US West
Joe Santos Memorial Pueblo, CO – 1 berth
US East
Metro Invitational, Linden, NJ – 2 berths
Canada East
Atlantic Canada Qualifier, Halifax, NS – 1 berth
Key tournaments to watch:
St. Clements, ON
Bay City, MI
Teutopolis, IL
Elkland, PA
Editor’s Note: The Decatur Pride, an ISC powerhouse in the 1990s, is back in the game and are starting out in ISC II. They made their debut in Villa Grove, dropping a quarter-final game in extra innings, but bigger things are expected from the Pride as they attempt to qualify for the 2009 ToC.
Team doesn’t miss a beat in return
From:
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By Mark Tupper – H&R Executive Sports Editor
DECATUR – There’s no telling how many men’s fastpitch softball games Don “Doc” Boyer has witnessed at Borg-Warner Field. Maybe all of them from 1980 through 1995.
As the former trainer for the ADM and Decatur Pride softball teams, he has tended to more sore muscles, bloody contusions and overheated pitchers than he could ever count.
Read the rest of this story on our brother blog, the Morning Brief here.
Editor’s Note: ISC II #7 Reading, PA Hoffman Rise are the only ranked team in the Elkland Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament this weekend, but there will be plenty of top pitchers & players on hand to give them a challenge. Elkland typically draws several top players from eastern Ontario and upstate New York. Look for former CPIer’s Shawn Samson and Justin Heyman to be on hand and possibly Jeff Van Hooser from top ranked Ashland Stock Pack with Ricola.
Here is the schedule for the 3rd annual Molly Sherman Memorial in Elkland Pa on Saturday May 23 2009.
Pool A
ESA Thunderbellys
Beverage Barn
Knoxville/Ontario
Hoffmans RisePool B
NY Bombers
Busters Fastpitch
Ricola
Ormrod FastpitchF-1
900 ESA Bellys v Beverage Barn
1045 ESA Bellys v Knoxville/Ontario
12:30Beverage Barn v #7 Hoffman Rise
215 Beverage Barn v Knoxville/Ontario
400 ESA Bellys v #7 Hoffman Rise
545 Busters v Ormrod
715 Knovville/Ontario v #7 Hoffman RiseF-3
10:45 NY Bombers v Busters
12:30 Ricola v Ormrod
2:15 Ricola v Busters
4:00 NY Bombers v Ormrod
5:45 Ricola v NY Bombers
Joe Santos Memorial Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6th Annual Joe Santos Memorial Men’s Fastpitch Tournament Schedule
The Pueblo Bandits will host the 6th Annual Joe Santos Memorial
Men’s Fastpitch Tournament May 22nd – 24th in Pueblo, CO. There
is one ISC WT and one ISC II Tournament of Champions berth at
stake for Western US teams competing with ISC rosters.
Due to the number of teams entered (seven) the tournamment format was changed to bracket play with each team guaranteed 3 games.
Below are the teams playing in this years tournament and the first round pairings.
Bandits – Pueblo Colorado
Rebels – Boulder Colorado
N A LLC – Albuquerque NM
Dodge Oklahoma
Comets – Denver Colorado
Lee & Joe’s – Pueblo Colorado
Polito’s Beer Barrel / DILLIGAF – Pueblo Colorado
Friday
Joe Santos Field
7:00 pm: Opening Ceremony
8:00 pm: Pueblo Bandits vs Boulder Rebels
Saturday
Joe Santos Field
9:00 am: Lee & Joe’s vs N A Albuquerque
10:45 am: Polito’s Beer Barrel/DILLIGAF vs Comets Denver Colorado
12:30 am: Dodge Oklahoma vs winner Pueblo Bandits / Boulder Rebel game
Joe Santos Field is located at the corner of Northern Ave and Pine. From I-25 go to the Central Avenue exit go west on Central Avenue it will dead end at the Park.
Chris Santos
303-690-4847 – home
303-694-9880 x103 – office
303-694-3430 – fax
303-419-7352 – cell
jcsantos25@msn.com
Click here for the preliminary ISC II rosters submitted to the ISC.
These are subject to change but certainly will give everyone a good idea of who`s with who.
Editor’s Note: A pair of ISC II berths are on the line this weekend in Linden, NJ at the Metro Fastpitch Invitational run by the NY Gremlins. ISC II #3 Dundas, ON CPI/ADS, #27 Staten Island, NY Adco and #35 Ephrata, PA Pennsylvania Power are all competing for the berths.
Saturday May 23
9:00 AM CPI vs Gremlins – Field # 1
9:00 AM Adco vs NJ Sports Club – Field # 2
11:00 AM Adco vs Pa. Power – Field # 1 ***
11:00 AM Gremlins vs NJ Sport – Field # 2
1:00 PM Gremlins vs Pa. Power – Field # 1
1:00 PM CPI vs NJ Sport – Field # 2
3:00 PM Adco vs CPI – Field # 1 ***
5:00 PM Pa. Power vs CPI – Field # 1 ***
5:00 PM Adco vs Gremlins – Field # 2
7:00 PM Pa. Power vs NJ Sport – Field # 1
*** These games will decide ISC II berths
Sunday May 24
9:00 AM 2nd Place vs 3rd Place – Field # 1
11:00 AM 1st Pace vs 4th Place – Field # 1
1:00 PM Winner 9AM vs Winner 11AM – Field # 1
Gregg Leather
NYSoftball@aol.com
Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League Scores, courtesy of the PAfastpitch.blogspot.com
ISC #13 Gremlins 5-0
#22 Keating’s 4-2
#7 Hoffman Rise 3-2
#27 ADCO 3-2
#35 PA Power 2-2
#37 USA Maccabi 1-3
Scores:
Gm 1
KCC 0
PA Power 12
Gm 2
NY Gremlins 9
Hoffman Rise 2
Gm 3
Keatings 6
Peninsula 0
Gm 4
ADCO 6
Maccabi USA 0
Gm 5
KCC 0
NY Gremlins 2
Gm 6
Peninsula 4
Maccabi USA 11
Gm 7
Keatings 6
ADCO 0
Gm 8
PA Power 0
Hoffman Rise 1
Gm 9
Hoffman Rise 5
Peninsula 0
Gm 10
NY Gremlins 4
Keatings 0
Gm 11
PA Power 5
Maccabi USA 1
Gm 12
KCC 4
ADCO 11
PG 1
ADCO 7
KCC 4
PG 2
Peninsula 8
Maccabi USA 0
PG 3
Hoffman Rise 8
ADCO 1
PG 4
Keatings 8
Peninsula 1
PG 5
NY Gremlins 8
Hoffman Rise 0
PG 6
Keatings 8
PA Power 5
PG 7
NY Gremlins 13
Keatings 8
Keating’s scored 8 on Jeremy Tracy and the Gremlins, but New York, who were missing several regulars, rallied for the victory. Bill Hillhouse picks up the win in relief.
Editor’s Note: ISC Regional Commissioner and ISC II broadcaster Joe Todd was on hand in Woodstock this weekend for the annual Victoria Day Weekend tournament and files the following report.
Warm weather finally graced Southside Park in Woodstock on the Monday of the Victoria Day Weekend in Canada and the fans came out to watch the Victoria Day Parade in Woodstock and then settled down and watched a great day of Men’s Fastball.
Quarter Finals
Hickson Reds 5- Fingal Jrs 3
Winning Pitcher – Tim Yantzi
Ingersoll Crush 10
Ingersoll Masters 3
Winning Pitcher Rick Johnson
Losing Pitcher Rich Barlow
Hickson Reds 2
Innerkip Eagles 1
Winning Pitcher Mark Van Vliet
Losing Pitcher Tim Neill
Oshweken Redmen 3
Ingersoll Crush 2
Winning Pitcher Darren Zack
Losing Pitcher Adam Martin
Championship Game – Finals
Hickson Reds 2
Oshweken Redmen 1 – 12 Innings
Winning Pitcher – Mark Van Vliet – Complete game
Losing Pitcher – Darren Zack – Complete game
Over 300 people watched the final game, started at 2:00 pm and over at 4:20 pm.
— Joe Todd
Full results
Here are the results from Woodstock Kelsey’s Victoria Day Fastball
Tournament, May 16-18/2009 at Southside Park, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada:Saturday, May 16/2009:
Innerkip Eagles 12
Moravian A’s 0Fingal Jrs. 6
Simcoe Red Devils 1Hickson Reds 5
Ingersoll Masters 0Burgessville Bulls 11
Glanworth Gators 9Oshwekan Redmen 2
Ingersoll Crush 1Kitchener Predators 9
Innerkip Jrs. 8Innerkip Eagles 3
Simcoe Red Devils 0Fingal Jrs. 6
Moravian A’s 5Burgessville Bulls 4
Hickson Reds 3Ingersoll Masters 5
Glanworth Gators 4Sunday, May 17/2009:
Oshwekan Redmen 10
Innerkip Jrs. 1Ingersoll Crush 3
Kitchener Predators 0Innerkip Eagles 7
Fingal Jrs. 0Simcoe Red Devils 6
Moravian A’s 5Hickson Reds 12
Glanworth Gators 4Ingersoll Masters 7
Burgessville Bulls 2Oshwekan Redmen 7
Kitchener Predators 5Ingersoll Crush 8
Innerkip Jrs.1Monday, May 18/2009
Quarter-finals:
Hickson Reds 5
Fingal Jrs. 3
WP: Tim Yantzi
LP: Chad HargroveIngersoll Crush 10
Ingersoll Masters 3
WP: Eric Scott
LP: Rich BarlowSemi-finals:
Hickson Reds 2
Innerkip Eagles 1
WP: Mark Van Vliet
LP: Tim NeillOshwekan Redmen 3
Ingersoll Crush 2
WP: Darren Zack
LP: Adam MartinChampionship:
Hickson Reds 2
Oshwekan Redmen 1
WP: Mark Van Vliet
LP: Darren ZackCongratulations to our 2009 champions, Hickson Reds, and in particular to winning pitcher Mark Van Vliet, who went the distance for 12 innings in the championship game against legendary pitcher Darren Zack. It was one of the best final games and biggest crowds we have ever had at our tournament.
Thank you to all the teams and fans who attended. Special thanks to George Wilkins, Kelly Murphy, Joe Todd, Al Doran, and the Woodstock Umpires Association. Hope to see you all again next year.darinkitching(at)rogers.com
Click here for video highlights from the Log Cabin ISC II Qualifier this past weekend in Villa Grove, Illinois courtesy of WAND in Decatur. And see the post below for the results.
Two qualifiers in Illinois were played this weekend. For more information, click the links.
Dick Tracy, Rockford, IL
Saturday
9 AM Thomson 3 BAC Pride Rockford 1
WP Dean Zink also 3×3 AB LP Sean Krohse
10:30 Thomson 2 Dolan+Murphy 1
WP Sean Kelly 5 k’s LP Ales Jetmar 8 k’s
Scott Beal game winning 1b in bottom of 7th
12:15 BAC Pride 6 Chicago FP 3
WP Ryan Mcduffa 4 ip Sean Krohse 3ip LP B.Nicholson
1:45 Dolan + Murphy 4 Warsaw 0
WP Doug Gillis 14 k’s LP Mike Jamison
David Schuett + PJ Mckinney each had 2 doubles
3:30 Dolan+Murphy 13 Chicago 0
WP Ales Jetmar LP Brian Nicholson
5:00 Warsaw 4 Chicago 1
WP Mike Jamison LP Ray Reynolds
Standings going into Sunday
run differential
Thomson 2-0 +3
Dolan 2-1 +10
BAC 1-1 +1
Warsaw 1-1 -1
Chicago 0-3 -13
Sunday May 17
9:00 Chicago 5 Thomson 0
WP Ray Reynolds LP Sean Kelly
9:00 Warsaw 8 BAC Pride 1 5 inn
WP Mike Jamison LP Ryan Mcduffa
Warsaw, IL Stagboys win the ISC II ToC berth.
10:30 Thomson 12 Warsaw 1 5 inn
WP Dean Zink LP Troy Pirie
10:30 Dolan+Murphy 8 BAC Pride 0
WP Doug Gillis 12 k’s Lp Sean Krohse
Championship
Dolan +Murphy 3 Thomson 2 10 innings
WP Ales Jetmar LP Sean Kelly
D+M scored in bottom of the 10th when Pj McKinney scored from 3rd on an infield pop up by Camden Decker that was lost in the sun and dropped for the game winning hit
Log Cabin Invitational, Villa Grove, IL
Saturday, May 16
Game 1 – Wessel’s 4 Franny’s 2 WP: Don Wendt (1-0)
Game 2 – Kelso 5 Wessel’s 0 WP: Tom Jansen (1-0)
Game 3 – Kelso 5 Franny’s 2 WP: Jeff Schott (1-0)
Game 4 – Belleville 20 Hustle Hogs 2 WP: Mike Godar (1-0)
Game 5 – Pinckneyville 10 Belleville 7 WP: Mark Radake (1-0)
Game 6 – Pinckneyville 10 Hustle Hogs 2 WP: Lyle Winter (1-0)
Game 7 – Decatur 7 Home Center 0 WP: Brent Stevenson (1-0)
Game 8 – Log Cabin 8 Home Center 4 WP: C.R. Black (1-0)
Game 9 – Decatur 5 Log Cabin 4 WP: Bobby Ginger (1-0)
Sunday, May 17
Game 10 – Hustle Hogs 7 Home Center 5 WP: Brian Tobin (1-2)
Game 11 – Belleville 11 Log Cabin 2 WP: Mike Godar (2-0)
Game 12 – Hustle Hogs 11 Kelso 4 WP: Brian Tobin (2-2)
Game 13 – Wessel’s 5 Pinckneyville 2 WP: Don Wendt (2-0)
Game 14 – Franny’s 4 Decatur 3 (8 inn) WP: Mike Reis (1-1)
Game 15 – Belleville 19 DeKalb 3 WP: Al Ohms (1-1)
Game 16 – Wessel’s 7 Franny’s 1 WP: Don Wendt (3-0)
Game 17 – Belleville 11 Wessel’s 6 WP: Mike Godar (3-0)
Belleville, IL Stallions win the right of first refusal for the ToC berth, defeating Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coor’s Light.
Woodstock update: From Joe Todd, live on scene:
Darren Zack pitched for Ohsweken against Ingersoll Crush on Sat Afternoon and beat them 2-1, and then pitched Sunday against the Kitchener Predators. Darren Jr pitched against the Innerkip Jrs and won.
Seeds after pool play
Innerkip Eagles 3-0 have not allowed a run
Oshweken 3-0 gave up 4 runs
Ing Crush 2-1 will play Ingersoll Masters 2-1
5th seed Hickson Reds vs Simcoe Red Devils
#16 Ohsweken Redmen will be looking to duplicate the success they had in the Millgrove Early Bird Tournament with a victory at the Woodstock Kelsey’s Tournament this weekend May 16-18 at Southside Park in Woodstock, ON.
DIVISION 1
1. #34 INNERKIP EAGLES
2. MORAVIAN A’S
3. SIMCOE RED DEVILS
4. FINGAL JRS.
DIVISION 2
1. HICKSON REDS
2. INGERSOLL MASTERS
3. BURGESSVILLE BULLS
4. GLANWORTH GATORS
DIVISION 3
1. #16 OHSWEKEN REDMEN
2. INGERSOLL CRUSH
3. INNERKIP JRS.
4. KITCHENER PREDATORS
SATURDAY, MAY 16/09
1. 11:00 a.m.: INNERKIP EAGLES VS. MORAVIAN A’S EAST
2. 11:00 a.m.: SIMCOE RED DEVILS VS. FINGAL JRS. WEST
3. 12:45 p.m.: HICKSON REDS VS. INGERSOLL MASTERS EAST
4. 12:45 p.m.: BURGESSVILLE BULLS VS. GLANWORTH GATORS WEST
5. 2:30 p.m.: OSHWEKAN REDMEN VS. INGERSOLL CRUSH EAST
6. 2:30 p.m.: INNERKIP JRS. VS. KITCHENER PREDATORS WEST
7. 4:15 p.m.: INNERKIP EAGLES VS. SIMCOE RED DEVILS EAST
8. 4:15 p.m.: MORAVIAN A’S VS. FINGAL JRS. WEST
9. 6:00 p.m.: HICKSON REDS VS. BURGESSVILLE BULLS EAST
10. 6:00 p.m.: INGERSOLL MASTERS VS. GLANWORTH GATORS WEST
SUNDAY, MAY 17/09
11. 11:00 a.m.: OSHWEKAN REDMEN VS. INNERKIP JRS. EAST
12. 11:00 a.m.: INGERSOLL CRUSH VS. KITCHENER PREDATORS WEST
13. 12:45 p.m.: INNERKIP EAGLES VS. FINGAL JRS. EAST
14. 12:45 p.m.: MORAVIAN A’S VS. SIMCOE RED DEVILS WEST
15. 2:30 p.m.: HICKSON REDS VS. GLANWORTH GATORS EAST
16. 2:30 p.m.: INGERSOLL MASTERS VS. BURGESSVILLE BULLS WEST
17. 4:15 p.m.: OSHWEKAN REDMEN VS. KITCHENER PREDATORS EAST
18. 4:15 p.m.: INGERSOLL CRUSH VS. INNERKIP JRS. WEST
MONDAY, MAY 18/09
19. 10:00 a.m.: Quarter-final
20. 10:00 a.m.: Quarter-final
21. 12:00 p.m.: Semi-final
22. 12:00 p.m.: Semi-final
23. 2:00 p.m.: Championship
Editor’s Note: From the list of Out-of-Region players published this weekend by the ISC, below is the abbreviated ISC II list. For the full list, including all WT players, click here.
2009 ISC II Out of Region Players – By Team
Team Name & ISC Region
Player Name(s) Home Region
Ashland Stock Pack – US East
Thompson, Jamie Canada East
Van Hooser, Jeff Canada East
Bridgeport Braves – Canada East
Teeters, Brian US West
Columbia River Rockers – US West
Cose, Lee Canada East
Noftall, Mike Canada East
CPI/ADS – Canada East
Lane, Jeff US East
Sirzickas, Michael US East
Walseman, Charlie US East
Hoffman Rise – US East
Cummings, Ryan Canada East
Strang, Darren Canada West
Log Cabin Fastpitch – US Central
Owl, Aaron Canada East
Minnesota Angels – US Central
Bishop, Sam International
Latasa, Leonardo International
Naranjo, Jose* International
(*will be amended)
Rude-Pac – US West
Sleep, Doug US East
Stag Boys – US Central
Jamieson, Michael International
McIlroy, Carl International
Pirie, Troy International