tournament. The game will also be broadcast over the internet on streaming audio through www.ballparkradio.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Blair Setford
Golden Horseshoe Fastball League
1.800.268.9374 ext. 8803
blairjs(at)rogers.com
www.ghfl.ca

or

George Nahrgang
South Perth Men’s Fastball League
519.595.2609
judge(at)cyg.net
www.kwfastball.com/southperth.htm

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#18 Rice Creek Lightning schedule in Midland

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Pool A – ISC #9 Explorers, ISC #27 Dolan & Murphy, ISC #31 Planggers, ISC #28 Oshweken, Coppens
Pool B – ISC #12 Heflin, ISC #29 MVD, Rice Creek Lightning, Oshawa, Priority Mortgage

Friday June 2
7:00 pm Explorers vs. Coppens; Rice Creek vs. Priority
9:00 pm Oshawa vs. Priority

Saturday June 3
9:00 am DM vs. Planggers
11:00 am Rice Creek vs. Heflin; Explorers vs. Oshweken
1:00 pm Oshweken vs. Coppens; MVD vs. Oshawa
3:00 pm Priority vs. Heflin; Coppens vs. Planggers
5:00 pm Heflin vs. Oshawa; Planggers vs. Explorers; DM vs. Oshweken
7:00 pm DM vs. Explorers; Priority vs. MVD; Oshawa vs. Rice Creek
9:00 pm MVD vs. Rice Creek

Sunday
9:00 am Oshweken vs. Planggers; Coppens vs. DM; MVD vs. Heflin

Playoff Round
11:00 am 1st A vs. 2nd B 1st B vs. 2nd A
1:00 Championship

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Niagara Snaps up top spot in ISC II June 1 Rankings

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

June 1, 2006

Strong showings against top ISC-level competition through the month of May was enough for the Niagara, ON Snappers to move up one spot to the top rung of the ISC II rankings released today, edging out the Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils by a single point.

Bridgeport, ON Braves also inched upward in the rankings after their win in the St. Clement’s, ON tournament while the defending ISC II Champion Elmira, ON Cubs fell to #3 after a poor outing.

Making the biggest jump in the rankings was the Bakersfield, CA California LumberKings, leaping up to #13 from #46 after signing of a pair of highly regarded B.C. pitchers.

Teams debuting in the rankings include Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws and Thomson, IL Area Merchants.

The top 10 break down as follows with preseason ranking in brackets:

1. (2) Niagara, ON Snappers
2. (4) Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
3. (1) Elmira, ON Cubs
4. (5) Bridgeport, ON Braves
5. (3) Alvinston, ON Indians
6. (8) Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Services
7. (6) Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8. (7) Hermann, MO Black Gold
9. (10) Harriston, ON Mercurys
10. (9) Perkasie, PA Rise

A total of 37 teams received at least one vote from the panel of 12 judges. Two sets of rankings were chosen at random to be dropped from this term’s final rankings. A different two sets will be dropped in all future rankings.

To see the full list with each judges score, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.

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. The tournament will feature 40 teams from across North America playing a four-game round robin schedule in eight pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.

Full rankings are as following:

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

NOTES:
1. 26 is recorded for a team not ranked by a given committee member.
2. The ISC II rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the 2006 Tournament of Champions.
3. Ranking committee member identities will be kept confidential.
4. Committee makeup: 9 American, 3 Canadian.
5. Teams which don’t plan to participate in ISC II competition have not been considered for and/or will be dropped from the rankings.
*Denotes replacement committee member’s ranking used
Two sets of rankings picked at random were not used this term: #7 & #12 from preseason rankings.

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#15 Denver, CO Colorado Rage qualify for ToC

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Pueblo Bandits Roll in the Joe Santos Memorial

The Pueblo Bandits reached their second title game in as many weeks when they faced off in a battle of Manley men in the Joe Santos Memorial Tournament Final. Bandit ace Jeremy Manley led the Bandits to an 8-1 win over his younger brother Regan Manley of the Colorado Rage in the championship game.

By virtue of their win, Pueblo earned a berth into the ISC tournament. The Colorado Rage earned the ISC II ToC berth with their runner-up finish.

This tournament showed a resurgence of team and fan interest in men’s fastpitch with teams from El Paso, TX, Arizona & Utah and from all over Colorado. Thanks to all who participated and supported the event.
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