{"id":23246,"date":"2014-05-26T14:48:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T21:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=23246"},"modified":"2014-05-26T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T21:53:21","slug":"hill-united-chiefs-unanimous-1-to-start-the-2014-isc-fastball-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=23246","title":{"rendered":"Hill United Chiefs unanimous #1 to start the 2014 ISC Fastball Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click for official ISC website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>May 26, 2014 \u2013 Following their nail-biting epic battle in last year\u2019s ISC championship, Hill United Chiefs and New York Gremlins will open the 2014 fastball season as unanimous selections for #1 and #2 in the pre-season rankings.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs prevailed 1-0 in 10 innings over the Gremlins in an instant classic to close out the 2013 ISC World Tournament in Quad Cities, IA-IL. With the season building to the 2014 ISC World Tournament in Kitchener, the Chiefs and the Gremlins will be the standard by which the rest of the field measures themselves.<\/p>\n

With significant player movement over the off-season, the top 10 in the pre-season rankings has a decidedly different look than in past seasons.<\/p>\n

The top 10 is as follows:<\/p>\n

1 Six Nations, ON Hill United Chiefs
\n2 Clifton Park, NY NY Gremlins
\n3 Kitchener, ON Hallman Twins
\n4 Toronto, ON Gators
\n5 Scarborough, ON Force
\n6 Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes
\n7 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
\n8 Bakersfield, CA California A’s
\n9 Maracaibo, VZ Chicago International Warriors
\n10 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights<\/p>\n

For the full set of rankings, please see the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For further information, please contact<\/p>\n

Blair Setford
\nISC VP, Operations
\nblairjs [at] gmail.com<\/p>\n

Larry Fisher
\nISC Executive Director
\niscfastpitch [at] gmail.com
\n
\nComplete Pre-Season Rankings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nRank\tTeam
\n1\tSix Nations, ON Hill United Chiefs
\n2\tClifton Park, NY NY Gremlins
\n3\tKitchener, ON Hallman Twins
\n4\tToronto, ON Gators
\n5\tScarborough, ON Force
\n6\tDenmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes
\n7\tHarrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
\n8\tBakersfield, CA California A’s
\n9\tMaracaibo, VZ Chicago International Warriors
\n10\tFargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
\n11\tStaten Island, NY Swashbucklers
\n12\tSooke, BC Loggers
\n13\tPueblo, CO Bandits
\n14\tBloomington, IL Stix
\n15\tInvermere, BC Randy’s A’s
\n16\tKitchener, ON Cubs
\n17\tElmira, ON Expos
\n18\tMarshall, MI Great Lakes Mariners
\n19\tShakespeare, ON Falcons
\n20\tSan Mateo, CA Cal State Builders
\n21\tNiagara Falls, ON Snappers
\n22\tMidland, MI Emerson ACes
\n23\tKitchener, ON Bell Cartage Outlaws
\n24\tWiarton, ON Nationals
\n25\tWesterville, OH Capitals
\n26\tVancouver, BC West Bank Cardinals
\n27\tAurora, IL Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks
\n28\tVargas, VZ Lanceros de Vargas
\n29\tWest Fargo, ND Knights
\n30\tCatia La Mar, VZ Los Socios
\n31\tElkland, PA Thunderbellies
\n32\tOhsweken, ON Redmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2014 ISC May Preseason Rankings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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