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Archive for June, 2008
USA Jr. Men Win a Pair on Day 5
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Day 5 Scores from Whitehorse
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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Game Time Field Team Team Results
27 – Resch’d 7:00am I South Africa vs. Argentina 3 – 15
26 – Resch’d 8:30am II Botswana vs. Canada 1 – 9
34 9:30am I South Africa vs. Mexico 6 – 9
35 11:00am II Botswana vs. United States 0 – 15
36 12:00pm I Japan vs. New Zealand 8 – 7
37 1:30pm II Argentina vs. Australia 3 – 6
38 2:30pm I Denmark vs. Mexico 0 – 10
39 4:00pm II Venezuela vs. United States 4-12
40 5:00pm I South Africa vs. New Zealand 0-7
41 6:30pm II Botswana vs. Japan 2-11
42 7:30pm I Australia vs. Canada 3-1
28 – Resch’d 9:00pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic 9-2
Australia 3, Canada 1
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Record Crowds Gathered
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Australia 3, Canada 1
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There wasn’t a seat to be had last night. Early estimates say between 1500-1800 people gathered to watch Australia take on Canada last night. Both teams went into this game undefeated so it was bound to be a close match up.
Australia is the defending three time world champion. They took Canada 3-1 after 7 innings. Fans can expect to see both these teams continue on to the finals.
Thinking about your weekend plans? Don’t forget that world class softball competition continues until June 29. There is undoubtedly a lot of nail-biting action left to come.
USA vs. New Zealand at 7am Wednesday
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008USA Jr. Men to Play New Zealand at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday in Rescheduled Rainout Game
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The USA Jr. Men will be up early on Wednesday– they’ll be on the field by 6am and playing by 7am in a reschedule game against one of the top ranked teams, New Zealand. The game was originally slated for 4:00 pm Monday afternoon, but was one of a number of games washed out by rain.
Fat City Wins Grass Valley Tournament
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008“The Dower Report” from Herb Dower:
Fat City won the Grass Valley Tournament over the June 21-22 weekend.
They defeated Brotherton Pipe of Oregon. which finished third in the Boatnik Tournament in Grants Pass last month, in the finals, 7-4.
In Sunday’s single-elimination, Fat City trailed one of the local teams, 5-0, going into the fifth inning before coming back to win to stay alive.
Brotherton Pipe is the same team that finished second in the Class C Nationals in Stockton while playing under the Global Pacific banner, losing in the finals to Pennslyvania Power. They are a good team.
Earlier at Grass Valley they defeated Santa Rosa Fastpitch 8-0 in five innings.
Santa Rosa was 1-2, winning its opening game Saturday 10-9 with a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and then losing Sunday, 7-5, in a five-inning time-limit game.
Farm still tops in ISC Rankings
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Rank Team Name
1 The Farm
2 Patsy’s
3 Kitchener Rivershark Twins
4 Broken Bow Gremlins
5 Casa Trejo A1 Bombers
6 Midwest Stampede
7 Aspen Interiors
8 Circle Tap
9 Vancouver Grey Sox
10 Midland Explorers
11 Horse Lake
12 Townline
13 Jarvis Gamblers
14 MinnDak Millers
15 St. Thomas Centennials
16 Team Rainey
17 Quad City Sox
18 Dolan & Murphy
19 Scarborough
20 Kegel Black Knights
21 Niagara Snappers
22 Saskatoon D’Backs
23 Bar of Green Bay
24 Bar Of Appleton
Others receiving votes: Pueblo, Stone Yard, Ashland Mets, Portland/Demarini,Thomson Area Merchants, Bahamas and A & L Farms.
ISF Junior World Championships Schedule – Day 5 Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Australia vs. Canada at 7:30pm Tuesday night
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The 2005 Gold medalist and three-time-reigning champions, Australia will square off with the 2005 Bronze medalist, Canada in the feature game Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are undefeated in the tournament and are favorites to qualify for the medal round.
The USA Jr. Men will play two Tuesday, against Botswana and Venezuela at 11am and 4pm, respectively.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Game Time Field Team Team
27 – Resch’d 7:00am I South Africa vs. Argentina
26 – Resch’d 8:30am II Botswana vs. Canada
34 9:30am I South Africa vs. Mexico
35 11:00am II Botswana vs. United States
36 12:00pm I Japan vs. New Zealand
37 1:30pm II Argentina vs. Australia
38 2:30pm I Denmark vs. Mexico
39 4:00pm II Venezuela vs. United States
40 5:00pm I South Africa vs. New Zealand
41 6:30pm II Botswana vs. Japan
42 7:30pm I Australia vs. Canada
28 – Resch’d 9:00pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic
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Day 4 Scores from Whitehorse
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Post rain-delay games
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June 23, 2008
Game Time Field Team Team Results
25 – PD Rain 9:30am I Denmark vs. Australia 1 – 19
26 – PD Rain 11:00am II Botswana vs. Canada
27 – PD Rain 12:00pm I South Africa vs. Argentina
28 – PD Rain 1:30pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic
29 – PD Rain 2:30pm I Japan vs. Mexico
30 – PD Rain 4:00pm II New Zealand vs. United States
31 5:00pm I Australia vs. Czech Republic 7 – 2
32 6:30pm II Denmark vs. Argentina 1 – 7
33 7:30pm I Venezuela vs. Canada 3 – 14
25 – Resch’d 7:30pm II Denmark vs. Australia 1 -19
Rain Delay at ISF Jr. Worlds at Whitehorse
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Update 2 at 5pm:
Rain has stopped, so let’s play ball.
Below is an updated schedule for this evening:
June 23, 5:00 pm
Field I: Australia vs. Czech Republic
Field II: Denmark vs. Argentina
June 23, 7:30 pm
Field I: Venezuela vs. Canada
Field II: Denmark vs. Australia
The following games were postponed and rescheduled. Consult the official schedule page for rescheduling dates and times. In short, they will start early tomorrow, beginning with the USA vs. New Zealand game at 7:00 a.m.
June 23, 2008
Game Time Field Team Team Results
25 – PD Rain 9:30am I Denmark vs. Australia
26 – PD Rain 11:00am II Botswana vs. Canada
27 – PD Rain 12:00pm I South Africa vs. Argentina
28 – PD Rain 1:30pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic
29 – PD Rain 2:30pm I Japan vs. Mexico
30 – PD Rain 4:00pm II New Zealand vs. United States
Update: Rain Delay Continued. Check back here at 3:30 PDT for an updated schedule.
Rain Delay at the ISF Jr. Worlds today at Whitehorse. Check back at the official tournament website at 12:00 PDT for an updated schedule. (click logo)
From the official tournament website:
We’re having some great weather for ducks and gardens, but not so much for Softball. This morning’s games have been put on hold for the morning. The day’s schedule will be re-evaluated at noon today.
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Fred Hanker Injured, Out for 6 Weeks
Monday, June 23rd, 2008We are sorry to report that Fred Hanker, owner, manager and top hitter for the Long Beach Black Sox was injured during SCIFL league play over the weekend and will be out for 6 weeks, according to reports on Sunday. Fred suffered a deep gash on his index finger (glove hand) from a sliding baserunner. He was treated and stitched up at a nearby hospital, with doctors telling Fred that the gash very nearly hit the tendon, which would have required surgery. As it is, Fred will miss the 4th of July tournament in Beaumont, as well as the final two league weekends of SCIFL league play, July 12-13 in Santa Barbara and July 26-27 back in Santa Fe Springs.
The loss is a big blow to the Black Sox, who were in the midst of a solid season, and gearing up for the NAFA World Series in Mankato, Minnesota in August. Fred arrived in camp at the beginning of the season in great shape, and has been the Sox top hitter this season. Fred also runs one of the more popular team websites around, though I doubt that he will feel like doing much typing for the next month or so. We wish him a speedy recovery.
We reached Fred on Monday morning, and he had this to say:
“I’m lucky its on my left index finger and not my right. The emergency room doctor said she doesn’t think it cut the tendon but it came came very close. I have to go see my primary doctor in 10 days to get stitches off for further examination.”
Fred also said that he hopes that the six week estimate to heal is on the high side, and hopes to be back in action, but time will tell.
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