Final 2006 ISC II Playoff Bracket
August 19th, 2006Final 2006 ISC II Scoreboard
August 19th, 2006Tavistock ON Merchants Win 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions
August 18th, 2006ISC II Daily Log part 6
By Blair Setford & Jim Flanagan
Tavistock, ON Merchants were heartbroken in 2004 in Fargo but they are champions in 2006 in Kitchener, defeating Palermo, ON Athletics 3-2 in 8 innings in a well-played championship game in front of about 3,000 fans on PHBY #1 Friday afternoon … winning pitcher Steve Cook came on in the 7th inning in relief of starter Ryan Cummings with the score knotted at two … Palermo had jumped out to a 1-0 lead only to see Tavistock leapfrog ahead with a two-RBI single by Jamie Rader … the Athletics tied the game in the fifth as Chris McColl drove in Peter Dobbin … in the top of the 8th, Palermo was unable to score the runner placed on second as the international tie-breaker was in effect … in the bottom of the 8th, Mark McKay drove in Brad Roth with the winning run, setting off the celebration on the field and in Tavistock … Paul and Tyler Newman presented the Gord Newman Memorial ISC II Championship Trophy, named for their father, to Tavistock manager Steve Kaufman … earlier, Tavistock ran over the Perkasie, PA Rise 8-2 in the first semi-final … back-to-back home runs by Brad Roth and Kevin Thompson led the way while McKay was 3-4 with 3 rbi’s … Cummings got the win, going five strong innings with Steve Cook shutting down the Rise over the final two innings … Palermo knocked off ISC II strikeout king Corey Costello and the Micksburg, ON Twins 6-1, scoring single runs in each of the first three innings capped off by a three-run fourth, including a line drive HR by Keith Rankin and a triple by Brian Prowse … Gord Scott picked up another complete game win for Palermo … Costello pushed his tournament strikeout record to 101 with three strikeouts in three innings of work.
Click here for box score to 2006 ISC II Championship Game.
Thank you to the ISC II host committee, all the volunteers, the grounds crew staff, our ISC II game controllers, umpires, statisticians and broadcasters for a job well done in producing the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions … Hats off to all the teams, players and fans for making the 2006 edition of the ToC the best yet.
ISC II All-Tournament Team
August 18th, 2006ISC II All-Tournament Team
Pitchers
Ryan Cummings – Tavistock
Corey Costello – Micksburg
Gord Scott – Palermo
Catchers
Trevor Falk – Elora
Tim Dubois – Kitchener
Infielders
Jeff Roth – Tavistock
Mike Kelly – Bridgeport
Ryan Dudgeon – Port Elgin
Mike Black – Alvinston
Peter Dobbin – Palermo
Matt Daley – Rise Fastpitch, PA
Outfielders
Bob Wengert – South Lebanon
Jeff Hannah – Kingston
Jim Culling – Kitchener
Brian Prowse – Palermo
Designated Player
Jamie Boyd – Tavistock
Most RBIs – Jeff Roth – Tavistock
Top Hitter – Scott Walls – Harriston
Top Pitcher – Ryan Cummings – Tavistock
MVP – Cory Costello – Micksburg
ISC II Champions – Tavistock, ON Merchants
ISC II Finalist – Palermo, ON Athletics
tied 3rd – Perkasie, PA Rise; Micksburg, ON Twins
ISC II Daily Log part 5
August 17th, 2006By Blair Setford & Jim Flanagan
ISC II Day Five Highlights
The Sweet 16 was narrowed down to the Final Four in ISC II on Thursday night as Corey Costello entered the record book for most strikeouts in a tournament … Costello came into his quarter-final game tied with Jonas Mach of the Thomson, IL Area Merchants at 85, erasing the old record of 80 … after striking out the first batter of the game, the ball was removed from play and Costello eventually pushed the record to 98 and counting as he struck out 13 as the Micksburg, ON Twins defeated Ashland, OH Merchants 2-0 … Gord Scott of Palermo, ON Athletics scattered three hits and struck out nine in a 1-0 win over South Lebanon, PA TNT to reach the semi’s … Perkasie, PA Rise reached the semi’s with a 3-1 win over Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws … Rise pitcher Ben Blonde allowed only two hits to get the win … Ryan Cummings picked up two wins on the day for Tavistock, ON Merchants, tossing a no-hitter (his second of the tournament) at Elora, ON Wellington Brewers in second round action before knocking out Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils on a one-hitter (also his second of the tournament) in the quarters … Earlier in the day, Port Elgin’s Scott Christie tossed a complete game gem to knock out the host Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves … Jeremy Tracy had a monster home run and pick up the win for TNT over Harriston, ON Mercury’s … Tim Dubois has the game-winning RBI in the 9th as Kitchener knocked out the fan-favourite California Lumberkings … Brad Pender keys a Micksburg rally from down four against Alvinston to win 5-4 … Highlight of the day: Trailing 5-0 into the sixth, Palermo rally for 8(!) runs against the defending champions Elmira, ON Cubs … Gord Scott re-enters the game after reliever Chad Reed pinched a nerve in his shoulder and strikes out the final batter with the bases loaded to preserve the 8-5 win.
Scores
Second round
Perkasie, PA Rise 8 Reading, PA Bob Hoffman’s Garage 1 – 6 innings
Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws 2 Bakersfield, CA California Lumberkings 1 – 9 innings
Tavistock, ON Merchants 3 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers 0
Palermo, ON Athletics 8 Elmira, ON Cubs 5
Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils 5 Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves 2
South Lebanon, PA TNT 4 Harriston, ON Mercury’s 3 – 8 innings
Ashland, ON Merchants 5 Mitchell, ON Mets 2
Micksburg, ON Twins 5 Alvinston, ON Indians 4
Quarter finals
Rise 3 Kitchener 1
Tavistock 2 Port Elgin 0
Palermo 1 South Lebanon 0
Micksburg 2 Ashland 0
Today (Friday)
Peter Hallman Ball Yard
Diamond 2 9 am Rise vs Tavistock – www.ballparkradio.com
Diamond 2 11 am Micksburg vs Palermo – www.ballparkradio.com
Diamond 1 5 pm – ISC II Championship Game – www.ballparkradio.com
Palermo ON Athletics Becomes Second Member of Final Four
August 17th, 2006The Palermo Athletics won their second game of the day, a close 1-0 win over South Lebanon PA TNT to advance to the Final Four in the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions.
Palermo was at the brink of elimination in an earlier game, overcoming a 5-0 deficit. Gord Scott picked up wins in both games, while Chris McColl doubled and scored the lone run in the nightcap against PA TNT. Palermo will face the winner of the Ashland OH-Micksburg game at 11am Friday at Peter Hallman Ballyard.
The Ashland-Micksburg is set to get underway at 9pm, the 7th and final broadcast of the day for Ballparkradio, which will determine who will join Rise Fastpitch PA, Tavistock, ON, and Palermo, ON.
Perkasie PA Rise Fastpitch First to the Final Four
August 17th, 2006There will be a US team in the final four as the Perkasie PA Rise Fastpitch eliminated the Kitchener Phoenix ON Outlaws, 3-1 in a 5pm quarterfinal Thursday night. Ben Blonde had a perfect game into the 5th inning, until a Mel Ross solo home run. Rise tied the game when Chad Walters doubled home Steve Moore who singled with two out. Keith Hammerschmidt followed with a two run homer, giving Rise a lead they would not surrender.
Maddy’s ISC II Photos – Day 4
August 17th, 2006Maddy’s ISC II Photos, Day 4. Click here to view.
Thursday morning playoff results
August 17th, 2006Second Round Playoffs
Perkasie PA Rise, 8, Bob Hoffman Garage, PA – 1
The Perkasie Rise of Pennsylvania eliminated the tournament’s Cinderella team, cross-state rival Bob Hoffman Garage of Reading, PA, 8-1 in 6 innings. Rise shortstop Matt Daley had 5 RBI for the winners, while Mike Smith notched the win. Rise Fastpitch will advance now to the third round, and face the Kitchener ON Outlaws, who defeated the California Lumberkings, 2-1 in 9 innings.
Kitchener Phoenix Outlaws ON 2, California Lumberkings 1, 9 innings
Kitchener ON Outlaws and the California Lumberkings were scoreless through 7 innings, with Dan Martin on the mound for the Outlaws and Darren Strang going for the Lumberkings. Each team scored a run in the 8th, shortstop Carlos Flores driving in the run for California, and Kitchener scoring theirs on an infield out. Brian Teeters just missed a home run, hitting one to the warning track and Flores preventing a run from scoring by snaring a liner towards left to end the 8th inning. California failed to move the runner or score in the 9th. Kitchener won the game when Tim Du Boise hit a flair single to center with the runner scoring.
Tavistock ON 3, Elora Wellington ON Brewers 0 (no hitter by Ryan Cummings)
Tavistock’s Ryan Cummings tossed his second no-hitter of the tournament, a 3-0 win over the Elora Wellingtno Brewers. Tavistock will face the winner of the Port Elgin vs. Bridgeport game, which is just underway at 1pm on Ballparkradio.com
Palermo ON Athletics 8, Elmira ON Cubs 5
The Palermo Athletics overcame a 5 run deficit in the 6th inning for a come-from-behind 8-5 win over defending 2005 ISC II Champions, the Elmira Cubs. Gord Scott was the winning pitcher, striking out the final out of the game with the bases loaded in the 7th.
Port Elgin ON Blue Devils 5, Bridgeport ON Braves 2
Port Elgin pitcher Scott Christie went the distance for the win, while Aaron Whitney struck the big blow, a 3 run homer in the 3rd inning.
Palermo 8, Elmira Cubs 5
The Palermo Athletics overcame a 5-0 deficit with 8 unanswered runs in the 6th inning, to eliminate the defending ISC II champs, the Elmira ON Cubs. Gord Scott retired the final batter with the bases loaded to secure the win.
ISC II Daily Log part 5
August 16th, 2006By Blair Setford & Jim Flanagan
For the first time ever, a tie-breaker was held for the ISC II Tournament of Champions and Reading, PA Bob Hoffman’s Garage, lead by Scott Emerich and Art Devoe defeated the Toronto, ON Champion Indians 6-1 to secure the third and final wild card spot in the 24-team single-elimination playoff bracket … not to be outdone, Devoe and Bob Hoffman’s went on to defeat Denver, CO Colorado Rage 1-0 in a first round playoff game to set up an all-Pennsylvania second round match-up against Perkasie, PA Rise … Todd Uhrig, of Elora Wellington Brewers, pitched a perfect game against Hermann, MO Black Gold in a 7-0 first round playoff win … Black Gold was without their ace Eric Steinbeck who had to leave the tournament yesterday due to a death in the family … Bakersfield, CA California Lumberkings upset Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder 2-1 on a Jon Nimmo two-run HR in the 6th … Lumberkings’ pitcher Darren Strang tossed a tidy two-hitter for the win … Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils edged Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections (CPI) 5-4 in 8 innings to move on to the second round … Palermo, ON Athletics got 14 strikeouts from Gord Scott and a massive home run onto Homer Watson Blvd. from Glenn Inglehart to eliminate Glencoe, ON Astros … Harriston Mercury’s knocked out Marshall, MI Rice Creek Lightning 5-1 … in the final round robin games, CPI needing to win to make the playoffs got 1-0 victory over Yakima, WA JRW & Associates … JRW gave up only five runs in four games, but never scored a run during pool play … Ashland, OH Merchants, needing to beat Mitchell, ON Mets to make the playoffs, did so with a 3-2 win … Dan Duemo got the save for winner Scott Hershey … Five of the seven pools had three-way ties for first at the conclusion of round robin play … Thomson, IL Area Merchants and Ashland got the other two wildcards with 2-2 records even tho’ that was only good enough for fourth in their respective pools.
Final pool play standings and a playoff bracket are available at www.ballparkradio.com.
Second round ISC II matchups ( all games at Budd Park):
9 am – Reading, PA Bob Hoffman’s Garage vs Perkasie, PA Rise – www.ballparkradio.com
10 am – Bakersfield, CA California Lumberkings vs Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws
11 am – Elora, ON Wellington Brewers vs Tavistock, ON Merchants – www.ballparkradio.com
12 pm – Elmira, ON Cubs vs Palermo, ON Athletics
1 pm – Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils vs Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves – www.ballparkradio.com
2 pm – Harriston, ON Mercury’s vs South Lebanon, PA TNT
3 pm – Ashland, OH Merchants or Waterdown, ON Hammer vs Mitchell, ON Mets – www.ballparkradio.com
4 pm – Micksburg, ON Twins or Thomson, IL Area Merchants vs Alvinston, ON Indians
5 pm – quarterfinal 1 www.ballparkradio.com
6 pm – quarterfinal 2
7 pm – quarterfinal 3 www.ballparkradio.com
9 pm – quarterfinal 4 www.ballparkradio.com
Hoffman’s win Tie-Breaker
August 16th, 2006TB1
Reading PA Bob Hoffman’s 6
Toronto, ON Champion Indians 1
WP: Art Devoe, relief Dale Emerich
HR: Scott Emerich
LP: Steve Ketchell, relief Jason Giffen
HR: Paul Papulkas
Bob Hoffman’s advances into the final wildcard position and will play Denver, CO Colorado Rage in a 7 pm game on www.ballparkradio.com.
Bracket for 2006 ISC II
August 16th, 2006Click here for the Playoff Bracket for the ISC II Tournament of Champions.