(Click logo for official SCIFL website) From the official SCIFL website: SANTA FE SPRINGS III Long Beach Black Sox take the long way and win their fourth Championship of the year over San Diego Primetime, 8-4. More info to follow shortly. Click here to view a YouTube video clip of Fred Hanker doubling in their [...]

SAFE TRAVELS: Among those bidding Marty Grant, back row, middle, farewell were, back row, councillor Aldo Miccio and Jack Fletcher and front, from left Lewis Miccio, Grant’s son Cooper and Hugo Fletcher Around 30 friends and supporters bid Nelson’s Marty Grant an emotional farewell on Sunday as the veteran Black Sox pitcher left for his [...]

We regret to pass along news of the passing of ISC II ToC umpire Lloyd Poirier of Nova Scotia. Lloyd, it seemed, was everywhere we went to cover tournaments, the ISC II T of C, the ISF in Whitehorse, and the AAU in Orlando. He was always among the first to greet us and make [...]

Want to catch a few more YouTube videos? Be sure to visit our brother blog, “The Deuce”. ISC II Commish Blair Setford has some great clips of the action at Innerkip. My personal favorite is the perfectly executed squeeze play. Visit the Deuce to see them all. Here’s a short sumary of the clips: Perfect [...]

(Click logo for official SCIFL website) Fred Hanker doubles for the Long Beach Black Sox in SCIFL action at Santa Fe Springs, California, on Sunday, June 28, 2009, against the Caribbean. (Click that little “HD” button for high definition quality. Camera? The Flip Mino HD.)

The World’s Best at Monkton, July 2-5, 2009 (click banner for official tournament website) Less than a week ’til the World Fastball Invitational tournament in Monkton, Ontario, Canada. The tournament field boasts the top six (6) ISC ranked teams in the world, plus the reigning ISF World Champion New Zealand Black Sox. Tournament director Brian [...]

Salem welcomes USA fast pitch softball team By JOHN APPICELLO, WSLS10 Sports Anchor Our older viewers will remember the “king and his court” touring the nation back when men’s fast pitch softball was all the rage. After falling from the limelight, it’s enjoying a bit of a renaissance. Team USA is in Salem this weekend. [...]

Fastpitch tourney set for July 3-5 Newton Kansan NEWTON — The 61st Annual Mexican-American Men’s Fastpitch Tournament will begin at 6 p.m. July 3 at Fischer Field in Athletic Park in Newton with an opening prayer, honor guard, national anthem and a first pitch before the first game will begin. All tournament games will be [...]

(Click logo for official SCIFL website) Click here for Santa Fe Springs III page. Click here for Saturday schedule of Games. Click here for PDF bracket for Single Elimination Sunday.