With the 2008 season complete, it is time for the post-season managers meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 11th. The location will be at Fernie Rameriz’s house which is located at 8748 Nogal in
The tournament for this weekend is on! Games will be played per the schedule which can be viewed on the main page.
The Santa Fe Springs schedule for this weekend will be finished sometime tomorrow. The entire schedule will be posted here and on the main page so stay tuned.
Robert Hernandez
2008 Santa Fe Springs A Major Champs The Black Sox
Daniel Roth delivered a clutch 2 run home run his second home run in two games breaking open a 2-2 tie and giving Long Beach a 4-2 win and The Santa Fe Springs 1 championship. Ron Rupp pitching his 2nd consecutive game went the distance allowing 2 runs on 7 hits for the complete game victory. Dan Zupp pitched very well in defeat allowing only 4 runs. Zupp threw back to back games as he pitched Primetime to the finals with a win over The Amigos. Primetime took an early 2-0 in the first off Sox ace Ron Rupp. Bryan Woodsworth singled and was advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jamie Nuanez. Dan Plesetz than launched a long home run to right center making the score 2-0 Primetime after 1 inning. In the top of the second Long Beach cut the lead in half. Dave Demaio walked and Daniel Roth singled advancing Demaio to third. With one out Angel Martinez singled up the middle scoring Demaio.
The score stood Primetime 2 and Long Beach 1 after 2 innings. Zupp and Rupp than dominated the 3rd and 4th innings shuting down the other’s offense. In the top of the 5th with 2 outs Chris Martinez walked and Marcos Torres was hit by a pitch. Andy Martinez than delivered a clutch 2 out single making the score 2-2 after 5 innings. In the 6th inning Long Beach would take the lead for good. Chris Minogue singled and was advanced to second on a Dave Demaio sacrifice bunt. Daniel Roth than hammered a 2 run home run to center making the score 4-2 Long Beach. In the bottom of the 7th Primetime threatened. With 1 out Bryan Woodsworth singled and Dan Plesetz reached on an error. With 2 outs Ron Rupp struck out Michael Romero with 2 runners on for the win. Long Beach finished the tournament 4-1 and moved into first place in the SCIFL A Major Division over idle Rude Pac.
Long Beach was led by Andy Martinez who was 2-4 with a game tying run batted in. Dave Demaio was 0-0 with 2 walks and a run. Daniel Roth was the big hitting star again for Long Beach going 2-3 with 2 runs batted in and a run. He also had the game winning RBI for the second consecutive game. Angel Martinez continued his hot hitting going 1-3 with a run batted in. Primetime was led by Dan Plesetz who was 1-4 with a 2 run home run. Bryan Woodsworth in the leadoff spot was 2-4 with a run scored. Ex Black Sox Brett ” Slugger” Semans was 2-3 against his former mates. Primtime had their best showing of the year finishing in second place.
The standings after four weeks are now posted. In the Upper Division, the Black Sox cut into Rude-Pac’s lead and now only trail in the standings by a single point. They should take over the top spot after this weekend as Rude-Pac is idle again in So Cal. In the “A” Division, the top spot has turned into a dogfight as the Hustlers have caught up with the Pantera II. There are also three teams trailing them all within four points of each other and can get closer to the leaders with a good weekend.
Click the Standings link on the main page to view.
The SCIFL website has been updated with the following: 
Schedule for this weekend’s tournament in Santa Fe Springs http://www.scifastpitch.com/tournaments/2008/SantaFeSpringsI-RoundRobin.htm
Robert works on schedule!!!
Stats from Palm Springs II http://www.scifastpitch.com/stats.htm
Go to the SCIFL main page http://www.scifastpitch.com/ 
Gerald Pyle puts together winner
In the finals of the Palm Springs 2 Upper Division The undefeated Long Beach Black Sox squared off against Rupps Worst Nightmare. It was only fitting that the two pitchers were Gerald Pyle and Ron Rupp who have been playfully sparring all year in The Fastpitch West Forum. The two teams on saturday played a thrilling 3-2 game in 8 innings which Long Beach prevailed. This game would be completely different as Rupp’s Worst Nightmare would win the championship scoring 11 runs.
Pyle wins showdown over Rupp 
The game was 0-0 after one as Gerald Pyle got out of a 1st and third jam in the first inning inducing Chris Minogue to hit into a double play after Fred Hanker and Andy Martinez singled. In the second Rupp’s Worst Nightmare would get on the board when Javier Fierro doubled and scored on a single. In the third Rupp’s Worst Nightmare got 3 off Sox ace Ron Rupp when Sonny Perkins singled followed by another single and a Javier Fierro RBI single. Gerald Pyle than tripled to left scoring 2 more making the score 4-0 after three. Fred Hanker pulled Ron Rupp after the inning and replaced him with Dave Blackburn. The Sox rallied in the 4th scoring 3 when Fred Hanker singled and Chris Minogue homered to left center. Ron Rupp than singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. Dale Lopes than delivered an 0-2 pinch hit single driving in Rupp. Lopes made his 1st Sox appearance in 2 years in the at bat. The game was broke open in the bottom of the 4th off Dave Blackburn. Sonny Perkins led off with a walk and Troy Parker singled. Javier Fierro followed a triple with a RBI single his third hit of the game.
Temps reached 100 in desert
The score after 4 innings was now 8-1. In the 5th The game was esentially put away by Rupp’s Worst Nightmare scoring 3 more and ending the game on a run rule. Sonny Perkins hit a long home run to center to highlight the inning making the final 11-3. Gerald Pyle went 4 innings for the win striking out 5 and also going 2-3 at the plate with 2 RBI. Javier Fierro was 3-3 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored. Troy Parker was 2-3 with a RBI and a run. For the Long Beach Black Sox Chris Minogue was 1-3 with a 2 run home run. Ron Rupp and Fred Hanker each added 2 hits and scored a run each.
The schedule for this weekend Palm Springs tournament is now posted. Four teams in the Upper division including the mysterious “Rupp’s Worst Nightmare” and nine teams in the Lower division. Good luck to all this weekend.
The round robin schedule is ready for viewing by PRESSING HERE. Remember that the Coachella Music Festival is this weekend and the roads will be crowded. Plan ahead and allow extra time to get back and forth as the posted game times are forfeit times. The weather is expected to be around 100 degrees so bring a lot of water and sunscreen. 
The first SCIFL Las Vegas Road Trip is in the books with New Image of Wisconsin taking the upper division over Innovative Communication of Utah, who faced a tough day in playing five games in a row. In the “A” bracket, it was a So Cal final as the Caribbeans came back in the “If” game to take the championship over the Palm Springs Express.
Additional information will be posted this week, but as with any road trip the car needs to be unpacked and everything needs to be put back in place and cleaned up.
The team lists and brackets are now available at the SCIFL website. Click the link on the home page for the Las Vegas Road Trip. http://www.scifastpitch.com/LasVegasRoadTrip.htm