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July 8, 2025 by fpw Leave a Comment

Stage Date Start > Finish Type Distance (km) Distance (mi) Winner 3 Mon 07/07 Valenciennes > Dunkerque Flat 178.3 110.8 Tim Merlier (SOQ) Tour de France 2025 Stage 3: Merlier Triumphs in Chaotic Sprint Finish Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France, a 178.3 km flat run from … [Read more...]

TDF 2

July 7, 2025 by fpw Leave a Comment

Mixed in with all the fastpitch news, my report on my other favorite sporting event, the Tour de France. I got home from my Sunday cycling ride in time to learn that my rooting favorite, Mathieu van der Poel (mentioned in my morning post) had won the second stage of the Tour de France. A deserving win for a racer who is often the one that others are drafting on. (He led … [Read more...]

TDF

July 6, 2025 by fpw Leave a Comment

Tour de France. I know, what's this doing on Fastpitch West? Just a nod to my cycling friends and fans of the race, which started on Saturday, July 5. July will be, of course, the biggest month for fastpitch fans, with the WBSC World Cup and more just around the corner. But it's also the month for road cycling. The Tour de France is cycling's ultimate test of endurance - … [Read more...]

The L.A. Fires

January 13, 2025 by fpw

We've received a number of emails from people checking on us, after seeing news coverage of the fires in Los Angeles. We are okay, thank you. A little too close for comfort, but out of the path of the fires, thankfully. More fortunate than others, including the late Cecilio Smalling's son, Cecilio Jr. who lost his home in the Altadena fire. (See the post at the SCIFL website, … [Read more...]

Joe Davis Shines in Baseball’s Most Storied Booth

October 28, 2024 by fpw

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...]

RIP Kris Kristofferson

September 30, 2024 by fpw

Kris Kristofferson: A Renaissance Man of American Music and Culture (1936-2024) The world has lost a true Renaissance man with the passing of Kris Kristofferson, who died peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88. Kristofferson's remarkable life journey took him from the halls of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar to the skies as a helicopter … [Read more...]

Omma Tigres: The Underdogs Who Shocked the Fastpitch World

August 10, 2024 by fpw

Editor's Note: The upstart Omma Tigres open play in the ISC World Tournament today, Saturday, August 10, at Surrey, British Columbia. They drew the honor of playing the first game of the tournament, today, at 1:00 p.m. PDT, taking on the Prince George River Kings. In the high-stakes world of men's fastpitch softball, where rankings often dictate expectations, the Omma … [Read more...]

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WBSC 2025 Men’s World Cup – July 8-13

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ISC Fastpitch 2025 Mid-Season Rankings (July)

Top 10

Rank Team Name Location
1 Hill United Chiefs Oshkwekn, ON
2 Bear Creek Gremlins Chippewa of the Thames, ON
3 Northeast Drillers Richmond, VA
4 Bear Creek Express Chippewa of the Thames, ON
5 JDT First Energy Chippewa of the Thames, ON
6 Ostrander Norsemen Lake Crystal, MN
7 Batmen Toronto, ON
8 STK Fastball Kamloops, BC
9 Kegel Black Knights Fargo, ND
10 Pirates Grande Prairie, AB

Conducted on Thursday, July 03, 2025, at 09:45 AM CDT.

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