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Pre-Season Reminder To ISC and ISC II Teams

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

May 1 Deadline for Pre-season team rosters and PRAWN Declarations

Rosters – Pre-season team rosters (and PRAWN declarations) are due by May 1 for both World Tournament and ISC II teams. The roster form is available from the ISC web site www.iscfastpitch.com and click on the Rules and Forms link on the front page. If you’re unable to save the roster form from the web site, let me know and I’ll send you an email attachment of one.

Rosters can be changed during the season and future roster submissions are due July 15 (for printing in the tournament programs) and August 4 (final roster for World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Rosters are to be sent by email attachment to:

ISC World Tournament
iscstat@hotmail.com
stats4u@iscfastpitch.com
iscken@comcast.net
dcarney1@new.rr.com
aschaefer@vokimberly.org

ISC II Tournament of Champions
hdewild@milwpc.com
tschaaf@kimberly.k12.wi.us
jrwilliamson@foodfacility.com
blairjs@rogers.com
rudiereed@aasd.k12.wi.us
jody.lockhart@thedacare.org

Out of Region (Letter of Intent) Forms – The OOR filings are to be postmarked to me by May 1. The form is also available on the ISC web site, Rules and Forms link. It is important to remember, OOR players cannot be added after May 1 without specific approval of the ISC Executive Committee. World Tournament teams are reminded that only 2 OOR pitchers per team may participate in official ISC competition. ISC II teams are reminded of the special OOR limitations applicable to ISC II teams and players. Region definitions are also shown on the ISC Web Site, Rules and Forms link.

Out of region fees are $100 each for the first three players per team and $300 each for OOR’s beyond three.

Championship Tournaments Preliminary Schedule of Events – With the 2008 World Tournament being only 7-days and the ISC II Tournament of Champions being only 4-days, we have had to alter the times of various functions as follows:

World Tournament – Here is the tentative schedule of events
Saturday – August 9
5-7 PM – Team registration at Hilton Garden Inn in Kimberly
7-8 PM – Team manager meeting at Hilton Garden Inn

Sunday – August 10
8 AM – Hall of Fame induction breakfast at Tanner’s Grill & Bar in Kimberly
1 PM – World Tournament games begin at Sunset Park in Kimberly
7 PM – World Tournament Opening Ceremonies at Sunset Park

ISC II Tournament of Champions
Saturday – August 9
7-8 PM – Team Registration at Settle Inn in Appleton
8-9 PM – Team Manager meeting at Settle Inn

Sunday – August 10
10:30 AM – ISC II games begin at Memorial Park in Appleton (tournament ends Wednesday)
5 PM – ISC II Opening Ceremonies at Memorial Park

Team Rankings – Pre-season team rankings for both World Tournament and ISC II teams will be available and distributed in early May. Final rankings determine the seeding for both championship tournaments. We remind teams again, to fully utilize the Internet to update everyone (including ranking committees) of your team roster, schedule and tournament results during the season.

Ken

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Young Bucks at Taft Tournament

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Young Bucks Rally from Down 14-4 to Win Quarterfinal 17-16

Courtesy of Young Bucks’ Skipper, Clyde Bennett:

A great performance by the Young Bucks at Taft Tournament. With only 8 of our roster players we scored 37 runs, had 35 hits including 2 HR’s and 2 triples. Big hitters were Joel Lange and Jacob Venzor. We drew 21 walks in the 5 games. Larry Watts caught all five games. Sterling pitching at times by Alan Miller and Buddy Armijo. Two new pitchers made their debut, Joel Lange and Mike Watts. In the quarter final game we trailed West Bishop 14-4 after 4 innings and 16-12 in the 7th. In the bottom of the 7th we scored 5 runs to win it 17-16. In the semi-final we faced Spud and undefeated Rude Pac. We had a 2-0 lead after 5 and ended up losing in the 7th 3-2. Not bad against the NAFA AA CHAMPS. Everyone there was impressed by the Bucks hustle and never give up spirit.

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Vancouver Grey Sox Sign Frank Cox for the Softball Canada Nationals

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

(Frank Cox shown pitching with Broken Bow at the 2008 AAU Int’l Tournament in Orlando)

[Vancouver, BC] – The Vancouver Grey Sox are pleased to announce the signing of pitcher Frank Cox to bolster the team’s line up for the 2008 Softball Canada Senior Mens Fastpitch National Championship to be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from August 24 – 31.

Cox a resident of Owen Sound, Ontario is arguably one of the top throwers in the game today and his numerous accomplishments in the sport are widely regarded. We are very pleased to add a fine individual and proven open level pitcher such as Frank to our program. We believe his vast experience in high level competition will add more depth to what we feel is a very solid pitching staff for the Softball Canada Nationals. Cox will join a staff for the nationals consisting of Nick Underhill, Korrey Gareau and Mike Piechnik.

Further details regarding our 2008 schedule and roster will be released in the coming weeks.

Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com

(click logo for official team website)

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Dawgs Fastpitch in Israel

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

(Click logo above to visit their website)

The Dawgs are a Men’s Fastpitch Softball team based in the center of Israel. They play in the ISA (see their link at their website).

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Introducing Ashland OH Stockpack

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Ashland STOCKPACK (formerly the Ashland Merchants) have completed a successful off season overhaul that involved much more than just a name change. We have added five seasoned players to an already strong core of players in hopes of making a serious run at the ISC II title in Appleton this August. Leading the new additions is pitcher Tyron McKinney. Many will remember Ty from his exploits as a young gun with the Ashland Coors Light team before he played for multiple season with the Midland Explorers, followed by a season with Ashland MVD Sports. Click here to read the full story at our ISC II blog, “The Deuce”

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Venezuela Team Looking for Pitcher

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

We pass along this note in case anyone is interested or knows of someone who is:

[Venezuela] – Hi, IÂ´m writing from Venezuela. I own a professional softball team and I looking for a pitcher for this season here, which starts in three weeks. I really appreciate any help to contact a great pitcher (email, phone number).

More information about the season:

* the regular season is betwen Feb. 23rd to April 6 (6 weeks)
* playoffs April 12th and 13th (1 week).
* final April 19 to April 27 (2 weeks)

So weÂ´re gonna need services of pitcher for 6 to 8 weeks (depends how far the team goes hope to be on the finals!!!).

* we play only on weekends, two games on Saturday, two games on Sunday.
* all expenses are covered (flight ticket, hotel, meals, transportation)
* email me for further $$ details.

We have already a pitcher from Argentina and we need another foreign pitcher so we can become champions.

best regards,
Javier Coll Clavel
58-414-673306
Jrcollve(at)gmail.com

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So Cal’s 2008 Season Kicks Off Today

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

The 2008 men’s fastpitch season gets underway today at Holifield Park in Norwalk as Fernie Ramirez and his Panteras team host the 19th Annual “Ace” Memorial tournament. Among the teams competing in the upper division is Rude Pac, the reigning NAFA A-Major champions from 2007. The Pac, headed up by Rudy Montanez, Jr. has improved its roster for 2008, and is gearing up the NAFA World Series, and perhaps its first foray into the ISC II Tournament of Champions, set for August 10-13, 2008 in Appelton, Wisconsin.

Games start at 8am, and will run late into the evening, with today’s final set due to start at 8:15pm. Sunday’s schedule has three sets of games slated starting at 8:30am, with the uppper and lower division championship games set for 1:15pm. For map and driving directions to Holifield Park, see our earlier post on the tournament.

Click here for the schedule posted at the SCIFL website. The schedule was revised, so be sure to note changes.

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ISC II Special Operating Rules for 2008

Friday, February 8th, 2008

[February 8, 2008]- The International Softball Congress is announcing special operating rules for the 2008 season for the ISC II division regarding the pickup of pitchers from the Canada East region during the season.

For the 2008 season, following the completion of the Canada East qualifiers on June 22, teams from outside the Canada East region may sign one (1) pitcher from the Canada East region provided that they remain in compliance with the ISC II out-of-region (OOR) rules which limit teams to a total of three (3) OOR players, only two (2) of whom can be pitchers. The signing deadline is July 21, 2008. Fees and completed forms must be mailed to ISC Executive Director Ken Hackmeister as of that date.

Out-of-Region (OOR) player registration must follow these procedures:

1. A completed and signed copy of the ISC Letter of Intent to Play OOR (available at
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/2006_OOR_Form.xls) must be mailed to Ken Hackmeister with a postmark no later than July 21, 2008 and must include the $100 US fee.

2. Teams must notify ISC II VP Jim Williamson (jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com) and Canada East VP Blair Setford (blairjs(at)rogers.com) of any OOR signing by July 21, 2008.

3. Final rosters for all ToC teams are due via email on Monday August 4 using the ISC registration form available at
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/uploads/File/Team_Reg_roster_2007.xls. All OOR players and pick-ups should be highlighted.

If there are any questions about the 2008 Special Operating rules or additional clarification is needed, please contact either ISC II VP Jim Williamson (jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com) or Canada East VP Blair Setford (blairjs(at)rogers.com).

Jim Williamson
ISC II Vice President
jrwilliamson(at)foodfacility.com

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Las Vegas Road Trip with NAFA & SCIFL

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

NAFA and SCIFL present the “Las Vegas Road Trip” Men’s fast pitch tournament the weekend of April 5th and 6th. This will be a NAFA sanctioned event with the participating teams separated in the following divisions:

A
A-Major/AA (depending on amount of teams)
AA/AA-Major (depending on the amount of teams)

The splits in the higher classifications will be based on the amount of teams that enter. It is anticipated that 18 teams can be accommodated for this event and confirmation into the tournament will be based on the entry fee and roster being received. The entry fee for this tournament will be $375 and at the present time we will be using the NAFA 3-game guarantee bracket for all divisions. It is open to all NAFA registered teams. With a minimum of eight (8) teams in a division, the winner will have their 2008 NAFA World Series entry fee paid.

Tournament Directors for the event will be Robert Hernandez and Bob Chapel. UIC will be Clyde Bennett. Statistician will be Jan Tokorcheck. Game and player statistics will be posted on
www.scifastpitch.com . The tournament will be played at Hollywood and Shadow Rock Parks. Game times will be available once the tournament is filled or the Tuesday prior to the event.

Team interested in playing should contact Robert Hernandez at rmh323@roadrunner.com or 714-392-1387. All teams will need to submit a signed roster from their State Director with their entry fee. Checks can be made out to “SCIFL” and forwarded to Robert Hernandez, P.O. Box 1891, Anaheim, CA 92815-1891. Teams will be entered into the event in order of receipt of entry fees.

Travel Info

Hotel rooms have been blocked for your use at the following hotel:

Arizona Charlie’s Boulder
Full service hotel/casino/restaurants/bowling alley
www.arizonacharliesboulder.com
4575 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV
800-362-4040 ad reference “C-SCIFL” as the group name
Room rates:
Fri/Sat – $64 per night plus taxes
Sun – $39 per night plus taxes

These rates may decrease depending on the amount of rooms taken in the block. It is very important when calling to PLEASE request the rooms reserved under the name “C-SCIFL”. Rooms will be included in the block until March 5, 2008, after that you will have to beg Clay for the lower rate. There is also an RV park at the complex and you can ask for rates when booking. They will transfer you to the RV Park but unfortunately they can only provide a range of rates of $16 – $24 per night due to the unknown size of the rigs.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this tournament.

Robert Hernandez
NAFA Pacific Coast VP
P.O. Box 1891
Anaheim, CA 92806

rmh323@roadrunner.com
714-392-1387

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ASA Announces 2008 USA Softball Junior Menâ€™s National Team Roster

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Oklahoma City, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the U.S., announced today the 2008 USA Softball Junior Menâ€™s National team roster that will compete in the 2008 World Championship.

â€œI think this is the best group we have ever put together for the Junior Menâ€™s program,â€ said head coach Tim Lyon. â€œThis team is as prepared as any team we have ever sent to the World Championship and now itâ€™s up to them. We tell the athletes itâ€™s how hard they work between now and June that will dictate whether they are on the medal stand.â€

The Red, White and Blue will compete at the International Softball Federation VIII Jr. Menâ€™s World Championship, June 20-29 in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. Team USA will be led by head coach Tim Lyon (South Jordan, Utah), and assistant coaches Gary Mullican (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Scott Standerfer (Charleston, Ill.). Team USA finished fifth in the 2005 World Championships, tying their best finish in World Championship history. In 1993, they posted a 4-8 record and placed fifth as well.

The 2008 USA Softball Junior Menâ€™s National Team rosters includes:

Robbie Black (Salem, Utah)

Jeremy Cline (Pauma Valley, Calif.)

Nicholas Cole (Sacramento, Calif.)

Mitchell Elliott (Wexford, Pa.)

James Hartman (Hartford, S.D.)

Mike Hayes (Salem, Utah)

B.J. Hunhoff (Harrisburg, S.D.)

Tyson Lambourne (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Cedrick Lang (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Gentry Mitchell (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Chris Norris (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Robert Reder (Aurora, Ill.)

Nick Santos (Pueblo, Colo.)

Tony Viger (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Mitch Warne (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

J.T. Weststeyn (Ballwin, Mo.)

Kevin Williams (Lake Crystal, Minn.)

(more…)

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