Tenth and final in a series of ten pool and team profiiles for the 2011 AAU international tournament, January 20, 2011 – January 23, 2011. Ten pools of 4 teams each, 40 teams in all. First pitch is tomorrow !
Pool J
1. Sopotocientos – VEN
2. Italian Athletic Club – USA
3. Elmira Expos – ON
4. Miami – USA
Pick the top two teams in Pool J:
The Italian Athletic Club was a finalist in last year’s AAU Tournament, unbeaten through the playoff round, on the strength of pitching from Sean Whitten and Derek Mayson, and plenty of hitting to go with it. The team finished third however, leaving their money on the table, to catch flights home early and missed the championship game. They officially finished tied with the New York Gremlins.
Rosters
Sopotocientos – VEN
Manuel Moreno
Miguel Moreno
Carlos Duran
Elvin Chirinos
Alexander Carrillo
Genaro Pereira
Jose A Diaz
Pedro Rivas
Carlos Cabrera
Larry Connell
Rafael Flores
Jhon Zambrano
Rony Jone
Joan Colombo
Jose Miguel Cegarra
Larry Escalona
Oscar Arraez
Francisco Nuñez
Joel Carvajal
Eduardo Llovera
Joe Vilchez
Italian Athletic Club – USA
Sean Whitten
Brady Woods
Devon Mccullough
Chase Turner
Marcus Tan
Jason Porto
Kevin Castillo
Eddie Brooks
Bryan Wells
Kelly Wenstrom
Josh Tisdale
Mark Summers
Dave Jordan
Dean Waltier
Glenn Ornsby
Doug Allen
Anthony Guidi
Greg Glacier
Elmira Expos – ON
Travis Martin
Tim Freeman
Dan Martin
Casey Halstead
Jeff Pauli
Doug Eidt
Jake Albrecht
Trevor Glaab
Kevin Wellwood
Josh Brohman
T.J. Ruhhart
Don Freeman
Dan Mitchell
Joe McCleary
Matt Greer
Evan Boyd
Chuck Chessell
Dave Bailey
Miami – USA
Coaches
Freddy R. Rivers
Martin Suarez
Eduardo Manganelli
Players
Jose Collante
Ender Bello
Guidry Gonzalez
Victor Troconis
Fabian Vigue
Marlon Correa
Andres Anzola
Ruben Derizans
Henry Negron
Henry Cedeño
Wilmer Escaray
Luis Regnault
Elis Ugueto
Nick Sued
Jorge Segura
Dewey Dyck
Daniel Gonzalez
Juan Fereira
Roberto Ramos
Juan Bermudez
Williams Mizrahi Jr.
Poll Voting Through January 18, 2011
Top voted teams to date:
Chicago/New York (USA), Pool A, 93 votes
Milwood ON (CAN), Pool B, 88 votes
Sureno Soy (VEN), Pool F, 77 votes
Team Minnesota (USA), Pool C 73 votes
Softball Canada Development Team (CAN), Pool E, 71 votes
Illinois Pirates, (USA), Pool D, 67 votes
Hill United (CAN), 63 votes
* Editor’s note: Voting was sequential starting with Pool A, Pool B and so forth, so the polls have been open longer for those teams than those in the latter pools.
Pool A Voting (to date)
Chicago NY, USA 93 votes
Minnesota Angels, USA 65 votes
Venezuela Brewers, VEN 10 votes
Blackburn Transport, CAN 9 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool B voting to date
Milwood, ON 88 votes
Combatientes, VEN 54 votes
Houston Carnage, USA 24 votes
Memphis Firebirds, USA 24 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool C voting to date
Team Minnesota, USA 73 votes
Kitchener Outlaws, ON 37 votes
Gigantes, VEN 34 votes
Washington Metros, USA 5 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool D Preview and Poll
Illinois Pirates, USA 67 votes
Niagara Fury, ON 58 votes
NY PA Metros, USA 43 votes
Captalinos, VEN 38 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool E Preview and Poll
Softball Canada (Development Team), CAN 71 votes
Maccabi USA, USA 30 votes
Ohio Battery, USA 28 votes
Lanzeros, VEN 15 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool F Preview and Poll
Sureno Soy, VEN 77 votes
Cobourg Force, CAN 47 votes
Dominicana, USA 44 votes
Oklahoma Fastpitch, USA 9 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool G Preview and Poll
Hill United, CAN 63 votes
Florida Fastpitch, USA 35 votes
La Raza, VEN 28 votes
Petroleros, MEX 8 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool H Preview and Poll (voting just began today)
Tijuana, MEX 25 votes
Hooligans of Niagara, CAN 15 votes
El Dorado, VEN 14 votes
SC Tornados, USA 10 votes
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(voting still open)
Pool I Preview and Poll
Los Socios, VEN 25 votes
CPI, USA 19 votes
Virgin Islands, USA 8 votes
Aragua, VEN 5 votes
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(voting still open)
For list of all 40 teams by pool, click here.
For list of all 40 teams by country, click here.
For schedule of games, click here.
For Fastpitchwest’s coverage of past AAU tournaments, click here.
For Maddy’s Photos of last year’s tournament, click here.