Editor's Note: (We posted a link to this piece last Friday, but we're told that some people had trouble accessing, so decided to repost at in full at Fastpitch West. Enjoy.) Like many of you, we are following the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Being that we are here in So Cal, you'll have to excuse a little extra coverage of the Dodgers. … [Read more...]
Netherland’s Women’s Team Adds Mark Smith to Coaching Staff
Netherlands Eyes Spot on Podium at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Editor's Notes: First saw Mark Smith pitch in Southern California, with Camarillo Kings, when he was 26. No one, IMHO, threw harder than Smith. Mark won back-to-back ISC World Tournament titles in 1981 and 1982 with the Kings, and had an illustrious career pitching for Team Canada. After he retired from … [Read more...]
Hill Family – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
Our second-to-last "Cliff Notes" on the ISC's upcoming Hall of Fame Class of 2025: From the official ISC Website: The Hill Family, Ohsweken, ON, founded the Hill United Chiefs in 2012 and nearly won the ISC World Tournament in their inaugural season. Since then, the Chiefs have become one of the most successful teams in the history of the ISC. The extended Hill family … [Read more...]
Jon Kegel – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
From the Official ISC Website: Jon Kegel, Fargo, ND, has been managing and sponsoring men’s and youth teams in North Dakota for more than 35 years - among them the Kegel Black Knights and Kegel Signs - winning multiple state and regional championships along with a coveted national championship in 2020. His U23 teams also won multiple ISC Development tournaments in the 90s … [Read more...]
Keith Erkenbrack – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
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Bob Otto Among ISC Hall of Fame Inductees in 2025
Otto will join players Jeremy Manley and Brent Stevenson, long-time ISC administrator Keith Erkenbrack, Jon Kegel and the Hill Family From the Official ISC Website: Originally hailing from Minnesota, Robert (Bob) Otto, Yucaipa, CA, is a longtime fastpitch pitcher, photographer, writer and newspaperman. In the late heyday of the game in 1990s through the early 2000s, … [Read more...]
In Memory of Jim Williamson (JRW)
We are saddened to share the news of the passing of Jim Williamson ("JRW") Few people have had a bigger impact on me, or for that matter, the game than Jim Williamson. Jim was a pioneer, helping, with Pat Bucknell, to create a "fastpitch organization for fastpitch players". He was all about the players and making it a good experience for all. I had the privilege to get to know … [Read more...]