ISC II #9 Palermo at ISC #22 Jarvis

June 10th, 2005

Jarvis, ON

ISC League games 35-36 Palermo at Jarvis

Schneider’s ISC Alliance
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June 8 /05 Palermo @ Jarvis
Game # 35 Jarvis 6 Palermo 0
W,P. Andrew Phibbs
L.P. Mike Joseph

Game # 36 Jarvis 10 Palermo 6

WP Andrew Phibbs in relief of Brent Fehrman
LP Gord Scott

Excellent night for Chad Staats in 7 plate appearances had 6 hits and 1 walk.

Bill Lindsay
Jarvis Merchants
Mailto:k.lin@sympatico.ca

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Mitchell, ON Tournament features several ranked ISC II teams

June 9th, 2005

Mitchell, ON

Faithful fastball fans interested in satisfying their fix of fine fastball should look to attend the 15th annual Mitchell Mets intermediate tournament in Keterson Park, Mitchell this weekend, June 10-12.

The usual 16 men’s teams, many from the South Perth Men’s Fastball League, will compete in the men’s division, while eight ladies teams will vie for the ladies division crown.

An interesting twist in all this is the appearance of the Australian Under-19 men’s team, which will play in the 16-team men’s draw. The Aussie Colts will play the Chepstow Aces Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. Win or lose, they will again take to the field at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Aussies are flying to southwestern Ontario and play a series of exhibition doubleheaders before taking off to PEI for the ISF Jr. Men’s World Softball Championships.

Other opening matchups in the men’s draw include the following:

Game 1 – Friday, June 10, ISC II #1 Smully’s Tavistock Merchants vs. Mitchell Parmalat Midgets, 7 p.m.
Game 2 – Friday, June 10, Shakespeare Falcons vs. ISC II #40 Bridgeport Braves, 8:45 p.m.
Game 3 – Friday, June 10, ISC II #2 Harriston Mercurys vs. Monkton Muskrats, 7 p.m.
Game 4 – Friday, June 10, Milverton AW Millwrights vs. Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins, 9:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Friday, June 10, Elora Rage vs. Fullarton A’s, 8:45 p.m.
Game 6 – Saturday, June 11, Blenheim vs. ISC II #15 Port Elgin Blue Devils, 9:30 a.m.
Game 7 – Saturday, June 11, Owen Sound Crunch vs. Ingersoll Centennials, 9:30 a.m.
Game 8 – Saturday, June 11, Australia Under-19s Colts vs. Chepstow Aces, 9:30 a.m.

Games continue all day Saturday and Sunday, with the ‘A’ final set for 3 p.m. Sunday (and the ‘if’ game to follow at 4:30 if necessary). The ‘B’ final will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Mitchell is located just 15-minutes west of Stratford on Hwy 8, and 45-minutes north of London on Highway 23. Keterson Park is located on Wellington Street at the east end of town.

See you there!

Andy Bader
on behalf of the Mitchell Mets fastball club
“Celebrating their 25th anniversary” in 2005
MAILTO:abader@bowesnet.com

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Wisconsin ISC II Qualifier

June 9th, 2005

Denmark, WI

Nine teams will compete this coming weekend, June 10, 11, and 12 in the Wisconsin Area ISC II Tournament for two births in the ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held later this summer in Chippewa Falls, WI. The double elimination tournament is being hosted by Circle Tap in Denmark, WI. The Bar of Appleton and the Circle Tap Lumberjacks of Denmark will meet Friday night at 7:00 pm at the Circle Tap diamond to open tournament play. Other first round games scheduled for Saturday June 11 at the Circle Tap diamond are P J’s of Wausau vs the Rice Lake Orangemen at 10:00 am with the winner meeting Rep and Baja’s of Wausau at 1:30 pm. Wilber Lime of Galesville will meet J & D Tube of Wausau at 11:45 am. Earl’s Club of Kenosha will open against Pioneer Metal Finishers of Green Bay at 11:45 am at the Denmark city diamond. Play will continue throughout Saturday and Sunday with the championship game scheduled for 3:45 pm at the Circle Tap diamond.

Dean
Mailto:doscar@ramchealth.org

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Regina, SK Century 21 Angels coming to Wisconsin!

June 8th, 2005

The Regina, Saskatchewan Century 21 Angels start their 2005 season going 14-7 with only 2 loses coming in tournament play.

Team Century is back after being invited to Fargo for the ISC II Tournament of Champions where they were disappointed with their round robin record and failure to make playoffs. Early in this season Team Century also had to deal with the departure of some players but none the less they were able to put together a team of close friends and family that is stronger all around than last years club.

After not making the initial rankings for ISC II teams, Team Century entered the ISC II Canada West Qualifier in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba with something to prove. Without its full line-up Team Century was able to win the tournament with a 5-1 record beating teams such as Portage Phillies (ranked #31 in July 2004) and Devils Lake Risers (ranked #42 in 2005 preseason).

In the semi-final game Team Century beat the 4 time defending champions of the Progress for Portage Tournament / ISC II Area Qualifier (the last few years), the Gladstone Whips (currently ranked #4 in ISC II and last year finished 4th in the ISC II TofC) with a score of 6-2.

Team Century outscored opponents 37-17 and tournament awards handed out after the final included: Jay Kay – Top Pitcher and Tony Sparvier – MVP.

The roster for Team Century at Portage was:
Leroy Keewatin – Pitcher (Peepeekisis First Nation)
Jay Kay – Pitcher/Outfield (Kawakatoose First Nation)
Tony Sparvier – Pitcher/Infield/Outfield (Ochapowace First Nation)
Barry (B.L.) Sparvier – Catcher/Infield/Outfield (Cowessess First Nation)
Jess Stevenson – Catcher/Infield/Outfield (Keeseekoose First Nation)
Rob Stevenson Jr. – Catcher/Infield/Outfield (Keeseekoose First Nation)
Fletcher Stevenson – Infield/Outfield (Keeseekoose First Nation)
Nathan Stevenson – Outfield (Keeseekoose First Nation)
Shane Quewezance – Infield (Keeseekoose First Nation)
Jason Bear – Catcher/Infield (Ochapowace First Nation)
Chris Bear – Infield/Outfield (Ochapowace First Nation)
Anthony Poitras – Infield/Outfield (Peepeekisis First Nation)
Melvin Asaigon – Infield (Cowessess First Nation)
Arlen Yuzicappi – Outfield (Standing Buffalo First Nation)

I would like to thank Ferdi Nelissen for running another first class tournament and I would also like to thank the volunteers and community of Portage La Prairie for being great hosts. Team Century looks forward to representing Canada West in Wisconsin.

Rob Stevenson Jr.
rstevenson@sasktel.net

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GHFL All-Stars vs Australia U19 National Team to be webcast via BallParkRadio.com

June 8th, 2005

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – Fastball fans in southern Ontario can put a shrimp on the barbie for the Australian Junior Men’s national fastball team as they take on a pair of all-star teams from the Golden Horseshoe Fastball League (GHFL) on Monday June 13 at Ker Park in Niagara Falls.

The games will be webcast via Ball Park Radio starting at 7:00 pm eastern time.

The Australian team is looking to get a head start on the competition for the 2005 International Softball Federation Junior Men’s World Softball Championship running from June 24 to July 3 in Summerside, PEI with a 20-game, 10-day trek through southern Ontario.

“We’re excited about playing these young men, some of whom are going to be superstars in the game in the future,” said GHFL President Blair Setford, noting that Aussie pitcher Adam Folkard is already being courted by some of the top men’s teams in North America.

“We’re hoping that events like this will bring out families to the park and get people excited about the game again,” said Setford, a former St. Catharines resident who grew up playing minor ball in the area.

The GHFL counts 13 teams spanning from Niagara Falls through Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Waterdown and Mississauga.

Players from the Niagara-based teams and Mississauga will be playing in the first game at 7:00 pm while players from the Waterdown teams will take the field at 9:00 pm.

After the doubleheader in Niagara Falls, the Aussies are off to Milverton, for a doubleheader the next day; Wednesday they play the Innerkip Eagles before spending two days in Belmore when they play Belmore and Harriston on Thursday. They regroup and face two all-star teams from the Belmore area on Friday.

On Saturday, June 18 they play another doubleheader as they face the Kitchener Senior and Junior Hallman Twins. Their last game is the Silver Kings in Mitchell before taking in a Toronto Blue Jays game Monday June 20. They leave Toronto Tuesday morning for PEI where they will compete against nine other countries for the gold medal. The Aussies have won the past two championships in 2001 and 1997.

Setford said the fans will be in for a treat during the exhibition games.

“Fastball fans will be thrilled with the exciting brand of ball played by the Australian team. They’re a talented group of players with strong pitching, speed and some power, but our guys will be taking this seriously, too. We’ve got some of the best players in Ontario playing in the GHFL and we’re delighted to get them some exposure.”

Among the players will be several members of the Niagara Snappers, who recently won a star-studded tournament in Virgil over top Ontario and American competition, players from the defending Niagara Falls league champions Niagara Falls Fury and representatives from the 2004 GHFL champion Hamilton Hawks along with players from all the GHFL teams.

Entry to the games is free. Ker Park is on Sinnicks Road just off Thorold Stone Road in Niagara Falls.

For further information, please contact:

Blair Setford
Golden Horseshoe Fastball League
905.826.2697 evenings
416.681.8803 days
blairjs@rogers.com
www.ghfl.ca

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Revised Schedule Times for ISC II Eastern Canada Qualifier in Innerkip June 17-19

June 8th, 2005

Revised schedule ISC II Qualifier in Innerkip – Eastern Canada

Innerkip, ON

Due to changes in both teams and park availability, we have revised the schedule for the ISC II Eastern Canada Qualifier in Innerkip June 17-19.

The revised schedule is as follows:

7:00 pm Game 1 at Innerkip D2 Glencoe Astros vs Mitchell Mets – winner plays at 10:00 pm vs Norwich

7:00 pm Game 3 at Drumbo D1 Bridgeport Braves vs Highgate Rock

7:00 pm Game 6 at Drumbo D2 Aylmer Cardinals vs Elora Rage – winner plays at 10:00 pm vs Palermo

8:30 pm Game 2 at Innerkip D2 Niagara Snappers vs Ingersoll Masters

8:30 pm Game 4 at Drumbo D1 Mississauga Arrows vs Durham Eagles

8:30 pm Game 5 at Drumbo D2 Alvinston Indians vs Elmira Cubs

10:00 pm Game 10 at Drumbo D1 Winner of Game 6 vs Palermo Athletics

10:00 pm Game 7 at Innerkip D2 Winner of Game 1 vs Norwich Razorbacks

All games on Saturday and Sunday will be played at Innerkip, starting at 8:00 am Saturday and again at 9:00 am Sunday.

The winner’s bracket final will now be played at 6:00 pm Saturday evening, with the championship game still scheduled for 1:00 pm Sunday afternoon and the “if” game slated to go immediately following if necessary.

For further information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
ISC Commissioner for Eastern Canada
519.941.6767
jbob99@allstream.net

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June 8th, 2005

Tim Neill of the Norwich Razorbacks pitching for his club team Innerkip Orioles in the Tri-County League in Southwestern Ontario.

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ISC II #14 Lloydminster Dodgers 0-3 at Calgary Smoker tournament

June 8th, 2005

Calgary, AB

The Lloydminster Scope PMW Steel Dodgers results from the tournament in Calgary, Alberta on the June 4th weekend…

Game 1 Saturday June 4 vs. Calgary Cobras
Dodgers – 2 Calgary – 6
WP – Brendon C
LP – Dean Jones

Pitching Notes…
Dean Jones – 6 innings pitched, 8 hits, 6 runs, 6 earned runs, 2 walk, 2
strike outs

Hitting Notes….
Darcy Fasek – 2 for 4
Shawn Villeneuve – 2 for 3

Game 2 Saturday June 4 vs. Saskatoon Merchants
Dodgers – 8 Saskatoon – 14
WP – Q. Matzner
LP – Donnie Atkinson

Pitching Notes…
Donnie Atkinson – 4 innings pitched, 6 hits, 10 runs, 8 earned runs, 0
walks, 3 strike outs
Kyle Braithwaite – 2 innings pitched, 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk,
2 strike out

Hitting notes….
Brett Kennedy – 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 HR
Evan Taylor – 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 HR

Game 3 Saturday June 4 vs. Vancouver Grey Sox
Dodgers – 3 Vancouver – 5
WP – Rick Smith
LP – Kyle Braithwaite

Pitching Notes….
Kyle Braithwaite – 6 innings pitched, 7 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 1
walks, 2 strike outs

Hitting Notes…
Shaye Anderson – 1 for 2, 1 RBI
Scott Crandal – 1 for 2, 1 RBI

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Final Standings from Bowling Green tournament

June 7th, 2005

Middleton, WI

New Image of Wisconsin and Dolan & Murphy of Illinois shared the title at the June 4-5 tournament at Bowling Green Rec.

In Middleton, WI. Dolan & Murphy came back through the loser’s bracket to beat New Image 4-0 in the championship game. Due to the late start both teams agreed to not play the “if game” and split the title and money.

The tournament featured excellent pitching from teams ranked in the ISC, ISC II and NAFA AA.

Final Standings

1st-ISC #28 Dolan & Murphy(IL) & ISC II #44 New Image(WI)
3rd-Wilson’s(WI)
4th-ISC II #36 Richwrap(IL)

Line Scores will be posted soon

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GHFL Week 4

June 7th, 2005

Golden Horseshoe Fastball League
Southern Ontario

Woodhouse & Gillis blow away the Smoke … RHCP Beam Up Scottie’s … Singer & Hawks fly over Fury … A’s-Keith’s tie at two … Arrows howl over Coyotes … Luke’s cool off Scottie’s … Hammer tames Fury … Arrows edge A’s … Snappers sweep Fury & Coyotes … Hawks shutdown RHCP … Hammer take a pair from R’backs & Smoke … Keith’s nail down win over Hammer

GHFL’s Niagara Snappers ranked #5 in May 31 Ontario rankings, #18 in June 1 ISC II rankings … Mississauga Arrows ranked #34 in June 1 ISC II rankings … GHFL at the Snapper Shootout: Snappers win going 5-1 … Arrows 2-2 … Niagara Selects (players from Fury, RHCP & Luke’s) 1-1-1 … Hawks 1-2

Sunday May 29
Hamilton Hawks 8
Smoke of Millgrove 1
WP: Duane Singer (2-0) 3IP, 2H 6Ks; relief Chad Reed 4IP 2H 1ER 4Ks
LP: Andy Sadler (0-2) 3IP 2H 2ER 1K; relief Cory Griffiths 2IP 4H 2ER 1K; James Hake 1IP 3H 4ER 1K
Hawks: Bryan Woodhouse 2-4 HR (1st) 2R 4RBI; Steve Gillis HR (1st) 3RBIs; Kevin Shewfelt 1-2 RBI
Smoke: James Hake 2-3 R; Jason Vanderharst 1-3 RBI

Monday May 30
St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper 4
Niagara Falls Beam Me Up Scottie’s 1
WP Rob Tomins (1-0) 4 IP 1R 4H; relief Andy Hicks 3IP 0R 3H
LP: Cody (0-1) 7 IP 4R 2H
RHCP: Jamie Morey 1-3 HR (1st); Kres Anderson 1-3 RBI Scottie’s: Anthony V 1-3

Hamilton Hawks 5
Niagara Falls Fury 3
WP- Duane Singer (3-0) 7IP 5H 2ER 10Ks
LP- Nathan Rogers (0-1) 3IP 3H 4BB 3ER 3K; relief Matt Lyons 2IP 3H 1ER 2Ks; Rich Vassos 2IP 1H 1BB 1ER 3Ks
Hawks: Bryan Woodhouse, 2-3 HR (2nd) 2B BB 3R RBI; Derek Wardell 2-4 3 RBIs
Fury : Tom Watkinson 2-3 R; Aaron Belding 1-2 SAC HR (1st) 2 RBIs; Rob Greatrix, 1-3 3B

Morriston A’s 2
Waterdown Alexander Keith’s 2 – 8 innings

Mississauga Arrows 10
Waterdown Coyotes 4
WP: Adam Lebrun (1-0) 6IP 4R 9H 1BB 8Ks
LP: Doug Hoffman (0-2) 3IP 9R 11H 2BB 2Ks; relief Kevin Glugston 3IP 1R 4H 3BB 1K
Arrows: Tom Fortune 3-4 2 2B RBI; Tim Coe 3-3 2B, 3B 3RBIs; Jeff Beange 2-4 RBI
Coyotes: Wilson 2-4 HR(1st) 2 RBIs; Bob Crickmore 2-4 RBI

Wednesday June 1
Niagara Falls Cool Hand Luke’s 8
Niagara Falls Beam Me Up Scottie’s 1

Waterdown Hammer 5
Niagara Falls Fury 2
WP: Rod Fevreau (2-0) 6IP 2R 5H 13Ks; Jim Hurst 1 IP 2 Ks
LP: Rich Vassos (0-2) 7IP 5R 7H 4BB 7Ks
Hammer: Mark Herron 2-2 3 RBIs; Joe Reeves 2-4 RBI; Moe Daoust 1-3 2B; Kyle Davis 1-2 2B
Fury: Scott Hedden 2-3 2 RBIs; Mark Korton 1-3 2B

Mississauga Arrows 5
Morriston A’s 4
WP: Drew Hathway (2-0) 7IP 4R 7H 0BB 10Ks
LP: Kevin Williams (0-1) 3IP 4R 4H 1BB 2Ks; relief Matt Sommerville 3IP 1R 3H 0BB 5Ks
Arrows: Mike Welton 3-3 RBI 2R; Drew Hathway 2-3 2 RBIs; Ron Rosengren HR (1st) 2 RBIs
A’s: Mark McCaig 3B 2 RBIs; Shawn Small 1-3 RBI; Erik Rasmussen 1-3 RBI

Thursday June 2
Niagara Falls Beam Me Up Scottie’s 7
Waterdown Razorbacks 0 – default

Niagara Snappers 6
Niagara Falls Fury 3
WP: Jason Paylove (1-0) 7IP 3R 6H 4K
LP: Scott Wagar (1-1) 6IP 6R 8H 5K
Snappers: Todd Dawdy 3-3 3 RBIs; Dan Bernard 1-3 2 RBIs; Peter Dobbin 2-4
Fury: Darren Gray 1-3 HR (1st) 2 RBIs; Rob DiGiuli 2-2

Niagara Falls Snappers 5
Waterdown Coyotes 0
WP: Perry Bartley (1-0) 4IP 0R 2H 4K in relief Dan Duemo 2IP 0R 1H 3K in relief Mike Bateman 1IP 0R 0H 2K
LP: Kevin Clugston (1-2-1) 6IP 5R 8H 4K
Snappers: Jim Wilson 1-3 2RBIs; Dean Carr 2-2 1RBI
Coyotes: Kevin Clugston 1-3

Hamilton Hawks 6
St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper 0
WP: Duane Singer (4-0) 7IP 2H 0R 16Ks
LP: Andy Hicks (1-1) 6IP 10H 6ER 6K
Hawks: Derek Wardell 2-4 2R; Kevin Shewfelt 2-4 2R RBI; Chris Shewfelt 2-3 3B 2 RBIs; Steve Gillis 1-3 2 RBI
RHCP: Ron Webb 1-3 2B; Darryl Breadner 1-3

Friday June 3
Waterdown Hammer 5
Waterdown Razorbacks 3
WP Rod Fevreau (3-0) 6IP 6H 1ER 6Ks
LP: Moe Curtis (0-3) 3IP 4ER 7H 2Ks; relief Shawn James 4IP 2H 0ER 3BB 4Ks
Hammer: Joe Reeves 3-3 HR (1st) 2RBIs; T Hogg 2-4 2 3B RBI; Dave Kingdon 2-4; Darren Curtis 1-2 RBI
Razorbacks: Shawn James 3-3 R; Yates 2-4

Waterdown Hammer 7
Smoke of Millgrove 2
WP: Brian Lisk (2-0) 7IP 1ER 7H 14Ks
LP: James Hake 3IP 6R 6H 3BBs 3Ks; relief Corey Griffiths 3IP 1H 1R (unearned) 5Ks
Hammer: Dave Kingdon 2-3 2B 3B RBI; Pete Chambers 1-3 3B RBI; Brian Lisk 2-2 2B 2R RBI
Smoke: James Hake 2-3; Corey Griffiths 3-4 RBI; Matt Pegg 1-2 RBI

Sunday June 5
Waterdown Alexander Keith’s 7
Waterdown Hammer 1
WP: Rick Hames (3-1) 7 IP 1ER 6Ks
LP: Jim Hurst (1-1-1) 5IP 5ER 5Ks
Keith’s: Darcy Zimmerman 1-3 HR (1st) 3 RBIs; Nick Moskal 2-4 HR (1st); Vlad Sephar 2-2 2 RBIs

GHFL Standings
Teams……………GP…W…L…T…P…Pct
Hammer…………..8…6…1…1…13….813
Hawks……………..6…5…0…1…11….917
Morriston………….5…3…2…2…8….517
Keith’s…………….6…3…2…1…7….583
Arrows…………….3…3…0…0…6….1.000
Snappers………….3…3…0…0…6….1.000
Chili Pepper………3…2…1…0…4…..667
Scottie’s…………..4…2…2…0…4…..500
Coyotes…………..4…1…2…1…3….375
Fury……………….5…1…4…0…2…..200
Luke’s…………….3…1…2…0…2…..333
Smoke……………5…0…5…0…0…..000
Razorbacks……..7…0…7…0…0…..000

Upcoming games:
Monday June 6
8:30 MORRISTON at FURY Ker
9:00 CHILI PEPPER at RAZORBACKS Joe Sam’s

Wednesday June 8
6:30 LUKE’S at SCOTTIE’S Ker
8:30 CHILI PEPPER at ARROWS Meadowvale

Thursday June 9
7:00 LUKE’S at SNAPPERS Memorial
9:00 SMOKE at SNAPPERS Memorial
8:45 ARROWS at FURY Ker
9:00 COYOTES at MORRISTON Morriston

Blair Setford
Golden Horseshoe Fastball League
www.ghfl.ca
mail to: blairjs@rogers.com

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ISC II #3 Norwich Razorbacks at ISC II #9 Palermo Athletics

June 7th, 2005

Palermo, ON

Monday, June 6, 2005

ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada
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Games 31 and 32
Norwich at Palermo

Game # 31
Norwich-2
Palermo-2

Pitching
Norwich-Tim Neil
Palermo-Mike Joseph

Game # 32

Norwich-0
Palermo-6

WP-Gord Scott
LP-Drew Winger

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ISC II #34 Mississauga Arrows at Snapper Shootout

June 6th, 2005

The Mississauga Arrows (ISC II #34) were a very competitive 2-2 in the Niagara Snapper Shootout this past weekend, taking a pair from two top 10-ranked teams before bowing out in the quarter finals.

The Arrows congratulate fellow GHFL member Niagara Snappers on their victory in what has been called the best intermediate tournament in Ontario the past 10 years as 12 ISC II teams, including 10 ranked in the top 35 were on hand.

The Arrows opened against ISC II #7 Perkasie, PA KMV Rise and the Arrows came out slugging right from the first pitch, building a 4-0 lead through four innings. Chris McColl started on the mound for the Arrows, going 4 2/3 with three strikeouts. Scott Smith came on to record the save, coaxing a fly ball to end a scoring threat and proceeded to strike out five in the next two innings sandwiched around a couple of walks and hits as the Rise didn’t go quietly. Tim Coe was spectacular at shortstop while Andrew Hill roamed the enormous right field to our benefit. McColl had three hits, an RBI and scored twice for the Arrows. Tim Thorne was 2-3 with an RBI and Coe had an RBI as well. Tom Vogel went all six innings for the Rise.

Arrows 4
Rise 2

WP Chris McColl 4 2/3 IP 3K’s
Save Scott Smith 2 1/3 IP 5K’s
Chris McColl 3-3 RBI
Tim Thorne 2-3 RBI
Tim Coe 1-3 RBI

Next up for the Arrows was the 2004 ASA “A” Champion Oswego, NY McKie’s Sports, currently ranked #5 in the June 1 ISC II Rankings. Once again, the Arrows jumped out in front, taking a 3-0 lead for pitcher Craig Walker in the seventh. Both Mike Welton & Blair Setford scored on close plays at the plate with Setford sliding around the McKie’s catcher for the second run. A throwing error gave McKie’s life, leading to a pair of unearned runs in the top of the seventh, but Scott Smith nailed down the win, getting the final two outs. Walker was outstanding for the Arrows, throwing three different pitches for strikes and keeping a strong McKie’s lineup off balance all game. Shawn Sampson went the distance for McKie’s.

Arrows 3
Mckie’s 2

WP Craig Walker 6 1/3 IP 4Ks
Save Scott Smith 2/3 IP 1K
Ron Rosengren 2-2
Blair Setford 2-3
Jeff Beange 1-1 RBI
Andrew Hill SAC Fly RBI

The final round robin game matched up the Arrows with ISC #19 Alvinston Indians. Drew Hathway started for the Arrows and deserved a much better fate than we gave him. Hathway matched the Indians veteran Doug Charlton at zeros into the fourth when his defence deserted him as the Arrows made more errors, physical & mental, in one inning than we’ve made all year. A late two-run HR sealed the deal for Alvinston.

Alvinston 6
Arrows 0

LP Drew Hathway 6IP 4Ks
Ron Rosengren 2-3
Tom Fortune 1-3
Drew Hathway 1-3

With the Rise, Alvinston and the Arrows all finishing 2-1, the Indians took the tie-breaker based on fewest runs allowed in the games involving our three teams, while the Arrows took second place on the strength of their head-to-head win over the Rise.

In the quarter finals, the Arrows faced former US National Team member Bill Hillhouse and the ISC II #12 Keating’s Fitness team from Wilkes-Barre, PA. Hillhouse used a devastating changeup to great effect early, keeping Arrows batters off balance. The Arrows missed three home runs by a combined total of about eight feet – two just foul and one caught against the centerfield fence – which would have made it a different game, but that’s fastball. Chris McColl started and matched Hillhouse into the fourth before running out of steam as Keating’s plated three on a based-loaded triple. Smith and Walker both struggled with an inconsistent strike zone as Keating’s ended the game in the sixth.

Keating’s 7
Arrows 0

LP Chris McColl 3 1/3 IP 1K 3R
Scott Smith 1 1/3 IP 2Ks 3R
Craig Walker 2/3 IP 1R 4BB
Chris McColl 1-3
Ron Rosengren 1-2

Next tournament action for the Arrows is the ISC II Qualifier in Innerkip June 17-19. The Arrows open against Durham Eagles and will be looking to avenge an extra-innings loss suffered in an early bird tournament back in May.

Blair Setford
Mississauga Arrows
www.ghfl.ca/arrows.htm
mail to: blairjs@rogers.com

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