Fargo, North Dakota, as readers will recall, was the host of the 2004 ISC World Tournament. Many of you have no doubt been watching the news of their battle with flooding. We pass along a note from Paul Lybeck, the tournament director in 2004, sent to the ISC: Thanks for the concern. This is an [...]

Open House for New Teams, New Players April 11, 2009 New league forming in Treasure Valley, Idaho. Click here for their PDF flyer. Their approach is a good one, that has worked elsewhere – they’ve lined up a pool of pitchers, so that teams without one that want to compete can still join the league, [...]

Here is the latest “ISC Stat Trivia” poll — can you name the hitter with the top batting average at the ISC World Tournament over the past seven years ? (2002-2008). Eligibility for this select group is a minimum of 70 at bats (average of 10 AB’s per year). PICK THREE when voting. Who has [...]

Brad Merrill was a teammate of mine, on the 1981 and 1982 Phase Alloy Miner teams. Brad passed away last Wednesday at age of 76. His fastpitch career spanned 62 years. In 2005, he was inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. I’ve heard from a number of our teammates from that team, [...]

While we’re mentioning fastpitch players who coach women’s fastpitch teams (see post below), another is mentioned in this new blog. The fastpitch player mentioned at Maddy’s blog is Steve Miner, a longtime friend and teammate of mine, player-manager from my Vista Bomber days, as well as my Masters team, Long Beach Deadwood. Steve was a [...]

From silive.com (Staten Island Live): St. Joseph Hill softball gets coach Joe Wuensch first varsity win Daniel O’Leary, March 30, 2009 6:17 p.m. St. Joseph Hill rallied for five runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth to take down St. Peter’s 11-1 in a mercy-rule shortened contest in South Beach on [...]

Viva Las Vegas (Click logo for official SCIFL website) NAFA and So Cal Independent Fastpitch League (SCIFL) present the “Las Vegas Road Trip” Men’s fast pitch tournament this weekend. This will be a NAFA sanctioned event with the winners of each division having their 2009 NAFA World Series entry fee paid. Twenty-six teams will be [...]

Bob from Chilawack Tops Readers for “Most Win” Predictions Gerald Muizelaar was the overwhelming readers’ choice as the pitcher with the Most Wins in the ISC World Tournament from 2002-2008 – which proved to be the correct answer in the latest “ISC Stat Triva Poll”. The tall lanky Canadian righthander garnered 138 of the 410 [...]

2009 Roster for the “California Athletics” (Sponsor Taylor Farms) (pitchers in bold) Mike Butler Kevin Castillo James Close Nate Devine Dave Drotzmann Mike Egerdeen Pat Fuentes Dave Kimura Shawn Mandolesi Eddie Martin Steve Pinocchio Jason Porto Marcus Tan Chase Turner Jeff Twist Ron Guzman Editor’s Note: Here is a breakdown of the players’ affiliations from [...]

49th ANNUAL SEATTLE INVITATIONAL Where: Kasch Park Everett, WA Class: ‘B’/’C’ Classifications When: August 1-2, 2009 Format: 3 Game Round Robin – Saturday Single Elimination – Sunday All Teams Advance To The Championship Round At least 5 Game Guarantee Cost: $300 Contact: Charlie Bendock (206) 524-0426 (H) (206) 601-2720 (Cell) cbendock@comcast.net Editor’s note: How old [...]