From the Star Phoenix, Sasksatoon: Champions abound as city’s softball season nears BY MARK LOEHNDORF, SPECIAL TO THE STARPHOENIX APRIL 9, 2009 As the snow finally begins to melt, fans are starting to look at the diamonds in the hope they will soon be ready to again produce exciting softball action. For the first time [...]

We previously posted about ISC II Umpire-in-Chief Ken Vierling’s injuries suffered in a car accident on April 18, 2009. The family is posting updates to a website, which includes some photos and notes about Ken’s progress. Click here for the website.

From: (Click logo for official SCIFL website) In the latest SCIFL action, the Long Beach Black Sox once again claimed the weekend title, this time at Palm Springs. From the SCIFL website: Palm Springs Tournament The Long Beach Black Sox are Champions of the Palm Springs Tournament going 6-0 over the weekend for their third [...]

Editor’s Note: The ISC has updated the list of 2009 qualifiers, including location changes and new events in Canada East.

Jody Eidt and Andrew Kirkpatrick Atop the Leaderboard in the “Power Stats” categories As promised, here are the actual rankings for Most Home Runs and Strikeouts at the ISC World Tournament over the last seven years (2002-2008). We’ll have more analysis and commentary later in the week. Most Home Runs – 2002-2008 Jody Eidt – [...]

We are sorry to report that our good friend, ISC II Umpire-in-Chief Ken Vierling was involved in a one car auto accident near Colorado Springs and has been hospitalized with very serious injuries. The report we received indicated that, Ken was traveling to Las Vegas for a bowling tournament, and apparently hit a patch of [...]

If you were looking for the poll results for the ISC stat trivia polls, they will be posted on Sunday, April 19.

Update: Friday, April 17, 2009: Last day to vote in this pair of polls. Results will be posted here at the Morning Brief tomorrow, Saturday, April 18. Here are the latest “ISC Stat Trivia” polls — can you name the hitter with most home runs, and the pitcher with the most strikeouts at the ISC [...]

From our friend up north in San Francisco, Dirk McCall, an article that appears in print, in Softball West magazine: Fastpitch by the Bay (PDF) Dirk has done a lot of work to keep the game alive in the bay area. His team? The Crabs. Click that little guy to visit their team’s website.

First Name Last Name Uniform # Position Uniform # Region Hometown Luke Hopkins 3 SS Moraviantown, Ontario Duane Greenbird 10 Utility Moraviantown, Ontario Matt Sault 12 2B/OF New Credit, Ontario Lee Hopkins 16 P/DH Moraviantown, Ontario Duane Doxtator 17 OF Oneida, Ontario Norm Logan 18 2B Moraviantown, Ontario David Hill 19 LF/1B Ohsweken, Ontario Chris [...]