Casino Rama World Series of Fastball
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Casino Rama World Series of Fastball
Monday, November 7th, 2005Fedlock Explorers – 2006 AAU Tournament
Monday, November 7th, 2005Pitchers Dewey Dyck and Rob Scheller will team up again for the AAU International tournament January 19-22, 2006, on Michael Grove’s Fedlock squad. Dyck and Scheller pitched the Circle Tap/Bar of Appelton team to the AAU title in last year’s AAU tournament. Joining Dyck and Scheller will be Doug Sleep, to round out the three man staff.
Fedlock Explorers – 2006 AAU Tournament
(From Al’s Fastball)
California Chaos Brings Order to Cal Cup II
Sunday, November 6th, 2005California Chaos reeled off four straight wins Sunday, to finish a perfect 7-0 on the weekend, and capture the 2nd Annual Cal Cup tournament, at Palm Springs, Sunday, including a 6-1 championship game win over the So Cal Hustlers. Chaos ousted Sun Fastpitch in the semi-finals while the Hustlers reached the title game with a win over Quicksilver. The Chaos accepted the Cal Cup, taking over from last year’s inaugural winner, Fred Hanker’s Long Beach Black Sox. The Cal Cup is a perpetual trophy, handed off each year from the previous winner, a la Stanley Cup.
Scott Harrison of California Chaos was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, hitting a home run in the semi-final and championship game, the difference maker in both games and made a diving catch in centerfield with two on in the 7th of the semi-final game against Sun Fastpitch to preserve the win. Chaos pitchers Robby Epp and Brett Pobantz were selected as co-Most Valuable Pitchers, posting identical 3-0 records.
The Cal Cup tournament travels to one of California’s three fastball regions each year, North, Central or South. The first Cal Cup was hosted in 2004 by Central California, in Fresno, California. This year’s tournament was hosted by Vicki Oltean and the City of Palm Springs, in Southern California, so the tournament heads north next year to a site to be determined. Those teams or cities in Northern California interested in hosting the tournament can email us, calcup [at] fastpitchwest.com
Click here for complete scoreboard, standings, seeding, a few photos, and Sunday’s schedule of games.
Full story to follow.
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Sun Fastpitch, California Chaos, Panteras and Hustlers Grab Top Seeds at Palm Springs/Cal Cup
Saturday, November 5th, 2005PALM SPRINGS-Sun Fastpitch, Panteras and Hustlers from So Cal and California Chaos from Northern California earned top seeds in the first day of California Cup Tournament play at Palm Springs, California, with perfect 3-0 records in round robin play. All fifteen teams will advance to a Single Elimination Sunday playoff round, with seeding determined by Saturday’s round robin results. Sun Fastpitch and California Chaos bore strong resemblance to two teams that tied for 7th place in this year’s ASA “C” Nationals, i.e. the El Segundo Rounders, and West Coast Cardinals, respectively.
Saskatoon Awarded 2009 ISF Mens World Championships
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005Saskatoon Awarded 2009 ISF Mens World Championships (from Al’s Fastball)
NAFA Announces Dates for 2006 World Series
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005The dates for the 2006 North American Fastpitch World Series to be held in Appleton-Kimberly, Wisconsin are listed below by class in addition to the 2006 Masters World Series in Carson City, Nevada:
2006 NAFA World Series in Appleton-Kimberly, Wisconsin
A-Major Division – Thursday, August 17th to Sunday August 20th, NAFA 3GG Bracket
AA-Division – Friday, August 18th to Monday, August 21st, NAFA 3GG Bracket
AAA-Division– Tuesday, August 22nd to Wednesday August 23rd, New 4GG Format
Open Division– Wednesday, August 23rd to Thursday, August 24th,New 4GG Format
A-Division– Thursday, August 24th to Sunday, August 27th, NAFA 3GG Bracket
23-Under Division, Friday evening August 25th to Sun Aug 27th, 2RR then Double Elimination
The coaches at the 2005 World Series set the dates and formats for each division except the AAA and Open Division Dates were set by the local host after conferring with teams in this division.
2006 NAFA Masters World Series in Carson City, Nevada
Friday Evening, Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23-24 4GG, 2 RR then single elimination, then consolation 50+, 45+, 40+, 35+
Four Divisions All Divisions will play one game Friday night, two Saturday, one or more on Sunday The teams attending the event voted to move the date of the Masters event to weekend that includes the 4th Saturday in September to be assured of excellent weather. They also chose to have the event be a 4 game guarantee as opposed to a 3 game guarantee and to have one game Friday night for each team. To receive a color brochure for each event or for more information, email us at Nafafastpitch@aol.com or call 503-864-4487 ext 211. Please drop in daily as our new and improved website will be installed November 7th at www.nafafastpitch.com
Yours in better Men’s Fastpitch,
Benjie Hedgecock
NAFA Executive Director
PO Box 566
Dayton, Oregon 97114
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Palm Springs “B” and “C” (Cal Cup) Schedules Posted
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005The schedules for this weekend are up:
Click here to view in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader)
Click here to view “image” format (requires Kodak Imaging – which is built in to most computers)
Click here for map and driving directions to DeMuth Park. (Click “Satellite” to see aerial photo, or “Hybrid” to see aerial photo with street overlay. Note location of the ball diamonds on the aerial photos. (to left of the Google flag)
Click here for travel planning help.
Click here for Palm Springs Weather report (forecast- high of 83, low of 57 for Saturday at present)
We’ll get a web-friendly schedule up, but for now, hopefully you can view these.
So Cal Bombers Add Second Norwalk Title to 2005 Resume
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005The So Cal Bombers started the 2005 season in February with a tournament title at Norwalk at the Panteras Valentines tournament. Last weekend, October 22-23, 2005, they closed out their season with another, winning Fernie Ramirez’s October tournament at Norwalk, CA, with a 2-0 win over rival Team Rainey in the championship game. Travis Price and Raymundo Parro pitched for the Bombers, with Travis Price picking up two wins over his former team, Team Rainey. Panfilo Valdez and Sonny Perkins threw for Team Rainey, with Perkins pitching well in the championship game.
In between, the Bombers garnered additional tournament titles at the Las Vegas Spring Swing, Best of the West and Mexicali, a second at Red Rock, and 10th at the premier event in all of men’s fastball, the (40 team) ISC World Tournament, held this year at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It marked the first time in more than a decade that a So Cal team finished in the top 10 at the ISC World. The team is already looking ahead to 2006. Ralph Trejo, owner and sponsor of the team said:
“We had a good season in 2005, we have made some changes and will continue to improve the team for the 2006 season. Check the Bombers website in early 2006 for new signings of players and for the 2006 Bombers Rosters .”
Help Wanted – “C” Pitcher for Palm Springs, November 5-6
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005A team headed to Palm Springs for the tournament Nov. 5-6, 2005 is looking for a “C” pitcher. Click here for contact info.
Today is Last Day for Palm Springs/Cal Cup Entries
Monday, October 24th, 2005Today (Monday, October 24, 2005) is the last day for entries to “B” and “C” tournaments at Palm Springs, slated for November 5-6, 2005. Contact Vicki Oltean at Palm Springs for more information. Entries and $300 entry fee check to must be in today to:
City of Palm Springs
c/o Vicki Oltean
401 S. Pavilion
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Please drop us an email, jim@fastpitchwest.com if your team is planning on going, so that you are added to their contact list. Don’t miss this one!
The perpetual Cal Cup will be awarded to the the champion of the “C” division.