* Please note * All future updates are being posted here: http://www.fastpitchwest.com/?p=4607 Dave Blackburn is at the Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, and can see visitors, and receive mail. You can send your letters or cards to: Kaiser Permanent Los Angeles Medical Center 4867 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles,CA 90027 (323) 783-4011 At this time Dave [...]
The California A’s and Bakersfield Silverhawks will be hosting the 2nd Annual California Classic in Santee, CA. The tournament will be held at the Sportplex USA Complex on June 18-19. More information will follow. Teams interested can contact: David Weldin davidw (at) expressinsurance.com or Chris McGehee garageworks (at) bak.rr.com
The International Softball Congress and its 2011 host, Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, are announcing that the 2011 ISC World Tournament will be shortened to seven days. “The change follows the results of a survey conducted after the 2010 event in which teams overwhelmingly requested we shorten the tournament,†said ISC Executive Director Ken [...]
Know How to get in touch with Jerry Hoffman? Former Lancaster/Lakewood Chameleon first baseman Jerry Hoffman is among the members of the newest ISC Hall of Fame class, to be inducted at Quad cities in August, 2011. The ISC is try to get in touch with him, in preparation for that induction. If you have [...]
Update: See bottom of this post. As many of our regular readers know, Fastpitchwest.com followed in the footsteps of Al’s Fastball, but also some older printed publications, like Ray Anderson’s Fastpitch Bulletin, and Bob Tomlinson’s Fastpitch Chronicle. (mentioned here, written when I started the site twelve years ago, back in 1998) Though the Fastpitch Bulletin [...]
From the ISC NEW ISC II Player Rep- Press Release I would like to welcome Eric Fogel, from Hummelstown, Pa, as the new ISC II Player Rep. Eric is an active player/pitcher/coach with Pennsylvania Power, who are coming off an impressive sixth place finish at the 2010 ISC World Tournament where they were also awarded [...]
A number of people have inquired as to the future of the Best of the West Tournament in California, in the wake of the serious injuries suffered by Dave Blackburn in a car accident in August, 2010. The prognosis is that Dave’s recovery will be a lengthy process. The tournament WILL be held in 2011, [...]
Two teams out / two teams in at the 2011 AAU International Tournament * Maccabi is sending one team / Elmira Erb Electric Expos is the replacing team * Bravos de Caracas team from Venezuela out … Oklahoma Fastpitch is in. The 40 team field: Aragua Venezuela Venezuela Blackburn Transport Canada Bravos del Norte de [...]
(click logo to read the entire news story) Wes Haymond, a former teammate and competitor of Larry H. Miller, speaks Friday at a dedication ceremony during which the Cottonwood Regional Softball Complex was renamed in honor of the late Jazz owner and philanthropist. (Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake [...]
From Kyle Beane: Midland, MI For all the anticipation, planning, and work that went into the 2010 ISC, it seemed like the start date of August 13th would never arrive. And once it did, the days seemed longer than ever….but then, all of the sudden, it was championship Saturday, and the tournament was coming to [...]