{"id":6773,"date":"2011-01-19T12:45:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T20:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6773"},"modified":"2011-01-19T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T21:26:40","slug":"aau-2011-%e2%80%93-pool-j-preview-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6773","title":{"rendered":"AAU 2011 \u2013 Pool J Preview &#038; Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AAU1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/AAU1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"AAU\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5114\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tenth and final in a series of ten pool and team profiiles for the 2011 AAU international tournament, January 20, 2011 &#8211; January 23, 2011.  Ten pools of 4 teams each, 40 teams in all.  First pitch is tomorrow !<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool J<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Sopotocientos \u2013 VEN<br \/>\n2. Italian Athletic Club \u2013 USA<br \/>\n3. Elmira Expos \u2013 ON<br \/>\n4. Miami &#8211; USA<\/p>\n<p>Pick the top two teams in Pool J:<\/p>\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"http:\/\/poll.pollcode.com\/0PH\">\n<table border=0 width=150 bgcolor=\"EEEEEE\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-1 color=\"000000\"><b>Pick the top two teams in Pool J for 2011 AAU<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=5><input type=checkbox name=answer value=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-1 color=\"000000\">Sopotocientos, VEN<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=5><input type=checkbox name=answer value=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-1 color=\"000000\">Italian Athletic Club, USA<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=5><input type=checkbox name=answer value=\"3\"><\/td>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-1 color=\"000000\">Elmira Expos, CAN<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=5><input type=checkbox name=answer value=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-1 color=\"000000\">Miami, USA<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2><center><input type=submit value=\"Vote\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type=submit name=view value=\"View\"><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"white\" colspan=2 align=right><font face=\"Verdana\" size=-2 color=\"black\">pollcode.com <a href=http:\/\/pollcode.com\/><font color=\"navy\">free polls<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/form>\n<p>The Italian Athletic Club was a finalist in last year&#8217;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.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sopotocientos \u2013 VEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manuel Moreno<br \/>\nMiguel Moreno<br \/>\nCarlos Duran<br \/>\nElvin Chirinos<br \/>\nAlexander Carrillo<br \/>\nGenaro Pereira<br \/>\nJose A Diaz<br \/>\nPedro Rivas<br \/>\nCarlos Cabrera<br \/>\nLarry Connell<br \/>\nRafael Flores<br \/>\nJhon Zambrano<br \/>\nRony Jone<br \/>\nJoan Colombo<br \/>\nJose Miguel Cegarra<br \/>\nLarry Escalona<br \/>\nOscar Arraez<br \/>\nFrancisco Nu\u00f1ez<br \/>\nJoel Carvajal<br \/>\nEduardo Llovera<br \/>\nJoe Vilchez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian Athletic Club \u2013 USA<\/strong><br \/>\nSean Whitten<br \/>\nBrady Woods<br \/>\nDevon Mccullough<br \/>\nChase Turner<br \/>\nMarcus Tan<br \/>\nJason Porto<br \/>\nKevin Castillo<br \/>\nEddie Brooks<br \/>\nBryan Wells<br \/>\nKelly Wenstrom<br \/>\nJosh Tisdale<br \/>\nMark Summers<br \/>\nDave Jordan<br \/>\nDean Waltier<br \/>\nGlenn Ornsby<br \/>\nDoug Allen<br \/>\nAnthony Guidi<br \/>\nGreg Glacier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elmira Expos \u2013 ON<\/strong><br \/>\nTravis Martin<br \/>\nTim Freeman<br \/>\nDan Martin<br \/>\nCasey Halstead<br \/>\nJeff Pauli<br \/>\nDoug Eidt<br \/>\nJake Albrecht<br \/>\nTrevor Glaab<br \/>\nKevin Wellwood<br \/>\nJosh Brohman<br \/>\nT.J.  Ruhhart<br \/>\nDon Freeman<br \/>\nDan Mitchell<br \/>\nJoe McCleary<br \/>\nMatt Greer<br \/>\nEvan Boyd<br \/>\nChuck Chessell<br \/>\nDave Bailey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miami &#8211; USA<\/strong><br \/>\nCoaches<br \/>\nFreddy R. Rivers<br \/>\nMartin Suarez<br \/>\nEduardo Manganelli<br \/>\n\tPlayers<br \/>\n\tJose Collante<br \/>\n\tEnder Bello<br \/>\n\tGuidry Gonzalez<br \/>\n\tVictor Troconis<br \/>\n\tFabian Vigue<br \/>\n\tMarlon Correa<br \/>\n\tAndres Anzola<br \/>\n\tRuben Derizans<br \/>\n\tHenry Negron<br \/>\n\tHenry Cede\u00f1o<br \/>\n\tWilmer Escaray<br \/>\n\tLuis Regnault<br \/>\n\tElis Ugueto<br \/>\n\tNick Sued<br \/>\n\tJorge Segura<br \/>\n\tDewey Dyck<br \/>\n\tDaniel Gonzalez<br \/>\n\tJuan Fereira<br \/>\n\tRoberto Ramos<br \/>\n\tJuan Bermudez<br \/>\n\tWilliams Mizrahi Jr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poll Voting Through January 18, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top voted teams to date:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nChicago\/New York (USA), Pool A, 93 votes<br \/>\nMilwood ON (CAN), Pool B, 88 votes<br \/>\nSureno Soy (VEN),  Pool F, 77 votes<br \/>\nTeam Minnesota (USA), Pool C  73 votes<br \/>\nSoftball Canada Development Team (CAN), Pool E, 71 votes<br \/>\nIllinois Pirates, (USA), Pool D, 67 votes<br \/>\nHill United (CAN), 63 votes<br \/>\n*<em> Editor&#8217;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.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Pool A Voting (to date) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Chicago NY, USA\t 93 votes<br \/>\nMinnesota Angels, USA\t 65 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nVenezuela Brewers, VEN\t 10 votes<br \/>\nBlackburn Transport, CAN\t 9 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6641\">Click here to view Pool A Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool B voting to date<br \/>\nMilwood, ON\t 88 votes<br \/>\nCombatientes, VEN\t 54 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nHouston Carnage, USA\t 24 votes<br \/>\nMemphis Firebirds, USA\t 24 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6680\">Click here to view Pool B Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool C voting to date<br \/>\nTeam Minnesota, USA\t 73 votes<br \/>\nKitchener Outlaws, ON\t 37 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nGigantes, VEN\t 34 votes<br \/>\nWashington Metros, USA\t 5 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6690\">Click here to view Pool C Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool D Preview and Poll<br \/>\nIllinois Pirates, USA\t 67 votes<br \/>\nNiagara Fury, ON\t 58 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nNY PA Metros, USA\t 43 votes<br \/>\nCaptalinos, VEN\t 38 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6754\">Click here to view Pool D Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool E Preview and Poll<br \/>\nSoftball Canada (Development Team), CAN\t 71 votes<br \/>\nMaccabi USA, USA\t 30 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nOhio Battery, USA\t 28 votes<br \/>\nLanzeros, VEN\t 15 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6756\">Click here to view Pool E Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool F Preview and Poll<br \/>\nSureno Soy, VEN\t 77 votes<br \/>\nCobourg Force, CAN\t 47 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nDominicana, USA\t 44 votes<br \/>\nOklahoma Fastpitch, USA\t 9 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6759\">Click here to view Pool F Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool G Preview and Poll<br \/>\nHill United, CAN\t 63 votes<br \/>\nFlorida Fastpitch, USA\t 35 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nLa Raza, VEN\t 28 votes<br \/>\nPetroleros, MEX\t 8 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6766\">Click here to view Pool G Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool H Preview and Poll (voting just began today)<br \/>\nTijuana, MEX\t 25 votes<br \/>\nHooligans of Niagara, CAN\t 15 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nEl Dorado, VEN\t 14 votes<br \/>\nSC Tornados, USA\t 10 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6768\">Click here to view Pool H Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool I Preview and Poll<br \/>\nLos Socios, VEN\t 25 votes<br \/>\nCPI, USA\t 19 votes<\/strong><br \/>\nVirgin Islands, USA\t 8 votes<br \/>\nAragua, VEN\t 5 votes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=6770\">Click here to view Pool I Preview and Poll <\/a><br \/>\n(voting still open)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For list of all 40 teams by pool, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5652\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For list of all 40 teams by country, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5028\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For schedule of games, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5654\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Fastpitchwest&#8217;s coverage of past AAU tournaments, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5119\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Maddy&#8217;s Photos of last year&#8217;s tournament, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maddysphotos.com\/Sports\/Fastpitch\/2010-AAU-International\/11120560_QAtHm#779099499_2CSTo\">click here.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenth and final in a series of ten pool and team profiiles for the 2011 AAU international tournament, January 20, 2011 &#8211; January 23, 2011. Ten pools of 4 teams each, 40 teams in all. First pitch is tomorrow ! Pool J 1. Sopotocientos \u2013 VEN 2. Italian Athletic Club \u2013 USA 3. 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