Hammer head up field in Niagara Falls

August 6th, 2009

Editor’s Note: The top-ranked Waterdown Hammer, fresh off winning the Ontario championship, will head to Niagara Falls for a last-minute tune-up prior to the 2009 ToC.

The 18-team field is set for the annual Niagara Falls Men’s League tournament August 7-9 Ker Park. Below are the 18 teams participating and the tournament again is full.

On site concessions, beer gardens, and sporting goods will be available and as usual we can expect many fans to come out.

Schedule – Fri night

7 pm D1 Lukes vs Port Burwell
9 pm Snappers vs Udney

6:30 pm D2 Fury vs Raiders
6:30 pm D3 Dawgs vs Hammer
6:30 pm D4 RailRoaders vs Target

Games continue all day Saturday. Based on preliminary records, 16 teams advance to the playoff round on Sunday.

The 18 teams are as follows:

Bracebridge Farm
Cool Hand Lukes
Don Cherry’s Fastball
Goulding Park
Hamilton Raiders
Hooligans Dawgs
K/W Wizards
Niagara Snappers
Pickering Blazers
Port Burwell Lakers
Predators Fastball Team
RailRoaders
Straffordville Express
Storm’s Fury
Udney Storm
Vaughan Stealers
Waterdown Hammer
Waterdown Target

Come on out to the park to see some great games, results will be posted

Rob Greatrix


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Decatur Pride win Illinois State Tournament

August 4th, 2009

Final Results from Altamont
1 – The Pride / Decatur Illinois
2 – The Freight / Vandalia Illinois
3 – Pete’s Blues / Swansea Illinois
4 – Stallion’s / Belleville Illinois

Game #1
Pete’s Blues 4, Nohren Farms Heat 3
WP-Iuli; LP- Dalmasso.
Pete’s was down 3-0 before a late 2-run homer by Daniel Eisenhauer.
RBI singles by Zack Boyer and Mack Scmitt then won it in the last of the 7th.

Game #2
Decatur Pride 12, KC/Lee’s Sports 2 (5 inn)
WP-Stevenson; LP-Radake.
Decatur brought its A-game and then some to blitz a pretty good team.
Pride HR’s from Williams (two), Larry Moffett and Koester.
Haven Hicks had a solo shot for KC/Lee’s.

Game #3
The Freight 12, Bowen 0 (4 inn.)
WP-Sturdy (1 hitter); LP-Grandersone
Sturdy also hit two homers. The Freight also brought its A-game.

Game #4
Belleville Stallions 6, Warsaw Stag Boys 5 (8 inn).
Back and forth game ends on wild pitch.
WP-M. Godar

Game #5
KC/Lee’s Sports 7, Nohren Farms 0
WP-John Kiselewski (2-hitter)
LP-Gualandi
HR- Haven Hicks and Lyle Winter

Game #6
Warsaw 11, Bowen 7

Game #7
Decatur Pride 4, Pete’s Blues 2

Game #8
The Freight 10, Belleville Stallions 2( 5 inn)
Stallions – Belleville, Illinois 2 0 0 0 0 – 2 4 1
The Freight – Vandalia, Illinois 0 1 1 7 1 – 10 10 0
Winning Pitcher – Alan Meinhart 5 inn/4 H/8 K/1 BB/2 R/2 ER
Losing Pitcher – Mike Godar 4 2/3 inn/10 H/2 K/4 BB/8 R/8 ER

Game #9
KC/Lee’s Sports 14, Bowen 6 (Bowen eliminated at 0-3)

Game #10
Nohren Farms vs. Warsaw

Game #11
Stallions over KC/Lee’s

Game #12
Pete’s Blues over winner Nohren/Warsaw

Game #13
Winner’s bracket final
The Pride – Decatur, Illinois 3 1 0 0 1 0 x – 5 3 0
The Freight – Vandalia, Illinois 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 6 0
Winning Pitcher – Brent Stevenson 7 inn/6 H/9 K/2 BB/1 R/1 ER
Losing Pitcher – Brad Sturdy 6 inn/3 H/9 K/8 BB/5 R/5 ER

Game #14
Pete’s Blues over Stallions

Game #15
Pete’s Blues – Swansea, Illinois 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 2 3
The Freight – Vandalia, Illinois 3 2 4 1 1 – 11 14 0
Winning Pitcher – Alan Meinhart 5 inn/2 H/9 K/2 BB/1 R/0 ER
Losing Pitcher – Doc Ames

Game #16
Championship Game
The Pride – Decatur, Illinois 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 – 8 15 0
The Freight – Vandalia, Illinois 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 7 8 0
Winning Pitcher – TJ Dobson 7 inn/2 H/8 K/2 BB/2 R/2 ER
Losing Pitcher – Brad Sturdy 3 inn/1 H/2 K/2 BB/1 R/1 ER

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Waterdown Hammer win Ontario championship

August 3rd, 2009



Waterdown Hammer won the OASA Intermediate Eliminations this past weekend, defeating Elmira Expos in the championship game. The win qualifies the Hammer for the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Midland, MI, pending their finish in the 2009 ToC.

See additional photos courtesy MaryAnne Baier here.

All of the game scores are after the jump courtesy Dennis Dosman. Read the rest of this entry »

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Waterdown & Kitchener still undefeated at OASA elims

August 1st, 2009

Waterdown Hammer and Kitchener Outlaws will meet in the undefeated game of the OASA Intermediate Eliminations tournament on Sunday in Waterloo.

Still alive in the loser`s bracket are Bridgeport Braves and KW Cubs amongst others.

Watch The Deuce for more info on who will be the 2009 Ontario Champion and earn a berth into the 2010 ISC II ToC in Midland.

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CPI wins Napanee tourney

August 1st, 2009


Napanee tourney results

Saturday, August 1, 2009
SAT JULY 25/09 – ROUND ROBIN SCHEDULE
GAME TIME

9:00AM OASIS BACKYARD LIVING 4 VS KARS ACES 3
CPI CLASSICS 2 VS DONNACONNA BLUE SOX 2

11:00AM NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS 3 VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS 4
NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS 5 VS COUNTY BREWERS 3

1:00PM OASIS BACKYARD LIVING 6 VS NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS 4
CPI CLASSICS 6 VS NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS 0

3:00PM KARS ACES 9 VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS 2
DONNACONNA BLUE SOX 6 VS COUNTY BREWERS 0

5:00PM OASIS BACKYARD LIVING VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS
CPI CLASSICS 6 VS COUNTY BREWERS 1

7:00PM KARS ACES 2 VS NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS 1
DONNACONNA BLUE SOX 6 VS NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS 4

SUN JULY 26/09 – PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
GAME TIME

9:00AM (A) KARS ACES 8 VS NAPANEE GRANT’S INS MIDGET 4
(B) TEAM QUEBEC JR 3 VS DONNACONA BLUE SOX 2

11:00AM (C) OASIS BACKYARD LIVING 3 VS TEAM QUEBEC JR 6
WP – GUILLIAME BOUCHER
LP – DALE DOWDLE

1:00PM (D) CPI CLASSICS 8 VS KARS ACES 2
WP – JEFF MURPHY
LP – DAN KONKLE

3:00PM – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – TEAM QUEBEC JR 2 VS CPI CLASSICS 6
WP – JASON SMITH
LP – GUILLIAME BOUCHER

THE CPI CLASSICS ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE 1ST ANNUAL SOFTBALL NAPANEE FASTPITCH CHALLENGE WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF 4 WINS 1 TIE. THE TEAM QUEBEC JR’S HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE CANADIAN JR NATIONALS IN AUGUST. THANKS TO THE BLUE CREW AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT A GREAT WEEKEND.

daryl macdonald
Napanee North key Jr Express
sixofus@kos.net

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OASA Intermediate Eliminations/ISC II Qualifier

July 31st, 2009

Lots at stake in this weekend’s OASA Intermediate Men’s Eliminations Tournament at Hillside Park in Waterloo.

1. Ontario Provincial A Championship
2. Paid berth to the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Midland, Michigan
3. Over $2000 in Prize Money

All teams will receive a minimum of 3 games

Friday July 31, 2009
GM 1 7:00pm Bridgeport Braves (#7) vs Ingersol Crush (N/A) (Hillside Lower)
GM 2 7:00pm Elmira Expos (#9) vs. Shakespeare Falcons (#21) (Hillside Upper)
GM 3 9:00pm Georgian Bay Axemen (N/A) vs. Palermo Athletics (#16) (Hillside Upper)
GM 4 9:00pm Cobourg Force (N/A) vs Wellington Sox (N/A) (Hillside Lower)

Saturday August 1, 2009
GM 5 8:30am Waterdown Hammer (#1) vs Winner GM 1 (Waterloo Park)
GM 6 8:30am K-W Cubs (#5) vs. Winner GM 2 (Hillside Lower)
GM 7 9:00am Kitchener Outlaws (#6) vs. Winner of GM 3 (Hillside Upper)
GM 8 10:30am Loser of GM 2 vs Loser of GM 4 (Hillside Lower)
GM 9 1030am Loser of GM 3 vs Loser of GM 5 (Waterloo Park)
Gm 10 12:30pm Loser of GM 1 vs Loser of GM 6 (Waterloo Park)
GM 17 12:30pm Winner of GM 4 vs. Winner of GM 5 (Hillside Lower)
GM 18 2:30pm Winner of GM 6 vs. Winner of GM 7 (Hillside Lower)
GM 12 2:30pm Loser of GM 7 vs. Winner of GM 10 (Waterloo Park)
GM 11 3:00pm Loser of Gm 8 vs Loser GM 9 (Hillside Upper)
GM 13 4:30pm Loser of GM 10 vs. Winner GM 9 (Hillside Lower)
GM 14 4:30pm Loser of Gm 12 vs. Winner of GM 8 (Waterloo Park)
GM 15 6:30pm Winner of GM 11 vs. Winner of GM 12 (Hillside Lower)
GM 16 8:30pm Winner of GM 13 vs. Winner of GM 14 (Hillside Lower)
GM 21 9:00pm Winner of GM 17 vs Winner of GM 18 (Hillside Upper) Undefeated Game

Sunday August 2, 2009
GM 20 8:00am Loser of GM 17 vs Winner of GM 16 (Hillside Lower)
GM 19 8:00am Loser of GM 18 vs Winner of GM 15 (Hillside Upper)
GM 22 10:00am Winner of GM 19 vs Winner of GM 20 (Hillside Lower)
GM 23 12:00pm Winner of GM 22 vs Loser of GM 21 (Hillside Lower)
GM 24 2:00pm Winner of GM 23 vs Winner of GM 21 (Hillside Lower)
GM 25 4:00 If Necessary

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Illinois State Tournament July 31-Aug 2

July 30th, 2009

Three of the teams in the Illinois State Tournament will be competing in the ToC: #11 Decatur Pride, n/r Belleville Stallions and n/r Warsaw Stag Boys.

Gilbert Park, Altamont

Friday, July 31
Game 1—Pete’s Blues (Mascoutah) DEFENDING CHAMPION vs. Nohren Farms (Champaign County), 7:30, Field A
Game 2—KC/Lee’s Sports Falcons (Pinckneyville) vs. The Decatur Pride (Decatur), 7:30, Field B
Game 3—Guaranteed Air Freight (Vandalia) vs. Ramsey Financial (Bowen), 9:00, Field A
Game 4—Belleville Stallions (Belleville) vs. Warsaw Stag Boys (Warsaw), 9:00, Field B

Saturday, Aug. 1
Game 5—loser #1 vs. loser #2, 10:45 a.m,, Field A
Game 6—loser #3 vs. loser #4, 12:30, Field A
Game 7—winner #1 vs. winner #2, 2:15, Field A
Game 8—winner #3 vs. winner #4, 4:00, Field A
Game 9—winner #5 vs. loser #6, 5:45, Field A
Game 10—loser #5 vs. winner #6, 7:00, Field A

Sunday, Aug. 2
Game 11—winner #9 vs. loser #8, 9 a.m., Field A
Game 12—winner #10 vs. loser #7, 10:45 a.m., Field A
Game 13—winner #7 vs. winner #8, 12:30, Field A
Game 14—winner #11 vs. winner #12, 2:15, Field A
Game 15—loser #13 vs. winner #14, 4:00, Field A
Game 16—winner #13 vs. winner #15, 5:45, Field A
Game 17—winner #16 vs. loser #16, 7:15, Field A (if needed)


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Napanee Tournament Schedule

July 24th, 2009

NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS FASTPITCH CHALLENGE
JULY 25 & 26, 2009 – NAPANEE FAIRGROUNDS COMPLEX

RICHARD DICKSON DIAMOND
ENTERPRISE
#10 CPI CLASSICS
#2 KARS ACES (EASTON)
#27 DONNACONNA BLUE SOX

ROBERT PAUL DIAMOND
NAPANEE NORTH KEY JR EXPRESS
NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS
TEAM QUEBEC JUNIORS
PICTON

9:00AM
ENTERPRISE VS KARS ACES
CPI CLASSICS VS DONNACONNA BLUE SOX

11:00AM
NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS
NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS VS PICTON

1:00PM
ENTERPRISE VS NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS
CPI CLASSICS VS NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS

3:00PM
KARS ACES VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS
DONNACONNA BLUE SOX VS PICTON

5:00PM
ENTERPRISE VS TEAM QUEBEC JRS
CPI CLASSICS VS PICTON

7:00PM
KARS ACES VS NAPANEE NORTH KEY EXPRESS
DONNACONNA BLUE SOX VS NAPANEE MIDGET EXPRESS

9:00AM
(A) 2ND RD-DIV VS 3RD RP-DIV
(B) 3RD RD-DIV VS 2ND RP DIV

11:00AM (C)
1ST RD-DIV VS WINNER B

1:00PM (D)
1ST RP-DIV VS WINNER A

3:00PM
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
WINNER C VS WINNER D


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Canada East ISC Travel League Playoffs

July 23rd, 2009

Berths to the 2010 ISC World Tournament and the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions will be on the line this weekend at Duncan McLellan Park in Owen Sound for the Canada East ISC Travel League playoffs.

Friday July 24
7:15 p.m.
Port Elgin Blue Devils vs Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors

9:00 p.m.
Owen Sound Seniors vs Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors

Palermo Athletics vs Wyevale Tribe

Saturday July 25
9:00 a.m.
Palermo vs Owen Sound Seniors

Port Elgin vs Wyevale

PLAYOFF ROUND
Seedings are determined after round robin
11 a.m.
2nd vs 3rd

4th vs 5th

1:00 p.m.
1st vs Winner of 4th/5th

3 p.m. Championship Game
Winner of 2nd vs 3rd vs vs Winner of 1st vs 4th/5th


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MAFTL Playoff Weekend Scores

July 21st, 2009

Gm 1 ADCO 0 PA Power 9
Gm 2 Hoffman Rise 1 Peninsula 2
Gm 3 Keating’s 17 KCC 0
Gm 4 NY Gremlins 11 PA Power 0
Gm 5 Peninsula 2 Keatings 7
Gm 6 Hoffman Rise 4 PA Power 2
Gm 7 ADCO 3 KCC 4
Gm 8 Peninsula 0 PA Power 4
Gm 9 KCC 7 PA Power 6
Gm 10 Hoffman Rise 4 ADCO 5
Gm 11 NY Gremlins 5 Keatings 2
Gm 12 KCC 4 ADCO 5
Gm 13 Keatings 9 ADCO 0
Gm 14 NY Gremlins 4 Keatings 2

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Belleville Stallions reach semi in Memphis

July 20th, 2009


Belleville Stallions played in the Blues City Classic tourney in Memphis.

All teams played two games Saturday to determine seeds for the single elimination bracket starting Saturday night.

9:00 AM Franny’s 12, Memphis Gamblers 0
WP – Snow

9:00 AM Stallions 11, Memphis Cobras 3
WP – M. Godar

11:00 AM Pinckneyville 5, Memphis Travelers 4 (Travelers formerly known as the Memphis Posse)
WP – M. Raddake

11:00 AM Memphis Dawgs 10, Montgomery Alabama Bones 0

1:00 PM Pinckneyville 11, Cobras 3
WP – Winters

1:00 PM Memphis Dawgs 12, Stallions 5
LP – Ohms

3:00 PM Franny’s 7, Travelers 4
WP – Reis

3:00 PM Memphis Gamblers 12, Bones 4

Single-elimination bracket play games, Saturday night

5:00 PM (#6) Travelers 9, (#3) Pinckneyville 4
LP – Raddake

5:00 PM (#2) Memphis Dawgs 9, (#7) Cobras 5

7:00 PM (#4) Stallions 11, (#5) Memphis Gamblers 3
WP – M. Godar

7:00 PM (#1) Franny’s defeated (#8) Cool Bones
WP – Snow

Sunday’s games
Semi 1 – Memphis Travelers 9, Memphis Dawgs 7

Semi 2 – Springfield Franny’s 9, Belleville Stallions 1
WP – Reis LP – M. Godar

Final – Travelers 3, Franny’s 0
LP – Reis

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#11 Decatur Pride undefeated at John Heather Memorial

July 20th, 2009


Decatur Pride

John Heather Memorial Tourney
July 18-19
The Freight Field – Vandalia, IL

Mascoutah Pete’s Blues
Villa Grove Log Cabin
#11 Decatur Pride
Vandalia The Freight
n/r Warsaw Stag Boys

Saturday
Mascoutah 5 vs Villa Grove 6
WP – Brayfield LP – Ames / Booth 4 RBI’s – 3 run HR

#11 Decatur 10 vs Villa Grove 8 (8 Innings)
WP – Dobson LP – Einhorn / Boys 2 HR in

Mascoutah 5 vs Warsaw 2
WP – Zobrist LP – Koehler / Linton 2 RBI’s

#11 Decatur 4 vs Vandalia 2
WP – Dobson (in relief of Ginger) LP – Meinhart

Warsaw 2 vs Vandalia 3
WP – Casey (in relief of Summers, Cloe) LP – Jameson

Sunday
Decatur 4 vs Mascoutah 3
WP – Dobson LP – Zobrist

Mascoutah 0 vs Vandalia 13
WP – Sturdy LP – Zobrist

Decatur 7 vs Warsaw 3
WP – Scott LP – Koehler

Warsaw vs Villa Grove – I could not find the score, Villa Grove won
WP – Brayfield LP – Short

Vandalia 6 vs Villa Grove 1
WP – Meinhart LP – Einhorn

Final Standings
Pride 4-0
The Freight 3-1
Log Cabin 2-2
Pete’s Blues 1-3
Stag Boys 0-4

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