#22 ISC II JRW & Associates of Yakima at DeMarini Rose Cup
Portland, Oregon – What do the following nine world class pitchers have in common ……..
# 8 ISC ranked SoCal Bombers,
Travis Price
Tyson Barkman (18 yr. old prodigy from the recent Jr. Men World Championship)
# 14 ISC II ranked California Lumberkings.
Sonny Perkins
Jon Nimmo
# 36 ISC ranked Prince George Black Bears
Sean Whitten
Craig Pidcock
# 16 ISC ranked CR/Portland
Mark Bennett
Terry Luster
Mike Piechnik
They all threw against JRW & Associates in the Rose Cup in Portland, Oregon.
JRW & Associates did have a measure of success against these pitchers with one HR, 7 runs scored and 17 hits. And this was with 5 JRW starters and 3 ASA Class C pick-ups out of Portland to make 8 position players for the weekend.
Two of JRW’s four opponents – CR/Portland and the SoCal Bombers – finished 1 & 2 in the Rose Cup.
It certainly prepared JRW for the flame throwers they will meet in the ISC II Tournament of Champions (ToC).
It is measure of some respect that most teams throw their ace at the Associates.
Line scores for # 22 ranked JRW & Associates games were posted on Al’s Fastball list and summarized on Jim Flanagan’s Fastpitch West web site.