Cleo Goyette began his softball career with the Mary Star All-Stars in San Pedro, CA in 1951. He was a part of three National Softball Congress Championship teams and was named tournament MVP in 1953. He joined the Long Beach Nitehawks in the mid 1950s and went on to win six ISC World Championships. He earned All-World honors from 1952 through 1961 and again in 1963. From 1953-1957, he was named to the All-World teams in both the NSC and the ISL, so he's been All World 16 times! That's why the ISC MVP Award is named in his honor. Goyette is considered one of the top five players to ever play the game.

New Zealander Kevin Herlihy was already well-established as one of the best pitchers in the world when he made his ISC debut at the age of 32 in 1979 for the Saginaw, MI Bolters. Herlihy swept both the MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher Awards that year, leading the Bolters to the title, beating the Long Beach Nitehawks 2-1 in 11 innings. Herlihy struck out 96 batters in 54 innings, allowing 22 hits, and walked just four batters in the Bolters' seven games. Remarkably, Herlihy allowed just three runs and none of them were earned. Truly an astonishing debut. Herlihy passed away in 2006 and, in 2007, the ISC established the Kevin Herlihy Memorial Newcomer of the Year Award for ISC players making their debut appearance. Click on Kevin's picture for the full list of Herlihy Award Winners.

Denny Bruckert spent more than 50 years in the game of softball as a player and manager. Denny always said he never knew when to quit because of his love of the game of fastpitch softball, the ISC and for his many, many friends in the fastpitch world. In his last couple of seasons, he spoke about the younger players making it even tougher to walk away from the game he loved so much because he got so much enjoyment helping them develop their game, and, more importantly, watching as these men turned out to be great husbands, dads and coaches themselves. After Denny's passing in 2019, the New York Gremlins and the ISC launched the Denny Bruckert Memorial Dedication Award to recognize individuals for their contributions to the game. Click on Denny's picture to see the annual recipients of this award.

Jamie Boyd played the final few years of his ISC career with the Shakespeare, ON Falcons. Jamie was the 2010 Kevin Herlihy ISC Newcomer of the Year, led the World Tournament in RBIs and was named to the ISC All-World team that year in Midland. Previously, he was named to several ISC II All-Tournament teams with Tavistock, ON Merchants and Bridgeport, ON Braves. He was a big supporter of the ISC and often spoke about his love of the game of fastpitch. Tragically, Jamie lost his life in 2018 in a snowmobile accident. The ISC II Newcomer of the Year Award was named in his honour in 2019. Click on his picture for the list of Jamie Boyd Newcomer of the Year Award Winners. Photo credit: Maddy Flanagan.