2014 Bob Law Memorial Vancouver Challenge – July 4-6 (updated with complete recap)

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BOB LAW MEMORIAL VANCOUVER CHALLENGE

GAME 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Aussie Colts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
South Hill Giants 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 8 0 4

WP Whitten 5 IP, 0 ER, 10 K’s Potolicchio – 2 IP, 0 ER, 2K’s
LP Selu 4 IP, 2 ER Henderson 2 IP, 3 ER, 2K’s
Giants: Abrey HR, 2 Rbi’s

GAME 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Fleetwood Marlins 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 4
Sooke Loggers 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 8 0 5

WP Lieph: 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 8 K’s
LP Banner: 6 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 3 K’s
Fleetwood: Brad Peck HR, Quaite HR
Sooke: Hunter HR, 4 RBI’s

GAME 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
New Zealand Jrs. 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 5
Van. Meralomas 2 1 0 3 0 6 6 3 8

WP Mayson: 5 IP, 1 ER, 11 K’s
LP Johnston: 5 IP, 6 ER, 5 K’s
Meralomas: Hawk HR, 3 RBI’s

GAME 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Sooke Loggers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6
Randy’s A’s 0 0 2 0 2 4 8 1 7

WP Newton: 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits, 12 K’s
LP Barkman: 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 Hits, 10 K’s
Randy’s; Walker 2/3

GAME 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
WestBank Cardinals 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 5 1 2
Aussie Colts 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 6

WP Pidcock: 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 Hits, 10 K’s
LP Offerenshaw: 6 IP, 4 ER, 5 Hits, 7 K’s Selu 1 IP
West Bank: HR Bozak, J. Potskin, Bacon
Colts: Priestley 2/3 2 RBI’s Perry 2/3

GAME 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Van Meralomas 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 4
Sask Diamondbacks 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 2 6

Lomas Pitcher: Mayson: 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 Hits, 7 K’s
Sask Pitcher: McCullough: 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits, 11 K’s
Lomas: M Brownlow Triple
Sask: McCullough, A Climenhaga, Starling 2/3

GAME 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Randy’s A’s 1 0 1 0 5 0 7 10 1 5
Fleetwood Marlins 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 6

WP McKenzie: 6 IP, 4 ER, 5 Hits, 15 K’s
LP Brandon Peck: 4 IP, 4 ER, 7 Hits, 6 K’s. Banner: 2 IP 3 Hits, 3 K’s
Randy’s: HR 2 RBI’s Pokoyoway HR 2 RBI’s Dennis
Fleetwood: HR 2 RBI’s Byron; HR 2 RBI’s Anderson

GAME 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
South Hill Giants 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3 4
WestBank Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 6

WP Potolicchio: 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 Hits, 6 K’s
LP Perry: 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, 7 K’s
Giants: Wolfe,Cain, Ackerman 1/2
Cardinals: Bacon 2/3

GAME 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Sask. Diamondbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6
New Zealand Jr 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 4

WP Radford: 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, 3 K’s
LP Burns: 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 Hits, 9 K’s
Sask: J Climenhaga 1/2
NZ: Rice 1/2, Drage 1/1

PLAYOFF 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
9th Aussie Colts 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 1 10
8th Fleetwood 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 3

WP Henderson: 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 Hits, 5 K’s
LP Banner: 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 Hits, 7 K’s
Colts: Rakich: 2/3 Triple, McCaskie 1/3 Triple
Fleetwood: Turner HR 2 RBI’s

PLAYOFF 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
7th Sask Dbacks 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 8 12 0 8
2nd Randy’s A’s 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 4

WP McCullough: 7 IP 4 ER, 8 Hits, 10 K’s
LP Haldane: 2 2/3 IP 3 ER, 6 Hits, K Newton: 4 1/3 IP 4 ER, 6 Hits 5 K’s
Sask: McCullough 3/5, Schaan 3/4 J Climenhaga, Starling 2 RBI’s
Randy’s: Ghostkeeper HR 2/3 2 RBI’s, R Potskin 2/3, Dennis 2/3

PLAYOFF 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
6th WB Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8
3rd Van Meralomas 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 5

WP Mayson: 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, 11 K’s
LP Perry: 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits, 7 K’s
WestBank: J. Potskin 2/2
Meralomas: M Brownlow 1/2

PLAYOFF 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
5th New Zealand Jr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 3
4th Sooke 3 2 0 2 0 0 7 7 0 4

WP Lieph: 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 Hits, 11 K’s
LP Johnston: 6 IP, 6 ER, 7 Hits, 3 K’s
New Zealand: Drage 2/2 Triple RBI
Sooke: Walushka HR, A Medwedrich 2/3 2 Triples 4 RBI’s

PLAYOFF 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Aussie Colts 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1
1st South Hill Giants 2 2 0 0 1 3 8 10 0 7

WP Whitten: 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 Hits, 16 K’s
LP Offerenshaw: 1 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 Hits, 1 K; Selu 3 2/3 IP 4 ER, 6 Hits 5 K’s
Australia: Matthews RBI
Giants: Wolfe 3/3, Waverick 3/3 RBI, Johnston 2/2, Abrey HR 4 RBI’s

SEMI FINAL 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Runs Hits Err LOB
Sooke Loggers 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 12 1 11
Van Meralomas 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 4 10

WP Leiph: 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits 3 K’s; Barkman: 4 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits 3 K’s
LP Mayson: 11 IP, 4 ER, 12 Hits, 11 K’s
Sooke: Walushka 3/5, Bryden 3/5 2 RBI’s, Hunter 2/5 3 RBI’s
Lomas: J Brownlow 2/5 2 RBI’s, Mayson 2 RBI’s, Volk 2 RBI’s

SEMI FINAL 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Sask. Diamondbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
South Hill Giants 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 7

WP Potolicchio: 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, 13 K’s
LP McCullough: 3 IP, 2 ER, 6 Hits, 3 K’s; Burns 3 IP, 3 ER, 2 Hits, 2 K’s
Sask: A Climenhaga 1/3 Triple
Giants: Johnston3 3/3 RBI, Newitt HR 2 RBI’s

FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Sooke Loggers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6
South Hill Giants 3 0 1 2 0 1 7 10 1 7

WP Whitten: 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 Hits, 6 K’s Potolicchio: 1 IP 1 Hit 2 K’s
LP Lieph: 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 Hits, 3 K’s Barkman: 1 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 Hits K
Sooke: Barkman 2/3
Giants: Wolfe 2/2, Waverick 2/3 HR 3 RBI’s , Mauro 2/2

EXHIBITION GAMES

GAME 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
Team Canada Jr. 4 4 0 0 4 12 7 0 3
Fleetwood Marlins 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 4

WP Marc Andre Villeneuve 3 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits; Matt Wardropp: 2 IP, ER, Hit, K
LP Anderson: 1 IP; 2 ER, 2 Hits; B. Peck: 3 IP, 4 ER, 5 Hits, Piechnik 1 IP, 4 ER 0 Hits,K
Canada: Schubada 2/3 4 RBI’s; Bedard Desmaris 4 RBI’s; Francois Rene 3 RBI’s
Fleetwood: Brownlow HR

GAME 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Runs Hits Err LOB
New Zealand Jr 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 3
Team Canada 0 0 3 3 2 8 12 1 7

WP Baker: 4 IP 0 ER 2 Hits 3 K’s; Healey: 1 IP, 0 ER, Hit, K
LP Gerard: 3 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 8 Hits, 2 K’s; Radford: 1 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 Hits, 2 K’s
Canada: Penner 3/4 2 RBI’s; Pillon 2/2: Pauli 2/4 2 RBI’s
New Zealand: Elson 1/2 RBI; Drage 1/2

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

South Hill Giants are the 2014 Bob Law Memorial Champions

Sooke Loggers earn the Canada West berth for the 2015 ISC World Tournament
in South Bend Indiana

MVP: Kris Waverick: South Hill Giants 6/12 .500 BA HR 6 RBI’s
Top Pitcher: Sean Whitten: South Hill Giants 16 IP, 3 Wins, 0.44 ERA, 32 K’s
Top Hitter: Ryan Wolfe: 7/13 .538 BA 8 Runs scored 2 RBI’s

TOP 10 HITTERS TOP 5 PITCHERS

1. Ryan Wolfe .538 South Hill Giants 1. Sean Whitten: South Hill Giants 3-0, 16 IP,0.44 ERA, 30 K’s
2. Kris Waverick .500 South Hill Giants 2. Juan Potolicchio: South Hill Giants 2-0, 16 IP,0.88 ERA, 23 K’s
3. Trevor Johnstone .417 South Hill Giants 3. Derek Mayson: Vancouver Meralomas 2-1, 30 IP,1.40 ERA, 40 K’s
4. Blake Hunter .412 Sooke Loggers 4. Scott Lieph: Sooke Loggers 3-1, 24.33 IP, 2.59 ERA, 26 K’s
5. Brennan Pokoyoway .400 Randy’s A’s 5. Devon McCullough: Saskatoon Diamondbacks 1-1, 17 IP, 2.88 ERA, 24 K’s
5. Jim Climenhaga .400 Saskatoon Diamondbacks
7. Chad Starling .385 Saskatoon Diamondbacks
8. Kris Walushka .375 Sooke Loggers
9 Terrell Walker .364 Randys A’s
10. Bryan Abrey .357 South Hill Giants
10. Chad Bryden .357 Sooke Loggers
10. Devon McCullough .357 Saskatoon Diamondbacks

Umpire Crew – Bob Law Memorial Vancouver Challenge, July 4-6, 2014

The umpire crew for the 13th Vancouver Challenge Fastball Tournament has once again drawn a fine crew of blue to umpire this prestigious International Softball Congress 2014 World Tournament qualifier.

It is being hosted by South Hill Sports and being played at South Memorial Park in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

Tournament Director: Craig Donaldson
Tournament UIC: Bob Henning

Two of the teams participating, Australia and New Zealand, are on their way next week to the ISF Junior Men’s World Championship to be held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Two of the umpires are also headed to Whitehorse and using this event as preparation.

2014 Umpire Crew

Ian Brown – BC
Jason Carter – Australia – ISF Jr. Men’s
Gord Hynes – BC
Tim Lederman – BC
Don Martin – BC
Scott McLaren – BC – ISF Jr. Men’s
Aaron Poulin – BC
Mike Sepe – USA
Al Strang – BC
Bob Symons – BC
Sean Wells – USA
Dan Young – BC

I would like to thank Bill Silves of Mt. Vernon, WA (ASA District 15 UIC) for arranging to send two of his umpires as part of our on-going exchange program and to Dan Young of BC for coordinating the scheduling.

Regards in Softball,

Bob Henning
Umpire-in-Chief
604-790-1166
brotherinblue(at)shaw.ca