2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER UNDERWAY

Hello everyone, if you haven't found the updated TCBC website at www.threecitiesbaseball.com yet -- please reset your bookmarks to there.

Here's all the information for TCBC 2010 NCAA Tournament fundraiser:

Click the NCAA BRACKET POOL link to the left to see the updated, complete bracket for the TCBC NCAA TOURNAMENT fundraiser. This year, like last, Three Cities will be offering a $1,000 prize to the winning bracket, follow the link for complete rules and details! Thank you again for supporting amateur baseball in North-Eastern Ohio!

You can also enter via poolhost.com -- contact a team representative for pool information and password, OR just use the "Make a Donation" button to the left to pay your $20 donation to enter and you will receive the pool and password information emailed to you instantly!

Here's the completed bracket:
Here's the Rules:

RULES: Enter by submitting a signed form to you Team Representative, one entry per entry fee, OR online, one entry per email address, per entry fee.

SCORING: Rounds are weighted as follows:

First Round -- 1 point (32 total points possible)
Second Round -- 2 points (32 total points possible)
Third Round -- 4 points (32 total points possible)
Fourth Round -- 8 points (32 total points possible)
Semifinals -- 16 points (32 total points possible)
Finals -- 32 points (32 total points possible)
Maximum Possible Points: 192 points.

TIE BREAKER: Final game scoring (total score, then individual scores).

PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize of $1000 USD, winning entry must be signed (or electronically submitted) and have been submitted on time.

ODDS OF WINNING: Dependent upon total number entries.

DISCLAIMER: Entry and participation does not guarantee a prize. Tournament fee is considered a donation to THREE CITIES BASEBALL CLUB and is non-refundable. Signing a form or submitting online releases THREE CITIES BASEBALL CLUB from liabilities in the case of a lost or incorrectly submitted form. Please contact info@threecitiesbaseball.com for more information.

Thank you for your continued support of Amateur Baseball in the Three Cities!

For Entertainment Purposes Only!

Thank You!

Thank you again to everyone who participated in our fund raiser(s) and especially to those who have donated on their own! Please email John Millin or Josh Taylor (see the "contacts" tab in the column to the left) if you would like to see your name included on (or removed from) our "Donor Wall."

Without the generosity of our friends and families, reliving this dream of playing organized baseball wouldn't have become the reality it is.

Here's to years to come, and thanks again!

-- John Millin, Josh Taylor and the entire Three Cities Baseball Club

The Final Game is Tonight!

Let's go ahead and keep up the rouse and pretend you didn't see the on-line results after Saturday nights' games.

Either way, expect the FINAL STANDINGS posted here tomorrow morning -- following tonight's decisive game between Michigan State and UNC.

Good luck to those who are still in it (although you are just playing for pride at this point) tonight, and I hope the team you picked wins (and in every case except one that team is UNC).

Take care everyone, and thanks again for participating in the fund raiser tournament for TCBC. Please reach out to Josh or myself at the emails listed to the left and let us know if you'd be interested in us doing this again next year, and any changes you'd like to see to the scoring or structure . . .

Also -- we have CONSOLATION PRIZES!

Yessir, we have a limited number of consolation prizes available, with a limited time tag affixed to them. If you participated, please reach out to your team representative or Josh or myself ASAP and we'll make sure you get yours! We've only got a limited number of these, so don't delay -- they won't last!

Also -- expect a thank you list of donors listed on threecitiesbaseball.com soon.

Thanks again!

John and TCBC

The Final Four!

This is it! 

Do the math, and you can figure out the scenarios, so here's the latest scores and standings:

SCORE NAME - FINAL FOUR [WINNER] - TIE BREAKER
106 Rosemarie Millin - Mich. St / UConn / Duke / [UNC] - 137
95 Jimmy Swearingen - Lville / [UConn] / Pitt / UNC - 152
94 Petey Taylor - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 138
91 Lucky Chucky - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - ______
87 Kevin Patterson - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / UNC - 171
Bill Franks - [Lville] / UConn / ----- / UNC - 143
86 Cindy Swearingen - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 144
Mike Maurer (1) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 154
84 Dave DeWalt - Lville / UConn / UCLA / [UNC] - 155
Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / UConn /Tex / [UNC] - 186
Brian Craig (2) - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 153
83 Greg Hazel - Lville / Mem / [Nova] / Cuse - 142
82 Mike Maurer (2) - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 158
81 John A. Millin - Kans / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 153
Mike Finegan - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 159
Stacey Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 153
Ralph Bloom (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Okla - 142
Claude Mayfield - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 139
Beth Murtaugh - Lville / UConn / Duke / [Okla] - 143
Dan Colleran - Kans / [UConn ] / Pitt / UNC - 162
80 Chris Sinesky - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 143
Sam Schuster - [Lville] / Mem / Duke / UNC - 167
79 Kenny Wendl (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Cuse - 154
Ralph Bloom (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 148
77 Adam Haynam - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 158
76 Steve Waterbury - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 162
Kathleen Gibbons - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 177
75 Jim Feth - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 135
Kim's Dad (J. Grey 2) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 145
74 John Duvall - [Mich St] / Mem / Pitt / Gonz - _____
Tina Sidwell (1) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 192
73 John Zieger - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [Okla] - 167
Herman Hamlin - Lville / [Mem] / Pitt / Okla - 180
72 Brain Craig & Mark Kramer - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 140
Dave Lorenzo - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 142
71 Jennifer Fife - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 157
Kenny Wendl (2) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [Okla] - 144
66 Tom Gibbons - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 153
Bryan Swearingen - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Okla - 134
65 Steve Morgan - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - _____
Eleanor Carver - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 149
61 Tony Salerno - Kans / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - 182
60 Brian Craig (1) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 129
57 Randy Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / Clem - 151
55 Chuck Berry - Utah / Wash / Duke / [UNC] - 158
52 Jim Swearingen - WV / [Wash] / Tex / UNC - 161

And there here again are the most recent "on-line" scores:

TC Standings 6

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On to the Elite 8!

The next round of games is complete, the Elite 8 starts tonight.

Here are the most recent scores for everyone who has completed the fund-raiser brackets the "old fashioned" way:

SCORE NAME - FINAL FOUR [WINNER] - TIE BREAKER
82 Rosemarie Millin - Mich. St / UConn / Duke / [UNC] - 137
79 Jimmy Swearingen - Lville / [UConn] / Pitt / UNC - 152
78 Petey Taylor - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 138
75 Greg Hazel - Lville / Mem / [Nova] / Cuse - 142
Lucky Chucky - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - ______
74 Mike Maurer (2) - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 158
73 John A. Millin - Kans / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 153
John Zieger - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [Okla] - 167
Stacey Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 153
Herman Hamlin - Lville / [Mem] / Pitt / Okla - 180
Mike Finegan - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 159
Ralph Bloom (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Okla - 142
Claude Mayfield - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 139
Beth Murtaugh - Lville / UConn / Duke / [Okla] - 143
72 Chris Sinesky - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 143
Brain Craig & Mark Kramer - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 140
Sam Schuster - [Lville] / Mem / Duke / UNC - 167
71 Kevin Patterson - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / UNC - 171
Kenny Wendl (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Cuse - 154
Ralph Bloom (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 148
Bill Franks - [Lville] / UConn / ----- / UNC - 143
70 Cindy Swearingen - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 144
Mike Maurer (1) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 154
69 Adam Haynam - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 158
68 Dave DeWalt - Lville / UConn / UCLA / [UNC] - 155
Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / UConn /Tex / [UNC] - 186
Steve Waterbury - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 162
Brian Craig (2) - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 153
Kathleen Gibbons - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 177
67 Jim Feth - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 135
Kim's Dad (J. Grey 2) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 145
John Duvall - [Mich St] / Mem / Pitt / Gonz - _____
66 Tina Sidwell (1) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 192
Tom Gibbons - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 153
Bryan Swearingen - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Okla - 134
65 Steve Morgan - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - _____
Dan Colleran - Kans / [UConn ] / Pitt / UNC - 162
64 Dave Lorenzo - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 142
63 Jennifer Fife - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 157
Kenny Wendl (2) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [Okla] - 144
61 Tony Salerno - Kans / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - 182
60 Brian Craig (1) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 129
57 Randy Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / Clem - 151
Eleanor Carver - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 149
47 Chuck Berry - Utah / Wash / Duke / [UNC] - 158
44 Jim Swearingen - WV / [Wash] / Tex / UNC - 161


And then here again are the most current scores from the "new fashioned" entrants on-line:

TC Standings 5

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Thanks again for supporting the team -- and remember, for some of you, the chance at $1000 is just a short week or so away!

Fund Raiser Scores and Standings

Round 2 has ended -- here's the up-to-the-minute "off line scores and standings -- this time, we'll show you the "on-line" ones first:

Three_Cities_Bracket_RD2.pdf

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Next, here's the scores from our "off-line" entrants:

SCORE NAME - FINAL FOUR [WINNER] - TIE BREAKER

58 Rosemarie Millin - Mich. St / UConn / Duke / [UNC] - 137
53 Steve Morgan - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - _____
John A. Millin - Kans / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 153
52 Chris Sinesky - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 143
Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / UConn / Tex / [UNC] - 186
51 Jimmy Swearingen - Lville / [UConn] / Pitt / UNC - 152
Greg Hazel - Lville / Mem / [Nova] / Cuse - 142
50 John Duvall - [Mich St] / Mem / Pitt / Gonz - _____
Petey Taylor - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 138
Mike Maurer (2) - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 158
Cindy Swearingen - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 144
John Zieger - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [Okla] - 167
49 Stacey Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 153
Tony Salerno - Kans / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - 182
Herman Hamlin - Lville / [Mem] / Pitt / Okla - 180
Kenny Wendl (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Cuse - 154
Randy Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / Clem - 151
Mike Finegan - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 159
Beth Murtaugh - Lville / UConn / Duke / [Okla] - 143
Adam Haynam - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 158
Ralph Bloom (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Okla - 142
Claude Mayfield - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 139
48 Steve Waterbury - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 162
Kathleen Gibbons - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 177
Sam Schuster - [Lville] / Mem / Duke / UNC - 167
Brian Craig (2) - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 153
Dave DeWalt - Lville / UConn / [UNC] / UCLA - 155
47 Lucky Chucky - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - ______
Jim Feth - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 135
Kim's Dad (J. Grey 2) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 145
Kevin Patterson - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / UNC - 171
Jennifer Fife - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 157
Ralph Bloom (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 148
Bill Franks - [Lville] / UConn / _____ / UNC - 143
46 Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 192
Brain Craig & Mark Kramer - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 140
Tom Gibbons - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 153
Mike Maurer (1) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 154
Bryan Swearingen - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Okla - 134
45 Eleanor Carver - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 149
Dan Colleran - Kans / [UConn ] / Pitt / UNC - 162
44 Brian Craig (1) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 129
Dave Lorenzo - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 142
43 Kenny Wendl (2) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [Okla] - 144
40 Jim Swearingen - WV / [Wash] / Tex / UNC - 161
35 Chuck Berry - Utah / Wash / Duke / [UNC] - 158

Thanks again, and good luck!

End of Round One Standings

Hi everyone! Thanks again for supporting Three Cities Baseball by participating in our NCAA TOURNAMENT CONTEST fund raiser!

Be sure to follow your brackets closely -- a lot can change every day. Here's the complete FIRST ROUND scores of all brackets submitted "off-line." Below that, you will see a current (as of 10:30pm Saturday night) shot of the "on-line" entries (which includes some SECOND ROUND scores). Confusing, I know. But it's the best I can do right now.

SCORE  NAME - FINAL FOUR [WINNER] - TIE BREAKER

28 Rosemarie Millin  - Mich. St / UConn / Duke / [UNC]  - 137

27 John Zieger - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [Okla] - 167

26 Dave DeWalt - Lville / UConn / [UNC] / UCLA - 155

25 Ralph Bloom (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Okla - 142

Bill Franks - [Lville] / UConn / _____ / UNC - 143

Dan Colleran - Kans / [UConn ] / Pitt / UNC - 162

Steve Morgan - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - _____

Adam Haynam - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 158

Beth Murtaugh - Lville / UConn / Duke / [Okla] - 143

24 Dave Lorenzo - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC  - 142

Chris Sinesky - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 143

Tom Gibbons - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 153

Cindy Swearingen - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 144

Petey Taylor - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 138

Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / UConn / Tex / [UNC] - 186

23 Mike Finegan - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 159

Randy Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / Clem - 151

Jimmy Swearingen - Lville / [UConn] / Pitt / UNC - 152

Kenny Wendl (1) - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / Cuse - 154

Stacey Evans - Lville / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 153

Tony Salerno  - Kans / Mem / [Pitt] / Cuse - 182

Herman Hamlin - Lville / [Mem] / Pitt / Okla - 180

John A. Millin - Kans / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 153

22 Jim Swearingen - WV / [Wash] / Tex / UNC - 161

Mike Maurer (1) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - 154

Bryan Swearingen - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / Okla - 134

Mike Maurer (2) - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 158

Brian Craig (1) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 129

Brian Craig (2) - [Lville] / UConn / Pitt / UNC - 153

Brain Craig & Mark Kramer - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / Okla - 140

Sam Schuster - [Lville] / Mem / Duke / UNC - 167

Kathleen Gibbons - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 177

John Duvall - [Mich St] / Mem / Pitt / Gonz - _____

Tina Sidwell (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 192

21 Kenny Wendl (2) - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [Okla] - 144     

Ralph Bloom (2) - Lville / Mem / Pitt / [UNC] - 148

Jennifer Fife - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 157

Kevin Patterson - Lville / UConn / [Pitt] / UNC - 171

Greg Hazel - Lville / Mem / [Nova] / Cuse - 142

Claude Mayfield - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 139

Kim's Dad (J. Grey 2) - [Lville] / Mem / Pitt / UNC - 145

Eleanor Carver - Kans / [Mem] / Pitt / UNC - 149

Jim Feth - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 135 

20 Steve Waterbury - Lville / Mem / [Pitt] / UNC - 162

19 Lucky Chucky - Lville / UConn / Pitt / [UNC] - ______

Chuck Berry - Utah / Wash / Duke / [UNC] - 158

The "online" scores as of 10:30 Saturday night (to compare "apples to apples" so-to-speak, only look at the RD 1 scores):

NCAA TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER HAS BEGUN

Our fundraiser has begun! Enter early and often and take a chance at a $1000 prize! Here are the complete rules:

THREE CITIES BASEBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL

RULES: Enter by submitting a signed form to you Team Representative, one entry per entry fee, OR online, one entry per email address, per entry fee.

SCORING: Rounds are weighted as follows -- with the following possible points per correct entry:
First Round: 1 point (32 total points possible)
Second Round: 2 points (32 total points possible)
Third Round: 4 points (32 total points possible)
Fourth Round: 8 points (32 total points possible)
Semifi nals: 16 points (32 total points possible)
Finals: 32 points (32 total points possible)
Maximum Possible Points: 192 points

TIE BREAKER: Final game scoring (total score, then individual scores).

PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize of $1000 USD, winning entry must be signed and have been submitted on time.

ODDS OF WINNING: Dependent upon total number entries.

DISCLAIMER: Entry and participation does not guarantee a prize. Tournament fee is considered a donation to THREE CITIES BASEBALL CLUB and is non-refundable. Signing this or any form related to this contest releases THREE CITIES BASEBALL CLUB from liabilities in the case of a lost or incorrectly submitted form. Please contact info@threecitiesbaseball.com or your team representative for more information.

THE THREE CITIES BASEBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT POOL is hosted by poolhost.com, and it's a $20 donation to enter, you can pay-pal us and we'll send you the league password if you'd prefer to enter online, or I can get you in contact with a team representative near you . . .

Good luck and thanks for supporting TCBC!

Emails Sent

Yesterday I sent out emails regarding the sponsorship form and the fund-raising opportunity we're exploring. Please check your in boxes and let's talk about what we've got in the works!