The SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch League) reports that the league weekend in Santa Barbara for March 6-7, 2010 has been canceled:
The tournament for this weekend has been cancelled due to the unfavorable weather reports and to allow players the opportunity to cancel rooms before cutoff dates. Next tournament is Santa Fe Springs, March 20 – 21.
Men’s softball city league marking 90th anniversary with expansion
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Posted By MIKE DAVIES , EXAMINER STAFF WRITER
The Peterborough Men’s Softball Association city league has a number of new and exciting things planned for its 90th season.
On the field, a new team has stepped forward to give the league six teams. The White House spearheaded by Mike Craigen, finished second in the Douro league last year and is moving over to give the city league a shot.
Plans for the inaugural city league softball children’s camps for players in the Thunder rep program and another for Peterborough Community Church Softball League players were also confirmed during a league meeting on Wednesday.
Also, the inaugural Peterborough Shootout tournament is set for July 9-11 at East City Bowl and Kinsmen Diamond. Sixteen teams, including all six city league squads, will participate in the tournament.
To commemorate its 90th season, league officials hope to honour softball greats inducted into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame with signs in the park recognizing them.
While league president Scott Wasson said plans to bring back players from former league powerhouse Mr. Lube didn’t pan out, the league was bolstered by the addition of The White House.
They will join returning teams Douro P.G. Towns Store, who are three-time defending champions, Cavanagh Disposals, Bulletproof Fitness, Champs and a junior team which has yet to finalize its name.
Dates for the children’s camps are to be announced, but Wasson expects them to be on Sunday afternoons.
“We’re going to make an afternoon where the kids can come and learn from the guys in our league and then we’ll have a barbecue for them,” Wasson said. “We’ll have our league games that Sunday night and we hopes the kids will stick around and watch.
“We’ve never done it and you see in other sports, be it hockey or lacrosse, guys giving back to the game and helping to promote it. To be honest, fastball is a dying sport with this generation.
“We think if we can help the kids already playing it might encourage them to keep playing,” he said.
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The tournament will be a fundraiser for the league. Nine teams have already been confirmed.
“It will be the teams in our league plus some teams from around Ontario,” Wasson said. “I know the Cobourg Force team is coming with Wayne Wells and all those guys.”
Wasson said he expects to approach city council to see if they’re open to the league putting up signs or plaques to recognize past players.
“We’ll have to go through the parks and rec committee to get approval. It’s no different than what you see down at the Memorial Centre with lacrosse and hockey. We’re willing to cover the expense, we just need the approval,” Wasson said.
NOTE: Local artistGeorge Elliotthas agreed to design a logo for the city league. “We’ve never had a logo in 90 years which struck me as odd,” said league presidentScott Wasson.
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From the Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog
Men’s Fastball is Coming Back to North Gower
Competitive men’s fastball is coming back to North Gower. The fastball club formerly known as the Greely Eagles will be known as the North Gower Marlboroughs in 2010.
In addition to the move, the club is announcing the new sponsorship of the Marlborough Pub in North Gower. Captain Anil Hayne said the club was excited about moving to North Gower, and that it made sense for a lot of reasons.
“Some of our players live in North Gower, so it’s our hometown and we love it,†said Hayne.
“Plus, we have a great local sponsor backing us.â€
Marlborough Pub co-owner Jason Moore said he looking forward to the partnership. He said he was impressed by the club’s sense of community, such as conducting free fastball clinics for children.
“Community involvement is important to our business,†said Moore. “We like the way these guys promote fastball and give back to kids, and we want to support that.â€
The North Gower Marlboroughs Men’s Fastball Club will compete in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League (GOFL).
The GOFL is a nine-team premier men’s fastball league in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
The Marlboroughs’ home games will be played at the Alfred Taylor Recreation Facility on Community Way in North Gower. The schedule is yet to be determined.
For more information about the Marlborough Pub, please visit their website: www.marlboroughpub.com.
For more information about the North Gower Marlboroughs Men’s Fastball Club, please contact Anil Hayne at 613-489-1730 or gowerfastball@gmail.com.
WEST COAST FASTPITCH ASSOCIATION 2010
MFP SOFTBALL EVENTS
March 6 -7 MFP- – TAFT Robert Hernandez 714-392-1387
March 27-28 MFP- – STOCKTON Bob Chapel chapelrm@msn.com
APR 9-11 MFP — LAS VEGAS NV Robert Hernandez 714-392-1387
APR 10-11 MFP–FAIRFIELD, CA Dee Webster 707-428-7584
APRIL 17-18 MFP- – TULARE Bob Chapel 406-690-0664
MAY 1-2 MFP- – SONORA/PK Bob Chapel
MAY 15-16 MFP- – FRESNO REGIONAL PK Bob Chapel
JUN 5-6 MFP- – SONORA Bob Chapel 406-690-0664
JUN 12-13 MFP- – HAYWARD Vanessa Woodmanese 510-703-8352
JUL 10-11 MFP- – SONORA Bob Chapel 406-690-0664, ASSOC Championship
JUL 24-25 MFP-– RENO Bob Chapel
JUL 28-AUG 1 – MFP- A/B/C –SALEM, OR— ASA NATIONALS
Aug 12-15 NAFA World Series (A Major/AA Major) – Des Moines, IA
Auf 19-22 NAFA World Series (A/AA) – Des Moines, IA
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50-Over Western Can have 3 players that turn 47 in this calendar year that are NOT pitchers. All other players must be turning 50 in this calendar year and they can all pitch. Players can play in multiple divisions but times will conflict.
1) NW Old Growth(Ryder), Portland, OR.
2) Seattle FP(Bendock), Seattle, WA.
3) Hellman Motors, Delta, Colorado
4) Nevada Power(Yuill), Reno, Nevada
5) Bay Area Merchants(Williams), Hayward, California
6) Texas Stars (Smith), Houston, Texas
7) Relics(Johnson), Southern California
8) NAFA Yard Dogs 50’s, Southern California
9) Yakima-Olympia Allstars(Bucknell-Sam)
10) Ohio Battery(Nick), Ashland, Ohio
11) Ladner Masters(Pettigrew), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
12) Boise Fog(Alder), Boise, Idaho
SHEBOYGAN PRESS STAFF • AUGUST 27, 2009
B.J. Balde smiles as he smacks the winning hit for Countryside Remodeling on Wednesday. (Photo by Gary Klein/The Sheboygan Press)
[Sheyboygan, WI] – B.J. Balde cracked a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Countryside Remodeling over E.L.F. 6-5 Wednesday night in the championship game of the Hingham Men’s Fastpitch Tournament.
Countryside, the defending champion, placed men on first and second base on walks to Dan Skeris and Jerrod Dulmes before Balde came through with his clutch hit.
The champions had forged leads of 3-0 after two innings and 5-2 through four innings, but E.L.F. responded with one in the fifth inning and two in the seventh for a 5-5 deadlock.
Dulmes, the winning pitcher, allowed five runs on seven hits and had 11 strikeouts and three walks. The losing pitcher was reliever Rod Tidwell, who gave up one run on two hits, struck out three and walked three.
Andy Bossler was the hitting star for the winners, going 2-for-3. For E.L.F., Jack Hammond and Tidwell both were 2-for-4.
The tournament’s offensive most valuable player was Nate Rhode of Adell Co-op. Rhode, who hit .273 in the Hingham Fastpitch Summer League, hit an incredible .867 (13-for-15) in the tournament.
Dulmes was named defensive MVP. He faced 118 batters in 28 innings, gave up nine runs on 21 hits, allowed eight walks, struck out 40 and compiled a 4-0 record for Countryside Remodeling
The tournament, which usually runs two weeks, stretched into a third week because of a number of rainouts.
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The Munger Bulldogs scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Newmarket, Ontario, and win the International Softball Congress Under-23 Developmental men’s fastpitch tournament in Frankenmuth.
Chris Heinlein, who tripled to drive in two runs, scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by winning pitcher Luke Raymer.
Raymer allowed four hits and walked two … the first two batters of the game. He struck out nine. Dustin Collamer had three hits and Heinlein two for Munger.
Newmarket beat Frankenmuth Driving School/Grasel Graphics, 5-0, to reach the final, while Munger shutt out Warsaw, Ill., 8-0, to reach the title game.