ISC Canada East Qualifier summary

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May 18, 2017  –  The ISC Canada East qualifier has been a mainstay on the Ontario tournament circuit since the early 1970s, when the Ontario Fastball League was affiliated with the ISC. Winners over the years include Oshawa Tony’s, Grimsby Peach Kings, Agincourt Rawlings, Toronto Gators and Owen Sound Tiremen among others. In the 2000s, teams that have won the qualifier multiple times include the Gators, Scarborough Force, Kitchener Cubs, Waterdown Hammer and Ottawa Team Easton Thunder.
 
For the last five years, the Canada East qualifier has grown to include a U21 Championship. Winners include Wiarton Red Devils, Stratford Cubs, Alvinston Junior Indians and New Hamburg Mustangs, all of whom have gone on to success at the ISC U21 Championship held at the annual ISC World Tournament.
 
For 2017, we will have a strong field of 14 men’s teams and 6 U21 teams. By the time we finish, some time around 7 pm on Sunday evening, we’ll have completed 37 games. As always, we will send a strong contingent of Canada East teams to the ISC World Tournament, where teams from our region have now won the past nine ISC World Championships. We are also pleased to have ISC Umpire-in-Chief Bruce Bierman as the UiC for our tournaments and ISC Statistician Gary Baughman providing full stats packages.
 
Schedules will be available shortly.
 
Date:  June 16-18, 2017
Location:  Innerkip, ON Sports Park
Berths:  4 for Canada East teams (winner receives paid berth + travel money) + additional invites as available; U21 winner receives paid berth + travel money + additional invites for all U21 teams
Entry Fee:  $450 Cdn
Format:  Double knockout with single championship game for ISC; Pool play with crossover for U21
Contact:  Blair Setford blairjs@gmail.com
UIC:  Bruce Bierman bierhawk@xplornet.com 
ISC Rep:  Joe Todd ftode739@rogers.com, Kyle Smith kyle.smith@ballparkradio.com 
 
ISC Entrants:
1. Durham Diamondbacks
2. Elmira Expos
3. Glanworth Gators
4. Kingston Axemen
5. Kitchener Hallman Cubs
6. Kitchener Bell Cartage Outlaws
7. Nith River Monsters
8. Ohsweken Da Hoggs
9. Shakespeare Falcons
10. St. Paul’s Generals
11.Toronto Batmen
12.Waterdown Hammer
13.Wiarton Nationals
14.Wyevale Tribe
 
U21 Entrants
1. Alvinston Aces
2. New Hamburg Mustangs
3. Owen Sound Selects
4. Port Perry Bulls
5. Tavistock Athletics
6. Wellesley Wildcats
 
Blair Setford, Joe Todd, Kyle Smith
ISC Canada East

Blue Crew selected for ISC 2017 World Tournament

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May 8, 2017 – Ayr, Ontario – Congratulations to the 20-man crew selected by Umpire-in-Chief Bruce Bierman for the 2017 ISC World Tournament to be held this August in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

With input from Deputy UIC Lou Davis and Les Novak, the Blue Crew for the 2017 ISC World Tournament is as follows:

1   Rick Boyd – Oro Medonte, ON

2.  Glenn Brown – Oak Harbor, WA

3.  Lou Davis – Truro, NS

4.  Robert Durand – Osceda, WI

5.  Steve Gallagher – Cobourg, ON

6.  Roger Griffith – Goshen, IN

7.  Jon Hand – Maple Park, IL

8.  Jay Hart – Dunnville, ON

9.  Steve Jannke – Caledonia, MI

10  Gary Johnson – Eau Claire, WI

11. Serge Laflamme – Levis, QC

12. Chris Lamer – Belleville, ON

13.  Mathieu Leclerc – Donnacona, QC

14.  Fred Malatches – Cambridge, ON

15.  LeWayne Rogers – Altoona, IA

16.  Dave Selden – Reese, MI  (Designated by ASA)

17.  Paul Squires – Goldsboro, NC

18.  Trevor Topping – Kitchener, ON

19.  Justin Van Horn – Chatham, ON

20.  Kevin Wallace – Shipman, IL

To be considered for this prestigious assignment, every umpire that would like the opportunity to officiate an ISC World Tournament must complete an application in the fall of the prior year and submit it to Bruce Bierman and Lou Davis. From the many applications that are received every fall, each is scrutinized and evaluated for selection.

Just as the teams, players, and coaches strive to participate in the ISC World Tournament every August, the same can be said for the Blue Crew. Congratulations to all and we look forward to seeing  you on the field in Grand Rapids.

Joe Todd

ISC VP Communications

ftode739@rogers.com

Bruce Bierman

ISC Umpire in Chief

bierhawk@xplornet.com

 

2017 ISC Digital Guide now online

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April 19, 2017     Mississauga, ON – What’s your favourite memory of the 2016 ISC World Tournament? Shane Boland’s championship-winning home run? Walk-off heroics by Nick Shailes or Wayne Laulu? 

You can relive all of those moments and more with the 2017 ISC Digital Guide now available for your viewing pleasure online at the International Softball Congress website at www.iscfastpitch.com. 

Simply click on the front cover of the 2017 Guide and you’ll be taken to a full-colour reproduction with more than 125 photos, links to all of the Pointstreak linescores and game stats and ISC Network broadcasts plus dozens of additional links sprinkled throughout. The ISC Digital Guide is a faithful reproduction of the hard copy ISC Guide which is now on sale.

This is the seventh year of publication for the ISC Digital Guide by Red Mat Media, led by Scott Standerfer and his team. 

You can now order and pay for a hard copy of the 2017 ISC Guide online at the ISC website through the convenience of PayPal by visiting http://iscfastpitch.com/paypal-2/ and choosing the Guide option in the drop down menu.

We thank all of our ISC sponsors, including Cooper Tire and FirstOntario Credit Union, for enabling us to bring you the 2017 ISC World Championship Guide.

For additional information, please contact

Blair Setford

ISC VP Operations/Guide Managing Editor

blairjs@gmail.com

or 

Larry Fisher

ISC Executive Director

iscfastpitch@gmail.com 

Joe Todd

ISC VP Communications

Ingersoll, Ontario

ftode739@rogers.com

New ISC Player Representatives Appointed

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April 11, 2017 – Reedsburg, WI – The International Softball Congress has appointed a new slate of 12 player representatives.

“We want to thank all of these individuals who have stepped forward to be a voice for the players in the game,” said ISC President Dean Oscar.

1-     Brad Pender  –  Canada East

2-     Chris Diethert  –  US Central

3-     Eric Fogel  –  US East

4-     Jon Gwizdala –  US East

5-     Justin Schofield  –  Atlantic Canada

6-     Kris Walushka  –  Canada West

7-     Matt McLaren  –  Canada East

8-     Nick Santos  –  US West

9-     Scott Galenza  –  Canada West

10 – Tyler Dudley  –  US East

11-  Sisco Sabate  –  International

12-  Zennon Winters  –  International

US Player reps are appointed by US Vice President Chris Santos. In Canada, they are appointed by Canada Vice President Todd McCabe. International player reps are appointed by Dean Oscar. The player’s rep committee discusses business throughout the year via email and has the power to propose motions to the ISC Board of Directors on a wide variety of issues.

The ISC would like to thank the previous group of player reps, some of whom had close to a decade or more of service, for their time and commitment. The injection of new faces with new ideas and the fire of enthusiasm will be a plus for the game we all love.

Joe Todd

ISC VP Communications

Ingersoll, Ontario

ftode739@rogers.com

 

 

Pre-orders now available for 2017 ISC World Championship Guide

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March 29, 2017 –Mississauga, ON – Celebrate the arrival of spring and the imminent return of the North American fastball season by pre-ordering your 2017 International Softball Congress World Championship Guide.

Complete with a striking cover that features ISC MVP Brad Rona and Most Outstanding Pitcher Sean Cleary, of the Toronto Gators, along with the Gators’ Shane Boland and his World Tournament clinching walk-off home run, the 2017 ISC Guide has over 130 color photos along with 140 pages of stats and stories on the ISC World Tournament, ISC II Championship, ISC Legends 50+ Championship and the ISC U21 Championship from the Green Valley Sports Complex in Moline, IL.

You can now order and pay for the 2017 ISC Guide online at the ISC website through the convenience of PayPal by visiting http://iscfastpitch.com/paypal-2/  and choosing the Guide option in the drop down menu.

The 2017 ISC Guide will also be available in the near future in a convenient and easy-to-read electronic format on the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com. 

We thank all of our ISC sponsors, including Cooper Tire and FirstOntario Credit Union, for enabling us to bring you the 2017 ISC World Championship Guide.

For additional information, please contact

Blair Setford

ISC VP Operations/Guide Managing Editor

blairjs [@] gmail.com

or 

Larry Fisher

ISC Executive Director

iscfastpitch [@] gmail.com

 

2017 ISC Canada East Qualifier – June 16-18 – Innerkip, ON

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Even with the snow on the ground, we are actively planning the 2017 ISC Canada East Qualifier for Innerkip June 16-18.
 
This event is for all teams in Canada East who haven’t yet qualified for the 2017 ISC World Tournament in Grand Rapids, MI.
 
The qualifier will be a double knockout event with a paid entry & travel money for the winner. Additional invites will be made available to teams based on their finish in the qualifier and other ISC CE qualifying events.
 
Entry fee is $450. We request that you send payment via Interac Email transfer to blairjs@gmail.com. Interac E-Transfer is a fast, secure, and convenient way to transfer funds and is available through virtually every Canadian financial institution for the same cost as a postage stamp.
 
For those needing accommodations, there are a pair of Choice Hotel properties in Woodstock, about a 10-minute drive from the park. Bookings can be made through the choicehotels.com website using the ISC promo code 00228500. Note that this must be done through the website. Calling the hotel directly and quoting the code will not provide the discount.
 
For additional info, please contact any of the following:
 
Blair Setford – blairjs@gmail.com
Joe Todd – ftode739@rogers.com

ISC welcomes Greg Nydick and Bill Kunkel as Commissioners-at-Large

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February 10, 2017 –    Findlay, OH – Greg Nydick, of Philadelphia, PA, and Bill Kunkel, from Eaton Rapids, MI, are both joining the International Softball Congress (ISC) as Commissioners-at-Large, the ISC announced today.

“In addition to having a passion for the game, each of these individuals have skills that we need in our organization as we continue to support men’s fastpitch softball,” said Larry Fisher, ISC Executive Director.

Fans of the game will be familiar with Greg due to his association with the New York Gremlins and statistician and social media director. Greg has been involved with the game since he was 13 years old and is a second generation softballer, his father Bob Nydick has been a team sponsor for a number of years. In his professional life, Greg is as an auditor for a public accounting firm. 

“I am excited to join an organization that has meant so much to me growing up, and I look forward to helping promote and grow the game of fastpitch,” said Nydick. “I am looking forward to working with all the other Commissioners.”

“Greg’s experience, both in his fastpitch associations and his professional life, will be of great value to the ISC,” said Fisher.

Bill has been involved with the game since 1991 and has wide experience as a player, manager, sponsor and clinician. In 2016, Bill organized and ran training clinics for junior men’s national teams from countries such as Israel, Botswana and Denmark. Bill has also worked with the US junior men’s team members and was just announced as a member of the 2017-2020 USA Softball men’s national team coaching pool. He is currently working with the West Michigan Sports Commission in preparation for the 2017 ISC World Tournament. 

“I would like to thank Larry Fisher and the ISC for including me in the organization.  I hope to use this new position to help maintain the world class quality of fastpitch softball that ISC has provided for many years now,” said Kunkel. “I also hope to use my new role as a recruiting platform to attract the younger generation to fastpitch softball and the international level of completion that is so hard to find otherwise.” 

“Bill’s strong involvement with, and passion for, the development of the sport will be extremely useful as we face the challenges of trying to grow the game,” said Fisher.

The ISC welcomes both Greg and Bill to the Board of Directors. Both are keen and willing to become important components of the ISC and it is felt that their energy and enthusiasm will be an asset to the organization moving forward.

For more information, please contact:

Joe Todd

ISC VP Communications

Ingersoll, Ontario

ftode739@rogers.com

 

Larry Fisher

ISC Executive Director

Findlay, Ohio

iscfastpitch@gmail.com