{"id":3561,"date":"2009-08-02T12:37:56","date_gmt":"2009-08-02T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2009-08-02T13:46:12","modified_gmt":"2009-08-02T20:46:12","slug":"the-farm-claims-asa-major-title-with-10-win-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"The Farm Claims ASA Major Title with 10 Win Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Farm Tavern, WI takes two from previously unbeaten NY Gremlins for ASA Major Title<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Farm Tavern overcame a first game loss to the New York Gremlins, winning ten games in a row thereafter, including two championship game wins over the runner-up Gremlins to claim the ASA Major National Title. The Farm handed the Gremlins their first loss of the tournament, 12-5 in the first championship game, and then 8-1 in the “if” game.<\/p>\n

The string of wins against top flite teams was important for The Farm Tavern, whose big question mark heading into this month’s ISC World Tournament, was pitching. The Farm won the ISC World Tournament in 2007 at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on the strength of the arm of Most Valuable Pitcher Korrey Gorreau. Gorreau helped pitch them to a top 5 finish again last year, but retired prior to the 2009 season. The Farm made a key acquisition to replace Gorreau, signing Canadian Frank Cox away from the 2008 ISC World Champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins, and adding another hard throwing Canadian, Darryl Tilley. Tilley went down with an injury and was questionable for the 2009 ISC World Tournament. <\/p>\n

At the World Fastball Invitational in Monkton last month, Tilley was unavailable, and Cox carried the lions share of innings, getting help from 18 year old Australian Andrew Blackshaw. The innings took their toll on Cox, though, as the weekend wore on, underscoring the questions fans had about the Farm’s chances at the ISC World Tournament. Judging from their outstanding performances at the ASA Major this weekend, the Farm (ranked # 5 at present) appear to be ready to challenge the world’s best.<\/p>\n

At this weekend’s ASA Major, Cox won six games, including the final two on Sunday to win the title, while Tilley had four wins of his own. The Farm’s bats stayed hot on Sunday, with seven home runs on the day. The squad from Madison, Wisconsin, held to just 4 hits in their opening round loss to Bryan Newton, knocked out a total of 28 hits Sunday, (15 and 13, respectively.<\/p>\n

In the first championship game<\/strong>, it was Jim Corbett (2 homers), Donny Hale (homer and 4 RBI) and Colin Abbott (homer, 2 RBI) combining for 8 RBI, to carry the offense. Rob Gray also homered for the Farm.<\/p>\n

In the second championship game<\/strong>, Abbott and Corbett each homered again, and Zenon Winters added one more for the 209 ASA Major Champions.<\/p>\n

New York pitcher Bryan Newton appeared to tire on Sunday, after picking up three wins (including the opening round games against the Farm) , to pitch his team into the finals. Despite falling twice on Sunday, the NY Gremlins turned some heads this weekend with their runner-up finish, including three wins over higher ranked teams. No team left South Bend without at least one loss, the champion Farm Tavern included.<\/p>\n

Details from Sunday’s final two games:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 37\tSunday, August 2-9 a.m.\tgame ends after 6 innings\tRed Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tThe Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Madison, WI\t12\t15\t0
\nHome\tNY Gremlins \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Staten Island, NY\t5\t6\t1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winning Pitcher: Frank Cox, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d WIN, 6 inn, 3 earned, 5 hits, 8 K’s, 4 BB’s; Darrell Tilley, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d0 inn, 2 earned, 1 hits, 1 BB’s
\nLosing Pitcher: Bryan Newton, Gremlins\u00e2\u20ac\u201d LOSS, 2 inn, 5 earned, 7 hits, 1 K; Dave Lohman, Gremlins\u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1 inn, 2
\nearned, 3 hits; Bill Hillhouse, Gremlins – 3 inn, 5 earned, 5 hits, 2 K’s<\/p>\n

Highlights: Tom Owens, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d2 Singles, RBI; Donny Hale, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Double, Home Run, 4 RBI’s; Colin Abbott, Farm
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Single, Home Run, 2 RBI’s; Rob Gray, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Single, Home Run, RBI; Jim Corbett, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2 Home Runs, RBI; Mike Grant, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d2 Singles; Jordan Taveras, Gremlins \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 2 Singles<\/p>\n

Game 38<\/strong>\tSunday, August 2\u00e2\u20ac\u201d 11 a.m.\tgame ends after 5 innings\t\tRed Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tThe Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Madison, WI\t8\t13\t0
\nHome\tNY Gremlins \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Staten Island, NY\t1\t2\t0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winning Pitcher: Frank Cox, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d WIN, 5 inn, 1 earned, 2 hits, 5 K’s
\nLosing Pitcher: Bryan Newton, Gremlins – LOSS, 5 inn, 8 earned, 13 hits, 2 K’s
\nHighlights: Zenon Winters, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Home Run, 2 RBI’s; Tom Owen, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d2 Singles, Colin Abbott, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Home
\nRun, RBI; Jeff Goolagong, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Triple; Rob Gray, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 3 Singles, RBI; Jim Corbett, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Single, Home Run, 2
\nRBI’s; Mike Grant, Farm \u00e2\u20ac\u201dSingle, 2 RBI’s; Kick Shailes, Gremlins\u00e2\u20ac\u201dSingle, Home Run, RBI<\/p>\n

Click here for PDF Bracket <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for PDF printer friendly version of these game summaries and line scores. (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Cap tip to Brent Swanson for the link)<\/em>
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\nComplete recap of scores and game summaries after the jump. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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SOUTH BEND
\nPARKS & RECREATION
\nDEPARTMENT<\/p>\n

ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch
\nNational Championship Finals
\nBelleville Softball Complex<\/p>\n

1300 South Mayflower Road \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 South Bend, Indiana 46619-3910
\nTelephone: 574-282-1449 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Facsimile: 574-282-8182
\nWeb site: www.sbpark.org \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Email: softball@southbendin.gov
\nThursday, July 30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sunday, August 2, 2009
\nAll game times are eastern dayliqht time<\/p>\n

Click here for PDF Bracket <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for PDF printer friendly version of these game summaries and line scores. (PDF)<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Cap tip to Brent Swanson for the link)<\/em><\/p>\n

Game 1\tThursday, July 30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d4 p.m.\tGame ended bottom 6, 1 out\tGreen Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tAshland Stock Pack \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ashland, OH\t0\t0\t0
\nHome\tPueblo Bandits \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pueblo, CO\t7\t13\t0
\nWinning Pitcher: Jeremy Manley, Pueblo \u00e2\u20ac\u201d WIN, 6 inn, perfect game, 15 K’s, 8 consecutive K\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to end game
\nLosing Pitcher: Kevin I<\/p>\n

Game 4\tThursday, July 30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 6 p.m.\tgame ends bottom 5, 1 out\t\tRed Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tVancouver Grey Sox \u00e2\u20ac\u201dVancouver, BC Canada\t\t1\t2\t1
\nHome\tMidwest Stampede \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bondurant, IA\t\t8\t7\t0
\nWinning Pitcher: Sean Whitten, Midwest – 5, 1 run, 2 hits, 10 K\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\nLosing Pitcher: Paul Algar, Vancouver – 4-2\/3, 6 earned, 7 hits
\nHighlights: Bruno Motroni, Midwest \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Home Run, 3 RBI’s; Thomas Makea, Midwest\t\u00e2\u20ac\u201d2 Single, RBI<\/p>\n

Game 5\tThursday, July 30 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d4 p.m.\tYellow Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tDuncan Outlaws \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Elkhart, IN\t5\t6\t0
\nHome\tThe Bar\u00e2\u20ac\u201dAppleton, WI\t4\t10\t0
\nWinning Pitcher: Josh Gray, Duncan \u00e2\u20ac\u201d WIN, 5-2\/3 inn, 4 runs, 9 hits, 5 K\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s; Allen Hodge \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1 hit, 1-1\/3, 0 runs, 1 K
\nLosing Pitcher: Andrew Blackshaw, Bar\u00e2\u20ac\u201d 5 inn, 5 runs, 6 hits; Juan Potolicchio \u00e2\u20ac\u201d2\tinn, 0 run, 0 hits
\nHighlights: Craig Foor, Duncan \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Home Run, Double, 2 RBI; Tyson Barkman, Ba\t\u00e2\u20ac\u201dSingle, Double; Nick Bittor, Bar
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Home Run , Single, 2 RBI; Mike Armitage, Bar \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 3 Singles; Justin Columbo, Bar\t\u00e2\u20ac\u201d 3 Singles<\/p>\n

Game 6\tThursday, July 30-6 p.m.\t5 innings\tYellow Field
\n\tTeam Name \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hometown\tRuns\tHits\tErrors
\nVisitor\tExplorers\u00e2\u20ac\u201dMidland, MI\t8\t11\t0
\nHome\tDC Current \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bremen, IN\t0\t2\t1
\nWinning Pitcher: Brian Urquhart, Explorers – WIN, 5 inn, 0 runs, 2 hits, 5 K’s
\nLosing Pitcher: Wayne I<\/oshmider><\/ammueler><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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