Welcome to RFastP.com!
This website was created for anyone who is interested in fastpitch softball
in or around the Rochester N.Y. area. The goal of this site is to improve
all levels of fastpitch softball and to make this area competitive again with
the rest of New York State as well as neighboring states. Listings are free.
Updated: 8- 18 - 2008
New E-mail RKuryc@aol.com
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John Dumaw & John
Masco announce:
2009 Tournament Dates
for
NASF OPEN and 12U thru 18U Tournaments
Open date June 27 - 28...12U, 14U, 16U, 18U July 25
- 26
Click
here for OPEN App sheet,. Click
here NYS 12U-18U sheet
JOB OPENING: Our
Lady of Mercy High School
Varsity Softball Coach opening:..... More
information
D&C
Article on Travel Softball.Story:
click here
USA National Womans Fastpitch Oylmpic Team Pages:
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=28
USA Men's National Team - Going to the
Tri-National Playoffs in: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada July 3 - 6, 2008
Team Info and Web Pages:
http://www.usasoftball.com/news.asp?uid=3779&p=303
>
Eteamz.com
'This is the best Tournament listings';
for tournaments worth going to in our area also listed; all other
tournaments in New York State ( once on eteamz click on any state)
Also scroll to the bottom and enter 'Rochester' or 'Buffalo' into the search
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Now
Listing Area Tryouts!
We have heard from many area teams a complete
schedule of tryouts are listed below
TEAMS
NY
Nitro Tryouts 2009 Season 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Monroe Blazers tryouts. 16U
Fingerlakes Lakers 2009 Tryouts
14U, 16U
The Rochester Lady Lions 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U, 23U
The Lightning Elite 18U
2009 Castle Fireball
18U Tryouts
Tryouts Rochester Revenge 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
2009 Rochester Thunder 12U,14U, 16U, 18U
Warsaw Thunder 8U & 10U
TEAM FASTPITCH 12U
Finger
Lakes Nitros tryouts 12U & 14U
Mustangs Tryouts 14U, 16U, 18U
Rochester
Rage 14U
More
info on all teams below:
or go to: Tryouts page click here
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NY
Nitro Tryouts for 2009 Season
10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
All tryouts at MCC. No Cost.
Sunday Aug. 17th
10:00-12:00 16u
12:00-1:30 18u
Sunday Aug. 24th
10:00-12:00 14u
12:00-2:00 10u and 12u
Curt Johns
cjohns29@rochester.rr.com
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info on Monroe Blazers tryouts. 16U
websites: http://monroe_blazers.webball.com
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=monroeblazers
email Rick Clark @ rclark2@rochester.rr.com
phone: (585) 872-1461 (H), 339-8261 (C)
or Art Kahn @ akahn@stny.rr.com
AUG 24 FROM 1- 3 AT AT XEROX REC CENTER IN WEBSTER FOR 2009 SEASON Monroe
Blazers 16U team .
WE ARE WORKING ON 14U TEAM PLEASE KEEP CHECKING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON
THAT TEAM .
Full Monroe Blazer information listed at: Tryouts
Click Here
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Fingerlakes Lakers 2009 Tryouts 14U, 16U
14U & 16U
August 23rd from 10:00 - 1:00 (Rain Date August 24th)
Frey Field- Frey St.- Newark, NY
For more information contact: Rick Nichols phone: (315)945-9811
Fran - - Francis E. Pieniazek - (315)456-2672
(Phone)
(315)427-3327 (Cell) - Fax (315)456-2414
francis.e.pieniazek@lmco.com
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The Rochester Lady Lions 12u, 14u,
16u, & 18u
2009 Season Team Tryouts*
*Where: *Bernabi Elementary School Softball Field #5
Spencerport, NY 14559
16U & 18U - Date: August 16th, 2008
12U & 14U - Date: August 17th, 2008
For both days: Registration & sign in starts at 8:30 am
Tryouts begin at 9:00 am. Tryouts end at 12 noon
Players interested in becoming a Lady Lion should
contact one of the following age group contacts in advance:
Coaches:
23U - Jeff Lillie at jeff.lillie@gmail.com
18U - Greg Stahl at gregs@bobjohnsonchevy.com
16U - Rick Consaul at rconsaul@rochester.rr.com
14U - George Hotchkiss at george_hotchkiss@hotmail.com
12U - Pat Pike at ppike@rochester.rr.com
Registration Forms may be downloaded from our website:*
http://www.leaguelineup.com/rochesterladylions
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?si
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The Lightning Elite 18U
The Lightning Elite 18U travel softball team will be holding tryouts
for the 2009 season.
The Lightning Elite 18U Tryouts have been changed.
New Dates & Times are Friday, August 15th from 6:00-8:30 pm and Saturday,
August 16th from 2pm-4pm at:
Irondequoit High School Softball Field.
website: http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=lightningelite
More info on the Lightning at:
Tryouts Click Here
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2009 Castle Fireball 18u Tryouts at MCC
Sunday August 17th 2-5pm
Tuesday August 19th 6-8pm
Please contact Coach Chuck at 585-202-4070
or email: csciortino@frontiernet.net
if you plan on attending.
(There is no fee for the tryouts)
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2009 tryouts for the Rochester Revenge
10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
fastpitch softball teams. These tryouts are for all age brackets
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from 10U to 18U. Tryout dates are August 16, 17,
and 24 from 1-4PM at the Victor Central School complex
(953 High Street, Victor).
website: http://www.rochesterrevenge.com
Mike O'Leary email: revengefastpitch@aol.com.
More Info at: Tryouts Click Here
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2009 Rochester Thunder
Try-Outs For 12U,14U,16U, and 18U Teams
*Dates:* August 23 and August 24, 2008
*Times*: 10:00-2:00 (*Batting/Infield*) and 2:30-3:30 (*Pitching/Catching*)
*Where*: Barnard Elementary School Field in Greece NY
(On Maiden Lane near Dewey Ave intersection)
* Contacts*: Darin Fink- Bigd4319@cs.com
585-865-7383
Steve Erhard serhard@alliancellc.net
585-865-7440
Ken Baker- rochthunder@gmail.com
585-227-8378
Ned Cunningham- ecunningham@rochester.rr.com
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WARSAW THUNDER 8U & 10U
Sunday September 14th Warsaw Thunder will be having their
try-outs/organization of their 10 and under and 8 and under teams.
This will be held at the softball field behind the Warsaw High School.
8U coach pitch from 4-5pm and 10U from 5-6:30pm.
10U-playing in either local league or MGSL 2-4 tournaments
8U-local games and 1-2 tournaments-last year this team played coach
pitch against Attica 8U and Avon 9U for a 14 game schedule . They
finished out the year playing a player pitch 9u tournament in
Wellsville.
Players are encouraged to preregister by calling
Rob Kersch at (585) 786-0522.
Email: rsnzk@frontiernet.net
Fundraising will be made available for both teams.
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*TEAM FASTPITCH 12U* is a new team !
LOOKING FOR PLAYERS AND ASSIST COACHES
FOR 2009 SEASON TOURNAMENTS AND LEAGUE PLAY
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TEAM AND
TRYOUT DATES / LOCATION.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW :
THANK YOU
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Finger Lakes Nitros tryouts
12U & 14U
August 30th 10-1(rain date 31th)
Frey Field on Frey Street in Newark NY 14513
For more information contact:
Mike Gonzalez (315) 952-8923 cell
(315)331-9388 phone
mgonzalez23@msn.com
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Mustang tryouts for 2009 14U,
16U, 18U
August 16 & 17 - at the Hamburg Nike Base
Hamburg, N.Y.
Times:
14u - 12-2pm
on 16th,....10-12pm on the 17th.
16u - 10-12pm on the 16th,....12-2pm on the 17th,
18u - 2-4pm on the 16th and 17th.
W e will be holding tryouts at Jurek Field on the Aug. 23 & 24
,same times,thanks Paul,
Contact: Paul Righetti at: Pplayer60r@aol.com
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Rochester
Rage 14U Travel
August 20 and 21
Open Tryouts: Time: 6 - 8 pm
The team will be coached by two successful college players. Playing division
2 and 3.
Sweden Town Park
Redman Road, Brockport, NY
Contact: Tabitha
or Ashley
hiltstl01@mail.buffalostate.edu
585-429-0979
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You can
also visit the Rochester Area Travel Teams Page
There are some misc. histories, info, contacts, schedules from
some of the area teams Go to Travel
Team Page
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JOB OPENING: Our
Lady of Mercy High School
Varsity Softball Coach opening:..... More
information
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Warsaw
Tigers Varsity Softball
08/09 Fall and Winter Clinics
10/25- Learn to Train Like A Athlete
Proformance Sports Training, in Amherst NY, is a group of strength and conditioning
experts, physical therapists, and sports medicine doctors dedicated to improving
the physical performance of athletes. Owner Director John Opfer has worked
with the Cleveland Indians, Buffalo Bills, U of Tenn. , and the U of Buffalo.
He is a trainer to the NFL, MLB, NCAA, and Olympic Track Federation Athletes.
He is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Assoc. , USA Track
and Field, and USA Weight Lifting Federation Sports Performance.
Coed/Multi-Sport Training Session 12-3pm at the Warsaw Elementary
gym Cost $ 40 Ages 13-18
11/15-CATCHERS CLINIC BY Catching Instructor Jared Conlon
-Professional Catching Coach having worked with over 100 former and current
Division I Softball and Baseball players.
-Worked with such MLB players such as Roberto Alomar, current 3rd base coach
of the St. Louis Cardinals, Jose Oquendo, Lenny Randall, Sandy Alomar Jr.,
Carlos Delgado, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez as well as others in San
Juan, Puerto Rico-Winter League
-Played D1 baseball at Niagara University for the Purple Eagles from2000-2003
as their catcher.
-Went to the New York State high school Class A -Final Four-Lewiston Porter
High School
-Played with the 1997 Roberto Clemente All-Stars in San Juan, Puerto Rico
batting .585
-Coached at Niagara Catholic High School to a ranking of #6 Small School in
Western New York-Softball
Baseball Session 9am-11am - Softball Session 11am-1pm - Cost-$40 - Warsaw
Elementary Gym - Ages 12-18
2/28-SUNY
GENESEO SOFTBALL CLINIC
SUNY Geneseo is a Division III school that competes in the SUNYAC Conference
coached by Head Coach Tony Ciccarello. The clinic will be put on by the Geneseo
players and coaches. Clinic will be focused on offensive drills, defensive
drills, and pitching. The clinic will end up with a question and answer session.
Cost-$40 Warsaw High School Gym from 10am-1pm Ages 8-18
For all clinics, a check made out to Warsaw Thunder Softball will hold your spot. Send checks to Warsaw Thunder Softball, 76 Center Street, Warsaw NY 14569. Enclosed with the check, on a sheet of paper, include your name, age, email, phone number, and address. You will then receive a release form to complete and bring with you to the clinic. For questions call (585) 786-0522. Proceeds will be donated to the Warsaw Varsity Softball Team.
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NOTE:
Many of the below listing are outdated...but kept up for contact
infomation
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UPDATE:
Brockport Raptors: From Glenn Emerson
I coordinate the Monday / Wednesday 17-under town ball fast pitch program
in John Masco's league. It's called NASF/Pony, was started years ago by Curt
Haas /Gary Zastrow.
My team is the Brockport Raptors:www.eteamz.com/brockportraptors
We focus primarily on the Modified to young JV age group, especially
offering Modified level players their first exposure to base stealing, bunting
and other facets typically denied to the younger girls in town and rec level
programs.
We also get a fair share of high school players looking to play summer ball
and have fun
Regards,
Glenn Emerson
email: gemerso1@rochester.rr.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/glennemerson
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Lady Raiders College Showcase Tournament
will be held the weekend of June 21 & 22, 2008.
190 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
Also hosting...
Lady Raiders23U(Open)Tournament
will be held the weekend of July 12 & 13, 2008.
190 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
TOURNAMENT(S)
WEBSITE:
http://home.stny.rr.com/ladyraiders/
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Homerun Softball/GM
Sports Elite Training Camps
Buffalo, NY
A unique and wonderful experience for Elite Softball Players,
For both skills development & coaches
Homerun Softball/GM Sports, one the nation’s premier elite softball
camps, will be held at the Amherst Softball complex softball
facility
Tuesday July 8, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday July 9, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
For players entering 9th Grade through 12th Grade
We will have over 15 top notch College Coaches, who
will be working in small groups with the girls on Skills & Drills. Each
area of the game will be instructed in 12 different stations. Instruction
will be in accordance to what universities are looking for in skill development
at the various age levels. Some of the Camp College Coaches are:
Canisius College- Mike Rappl, St Josephs’ University
PA-Gerry Mauro, Florida Tech- Ellie Hanover,
Edinboro University- Dan Gierlak, Plattsburgh State- Sean Cotter, Niagara
University- Jordan Stevens,
Monroe Community College- Robbi DiGacomo, Fairleigh Dickerson University-
Dale Martin,
Central Connecticut State-Mandy Roczniak & Denise Marchese, Geneseo State-
Tony Ciccarello
Slippery Rock University- Vashion Johnson….to name a few
Check web site for list of all Coaches working the camp.
The chance to work in a small group is a great opportunity to showcase your
athletic and skill level.
This camp gives both Player & Coach the unique chance to work on a more
personal level.
Camp for both days is only $225 ($200 up to June 24th) or $150
per day.
Note: Since there will be 12 stations set up, it will take 2 days to get to
all the coaches. However we realize that some players are only available for
one day, those players may elect 6 stations for that one day.
From Past History we expect to be sold out well before June,
This camp is first come first serve, we suggest that you get your registration
in as soon as possible
How: Register on line at www.eteamz.active.com/EliteSoftballTrainingCamp
Or Make Checks Payable to Homerun Softball
Homerun Softball- 100 Harrington Road Syracuse, NY 13224
Questions: Email: homerunsbsb@yahoo.com
or call 518-796-8315
Ronald Baum
Homerun Softball
homerunsbsb@yahoo.com
518-796-8315 Cell
315-446-6313 Home
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From
Rob Kersch - Warsaw Thunder
Warsaw Thunder is
looking to form a 8 and under coach pitch team. It will be focused on fundamentals
and learning the game. A instructional league. I am interested to know if
there are any town or travel organizations that would be interested in playing
each other from Monroe, Livingston, Genesee, Erie, Wyoming, or Allegany counties.
If interested please email Rob Kersch at: .
rsnzk@frontiernet.net
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Penfield
Cobras
- 14U, 16U &18U
Gus Simon
Gus.simon@att.net
Gus.simon@xerox.com
Penfield
Colbras Website:
http://eteamz.active.com/penfieldcobrasoftball/
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Both NASF Tournaments, the New York State 12U, 14U & 16U and the National Open turned out good. Fields and weather were beautiful. 2007

16U Teams competing

12U Championship Game Lady Lions vs Cyclones


Sunday playoffs, Open tournament WNY Mustangs
vs RIT Tigers
NASF Nation open tournament (any age, no limit.)

NASF Open Tournament

Coach John Dumaw
in the center, John Masco on the end.
A John Masco fan on the other end.
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>Thinking
of getting that new Bat?
Check this out: Bats
Banned by the ASA & College Leagues
(some well known
bats on this list)
ALSO: http://www2.ncaa.org/media_and_events/pres
LINKS TO CATALYST
BAT: www.slugger.com
NCAA:
www.ncaa.org.
ASA LINK: www.softball.org.
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Help
sheets for league or townball
coaches - points to help your
players get better
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Frozen
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Lessons on hitting,
pitching and fielding
Year-round softball and baseball training
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Assistant G.M., Director of Marketing
(585) 385-0420
Office
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jscarpelli@FrozenRopesRochester.com
To get more information on the camps or to see the current news letter go to: http://frozenropesrochester.com/newsletters.htm
Frozen
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Frozen Ropes Fall II Schedule, New HS Player Programs...and
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Dear Friends of Frozen Ropes,
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Inside the latest "On Deck" Newsletter you'll find all kinds of great baseball and softball related info...Along with the upcoming Fall II Schedule, there is information on the NEW Player Development Program (PDP), the full '06-07 'Ropes Schedule as well as many other informative articles, including an interview with Spencerport Varsity Baseball Coach, Craig Bodensteiner.
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We’ve added several new classes and programs for our upcoming 6-Week Session, including high-end offerings for the 13 to 18 year old ballplayer.
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JOSIE'S READY TO
HIT A HOME RUN - AT WHAT AGE SHOULD THEY
START?
Even at
3,4 or 5 years old, you can pitch a wiffle
ball to them and see if they can hit or
catch. If anything, it would increase
hand/eye coordination and help in later
years in any sport. I think a lot of people
would be surprised to see how well a 4
or 5 year old can hit a wiffle ball with
a plastic bat with only a couple days
practice. In a few days they start
adjusting and start to clobber the ball
over your head.
LONG-TERM GOALS:
1. Get more girls of all ages involved in fastpitch softball.
2. If
a local fastpitch association can be formed
and can organize leagues, games and tournaments
in a seven-county area, or the Section
V area, there would be an organization
to start in motion a master plan to build
a centrally located softball complex where
local leagues, sectional games, tournaments,
etc. could be played. This would end the
need to beg for fields, pay for fields,
or kiss someones bu-- to get the use of
a diamond for a few hours.
The more people who get involved, the
easier it would be to build something
like this. Both Buffalo and Syracuse have
complexes built with public funding which
are strictly for fastpitch softball!
3. Keep girls involved at all ages. Buffalo
has an open league with no age limit.
Females of all ages, from young girls
to women who have graduated from college
and have children of their own, still
play in fastpitch leagues.
With Title IX and all the money spent on men's sports facilities in our area, it it is not that far-fetched to believe that a local complex could be built.

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