Friday, June 1, 2007

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON



June 1, 2007



Friday results from the 4th annual Mick & Angelo’s Snapper Shootout,
which kicked off this evening with 16 teams competing for the
$2000 1st place prize. 13 of the competing teams are in the top
30 ISC II rankings, 2 of the teams are highly touted junior teams
out of Ontario, and the last team won the Niagara Falls Men’s
Fastball League Championship in 2006 and will have key additions
for this tournament. All these factors add up to the Shootout
being one of North America’s toughest Intermediate caliber tournaments
to win.



Anyone reading this that is within driving distance should come
down for the day to enjoy some of the best intermediate ball
that you will see outside of the Tournament of Champions. We
have cold beer (and lots of it), great food at the concession
stand, plenty of seating for the fans, a live band in the beer
tent on Saturday night, and you can also pick up our FREE 40+
page FULL COLOUR program which has great articles by OASA President
Dave Reynolds and ISC Canada East Vice-President and ISC II Commissioner
Blair Setford. This program will not disappoint you, with hundreds
of pictures from last years Shootout, great articles, stats,
tournament schedules and much more, it is by far the nicest program
put out there for an ISC II tournament.



Red Division
Glencoe Astros (Ranked #25 in ISC II Rankings)

Keatings Fitness (Ranked #12 in ISC II Rankings)

Niagara Falls Fury (Niagara Falls Fastball League 2006 Champion)

Palermo Athletics (Ranked #7 in ISC II Rankings)



White Division
CPI (Ranked #5 in ISC II Rankings)

Elora Brewers (Ranked #10 in ISC II Rankings)

Hamilton Hawks (Ranked #28 in ISC II Rankings)

South Lebanon TNT (Ranked #8 in ISC II Rankings)



Black Division
Rise (Ranked #3 in ISC II Rankings)

Napanee Junior Express (1st place at 2005 Canadian Midget Championships)

Waterdown Hammer (Ranked #20 in ISC II Rankings)

Wyevale Tribe (Ranked #30 in ISC II Rankings)



Silver Division
Ashland Merchants (Ranked #15 in ISC II Rankings)

Elmira Juniors (5thplace at 2006 Canadian Junior Championships)

Niagara Snappers (Ranked #1 in ISC II Rankings)

Tavistock Merchants (Ranked #2 in ISC II Rankings)







Six games were played Friday night, with another 18 games scheduled
for Saturday. Results are provided below (latest ISC II rankings
in brackets, N/R denotes NOT RANKED):



Friday Results


Game #1
(N/R) Niagara Falls Fury 5

(#7) Palermo 3



WP: Lee Hopkins

LP: Gord Scott



Game #2
(#10) Elora Brewers 14

(#28) Hamilton Hawks 8



WP: Mike Pinder

LP: Duane Singer



Game #3
(N/R) Napanee Juniors 13

(#20) Waterdown Hammer 12



WP: Jordan MacDonald

LP: Jim Hurst



Game #4
(#1) Niagara Snappers 8

(#2) Tavistock Merchants 5



WP: Corey Costello

LP: Steve Cook



Game #5
(#25) Glencoe Astros 3

(#12) Keatings Fitness 2



WP: Dan Konkle

LP: Rob Fawcett



Game #6
(#5) CPI 4

(#8) South Lebanon 3



WP: Shaun Winship

LP: Jeremy Tracey



18 more games on Saturday at which point the field will be down
to 8 teams to commence the playoff round on Sunday.



_______________________________

Dan Bernard

Snapper Shootout Saturday Results

Monday, May 28, 2007

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Al,

Final preparations are being put in place for the 4th Annual Mick & Angelo's
Snapper Shootout. The Shootout will run from June 1-3 with all the games
being played at Centennial Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Friday's
match-ups will start at 7:15pm with the Niagara Falls Fury taking on GHFL
rival, Palermo Athletics. The Elora Brewers will battle the Hamilton Hawks
and the Waterdown Hammer will toil with the Napanee Junior Express. Three
more games will start at 9:15pm with the Glencoe Astros facing Keatings
Fitness, CPI Fastpitch locking horns with South Lebanon TNT and the host,
Niagara Snappers taking the field against the 2006 ISC II Champion,
Tavistock Merchants.

Opening Ceremonies will precede the Niagara/Tavistock game and for the long
time ball fans in Niagara and beyond, the 1975 OASA Intermediate "AA"
Champions, Caverly Dugouts will be honored. Also of note, Niagara's own
"Razorbax" will take the Beer tent stage Saturday evening starting at 7pm.

Here is a look at Saturday's match-ups as well as Sundays playoff schedule:

Saturday June 2/07
9:15am
Hoffman Rise vs Wyevale Tribe - A
Ashland Merchants vs Elmira Juniors - B
Keatings Fitness vs Niagara Falls Fury - C

11:30am
Elora Brewers vs South Lebanon TNT - A
Napanee Junior Express vs Wyevale Tribe - B
Niagara Snappers vs Ashland Merchants - C

1:45pm
Palermo Athletics vs Glencoe Astros - A
Hamilton Hawks vs CPI Fastpitch - B
Waterdown Hammer vs Hoffman Rise - C

4pm
Elmira Juniors vs Tavistock Merchants - A
Glencoe Astros vs Niagara Falls Fury - B
CPI Fastpitch vs Elora Brewers - C

6:15pm
Hoffman Rise vs Napanee Junior Express - A
Ashland Merchants vs Tavistock Merchants - B
Palermo Athletics vs Keatings Fitness - C

8:30pm
South Lebanon TNT vs Hamilton Hawks - A
Wyevale Tribe vs Waterdown Hammer - B
Elmira Juniors vs Niagara Snappers - C


Sunday June 3/07
9:30am
QF - R1 vs W2 - A
QF - R2 vs W1 - B

11:45am
QF - B1 vs S2 - A
QF - B2 vs S1 - B

2pm
SF #1
SF #2

4pm
FINAL


DIRECTIONS TO CENTENNIAL PARK:
FROM NORTH OF ST. CATHARINES (HAMILTON, TORONTO, KITCHENER)

* Follow the QEW towards Niagara.
* Cross over the Garden City Skyway.
* Exit the QEW at exit 38B (Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake), this exit will
curve to the right.
* Go to your second stoplight (there is a Wendy's and Tim Horton's on the
left)
* At that stoplight, make a right hand turn (York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town of St.
David's)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles) into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena where there is
plenty of parking

FROM SOUTH OF ST. CATHARINES (PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK)

* If you are crossing from Lewiston Bridge
* Stay on Highway 405 until you come to the merge with the QEW
* When you merge stay in the right hand lane
* Take your first exit (Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake)which is the LAST
EXIT BEFORE the Garden City Skyway
* At the lights at the top of the off ramp, make a right hand turn
* You will come to another set of lights, make a right hand turn (York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town of St.
David's)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles) into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena where there is
plenty of parking

* If you are crossing from Peace Bridge
* Stay on the QEW through Fort Erie and Niagara Falls heading into St.
Catharines
* Exit at Highway 55/Niagara-on-the-Lake (last exit before the Garden City
Skyway)
* At the lights at the top of the off ramp, make a right hand turn
* You will come to another set of lights, make a right hand turn (York Road)
* Follow York Road approx. 5 minutes (you will enter the town of St.
David's)
* When you come to a 4 way stop, make a left hand turn (Four Mile Creek
Road)
* Follow Four Mile Creek Road approx 7 kilometers (about 5 miles) into the
town of Virgil
* On your right hand side you will see the Centennial Arena and Sports Park
* NOTE this is before stop lights, if you hit the stop lights you have gone
too far
* Turn into the driveway and go around the back of the arena where there is
plenty of parking

The Shootout will have a licensed beer garden in the heart of the Centennial
Park complex in addition to a fully stocked concession stand. Come on out
and enjoy some great fastball and good times. For additional tournament
information, including nightly recaps check back to Al's or the Niagara
Snappers team website: http://niagarasnappers.com/

Take care,

Perry Bartley
Mick & Angelo's Snapper Shootout
misterpaulo@hotmail.com
http://niagarasnappers.com/



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