Archive for September, 2010

NAFA Masters East vs West Battle in Vegas – October 23-24

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Hotel update at bottom of post. (click logo for official NAFA website) Las Vegas Oct 23-24(no friday games) NAFA Masters East vs West Battle in Vegas(ok Henderson 20 min from the Las Vegas Airport) Coaches, please read the details of the 1st Las Vegas October NAFA Masters Tournament and then confirm that you are coming [...]

2010 ISC World Tournament Wrap Up

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

From Kyle Beane: Midland, MI For all the anticipation, planning, and work that went into the 2010 ISC, it seemed like the start date of August 13th would never arrive. And once it did, the days seemed longer than ever….but then, all of the sudden, it was championship Saturday, and the tournament was coming to [...]

19th Annual Missouri Boys’ High School Fastpitch Tournament – Oct 2-3 – Chillicothe, Missouri

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

The 19th annual Missouri Boys’ High School Fastpitch Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday at Danner Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. There are currently 18 boys’ teams playing fastpitch in the NW corner of the state. A new bracket this year features a 13 team field. The top 3 seeds receive a bye and [...]

Blue Jays manager a former fastpitch player

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Cito Gaston: A baseball life By BOB ELLIOTT, QMI Agency Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston’s last home game as the team’s skip will be Wednesday night at the Rogers Centre. As a youngster and a young major leaguer he was known as Clarence Gaston. Home, back then, was 239 Belmont Street on the east [...]

Salt Lake City UT Complex to be Named for Larry Miller

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

(From the official Larry Miller Softball Complex Facebook Page): This Facebook page is intended to make you aware there will be Renaming Ceremony on Friday October 1, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. to unveil new signage at the Larry H. Miller Regional Softball Complex, located at 1300 East 4400 South. We encourage Larry’s former teammates and [...]

Mitchell ON Mets cap successful season with ISC Challenge Cup

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Veteran squad earns berth in 2011 ISC world tournament By Andy Bader For the first time ever, the Mitchell Mets – the longest-serving intermediate men’s fastball team in the South Perth Men’s Fastball League – have qualified for a berth in the International Softball Congress (ISC) world championships. The squad, which has participated and won [...]

AAU Poll – Pitching Rule

Friday, September 24th, 2010

The AAU tournament held each January has always used 2 pitching rules, ISC and ISF. When an international team plays a North American team, the International team can require the North American team to use the ISF pitching rule which requires more restrictive movements. At the 2010 Peligro Cup in NYC, the individual pitchers got [...]

Three JRW Fastpitch Players Make All-World at NAFA 45+

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Information courtesy of Jim Williamson Carson City, NV …. Three players from the JRW Fastpitch Team were named First team All-World at the North American Fastpitch Assn Masters World Series in the 45-OVER division (Sept 17-19). Catcher Troy Grow, Second Baseman Jake Andreas and Pitcher Sam Aldridge were playing on the Ladner, BC team that [...]

Colton Dirtbags Tournament – October 16-17

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Info courtesy of Ernie Marez 1st Annual Conquistadors Men’s “ C” fast pitch tournament * Hosted by Colton Dirt Bags * October 16/17 2010 * Games played at Veterans Park Colton CA * entry fee $350.00 * Contact information Tony Campa 909-824-1620 or Joaquin Juarez 909-915-4946

2010 Ontario Challenge Cup – Wrap Up

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

From our good friend Joe Todd: On behalf of ISC Canada East- Vice President , Blair Setford and myself, I would like to congratulate the Mitchell Mets on winning the 2010 Ontario Challenge Cup held this past weekend in Mitchell. The Mets went 5-0 and with the perfect record came away with the Laverne Reichert [...]