Elkland Fastpitch May Tournament Updates

May2012

Elkland Fastpitch May Tournament Updates

May 11, 2012

Elkland, PA

Elkland Fastpitch Tournament Updates (5-10-2012)

Elkland, PA - The following are updates on each of the remaining tournaments hosted by the Elkland Softball Association for the 2012 season. Here are the details on these 3 events:

The 6^th Annual Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament

May 25th – 27th (Monday, May 28th – Rain Date)

Entry Fee: $300 per team

16 Team Limit

3 game guarantee

ESA Pitchers Restriction List will be used

Prize Money: 1st Place - $1,200, 2nd Place - $600, 3rd Place - $300

•Champions of this tournament will receive free entry fee into the 2012 Durk Sherman Classic Tournament

Currently 12 teams have expressed interest in attending this year’s event. For details contact ESA President Bill Sherman at esabill30@yahoo.com, or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA. Deadline to enter into this event is May 20^th, 2012.

Molly Sherman Memorial Teams

1. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)

2. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)

3. Big Johns (Lackawanna, NY)

4. Bedford Rays (Bedford, PA)

5. CPI (Owego, NY)

6. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)

7. Knoxville-Ontario A’s (Knoxville, PA)

8. Schuylkill Merchants (Schuylkill, PA)

9. Dicks Diner (Williamsport, PA)

10. McKinney's Speed Shop (Jersey Shore, PA)

11. Erie Lost Dogs (Erie, PA)

12. Ricola Cough Drops (Morris Plains, NJ) *Interested, but not confirmed

The 19^th Annual Elkland First Weekend Tournament

August 24th – August 26th

Entry Fee: $250

16 Team Limit

Double elimination event

ESA Pitchers Restriction List will be used

Prize Money: 1st place - $1,000, 2nd Place - $500, 3rd Place – 300

Currently 16 teams have expressed interest in attending this years event. For details contact ESA President Bill Sherman at esabill30@yahoo.com, or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA.

Elkland First Weekend Teams

1. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)

2. Bedford Rays (Elkland, PA)

3. Heshbon Ducks (Williamsport, PA)

4. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)

5. Big Johns (Lackawanna, NY)

6. Knoxville-Ontario Athletics (Knoxville, PA/ Ontario, Canada)

7. Schuylkill Merchants (Schuylkill, PA)

8. Beverage Barn (Williamsport, PA)

9. Northern Merchants (Poland, NY)

10. CPI (Oswego, NY)

11. Chuck Smith Fastpitch Team (NY)

12. Waterdown Hammer (Burlington, Ontario)

13. Wrecked Fastpitch (Elkland, PA)

14. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)

15. Lancaster (Lancaster, PA)

16. PT Awards (Williamsport, PA)

60^th Annual Durk Sherman Holiday Classic Tournament

August 31st – Sept. 3rd

Entry Fee: $250

24 Team Limit

3 game guarantee

Any class of pitching allowed

Prize Money: 1st Place - $2,500, 2nd Place - $1,200, 3rd Place - $600, 4th Place - $400, 5th Place - $100, 6th Place - $100

For the first time in the 60 year history of the Labor Day Tournament in Elkland, PA, the Elkland Softball Association will serve as an international qualifying tournament for the 2013 ISC World Tournament. Elkland will have two bids to award at this year’s Tournament.

The first bid will be for an ISC Canadian East berth for 2013. The highest placing Canadian East team will earn the berth. The team winning the Canada East berth will have to follow the same roster "rules" as other teams that win berths a year in advance (must return at least 50% of the roster they qualified with, players can leave the roster to attempt to qualify with another team, but they can't return to the roster). Last season Elkland had 5 teams (33% of the participating teams) from Canada participate in the 59th Annual Durk Sherman Labor Day Classic event.

The second bid will for an ISC US East berth for 2013. The highest placing US East team will earn the berth. The team winning the US East berth will have to follow the same roster "rules" as other teams that win berths a year in advance (must return at least 50% of the roster they qualified with, players can leave the roster to attempt to qualify with another team, but they can't return to the roster). Last season Elkland had 10 teams (66% of the participating teams) from the US East participate in the 59th Annual Durk Sherman Labor Day Classic event.

Any interested teams in this event, this is a 24 team limit tournament, with a 3 game guarantee (all for a $250 entry fee), can contact ESA President Bill Sherman at: esabill30@yahoo.com or by calling (814) 258 7096 Home, (814) 258 5229 ESA

Durk Sherman Classic Teams

1. NY Bombers (Cortland, NY)

2. ESA Bellys (Elkland, PA)

3. PA Power (Harrisburg, PA)

4. Shaggy Dog (Erie, PA)

5. Wrecked Fastpitch (Elkland, PA)

6. Knoxville-Ontario A’s (Knoxville, PA)

7. Hackett’s Cubs (Elkland, PA)

8. Jersey Shore Generals (Jersey Shore, PA)

9. Greenbush Generals (Canada)

10. I4C Victory (Canada)

11. Kar’s Aces (Canada)