{"id":19483,"date":"2013-01-29T11:43:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T19:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19483"},"modified":"2013-01-30T08:17:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T16:17:21","slug":"hill-united-chiefs-win-2013-aau-international-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19483","title":{"rendered":"Hill United Chiefs Win 2013 AAU International Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_19484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19484\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brantfordexpositor.ca\/2013\/01\/28\/hu-chiefs-win-aau-tourney\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/brantford-expositor-canada-150x150.png\" alt=\"Click logo for the Brantford for the original news story.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-19484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/brantford-expositor-canada-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/brantford-expositor-canada.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for the Brantford for the original news story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Hill United Chiefs started the same way they left off last season &#8211; at the top.<\/p>\n<p>After capping a brilliant first season of senior fastball with a second-place finish at the 2012 International Softball Congress World Championships in August, the Chiefs kicked off the 2013 season by capturing their second-consecutive Amateur Athletic Union Men&#8217;s International Fastpitch Tournament at Disney&#8217;s Wide World of Sports in Florida on the weekend, beating the New York Gremlins 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>In the final, Adam Folkard threw a one-hit shutout to earn the win and the Outstanding Pitcher Award.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Potolicchio took the loss, allowing only five hits.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs catcher Craig Crawford was named the tournament&#8217;s most valuable player.<\/p>\n<p>To get to the final, the Chiefs beat the Niagara Fury 15-1 , then blanked Laneros 2-0 in the semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament kicked off Thursday, with the Chiefs disposing of the Gigantes de Venezuela 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon they edged Maccabi USA, from Philidelphia 5-4 and WM Imports, from Orlando 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>With pool play finished, the Chiefs started Saturday with a 3-0 win over the Oklahoma Bears, and a 9-1 thrashing of the Elmira Expos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chiefs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chiefs-150x145.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-19485\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>darryl.smart@sunmedia.ca or twitter.com\/darrylsmart1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hill United Chiefs started the same way they left off last season &#8211; at the top. 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