{"id":7172,"date":"2011-01-20T06:49:57","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T14:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7172"},"modified":"2011-01-20T08:11:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T16:11:02","slug":"2011-aau-international-begins-today-day-1-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7172","title":{"rendered":"2011 AAU International Tournament begins today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let the Games Begin !<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2011 AAU International Tournament gets underway today, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida, with 24 games, starting at 1 PM EST, and continuing into the evening.<\/p>\n

The tournament hosts 40 teams, with games over the next four days. Each team will play three games during pool play on Thursday and Friday, with results determining seeding for single elimination games in Championship and Consolation brackets on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

The championship game is slated for 1 PM on Sunday, January 22, 2011. Six of the games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com<\/a>, starting tomorrow, Friday, January 21, 2011 at 11 AM EST.<\/p>\n

\nTODAY’S SCHEDULE OF GAMES – POOL PLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

THURSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 1 PM\tDiamond<\/strong>
\nBlackburn vs Minnesota Angels\t11
\nCombatientes vs Memphis\t10
\nVirgin Islands vs Aragua\t13
\nCapitalinos vs Niagara Fury\t12
\nMaccabi vs Ohio Battery\t15
\nSureno Soy vs Dominicana US\t14<\/p>\n

Thursday 3 PM\tDiamond<\/strong>
\nFlorida Fastpitch vs Hill United\t11
\nHooligans vs Tornados\t10
\nTeam Minnesota vs DC Metros\t13
\nElmira vs Miami\t12
\nGigantes vs Kitchener\t15
\nLanzeros vs Softball Canada\t14<\/p>\n

Thursday 5 PM<\/strong>
\nOklahoma vs Cobourg\t11
\nLa Raza vs Petroleros\t10
\nTijuana vs El Dorado\t13
\nLos Socios vs CPI\t12
\nSopotocientos vs Italian AC\t15
\nMinnesota Angels vs Brewers\t14<\/p>\n

Thursday 7 PM<\/strong>
\nDominicana US vs Cobourg\t11
\nHill United vs Petroleros\t10
\nOhio Battery vs Lanzeros\t13
\nMillwood vs Houston\t12
\nNY\/PA Metros vs Illinois Pirates\t15
\nChicago\/New York vs Brewers\t14\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Readers of Fastpitchwest have been voting in “Pool Preview” polls over the past couple of weeks, projecting the following teams to finish at the top of each pool:<\/p>\n

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Pool A <\/strong>
\nChicago NY, USA
\nMinnesota Angels, USA<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong>
\nMilwood, ON
\nCombatientes, VEN\t <\/p>\n

Pool C <\/strong>
\nTeam Minnesota, USA
\nKitchener Outlaws, ON\t <\/p>\n

Pool D <\/strong>
\nIllinois Pirates, USA
\nNiagara Fury, ON\t<\/p>\n

Pool E <\/strong>
\nSoftball Canada (Development Team), CAN
\nMaccabi USA, USA<\/p>\n

Pool F<\/strong>
\nSureno Soy, VEN
\nCobourg Force, CAN\t<\/p>\n

Pool G<\/strong>
\nHill United, CAN
\nFlorida Fastpitch, USA\t<\/p>\n

Pool H<\/strong>
\nTijuana, MEX
\nHooligans of Niagara, CAN\t<\/p>\n

Pool I<\/strong>
\nLos Socios, VEN
\nCPI, USA\t<\/p>\n

Pool J<\/strong>
\nItalian Athletic Club, USA
\nElmira Expos, CAN\t <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The polls are soon to be replaced by results on the field. Let’s see how well readers did at predicting results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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