From Al’s Fastball:

[Salt Lake City, UT] – Team USA Junior Men’s team will headline the field of teams for
the inaugural Carl Hansen-Page Brake Invitational men’s fastpitch tournament in Salt Lake City, July 14 & 15.

The tournament is being staged as a fundraiser for Kings (Salt Lake) and Page Brake’s 18 & Under boys team (Salt Lake) and to showcase Team USA’s Junior Men’s Team, preparing for the ISF World Championships in Canada in 2008.

With three berths already taken, 9 berths remain for this 12-team event. Here are details:

July 14 (Saturday) round robin games will be played at Sunnyside Park in Salt Lake City.
July 15 (Sunday) 12-team single elimination bracket games will be played at Cottonwood Complex

$350 entry fee payable to Les Vaughan and mailed to Les Vaughan – 262 E. 1950 S. – Bountiful, UT 84010.

4-game guarantee (3 in round robin and at least 1 in bracket play) Tournament is open as far as team classifications are concerned.

ASA sanction and rules. (more…)

Minneapolis, MN- Team Minnesota is pleased to announce they will be traveling to St. George, Utah for the Red Rock Invitational May 5 and 6. A number of coaching commitments will force Team Minnesota to take on a different look than they had at the AAU International Tournament earlier this year.

Team Minnesota has added Travis Price, Kyle Magnusson, Jeff Ellsworth, Tommy Thompson, Brett Olson and Paul Lybeck to their roster. Price joins Gerald Muizelaar and Rick Lang on the TM pitching staff. Magnusson, a Team USA maintay along with Price, will bring versatility to the Team Minnesota lineup. Ellsworth returns to the Team Minnesota outfield after having played with the club at the 2006 AAU. Thompson and Olson both bring a youth movement to the roster. Thompson earned First Team All World honors with Village Inn at the NAFA A-Major World Series last August and Olson is a former All American Baseball player at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lybeck will oversee managerial duties for Team Minnesota in Red Rock. Team Minnesota is looking to improve upon their quarterfinal finish at the AAU International Tournament.

The Team Minnesota website is updated at
www.teamminn.minnesotafastpitch.com
Brett Bresnahan
breshz(at)minnesotafastpitch.com

2007 MEN’S FAST-PITCH MEMORIAL WEEKEND CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT

On behalf of the Central California Softball Association we would like to officially extend an invitation to you to participate in our 1st Annual Men’s Fast-Pitch Western Memorial Weekend Challenge. This event is offering prize-money to the top three placing, Championship T-shirt 1st place, sponsor awards 1-2 place and Player’s bat drawing + HR prize for every HR hit in or out of the park……..

TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD MAY 26-27-28, 2007 at Prosperity Park in Tulare CA

Lodging Click:http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=City+of+Tulare+VB+-+lodging&FORM=MSNH

Host Hotel: Microtel Inn & Suites, 559-685-8900, ask for the MFP ASA rate of $75 + tax, one or two beds.

http://www.cvbvisalia.com/lodging1.htm

This event will provide teams an excellent tune up prior to the ASA Nationals events.

Classification: Men’s Fast Pitch Class B & C

Rules: ASA

Entry Fee: $350

Number of games: 3-4 game guarantee.

Prize Money $1900 *based upon 8 or more teams in each classification.

1st Place $1000

2nd Place $500

3rd Place $400

* Note prize money will be adjusted accordingly if fewer then 8 teams participate.

The size of ‘the pot’ will be limited by the number of entries that we receive. The more confirmed entries, the bigger the pot!

The closing date for the tournament is May 20, 2007.

Make check payable to CCASA and mail to Ike Pursell, 5562 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, Ca 93727. Team entry cut-off will stop when we have a total of 32 teams.

Please contact individuals listed below at the e-mail address’s below for further information including entry form(s) & roster requirements. Interested teams are invited to make contact with our organization at: ccmsa@sbcglobal.net or directly with the tournament directors:

Ike Pursell – brikman@aol.com Mobile# 559-999-5144 or B- 550-251-3704

Jeff Coleman – Jcol674496@aol.com Cell# 559-903-8068 or Office: 559-435-3331

St. George, UT

May 5 & 6, 2007

Pool A:

1. River City Rockers – No Cal
2. So Cal Tribes
3. Team Minnesota
4. Innovative Communications – UT

Saturday – Diamond – 4

9 AM – Rockers vs Tribes

11 AM – Minnesota vs Innovative

1 PM – Tribes vs Innovative

3 PM – Tribes vs Minnesota

5 PM – Rockers vs Minnesota

7 PM – Rockers vs Innovative

Pool B:

1. A-1 Taylor – No Cal
2. Panteras – So Cal
3. Portland/DeMarini – OR
4. Cruces Titans – NM

Saturday – Diamond – 1

9 AM – A-1 vs Panteras

11 AM – Portland vs Titans

1 PM – Panteras vs Titans

3 PM – Panteras vs Portland

5 PM – A-1 vs Portland

7 PM – A-1 vs Titans

Pool C:

1. Lumberkings – So Cal
2. Mexicali Soles – MX
3. Houston Aces – TX
4. Castlewood 2- UT

Saturday – Diamond – 2

9 AM – Lumberkings vs Soles

11 AM – Houston vs Castlewood 2

1 PM – Soles vs Castlewood 2

3 PM – Soles vs Houston

5 PM – Houston vs Lumberkings

7 PM – Lumberkings vs Castlewood 2

Pool D:

1. Italian Athletic Club – No Cal
2. So Cal Bombers
3. Native Austin – SD & NM
4. Larry Miller Hogs – UT

Saturday – Diamond – 5

9AM – IAC vs So Cal Bombers

11 AM – Native Austin vs Hogs

1 PM – So Cal Bombers vs Hogs

3 PM – So Cal Bombers vs Native Austin

5 PM – IAC vs Native Austin

7 PM – IAC vs Hogs
Bracket Play – Sunday – May 6

9 AM – A3 vs B4 – Diamond 1

D4 vs C3 – Diamond 2

D3 vs A4 – Diamond 4

C4 vs B3 – Diamond 5

11 AM – A1 vs B2 – Diamond 1

D2 vs C1 – Diamond 2

D1 vs A2 – Diamond 4

C2 vs B1 – Diamond 5

1 PM – A3-B4 winner vsD4-C3 winner – Diamond 1

D3-A4 winner vs C4-B3 winner – Diamond 2

A1-B2 winner vs D2-C1 winner – Diamond 4

D1-A2 winner vs C2-B1 winner – Diamond 5

3 PM – Consolation Championship – Diamond 1

Championship – Diamond 5