2007

17th Annual Best of the West - June 2-3, 2007

Innovative Communications of Utah is Best of the West

Top seeded Innovative Communications team from Utah capped a perfect weekend with a 13-5 win over second seed Panteras of Southern California, running their record to 5-0 on the weekend, and claiming the 2007 Best of the West title in Santa Barbara, CA. The win by Innovative Communications marked the second year in a row the champion has come from Utah, with last year’s title being captured by the High Desert Dawgs.

Steve Black was the winning pitcher in the title game, with the Panteras Ron Rupp suffering the loss. The Utah squad mounted a well balanced offensive attack to score 13 runs, aided by a number of defensive miscues by the Panteras.

Innovative’s Jason Littledike was 3-5 in the championship game, while teammate Ryan Briggs was 3-3. Jason Littledike of Innovative Communications, was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, winning an Easton CNT Stealth bat, while the championship game starter Steve Black won Outstanding Pitcher honors. Each member of the championship team won a Locker bag embroidered with “2007 Best of the West Champions”, gear generously donated by AIS/ Sportsrobe.

The Best of the West is the longest running open tournament in California, 17 years and counting. It has been headed up for most of them by the ISC’s streaming media maven, David Blackburn. Blackburn will be in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, in that role for the 7th consecutive year. After five years of extensive live audio broadcasts, the 2006 ISC World Tournament marked the first year of extensive video broadcasts, on “ISC-TV”. More information for this year’s broadcasts will be posted in August at the official ISC website, http://www.iscfastpitch.com.

Saturday Round Robin Results

[SANTA BARBARA, CA] - Thanks to Tournament Director David Blackburn for providing this detailed information. And by the way, Maddy went up and took pics, so we’ll post those as soon as she can prep them.

9:00 AM Field #1
Innovative Communications, UT 7
Young Bucks 0
WP- Steve Morgan
LP-Anthony Martinez
HR-Sean Hogue (IC); Jason Littledike (IC) 3-3

9:00 AM Field #2
SoCal Tribes 5
Romie’s Angels 0
WP- Sonny Perkins
LP-Keith Frey
HR-Art Lopez (SCT); Steve Lopez 2-3 (SCT), Sonny Perkins 2-3 (SCT)

10:45 AM Field #1
Innovative Communications, UT 4,
Panteras 3, 8 innings
WP-Steve Morgan, (5), in relief of Ryan Webb
LP-Ron Rupp, in relief Spud Barker (5)
HR-Brandon Bingham, (estimated at 350′) and 2-2; (IC);
3B-Javier Fiero (P); Eli Salazar 2-3 with run scored and 3 RBI (P); Fernie Ramirez Jr., 1-2 with RBI (P); Doug Hajjar, 2-3 With RBI (IC);

10:45 AM Field #2
Tri-County 3,
So Cal Tribes 2
WP-Clayte Robinson (4 hitter, 7 K’s)
LP-Sonny Perkins
Tricounty-Eddie Martin 2-3 2 RBI and scored the Game Winning Run; Phil Hiromerides, 2-3 and Scored 2 Runs; Chris Alvarez 2-2 For So Cal Tribes;

12:30 PM Field #1
Panteras 9,
Young Bucks 2
WP-Gerald Pyle; Ron Rupp, save;
LP-Lamar Goss
HR-Kevin Castillo (Young Bucks); Eli Salazar (P);
Ron Rupp 2-2 RBI; (P); Eli Salazar, 2-3, 3 Runs Scored, and Finished with Walk-Off HR (P)
Jimmy Buentello 2 RBI (P); Javier Fiero 1-2 With 2 RBI (P)

12:30 PM Field #2
Tri County 6
Romies 5
WP-Matt Barnes
LP- BJ Hunhoff
Bob Aguilar Scored The Winning Run for Tri County

2:15 PM Field #1
Innovative Communications 6,
SoCal Tribes 5
WP-Steve Black
LP-Sonny Perkins
HR-Perkins, with 2 RBI (SCT) ;Art Lopez 2-3 With 2 RBI (SCT);

2:15 PM Field #2
Romies Angels 4
Young Bucks 2
WP-Keith Frey
LP-Steve Adam
Dan Winnick 1-3 with Triple And RBI (RA); Dustin Boots 2-3 With RBI (RA); Joe Sanchez 1-2 with RBI (RA); Jason Reynolds 1-3 With RBI (YB); Eric Sander 1-3 With RBI (YB);

4:00 PM Field 1
Panteras 8,
Tri County 2
WP-David Blackburn
LP-Ron Mizener; Clayte Robinson(4)
HR-Keith Barker (P); Fernie Ramirez Jr 1-3 with 2 RBI (P); Dan Plesentz 2-3 With 2 RBI (P);

Sunday Morning Elimination Results

Sunday June 3 - Championship Bracket

9:00 AM Field #1
4th Place So Cal Tribes 6,
5th Place Romie’s Angels 4
WP-Sonny Perkins
LP-BJ Hunhoff
HR-Danny Villa (3 run HR); Rick Abina (RA);
Other: (SCT) - Chris Alvarez, 3B with RBI; Art Lopez scored the game winning run on a wild pitch; (RA) - Rick Abina, 2-3 with 3 RBI; Josh Hunhoff, 3B with RBI;
So Cal Tribes advance to play the # 1 seed, Innovative Communications of Utah

9:00 AM Field #2
6th Place Young Bucks 4,
3rd Place Tri County 3
WP-Anthony Martinez
LP-Ron Mizener
HR-Jason Reynolds (YB); Eric Smalling (YB)
Other: (YB)- Kevin Castillo, 2-3 with RBI; (TC)-Benny Limosnero, 2B and 3B with RBI; Mick Ventura RBI single; Eddie Martin 2-3 with RBI;
Young Bucks advance to play the #2 seed, Panteras

10:45 AM Field #1
1st Place Innovative Communications, UT
Vs (winner of 4th Vs 5th,) the 4th seeded So Cal Tribes
Sonny Perkins pitching in his 5th game of the weekend in this one

10:45 AM Field #2
2nd Place Panteras
Vs (winner of 6th Vs 3rd) the 6th seeded Young Bucks

12:30 PM
Championship Game

Semi Final Results

10:45 am Field 1
1st seed, Innovative Communications, UT 4
4th seed, So Cal Tribes 3
WP-Steve Morgan
LP-Sonny Perkins
HR-Sonny Perkins (2 run HR)
Other: Doug Hajjar (IC) 1-2 with RBI; Canyon Vance (IC) 1-2 with RBI

10:45am Field 2
2nd seed Panteras 4,
6th seeed Young Bucks 0
WP-Greg “Spud” Barker
LP-Anthony Martinez
Eli Salazar (P) 2-4 with RBI and scored 2 runs

12:30pm Championship Game:
1st seed Innovative Communications, UT vs. 2nd seed Panteras
Ron Rupp starting for Panteras, Steve Black for Innovative.

Championship Game

Innovative Communications - 13

Panteras - 5

WP-Steve Black
LP-Ron Rupp.
Tournament MVP - Jason Littledike, Innovatirve Communications
Outstanding Pitcher - Steve Black, Innovative Communications