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South Perth pastes GHFL in First Annual PROforma All-Star Challenge Cup

Kitchener, Ontario - August 10, 2006 - The South Perth All-Stars rode a seven-run fifth to an overwhelming 14-5 victory over the Golden Horseshoe All-Stars in the first annual PROforma All-Star Challenge Cup played at Peter Hallman Ball Yard in front of a crowd of more than 200 fastball fans.

South Perth game MVP Jodie Schnarr, of the Bridgeport Braves, belted a two-run home run into the center field bleachers and was followed by an RBI triple by winning pitcher Danny Martin, of the Elmira Juniors, to salt the game away for the hosts in the fateful fifth. Walks to Tavistock Merchants' Jamie Boyd and to Bridgeport's Jay Schnarr were sandwiched around a single by Josh Brohman of the Elmira Juniors to get the ball rolling in the inning. A two-RBI single by Scott Kemp, who appeared to look at strike three but was granted a reprieve, broke open the floodgates. Tavistock's Ross Herold, who had an RBI triple in the fourth, singled in the final run before losing pitcher Jeff Wilson was able to stop the bleeding.

Starting on the mound for South Perth was Todd Uhrig of the Elora Brewers and set down the GHFL in order in the first. Uhrig and catcher Tim Dubois reached on consecutive fielder's choices in the bottom of the first and scored on a single by Jeff Pauli of the Mitchell Mets.

The GHFL tied it up in the top of the second as Trevor Falk and Scott Young of the Niagara Snappers both singled and scored on a single by Burke Thomson of the Waterdown Alexander Keith's. Thomson was named the GHFL game MVP.

After a 1-2-3 second, GHFL starter Scott Wagar of the Niagara Falls Fury gave up a single to Jodie Schnarr and got two quick outs before surrendering an opposite field blast by Dubois to put South Perth up 4-2.

In the South Perth fourth, Ron Dean walked and scored on a seeing eye RBI single by Danny Martin. Elora's Terry Martin came around on the triple by Herold.

Waterdown Hammer's Dave Benallick tripled to right center to lead off the GHFL fifth and promptly was scored by Roy Scott of the Morriston Coyotes. Scott was erased on a controversial play at second as Terry Martin dropped the feed from Jay Schnarr but was ruled to have lost it on the transfer.

Jeff Wilson of the Mississauga Arrows got two back for the GHFL in the sixth, blasting a two-run moonshot over the centerfield bleachers, clearing the 300-foot slow-pitch fence and clanging off the infield fence on diamond three.

Jim Schnarr gave up a two-out walk to Pat Graham in the seventh, but that was it for the GHFL.

Ken Doucet of PROforma presented the PROforma Challenge Cup to George Nahrgang, president of the victorious South Perth team in a post-game ceremony.

On behalf of the GHFL, I want to thank Ken Doucet, Rick Boyd and George Nahrgang, as well as the players on both teams for making the inaugural edition of the PROforma Ontario All-Star Challenge a memorable event. Peter Hallman Ball Yard is in great shape for the ISC World Tournament starting tonight and many players on both teams will be participating in either the ISC Worlds or the ISC II Tournament of Champions starting Sunday at Budd Park & Kinsmen Park.

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South Perth Men's Fastball League All-Stars

First Annual PROforma ALL-STAR Challenge Cup

Kitchener, Ontario - August 4, 2006 - The Golden Horseshoe Fastball League and the South Perth Men's Fastball League are pleased to announce the creation of a brand new event taking place at the site of the 2006 ISC World Fastball Tournament.

The PROforma ALL-STAR Challenge Cup, sponsored by local promotional products distributor PROforma Promotions, will be held on Thursday, August 10th at 9:00 PM at the Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener. The event will pair two all-star teams from the GHFL & SPMFL in a tournament kick-off challenge match.

"I am very excited to sponsor this new event," states Ken Doucet, owner of PROforma Promotions, the official merchandise supplier of the 2006 Schneiders ISC World Men's Fastball Tournament. PROforma also supplied the merchandise for the 2002 Schneiders ISC World Men's Fastball Tournament.

“We're doing everything we can to try to re-fire interest in men's fastball in Ontario and events like the PROforma All-Star Challenge are a great way to build some friendly rivalries between leagues,” said GHFL President Blair Setford. “South Perth is widely recognized as one of the top leagues around, but we think that we're going to surprise a lot of people with how good the GHFL team will be.”

"South Perth teams have won the past three ISC II Championships and we've got a lot of great players, but we're looking forward to the challenge," said South Perth league president George Nahrgang.

“We're thrilled that PROforma has stepped up to be the title sponsor and I expect that competition for the PROforma All-Star Cup is going to be fierce every year," said Setford.


 

Rosters for the teams are as follows:

South Perth (with some players still to confirm)
Jamie Boyd - Tavistock
Josh Brohman - Elmira Jrs
Ron Dean -Breslau Jrs
Tim Dubois - Moorefield
Ross Herold - Tavistock
Adam Hiller - Elmira Cubs
Chris Faulhafer - Shakespeare Falcons
Scott Kemp - Monkton
Dan Martin -Elmira Jrs
Terry Martin - Elora
Jeff Pauli - Mitchell
Jay Schnarr - Bridgeport
Jodie Schnarr - Bridgeport
Jim Schnarr - Bridgeport
Brad Sweigert - Shakespeare Falcons
Kevin Thompson - St. Marys
Todd Uhrig - Elora
Ben Wideman - Elmira Jrs

Other coaches assisting George Nahrgang will be Rick Boyd, of Bridgeport; and Kory Dietz, of Mitchell.

From the GHFL, which will be coached by Pete Chambers of the Waterdown Hammer. (Note that some players named to the team may not be able to play.)

Pitchers
Scott Wagar, Niagara Falls Fury
Jeff Wilson, Mississauga Arrows
Mike Bateman, Niagara Snappers
Tom Berube, Niagara Falls Beam Me Up Scottie's

Catchers
Trevor Falk, Niagara Snappers
Bryan Riley, Niagara Falls Beam Me Up Scottie's

1b
Pat Graham, Waterdown Keith's
Kyle Davis, Waterdown Hammer

2b
Bryan Woodhouse, Hamilton Hawks
Burke Thomson, Waterdown Keith's
Jamie Morey, St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper

ss
Tim Coe, Waterdown Hammer
Mark Hall, Niagara Falls Cool Hand Luke's
Derek Wardell, Hamilton Hawks

3b
Matt Lyon, Niagara Falls Fury
Dave Kingdon, Waterdown Hammer

Outfield
Scott Young, Niagara Snappers
Adam Dearborne, Niagara Falls Fury
Chris McColl, Mississauga Arrows
Dave Benallick, Waterdown Hammer
Phil John, Niagara Falls Fury
Nick Moskal, Waterdown Keith's

Designated Hitters
Roy Scott, Morriston Coyotes
Corey Griffiths, Millgrove Smoke

South Perth and Golden Horseshoe Fastball League All-Stars Teams to meet in First Annual Ontario All-Star Challenge

Kitchener (June 1, 2006) – For years in the beer gardens at tournaments and more recently on internet chat forums, the question always gets asked: Which league has the best players?

The first annual Ontario All-Star Challenge will help answer that question as the best of the local South Perth Men’s Fastball League will take on the Golden Horseshoe Fastball League (GHFL) in an all-star game this August.

The game, to be played at 9 pm on Thursday August 10 at Hallman Park, will be a prelude to the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Tournament which starts the following evening and the ISC II Tournament of Champions that kicks off that Sunday.

“We’ve been saying that we’ve got the best league in Ontario for a long time and now we’re going to put that to the test,” said South Perth league president George Nahrgang, whose 18-team league stretches from Harriston to Mitchell to Tavistock, and boasts the winners of the last three ISC II tournaments

“We’re really looking forward to the opportunity and I think we’re going to surprise some people,” countered Blair Setford, president of the 11-team GHFL, which includes teams in Mississauga, Hamilton-Waterdown and the Niagara region.

Setford approached Nahrgang with the idea for the game over the winter. “It’s something that all ball players talk about when they get together and, with the ISC Worlds in Kitchener the next two years, this is the perfect showcase for the All-Star Challenge.”

“This is a great opportunity for fastball fans to come out and get a taste of the action that they’re going to see during the third week of August,” said host committee chairman Tom Clancy.

Both leagues count several senior ball players on various team rosters, along with many more top-notch intermediate players, so the game will undoubtedly be hotly contested – particularly with the added incentive of a to-be-determined wager between the two leagues.

“I’m sure we’ll come up with something besides just bragging rights,” said Nahrgang. “This isn’t a grudge match yet, but it really does have the potential to develop into a good rivalry,” added Setford.

Some of the South Perth players expected to take part in the game include Don Scott and Dale Levy of the Kitchener Hallman Twins, the host team for the ISC World Tournament, along with Jim, Jodie & Jay Schnarr of the Bridgeport PROforma Braves, who are the host team for the ISC II Tournament of Champions – the intermediate division of the ISC.

Among those that may be representing the GHFL are Scott Wagar, who led his Jarvis team to 4th at last year’s Canadian Senior Nationals, Byron Demoe, of the Niagara Snappers, who tied for 5th at last year’s ISC II championship, and Jeff Wilson, who has won four junior national championships in a row and is graduating to senior ball this year.

Admission to the park will be free for the game, which will be preceded by a game at 7 pm featuring the Czech Republic National Team and the Danish club team that are competing in the ISC World Tournament. The game will also be broadcast over the internet on streaming audio through www.ballparkradio.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Blair Setford
Golden Horseshoe Fastball League
1.800.268.9374 ext. 8803
blairjs(at)rogers.com
www.ghfl.ca

or

George Nahrgang
South Perth Men’s Fastball League
519.595.2609
judge(at)cyg.net
www.kwfastball.com/southperth.htm