Final Wrap
2011 Grants Pass, Oregon Boatnik Wrap Up
Thanks to Scott Mcgowan, Boatnik Co-Tournament Director for an awesome job overseeing the event with me. Thanks to Tournament Operations Manager Greg George for doing an outstanding job. Thanks to Kenny Hix for another great souvenir program. Thanks to the Stouts for doing an awesome job of announcing, scoreboard operating and scorekeeping. Thanks to umpires Greg Fowler from Bend, Bob Garibaldi from Sacramento and Steve Pean from Southern Oregon for great eyesight. Thanks to Jim Flanagan and Fastpitchwest.com for posting our updates after every game and for our cool new website at Nafafastpitch.com. Thanks to the Grants Pass Active Club for allowing us to host this tournament at the Boatnik Festival with 30,000 people. Thanks to the City of Grants Pass for the use of Riverside Park. Thanks to the teams, players and coaches who participated and the spectators who watched the games and players.
After Corey Avery dazzled the fans with 15 strikeouts in the final for the Cardinals, Kevin Ray of Mock Ford (who also had the game winning hit the night before to upset the defending champs Portland Rockies) stole the day with a 3 run inside the park homerun to win MVP honors and lead his team to the title 3-2 over the Cardinals and MVPitcher Corey Avery of the Cardinals. Josh Seargent was the winning pitcher for Mock Ford.
Final Order of Finish
Champs Mock Ford, 4-1
2nd Cardinals, 3-1
3rd CR/A-1 Rockies, 4-1
4th Bandits, 2-3
5th, Ivory Headwear, 3-2
6th, Tule Lake, 1-3
7th, Oregon 50/23’s, 0-4
MVP’s
MVP Kevin Ray, Mock Ford
MVPitcher, Corey Avery, Cardinals
All Tournament Team
Brice Richardson, 50/23
Relby Salinas, Tule Lake
Kevin Black, Ivory Hdwr
Marcus Durbin, Bandits
Brad Martin, Rockies
Tim Hunt, Rockies
Kyle Sherwood, Cardinals
Ty Fogerty, Cardinals
Robert Jackson, Mock
Ricardo Mendez, Mock
Josh Seargent, Mock
Monday Report, courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:
3rd-4th Place Game
CR/A-1 Rockies 11, Southern Oregon Bandits, 10.
WP-Gerald Pyle; LP-Morgan Mapes
All tourney. Rockers: Brad Martin; Bandits: Marcus DurbinIvory Headwear-6. Tule Lake-3.
WP-Kevin Black; LP-Vance Bidwell
All Tourney: Ivory Headwear-Kevin Black; Tule Lake: Relby Salinas
All Tourney: Oregon 50/23’s:Brice Richardson
Sunday Report, courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:
Bandits 10, Oregon 50/23-2.
WP- Brady Howe. LP- Chris Newbold.Mock-7, Ivory Headwear-0.
WP- Josh Sargeant. LP- Kevin BlackCR/A1-14. Tule Lake-1.
WP- Kevin Rasmussen LP- Jim Carpenter.Cardinals-10, Bandits-0.
WP- Cory Avery. LP- Marcus Durbin.
Saturday Night Report, Courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:
Ivory Headwear 7 Oregon Masters
WP-Kevin Black; LP-Chris NewboldCardinals 10, Tule Lake-0
WP-Dave JordanCR/A1-10, Southern Oregon Bandits-5.
WP– Bryn Redhead. LP– Brady Howe.Tule Lake-5, 50/23’s-4.
WP-Vance Bidwell. LP-Chris Newbold.Cardinals-11, Ivory Headwear-4.
WP– Cory Avery. LP– Mike Warren.The last round robin game started at 10PM: CR/A1 Rockies Vs Mock Ford.
CR/A1-12. Mock Ford 2
WP- Gerald Pyle. LP- Mark Connoly.
Friday night report, courtesy of NAFA’s director, Benjie Hedgecock:
The 2011 Boatnik Tournament in beautiful Grants Pass, Oregon started off this evening with a come from behind win of 11-5 for the Southern Oregon Bandits over Mock Ford with Marcus Durbin pitching for the Bandits and Josh Sargent for Mock Ford. Mock Ford led 4-3 early on when the Bandits had a four homreun barrage in one inning.
Southern Oregon Bandits 11, Mock Ford 5
WP-Marcus Durbin, LP-Josh Sargent
2011 NAFA Boatnik Men’s Fastpitch Tournament
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