Frankenmuth, MI<\/p>\n
The field is set for the 2006 Pete Schwab Memorial Men\u0092s Fastpitch Tournament to be held this weekend, July 14-16, in Frankenmuth\u0092’ sHeritage Park. The 14 entrants have been divided into two 7 team brackets. Teams will play 4 round robin gameswith the top 4 teams from each bracket advancing to a single elimination playoff on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Eight of the 14 teams entered into this year\u0092stournament also competed in the 46 team 2005 ASA B National tournament held inDecatur, IL with 5 entrants finishing among last year\u0092s top 10 ASA B teams.<\/p>\n
The brackets and team notes are following:<\/p>\n
BRACKET A<\/p>\n
1 \u0096 UP TO DATE PAINTING (Millington, MI\u0096) # 23 in latest ISC II rankings<\/p>\n
2 \u0096 PRIORITY MORTGAGE (Grand Rapids, MI- #4 in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
3 \u0096 ASHLAND MERCHANTS (Ashland, OH) – #18 in latestISC II rankings, Runner-up in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
4 \u0096 LUMBER COMPANY (Zeeland, MI)<\/p>\n
5 \u0096 COPPENS BRIGADE (Midland, MI- #25 in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
6 \u0096 RICE CREEK LIGHTNING (Marshall, MI) – #19 inlatest ISC II rankings, #3 in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
BRACKET B<\/p>\n
1 \u0096 SUBURBAN INSULATION (Ann Arbor, MI)<\/p>\n
2 \u0096 DUNCAN OUTLAWS (Elkhart, IN\u0096 Runner-up in 2005 NAFA A-Major Championships<\/p>\n
3 \u0096 DELAU FIRE & SAFETY (Lansing, MI\u0096 #7 in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
4 \u0096 TIFFANY\u0092S (Frankenmuth, MI) – #13 in 2005ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
5 \u0096 ROOFS OF THE NORTH (Roscommon, MI- # 9 in 2005 ASA B Nationals<\/p>\n
6 \u0096 COMMUNIQUEST (Midland, MI- #17 in 2005 NAFA A-Major Championships<\/p>\n
7 \u0096 BERNIE\u0092S TAVERN (Homer, MI) \u0096 Welcoming the return of pitcher Bryan Boyd<\/p>\n
The tournament started on this Friday evening with the host team, Up to Date Painting, playing a DHer against Coppen\u0092s Brigade (7:30pm) and Rice Creek Lightning (9 pm). Meanwhile, another local team,Tiffany\u0092s, played a DHer against Suburban Insulation (7:30 pm) andCommuniquest (9pm).<\/p>\n
David Lach
\nUp-to-Date Painting Fastpitch
\ndavid.r.lach(at)delphi.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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