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Circle Tap Fastpitch
September 29, 2008
Denmark, WI USAHello fastpitch world. On this dreary, rainy Wisconsin evening I have some dark news to share with you. The Circle Tap Fastpitch organization has decided to cease operations.
First, I want to truely thank Darren Derricks for his 15 years of sponsorship of this organization. Circle Tap Fastpitch was born in 1994. In 1996 Circle Tap earned it’s first berth to the coveted ISC World tournament and shocked the world putting up a 6-2 mark and a 7th place finish behind the pitching of Hayden Smith and Terry Downes.
The Tappers top finishes were in 2004 and 2005 when we placed 4th and 3rd in the World respectively. Those teams were loaded with talent and will always hold a special place in my heart, who knows what could have been if we could have kept it together. In all we had six top 10 finishes.
In the ASA National Tournaments we fared pretty well in recent years as well. 2003 Runner-up, 2004 3rd place, before winning it all in 2006. Darren’s generosity over the years allowed us to travel the country with competitive teams and have a whole lot of fun. The loyalty to the local players was tremendous. That’s not to take anything away from all of the
out of area players that played for CT over the years. We were lucky enough to have played with some of the most talented players from around the US, Canada, and beyond. The CT team was run just a little bit different than all the others and I think that is what made it special. The game of fastpitch opens the door to meet a lot of different types of people from a lot of different cultures. Everyone might not always see eye to eye on the field but at the end of the day it’s the passion for
this little known game of fastpitch softball that creates an energy that can’t be matched.I want to thank everyone who has ever worn a CT uniform, as well as all of the umpires, fans, and competitors as well as the many sponsors that chipped in here and there. It’s been a helluva fun ride both on and off the field and I’m sad to see it go but all good things must come to an end. So many memories come flooding back as I write this but there just isn’t enough time.
On a couple of side notes, the Boys of Summer will continue, I can be contacted for information. The tournament is an icon of open level fastpitch today and exploits the competition that drives teams during the regular season.
Also, if there are teams out there that need contact info for any of our players, feel free to contact me and I can get you that information if they want me to release it.
Thank You all, and maybe I’ll see you at a ball park next year.
Dean Kane
CT Fastpitch
zakkflash@greenbaynet.com
Editor’s note: While rumors of the demise of Circle Tap had been swirling since the end of the World Tournament last month, it is always hard to see a team of this caliber disappear from the landscape. We wish Dean Kane, Derrin Derricks and all of the folks at Circle Tap the best in their future endeavors. Circle Tap has been a mainstay of ISC Fastpitch for more than a decade, with many of the games best players wearing their uniform over the years. They will be missed, but I am happy to see the tradition at Boys of Summer continue. By all reports, it is one of the most popular among the players, no doubt because of the hospitality enjoyed at their park.
Dean aka zakkflash has been one of the more frequent posters to Al’s Fastball, something we hope continues in the future.