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This Week in Fastball June 7th 2011

June 8, 2011

Kitchener, ON




This week in Fastball June 7th 2011

Results from the Niagara Snappers

Owen Sound Verge Selects beat Aurora Stock Pak of Ohio 9 - 0 in the Championship game Sunday afternoon at Ker Park in Niagara Falls.  Ryan Thonpson had a homer, a triple and a double, according to the Owen Sound Sun Times article on Tuesday...

  In pool play the Selects beat the Lake Simcoe Lightning 7 - 0, the Elmira Expos 2 - 1 and the KW Cubs 5 - 3,

In the A bracket semi finals Owen Sound beat Elmira 3 - 1 in a great game, Andy Skelton got the win, Dan Martin the loss, Ben Wideman was the MVP. The other A semi; Ashland Stock Pak beat Alvinston Indians 6 - 0..Sean Kelly WP and MVP, Shaun Winship took the loss for  the Indians.


Quyon Combat Flyers beat the Lake Simcoe Lightning 6 - 1 in the B championships.  Drew Hathaway (former Waterloo Twin Jr.) picked up the win, Greg Garrity the loss for Lake Simcoe. 

 The KW Cubs won the C championships with a win in a home run  derby marathon over the Port Elgin Blue  Devils 11 -  7 There were 11 homers in this game...Remember when it used to be a hit, a bunt and a RBI and then 15 Ks for the win.....Scott Wagar got the win...Rob Fawcett of the BlueDevils the loss...Andy Baechler  was game  MVP...

The Cubs beat Aurora Shoeless Joes 3 -2 in the C semi...Wagar again with the win over  Don Scott...and Andy Baechler MVP,

Cubs had wins of 9 - 1 over Hill United, Ryan French the WP, and two losses in pool play, 5 - 3 to Owen Sound, and 4 - 3 to Quyon Combat,

Elmira opened the tournament with a 9 - 3 win over the Niagara Fury, Casey Halstead over Tom Berube, lost to the Selects, 2 -1 Matt Leahy WP,  and beat Hill United behind Casey Halstead 4 - 2.

Port Elgin opened with a mercy loss, Bill Hillhouse got the win for Niagara Snappers, 11- 3,
bounced back with a win over  Aurora 6 - 5 ...Rob Fawcett WP, Todd  Martin LP, and Rob Fawcett picked  up another win 8 - 2 over Cree Nation.

Notes:

Napanee junior pitcher Josh Lockridge threw a no  hitter against Aurora beating Paul Koert 2 - 1....(I don't know how that Aurora run scored.  It could have been a walk, a stolen  base, with a throwing error, anyone got an idea of how this run scored?)

Lee Jacques of the Selects said that come Sunday, it is great to  have a strong young selection of pitchers.  Makes a differance between first  and second place money....Bill Simpson will be giving away hair cuts this week in Owen Sound!!!!

ISC VP Blair Setford was  in uniform for  Stock  Pak, and Marg Ryan mentioned that Blair saved an out  with a great stretch at first....A reminder from the physio team.. get  those stretches  in before a game.  Those "splits" can hurt. 

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Hillside Waterloo this weekend starting on Saturday morning.

Bruce Young has a nice lineup of Midget teams coming to  Hillside for the weekend.

This  is a  two division tournament...and the teams are from Cambridge, (nice to see Cambridge again), Stratford, Oshawa, Fullerton, Jarvis, Elmira, Owen Sound, Sydenham, and two from Wiarton...

Finals on Sunday

Waterloo Chippers are providing food and beverage support at the diamond.  Support their efforts.  The Chippers always have been great supporters  of minor sports particularly local fastball.

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Following the Waterloo Midget Invitational, there  is a great ball tournament near St Thomas in Springfield....Father's Day weekend..

Alvinston Indians, Toronto Gators, Quyon Flyers, (B winners in Niagara Falls last weekend), Sweaburg (formerly Ingersoll) Crush,  and Cree Nation are entered.  KW and South Perth entries include  the KW Cubs (C winners in Niagara), the strong scrappy Elmira Expos, ( lost a tough game to the Owen Sound  Selects in Niagara), Kitchener Selects, Kitchener  Outlaws, Hickson Reds and another strong club, Shakespeare Falcons.. a great Woodstock tournament, winners of the A final over Springfield...Games open Friday nite in Springfield and continue  to Sunday....

Beyond the usual  great ball, this tournament will be an on field  clinic for a Softball  Canada level  5 umpires clinic.   Umpires from across Canada and the USA will be carded for  international  tournaments and championships at this tournament.  Local  Blue Crew members include   Paul Baier, Peter Kluszczynski, and Tim Whitelaw are amoung the 16 seeking this very difficult  designation.  The off field test requires a passing grade of 90%, and the on field mechanics, technique  and execution are just as difficult to achieve.

Fastball fans rarely pay much attention to the third team on the field. Springfield fans should be entertained at this tournament.

So, all you fastball wives and children out there, do dad  a real  favour  on Father's Day and treat him to a lovely drive over to Springfield and take in a softball  game  or two....that is what he really wants....not another tie or silly t shirt....let's go  to a ball game.....




BLACK SOX TOUR

I have been to ball  tournaments in Woodstock, and Niagara Falls the past couple of weekends  and  fastpitch  fans  are all looking forward to seeing the New Zealand Black Sox later  in June. 

The first stop for  this popular  and powerful national team is at  St Catharines at Lancaster Field on Tuesday June 21st where  they will play a double header against the Golden Horsehoe  Fastball League  All Stars....

The following evening, Wednesday June 22nd. the KW Cubs  and the Tri County All Stars  will  play the Black  Sox in New Dundee at the new Doug Fischer Memorial Park, right behind  the New Dundee Community Centre.

Brad Thomson of the KW Cubs has a barbcue  set up for  all fastball fans starting  at 6pm,
The Cubs will play  the Black Sox  at 7pm and at 8:30 the Tri County All  Stars will take up the challenge  of  playing one of the very  best ball  clubs in  the world.

Both double headers will cost $5, kids free.

Those  four games will just be a warm up for the Black Sox as  they then head back to  their Ontario  base of operations in Kitchener and open up the 8th  Annual Legends of Fastball Classic.  They will be one of 16 teams in Kitchener for the 4 day event.  Ten senior mens and 6 Ontatio Junior  teams will be competing for  the two  division titles.  The tournament opens on the Thursday night with 5 games on the 3 Peter Hallman diamonds.  Five more on  Friday night and all day Saturday.  Championship rounds will  be played on Sunday.

The Black Sox are in pool play both Thursday and Friday evening as well as Saturday.  Any fastball fan  will also assure you that they will also be in the Championship  round  on Sunday.

Tickets for the Legends are available at the gate, Peter Hallman Ball Yard, the same diamonds that many of you enjoyed  the previous Legends and the ISC Championships as well.   Hanson Drive, off Courtland and near Homer Watson, prices, $20 for the weekend,  and $5 per day. 

Beer tents, barbcue, and great fastball. 

See you  in St Catharines, New Dundee or Kitchener....

Three posters are attached, with more details, .... above



New Zealand Black Sox in Jarvis
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Jarvis Travelers will play host to the New Zealand Black Sox National Team on Monday June 27th at the newly renovated Lion's Park in Jarvis.
 
Game times for the double header are 7pm and 9pm.
 
In addition, the Travelers will be holding their annual summer fish fry catered by D&D's restaurant starting at 5pm.
 
For ticket information on the games and fish fry, please contact:
 
Clarke Staats - cstaats30@hotmail.com
or
 




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ROCK AND ROLL IN NEW DUNDEE  June  10th.....

The New Dundee 50s 60s rock  and roll  dance party is this Friday nite...

Music food and fun...in New Dundee....proceeds to  the new park

Want to know more...Joy at 519 696 2563 or the New Dundee Village Market

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Reports out of the KFL.......

Last week in a KFL league game in New Dundee,  the Classics were short on the bench and coach Ron  Woodworth and Dana Seiling were pressed into service on the infield  against the Black Sox.  The combined age of the right  side of the Classic infield  was 132 years...Dana went 1 for 2 at the plate and Woody put down a Sac Bunt. That would be a  great TSN turning point wouldn't it...can you just imagine  the speed  down to first on that bunt....

Black  Sox 2..Classics 1..

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Scorekeepers/Announcers and Game Control Schedule for the Legends of Fastball Classic  will be sent out this weekend...

You can pick up the new and revised  NCAA scorekeeping rules and the KayeDoubleYou scorekeepers  manual as well at the Legends... 

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