The RUDE PAC won their second game in as many outings, with an easy 7-0 win over Qyon Combat Flyers from Quebec, Canada.
Pitcher Matt Barnes went the distance for the shutout win, while Dean Waltier continued his hot hitting, capping things off with a 3 run home run in the 7th inning, to put the game out of reach.
The win puts them in a good position for the coming playoff round.
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Mario Peirera had three hits to lead the offense, while pitcher Craig Pidcock tossed a shutout as the Portland River Rockers won their opener in the ISC II Tournament of Champions at Rock Island, Illinois.
Rudy Montanez Jr’s RUDE PAC won their ISC II opener Tuesday, in convincing fashion, 10-2. The offense was powered by the heart of the batting order, # 5 hitter, John Pruneda banging out 3 hits, while # 3-4 hitters, Dean Waltier and Bryan Wells had two hits each accounting for 7 of the team’s 8 hits.
Doug Sleep tossed a 3 hitter with 5 strikeouts in his four innings of work, while closer Gerald Pyle struck out all three hitters that he faced in the 5th inning, in the run-rule shorted game.
Predictions for Thursday August 20 (Projected winner Bold Underlined)
(Record to date 40-6)
11:00 am – Jarvis Merchants vs Pueblo Bandits
11:00 am – Elkhart Albaugh vs Midland Explorers
1:00 pm – Vancouver Grey Sox vs Madison Farm Tavern
1:00 pm – Jarvis/Pueblo vs Albaugh/Midland
3:00 pm – Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins vs Midwest Stampede
5:00 pm – Saskatoon Aspen vs Broken Bow Patsy’s
7:00 pm – Kitchener/Midwest vs Vancouver/Madison
9:00 pm – Broken Bow/Aspen vs Jarvis/Pueblo/Albaugh/Midland
PREVIOUS RESULTS
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The Vancouver Grey Sox pushed a run across in the 9th inning of a pitchers duel against the New York Gremlins late Wednesday night, to advance in the loser’s bracket at the ISC World Tournament at Moline, Illinois.
Vancouver Grey Sox 9th – Mayson D singled. Ormsby G singled; Mayson D advanced to second. Ormsby G advanced to second on a wild pitch; Mayson D advanced to third on a wild pitch. Giesbrecht R reached on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second, RBI; Ormsby G advanced to third; Mayson D scored. Ree B flied out to lf. Rasmussen K struck out. Abrey B grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Former California River City Rocker pitcher Bryan Newton tossed 8 shutout innings before surrendering a run, while former So Cal pitcher Travis Price combined with New Zealand pitching legend Marty Grant for 9 shutout innings, with Grant picking up the win..
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The Grey Sox will return to action Thursday morning at 11am CDT, to face Albaugh, Inc, of Iowa, in a loser’s bracket game. Albaugh fell to #the 1 ranked, defending champions, the Kitchener Rivershark Twins, on Monday, while Vancouver was dispatched to the loser’s bracket late Tuesday night by # 2 ranked Broken Bow Patsy’s. Some have tabbed Broken Bow Patsy’s as the tournament favorite, despite the rankings released in July, pointing to a hamstring injury to Kitchener pitcher Todd Martin, and the outstanding pitching performances of Australians Andrew Kirkpatrict and Adam Folkard at the ISF World Championships in late July, where Australia won its first ever gold medal.
Play resumes Thursday morning, after a day delayed by rains and sloppy field conditions resulting from the heavy rains.
The California Taylor Farm A’s run at the 2009 ISC World Tournament came to an end late Wednesday evening, with a 7-0 loss to the Midland Explorers from Michigan. It was the second time that Michigan beat the A’s, having sent them to the loser’s bracket in their open game. The first time around, the # 20 ranked A’s nearly upset the # 10 ranked Michigan, taking a 4-1 lead into the 7th inning before Michigan rallied for 4 in the 7th to beat them.
Wednesday night, the game was not nearly as close. Michigan scored three in the first inning, with a home run from ISC veteran Todd Schultz. The game was then suspended due to a torrential downpour. Play finally resume hours later, but the California squad could not must much in the way of offense, with just four hits, one each by veterans Todd Budke and Eddie Martin, and the kids, Marcus Tan and Kevin Castillo. Argentine Sebastian Gervesutti took the loss, finishing 2-2 in the top flite tournament.
Budke and Martin had solid tournaments for the A’s, whose only losses were to higher ranked teams (# 10 Michigan and # 11 Dominican Republic, both of who are still alive in the tournament), while knocking off two higher ranked opponents, #17 Quad City Sox, IA and #14 ranked Dolan & Murphy, IL. It was the first ISC World Tournament for the Salinas squad which finished with a 2-3 record, after an 0-2 start.
The ISC World Tournament heads into its final two days, with the championship game slated for 7pm on Friday. Most of the remaining games in the tournament will be telecast on Ballparkradio.TV, starting with a 3pm CDT broadcast that will kick off a string of eight broadcasts in two days.
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Somebody call Geppetto ! Pinocchio is on fire !
California A’s second baseman Steve Pinocchio was on fire Tuesday in Moline, Illinois, in the A’s game against Dolan & Murphy of Illinois. Steve went 4 for 4, including two home runs, scored three and drove in four, to lead his team to a 10-2 victory.
Todd Budke and Dave Kimura banged out three hits, while Marcus Tan and Eddie Martin each added 2 in the 15 hit assault. Martin had two hits in the prior game and is swinging a hot bat for the A’s. California pitchers Dave Drotzmann and Sebastian Gervesutti combined on a 4 hitter.
The A’s evened their record at 2-2 after dropping their first two, both tough losses, 5-4 to Midland, Michigan and 4-2 to the Dominican Republic.
The Salinas, California squad will now get a rematch against Midland Michigan, the team that sent the A’s to the loser’s bracket, rallying for 4 runs in the 7th inning to beat the A’s in their first game.
Winner’s Bracket:
7pm – Game 39 – Farm v. Aspen
9pm – Game 40 Vancouver Grey Sox v. Broken Bow/Patsy’s
* Both games being broadcast live on Ballparkradio.TV
Loser’s Bracket
11am – G31 – Ashland v. Saskatoon Diamondbacks
11am – G32 Dominican Republic v. NY Gremlins
1pm – G33 – Dolan & Murphy v. Pueblo
1pm – G34 – Midland Explorers v. Bar of Appleton
3pm – G35 – Owen Sound v. loser Ashland v. Saskatoon Diamondbacks
3pm – G36 – Kegel ND v. loser Dominican Republic v. NY Gremlins
5pm – G37 – California A’s v. loser Dolan & Murphy v. Pueblo
5pm – G38 – St. Thomas v. loser Midland Explorers v. Bar of Appleton
(Game 58 is the championship game, Friday at 7pm)
Following a heart-breaking 5-4 loss in their opener, the California A’s dropped their second game at the ISC World Tournament, Monday morning, at Moline, Illinois.
Eddie Martin had two of the A’s 4 hits, while Sebastian Gervesutti held the tough Dominican lineup to 4 hits. Errors proved to the A’s downfall, with the game decided in the Dominican 4th:
Dominican Republic 4th – Leonardo E reached on an error by 3b. O’Brien R grounded out to 1b unassisted. Perez F walked; Leonardo E advanced to second. Santiago E pinch ran for Perez F. Rodriguez L struck out. Pichardo M singled, RBI; Santiago E advanced to third, scored on an error by c, unearned; Leonardo E scored, unearned. Waverick K struck out. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
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The A’s will drop down into the elimination bracket for their next game. Any further losses would eliminate the A’s.
Next game: California A’s vs. Loser of NY Gremlins vs. Quad City Sox, 5pm tonight.
The Gremlins are favored to win that one, having nearly upset # 4 ranked Midwest Stampede yesterday, and finishing 2nd in the ASA Major tournament just a few weeks ago.
Update at 5:30pm: The NY Gremlins beat Quad City Sox 2-0, so the California A’s will play the host Quad City Sox.
Phillies miss playoffs at Westerns
By Eric MacKenzie, The Daily Graphic
A tough start to the Senior B Men’s Western Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Regina was too much for the Portage Phillies to overcome, as they missed the playoff round at this weekend’s tournament.
The Phillies, who captured a bronze medal at last year’s Westerns in Brandon, went 1-5 through the round-robin to finish eighth out of the nine teams.
Portage’s bats were relatively silent at the event, as they posted a tournament-low 14 runs in their six games, and batting just .220 as a team.
“The other teams had really quality pitching, so we didn’t hit the ball the way we normally do,” said Phillies’ pitcher Gregg Waldvogel. “The teams were a lot deeper than we saw last year in Brandon, and every game was a tough game for us.”
Meanwhile, Waldvogel had a rare off-weekend, struggling to an 0-3 record and a 14.00 ERA in his 13 innings of work.
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