#22 Glencoe Astros rally to beat #3 Elmira Cubs in Mitchell finals

June 12th, 2006

Mitchell, ON

A six-run seventh inning was enough for the Glencoe Astros to rally from a 5-1 deficit and defeat the Elmira Cubs 7-6 in the ‘A’ final of the 16th annual Mitchell Mets tournament on the June 9-11th weekend. Shaun Winship’s two-run single in the seventh snapped the 5-5 tie, then he came in relief of Jason Dawdy with two runners in scoring position and nobody out and save the victory, giving the Astros top prize money and exact some revenge as the Cubs had beaten the Astros 8-2 earlier in the day to advance to the final. Glencoe doubled Tavistock 6-3 to earn a shot at redemption and it paid off.

Elora Wellington Brewers captured the ‘B’ title with a huge 13-1 win over Harriston, while Zurich Rangers edged Milverton Millwrights 2-1 in eight-innings to claim the ‘C’ consolation prize. In the eight-team ladies division, Bramalea Nics went nbeaten and edged Milverton 2-1 to win top honours.

The competition was a good tune-up for many clubs as they prepare for the ISC II qualifier in Innerkip this weekend.

Full results for 16th annual Mitchell Mets tournament
Intermediate men’s division (15 teams)
Mitchell, ON
June 9-11, 2006

Preliminary round
Elmira Jrs 6, #4 Bridgeport Braves 5
#22 Glencoe Astros 6, Milverton AW Millwrights 3
#2 Port Elgin Blue Devils 4, Monkton Muskrats 1
#9 Harriston Mercury’s 5, Zurich Rangers 2
#11 Elora/Wellington Brewers 12, Fullarton A’s 5
#13 Tavistock Merchants 8, Owen Sound Crunch 2
#3 Elmira Cubs 5, Ingersoll Crush 1
#30 Mitchell Mets 11, Ingersoll Crush 3

Glencoe 7, Elmira Jrs 5
Port Elgin 8, Harriston 2
Tavistock 10, Elora 5
Elmira Cubs 3, Mitchell 1
(these winners, with 2-0 records, advance to ‘A’ division)
(these losers, with 1-1 records, advance to ‘B’ division)

Bridgeport 5, Milverton 0
Monkton 10, Zurich 2
Owen Sound 11, Fullarton 2
(these winners, with 1-1 records, advance to ‘B’ division)

‘A’ Division
Glencoe 5, Port Elgin 1
Elmira Cubs 10, Tavistock 4
Elmira Cubs 8, Glencoe 2
(Elmira advances to ‘A’ final)
Tavistock 6, Port Elgin 5
Glencoe 6, Tavistock 3
Glencoe 7, Elmira Cubs 6 (final)

‘B’ Division
Harriston 11, Bridgeport 6
Mitchell 8, Owen Sound 6
Elmira Jrs. 9, Monkton 2
Elora 10, Ingersoll 3
Harriston 9, Mitchell 8 (8-innings)
Elora 14, Elmira Jrs. 7
Elora 13, Harriston 1 (final)

‘C’ Division
(losers of first 2 games)
Zurich 6, Milverton 1
Milverton 8, Fullarton 3
Zurich 2, Milverton 1 (8-innings) (final)

‘A’ champs – Glencoe
‘B’ champs – Elora
‘C’ champs – Zurich

Maddy’s Photo Video, ISC II 2005

June 11th, 2006

FastpitchWest.com‘s Maddy Flanagan delivers again with a great photo essay from last year’s ISC II ToC set to a Rob Thomas song.

Click here and let it load – you will need Windows Media Player.

#12 Palermo Athletics drop pair to ISC #3 Kitchener

June 11th, 2006

Eastern Canada ISC Travel League

Kitchener at Palermo
Games 27 & 28

Game 27

Kitchener-5
Palermo-1

WP-T. Martin
LP- C. McColl

HR- D Levy

Game 28

Kitchener-7
Palermo-1

WP- P. Koert
LP-C. Reed

#1 Niagara Snappers split with ISC #21 Jarvis

June 11th, 2006

ISC Travel League of Eastern Canada

Niagara 5
Jarvis 2
WP: Mike Bateman 7IP, 2R, 4H, 9K, 2BB
LP: Scott Wagar 6IP, 5R, 5H, 11K, 2BB
Niagara Home Runs: Trevor Falk and Scott Young
Jarvis Home Runs: Matt Lyon and Adam Dearborne

Jarvis 7
Niagara 0
*5 inning mercy
WP: Andrew Phibbs 5IP, 0R, 3H, 9K, 0BB
LP: Jason Paylove: 5IP, 7R, 10H, 4K, 0BB

Snapper Shootout Pix

June 9th, 2006

In the tradition of Maddy Flanagan of FastpitchWest, Robin Wilson, of Aerial Promotions, has posted pictures from the Mick & Angelos Snapper Shoot-Out that took place this past weekend. If any teams/players are interested in obtaining copies of these images either electronically or in print, they can e-mail Robin directly at: smile@aerialpromotions.ca

Here is a quick fix for the time being. This will be a temporary link, until Robin has more time to upload additional photos.

http://www.aerialpromotions.ca/2006NSS/index.htm

More pictures will be posted at a later date.

Croghan, NY Tournament looking for teams

June 7th, 2006

Croghan, NY will again host its annual tournament This is an ISC II caliber tourney and is still looking for interested teams.

Croghan, NY rec park. Located on the edge of the Adirondack Mountains 1.5 hours North from Syracuse, NY and 1.75 hours from Kingston, Ontario.

June 30th-July 2nd, 2006

Entry fee $225
Pays top 4

Payout is dependent on number of teams

Contact information
Jon Walseman
315-346-6681
Charlie_H_Walseman@cargill.com

Mitchell, ON Tournament features several top-ranked ISC II teams

June 7th, 2006

Mitchell, ON

June 9-11

Friday
7 pm #4 Bridgeport Braves vs Elmira Juniors
8 pm #22 Glencoe Astros vs Milverton Millwrights
8 pm #2 Port Elgin Blue Devils vs Monkton Muskrats
8:45 #9 Harriston Mercury’s vs Zurich
6:30 #11 Elora Brewers vs Fullarton A’s
9:30 #13 Tavistock Merchants vs Owen Sound Crunch
9:30 #3 Elmira Cubs vs Ingersoll Crush

Saturday
9:30 am #30 Mitchell Mets vs winner Elmira/Ingersoll

Games continue all day Saturday and Sunday.

The Mets are short one team due to the late cancellation of a previous entrant.

We have some irons in the fire, but any club which might be interested in an intermediate level tournament (no ISC listed pitchers), should contact Jeff Pauli (jeffp(at)woodcockbrothers.com) or Kory Dietz (jdietz(at)cyg.net) a.s.a.p. if interested.

First game time is 9:30 a.m. Saturday, win or lose play at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Guaranteed 3 games. Entry is $350.

#7 Ottawa Team Easton heads field in Baltimore, ON tourney

June 7th, 2006

Baltimore Jim Bradford Classic

June 9-11, 2006

Friday
Fri 7 pm Dia 1 G1 Cobourg PR vs North Fred K
9pm Dia 1 G2 Scarborough W vs Napanee Jrs

Saturday
Sat 8am Dia 1 G3 Port Perry Jrs vs Scarborough R
Dia 3 G4 Peterborough Jrs vs Napanee Mid
10am Dia 1 G5 Motown M vs Port Perry Jrs
Dia 3 G6 #7 Team Easton vs Napanee Jrs
12pm Dia 1 G7 Cobourg PR vs Scarborough R
Dia 3 G8 Scarborough W vs Peterborough Jrs
2pm Dia 1 G9 Team Easton vs Napanee Mid
Dia 3 G10 Napanee Jrs vs Peterborough Jrs
4pm Dia 1 G11 Team Easton vs Scarborough W
Dia 3 G12 Napanee Mid vs Napanee Jrs
6pm Dia 1 G13 Cobourg PR vs Motown M
Dia 3 G14 North Fred K vs Port Perry Jrs
8pm Dia 1 G15 North Fred K vs Scarborough R

Sunday
9am Dia 1 G16 Team Easton vs Peterborough Jrs
Dia 3 G17 North Fred K vs Motown M
11am Dia 1 G18 Cobourg PR vs Port Perry Jrs
Dia 3 G19 Scarborough W vs Napanee Mid
1pm Dia 1 G20 Motown M vs Scarborough R
Top 2 in each division move on
3pm Dia 1 G21 Semi NC Div #1 vs JK Div #2
Dia 3 G22 Semi JK Div #1 vs NC Div #2
5pm Dia 1 G23 Mens Final WG 21 vs WG 22

From: “Steve Bedard”

#10 Perkasie, PA Rise beat #6 Oswego, NY CPI in Snapper Shoot-Out final

June 5th, 2006

Results from the 3rd annual Mick & Angelo’s Snapper Shoot-Out that was played this weekend with 16 teams competing for the $1500 first place prize. With 14 of the 16 teams competing in the Shoot-Out ranked among the top 35 in the ISC II June 1 rankings, the Shoot-Out is one of the toughest tournaments in the province to win.

Game #1
(#11) Elora Brewers 7
(#28) PA Power 0
5 inning mercy
WP: Todd Uhrig
LP: Billy Kozlovac in relief Ryan Rutt

Game #2
(#10) KMV Rise 2
(#20) Waterdown Hammer 1
WP: Mike Smith
LP: in relief Drew Hathway, Tim Neil started

Game #3
(N/R) St. Mary’s Gunners 2
(#12) Palermo Athletics 1
WP: in relief Steve Cook, Cam Struth started
LP: Gord Scott

Opening ceremonies were held with speeches by ISC II Commissioner Blair Setford, Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Gary Burrows, Ontario
Tourism Minister Jim Bradley, and tournament chairman Bill Weaver. The American and Canadian national anthems were played and teams
were officially welcomed to the Shoot-Out.
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#3 Elmira Cubs & #4 Bridgeport Braves in Woodstock Legends tourney

June 5th, 2006

Game reports and comments courtesy of Al Doran

Elmira Cubs at Heflin Gremlins
Heflin: 0.0.0.2.0.0.0.1.x.x.x.3.4.0
Elmira: 0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0x.x.x.2.5.0
Exciting extra inning game.
WP: Blair Ezekiel: 8 IP, 2R, 0ER, 5H, 3K, 0BB
C: Ryan Kostel
LP: Mark Bradley: 8 IP, 3R, 0ER, 4H, 6K, 3BB
C: Graham Baechler
For Heflin: Edwardo Leonardo had a single in B8 to drive in the winning run.
For Elmira: Brad Thompson had a single and a home run. Adam Hiller hit a triple.

Bridgeport PROforma Braves at New York Patsy’s
Patsy’s: 0.0.0.4.6.x.x.x.x.10.7.0
Bridgeport: 0.0.2.0.1.x.x.x.x.3.5.3
WP: Gerald Muizelaar: 5 IP, 3R, 3 ER, 5H, 5K, 1 BB
C: Frank deGroat
LP: Jim Schnaar: 5.1 IP, 8 R, 7 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 2 BB
Don Harris: 0.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB
C: Ron McWhirter
For Bridgeport: Jody Schnarr had a home run and 2 RBIs
For Patsy’s: Travis Wilson had 2 home runs, 3 RBIs; Jeff Hook had a single, a triple, and 2 RBIs; Adam Lalonde had a single and a triple.

Elmira Cubs at Innerkip Eagles
Elmira: 0.0.0.0.1.3.1.2.x.x.x.7.9.2
Innerkip: 2.0.0.0.1.0.2.0.x.x.x.5.7.1
WP: Casey Halstead: 2 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 0 BB
Ryan French: 5.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 6 K, 6 BB
Dan Bradley: 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB
C: Graham Baechler
Halstead hit in wrist by line drive end of 2nd inning.
Bradley came into the game in Bottom of 8th inning with the bases loaded and only one out and was instrumental in turning the double play that ended the game and the win for his team, Elmira.
LP: Jeremy deBellevil: 5 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 4 K, 2 BB
Jamie Simpson: 3 IP, 6 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 4 K, 2 BB
C: Chris White
For Elmira, Brad Thompson had a home run. This was a team effort by the gutsy Cubs from Elmira who kept the fans entertained and on the edge of their seats for 8 innings of good old fashioned fastball.
For Innerkip, Mike Pullin had a home run, a single and a BB.

Midland Explorers at Bridgeport Proforma Braves
Bridgeport: 0.0.0.1.2.0.X.x.x.x.3.8.1
Midland: 2.0.0.0.0.0.0.x.x.x.2.8.1
WP: John McGarr: 7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 8H, 1 K, 0BB
C: Ron McWhirter
LP: Grant Patterson: 6 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 9 K, 1 BB
C: Craig Crawford
MVP of the Game: Rob Weiler with the game winning RBI.

Bridgeport PRO Forma Braves at Kitchener Hallman Twins
Bridgeport: 2.0.0.0.1.0.0.x.x.x.3.5.3
Kitchener: 0.1.0.0.0.0.0.x.x.x.1.5.1
WP: Todd Winkworth: 7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 1 BB
C: Jason Hoch
LP: Todd Martin: 7 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 8 K, 4 BB
C: Chris Shewflet
For Bridgeport: Sam Forbes went 1-4, singled in the game winning run. Trevor Eaton scored 2 runs.
For Kitchener, Ron White hit a solo home run in the 2nd inning. MVP of the Game: Sam Forbes singled in two runs in the 1st inning. Kitchener were eliminated from the tournament in this game. Bridgeport moves on to play Patsy’s at 1pm.

Interesting to note that this game featured the Host team for the 2006 ISC World Tournament being held in Kitchener, August 11-19 AND the Host team for the ISC II Tournament of Champions being held in Kitchener and Cambridge August 13-18. Also interesting to note that both pitchers are well known in the area and are named Todd, Winkworth for Bridgeport and for their cross town friends, Martin for Twins.

If anyone ever had any doubt about the quality of play one can expect at an ISC II tournament, this game in particular, and the play by both the Braves of Bridgeport and the Cubs of Elmira, should put it to bed for good. Both teams played their hearts out and went home proud. They also behaved like gentlemen on and off the field all weekend. Congratulations to both the Braves and the Cubs. Larry Lynch and his group did a good thing bringing in these two popular local teams.

Elmira Cubs at Orillia Riversharks
Orillia: 1.1.1.1.0.0.0.2.x.x.x.6.10.1
Elmira: 3.0.0.0.0.1.0.1.x.x.x.5.7.0
WP: Mike White: 6 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 0 BB
Rob O’Brien: 1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB
C: Sean O’Brien
LP: Dan Bradley: 8 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 10 H, 2 K, 2 BB
C: Graham Baecher
For Orillia: Rob O’Brien had a triple and a single. Rhys Casley had 2 singles. Steve Mullally had a home run and a single (game winner) (2 run)
For Elmira: Brad Thompson a home run and a single Lyndon Grovum, a home run Kevin Guschner, a home run and a single. (home run in top of 8th)
MVP of Game: Steve Mulally with a home run, a single and 2 RBIs. Game winning RBI (in bottom of the 8th with Rob O’Brien and Rhys Casley on base to score). Another great game to watch with the gutsy ISC II team from Elmira dragging Orillia into an eight inning nail biter.

Bridgeport Braves at Patsy’s of NY
Patsy’s: 1.2.2.1.3.x.x.x.9.12.0
Bridgeport: 0.0.2.0.0.x.x.x.2.5.0
WP: H. Shannon: 5 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 8 K, 0 BB
C: Frank deGroot
LP: John McGarr: 2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 K, 1 BB
Todd Winkworth: 2.2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB
Jim Schnarr: 0.1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 0 K, 0 BB
C: Jason Hoch
For Patsy’s: Travis Wilson, a single and two home runs, went 3-3 Frank de Grout, a home run and a single, went 2-3 Chad Busch, a home run and a single, went 2-3 Louis Joglar, a single, a double and a triple, went 3-3
For Bridgeport: Jodie Schnarr hit a two run home run in the 3rd inning for Bridgeport to almost tie it up but Patsy’s came back in the bottom of the inning to push ahead 5-2 and almost out of reach. Bridgeport Braves had a great run this weekend.

#7 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder win Manotick tournament

June 5th, 2006

Manotick, ON

ISC II #7 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder won the 10-team double knockout June 2-4 Manotick tournament with a perfect 4-0 record. Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric finished second, losing to Easton in both the winner’s bracket final and the final game. Ottawa Valley Raiders lost their first game but came all the way up the loser’s bracket and finished third.

Eight of the participating teams will be in Fitzroy for the ISC II qualifier in two weeks.
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#30 Thomson, IL Area Merchants win Dubuque tourney

June 5th, 2006

From Al’s Fastball List

Thomson Merchants in Dubuque

The Thomson Area Merchants rolled to there 1st tournament win of the 06 season at the Dubuque Hall of Fame tournament in Iowa on Saturday. Led by ace Czech Republic International pitcher Jonas Mach, Thomson won all three games played convincingly.
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