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...]
Brent Stevenson – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
Our final "Cliff Notes" on the ISC's upcoming Hall of Fame Class of 2025: From the official ISC Website Previously announced in 2023, Brent Stevenson was a star for the Decatur ADM teams in the 1980s making ISC All World First Team in 1984 and 1985 and ISC All World Second Team in 1987 with Decatur Pride. He won 12 games in a row at the World Tournament from … [Read more...]
Netherland’s Women’s Team Adds Mark Smith to Coaching Staff
Netherlands Eyes Spot on Podium at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Editor's Notes: First saw Mark Smith pitch in Southern California, with Camarillo Kings, when he was 26. No one, IMHO, threw harder than Smith. Mark won back-to-back ISC World Tournament titles in 1981 and 1982 with the Kings, and had an illustrious career pitching for Team Canada. After he retired from … [Read more...]
Hill Family – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
Our second-to-last "Cliff Notes" on the ISC's upcoming Hall of Fame Class of 2025: From the official ISC Website: The Hill Family, Ohsweken, ON, founded the Hill United Chiefs in 2012 and nearly won the ISC World Tournament in their inaugural season. Since then, the Chiefs have become one of the most successful teams in the history of the ISC. The extended Hill family … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – 1968 ISC World Tournament
Editor's Note: Retrieved from the Red Meairs Archives. (Red Meairs, ISC Hall of Fame manager of the 10-time World Champion Long Beach Nitehawks) This one should say "Throw-Way-Back". 1968. For perspective, we had not yet landed on the moon. It's a few pages from the ISC's printed newspaper/magazine from the 1968 ISC World Tournament, including the Winners and Loser's … [Read more...]
Schedule for Nor Cal USA Softball Tournament – Nov. 2-3, 2024 at Hayward CA
2024 SF Bay Area Amigos Tournament Schedule 2024 14th ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AMIGOS MAJOR/OPEN FASTPITCH INVITATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2-3, 2024 HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA USA All Games will be played at the Alden E. Oliver Sports Park, 2580 Eden Park Place, Hayward CA … [Read more...]
Jon Kegel – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
From the Official ISC Website: Jon Kegel, Fargo, ND, has been managing and sponsoring men’s and youth teams in North Dakota for more than 35 years - among them the Kegel Black Knights and Kegel Signs - winning multiple state and regional championships along with a coveted national championship in 2020. His U23 teams also won multiple ISC Development tournaments in the 90s … [Read more...]