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Panteras Valentine Tournament – February 14-15

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

The Panteras annual St. Valentine tournament will kick off the third season of the Southern California Independent Fastpitch League. The tournament will take place the weekend of Febuary 14 & 15 at Hollifield Park in Norwalk.

The second tournament will be held three weeks later as the SCIFL moves to Taft and joins forces with the long-running Billy Bash Tournament on March 4 & 5. Yes, Billy Pilgrim’s big bash is still alive & well and will continue to play on the first weekend of March.

You can contact Robert Hernandez to enter both tournaments or Fernie for the Panteras tournament and Billy for the Billy Bash.

Robert – 714-392-1387 or rmh323 ( at ) roadrunner.com
Fernie – 562-762-8397
Billy – 661-428-0812

Hope to see everyone very soon.

Robert Hernandez

YouTube Video of Rob O’Brien’s HR in AAU Title Game

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Update: Tuesday, January 27, 2009:

Here is a link to view the high quality video.

Update: Wednesday, January 28, 2009:

Several readers have pointed out that it seems that whenever I point the video camera, someone goes yard. (Holoien, Martinez, and now O’Brien), not to mention Budke’s triple. Coincidence, I imagine, but there is a line developing for hitters asking me to be at their next game with the video camera (with a corresponding list of pitchers telling me to “stay away”. ) If this keeps up, I’ll have to do them on a reservation basis 🙂

(Video by Jim Flanagan)

This video was shot during the 2009 AAU International Tournament title game between the Chicago/NY Dominicana team from the Dominican Republic, and the Midwest Stampede, of Iowa. Most valuable pitcher Rob O’Brien is at the plate, his team leading 3-0. He hit a three run homer, breaking the game open, and staking his team to a 6-0 lead. They would go on the win the game, 8-0, and capture the 2009 AAU International Tournament crown. The Dominican Republic won the very first AAU title, back in 2000 when there were just eight teams. This year’s field of teams grew to a record forty (40).

The video was shot with a HD “Flip video” camera, that is about the size of a small iPod. The quality of this video at YouTube is very average, but the quality of the original is remarkable. YouTube had added a “view high quality” setting, which I was using on my Fastpitchwest channel at YouTube, but that option does not appear to be available this evening. I am trying to adjust it for better quality, but in the meantime, if you wish to see the original, email me, at jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com, and I’ll email you a link that you can view it at.

Red Rock at Carson City – May 2-3, 2009

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

RED ROCK at CARSON CITY

9th Annual Red Rock International Invitational
Carson City, Nevada
(35-45 minute drive from Reno)
TOURNAMENT DATES: May 2 and 3, 2009
CLASSES: Major, A, AA, NAFA (ALL), (ASA A & B)
ENTRY FEE: $425 US
PITCHING RULE: ISC

ENTRY DEADLINE: March 1, 2009

FORMAT: Round Robin into single elimination.

GAMES GUARANTEED: Four (4)

ISC QUALIFIER: One (1) ISC World Tournament berth to the highest finishing US West team and one (1) ISC II (Tournament of Champions) berth are available.

ENTRY CHECKS

Payable to:

Roy Stout
P.O. Box 812
Lake Hughes, CA 93532

AAU Sunday Playoffs

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

The 10th Annual AAU International Tournament in Orlando, Florida at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex concludes Sunday with the quarters, semis and finals.

10 am
Championship Bracket
Quarter-finals

Mac’s C Fastpitch 3
Team Minnesota 1
WP – Brand and O’Brien
LP – Gosse and Boom

Los Socios 0
Midwest Stampede 8
WP – Muizelaar and Rosthenhausler
LP – Alvarez and Perez

Ohio Battery/Stock Pack 2
Chicago/New York 4
WP – Gervasutti and DeGroat
LP – McKinney and Flinner

New York Gremlin Knights 0
Sebringville Sting 1
WP – Koert and Crawford
LP – Newton and Rozich

12 pm
Semi-finals

Chicago/NY 9
Mac’s C Fastpitch 6 – Ballpark Radio
WP: Montero, relief Potolichio, O’Brien
LP: Ethier, relief Brand

MidWest 3
Sebringville 0
WP – Muizelaar and Motroni
LP – Scott and Crawford

2 pm
Championship final

Chicago/NY/Dominicana 8
MidWest Stampede 0 – Ballpark Radio
WP: Rob O’Brien and Frank deGroat
LP: Sean Whitten, relief Tony Peeples and Rosthenhausler
MVP: Frank deGroat, Chicago/New York
Top Pitcher: Rob O’Brien, Chicago/New York

Two More Ballparkradio Broadcasts on Saturday from the AAU

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Two games Saturday, live from the AAU Tournament in Orlando:


Saturday, January 24, 2009, 11:00 a.m. EST – CPI/ADS, Oswego, NY vs. Team Minnesota
Saturday, January 24, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST – MidWest Stampede vs Bahamas Pirates

To listen to the broadcasts, just go to the Ballparkradio website, www.ballparkradio.com and click the black “Click to Listen” button, then choose the link for the game you want to hear, turn on your speakers and sit back and enjoy the action. (or turn down the volume/don the headsets for those of you listening at work)

There are a few remaining time slots available. Teams wanting to have a game broadcast may sponsor a game, splitting the cost with their opponent. For further information, email Ballparkradio, jim (at) ballparkradio (dot) com for further details. Broadcast slots will be handled on a first come-first served basis.

The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com

AAU Saturday Playoffs

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Championship and consolation action at the 10th Annual AAU International Tournament in Orlando, Florida at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex starts Saturday.

Saturday 9 AM
Championship Bracket

Puerto Rico 4
Ohio Battery/Stockpack 6
WP – McKinney and Flinner
LP – Samalot and Santana

PK Broward 6
Florida Fastpitch 3
WP – Bramwell and Alstat
LP – Hartman and Lammers

Chicago/New York 3
Millwood Logistics 1
WP – Potolicchio and DeGroat
LP – Wagar and Dubois

Niagara Storms Fury 5
Meraloma 12
WP – Bishop and Podmore
LP – Berube and Smith

Consolation Bracket
Brewers de Venezuela 3
Hill United 6
WP – Joseph and John
LP – Mendoza and Avila

DC Arrows 2
Sioux Falls A’s 5
WP – Eberts and Crick
LP – Blanliel and Moore

Saturday 11 AM
Championship Bracket

Virgin Islands 8
Guatemala 6
WP – Algar and Melendea
LP – Sajche and Gutierrez

ADCO 0
Puerto Rico Nat’l Team 13
WP – Roman and Collazo
LP – Pleszewicz and Shiles

CPI/ADS 5
Team Minnesota 6
WP – Gosse in relief of Lang and Boom
LP – Winship in relief of Smith and McCallum

Mac’s C Fastpitch 11
Earl’s Club 10 (9 innings)
WP – Hunhoff, Eithier (6) and Kostel
LP – Johnson and Dreher

Consolation Bracket
Maccabi Red 6
Jamaica 1
WP – Groves and Gluckman
LP- Donaldson and Davis

Big Cove 0
Barranquitas 8
WP – Nauias and Hernandez
LP – Suberbi and Ledford

Saturday 1 PM
Championship Bracket

Maccabi Blue 6
Minnesota Angels 5 (8 innings)
WP – Blackburn and Winters
LP – Dubsky and Aman

Dominicana 0
Sopotocientos 1
WP – Campos and Flores
LP – Rosales and Petric

Venezuela/Miami 3
Los Socios 11
WP – Alvarez and Perez
LP – Blonde and Oropeza

Elmira 0
Midwest Stampede 8
WP – Muizelaar and Rostenhausler
LP – Halstead and Martin

NY Gremlin Knights 5
Cobourg Force 2
WP – Newton and Rozich
LP – Wells and Herold

Bahamas Pirates 8
Combatientes 0 (9 innings)
WP – Scheller, Cleary (6) and Garvey
LP – Valenzuela and Gonzalez

Saturday 3 pm
Championship Bracket

PK Broward 2
Ohio Battery/Stockpack 5
WP – Garrity and Flinner
LP – Iuli and Alstat

Meraloma 1
Chicago/NY 9
WP – Montero and DeGroat
LP – Mayson and Waverick

Manor Dirt Bags 0
Atascados (Tijuana) 8
WP – Valdez and Lopez
LP – Nichols and Rocha

Sebringville 8
Radio 560 3
WP – Ezekiel and Crawford
LP – Villarreal and Navarro

Consolation Bracket
Hill United 8
Sioux Falls A’s 0
WP – Skelton and Bomberry
LP – Eberts and Crick

Barranquitas 13
Maccabi Red 1
WP – Carrasquillo and Hernandez
LP – Putnam and Lambert

Saturday 5 pm
Championship Bracket

Virgin Islands 0
Team Minnesota 3
Walk off 3-run home run in bottom of 8th by Jesse Delorit
WP – Cox and Delorit
LP – Algar and Melendez

Sebringville 1
Atascados 0
WP – Koert, Scott and Crawford
LP – Valdez and Lopez

Midwest Stampede 2
Texaco Pirates 1
WP – Whitten, Muizelaar (5th) and Motroni
LP Schweyer and Garvey

Los Socios 9
Sopotocientos 0
WP – Alvarez and ??????
LP – Cegarra and Flores

Mac’s C Fastpitch 13
Puerto Rico 3
WP – Ethier and O’Brien
LP – Diaz and Martinez

New York Gremlins 11
Maccabi Blue 0
WP – Hillhouse and Rozich
LP – Snow and Winters

7 PM
Consolation Championship

Barranquitas (Puerto Rico) 8
Hill United (Ontario) 4
WP – Navas and Hernandez
LP – Joseph, Addison 6th and Bomberry

Sunday games in the Championship bracket are 10 AM, 12 noon and 2 PM for the AAU Championship.

Two Ballparkradio Broadcasts Friday Night from AAU International Tournament

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Two games Friday night, live from the AAU Tournament in Orlando:


Friday, January 23, 2009, 5:00 pm EST – NY Gremlin Knights vs. Manor Dirt Bags, TX
Friday, January 23, 2009, 7:00 pm EST – Adco Tool Shed NY vs. Hill United, ON

To listen to the broadcasts, just go to the Ballparkradio website, www.ballparkradio.com and click the black “Click to Listen” button, then choose the link for the game you want to hear, turn on your speakers and sit back and enjoy the action. (or turn down the volume/don the headsets for those of you listening at work)

There are a few remaining time slots available. Teams wanting to have a game broadcast may sponsor a game, splitting the cost with their opponent. For further information, email Ballparkradio, jim (at) ballparkradio (dot) com for further details. Broadcast slots will be handled on a first come-first served basis.

The 10th annual AAU International Tournament will be held January 22-25, 2009 at the Disney complex in Orlando, Florida, hosting 40 teams from around the world. Selected games will be broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com

AAU Friday Scores

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

The 10th Annual AAU International Tournament is ongoing in Orlando, Florida at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex.

Watch this post for updated scores throughout the day and into the evening.

Friday results:
9: 00 am
Gm 25 Atascados (Tijuana) 7
Puerto Rico Juniors 1
WP – Valdez and Lopez
LP – Flores and Hernandez

Gm 26 Maccabi Red 4
Cobourg Force 16
WP – Ketchell and Swift
LP- Winnick and Gluckman

Gm 27 Dominicana 5
Radio 560 0
WP – Escalona and Petric
LP – Villareal and Santiago

Gm 28 Los Socios (Venezuela) 6
Earl’s Club 0
WP – Alvarez and Lind
LP – Johnson and Klubunde

Gm 29 Mac’s C Fastpitch 0
Chicago/NY 2
WP – Montero and DeGroat
LP – Ethier and O’Brien

Gm 30 Combatientes 9
ADCO 9
Torres and Shiles (ADCO)
Mujica and Gonzalez (Combatientes)

11:00 am
Gm 31 Puerto Rico Juniors 3
DC Arrows (BC) 2
WP – Ruiz and Santana
LP – Lewis and Moore

Gm 32 Ohio Battery/Stock Pack 3
Maccabi Blue 1
WP – Garrity and Flinner
LP – Gillis and Kahan

Gm 33 Jamaica 0
Sebringville 8
WP – Corbett and Farrell
LP – Donaldson and Davis

Gm 34 Texaco Pirates 8
Brewers de Venezuela 0
WP – Scheller and Albury
LP – Chaparro and Avila

Gm 35 Mac’s C Fastpitch 5
Barranquitas 4
WP – Brand and Kostel
LP – Carasquillo and Nieves

Gm 36 Millwood Logistics 2
Minnesota Angels 5
WP – Dubsky and Aman
LP – Wagar and Dubois

1:00 pm
Gm 37 Sioux Falls A’s 1
Los Socios 5
WP – Barreto and Rodriguez
LP – Kemper and Bingham

Gm 38 Team Minnesota 8
Big Cove 0
WP – Lang and Warne
LP – Rolando and Allen

Gm 39 Virgin Islands 0
Midwest Stampede 11
WP – Whitten and Rostenhausler
LP – Drotzmann and Melendez

Gm 40 Ohio Battery/Stock Pack 10
Jamaica 5
WP – Hineline and Rodriguez
LP – McCaw and Davis

Gm 41 CPI/ADS 6
DC Arrows (BC) 2
WP – Smith and McCallum
LP – Lewis and Moore

Gm 42 Meraloma 10
Elmira 4
WP – Bishop and Waverick
LP – Martin and Martin

3:00 pm
Gm 43 Venezuela/Miami 5
Millwood Logistics 2
WP -Blonde and Oropeza
LP – Wagar and McKenzie

Gm 44 Hill United 0
Florida Fastpitch 5
WP – Luster and Lammers
LP – Zack and Bomberry

Gm 45 Team Minnesota 7
Sopotocientos 0
WP – Cox and Kelevit
LP – Vcero and Flores

Gm 46 Big Cove 2
Niagara Storm’s Fury 7
WP – Vassos and Smith
LP – Hill and Ledford

Gm 47 Atascados (Tijuana) 2
CPI/ADS 2
Murphy and McCallum (CPI)
Rivera and Amolitos (Tijuana)

Gm 48 Chicago/New York 2
Guatemala 0
WP – O’Brien and DeGroat
LP – Ramos and Guitterez

5:00 pm
Gm 49 Florida Fastpitch 1
Combatientes 6
WP – Mujica and Gonzalez
LP – Hartman and Phillip

Gm 50 Radio 560 7
Meraloma 4
WP – Almeida and Navarro
LP – Life and Podmore

Gm 51 NY Knights 7
Manor Dirt Dogs 0
WP – Hillhouse and Rozich
LP – Nichols and Rocha

Gm 52 Dominicana 11
Elmira 1
WP – Gonzales and Prol
LP – Halstead and Martin

Gm 53 Sopotocientes 8
Niagara Storms Fury 2
WP – Cegarra and Flores
LP – Wilson and Korten

Gm 54 Midwest Stampede 5
Maccabi Red 3
WP – Peeples and Motroni
LP – Putnam and Lamberg

7:00 pm
Gm 55 Hill United 1
ADCO 6
WP – Jones and Sholes
LP – Zack and John

Maccabi Blue 0
Sebringville 2
WP – Koert and Crawford
LP – Snow and Kahan

Minnesota Angels 1
Puerto Rico 10
WP – Diaz and Martinez
LP – Kammueller and Arntsen

PK Broward 1
Earl’s Club 9
WP – Johnson and Dreher
LP – Humphries and Alstat

Texaco Pirates 11
Manor Dirt Dogs 0
WP – Cleary and Garvey
LP – Barker and Schultz

Virgin Islands 2
Cobourg Force 0
WP – Algar and Melandez
LP – Crawford and Herold

AAU Thursday Scores

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

The 10th Annual AAU International Tournament got underway at 1:00 pm eastern in Orlando, Florida at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex.

Watch this post for scores and updates throughout the day and into the evening.

Thursday’s results:
1:00 pm
Gm 1 Elmira Millwrights 7
Radio 560 (Mexico) 4
WP – Halstead and Martin
LP – Almeida and Navarro

Gm 2 Hill United 1
Combatientes (Venezuela) 1
Joseph and John (Hill)
Garcia and Gonzales (Combatientes)

Gm 3 Republica Dominicana 0
Meraloma (BC) 3
WP – Mayson and Podmore
LP – Gon and Prol

Gm 4 Chicago/NY 10
Barranquitas 0
WP – Gervasutti and DeGroat
LP – Martinez, Carrasquila and Nievas

Gm 5 Mac’s C Fastpitch 2
Guatemala 1
WP – Hunhoff and O’Brien
LP – Sajche and Frias

Gm 6 CPI/ADS (Ontario) 2
Puerto Rico Juniors 8
WP – Velo and Santana
LP – Winship and McCallum

3:00 pm
Gm 7 Puerto Rico 6
Venezuela/Miami 0
WP – Diaz and Martinez
LP – Naranjo and Oropeza

Gm 8 PK Broward 4
Los Socios (Venezuela) 0
WP – Bramwell and Alstat
LP – Osorio and Gonzalez

Gm 9 Sioux Falls A’s 1
Earl’s Club 6
WP – Johnson and ????
LP – Eberts and Nice

Gm 10 Brewers (Venezuela) 4
Manor Dirt Bags 10
WP – Nichols and Rocha
LP – Mendoza and Avila

Gm 11 Virgin Islands 1
Maccabi Red 1
Smith and Melendez (Virgin Islands)
Groves and Gluckman (Maccabi Red)

Gm 12 Barranquitas 2
Guatemala 3
WP – Segura and Frias
LP – Lopez and Hernandez

5:00 pm
Gm 13 Sioux Falls A’s 2
PK Broward 7
WP – Iuli and Alstat
LP – Webb and Bingham

Gm 14 Minnesota Angels 7
Venezuela/Miami 0
WP – Kammueller and Arntzen
LP – Naranjo and Oropeza

Gm 15 Maccabi Blue 12
Jamaica 1
WP – Blackburn and April
LP – McCaw and Davis

Gm 16 Atascados (Tijuana, Mexico) 10
DC Arrows 0
WP – Valdez and Lopez
LP – Blanliel and Moore

Gm 17 Brewers de Venezuela 0
Gremlin Knights 16
WP – Tracy and Rozich
LP – Chaparro and Cabrens

Gm 18 Big Cove 1
Sopotocientos (Venezuela) 13
WP – Campos and Flores
LP – Hill and Ledford

7:00 pm
Gm 19 Sebringville Sting 2
Ohio Battery/Stockpack 1
WP – Scott and Crawford
LP – McKinney and Flinner

Gm 20 Team Minnesota 4
Niagara Storm’s Fury 3
WP – Gosse and Boom
LP – Berube and Korten

Gm 21 Midwest Stampede 9
Cobourg Force 1
WP – Muizelaar and Motroni
LP – Wells and Herold

Gm 22 Texaco Pirates (Bahamas) 0
Gremlin Knights 1
WP – Newton and Nimmo
LP – Schweyer and Garvey

Gm 23 ADCO Tool Shed 4
Florida Fastpitch 13
WP – Hartman and Lammers
LP – Pleszewicx and Olivo

Gm 24 Puerto Rico National Team 7
Millwood Logistics 8
WP – Wagar and McKenzie
LP – Romain and Martinez

AAU Poll-a-palooza

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

During the past few weeks, we have been posting AAU team rosters along with polls for readers to “pick the playoff teams” and “pick the pool winners. Twenty (20), count ’em, twenty different polls for readers to vote in.

With just a couple of days before the first pitch of the 2009 AAU International Tournament at Orlando, Florida, we thought we would pull all of the links together in one Morning Brief blog post for a final “Poll-a-Palooza“. Vote away ! (if you haven’t already), or just take a peek on how the voting is going for the various polls.

Click Links below.

Pool A

Pool A
1. Mac’s – NY
2. Guatemala
3. Chicago/NY – NY
4. Barranquita – Puerto Rico

Pool B

Pool B
1. Florida Fastpitch
2. Combatientes – Venezuela
3. ADCO – NY
4. Hill United – ON

Pool C

Pool C
1. Meraloma – BC
2. Dominicana – Dom. Republic
3. Elmira – ON
4. Radio 560 – Mexico

Pool D

Pool D
1. CPI/ADS Classics – ON
2. Puierto Rico Junior National Team
3. DC Arrows – BC
4. Tijuana – Mexico

Pool E

Pool E
1. Midwest Stampede – IA
2. Cobourg – ON
3. Virgin Islands
4. Maccabi Red – USA

Pool F

Pool F
1. Los Socios – Venezuela
2. PK Broward – IL
3. Earl’s Club – WI
4. Sioux Falls Sox – SD

Pool G

Pool G
1. Gremlin Knights – NY
2. Texaco Pirates – Bahamas
3. Manor Dirt Bags – TX
4. Brewers de Venezuela

Pool H

Pool H
1. Millwood Logistics – ON
2. Puerto Rico National Team
3. Minnesota Angels
4. Venezuela/Miami

Pool I

Pool I
1. Team Minnesota
2. Bahamas Nat’l Development
3. Niagara Storms Fury – ON
4. Sopotocientos – Venezuela

Pool J

Pool J
1. Sebringville – ON
2. Jamaica
3. Maccabi Blue – USA
4. Ohio Battery/Stockpack – OH