The Saskatoon StarPhoenix provides another day of outstanding coverage of the XII ISF World Men’s Fastball Championship. Click the links to see each story. Click the logo above to see the cover of the print edition featuring New Zealand’s Brad Rona.

Brits bring A-game vs. Japan

Shortstop Ryuji Hazeyama of Japan lets a ball get past to allow Brandon Horn of Britain to advance Photograph by: Greg Pender, The StarPhoenix

Canada on cruise control
Team 4-0 after downing Indonesia

Team Canada pitcher Dean Holoien throws against Indonesia Monday Photograph by: Greg Pender, The StarPhoenix

Mercy rule the rule of thumb

A ball thrown by Dean Holoien went through the plexiglass scorer’s window behind home plate Photograph by: Greg Pender, The StarPhoenix

New Zealand team lords of the dance

Daily recap

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The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is providing great coverage of the ISF World Championship this week. Click the links below to read each story.

Canada cooking with extra helpings
Home team beats Aussies, improves to 3-0 at worlds

U.S. pitcher brushes back Japan

This story included some nice pub for an ISF rookie from California, the 2008 ISC II MVP, Marcus Tan:

“Koert got some defensive help from right-fielder Marcus Tan in the top of the sixth. Tan sprinted all the way to the wall to track down a well-hit ball from Hiraku Yokoyama.

“It was a great play,” Yokoyama, an outfielder, said through a translator.”

New Zealand saving last dance for Canada

Playing at worlds caps ball career
David Hutton is a Saskatoon StarPhoenix reporter playing for Great Britain at the ISF world softball championship

Photograph by: Liam Richards, The StarPhoenix