ISC Ball Release Below is information on sources for the official ISC softball, the Worth C120WISC. In Canada The following dealers currently have inventory of the ISC ball. If there is not a dealer in your specific area or if your preferred source is not list, please contact Jason Shipley: Jason Shipley Sales, Marketing and Promotions Coordinator Jarden Team … [Read more...]
Sebewaing celebrating 1960 state championship team at Michigan Sugar Festival June 18
SEBEWAING — In 1960, the Gettel’s softball team of Sebewaing won the Class C fastpitch state tournament in Petoskey. Since then, some of the players moved away, some never played another game of softball and some have died. But when the remaining teammates get together in the same room, the years wash away and the stories start flooding back as if a day hasn’t passed. … [Read more...]
Play Ball!
"Opening Day is like Christmas, but warmer." -Pete Rose For baseball fans, it is Christmas day. As they take the field today, every team, every manager (including the 12 new ones today) and every pitcher is without a single loss. Early Wynn said it best: "An Opener is not like any other game. There's that little extra excitement, a faster beating of the heart. … … [Read more...]
St. Louis Softball Hall of Fame on local TV news
Some great TV exposure on the local news for the St. Louis Softball Hall of Fame, with longtime fastpitch player and more recently coach (Florida Fastpitch/AAU) Steve Thurmer. Steve's father ran the GMC team from St. Louis, frequent competitor in the ISC World Tournament. Nicely done, Steve. … [Read more...]
Tiger Blood, Adonis DNA: Winning!
From USA Today via Bleacher Report By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY Hey, maybe Charlie Sheen does have "Tiger blood and Adonis DNA" flowing through his veins. Here's a little-known video of the actor apparently hitting a home run at Dodger Stadium while filming a DirecTV commercial in February, 2007. The commercial was a spoof of Sheen's role as reliever Ricky "Wild … [Read more...]
The Fast and The Futile
I'm guessing that they picked these two guys because members of the curling team were not available. Do they even know there is a men's fastpitch team? … [Read more...]
Dodgers remember Duke for grace on, off field
From Dodgers.com GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers held a moment of silence during their game with the Angels on Sunday in memory of Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, who died in an Escondido, Calif., nursing home earlier in the day. He was 84. "When all the names that made Dodger history are listed -- and I hope I'm on that list -- Duke Snider … [Read more...]