Archive for May, 2008

TNT tops ISC II Preseason Rankings

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

May 6, 2008 – South Lebanon, PA TNT will open the defence of their ISC II crown atop the rankings. TNT topped a selection of nearly 50 teams considered by the ISC II ranking committee.

Rankers slotted the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions finalists California Lumberkings in second place while a revamped Perkasie, PA Rise lineup comes in at #3.

The rankings are as follows:

2008 ISC II Preseason Rankings
Rank Team
1 South Lebanon, PA TNT
2 Bakersfield, CA Lumberkings
3 Perkasie, PA Rise
4 Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
5 Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness
6 New York City, NY Knights
7 Ashland, OH Stockpack
8 Waterdown, ON Hammer
9 Palermo, ON Athletics
10 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
11 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
12 Elmira, ON Cubs
13 Bridgeport, ON Braves
14 Monfort, WI New Image
15 Kitchener, ON Outlaws
16 Wyevale, ON Tribe
17 Sacramento, CA River City Rockers
18 Alvinston, ON Indians
19 Glencoe, ON Astros
20 Ephrata, PA Pennsylvania Power
21 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
22 Memphis, TN Posse
23 Hermann, MO Black Gold
24 Harriston, ON Mercury’s
25 Grand Rapids, MI Priority Mortgage
26 Innerkip, ON Eagles
27 Sioux Falls, SD Scarlett’s Sox
28 Shakespeare, ON Falcons
29 Lloydminster, AB Scope Dodgers
30 Morris Plains, NJ Ricola
31 Mascoutah, IL Pete’s Blues
32 Appleton, WI The Bar of Appleton II
33 Ohsweken, ON Redmen
34 Reasnor, IA RPMs
35 Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac
36 St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard
37 Rockwood, ON Rush
38 Mitchell, ON Mets
39 Midland, MI Michigan Twisters
40 Portland, OR CR/Adidas
41 Springfield, IL Brandt’s
42 Bulyea, SK Rustlers
43 Galesville, WI Wilber Lime
44 Donnacona, QC Blue Sox
45 Hamilton, ON Hawks
46 Pleasant Grove, UT Innovative Communications
47 Mankato, MN Fisher Group
48 DeKalb, IL Hustlehogs
49 Radom, IL Lee’s Sports Falcons

To see the full list, including how each committee member ranked the teams, 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 seventh annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 10-13 at MemorialPark in Appleton, Wisconsin. The tournament will feature 32 teams from across North America playing for the ISC II crown.

For more information, please contact:

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs@rogers.com

Or

Jim Williamson
ISC II VP
Email: jrwilliamson@foodfacility.com

Team Chicago wins ISC II berth at Hustlehog Icebreaker

Monday, May 5th, 2008


Team Chicago earned a berth in the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions with their runner-up finish to Aurora Dolan & Murphy at the 2nd annual Hustlehogs Icebreaker tournament this past weekend in DeKalb, Il.

Team Chicago defeated the host Hustlehogs 9-5 in the semis to earn the berth after D&M had defeated Villa Grove Log Cabin in the other semi.

Icebreaker Sunday Scores
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
DeKalb, IL.

Aurora D&M Shamrocks win the Hustlehogs Icebreaker defeating Chicago Fastpitch 17-3 in the final. Chicago wins the ISC II bid by being the highest finishing ISC 2 team.

All tournament and MVP’s to be announced later in the week.

Her are the Sunday scores and recaps with the Hogs in-depth stats.

Game 1
Aurora D&M 12
Razorbacks 1
WP Sudges
LP Armes

Game 2
Chicago 10
St. Louis 6
WP Rozenblum
LP Zobrist

Game 3
Aurora D&M 4
Hogs 1
WP Gillis
LP Murphy 5IP 4ER 5H 5BB 1K
HR: (Hogs) J. Crouch 1×2 (Aurora) Camden Decker (3 RBI)
Triple T. Crouch 1×2

Game 4
Villa Grove 11
Mazon 1
WP Ries
LP Parker

Game 5
Chicago 14
Villa Grove 9
WP Brubaker (in relief)
LP Punke

Game 6
St. Louis 7
Mazon 2
WP Zobrist
LP Flores

Semifinal 1
Chicago 9
Hogs 5
WP Rozenblum
LP Murphy (in relief) 2IP 5ER 6H 2BB 0K
Smith 2×2 HR 3R, B. Crouch 2×3 3RBI D, Virtue 1×3 RBI, T. Crouch 1×3 R

Semifinal 2
Aurora 5
Villa Grove 3
WP Gillis
LP Punke

Championship
Aurora 17
Chicago 3
WP Gutesha
LP Brubaker

Congratulations to Team Chicago on becoming the 10th team to qualify for the 2008 ToC!

Team Chicago’s roster:
David Velazquez Utl Chicago
Carlos Rodriguez OF Chicago
Juan Rodriguez 1B Chicago
Luis Fortis OF Milwaukee
Cirilo Gonzalez INF Chicago
Orlando Munoz INF Chicago
Tony Kahn C Chicago
Manny Corsino 2B Miami
Kraig Sommer Utl Freeport
Jody Hennington OF Sugar Grove
Tony Cody OF Freeport
Lonnie Swan INF Dundee
Rob Williams C Naperville
Brett Brubaker P Sugar Grove
Alan Rozenblum P Buenos Aires
Leo Roman P Chicago

Hustlehogs Icebreaker Qualifier Saturday Scores

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

The DeKalb Hogs opened up the 2008 season with 2 wins in the second annual Hustlehogs Icebreaker. Heavy rains and cold winds forced the action to be called off for the remainder of the day with games to continue Sunday morning.

In game 1 the Hogs received a no hitter from Brian Tobin (4IP 0H 0ER 9K BB) and Brian also added a grand slam in the victory. Scott Beal and Joe Crouch also homered. The Hogs won 12-0. Joe Crouch was 2×2 with a HR, Chad Crutcher was 2×2 with 2BB’s and Tommy Crouch was 1×1 with 2 BB’s.

In game 2 Tommy Crouch (2×2 BB 3R) homered twice and drove in 5 runs. Scott Beal also homered and drove in 3 runs. Joe Crouch picked up the win and struck out 12 in 5 innings.

Saturday Icebreaker scores:
Creative DJ’s 14 (1-1)
Razorbacks 4 (0-2)
WP Smith
LP Reed

Game 2
Chicago Fastpitch 10 (1-0)
Mazon 2 (0-1)
WP Brubaker
LP Flores
HR: Chicago Tony Kahn

Game 3
Hogs 10 (2-0)
Creative DJ’s 6 (1-2)
WP : J. Crouch 5IP 4ER 12K 5BB
LP Anderson
HR: Hogs-T. Crouch 2, Beal
RBI: T Crouch 4, Beal 3, Cavazos, Cardella

Game 4
Villa Grove 3 (1-0)
St. Louis 2 (0-1)
WP Ries
LP Iuli
HR: St. Louis-D. Perkins

Hustlehogs Icebreaker Qualifier Friday Night

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008


The second ISC II Qualifier of the Season opened up Friday night in DeKalb, IL as the host Hustlehogs look to secure a berth in the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions. Also pursuing the berth are Mascoutah Pete’s Blues, Chicago Fastpitch and Villa Grove Log Cabin.

Friday scores courtesy of Tom Crouch:

DeKalk Hustlehogs 12
Cortland Razorbacks 0
WP Tobin 7K 0H
LP Armes
HR: Tobin (GS), J. Crouch, Beal

Aurora Dolan & Murphy 13
Aurora Creative DJ’s 0
WP Ginger
LP Harris
HR: Loe (GS), Perkins

Saturday May 3 Schedule
10am Razorbacks vs DJ’s & (F2) Mazon vs Chicago
1145 Hogs vs DJ’s & (F2) Villa Grove vs St. Louis
130 Hogs vs Aurora & (F2) St. Louis vs Chicago
315 Razorbacks vs Aurora & (F2) Villa Grove vs Mazon
500 St. Louis vs Mazon & (F2) Villa Grove vs Chicago

Sunday May 4th
10am Pool A (4th) vs Pool B (4th) & (F2) Pool A (3rd) vs Pool B (3rd)

Playoffs
1145 Pool A (1st) vs Pool B (2nd)
130 Pool A (2nd) vs Pool B (1st)
315 Championship