The second of our ISC stat trivia polls just hit 300 votes in just a couple day’s time. Click here to tally your vote in this week’s poll, “Which ISC pitcher has the most WT wins from 2002-2008?”
Our earlier trivia poll hit 322 votes in 4 days before the answer was announced.
Answer to be posted in Morning Brief on Saturday morning.
Sneak Preview of 2009 ISC Media Guide
(Photos on the cover by Maddy)
Here is a sneak preview for our readers of the cover for the 2009 ISC Media Guide. The Guide has been printed and is awaiting binding, then shipping. Delivery is expected the first week of April for US addressees and probably 2nd week of April for Canadian addressees. Watch here at the Morning Brief at Fastpitchwest for details on how to order your copy.
Astute readers might notice that the cover photos are from the galleries at Maddy’s Photos. The large cover shot is The Farm’s Kevin Schellenberg going up high to avoid the sliding Mike Lawton of Aspen Interiors on a force play.
Another in a series of ISC Stat polls
As we mentioned in an earlier post, a Fastpitchwest reader provided us with a detailed ISC Stat database for the last seven ISC World Tournaments (2002-2008). Our first poll invited readers to choose the player with the most hits over the seven year period. Voters came close, correctly identifying the # 2 and # 4 hitters (Jody Eidt and Ryan Wolfe, respectively, and projecting the actual hit champ, Jarrad Martin as #4 instead of # 1.
Now, it’s on the pitchers, to see if you can correctly pick the pitchers with the most wins from 2002-2008. For bonus points, we invite and encourage readers to post their top ten (in order from 1 to 10) by posting in the comments section.
p.s. please don’t post number of wins in the comments.
Most hits by a player in the ISC World Tournament over the past seven years? Drum roll please: Jarrad Martin. The veteran first baseman leads an elite group of hitters by a single hit, topping out the list with a whopping 60 hits.
The poll drew over 300 votes, in just four days time, among the most popular polls ever posted at Fastpitchwest. The voter tally was at 150 after a two days, and double with a boost from the announcement posted at Al’s Fastball. As you can see from the vote tallies, readers of Al’s and Fastpitchwest know their hitters. Many zeroed in on Jody Eidt and Ryan Wolfe to be near the top of the list. Martin was pegged a bit lower by voters, but still among the top four.
The interesting thing about the list is how close the totals are. A single game, and certainly the 2009 ISC World Tournament could shake up the top 10 in a week’s time.
Editor’s note: Watch for another ISC stat poll soon !
Six players are members of the 50 hit club:
Jarrad Martin 60
Jody Eidt 59
Paul Rosebush 57
Ryan Wolfe 54
Donnie Hale 50
Rob Gray 50
Two more will get there with their next hit:
Todd Budke 49
Colin Abbott 49
Actual Hit Totals – ISC World Tournament – 2002-2008
(voter projected ranking in parentheses)
Jarrad Martin 60 (4)
Jody Eidt 59 (1)
Paul Rosebush 57 (10)
Ryan Wolfe 54 (2)
Donnie Hale 50 (9)
Rob Gray 50
Todd Budke 49 (5)
Colin Abbott 49 (3)
Chris Miljavac 48
Darren Box 47
Patrick Shannon 46 (6)
Chris Delarwelle 45
Thomas Makea 7 45 (8)
Keith Mackintosh 44
Jeff Goolagong 43 (5)
Rhys Casley 42
Bill Simmons 41
Pat Mackintosh 38
Don Garvey 37
Jeff Ellsworth 37
Brad Rona 37
Here are the final voter guesses from the poll:
Selection Votes
Jody Eidt 20% 65
Ryan Wolfe 16% 51
Colin Abbott 12% 40
Jarrad Martin 9% 30
Todd Budke 7% 23
Jeff Goolagong 5% 15
Patrick Shannon 4% 14
Thomas Makea 4% 13
Donnie Hale 3% 11
Paul Rosebush 3% 9
Chris Miljavic 2% 8
Rhys Casley 2% 7
Jeff Ellsworth 2% 7
Bill Simmons 2% 7
Darren Box 2% 6
Rob Gray 1% 4
Chris Delarwelle 1% 4
Pat Mackintosh 1% 3
Brad Rona 1% 3
Keith Mackintosh 1% 2322 votes total
From:
(Click logo for official SCIFL website)
SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch League) play this weekend at Santa Fe Springs, March 21-22, 2009.
Friday is the final day to vote for the player that you think has the most hits in the past seven ISC World Tournaments combined. (2002-2008). Click here to vote
Answer to be revealed on Saturday.
Jeter, USA Teammates Arrive at LAX for WBC
(Photo by Maddy Flanagan, click to enlarge)
Derek Jeter arrives with his USA Baseball teammates for the final round of the World Baseball Classic to be held at Dodger Stadium this weekend. The USA and Venezuelan charter planes landed away from the central terminal, where the players deplaned and were whisked away by bus to their hotels. Maddy was able to borrow a camera, and snap a few shots, including the one shown above.
Editor’s note: Well, OK, it’s not fastpitch, but it is Derek Jeter, and the WBC is a great sporting event, no? No truth to the rumor that Jeter will be with Team USA in Saskatoon in July.
Cap tip: Here’s a group taking some concrete steps to develop the game. We encourage support of this novel idea.
Freeport Men’s Fast Pitch Mentor / Novice Tournament
Format: Date(s), August 1st & 2nd, 2009 – Double elimination -* Progressive pay
Cost: Entry = $120.00 +* Progressive pay (Entry fee due 10 days prior to tournament date)
* Above entry fee guarantees team two games, after which advancing teams pay $25.00/game to
continue play in the tournament (umpire fees), maximum pay per team will be $220.00
Contact: Rich Kunde – 616-765-5338, e-mail – ra1kunde@yahoo.com
P.O. Box # 101, Freeport, MI 49325-0101
DEFINITIONS:
Mentor / Novice Play – A competitive format designed to develop new pitching and/or players.
(Open roster)
Mentor Pitcher – An experienced pitcher willing to advise and develop new pitching.
(Open to all classifications)
Novice Pitcher – One in pursuit of skill and confidence to compete in league or state level play.
a.) As the primary pitcher, never championed in League or Tournament Fast Pitch.
b.) As a primary pitcher, never won a game at any state class or level of Fast Pitch.
(“Novice Pitchers†must be submitted with entry confirmation for review)
RULES: A.S.A. except for the following.
1 – Novice pitcher must throw to 3 batters per inning.
2 – Teams may have more than one novice or mentor pitcher.
3 – Everybody bats, free substitution, batting order stays same.
4 – Limit of 3 runs per inning except for walk off hits of any kind.
a.) This includes singles, doubles, triples, home runs.
b.) A batters hit with two (2) outs or less, must be played through until play ends, time
out is called or three (3) outs are recorded.
Example: Two (2) runs have scored, bases loaded with two out. A single is hit and
scores two runs lacking an out being recorded and play ends. Result: Two
outs, the team batting has scored four runs in their at bat, inning ends.
5 – In a last inning, be it the 7th inning or by time limit, visiting & home team will be allowed
unlimited runs. (This allows both teams an opportunity to win the game.)
6 – No A.S.A “game ending runs ahead rule in Mentor/Novice play.
7 – In any event a team cannot field a “novice pitcher†(injury, unavailable, no volunteer, etc.), a mentor pitcher†may start the inning. However, the batting team places runners on base, beginning at first, for each batter that a novice pitcher did not pitch to. (This rule is intended to prevent “faked injury†and allow a game to continue.)
8 – Home team will be determined by flip of coin and considered the “official score bookâ€.
A reader of Fastpitchwest has been kind enough to provide us with a statistical database compiling ISC World Tournament numbers for the past seven years (2002-2008). We’ll be posting it soon, but in the meantime, as we get it ready, we thought you might like to test your knowledge. (By the way, the stat man behind this work is not one of the “usual suspects”)
The first poll is to choose the player with the most hits over the seven year period. The players listed comprise a veritable who’s who of the world’s best hitters. Feel free to use the comments section to tell other readers why you think a particular player has the most, or to include your list of the top 5.
Editor’s note: We’ll post the answer to this question Saturday morning.
Our view: Great news for the Midland economy
Published: Sunday, March 15, 2009 3:11 AM EDT
All we can say is … “YES!!â€In the midst of a tough economic climate, it sure was nice to hear the City of Midland is going to host the International Softball Congress 2010 men’s world fastpitch tournament in August 2010.
That’s great news for our economy, with an anticipated $2.25 million shot in the arm for our region.
Retailers are happy.
Restaurant owners are happy.
Motels and hotels will benefit as well.
It’s a win-win-win situation. Lots of local businesses should benefit from this tournament.
Midland has hosted big fastpitch softball tournaments before. In the years 1984 and 1996, Midland hosted world tournaments, like the one that is going to be here in 2010. Midland also has hosted men’s and women’s national tournaments and state tournaments. Midland also has had the women’s Olympic team at Currie Stadium.
We have the experience and know-how locally to make the ISC tournament a first-class production.
Credit should go to Kyle Beane of the Midland Explorers — and the entire Explorers’ operation — for pursuing the idea of a tournament in Midland.
He and fellow committee co-chairman Dave Lach made their pitch to ISC officials, who apparently liked what Midland had to say. Some final details need to be addressed, but the tournament is tentatively slated for mid-August, about the same time as the Midland County Fair.
Coming up this August, Quad Cities, Iowa will host the ISC tournament, so Midland has more than a year to before its ISC tournament, which typically attracts 32 teams from around the world and lasts about 10 days.
For decades, Midland has had a well-deserved reputation for being a community that loves softball.
This honor enhances our reputation, and, probably more importantly at this point in our history, enhances our local economy.