The California A's and Cal State Builders will be traveling north to Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend, to compete in the Pioneer Days Tournament, which returns to the fastpitch stage after an 11 year hiatus. The tournament is headed up by its original director, and former ISC Executive Director, Ken Hackmeister. The California A's are currently ranked # 6 in the world, in … [Read more...]
Ballpark Radio Broadcasts This Weekend – from Tavistock ON and Salt Lake City, UT
Ballpark Radio will be broadcasting from coast-to-coast this weekend --- well, sort of. Two separate sets of LIVE AUDIO broadcast from two different Ballpark Radio crews, 1827 miles apart. Kyle Smith will head things up from the Cephas Roth Memorial Tournament in Tavistock, Ontario Canada, while Jim Flanagan will be out west in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Pioneer Days … [Read more...]
Sooke Loggers Roll to Banner Day at California Classic
British Columbia Squad Captures Fourth Consecutive Tournament Title of 2013 Season The Sooke Loggers from Sooke ("Sook") British Colombia won their fourth consecutive tournament of the 2013 season, knocking off the number 5 ranked team in the world, the California A's, 9-6 in the single elimination championship game Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Sportsplex, Santee near San Diego … [Read more...]
Hill United see silver lining
By Darryl G. Smart, Brantford Expositor JARVIS - A loss can sometimes be a great learning tool, and it's something Larry Lynch hopes can be a little fuel for the Hill United Chiefs. Despite being short-staffed and hobbled up, the Chiefs kept fighting back, before running out of gas in a 3-1 loss to the New York Gremlins in the final of the North American Fastball … [Read more...]
Argentina Exhibitions Kick Off Pioneer Days & Softball Hall of Fame Week
The World Champion Argentina Junior Men’s National Fastpitch Team will play a 6-game series of exhibition games in Salt Lake City this Saturday and Sunday at the Larry H. Miller Softball Complex – 4400 S. 13th E. The Argentina team is in Salt Lake on their way to an International U21 tournament in Saskatoon the following weekend. Saturday, July 6 11 AM - Argentina … [Read more...]
2013 California Classic Pools and Schedule – Updated Scoreboard – Sunday
* With Revised Schedule below * Pool A California A's So Cal Nativz Team Marquez Si Senor Pool B Maccabi Sooke Loggers Santa Cecilia Cal State Builders Pool C Silverhawks J&B Painting Tow Pros Santa Rosa Fastpitch Schedule of Games - Saturday June 29, 2013 Field 1 8:00 California A's v.So Cal Nativz 10:00 California A's v … [Read more...]
Jarvis Hallman Twins retain #1 ranking through mid June
With the 2013 fastpitch softball season getting in to full swing, the mid-June rankings see the three-time defending champions Jarvis Hallman Twins still at the top of the list, with Hill United Chiefs and New York Gremlins tied for the second. The poll for this set of rankings was conducted prior to the tournaments held this past weekend, meaning results from Legends and … [Read more...]