Courtesy, John Thompson ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD - Recognition Program Saturday September 11 at 1 pm, Peter Hallman Ball Yard, Kitchener, Ontario Canada Honoring Ray Alviano, Dave McLelland, Buck Hartlieb and Larry Lunch Registration - COVID protocols - Sheila BrownWelcome/Introductions - John ThompsonAcknowledgementsOrigins - Tom ClancyMunicipal … [Read more...]
New Brunswick softball legend is headed for Softball Canada’s Hall of Fame
From CBC.ca Shane Fowler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: August 30 In 70 years, George Gillett's devotion to the game and to his hometown of Hoyt has never waned George Gillett can't remember the exact year he played his first game of softball. He knows he was a teenager at the time, and that it was sometime … [Read more...]
Lance Winn tabbed for play-by-play of Canadian Women at 2021 Tokyo Olympics
We are pleased to share the news that Lance Winn, longtime member of the Ballpark Broadcasting team has been tabbed for play-by-play duties for the Canadian Women's Softball team for their games at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. We are excited for Lance, who has been on of the leading fastpitch softball broadcasters for the past 15 years, since debuting at the 2006 ISC II … [Read more...]
Jarrad Martin named New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team head coach
From the Official WBSC Website: The WBSC Softball Hall of Famer will lead the Junior Black Sox at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. Former Black Sox captain and WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Jarrad Martin is the new head coach of the New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team. Martin, who served as the assistant coach under Thomas Makea since 2014, will … [Read more...]
The Bahamas
Click here for latest update from National Hurricane Center. Reading that Hurricane Dorian is headed to the Bahamas, and thinking of our friends on Man-O-War Cay. The families of Haziel McDonald, Grant Albury, William Weatherby, Edney Bethel and company. Stay safe. Button down the hatches. Man-O-War is a small island located in the outer reaches of the Northern … [Read more...]
Guzman, Hackett, Hicks, McCurry and Muizelaar tabbed Assistant Coaches for USA 2019 Men’s National Team
Web Release: Link OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball has announced the USA Softball Men’s National (MNT) assistant coaches that will join Head Coach Gregg Leather (Staten Island, N.Y.) during the 2019 season. Ron Guzman (Salinas, Calif.), Ron Hackett (Richmond, Va.), Greg Hicks (Bakersfield, Calif.), Nick McCurry (Ashland, Ohio) and Gerald Muizelaar (Grand Forks, N.D.) will … [Read more...]
Passing of ISC Hall of Famer Joe Avila
Passing of ISC Hall of Famer Joe Avila We regret to report the passing of ISC Hall of Famer Joe Avila, who died in a car accident last week. Joe was inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame in 2010 at Midland Michigan, where I had the honor of delivering his introduction at the Hall of Fame Breakfast. Joe's ISC Hall of Fame bio: Joe Avila, Hanford, CA From his debut … [Read more...]