{"id":10865,"date":"2011-05-30T16:46:34","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T23:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=10865"},"modified":"2011-05-30T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T23:56:34","slug":"2011-nafa-boatnik-mens-fastpitch-tournament-grants-pass-or-may-27-29-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=10865","title":{"rendered":"2011 NAFA Boatnik Men’s Fastpitch Tournament – Grants Pass OR – May 27-30, 2011 – Final Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Final Wrap<\/p>\n

2011 Grants Pass, Oregon Boatnik Wrap Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThanks 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.<\/p>\n

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.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Final Order of Finish<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nChamps Mock Ford, 4-1
\n2nd Cardinals, 3-1
\n3rd CR\/A-1 Rockies, 4-1
\n4th Bandits, 2-3
\n5th, Ivory Headwear, 3-2
\n6th, Tule Lake, 1-3
\n7th, Oregon 50\/23’s, 0-4<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MVP’s<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMVP Kevin Ray, Mock Ford
\nMVPitcher, Corey Avery, Cardinals\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All Tournament Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nBrice Richardson, 50\/23
\nRelby Salinas, Tule Lake
\nKevin Black, Ivory Hdwr
\nMarcus Durbin, Bandits
\nBrad Martin, Rockies
\nTim Hunt, Rockies
\nKyle Sherwood, Cardinals
\nTy Fogerty, Cardinals
\nRobert Jackson, Mock
\nRicardo Mendez, Mock
\nJosh Seargent, Mock<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Monday Report, courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:<\/Strong><\/p>\n

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3rd-4th Place Game
\nCR\/A-1 Rockies 11, Southern Oregon Bandits, 10. <\/strong>
\nWP-Gerald Pyle; LP-Morgan Mapes
\nAll tourney. Rockers: Brad Martin; Bandits: Marcus Durbin <\/p>\n

Ivory Headwear-6. Tule Lake-3. <\/Strong>
\nWP-Kevin Black; LP-Vance Bidwell
\nAll Tourney: Ivory Headwear-Kevin Black; Tule Lake: Relby Salinas
\nAll Tourney: Oregon 50\/23’s:Brice Richardson<\/p>\n

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Sunday Report, courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:<\/Strong><\/p>\n

\nBandits 10, Oregon 50\/23-2. <\/Strong>
\nWP- Brady Howe. LP- Chris Newbold.<\/p>\n

Mock-7, Ivory Headwear-0.<\/Strong>
\nWP- Josh Sargeant. LP- Kevin Black<\/p>\n

CR\/A1-14. Tule Lake-1. <\/Strong>
\nWP- Kevin Rasmussen LP- Jim Carpenter.<\/p>\n

Cardinals-10, Bandits-0. <\/Strong>
\nWP- Cory Avery. LP- Marcus Durbin.<\/p>\n

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Saturday Night Report, Courtesy Of NAFA’s Director, Benjie Hedgecock:<\/Strong><\/p>\n

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Ivory Headwear 7 Oregon Masters<\/strong>
\nWP-Kevin Black; LP-Chris Newbold<\/p>\n

Cardinals 10, Tule Lake-0<\/strong>
\nWP-Dave Jordan<\/p>\n

CR\/A1-10, Southern Oregon Bandits-5. <\/Strong>
\nWP– Bryn Redhead. LP– Brady Howe.<\/p>\n

Tule Lake-5, 50\/23’s-4. <\/Strong>
\nWP-Vance Bidwell. LP-Chris Newbold.<\/p>\n

Cardinals-11, Ivory Headwear-4.<\/Strong>
\nWP– Cory Avery. LP– Mike Warren. <\/p>\n

The last round robin game started at 10PM: CR\/A1 Rockies Vs Mock Ford.<\/p>\n

CR\/A1-12. Mock Ford 2 <\/Strong>
\nWP- Gerald Pyle. LP- Mark Connoly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Friday night report, courtesy of NAFA’s director, Benjie Hedgecock:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe 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.<\/p>\n

Southern Oregon Bandits 11, Mock Ford 5<\/strong>
\nWP-Marcus Durbin, LP-Josh Sargent<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a> 2011 NAFA Boatnik Men’s Fastpitch Tournament<\/strong>
\nClick here for 2011 NAFA Boatnik Grants Pass bracket (PDF), or view below.<\/a><\/p>\n