There is a ton of great video from the 2011 AAU International Tournament video produced by/for ESPN Wide World of Sports / AAUsports.org. (Cap tip John Zieger) AAU International Men's Fastpitch - Team Canada vs Chicago/New York AAU International Men's Fastpitch - Niagra Falls Fury vs PA/NY Metros AAU International Men's Fastpitch - Team Canada vs Sopotocientos … [Read more...]
Archives Available for 2011 AAU Broadcasts on Ballparkradio
All five 2011 AAU International Tournament broadcasts by Kyle Smith are available for listening at Ballparkradio.com. Click the bright green "Listen to Archive" button and then scroll to the bottom of the page. The newly designed Ballparkradio.com website automatically posts the archives at the bottom of the front page. ARCHIVED BROADCASTS Championship Game – … [Read more...]
Chicago/NY USA Wins Third Consecutive AAU Title
Chicago/NY USA became the first team ever to win the AAU International three times, during the twelve year history of the tournament. Los Socios of Venezuela was the first two-time winner, grabbing titles in 2002 and 2004 (not to mention runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2005 and a third this year). Mac's became the second team to win two AAU titles, doing it in back-to-back … [Read more...]
AAU 2011 Championship Game LIVE on Ballparkradio at 2PM EST (Chicago/NY, USA vs. Softball Canada)
The AAU Championship game will start at approximately at 2PM EST on Ballparkradio.com http://www.ballparkradio.com. The game/broadcast was delayed about an hour due to morning games running long. The finalists are Softball Canada and Chicago/NY USA. … [Read more...]
AAU 2011 – Sunday Schedule/Scoreboard
Sunday's championship quarter-finals schedule Chicago/New York vs NY/PA Metros Minnesota Angels vs Los Socios Team Canada vs Sureno Soy Elmira vs Sopotocientos Sunday Quarter Final Results Sopotocientos....4 Elmira Expos.......1 WP - Cegarra and Flores LP - Halstead and Martin Team Canada......2 Sureno Soy...........1 (9-innings) WP - … [Read more...]
AAU Broadcasts on Ballpark Radio – Sunday, January 23, 2011
11:00 AM EST – Semi-Final – teams TBD 1:00 PM EST – Championship game - teams TBD … [Read more...]
NYY Curtis Granderson in “Softball Mad New Zealand”
Editor's note: Loved the comments about standing in against a New Zealand fastball pitcher, and "Softball Mad New Zealand". (There's another big league.) The Grandstand: Teaching baseball in softball-mad New Zealand By Curtis Granderson New York Yankees outfielder and BLS blogger Curtis Granderson(notes) is currently on a goodwill trip to New Zealand and will be … [Read more...]