After 2nd Place Finish In the Miken Super Series Event #1 the Mudcats came through undefeated to take their first ever tournament title in Event #2. The win also jumped the Mudcats into 1st place on top of the Series Standings.

The Mudcats won their first 4 games on Saturday using some stellar defence.  In only one game did they score 20 runs.  The Mudcats battled through all the games showing heart and solid defence to play in the undefeated game Sunday morning.  Again the defence came through to have the team take a tough match from a game Sunoco (Grand Valley) club.

Sunoco came back around to beat the Pirates and  face the  Mudcats in the final.  After Sunoco put up a 10 run top of 2nd inning to take a 7 run lead Mudcats answered right back with a 8 run bottom half inning of their own and never looked back winning the finals by 4 runs.

Mudcats Coach Mike “Eeyore” Landry stated “we are very excited by the good start for 2010 and are ready for the challenges ahead in the rest of the series.”

No matter how bad the weather, Event #2 had to be better than the cold rainy and windy first weekend. Well this weekend it was not as windy and much warmer but we did have a lot of rain Saturday morning and early afternoon. By Sunday afternoon it was downright hot and sunny. Whatever the weather, the action on the field was fantastic. In fact over half the games were decided by 5 runs or less and nearly 1/3 were decided by 2 runs or less.

1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham

Slo Pitch Softball Tournament May 22-23, 2010

Thanks to all the teams that participated this year, the umpires and the Owl + Firkin!!  Big shout out to Paul from Corbett’s Source for Sports.

Mens D/Masters
1.   Mariners
2.   the Bench
3.   Slammin’/TPS
4.   Slammin’
5.   Markham Tigers

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6.   Maplehurst

Mens E
1.    Red Hot Dawgs
2.    The Crew
3.    Ball Dogs
4.    Titans
5.    Jack City
6.    9ers
7.    Kryme Tyme

DQ Golden Sombreros

Coed C

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1.   WTNL?
2.   I’d Hit It
3.   Team Muff

Coed E
1.   Replacements
2.   Jalapeno Hotties
3.   Grunts
4.   Legends

Special mentions to the teams that came back to HQ!! See you next May 24 weekend.

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Super Series #1C  Results

Mens C SPC (London) beat Mudcats (Hamilton) in a competitive championship that required the IF game to determine the Championship.

With the Super Series growing so large it had to be split, this past weekend the C Division held the first event at Slo-Pitch City in Dorchester. Saturday started out not only cold but with intermitten rain showers and strong winds. By afternoon the rain had ceased but it was still cold and windy. Sunday began very cold but the winds had died down to reasonable level. Despite the cold weather, the action heated up as the day progressed.

Next C division event is in two weeks (May 22-23) again at Slo-Pitch City.
The first event for Mens A, B and Womens Competitive is next week (May 15-16) at Slo-Pitch City. “We can only hope the weather is warmer for these upcoming events since it couldn`t be much colder.”

Washington’s Danielle Lawrie (Langley, B.C.)

Washington’s Danielle Lawrie (Langley, B.C.) became the first athlete in history to win three USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week awards in a season today when the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America awarded her the Player of the Week honor for May 3-9. She won the first Player of the Week honor of the season for the week of Feb. 8-14 and also claimed the honor during week nine, April 5-11.

Lawrie went 3-0 over the weekend against Stanford to give UW its first conference title since 2000, firing two shutouts including her fourth no-hitter of the season. She allowed just one run and six hits in 20 innings pitched, with the lone run of the weekend coming on a solo home run off the bat of USA Women’s National Team player Ashley Hansen.

Lawrie struck out at least 11 in each game and walked just three combined all weekend as she moved just 11 strikeouts shy of Alicia Hollowell’s Pac-10 career record. She also had a big weekend at the plate, going 4-for-9 with four RBI, including a dramatic two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh Saturday to give UW a 2-1 win.

On Friday, Lawrie did not allow a hit in five innings of work, striking out 11 and walking just one in an 8-0 win. She also went 2-for-3 with two RBI in the game. On Saturday, she allowed just one run on five hits and struck out 13 with no walks but her biggest contribution was her first career walk-off home run, her 12 of the year that snapped a 21-game homerless drought. Then on Sunday, she allowed just one hit in eight innings and struck out 10 for her nation-leading 19th shutout of the year. She allowed a single in the first then did not allow a hit over the final seven innings.

“It’s a great honor for Danielle to be named USA Softball Player of the Week. What Danielle accomplished for us this weekend against a tough Stanford line-up was awesome, especially knowing that the Pac-10 title was within our reach,” said Washington Head Coach Heather Tarr. “Our program hasn’t won a conference title in 10 years, so what Danielle and our team has done so far this year is pretty special.”

The final Player of the Week honor for the 2010 season will be announced next week.

May 22-23, 2010 1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham Slo Pitch Softball Tournament

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United States Specialty Sports Association USSSA is headquartered in Kissimmee, Fla. Offering over 13 primary sports programs, including baseball, slow pitch, fast pitch softball and basketball, USSSA has over 3.7 million participants nationwide and is recognized as the nation’s largest multi-sport athletic association.

TYJA Sports is headquartered in Calverton, New York and is a leading manufacturer of quality athletic apparel and footwear.

Visit TYJA Sports on the web at: www.tyjasports.com

May 22-23, 2010 1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham Slo Pitch Softball Tournament

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The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2009 Men’s Class “B” World Tournament, and the winner of each 2009 Men’s Class “B” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will be automatically required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The team affected by these by-laws is as follows:
Northwest Combat/Trojans (Seattle, WA)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA MEN’S CLASS “C” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Men’s Class “C” World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up), and the winner of each 2009 Men’s Class “C” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will be automatically required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Casey’s Bailbonds/Castle Heating/Worth (Bonney Lake, WA)
Custom Truck (Las Vegas, NV)
Hub’s Pub/Elite (Bonne Terre, MO)
KTI/Cartel/Worth (Seattle, WA)
Manhattan Beer/Fabco Vending (Stratford, CT)
Premier/Worth (Hollister, CA)
Rochester Athletic Club/National Gold (Providence, RI)
Sons of Legion (Sutherlin, VA)
Steve’s Drywall/Jeds/Line Drive (Sylvania, OH)
Syndicate (Jefferson City, MO)
W C Dynasty (Colton, CA)
Wagner Farms/Torco Supply (Danielsville, PA)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA MEN’S CLASS “D” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Men’s Class “D” World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up); and the winner of each 2009 Men’s Class “D” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will automatically be required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
BPS (Petaluma, CA)
Buddha’s Closet (Flat Rock, MI)
Cleggxit (Sandy, UT)
Dirty Laundry (Port Jefferson, NY)
DO/UFirst/17th St/Mushtube.com (Warren, MI)
FredericksAccounting/Streakless (Crystal, MN)
Gorillas (St Louis, MO)
Hiddenwave/Burton (Mt. Vernon, WA)
Hollywood Graphics (Iowa City, IA)
ITEX (Columbus, OH)
Joe’s Tavern (Toledo, OH)
Laria Chevrolet (Akron, OH)
Lethal Assault (Euless, TX)
Lewis Home Buyer (Kent, OH)
Monhollon Softball (Portage, MI)
RTI/SWS (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
Tarver Land Development (Alexandria, LA)
The Show/Varsity Licoln Mercury (Redford, MI)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA MEN’S CLASS “E” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Men’s Class “E” World Tournaments (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up), and the winner of each 2009 Men’s Class “E” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will automatically be required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
AKA/Sportspage Bar & Grill (Tacoma, WA)
Arsenal (Issaquah, WA)
Bachelor’s/Mushtube/FOE 3492 (Keego Harbor, MI)
Bad Draw (Rock Island, IL)
BBS/NUMA (Smithfield, PA)
Bergen Dragons (Lyndhurst, NJ)
Bestway (Fayetteville, GA)
Blue Sox Softball (Merrimack, NH)
BMC Choppers (Bend, OR)
Bohica (Palo Alto, CA)
C&H/GK Softball (Burlington, NC)
Carolina Bombers (Eric, NC)
Cincy Assault/Ohio Valley Wine (Cincinnati, OH)
Cold Draft (Tega Cay, NC)
Colonel Lingus (Dublin, CA)
Country’s Best/Dalco Electric (Byron, GA)
CSRA Titans (Augusta, GA)
Diamonds After Dark (Fitzgerald, GA)
DWS Softball (Reisterstown, MD)
Elite Beasts (East Meadow, NY)
Heritage (Acworth, GA)
In It to Win It/Grahams (Rockledge, FL)
JU Entertainment (Union City, CA)
Kenyon Trucking/TYJA (Syracuse, NY)
Loaded Bases (Louisville, KY)
Locked On Car Crushing (Portland, OR)
Looney’s Pub- South (Laytonsville, MD)
Lugo Shop/Llamas (Logan, UT)
Mayhem/Mushtube.com/White Rhino (Woodhaven, MI)
MD Mojo/Shuckers/Sports55/JDS Bldrs (Old Mill, MD)
Motor City Freeze/Repo Monkey (Warren, MI)
Nelson & Nelson (Roseboro, NC)
North East Auto (Johnston, RI)
NWArk Kodiaks (Rogers, AR)
Paul Davis Restoration (Old Bridge, NJ)
Peninsula Subaru/Suzuki (Gig Harbor, WA)
PTC (Kensington, CT)
RAC/Rizzo’s/Easton (Rochester, NY)
Riley’s Athletics (Carthage, MO)
Somethin’ Different (Lake Tapps, WA)
Sons of Pitches (Apopka, FL)
Striker’s (Dallas, GA)
Team Prim (Albuquerque, NM)
Team Synergy (Patchogue, NY)
Texas Smoke (Euless, TX)
The Alliance (Albany, OR)
Toledo Borrachos (Sylvania, OH)
Total Package (Douglasville, GA)
Universal Cutts/Extra Innings (Cranston, RI)
Wilson Concrete (Scipio, IN)
Young Guns/Lineup (Sumner, WA)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA WOMEN’S CLASS “B” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2009 Women’s Class “B” National or World Tournaments with 25 or more teams will automatically be required to compete as a Class “A” team in 2010. No teams were affected by this by-law in 2009.

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA WOMEN’S CLASS “C” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of the 2009 Women’s Class “C” National or World Tournaments with 25 or more teams will automatically be required to compete as a Class “B” team in 2009. The team affected by this by-law is as follows:
BMV Doctors/Line Drive (Sterling Heights, MI)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA WOMEN’S CLASS “D” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Women’s Class “D” World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up); and the winner of each 2009 Women’s Class “D” National Tournament with 25 or more teams, will automatically be required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
12 Pack (Atlanta, GA)
Benton Lee’s (Vidalia, GA)
Chicked Out (Las Vegas, NV)
Chill (Manchester, MD)
Crush (Austin, TX)
Fruth Pharmacy (Wellston, OH)
Kaiser’s Pizza/Demarini (Gurnee, IL)
KC Addiciton (Gardner, KS)
Metro Sports (Pittsburgh, PA)

Team Arkansas (Russellville, AR)

Twisted Sistahs (Dedham, MA)

Up A Creek (Warren, OH)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA MIXED CLASS “D” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Mixed Class “D” World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up) will automatically be required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Scores/Horbach Chiropractic/SnL (Racine, WI)
SS Wood (All Over, FL)
Thornton’s City Circle (Indianapolis, IN)

RECLASSIFICATION OF 2009 USSSA MIXED CLASS “E” TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws grant the USSSA National Classification Committee authority to reclassify teams at any time. No teams were affected by this by-law in 2009. The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top 10 percent of the finishing teams in the 2009 Mixed Class “E” World Tournament (this includes teams that are tied with teams finishing in the top 10 percent in order of their finish; all percentages are rounded up) will automatically be required to compete in a higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by these by-laws are as follows:
Bombers33 (Hicksville, NY)
Elite/Team Los (Whittier, CA)
Last Minute (Tucson, AZ)
Promotional Expressions (Columbia, MD)
Sports 55/Shields Consulting (Chester, MD)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA BLACK AMERICAN RECREATIONAL TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top six (6) finishing teams from the Recreational Division of the 2009 Men’s Black American World Tournament will automatically be required to compete in 2010 as a Black American Competitive team. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
Atlanta Phoenix (Nashville, GA)
Black Jack Trucking (Rocky Mount, NC)
I.L.A. Twins (Portsmouth, VA)
McCleon Sports (Meridian, MS)
Tampa Storm (Tampa, FL)
Total Package (Cameron, SC)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN’S RECREATIONAL TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top six (6) finishing teams from the 2009 Women’s Black American Recreational Division will automatically be required to compete in 2010 as a Black American Competitive team. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
2TUFF4U (Phoenix City, AL)
Bad Girlz (Macon, GA)
Central Florida Ballers (Sanford, FL)
Nothin Nice (Miami, FL)
Quiet Storm (Chesterfield, VA)
Southern Elite (Dothan, AL)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA MEN’S HISPANIC RECREATION TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the top three finishers of the 2009 Men’s Hispanic Recreation World Tournament will automatically be required to compete in the Hispanic Competitive Division in 2010. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
Jokers/GKI Travel (Ft. Worth, TX)
Park Bums (Sylmar, CA)
Team Mexicanos (San Antonio, TX)

AUTOMATIC MOVE UP OF 2009 USSSA CHURCH TEAMS:

The USSSA Slow Pitch By-Laws require that the winner of any 2009 Church Competitive and Recreational National Tournaments with 16 or more teams from their classification will automatically be required to compete in the next higher classification in 2010. The teams affected by this by-law are as follows:
USA (Logansville, GA)

May 22-23, 2010 1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham Slo Pitch Softball Tournament

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Click here to view the complete poll.

Over the weekend, the Huskies (40-5, 12-3 Pac-10) made quick work of Oregon State, sweeping the three game series 13-1 (5), 9-0 (5) and 1-0 to remain No. 1 in the Pac-10 conference. Washington has reigned supreme in the Top 25 poll since winning the NCAA Women’s College World Series last June, taking the top spot in 14 consecutive polls.

While the Huskies were solid, No. 2 Michigan (40-6, 14-1 Big Ten) wavered in a doubleheader with Ohio State (33-12, 12-2 Big Ten), which moved up to spots to No. 22 this week, dropping the first game 5-3. Michigan took the second 4-3 before topping Kentucky 5-4, 8-4 over the weekend.

Alabama (42-9, 20-4 SEC) cracked the Top 3 with a 13-1 run rule win over No. 7 Georgia Tech (46-9, 19-2 ACC) and two wins over No. 18 Tennessee (39-11, 15-7 SEC). Arizona (40-9, 10-5 Pac-10) slipped a spot to No. 4 behind a 8-0 run-rule loss from now No. 15 California (35-15, 6-9 Pac-10). Earlier in the weekend, Arizona topped the Golden Bears 8-0 in five before squeaking out a 4-2 win in nine.

Florida (37-7, 17-4 SEC), the last team to hold the No. 1 spot before the Huskies, held at No. 5 with two wins over Mississippi State to give the SEC two teams in the Top 5 along with the Pac-10. Five conferences are represented in the Top 10: Pac-10 with four teams; SEC with three teams; Big 10 with one team; ACC with one team; and Big 12 with one team.

Other notable action from last week includes No. 11 LSU (41-11, 19-6 SEC) topping No. 10 Georgia (41-10, 18-8 SEC) twice and No. 9 Oklahoma (39-10, 13-3 Big 12) run ruling No. 13 Oklahoma State (43-11, 12-4 Big 12) 11-1.

May 22-23, 2010 1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham Slo Pitch Softball Tournament

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The sophomore out of Silex, Mo., finished the week with 10 hits in 13 at-bats, which included three doubles and two home runs. She also scored seven times and drove in eight runs, while going a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases. Her on-base percentage for the week was .789, and her slugging percentage was an astounding 1.462.

“I’m very happy for Ashley, the honor is well deserved,” said Missouri Head Coach Ehren Earleywine. “She had a tough freshman season and dealt with some up and downs at the beginning of this year, so I’m glad that she is being rewarded for perseverance.”

Fleming recorded at least one hit in all five games last week, which included perfect 3-for-3 days in the series openers with Iowa State and Baylor. In the Iowa State doubleheader, Fleming finished 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, a double, a home run and two walks. In the midweek makeup game against Central Methodist, Fleming went 1-for-2 with a run, a walk and a stolen base. She finished the Baylor series at 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles and four RBI. She is hitting .374 on the season and is tied for the team-lead in home runs with eight, while ranking in at second on the team with 36 runs batted in.

“I am honored to receive this award,” Fleming said. “My focus has been to help my team in the most effective way possible. It is a lifetime experience every time I get to step onto the field as a Mizzou softball player and it is an honor to receive an award that so many great athletes have gotten before me.”

May 22-23, 2010 1st Annual Slammin’ Red Black + Blue Markham Slo Pitch Softball Tournament

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