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Team Rainey Box Scores from Boys of Summer
Thursday, July 14th, 2005#21 Pueblo Bandits Upset #3 Broken Bow, Capture Title at Dinsdale/Quick Memorial Tournament
Thursday, July 14th, 2005From Al’s Fastball: Grand Island NE, Dinsdale/Quick Memorial Tournament Sunday Results
The Pueblo Bandits came into Grand Island Nebraska and won the Dinsdale/Quick Memorial Tournament by beating 2 of the top 10 teams in the world. In the first game of the championship round for Pueblo they defeated Kegel Black Knights and then took out the Defending World Champion Broken Bow Spirit in the second game. Jeremy Manley won both games Sunday and had the game winning double to put up the winning run against Broken Bow. If the tournament gave out an MVP Jeremy would have won it hands down. Congratulations to Pueblo for winning the tournament.
Report from David Blackburn, from Israel for 17th World Maccabiah Games
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005A report from David Blackburn, who is in Isreal at the Maccabiah Games:
I made it to the 17th World Maccabiah Opening Ceremonies, 5 minute Highlight Video that is now available on the web.
Go to:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3111180,00.htmlThere is an embedded 5 minute long Flash Video on the page. I am shown just after Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and Mark Spitz, at somewhere around the 2:10 minute mark, as the 5 minute video clock counts down.
The Maccabi USA currently 5-0, after the round one of the 10 game double round robin schedule for the 6 teams competing. Results are on our team web site built by our left fielder Dan Winnick, who also plays for the Casa Trejo Bombers. http://www.maccabiusafastpitch.com
The Jerusalem Post Web Site also has photos at the following page.
http://info.jpost.com/C005/Supplements/maccabiah.17/ipg.htmlScroll across to the softball icon, and it leads to ten galeries of softball pictures from the 6 team men’s fastpitch tournament, and the 4 team women’s fastpitch tournament.
Regards,
Dave Blackburn
Maccabi USA Fastpitch
daveb@virtvent.com
Vancouver Grey Sox Sign Rob Giesbrecht for Canadian Nationals
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005Vancouver, BC-
The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to announce that OF/IF Rob Giesbrecht will be joining us for the Canadian National Championship in St. Thomas, Ontario, August 28-Sept 4, 2005.
Giesbrecht hails from Landmark, Manitoba, but that Province is apparently not sending a representative to the Nationals, so we have added Rob as one of three allowed out-of-province residents on the roster. The balance of the Grey Sox lineup will consist of BC residents.
Rob has been a starting OF the last 3 years with Broken Bow, and was a member of the Canadian National Team that struck Gold at the Pan American Games in 2003. Giesbrecht is widely regarded as an exceptional all-around player, with great speed, a strong arm, and the ability to hit for average and power from the left side. Giesbrecht says he has not yet won a Canadian Championship and is excited to have the opportunity to pursue that goal with the Grey Sox. Vancouver’s Field Manager John Stuart say he is very happy to add Giesbrecht to the club, as the Nationals are known to be a marathon, and a versatile player with Rob’s proven top-flight abilities will provide many extra lineup options for the skipper.
Conrad Margolis,
Vancouver Grey Sox
Prescott Wins ASA 50+ (ASA Press Release)
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005Click here to read the Press Release from the Amateur Softball Association on Badger Roofing of Prescott Arizona’s title win, including a “4-win Sunday” by ironman Lonnie Brooks.
Editor’s Note: The ASA website has been up and down all day. If it doesn’t come up, suggest trying later.
Here is the text, just in case:
Badger Roofing wins Men’s 50-Over Fast Pitch National
7/12/2005Prescott, Ariz.—It took an “Iron Man†effort by pitcher Lonnie Brooks for Badger Roofing to take the ASA Men’s 50-Over Fast Pitch National Championship title. Brooks pitched four consecutive games on Sunday to lead the hometown favorite to its first ASA National Championship title.
Badger Roofing cruised into the final day of the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record after posting wins over the Houston Texans (Houston, Texas) 5-1, R&W Plumbing (Stockton, Calif.) 9-2 and the Darrow Concrete Raiders (Mt. Horeb, Wis.) 11-3.
On Sunday morning, Badger Roofing was shell shocked in its first game after getting drilled by the Clearwater Pride (Clearwater, Fla.) 10-2. The men from Prescott, who had only allowed six runs total in its first three games before meeting up with the Pride, found themselves in the loser’s bracket fighting to stay in the tournament. The loss meant Badger Roofing would have to win three consecutive games back-to-back-to-back if it hoped to win the title.
A 12-1 win over the Southern California Masters (Lancaster, Calif.) put the team back on track and into the finals against the same team that had run-ruled it earlier in the day. This time the fortunes were turned as Badger Roofing run-ruled the Clearwater Pride, 12-2, to force the “if†game.
With the hometown crowd cheering them on, the hometown favorite edged the Pride 6-5 to win its first National Championship title.
Brooks was named as the Most Outstanding Pitcher of the tournament after
pitching all seven games for the National Champions. Badger second baseman Mike Perez was named as the MVP while Deadwood’s Alan Rohrback was named as the top hitter.
Seven players from the national champion roster were named as first team ASA All-Americans including catcher Eric Maiden, first baseman Mike Cowen, shortstop Luis Acuna, outfielder Paul Rosthenhausler, utlity John Emmitt, pitcher Lonnie Brooks and second baseman Mike Perez.
Tournament Results for Badger Roofing
Badger Roofing defeated Houston Texans of Houston, TX – 5-1
Badger Roofing defeated R&W Plumbing of Stockton, CA – 9-2
Badger Roofing defeated Darrow Concrete Raiders of Mt. Horeb, WI – 11-3
Clearwater Pride, Clearwater, FL defeated Badger Roofing – 10-2 (Sunday at 11 a.m.)
Badger Roofing defeated Southern California Masters – 12-1 (Sunday at 1 p.m.)
Badger Roofing defeated Clearwater Pride, Clearwater, FL – 12-2 (Sunday at 3 p.m.)
Badger Roofing defeated Clearwater Pride, Clearwater, FL – 6-5 (Sunday at 5 p.m.)
ASA National Tournament Berth Decided Amidst Controversy
Monday, July 11th, 2005With Rude-Pac clinching one of two berths on the line at the So Cal ASA Association tournament, RAW and the Black Sox played a wild one that was tied going into the ninth inning. After RAW took a two run lead in the top of the 9th, John Otte advanced from second to third with no outs. A controversial call led to three Black Sox ejections, and eventually, to the umpires declaring RAW the winner by forfeit.
Read more at the So Cal ASA website, and at the Long Beach Black Sox website.
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ASA 50+ All American Teams & Individual Awards
Monday, July 11th, 2005ASA Men’s Masters 50-Over Fast Pitch National, Prescott AZ. July 8-10, 2005
TOP TEAMS, ORDER OF FINISH:
Champions: Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
Runner-up: Clearwater Pride,FL
Third place: So Cal Masters, CA
Fourth place: Memphis Po-Men, TN
ASA National Championship Special Awards
Most Valuable Player: Mike Perez
Badger Roofing, Prescott, AZ
Outstanding Pitcher: Lonnie Brooks
Badger Roofing, Prescott, AZ
Batting Champion: Alan Rohrback (.625 avg.)
Deadwood, Long Beach CA
ASA All-American Fast Pitch Team
FIRST TEAM
Position…..Player…..Team Name
1b…..Mike Cowen…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
2b…..Mike Perez…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
3b…..Larry Moffitt…..Clearwater Pride, Clearwater FL
Ss…..Luis Acuna…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
OF…..Tom Pryor…..Clearwater Pride, Clearwater FL
OF…..Randy Brown…..Clearwater Pride, ClearwaterFL
OF…..Danny Setchfield…..Memphis Po-Men, Memphis TN
OF…..Paul Rosthenhausler…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
Utility…..Jess Angel…..So California Masters, Lancaster CA
Utility…..John Emmitt…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
Utility…..Wayne Vigil…..Clearwater Pride, Clearwater FL
C…..Eric Maiden…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
P…..Lonnie Brooks…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
P…..Rick Plangger…..Clearwater Pride, Clearwater FL
P…..Dennis Webb So California Masters, Lancaster CA
ASA All-American Fast Pitch Team
SECOND TEAM
Position…..Player…..Team Name
1b…..Alan Rohrback…..Deadwood, Long Beach, CA.
2b…..Lynn Alford…..Memphis Po-Men, Memphis TN
3b…..Randall Larson…..Northwest Oldgrowth, Portalnd OR
Ss…..Chris Newbold…..California Colt 45’s Hayward CA
OF…..Dave Long…..So California Masters, Lancaster CA
OF…..Bob Darrow…..Darrow Concrete Raiders Mt Horeb WI
OF…..Ron Wenger…..California Colt 45’s Hayward CA
OF…..Curtis Hammond…..Northwest Oldgrowth, Portalnd OR
Utility…..Mike Shimm…..Badger Roofing, Prescott AZ
Utility…..Leon Vanderleon…..Clearwater Pride, Clearwater FL
Utility…..Dean Oscar…..Darrow Concrete Raiders Mt Horeb WI
C…..Tim Robinson…..Houston Texans, Houston TX
P…..Mark Teteol…..Houston Texans, Houston TX
P…..Leroy Jolstad…..Memphis Po-Man, Memphis TN
P…..Ray Smith…..So California Masters, Lancaster CA
ISC #1 County Materials Wins Boys of Summer Tourney; Rainey’s Jesse Duncan All- Tourney
Monday, July 11th, 2005Deadwood’s Alan Rohrback Wins ASA 50+ Batting Title, Named Second Team All American
Monday, July 11th, 2005Alan Rohrback, first baseman for the Long Beach Deadwood team that competed in the ASA 50+ Masters Nationals this past weekend in Prescott, Arizona, won the tournament batting title with a .625 average, and was also named ASA Second Team All American. The accomplishment was especially noteworthy, as Rohrback injured his knee sliding on the hard field at Pioneer Park in the first inning of the first game, while stealing a base.
After Deadwood’s win in their Friday night opener, Rohrback showed up for a 9am game Saturday morning, and could hardly walk. With a knee brace, and a bit of grit, he turned in performance Kirk Gibson would have been proud of. Rohrback was retired only twice in his first 10 at bats, showing the swing that won him ASA All American honors at the ASA Major level, and ISC All World honors, while a member of the 1983 ISC World Champion Lancaster Chamelons.
Badger Roofing of Prescott AZ tops Clearwater Pride twice for ASA 50+ Title; So Cal Masters Third
Sunday, July 10th, 2005Badger Roofing of Prescott Arizona beat the Clearwater Pride twice Sunday to clinch the ASA 50+ Masters Nationals at Prescott Arizona, behind the pitching of Lonnie Brooks, by scores of 12-2 and 6-5.
Clearwater beat Prescott in the winners bracket final, but Prescott bounced back to claim the National title. The So Cal Masters finished third while the Memphis Po-Men took fourth.
The editor’s team, Deadwood finished 2-2, tying for 9th place, with losses to 2nd place Clearwater and 3rd place So Cal Masters.