Information courtesy of ISC Canada East
Twenty-four teams, 47 games, and two champions capped a great weekend of fastball at Keterson Park in Mitchell at the annual ISC Canada East qualifier.
Toronto Gators extended a dominating unbeaten run to win the main event, the 16-team ISC qualifier, topping Elmira Expos 3-0 in the championship game. Toronto allowed only 1 run against in 5 games.
Toronto, Elmira (already qualified), Kitchener Outlaws and Mitchell Mets will all represent Canada East at the ISC World Tournament in Kitchener in August.
Stratford/Sebringville Cubs took the 8-team U21 tournament, also undefeated, edging Owen Sound Selects 2-1 in the final, and earn the opportunity to represent Canada East at the ISC U21 in August if they’re available. Special thanks to Armitage Technologies, our U21 sponsor.
ISC Canada East thanks all of the teams & players for their support and commitment to the ISC program, as Ontario continues to be the hotbed for the game of men’s fastball.
Umpire-in-Chief Moe Carde assembled one of the top Blue Crews in recent memory, with a great mix of veterans and newcomers, all of whom did a terrific job. A big thank you for your fantastic work all weekend! Our umpires were: Mike Brito, Fred Malatches, Paul Baier, Ed Otterman, Matt Coombe, George Lamaiche, Adam Hook, Garry Kipfer, Rob Deakin, Brad Whalen, Rick Boyd, Matt Allen, Paul Verheye, Steve Kuhl, Jim Heckman
A huge thank you to host Kory Dietz and the Mitchell Junior C Hawks organization for bringing us back to Mitchell. TJ and the Jr C Hawks grounds crew did a great job keeping us on schedule all weekend, the beer was cold and the food was excellent!
Another giant thank you to the scorekeepers, announcers and other volunteers who make the tournament one of the best of the summer. Volunteers are the backbone of a successful event and we thank: Mary Beth Gilbert, Mary Ann Stroh, Dennis Dosman, Clark Hayman, Greg Wise, Collen Lowes, John Wilde and Andy Bader. And thanks to Fred Morgan and Ron Brown, who volunteered to assist the ISC Canada East staff.
Gary Baughman, our ISC Statistician, has posted game play-by-play summaries as well as a full tournament stats package, working from photos of the scoresheets. Another big thank you to Gary for helping to make our tournament better and better.
Al Doran gets the news out to the fastball world – many thanks for posting the scores all weekend as we got them to you.
Rosanne and Jessica Allen joined the ISC Canada East staff for the weekend, doing team photos and some game controlling and score reporting – thanks for adding another “new & improved” element to our tournaments!
On a personal note, I want to thank Kyle and Joe for taking on additional duties with the broadcasts on Sunday, as we strive to make the ISC Canada East events the best in the game.
Blair Setford, Joe Todd, Kyle Smith
ISC Canada East