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2008 AAU International Tournament – 32 Teams

Saturday, November 10th, 2007


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The AAU International tournament is set to kick off the 2008 season in Orlando, Florida, January 24-27, 2008, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. The tournament is heading into it’s ninth year, having started in 2000 with just eight teams. The field of teams grew year by year, and has been at 32 for the past three years. Click here to view the past award winners.

The tournament is headed up by Alex Linares of the AAU and ISC Executive Director, Ken Hackmeister. Fastpitchwest will be in Orlando for its fifth consecutive year, providing coverage of the tournament, with selected games being broadcast live on Ballparkradio.com.

The Ballparkradio crew for the 2008 AAU Tournament will be the largest ever, with many of the ISC II crew sitting in. ISC II commish Blair Setford is making his first ever trip to the AAU, and will be in uniform, as a player for the Niagara Storms Fury of Canada, but will also sit in to call some of the action. (shades of Lance Winn). Bill Hillhouse is also expected to see double duty as a player/broadcaster. Fan favorite Kyle Smith will be front and center for much of the action, so you’ll want to be tuned in to catch his latest gems.

More and more people are finding the AAU to be a good chance to sneak away in the middle of winter, with Al Doran and Joe Todd among them last year, and rumor has it they’ll be enjoying the Florida sunshine again for this one. It will be an eventful year for Al Doran in 2008, with his well-deserved induction into the ISC Hall of Fame at Kimberly, Wisconsin, for his service to the game.

Here is the list of 32 teams, via
(with editor’s notes)

1. Cutro Professional Inspections
2. Ohio Battery
3. Colombia
4. Combatientes / Venezuela
5. Ambassadors / St. Thomas
6. Brewers / Venezuela
7. Niagara Storms Fury / Canada
8. Florida Fastpitch
9. Texaco Pirates / Bahamas (2007 Final Four)
10. Earls Club
11. New Breed / Bahamas
12. Broken Bow Gremlins (2007 Runner-up)
13. Cherokee Men’s Fastpitch
14. Chicago / NY / Dominicans
15. Elmira Advance Millrights/Canada
16. Millwood Logistics / Canada
17. Team Minnesota (2006 Runner-up)
18. Tijuana Fastpitch / Mexico
19. Redline Fastpitch Oklahoma
20. Big Cove
21. P.K. Broward Pirates
22. Radio 560 Mexico
23. Magos de Tenerife / Spain
24. Los Socios / Venezuela (2002 & 2004 Champions, 2003 & 2005 Runnerups)
25. Jamaica National Team
26. Mac Mauraders (Defending Champions)
27. Fedlock Falcons (2003 Champions)
28. St. Thomas Storm / Canada
29. Thomson Area Merchants
30. Venezuela Miami
31. Omaha Red Angels
32. Puerto Rico Natl. Team

Last year’s AAU Tournament was an all New York final, and the most dramatic finish ever to an AAU Tournament, with Frankie Perez hitting a walk-off home run in extra innings to win it. An excerpt from our feature story that appeared in Softball Magazine is below, with a link to the full story:

NY Mac’s Marauders Top NY Gremlins 3-1 in 2007 AAU International Final

[ORLANDO] – In one of the most exciting and memorable AAU championship games ever, Mac’s Marauders of Ballston Lake, New York won the 2007 AAU International title with a 3-1, 9 inning win over the New York Gremlins/Broken Bow. Eduardo Leonardo of Mac’s tied the game at 1-1 with a dramatic home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Colin McKenzie of Mac’s Marauders was the winning pitcher and took home Outstanding Pitcher award. McKenzie entered the game in the 8th inning in relief of starter Rob Schweyer, while Frankie Perez of Mac’s Marauders won the MVP award on the strength of his game winning walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th.

Click here to view the PDF version of the Softball Magazine story, with photos.(Adobe Reader required)

Click here for our webpage version of the Softball Magazine feature, “New York, New York”.

Click here to view Maddy’s Photos from the 2007 AAU Int’l Tournament, one of our largest photo galleries ever.

Click here for a look back at the last four AAU tournaments.

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2008 ISC Qualifiers

Saturday, November 10th, 2007


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2008 ISC Qualifiers
11-9-07

(Editor’s note: Watch for further updates to this list, in the coming months. Keep an eye on that date right under the words “2008 ISC Qualifiers” — it will tell you when the list you’re looking at was released. )

US East Region – Bill Howell, Vice President bhowell5@yahoo.com
May 23-25
Erie Memorial Day Tournament – Erie, PA (This qualifier is tentative)
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Bill Hillhouse – 814-392-3369 houseofpitching@yahoo.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Bill Hillhouse

June 13-15
Midland Invitational – Midland, MI
Format: 4-game guarantee
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC for US East region teams
Contact: Kyle Beane – 810-813-5178 kbeane8@yahoo.com
UIC: Joe Squires heyumpy@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Lee Isenhart – 989-835-9146 isenhartlee_@hotmail.com

June 13-15
Blue & Gray Invitational – Montgomery, AL
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: $150
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Robert Gray – 334-567-9797 rgray77271@aol.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Robert Gray

June 13-15
CPI Invitational – Oswego, NY
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Mike Cutro – 315-343-0604 W or 315-491-7278 Cell cutrosafety@yahoo.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Mike Cutro

June ????
Ashland Invitational – Ashland, OH
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Kevin Scott – 419-685-3075 kevinscott38@hotmail.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Larry Fisher – 419-423-3002 lfisher838@ameritech.net

July 4-6
Allentown Patriots Invitational – Allentown, PA
Format: Round Robin
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Don Hunsicker – 610-797-6039 or Jon Adams
UIC: Jon Adams 610-360-4429 Cell 610-433-3236 H jasa60@aol.com
ISC Rep: Bill Howell – 301-870-5049 or 301-744-1909 bhowell5@yahoo.com


US West Region – Chris Santos Vice President jcsantos25@msn.com 303-419-7352

May 3 – 4, 2008
Red Rock Invitational – St. George, UT
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination
Entry Fee: $400 payable to Roy Stout
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament berth to highest finishing US West team
Contact: Roy Stout – 661-724-1551 umpire5@verizon.net
UIC: Bob Henning – 604-790-1166 brotherinblue@shaw.ca
ISC Rep: Ken Hackmeister – 801-447-8807 iscken@comcast.net

May 23-25, 2008
Joe Santos Memorial Invitational – Pueblo, CO
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination
Entry Fee: $300 payable to Bandit Sports Inc. Deadline May 9, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Chris Santos – 303-419-7352 jcsantos25@msn.com
UIC: Benny “Ginger” Rendon gingerrendon@hotmail.com
ISC Reps: Chris Santos and Dick Mason – 303-797-9101 dickmason@qwest.net

June 7 & 8, 2008
Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA
Format: Round robin on Saturday into single elimination on Sunday.
Entry Fee: $400 – payable to Dave Blackburn
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Dave Blackburn – 310-266-7803 – daveb@virtvent.com
UIC: Clyde Bennett – 805-895-9007 clydebennett13@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Dave Blackburn 310-266-7803 daveb@virtvent.com

June 21 & 22, 2008
Portland Demarini Rose Cup – Portland, OR
Format: Round Robin into single elimination – 4 game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400 – deadline May 1, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Tournament Contacts: Roger Jones 503-887-3200 jonesroger9@earthlink.net , John Fitzgerald Brjfitzger@cascorp.com or Brian Ree bree10@comcast.net
UIC: Dan Duffy d2pdx@mindspring.com
ISC Rep: Keith Erkenbrack -360-945-2320 – keithe@whidbey.com


Canada East Region – Blair Setford, Vice President blairjs@rogers.com

Date: May 30-June 1
Woodstock Legends Tournament
Location: Woodstock, Ontario
Format: Divisional
Local Contact: Larry Lynch, llynch9@rogers.com
ISC Contact: Joe Todd, ISC Regional Commissioner, ftode739@rogers.com
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC WT to highest finishing Canada East team
Entry Fee: contact Larry Lynch
Entry Deadline: contact Larry Lynch

Date: June 20-22
Jarvis Merchants Tournament
Location: Jarvis, Ontario
Format: Divisional Round Robin
Local Contacts: Pat Graham, pkgraham24@sympatico.ca, 519-442-5762
ISC Contact: Colin Smith, ISC Regional Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 WT to highest finishing Canada East team
Entry Fee: $500, Jarvis Merchants Fastball Club
Entry Deadline: contact Pat Graham, pkgraham24@sympatico.ca, 519-442-5762

Date: June 20-22
Eastern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: McNab/Braeside, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contacts: Harold MacMillan, jh.mac@gozoom.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: TBD
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to winner, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 20-22
Southwestern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: Palmerston, ON
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: TBD
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berth Available: 2 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top two teams, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 30, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Format: League play
League contact: Colin Smith, ISC Regional Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top ISC II league team as of June 30, 2008
Entry Fee: TBD as part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: July 25-26, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada Playoff Tournament
Location: TBD
Format: Double knockout
League contact: Colin Smith, Canada East TL Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluz2@idirect.com
Berths Available: 1 for 2009 ISC WT for winner and 1 for 2009 ISC II ToC to top finishing ISC II team
Entry Fee: Part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: September 19-21
Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Innerkip, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Tim Wright, twri7823@rogers.com
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Rob Deakin, ump31@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

Date: September 19-21
Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Adam Brown, adam.brown@ottawa.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Sal Gara, sal.gara@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

US Central Region – Dave LeBlanc, Vice President farm32@aol.com

May 9 – 11
Hustlehogs Icebreaker – DeKalb, IL
Berths: ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing ISC II team
Format: Round Robin into playoff – 4 games guaranteed
Entry Fee: $200 April 18 deadline
Contact: Tom Crouch – (815) 501-6186 tcro14@yahoo.com
UIC: Chad Allen (815) 519-8773 chada14@comcast.net
ISC Rep: Tom Crouch or Ed Kirner kirner124@comcast.net

May 23 – 25 (Rain day is 26th)
Walcott Invitational – Walcott, IA
Berths: TBD
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Ron Foster – 563-650-2837 – poppafos@hotmail.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

June 13 – 15
Kelso Klassic – Kelso, MO
Berths: TBD
Format: Elimination bracket with 3-game guarantee
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Larry Eftink – eftink@hotmail.com – 573-450-8887 Cell
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

June 20 – 28 (two weekends)
Iowa ISC Qualifier – Walcott, IA
Berths: ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC berth for US Central teams
Format: Double elimination
Entry Fee: $85
Contact: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
UIC: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
ISC Rep: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com

June 27 – 29
Albaugh Tournament – Elkhart, IA
Berths: TBD
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Tom Owen – 515-205-0794 Cell owenthomasd@johndeere.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: TBD

The following are other US Central qualifiers but no specific information has been provided:

Eau Claire Tournament
St. Paul Tournament
Wisconsin Travel League
Wisconsin State Tournament

Canada West Region – Ferdi Nelissen, Vice President ferdi@mts.net

No information provided

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TownLine Shootout

Friday, November 9th, 2007

From

[Green Bay, WI] – The 2nd Annual TownLine Shootout has been released. Very well run WI tournament at an old school historic field that has played host to many memorable WI State ISC tournaments back in the hay day. Should be a strong early season event with quality teams. A few have confirmed already includeing TownLine and CT.

June 13-15, 2008
TownLine Shootout
Pickel Park-Green Bay, WI

Round Robin Format
Contact Craig Watermolen cwatermolen(at)gmail.com 920-494-1972
UIC Hank St Clair

ct16(at)greenbaynet.com

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Ontario Masters Fastball News

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

From

[Stoney Creek, Ontario] – Check out the Ontario Masters Fastball web site for masters fastball news from Ontario & beyond.

Ontario Masters Fastball web site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/

The latest person to be featured on the Ontario Masters Q & A is Paul “Chico” McCart from the Alvinston Indians Intermediate Masters Team(s) Recent Q & A surveys are still posted from Rick Boyd and Rick Hames. Future Q & A surveys will feature

Paddy Fitzgerald Nolan – Executive,
Sam Forbes – Player,
Ted Conway – Player, John Kemp – Player, and Steve Bedard – Umpire.

I’m looking for ANYONE associated with Masters fastball in Ontario & beyond. Got an interesting story to tell ? If you would like to be featured please answer the 12 questions on the Q & A survey found on the Ontario Masters Fastball web site
and forward your answers to me. The survey is open to anyone with a connection to masters fastball, an umpire, player, coach, executive etc.

So far the only responses have come from Canada, who wants to be the first to be featured from the USA ?

Yours in Sport

Dave Birnie
Web Site Administrator
Ontario Masters Fastball
Web Site : http://eteamz.active.com/omf/
E-mail : dbirnie(at)cogeco(dot)ca
E-mail : ontariomasters(at)hotmail(dot)com

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Midland Tournament 2008

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

From
[Midland, MI]

Dates: June 13-15
Location: Emerson Park/Currie Stadium Midland, MI
Format: 4-game guarantee
Qualifier: ISC World Tournament Berths Availalbe – US East Region
Contact: Kyle Beane – kbeane8(at)yahoo.com – 810-813-5178
UIC: Joe Squires – heyumpy(at)yahoo.com

Thanks,
Kyle
kbeane8(at)yahoo.com

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AAU Roster 2 – Team Minnesota

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

From

2008 AAU Roster – Team Minnesota

Rick Lang – P
Darcy Byrne – p
Gerald Muizelaar -P
BJay Boom – CBrian Lammers – Utility
Tony Kunka – 1st
Jason Wandler – 2nd
Greg Cascaes – shortstop
Chad Boom – 3rd
Chris Diethert – utility
Zac Goring – OF
Lucas Goring – OF
Tommy Thompson – OF
Roman Foore – DH,OF
Darrell Goring – Manager
Brett Breshnahan – coach

James R. Landreman DDS
bearman-3@hotmail.com

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AAU Roster 1 – Omaha Angels

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

From

2008 AAU Omaha Angels roster

Darren Dubsky P
Kevin Kammueller P
Kyle Eberts P

Paul Arntzen OF/C
Mike Applegate INF
Leff Larson INF/C
Jesse Smith DH/INF
Ken Tufte OF
Ryan Scheevel C

Mike Mueller OF/3d
Tim Hoover INF
Chris Becker OF
Chuck Huntimer INF

Rick Nice INF/DH
Todd Kensler OF
Matt Christensen OF/C

Matt Christensen
cangmatt5@aol.com

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Open Letter To The Sport Of Fastball

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

From

Open Letter To The Sport Of Fastball from Peter J. Porcelli, II.

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A Helping Hand for Russ Snow

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

We pass along a note from Craig Heberer, a friend of Russ Snow’s who is organizing a helping hand for Russ:

With input from Dave Itano, Ben Meyer, Russ’ wife Cindy, and myself…Glenn Itano has developed a webpage to provide information on how you can help brother Russ Snow get his ranch back up and running after he suffered a heavy loss from the devastating Witch Creek Fire.

One of the great benefits we get from running the Humboldt Fishin’ Lumberjack Charters every year is the time spent with friends and the tight bonds that have formed. Please do what you can to help out one of our own during this time of crisis and recovery. Russ is one of many small farmers in the area trying to keep a tradition alive. We support US businesses at the consumer end, we also need to support them on the producer end. I thank you in advance for whatever level of support you can provide. We will be back up at Russ’ ranch tomorrow to continue with the rebuilding process. Anyone who is in the immediate area is welcome to join the work party.

Please pass this email and weblink on to any friends and associates who would like to contribute to the effort.

Regards,
Craig

Here’s the link to the webpage:

http://www.pomoxis.com/hflj/snowy/

Scroll down the page on that website and you will see photos of the damage to Russ’ property.

The email below was written by one of Russ’ neighbors and printed in the Los Angeles Times;

(more…)

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