From The Guardian Four Islanders will be playing at the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Fastball Tournament in Kitchener, Ont., beginning Saturday. Pitcher Mitch Hardy, of Alberton, and outfielder Jeff Ellsworth, of Brooklyn, will be playing with the Hill United Chiefs. Both are members of the Summerside Chrysler Dodge Eagles. Pitcher Steve Langley, of New … [Read more...]
USA Softball Women’s National Team arrives in Europe for Italian Softball Week and ISF XIV World Championship
Editor's note: From our friend Steve Embree, at USA Softball. Life is tough, but somebody's got to make these trips ! Azzano Decimo, Italy - The USA Softball Women’s National Team arrived in Italy on Wednesday to compete in one last international tournament in preparation for the 2014 International Softball Federation (ISF) XIV Women’s World Championship which kicks off … [Read more...]
2014 ISC World Tournament Broadcast Schedule
Editor's note: Join Kyle Smith, Lance Winn, Joe Todd, Blair Setford and guests for live streaming broadcasts from Kitchener, Ontario Canada. Special kudos to the video production crew that labor tirelessly to bring you all of the great action: Rosanne and Jessica Allen in the director's chair and cameramen Gerry Betz and Mike Betz. While we sit in the comfort of our … [Read more...]
2014 Guernsey Mens Fastpitch Tournament – September 13th & 14th
Editor's note: Where is Guernsey, you ask? Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey, is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. More here. Our friend Bernie Lopez has been to Guernsey, and is heading back next year: "The Island of Guernsey is a wonderful place and you cannot help falling in love with the place and it's people! … [Read more...]
USA Softball names 2014 Men’s Fast Pitch National Team roster to compete for World Championship/Pan American Games berths
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America/USA Softball announced today the roster for the 2014 USA Softball Men’s Fast Pitch National Team that will compete this October in the Pan American Games and International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship qualifier in Parana, Argentina. Ten initial athletes were named to the team in February and the … [Read more...]
2014 ISC World Tournament video
ISC World fastpitch tourney returns to Kitchener after seven long years
By Christine Rivet, The Guelph Mercury KITCHENER — Some swore they'd never be back. And yet here they come. The International Softball Congress's caravan pulls into Peter Hallman Ball Yard and Budd Park next week for the 2014 World Tournament. The event — including a main bracket and two other divisions for juniors and masters — runs Aug. 9-16. It is expected to … [Read more...]