Archive for May, 2010

2010 Herald and Review Decatur Pride Shootout Schedule – June 18-20

Monday, May 31st, 2010

The 2010 Herald and Review Decatur Pride Shootout will be held at Borg Warner Field in Decatur, IL June 18-20. This event is an ISC Qualifier and a berth will be made available to the highest finishing US Central Team. The pools and schedule are listed below.

POOL A

Decatur Pride
The Bar of Appleton
Kelso, MO Fast Pitch
Villa Grove Log Cabin

POOL B

Marshall, MI Lightning
Aurora Dolan Murphy
Pete’s Blues
Belleville Stallions

Friday June 18

Game 1 7:00pm Decatur Pride vs. Villa Grove Log Cabin (Duncan Diamond)

Game 2 9:00pm The Bar of Appleton vs Kelso Fast Pitch (Duncan Diamond)

Saturday June 19

Game 3 Noon Aurora Dolan Murphy vs Belleville Stallions (Duncan Diamond)
Game 4 Marshall Lightning vs Pete’s Blues (Staley Diamond)

Game 5 2:00pm Decatur Pride vs Kelso Fast Pitch (Duncan Diamond)
Game 6 The Bar of Appleton vs Villa Grove Log Cabin (Staley Diamond)

Game 7 4:00pm Aurora Dolan Murphy vs Pete’s Blues (Duncan Diamond)
Game 8 Marshall Lightning vs Belleville Stallions (Staley Diamond)

Game 9 6:00pm Marshall Lightning vs Aurora Dolan Murphy (Duncan Diamond)
Game 10 Pete’s Blues vs Belleville Stallions (Staley Diamond)

Game 11 8:00pm Decatur Pride vs The Bar of Appleton (Duncan Diamond)
Game 12 Kelso Fast Pitch vs Villa Grove Log Cabin (Staley Diamond)

Sunday June 20

Game 13 8:00am 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B (Duncan Diamond)
Game 14 2nd Pool B vs 3rd Pool A (Staley Diamond)

Game 15 10:00am 1st Pool A vs 4th Pool B (Duncan Diamond)
Game 16 1st Pool B vs 4th Pool A (Staley Diamond)

Game 17 Noon Winner Game 13 vs Winner Game 16 (Duncan Diamond)
Game 18 Winner Game 14 vs Winner Game 15 (Staley Diamond)

Game 19 2:00pm Winner Game 17 vs Winner Game 18 (Duncan Diamond)

14th Annual Castro Concrete Jokers 2010 Memorial Weekend Tournament at Austin , Texas

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Wrap – up from the 14th Annual Castro Concrete Jokers 2010 Memorial Weekend Tournament in Austin , Texas

Champions : Castro Concrete Jokers
2nd Place : Manor Dirt Bags
3rd Place : Denton Intimidators
4th Place : San Antonio Compardes

Tournament Awards :

Most Valuable Player : Peter Rodriguez Jokers
Most Valuable Hitter : Mike Govea Jokers ( 4 HR’s )
Most Valuable Pitcher : Sebastian Gervasutti Jokers

All Tournament Team
Blake Miller Jokers
Peter Rodriguez Jokers
Mike Govea Jokers

Wayne Wells Dirt Bags
Chris Mass Dirt Bags
Will Sandifer Dirt Bags

Chad Kerner Intimidators
Petey Castillo Intimidators

Art Gonzales Compardes
Jorge Rendon Compardes

Sunday Game Summaries :

Championship game : Jokers 4
Gm 28 Dirt Bags 3

WP: Mike Joseph
LP: Wayne Wells
S: Sebastian Gervasutti
HR : Peter Rodriguez

3rd Place Game : Dirt Bags 6
Gm 27 Intimidators 5
WP: Kyle Litton
LP : Mark Tepole

4th Place Game : Intimidators 8
Gm 26 Compardes 5
WP : Mark Teploe
LP : Jorge Rendon

Gm 25 Jokers 5
Dirt Bags 0
WP : Gervasutti
LP : Wells
HR: Govea

Gm 24 Jokers 15
Compardes 0
WP: Joseph
LP : Rendon
HR : Govea , Rodriguez , Miller

Gm 23 Dirt Bags 6
Intimidators 1
WP : Litton
LP ; Tepole

Gm 22 Intimidators 8
Austin A S 2
WP : Tepole
LP : Salazar

Gm 21 Compardes 3
Carnage 2
WP : Rendon
LP : Schmitz

Saturdays Results :

Pool A

Austin Castro Concrete Jokers 4-0
Denton Intimidators 3-1
San Antonio Compardes 2-2
Houston Geo Per 1-3
Austin Indians 0-4

Pool B
Manor Dirtbags 4-0
Houston Carnage 2-2 2nd Seed
Austin A.S. 2-2 3rd Seed
Austin/El Paso Amigos 2-2
San Antonio Glo Worm 0-4

Saturday May 29th :
9:00 Gm 1 : Jokers – 10 vs Indians – 0
WP- M.Joseph LP- M.Hernandez

Gm 2 : Dirt Bags – 11 vs Aus. A.S. – 0
WP. W. Wells LP. J. Ardilla

Gm 3 : Amigos -13 vs Glo Worm – 4
WP Benjamin LP M .Rios

10:30 Gm 4 : Jokers – 5 vs Intimidators – 1
WP S. Gerrvasutti LP M.Tepole

Gm 5 : Compardes – 4 vs Geo – Per – 2
WP- J.Rendon LP Hernandez

Gm 6 : Carnage 2 vs Amigos 0
WP: Schmitz LP : Gabe

12:30 Gm 7 : Intimidators 16 vs Indians 3
WP: Keyes LP : Alvarado
Gm 8 : Austin A S 6 vs Carnage 2
WP : Salazar LP : Schmitz

Gm 9 : Dirt Bags 10 vs Gloworm 0
WP ; Barker LP : Rios

2:00 Gm 10 : Geo – Per 6 vs Indians 3
WP Hernandez LP Hernandez

Gm 11 : Jokers 2 vs Compardes 0
WP Gervasutti LP Rendon

Gm 12 : Dirt Bags 14 vs Amigos 0
WP Litton LP Gabe

Gm 13 : Amigos 7 vs Aus A S 2
WP Benjamin LP Ardila

Gm 14 : Carnage 8 vs Glo Worm 1
WP Schmitz LP Rios

Gm 15 : Intimidators 11 vs Geo – Per 1
WP Tepole LP Lance

Gm 16 : Aus A S 7 vs Glo Worm 0
WP Salazar LP Rios

Gm 17 Dirt Bags 8 vs Carnage 0
WP Wells LP Schmitz

Gm 18 Intimidators 6 vs Compardes 4
WP Tepole LP Rendon

Gm 19 Jokers 7 vs Geo Per 0
WP Gervasutti LP Hernandez

Gm 20 Compardes 6 vs Indians 0
WP Rendon LP Hernandez

Next Up : 2010 Tournaments in the Great State of Texas

June 19th and 20th Geo – Per Fathers Day Tournament ; Houston Contact : Henry Munoz

“Your Friend In Softball”
John Limon
Texas ISC Commissioner
2005-2007
texasisc (at) gmail.com

Portland Team Jones Captures Boatnik

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Thanks to Benjie Hedgecock for this information:

8 am Quarterfinal
Roseville 12, Southern Oregon Bandits 5
WP-Doug Coulter
LP-Marcus Durbin, with Mike Trotter and Morgan Mapes in relief.

Roseville’s Doug Coulter (54 mph) holds off the up and and coming Southern Oregon Bandits 12-5. Marcus Durbin(60 mph) started for the Bandits and was relieved by 72 year old Mike Trotter (61mph) and then Morgan Mapes (57-mph)

9:30am semi-final –
Cal State Builders 3, Mock Ford 0

Update:

In the first semifinal game, Cal State Builders and Gerald Pyle(72 mph) with 11 strikeouts and giving up just 2 hits beat Mock Ford 3-0 as Corey Avery(70 mph) struck out 9 and gave up just 3 hits. Pyle and Avery are teammates during the regular season, for Rude Pac, CA.

Mock Ford takes 3rd place and Cal State Builders play in the championship game waiting for the winner of Portland’s Team Jones(Mark Bennett threw a 17 strikeout perfect game last night) and Roseville Eagles(Mike Neely pitching).

Corey Avery was selected to the All Tournament team along with the Bandits Brady Howe and Brotherton’s Stacey Morgan.

Semi-Final (underway)
Portland’s Team Jones 12, Roseville Eagles 0

WP-Mark Bennett
LP-Mike Neely.

Rob Penticoff and Mario Pereira of the Roseville Eagles were selected to the all tournament team.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Portland Team Jones 11, Cal State Builders 0

WP-Bricklen Anderson
LP-JP Peterson
HR-Rob Gehrke (Portland)

The #14 raniked Portland’s Team Jones won the 2010 Boatnik Tournament over Dave Carlton’s #34 ranked Cal State Builders 11-0. Portland put 3 up in the top of the first on a three run homer by Rob Gehrke off JP Peterson of the Builders.

Bricklen Anderson, Portland’s Open Pitcher was approved by the Cal State Team to start in the championship game. Cal State Builder’s Mark Cain got to 3rd base and Dave DeMaio to 2nd base in the first inning but were left on base.

The rest of the game went about the same until Builders Darren Strang relieved in the 3rd and shut out Portland after that. The All Final Standings & Tournament Team is listed below.

Champions Team Jones, Portland, 6-0
2nd Cal State Builders, NorCal, 5-1
3rd Mock Ford, 3-2
3rd Roseville Eagled, NorCal, 2-3
5th SO Bandits, 2-2
5th Brotherton Pipe, 2-2
7th Tule Lake Aces, NorCal, 1-3
8th A & M Transport, 1-4
9th Mock Mazda, 0-4

All Tournament Team
MVP Josh Agnew, Portland
MVPitcher Mark Bennett, Portland
All Stars
Stacey Morgan, Brotherton
Corey Avery, Mock Ford
Ron Penticoff, Roseville
Mario Pererio, Roseville
Brady Howe, SO Bandits
Brian Ree, Portland
Kevin Rasmussen, Portland
Dave DeMaio, Builders
Ty Fogerty , Builders
JP Peterson , Builders
Chris Carleton, Mock Ford

We would like to thank the following people for helping to make this a great event. Jim Flanagan of Fastpitchwest.com for superb coverage and to Al Doran of Al’s Fastball for his coverage and to Justin Sutton , field prep, Scott and Susan Stout for announcing and scorekeeping all games and selling the souvenir tshirts.

Thanks also to our tournament Committee of Troy Terry, Ken Hix, Scott McGowan and Kelly Richardson. Thanks also to Dan Martin and the Grants Pass Active Club and Dick Olsen and the City of Grants Pass and to Ken and Dwayne for a great free tournament program for the fans and to Scotty McGowan for promoting the event.

Thanks to our Umpires who were incredible, Don Postle from Sacramento, Steve Pean from Medford. and Greg Fowler from Bend and the Concession Stand workers from Hidden Valley and North Valley, Illinois Valley and Grants Pass. Also thanks to NAFA, Delp’s Awards, Discovery Inn Motel and all the program advertisers. Special thanks to the thousands of local fans and family members for making this a true spectator event and thanks to all the players and coaches for making this a fun weekend for all without much drama. And finally, thanks, of course thanks to Bricklen Anderson for giving us a little of that also.

-Benjie Hedgecock

For complete recap of scores for the Boatnik, click here.

Memorial Day Video at Maddy’s Photos

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Click logo above to visit the Maddy’s Photos Facebook page. Her most recent post is a Memorial Day video.

To visit the fastpitch galleries at her main photo website, click the banner below:


Maddy’s latest work is of the SCIFL league weekend at Santa Fe Springs, May 22-23, 2010, click here.

Next up for Maddy? Best of the West at Santa Barbara, California, June 5-6, 2010.

For more info on the Best of the West tournament, including team profiles by tournament director Dave Blackburn, click here.

Greater Ottawa Fastball League

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Kars Aces Currently Atop Standings in GOFL.


(click logo for standings for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League)

More info: www.gofl.ca and www.fitzroyfastball.blogspot.com

The latest blog post below:

GOFL Week 5

This week in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League sees five games on the regular schedule plus a “mini” version of the GOFL Showcase. The Showcase this year will feature only 4 teams, as half the teams in the league are unable to attend, and the venue has been changed to Fitzroy Harbour. (Changes to the GOFL website still pending).

The Kars Aces have changed some home games to Mondays – and first up is a game tonight against the Quyon COMBAT Flyers at 8pm. The game (#71) will be played in North Gower.

Tuesday night in the Gower sees the Marlboroughs hosting the Barrhaven Broadway Blues at 7pm (#28).

At the Grove in Stittsville on Wednesday, the 56ers will host Carp I4C Victory (#31). The doubleheader in Manotick has North Gower facing Barrhaven at 7pm (#29) and the Ottawa Blitz hosting Kars at 9pm (#30).

Thursday night’s game (Blitz at Quyon) has been postponed until June 17 (#62).

The Showcase in Fitzroy Harbour will have games played as follows:

Stittsville at WC Electric on Friday night at 8:30pm (#34).
Kars vs Stittsville (flip for home) on Saturday at 9am (#84).
WC Electric at Kars at 11am (#73).
Blitz at North Gower at 1pm (#16).

Bruce Hackett’s Photos from 2010 Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Photos galore at Bruce Hackett’s Facebook page from the 2010 Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament. Click links below to view. (Log in to your Facebook to view)

Album 1

Album 2

Album 3

The aforementioned Bruce Hackett below:

Pueblo captures 7th Annual Santos Memorial Tournament, headed to ISC WT

Monday, May 31st, 2010

[Pueblo, Colorado] – Pueblo Bandits qualify for their 16th ISC WT.

Bandits cruise through the 7th Annual Joe Santos tournament behind the strong pitching of Paul Algar and Gerald Gomez and a balanced hitting attach led by Shawn Vanduall.

Semi-finals:
Rocky Mountain Rebels: 2
Superchief: 1
WP: Scott Lieph
LP: David Beets

Pueblo Bandits: 10
Colorado Rage: o
WP: Paul Algar
LP: Nate Jasa

Championship:
Pueblo Bandits: 10
Rocky Mountain Rebels: 0
WP: Paul Algar
LP: Johnny Mize
HR: Shawn Vanduvall

For complete recap of all scores, click here.

Pueblo captures 7th Annual Santos Memorial Tournament, headed to ISC WT

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Pueblo, Colorado

May 30, 2010

Pueblo Bandits qualify for their 16th ISC WT.

Bandits cruise through the 7th Annual Joe Santos tournament behind the strong pitching of Paul Algar and Gerald Gomez and a balanced hitting attach led by Shawn Vanduall.

Semi-finals:
Rocky Mountain Rebels: 2
Superchief: 1
WP: Scott Lieph
LP: David Beets

Pueblo Bandits: 10
Colorado Rage: o
WP: Paul Algar
LP: Nate Jasa

Championship:
Pueblo Bandits: 10
Rocky Mountain Rebels: 0
WP: Paul Algar
LP: Johnny Mize
HR: Shawn Vanduvall

Roy Halladay, Meet Mark Bennett

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies was not the only pitcher tossing a perfect game this weekend. Mark Bennett of Team Jones Portland matched that feat Sunday night at Grant’s Pass, Oregon, shutting down Tule Lake at the Boatnik Tournament, striking out 17.

Bennett and his Portland team will return to play on Monday at 11:15, as the remaining teams battle it out for the 2010 Boatnik crown.

The schedule for Monday below.

MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010

9:00am Monday B3 Roseville vs A2 Southern Oregon Bandits

Monday Semifinals
9:30 a.m. – Winners of quarterfinal games
Mock Ford v. Cal State Builder, in a game that will feature two pitchers that are normally teammates squaring off, Gerald Pyle and Cory Avery. The duo are teammates on Rude Pac, and also teamed up recently to pitch Santa Cecelia Mexico to the Mexicali Tournament title.

11:15 winner of 9pm, Team Jones Portland vs. Winner of the Monday 9 am game (Roseville or Southern Oregon Bandits)

Championship at 1pm

Boatnik NAFA Qualifying Tournament Scores from Grant’s Pass Oregon

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Editor’s note: We are bumping this post to the top as new scores come in and will continue to add scores throughout the weekend, so scroll below. (Newest scores at bottom of this post)

Cap tip to NAFA Executive Director Benjie Hedgecock for these scores:

Click here for Bracket

FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 28, 2010

6pm
Mock Ford 11, Mock Mazda 1
WP-Bert Ford
LP-Tom Smith, Jake Lier (sp

8pm
Southern Oregon Bandits Grants Pass 30, Mock Mazda 3
WP-Marvus Durbin
LP-Mark Connelly

SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010
8am
Mach Ford 8, A&M Transport 1

WP-Cory Avery
LP-Greg Winters

9:30 AM
Brotherton Pipe 8, A&M Transport 1
WP-Kelly Richardson
LP-Jeff Ellis

11:15 am
Cal State Builders 12, Tule Lake 0
WP-Gerald Pyle
LP-Lance Bidewell

other information pending, we’ll be posting as it comes in.

Benjie adds:

We are inducting Paul Carleton into the NAFA Hall of Fame 4:45 pm today. I’ll take a picture of the plaque and email it to you . Mark Connolly (the guy who pitches with both hands) also made him a great gift I’ll send a pic of that as well

Perfect weather at riverside park in grants pass Oregon
Sent from my iPhone
Benjie

Additional games on tap:

1pm
Team Jones Portland 10, Roseville Eagles 1
WP-Mark Bennett; Bricklen Anderson 1 inning in relief).
LP-Craig Coulter, Mike Newley relieved

3pm
Tule Lake vs Mock Ford

4:45 pm
Roseville Eagles vs Butte Falls

6:30 pm
Cal State Builders 6, SO Bandits 5
WP-Darren Strang, JD Peterson in relief

In the best game of the tournament so far 630. Cal state (Darren strange with JD Peterson relief in the 7th…) pitching for Southern Oregon Bandits, Morgan Mapes took a 2-0 lead and was relieved by Mike Trotter in the 4th. Final score in a seesaw battle 6-5 Cal State Builders win.

8:15pm
Team Jones Portland 8, Brotherton Pipe 4

In a game that surpassed the 6:30 pm game in excitement and drama, Little Brotherton Pipe (and pitcher Kelly Richardson) went on top early 4-0 on USC bound Team Jones of Portland and Mark Bennett. In the third inning Portland brought in Bricklen Anderson, who held Brotherton scoreless for the remainder of the game. The Portland bats woke up in the fifth inning, for a 5-4, come-from-behind victory.

WP-Mark Bennett, Bricklen Anderson in relief
LP-Kelly Richardson

SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010

8:30 a.m.
Cal State Builders 9, Mock Ford 1
WP-JD Peterson
LP-Bert Ford, Josh Sargent in relief

10:15 a.m.
Brotherton Pipe 13, Roseville Eagles 8

12 Noon
Southern Oregon Bandits 13, Tule Lake Aces 0
WP-Brady Lowe
LP-Jim Carpenter

LAST POOL PLAY GAME:
1:45 p.m.
Team Jones 10, Butte Falls 0


SINGLE ELIMINATION PLAYOFF ROUND – SUNDAY MAY 30, 2010

Pool play has finished and the seeding is shown below.

3:30 B2 Brotherton vs A3 Mock Ford
Mock Ford 3, Brotherton Pipe 2
WP-Cory Avery
LP- Wynn Malinowski, Kelly Richardson in relief

The first Single Elimination game at 3:30 was 0-0 til the 6th inning when Mock Ford scored 3. Brotherton responded in the 6th with 2 and stranded 2 runners in the bottom of the 7th as Mock Ford and pitcher Corey Avery-70 mph knocked out Brotherton Pipe and pitchers Wynn Malinowski-60 mph and Kelly Richardson-65-mph.

5:15 B4 A & M Transport vs A5 Mock Mazda
A & M Transport 9, Mock Mazda 1
WP-Greg Winters
LP- Mock Mazda

7pm Cal State Builders v. A & M Transport
Cal State Builders 11, A & M Transport 1
WP-Darren Strange
LP-Jeff Ellis

Darren Strang (67 mph) and the cal state builders beat the Ellis family ( A & M Transport ) and pitcher Jeff Ellis ( 51 mph) 11-1 Cal State and pitcher Gerald Pyle will face Mock Ford and pitcher Corey Avery in the 9:30 am semifinal game Monday.

9pm B1 Team Jones vs A4 Tule Aces
Team Jones Portland 3, Tule Aces 0
WP-Mark Bennett
LP-

Tule Lake Aces Lance Bidwell held the Portland bats in check only giving up 3 runs with some stellar defense behind him as Tule turned 3 double plays in the game, but Mark Bennett was too much for the Aces and Portland won 3-0. Portland will face the winner of the Roseville vs Bandits game on Monday.


MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010

8 am Quarterfinal
Roseville 12, Southern Oregon Bandits 5
WP-Doug Coulter
LP-Marcus Durbin, with Mike Trotter and Morgan Mapes in relief.

Roseville’s Doug Coulter (54 mph) holds off the up and and coming Southern Oregon Bandits 12-5. Marcus Durbin(60 mph) started for the Bandits and was relieved by 72 year old Mike Trotter (61mph) and then Morgan Mapes (57-mph)

9:30am semi-final –
Cal State Builders 3, Mock Ford 0

Update:

In the first semifinal game, Cal State Builders and Gerald Pyle(72 mph) with 11 strikeouts and giving up just 2 hits beat Mock Ford 3-0 as Corey Avery(70 mph) struck out 9 and gave up just 3 hits. Pyle and Avery are teammates during the regular season, for Rude Pac, CA.

Mock Ford takes 3rd place and Cal State Builders play in the championship game waiting for the winner of Portland’s Team Jones(Mark Bennett threw a 17 strikeout perfect game last night) and Roseville Eagles(Mike Neely pitching).

Corey Avery was selected to the All Tournament team along with the Bandits Brady Howe and Brotherton’s Stacey Morgan.

Semi-Final (underway)
Portland’s Team Jones 12, Roseville Eagles 0

WP-Mark Bennett
LP-Mike Neely.

Rob Penticoff and Mario Pereira of the Roseville Eagles were selected to the all tournament team.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Portland Team Jones 11, Cal State Builders 0

WP-Bricklen Anderson
LP-JP Peterson
HR-Rob Gehrke (Portland)

The #14 raniked Portland’s Team Jones won the 2010 Boatnik Tournament over Dave Carlton’s #34 ranked Cal State Builders 11-0. Portland put 3 up in the top of the first on a three run homer by Rob Gehrke off JP Peterson of the Builders.

Bricklen Anderson, Portland’s Open Pitcher was approved by the Cal State Team to start in the championship game. Cal State Builder’s Mark Cain got to 3rd base and Dave DeMaio to 2nd base in the first inning but were left on base.

The rest of the game went about the same until Builders Darren Strang relieved in the 3rd and shut out Portland after that. The All Final Standings & Tournament Team is listed below.

Champions Team Jones, Portland, 6-0
2nd Cal State Builders, NorCal, 5-1
3rd Mock Ford, 3-2
3rd Roseville Eagled, NorCal, 2-3
5th SO Bandits, 2-2
5th Brotherton Pipe, 2-2
7th Tule Lake Aces, NorCal, 1-3
8th A & M Transport, 1-4
9th Mock Mazda, 0-4

All Tournament Team
MVP Josh Agnew, Portland
MVPitcher Mark Bennett, Portland
All Stars
Stacey Morgan, Brotherton
Corey Avery, Mock Ford
Ron Penticoff, Roseville
Mario Pererio, Roseville
Brady Howe, SO Bandits
Brian Ree, Portland
Kevin Rasmussen, Portland
Dave DeMaio, Builders
Ty Fogerty , Builders
JP Peterson , Builders
Chris Carleton, Mock Ford

We would like to thank the following people for helping to make this a great event. Jim Flanagan of Fastpitchwest.com for superb coverage and to Al Doran of Al’s Fastball for his coverage and to Justin Sutton , field prep, Scott and Susan Stout for announcing and scorekeeping all games and selling the souvenir tshirts.

Thanks also to our tournament Committee of Troy Terry, Ken Hix, Scott McGowan and Kelly Richardson. Thanks also to Dan Martin and the Grants Pass Active Club and Dick Olsen and the City of Grants Pass and to Ken and Dwayne for a great free tournament program for the fans and to Scotty McGowan for promoting the event.

Thanks to our Umpires who were incredible, Don Postle from Sacramento, Steve Pean from Medford. and Greg Fowler from Bend and the Concession Stand workers from Hidden Valley and North Valley, Illinois Valley and Grants Pass. Also thanks to NAFA, Delp’s Awards, Discovery Inn Motel and all the program advertisers. Special thanks to the thousands of local fans and family members for making this a true spectator event and thanks to all the players and coaches for making this a fun weekend for all without much drama. And finally, thanks, of course thanks to Bricklen Anderson for giving us a little of that also.

-Benjie Hedgecock


For our earlier post on the 2010 NAFA World Series, click here.