It was a long way to travel for a loss — 5,571 miles to be exact. Yet the Aurora Dolan & Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team had no inclinations of letting its visitors from Argentina be greeted any other way. The Shamrocks used several two-out hits Thursday night to put their runs on the scoreboard, taking out the Argentina Junior National Team 5-2 at Stuart Sports … [Read more...]
Berons Marshall Lightning Nabs Marquardt Memorial crown
Thanks to Sean Kelly for info and photos. The Marshall Lightning (Beron's Tree Service) won the Rex Marquardt Memorial Tournament in Petoskey, MI for the 3rd straight year. This was the 41st Annual Holiday Invitational held in Petoskey over the 4th of July weekend. Champion: Beron’s Tree Service Lightning from Marshall Runner-up: Thunder from Marshall Pool … [Read more...]
Shamrocks’ early-risers finish tournament strong
YORKVILLE— It’s the essence of baseball: a hard dirt field with patches of weeds, a rusty backstop, and fun in the sun on a summer weekend. Except this was fastpitch softball and the “kids” were men. After two days of play at pristine Stuart Sports Complex in Aurora, issues over paying security to play on Sunday moved the final day of the Stars & Stripes Tournament to the … [Read more...]
California A’s grab top divisional seed at Peligro in NYC
Sunday night, 7pm EDT (following lengthy rain delay most of Sunday) The New Zealand Black Sox beat Chicago/NY 4-3, and advance to face the California A's, a rematch of Friday night's game won by the Black Sox. Following the opening night loss, the A's went on to win their next three in a row - all shutouts - to overtake the Black Sox for the top seed in their pool. … [Read more...]
Midland Explorers’ big weekend at Legends Classic
#5 Explorers knock off #2 Chicago/NY and battle champion Black Sox to the end The Midland Explorers finished tied for 3rd in this past weekend's Legends Tournament held at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener, Ontario. The team went 4-2 on the weekend, losing to tournament champions New Zealand Black Sox in the semi-final 5-4. Next action for the Explorers is July 15th in … [Read more...]
Jarvis stays atop ISC rankings
June 24, 2011 – Defending champions Jarvis Travelers remain atop the ISC rankings, with little movement in the top 10. Jarvis and #2 Chicago/NY are the last two teams to start their seasons, getting underway this weekend in Kitchener. Midland Explorers, on the heels of their 6-0 weekend in their home Midland Explorers Invitational tournament break into the top five, and … [Read more...]
Captains Blog 1: Rhys Casley of the Black Sox
Rhys Casley, captain of the New Zealand Black Sox shares a few thoughts from the road, while the team is touring Canada. From The Dugout on Facebook on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 2:24pm After a long flight, a training day, a two hour drive that turned into about four due to our bus breaking down and three months of anticipation it was finally time for the Black Sox … [Read more...]