{"id":2952,"date":"2008-11-06T17:29:41","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T00:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2008-11-07T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T19:57:21","slug":"aau-2009-announces-40-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2952","title":{"rendered":"AAU International Tournament Announces 40 Teams for 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From Al’s Fastball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, November 6, 2008
\nAAU International Fastpitch<\/p>\n

January 22 – 25, 2009<\/p>\n

TEAMS\t \t\tCOUNTRY OR US CITY<\/strong>
\n 1. Guatemala National Team Guatemala
\n 2. Sebringville Sting Ontario,Canada
\n 3. PK. Broward Pirates Lenzburg,IL
\n 4. Team Minnesota Minnesota
\n 5. Puerto Rico Natl. Team Puerto Rico
\n 6. Puerto Rico Jr. Natl. Team Puerto Rico
\n 7. CPI \/ ADS Classics Oswego,NY
\n 8. Combatientes Venezuela
\n 9. Dominicana Dominican Rep. \/ NY
\n 10. Los Socios Venezuela
\n 11. Jamaica Natl. Team Jamaica
\n 12. Cobourg Force Ontario,Canada
\n 13. Bahamas Dev. Natl. Nassau,Bahamas
\n 14. Texaco Pirates Abaco,Bahamas
\n 15. Virgin Island Eagles St. John, VI
\n 16. Elmira Advance Millrights Ontario,Canada
\n 17. Radio 560 Mexico
\n 18. Niagara Storms Fury Ontario,Canada
\n 19. ADCO New York
\n 20. Maccabi Blue Northbrook,IL
\n 21. Maccabi Red Northbrook,IL
\n 22. Chicago \/ New York New York
\n 23. Minnesota Angels Minnesota
\n 24. Florida Fastpitch Florida
\n 25. Manor Dirtbag Texas
\n 26. New York Gremlin Knights New York
\n 27. Ohio Battery Stock Pack Ashland,OH
\n 28. Millwood Logistics Ontario,Canada
\n 29. Earls Club Salem,WI
\n 30. Midwest Stampede Bondurant,IA
\n 31. Brewers de Venezuela Venezuela
\n 32. Venezuela \/ Miami Miami,Fla
\n 33. DC Arrows Ontario,Canada
\n 34. Sioux Falls Sox Sioux Falls,SD
\n 35. Hill United Ontario,Canada
\n 36. MACS New York
\n 37. Sopotocientos Venezuela
\n 38. Meraloma Club Vancouver,Canada
\n 39. Tijuana Fastpitch Mexico
\n 40. Barranquita Puerto Rico<\/p>\n

Alex Linares
\nAmateur Athletic Union Of The United States, Inc.
\nSports Manager
\nPanama & Puerto Rico Liaison
\nInternational Events
\n407- 934 – 7200
\n407- 934 – 7242 (fax)<\/p>\n

alex@aausports.org
\nwww.aausports.org
\n
\nUpdate, November 7, 2008:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Due to the number of teams participating this year, here are some of the changes we had to make:<\/p>\n

Team Registration: Wednesday January 21st 7 pm to 9 pm at the Clarion Hotel Maingate West. ( Coaches Only )<\/p>\n

Coaches meeting: Thursday January 22nd 9:30 AM. @ the Clarion Hotel Maingate West.<\/p>\n

Game Time: Thursday January 22nd @ 1:00 PM.<\/p>\n

** Eight teams will have to play two games on Thursday 22nd and every team will play at least one game that date.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> The AAU tournament started in 2000 with just 8 teams. It grew quickly to 16, 24, 28, and finally a full 32 team bracket for the past several years. Fastpitchwest, Maddysphotos and Ballparkradio have had the privilege of covering the event since 2004, and we’ll be there in 2009, our sixth consecutive year, for the biggest AAU tournament ever, bursting at the seams with forty (count ’em, 40) teams. The broadcast program on Ballparkradio grew dramatically last year, to a ten game schedule, with the Kyle Smith, Blair Setford and Billy Hillhouse in the booth. Haven’t drawn the broadcast schedule for 2009 yet, but we’ll post when we do. Forty Teams !<\/p>\n

For a look back at last year’s Photo Galleries — one of Maddy’s largest ever — click here. <\/strong><\/a> The first set of smiling faces that will greet you belong to the 2008 AAU International Champions, Mac’s Sprayers.<\/p>\n

And a bonus shot below, the management and front office for Mac’s, (and tournament director Alex Linares) after a trip to the hardware store:<\/p>\n

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