The top 10 teams are as follows, with previous rank in brackets: Rank Team 1 (1) Jarvis, ON Travelers 2 (3) Bakersfield, CA California A’s 3 (2) New York, NY Chicago/NY Fastpitch 4 (4) Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc. 5 (5) Midland, MI Explorers 6 (6) Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks 7 (9) Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton Brewers 8 (7) Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power 9 (8) St. Paul, … [Read more...]
Stoney Creek Scrappers Win OASA “B” Masters
Stoney Creek Scrappers, 2011 OASA "B" Masters Champs. (Photos courtesy of Dave Birnie)The Scrappers will be among the masters teams competing in the 2011 ISC "Legends" tournament in August. Keep an eye on this bunch. … [Read more...]
ISC releases list of teams competing in 2011 World Tournament in Moline IL – August 14-20, 2011
2011 ISC World Tournament Entrants ST/PRV Country 1. Ackley, IA - Grumpy's IA US 2. Alvinston, ON - Alvinston Indians ON CAN 3. Anadarko, OK - Super Chiefs OK US 4. Appleton, WI - Bar of Appleton Brewers WI US 5. Appleton, WI - Barflies WI US 6. Appleton, WI - The Bar Athletics WI US 7. Ashland, OH - Stock Pack OH US 8. Aurora, IL - Dolan & … [Read more...]
Dolan & Murphy beats Argentina’s Junior National Team
It was a long way to travel for a loss — 5,571 miles to be exact. Yet the Aurora Dolan & Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team had no inclinations of letting its visitors from Argentina be greeted any other way. The Shamrocks used several two-out hits Thursday night to put their runs on the scoreboard, taking out the Argentina Junior National Team 5-2 at Stuart Sports … [Read more...]
Berons Marshall Lightning Nabs Marquardt Memorial crown
Thanks to Sean Kelly for info and photos. The Marshall Lightning (Beron's Tree Service) won the Rex Marquardt Memorial Tournament in Petoskey, MI for the 3rd straight year. This was the 41st Annual Holiday Invitational held in Petoskey over the 4th of July weekend. Champion: Beron’s Tree Service Lightning from Marshall Runner-up: Thunder from Marshall Pool … [Read more...]
Shamrocks’ early-risers finish tournament strong
YORKVILLE— It’s the essence of baseball: a hard dirt field with patches of weeds, a rusty backstop, and fun in the sun on a summer weekend. Except this was fastpitch softball and the “kids” were men. After two days of play at pristine Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora, issues over paying security to play on Sunday moved the final day of the Stars & Stripes Tournament to the … [Read more...]
California A’s grab top divisional seed at Peligro in NYC
Sunday night, 7pm EDT (following lengthy rain delay most of Sunday) The New Zealand Black Sox beat Chicago/NY 4-3, and advance to face the California A's, a rematch of Friday night's game won by the Black Sox. Following the opening night loss, the A's went on to win their next three in a row - all shutouts - to overtake the Black Sox for the top seed in their pool. … [Read more...]