{"id":12238,"date":"2011-06-27T07:26:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=12238"},"modified":"2011-06-27T09:16:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T16:16:40","slug":"shaw-finishes-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=12238","title":{"rendered":"Shaw finishes strong"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JIM WHYMER
\nTimes Herald<\/em>
\n\"\"<\/a>Fastpitch team claims own tourney with 5 straight wins
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Shaw Chiropractic men’s fastpitch softball team had the right formula for winning its own invitational title this weekend.<\/p>\n

The second-year fastpitch team relied on solid defense, pitching and hitting to capture the 10-man tournament crown.<\/p>\n

Shaw won its fifth consecutive game, 10-4, against the Shakespeare (Ontario) Falcons in the finals Sunday afternoon at Pine Grove Park.<\/p>\n

“It was a great weekend and great tournament,” said Kurt Schieman, the Shaw manager. “Our defense was tight with one error in six games.
\nClick here for the complete story and photos.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Scoreboard<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nSHAW FASTPITCH TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n

SUNDAY
\nQUARTERFINALS
\n\u00bb Hickson 5, Alvinston 2
\n\u00bb Shakespeare 5, Sweaburg 2
\n\u00bb Shaw Chiropractic 8, St. Thomas 1
\n\u00bb Ashland 8, Duncan 1
\nSEMIFINALS
\n\u00bb Shakespeare 2, Hickson 1
\n\u00bb Shaw 5, Ashland 2
\nFINALS
\n\u00bb Shaw 10, Shakespeare 4\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nPort Huron entered the weekend ranked 34th in the country, according to the recently released June 24 ISC World rankings. In winning the tournament, they knocked off# 16 ranked Ashland OH Stock Pack and #17 ranked Shakespeare Falcons (in the championship game), and finished ahead of the #18 ranked Alvinston Indians. They also finished ahead of #26 ranked Sweaburg ON, though fell to them on Friday night, their only loss in the tournament. (Sweaburg was eliminated by Shakespeare)<\/p>\n

Ranked teams in tournament<\/p>\n

16\tAshland, OH Stock Pack
\n17\tShakespeare, ON Falcons
\n18\tAlvinston, ON Indians
\n26\tSweaburg, ON Crush
\n34\tPort Huron, MI Shaw Chiropractic<\/strong><\/p>\n

#34 Port Huron wins tournament, beating #16 and #17, finishing ahead of #18, and #26.<\/p>\n

Upsets<\/strong>
\n#34 Port Huron over #16 Ashland
\n#34 Port Huron over #17 Shakespeare (in final)<\/p>\n

According to Hoyle<\/strong>
\n#17 Shakespeare over #26 Sweaburg
\n#26 Sweaburg over #34 Port Huron<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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