June 16, 2015 - What’s your favourite memory of the 2014 ISC World Tournament? Hometown hero Craig Crawford’s game-winning RBI? Another no-hitter by Adam Folkard? Sam Forbes sliding home to win the Legends Championship? You can relive all of those moments and more with the 2015 Digital ISC Guide now available for your viewing pleasure online at the International Softball … [Read more...]
ISC Top 10 Teams – How they did at the 2014 WT
Below is a recap of the ISC's Top 10 teams and how they did in the tournament, including our thoughts on whether they met, exceeded or fell short of expectations. All in all, I would have to say the ranking committee was pretty close to being on the money. Of course, the seeding from the rankings sometimes contributes to the higher finish, but at the end of the day, the … [Read more...]
Hill United Chiefs capture 2014 ISC World Title on Craig Crawford’s walk off hit
It was a classic battle of titans in the world of men's fastball. The reigning world champions, unbeaten Hill United Chiefs, with the best pitcher in the world, healthy and in top form. The host team, longtime perennial power, the Kitchener Hallman Twins, had stumbled earlier in the week, losing to the Bloomington Stix and falling into the loser's bracket early, but showed the … [Read more...]
Midland Junior Explorers win second straight ISC Under-21 World Fastpitch Championship
From MLive.com By Hugh Bernreuter MIDLAND, MI— The Midland Junior Explorers earned their second consecutive world championship, beating the Alvinston Junior Indians in the International Softball Congress Under-21 World Championship game in Kitchener, Ontario. Midland beat Alvinston (Ontario) with a walk-off 1-0 decision in the title game after Drew Thompson from Reese … [Read more...]
Prince George BC represented at ISC fastball tourney
Four Prince George ball players helped Randy's As of Invermere nail down a top-10 finish at the International Softball Congress world championship over the weekend in Waterloo, Ont. Evan Potskin, Randy Potskin, Brendon Creyke and Chad Ghostkeeper helped the A's to a 3-2 record, good enough for a ninth-place finish in the 64-team tournament. Click here to read the complete … [Read more...]
Final Brackets for 2014 ISC World Tournament (PDF)
As many of you know, Fastpitch West posted and updated "unofficial" brackets for the ISC World Tournament and ISC II tournament during the eight-day event, thanks in large part to the efforts of Yakima Washington's Jim Williamson (founder, sponsor and manager of the longtime team in that region, "JRW"). Thanks also to the ISC, which was kind enough to provide the Excel … [Read more...]
Newfoundlanders help Hill United Chiefs repeat as ISC world champs
From The Telegram, cap tip Blair Setford. The Hill United Chiefs, based out of Ohsweken, Ont., scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 3-2 win over the homestanding Hallman Twins in the championship game of the International Softball Congress World Topurnament over the weekend. It also made world champions of four Newfoundlanders suiting up for … [Read more...]