Wednesday July 13th in Wynyard SK. In the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League the Wynyard Blues defeat the Fishing Lake Mariners 2-1 in the league A-Final. Wynyard advances to the Championship round with two chances against the winner of the B-side game. Mike Jordan pitched for the Blues while Dusty Keshane pitched for the Mariners. Mike Jordan hit a 2 run home run in the 4th shortly after the Mariners took a 1-0 lead. The Foam Lake Merchants will face the Rosebud Royals next week (TBD) with the winner facing the Mariners in the B-Final. The winner of the B-Final will have to defeat the Wynyard Blues twice to win the Championship.

WINNING PITCHER
Mike Jordan

HOME RUNS
Mike Jordan

With the playoffs at a standstill here is some entertainment for those wet days.

This was published to YouTube on 3 Feb 2013
American Softball Pitcher, Jennie Finch shows just how hard it is to hit in fastpitch softball.

https://youtu.be/JG8NOR6Lg2c

The Foam Lake Merchants, Fishing Lake Mariners and Wadena Wildcats took advantage of some dry conditions tonight to play some games that were delayed due to Saturday’s rain out in Wadena. The Mariners and Wildcats visited Foam Lake to continue the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League Playoffs Monday June 27th. The Mariners faced the Merchants in their A-Semifinal game at 6:30. The Mariners Ace Dusty Keshane stymied the Foam Lake bats with a complete game one hitter. The Merchants James Anderson kept the Mariners to 4 runs but that proved to be enough as the Merchants bats could only muster up one run.

In game two the Wadena Wildcats faced the Merchants in the B-Side. The Merchants got 3 in the first and 4 in the second which proved to be enough as the Wildcats could only get 3 runs of veteran James Anderson. Nathan Pomedli pitched the entire game for the Wildcats in their last league game of the season.

The Double knockout playoffs will continue in Wadena Friday July 1st at 6:00 PM with the Rosebud Royals facing the Fishing Lake Cubs. The Mariners will face the Wynyard Blues in the A-Final of the double knockout draw with the date TBD. Dates are also TBD for the winners of the Royals/Cubs against the Foam Lake Merchants.

Rain settled in and delayed the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League Playoffs Saturday in Wadena. Wynyard Blues Vs Rosebud Royals and Fishing Lake Mariners vs Foam Lake Merchants will resume play TBD 6:00 PM with games to continue immediately following in Wadena.

RESULTS:
Rosebud Royals defeated the Wadena Wildcats 14-1. Steve Moulding got the win for the Royals while Ryan Baker hit a Home Run. Wildcats drop to play the loser of the Mariners and Foam Lake.

Fishing Lake Mariners defeated the Fishing Lake Cubs 5-1 with Dusty Keshane taking the win. Mariners face the Foam Lake Merchants in the A-Semi while the Cubs will face the lose of Rosebud and Wynyard.

RICHARDSON PIONEER MENS FASTBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS:
The Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League Playoffs are now set with the Wynyard Blues and Foam Lake Merchants earning first round byes by virtue of their 1st and 2nd place finishes. The one-day double-knockout Playoff Tournament is Saturday June 23rd and starts at 9:00 AM in Wadena. The playoffs kicks off with some community rivalries in round one. At 9 AM, the Fishing Lake Cubs face the Fishing Lake Mariners AND the Wadena Wildcats facing the Rosebud Royals, who are also from Wadena. For the A-Semi-Finals, the winner of the Wadena battle will face the Wynyard Blues, while the winner of the Fishing Lake game will face the Foam Lake Merchants with both games at 10:30 AM. The Double-knockout tournament will conclude with the A Winner vs B Winner game at 4:30 and the second game (if necessary) at 6:30. The 6:30 game will only be needed if the B-side winner defeats the A-side winner at 4:30. There is a gardens in left field and concession all day. League Champions will be presented with the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League trophy (pictured).

GAME RESULTS:
Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League play came to a close tonight in Wadena with the Fishing Lake Cubs defeating the Wadena Wildcats 11-1. Corbitt Sabit pitched for the Cubs, while Dylon Murias and Koltin Paquachan split the duties for the Wildcats. No home runs were reported.