BY Joe E. Cervi
Fast-pitch softball might not be as popular as it once was. But the players today are every bit as good as those who played in the game’s heyday.
When the 12th annual Joe Santos Memorial tournament begins today on the field that bears the name of the late aficionado in Bessemer Park, players who love and excel in the sport will again showcase their talents.
“This will be one of the most competitive tournaments we’ve ever hosted,” said tournament director Chris Santos, son of the late Joe Santos said. “Both Salt Lake City and Topeka (Kan.) are ISC world tournament-caliber teams.”
Joe Santos Memorial Fastball Tournament
First Round Games – Saturday May 23, 2015
Game 1 – Sat 8:00 AM
Page Brake SLC , UT
vs.
Mr. Lee’s Pueblo, CO
Game 2 – Sat 9:30 AM
Toros Topeka, KS
vs.
Rio Grande Alliance TX
Game 3 – Sat 11:00 a.m.
Too Tall’s Posse, Denver, CO
vs.
Die Hards Oklahoma
Game 3 – Sat 12:30 p.m.
Too Ta II’s Posse Denver, CO
Hammers New Mexico
vs.
Bandits Pueblo, CO
From the Joe Santos Memorial Tournament & The Pueblo Bandits Facebook page:
The bracket has been released for the 12th Anniversary Joe Santos Memorial Tournament. 8 teams will be vying for a berth in the 2015 ISC World Tournament beginning 1 week from today! We hope to see everyone out next weekend for another great Pueblo Event!
Click here for PDF of the bracket.
Editor’s note: Their Facebook page is a must visit, if only to see the video posted of Pueblo Bandit Shawn Vanduvall as a Little Leaguer, posted by his friend Ivan Rodriguez Rodriguez, who sums it up best:
“He can’t tie his shoes but he knows how to pimp a homer!”
It’s a classic !
(click link above)
Editor’s note: The joke is on me too — Shawn says it’s not him ! 😉
From Jerry Santos:
Well the Memorial weekend has arrived again and I cannot say enough about my friend Joey Cervi with the Pueblo Chieftain! This weekend in Bessemer Park my family will celebrate the life of my Father Joe Santos on the field that now carries his name. My Dad loved Fastpitch Softball, he loved Bessemer and he loved Pueblo, but most of all he loved his FAMILY…Please come out to Bessemer Park this weekend and help us celebrate his life and enjoy some exciting Mens Fastpitch Softball! God Bless…
Editor’s Note: From the Joe Santos Memorial Tournament & The Pueblo Bandits Facebook page:
Tournament T Shirts $15 each. We have adult sizes 3XL, 2XL, XL, LG, M, S. Youth medium and Large. Very limited in youth and Adult 3XL. NOTE 3XL are $18.
Get them while they last!!!
