Boatnik Tournament director Troy Terry offers one of the more unique settings for a fastpitch tournament, over the Memorial Day Weekend: Fastpitch and….boat races….and jet boat excursions. All at the river’s edge in scenic Grants Pass, Oregon, about an hour north of the California border. For those that don’t remember, it was a fixture in the late 1980’s. Magna Plating, one of the top “A” teams from So Cal was a regular for several years running. The Rounders’ Mitch Mendenhall was the Most Valuable Pitcher one year, in the days of his youth.
No small operation, the tournament has blocked 60 rooms for fastpitch players on a busy holiday weekend. If you’re thinking about heading north for this one, be sure to plan ahead. For more info, click here.

And speaking of Red Rock, this note from Roy Stout:

St. George, UT
April 30 – May 1
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/redrock.htm

We have added a team from Stillwater, MN. PLEASE – I only have five entry fee’s. We are at 16 teams can go to twenty, The cut off will be at 16 if more teams don’t join us. Also, Joe Eunice is looking for a team to pitch for in the REDROCK – mailto:joee@mala.bc.ca 559-924-2086 or 559-924-2726 ask for the Pitcher

Roy Stout umpire5@verizon.net

Don’t be that 17th team left out!

A call to arms: eScribe: Al’s Fastball List: Pitcher needed Red Rock 2005

Looks the the field of teams for David Bell’s Las Vegas Swing Swing Tournament April 2-3, 2005 is shaping up nicely. David expects more than 15 teams amongst the two divisions (“A/B” and “C”). The Hilo Athletics are coming over to the mainland for this one, reportedly with Colin McKenzie on the hill. C-Mac pitched with them at last year’s Red Rock tournament, helping pitch them into the championship round. Also competing in the upper division are the Castlewood Jesters, a Final Four team at Red Rock last year, as well as the new-look So Cal Bombers. For more click here. This will be the sixth consecutive — and final Spring Swing tournament, as David steps back to spend more time with family.

Looking for a 4th of July tournament? Here is one that we thought sounded interesting, and that offered more than the usual fare: CASH PRIZES, lots of awards, camping spaces, and even breakfast and supper. Sounds like a great road trip!

Wakpamni Lake 4th of July – Men’s 16-Team Memorial Fast-Pitch Tournament – June 30-July 3, 2005 -Wakpamni Lake Memorial Ball Field – Wakpamni Lake, South Dakota – Tournament held “In Loving Memory of Dawson Has No Horse, Jr., Willie Blue Bird and Casey Blue Bird”; Entry Fee-$250 plus a game ball;

1st Place-$3,000/jackets;
2nd place-$1,000/jackets;
3rd Place-$500/jackets;
4th Place-$300/jackets

For more details, see Tournament info page at Fastpitchwest.