I’m on the road today meeting with the ISC II host committee in Appleton, Wisconsin and will be touring Memorial Park, site of the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions tomorrow morning.
Dan Bernard, who did so much to make this event the absolute success that it was, has provided a terrific synopsis of the night below.
I can add the following:
Game 1
Niagara Snappers 3 California Lumberkings 0
WP: Jamie Simpson 3 IP, Tom Berube 2IP, Byron Demoe 1IP, Mike Bateman 1IP
LP: Dave Drotzmann 5IP, Jeff Kawaguchi 1IP
Kevin Newhouse had a single and double and was the Game MVP.
Game 2
Lumberkings 4 GHFL All-Stars 2
WP: Jeff Kawaguchi 3IP in relief of Mike Egerdeen 4IP
LP: Dan Duemo 2IP, in relief of Scott Wagar 3IP and Jeff Wilson 2IP
Lumberkings HRs by Brian Teeters (solo) and Gerry Kennedy (3-run shot in T7 to break a 1-1 tie)
GHFL RBIs to Scott Wagar and Rob Greatrix.
Thanks to Dan Bernard, Jay Paylove, Dave Weldin, Brian Teeters, Will Lake, Herb Beckman, Kyle Smith, Jim Flanagan, Storm’s Deli, the Niagara Falls umpires, and the Snappers, Lumberkings and GHFL players who made the night so successful. (And thanks to everyone who tuned in on Ballpark Radio and sent us emails.)
We raised a significant amount of money for Melissa and Tommy to continue her treatments in Venezuela and put on two highly entertaining fastball games for about 300 people.
Watch for photos to appear on www.ghfl.ca and www.niagarasnappers.com in the near future.
Cheers,
Blair
A quick recap of the Melissa Brideau Fastball Fundraiser at Lancaster park last night in St. Catharines. With over 300 people on hand, the Niagara Snappers beat the California Lumberkings 3-0 in game #1 with the Lumberkings storming back to take game #2 against the GHFL All Stars 4-2.
MVP for game #1 was Kevin Newhouse of the Niagara Snappers, with Gerry Kennedy of the California Lumberkings taking MVP of game #2.
What a great night of ball, the rains held off, a huge crowd on hand to watch, Storm’s Deli was serving up some great food, a lot of money raised for a great cause and we managed to get both games on Ball Park Radio with Kyle Smith coming down to lend a hand.
A really special thanks to the California Lumberkings who went above and beyond what was expected of them. To say this team is a class act is an understatement. Very, very solid individuals that really made a difference last night.