Information courtesy of Jesse Ortiz/SCIFL The next Masters Tournament will be held Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Little Lake Park, Santa Fe Springs, CA and the new cost of $360 will take into effect. Teams interested in participating will need to contact the tournament director, Jesse Ortiz, by email at scifastpitch (at) gmail.com by Saturday, April 19, 2025 so the fields can be paid the following Monday, per the City of Santa Fe Springs permit agreement. Once the field rentals have … [Read More...]
Feature Stories
Passing of NAFA Executive Director Clark Evans
Sad news from NAFA: Click here to view at NAFA Facebook · Fastpitch Community: With the unexpected passing of our NAFA Executive Director, Clark Evans, while he slept, at the Las Vegas Road Trip on April 6th, The NAFA Executive Board and Umpire Committee have unanimously agreed to bring back former Executive Director, Benjie Hedgecock as the Interim Director. NAFA's key assistant Executive Director, Jesse Ortiz, will continue running the off-season operations as he … [Read More...]
Schedule of Games for next SCIFL Masters Tournament – Sunday, April 13, 2025
At Little Lake Park, Santa Fe Springs, CA. From the SCIFL: … [Read More...]
A Flying Fish
Tony Mancha to the Houston Aces
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Final Brackets from 2025 Las Vegas Roadtrip XVIII Tournament
Bear Creek Express (AA/Open), Oklahoma Sykos (A Major) Barona (A) capture 2025 titles Information courtesy of Jesse Ortiz/SCIFL (Southern California Independent Fastpitch League) Click links below for the Official Brackets at the SCIFL website: AA Division A-Major Division A Division … [Read More...]
Bear Creek Express Runs the Table in Las Vegas, Claims AA/Open Crown for 2025
(Info courtesy of Bear Creek Express and Jesse Ortiz/SCIFL) Pitching Prowess and Timely Hitting Lead Canadians to Tournament Crown Sunday Recap Bear Creek Express from Ontario, Canada journeyed across the continent to compete in the 2025 Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII and left as champions, maintaining a perfect record throughout the tournament. The Canadian squad sealed their AA/Open title with two dramatic one-run victories on Sunday over Tijuana Buda's on the final day of competition. … [Read More...]
Tijuana Buda’s and Bear Creek Express to Clash in AA/Open Winner’s Bracket Final Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Las Vegas
Last of the Unbeatens to meet at 9:45 a.m. and vie for spot in the Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII championship game at 1:15 pm. Tijuana Buda's, with USA National team star, Marco Diaz, defeated a tough Team 45 Athletics, 2-1 in their Winner's Bracket Semi-Final Saturday night, while Ontario Canada's Bear Creek Express topped the Peguis Redmen by a 4-2 score. Updated AA/Open Bracket … [Read More...]
52 Teams at Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII
Appropriately for Las Vegas, 52 teams. 34 from the USA, 11 from Canada and 7 from Mexico. Which six teams will cash in and make it to the three divisional championships? Which three teams will hit the jackpot and take home the championship trophy?" US Teams (34 teams) Team State Division Budmen CA AA/Open Halftime Rec Saint Paul MN AA/Open Houston Aces TX AA/Open Morongo Men's Club … [Read More...]
Maddy’s Photos from Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII Tournament – Friday, April 4, 2025
Editor's Note: It's always a challenge to shoot fastpitch at night due to the lack of light, but these will hopefully give you a look at some of the action of this year's event. If you repost to your social media, I'd appreciate a "photo by Madeleine Flanagan" notation. Her main work for this weekend is covering Team LAX (LAX Police) in the Baker-to-Vegas law enforcement relay run, but she made time to shoot her favorite sport on Friday night. Enjoy ! p.s. to view larger and/or save, right … [Read More...]
Day 1 Recaps for Bear Creek Express at Las Vegas
Ontario Canada Squad Notches Two Wins - Friday April 4, 2025 Courtesy of Game Changer: Tournament Game 1 - Bear Creek 5, Houston Aces 3 (Opening Round, Winner's Bracket, Bear Creek Game 1) Bear Creek Express Defeat Houston Aces By GameChanger Media Bear Creek Express outsted Houston Aces 5-3 on Friday, April 4, 2025. Bear Creek Express jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Salgado tripled, scoring one run, and David Galeno hit an inside the park home … [Read More...]
Day 1 Scoreboard from Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII – Friday April 4, 2025
The Las Vegas Road Trip XVIII tournament saw plenty of action on Friday, April 4, 2025, with 52 teams competing over three divisions. (AA/Open, A-Major and A). In the past few years, the tournament has begun to attract world caliber players from the elite levels of the game, including those from the WBSC and ISC World Tournament play. Marco Diaz, the hardest thrower in the game is on hand, pitching for Tijuana Budhas, while his teammate on the USA National team, young Cody Gibbons is pitching … [Read More...]
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