From Citizens Voice It is rare to find one person to whom a sweeping societal change can be attributed. Business, health, education, the law, sports … all of these fields change over time. Many people contribute to the transitions and often the change is incremental. Joe Drach gets credit, or blame if one is so inclined, for the shift of men’s softball in Northeastern … [Read more...]
Tyler Pauli: Making a name for himself at world championship
By Andy Bader, Mitchell Advocate “Now batting for Team Canada, #20, right fielder, Tyler Pauli.” Game announcers at the 2014 International Softball Federation (ISF) Junior Men’s World Softball Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon incorrectly pronounced the 19-year-old Mitchell native’s surname “Paul-ee”, but by the time the 10-day tournament was over, fans from all over the … [Read more...]
Award Winners from 54th Annual Seattle Invitational
From tournament director Ryan Daly Wrapping up a great weekend, thanks to all of the teams that traveled in to Fife for this great 54th year of the Tournament! Seattle Invitational at Fife Open Division Awards: Order of finish: 1st Place: California A’s- Bakersfield, CA (5-1) 2nd Place: Cleon’s Auto Repair- Spanaway, WA. (4-2) 3rd Place: CR Brewers- Portland, OR … [Read more...]
Day 8 – ISF Jrs. – Batting and Pitching Leaders
Pitching Leaders WINS Roman Godoy ARG 4 Okazaki, K JPN 4 Zimmerman, P USA 3 Johnston, E NZL 3 Mata, H ARG 3 Radford, B NZL 3 Rodriguez, J MEX 2 STRIKEOUTS Roman Godoy ARG 47 Holobradek, M CZE 38 Mata, H ARG 37 Okazaki, K JPN 36 Johnston, E NZL 34 Zimmerman, P USA 33 Ollernshaw, L AUS 21 ERA Huemul … [Read more...]
Answering the call: Stockton trio playing for USA Junior squad
USA Jrs. Play Exhibition Doubleheader in Stockton on the Road to Whitehorse By Bob Highfill, Record Sports Editor STOCKTON - Aaron Madrid has proudly worn the uniforms of Stagg High and the club baseball teams on which he's played over the years. But having the letters USA on his cap and jersey is special. "It feels great," said Madrid, a recent Stagg graduate, who … [Read more...]
Kitchener teen playing for Canada in international softball match
By Josh Brown, The Record.com KITCHENER — You would be hard pressed to find a local more dedicated to softball than Johnny Baker. He smacked his first hit at six years old and umpired his first game three years later. Heck, the former Grand River Collegiate Institute student even skipped his prom to hit the diamond last year. "It was an elimination game," the Kitchener … [Read more...]
Ormsby launches Express to fast start
By Ted CLARKE / Prince George Citizen Glenn Ormsby has played in a lot of high-stakes fastball games and Friday's opener in the Postkin-Ghostkeeper Memorial tournament wasn't one of them. Not compared to the times he's been called into service to play for International Softball Congress national championships. Ormsby was rounded up to play third base for BX Express, a … [Read more...]





