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Ken Vierling update

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Most of you will know by now that ISC II UiC Ken Vierling was involved in a severe single-car accident back in April that claimed the life of his friend and passenger and has left Ken paralyzed from the chest down. Ken’s family have been providing virtually daily updates on his progress toward recovery. You can follow along by clicking here.

Ken’s friends have created a web site to assist with fundraising efforts. If you can find a way to help, either by buying tickets, attending the events or providing support in some other way, please do so.

Please visit www.kenvierling.org to find out how you can help.

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Who’s #1 in ISC II?

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009


See our brother blog The Deuce for the latest set of ISC II rankings. Find out who moved up 13 spots to #3 and who dropped out of the top 10.

Editor’s note: We won’t give away the answer, but we will tell you that California has a team in the top 10, and that the “West” has two!

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Dodgers clinch ToC berth

Sunday, May 31st, 2009


Not the LA Dodgers but the Lloydminster Dodgers. They’re heading to Rock Island, IL for the 2009 ISC II ToC, their 4th appearance in the last six years. For details on how they got there, see this post at our brother blog, The Deuce.

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2009 Best of the West Schedule

Thursday, May 28th, 2009


Record 15 Team Schedule Announced

Editor’s note: Some folks missed the earlier post with the Best of the West schedule and couldn’t locate it, so we’ve bumped it to the top of the blog for today.

May 28, 2009 (Santa Barbara, California) – The 19th Annual Best of the West Men’s fastball Tournament will be held May 30 – 31 in Santa Barbara, CA. The Tournament is the longest running open tournament, held annually in California. A Tournament record field of fifteen teams will vie for the 2009 Championship, with two berths in the 2009 ISC World Tournament, and two berths in the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions at stake.

“The interest in this year’s Best of the West Tournament is at an all-time high, as proved by our record number of teams entering” said Tournament Director Dave Blackburn. “We are happy to have first time participating Pueblo Bandits, and their pitching ace and strikeout artist Jeremy Manley leading their staff. Add in the powerful Taylor Farms California Athletics who are playing as the 2008 ISC II Champions, along with hard hitting ball clubs Innovative Communications of Utah, and Santa Cecelia, of Mexico, and we have a very tough tourney set to go. Everyone always loves to spend the weekend in Sunny Santa Barbara.”

The 3-field complex at Elings Park will be used, along with one of the fields at Santa Barbara’s Pershing Park
Elings Park is locatedat: 1298 Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara, CA. Directions (

Pershing Park is located at: 100 Castillo St, Santa BarbaraCA
Directions

Teams

1. SantaCecelia, Mexicali, Mexico
2. Hostilez,Morongo Reservation
3. Bandits, Pueblo, CO
4. Tri-County, Santa Barbara, CA
5. ISC II #32 InnovativeCommunications, Lehi, Utah
6. Coyotes, Beaumont, CA
7. Taylor Farms Athletics, Salinas, CA
8. SilverHawks, Bakersfield, CA
9. ISC II #6 Rude Pac, Sun Valley, CA
10. SoCal Tribes,San Jacinto, CA
11. ISC II #15 C.R.Rockers, Portland, Oregon
12. Young Bucks,Santa Barbara, CA
13. Black Sox, Long Beach, CA
14. Team Pape Pirates, Walnut Creek, CA
15. ISC II #37 Maccabi USA

Schedule

Saturday May 30
Game 1 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 8:30 AM
Taylor Farms Athletics Vs Bandits

Game 2 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 8:30 AM
CR Rockers Vs Rude Pac

Game 3 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 8:30 AM
SoCal Tribes Vs Silver Hawks

Game 4 @ Pershing Park – 8:30 AM
Tri-County Vs Coyotes

Game 5 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 10:15 AM
Santa Cecelia Vs Innovative Communications

Game 6 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 10:15 AM
Black Sox Vs Team Pape Pirates

Game 7 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 10:15 AM
Maccabi USAVs Young Bucks

Game 8 @ Pershing Park – 10:15 AM
Hostilez Vs Tri-County

Game 9 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 12:00 Noon
Santa Cecilia Vs Bandits

Game 10 @ Elings Park – Field 2 – 12:00Noon
Black Sox vs Taylor Farms

Game 11 @ Elings Park – Field 3 – 12:00Noon
Maccabi USAVs SoCal Tribes

Game 12 @ Pershing Park – 12:00 Noon
Silver Hawks Vs Hostilez

Game 13 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 1:45 PM
Team Pape Pirates Vs CR Rockers

Game 14 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 1:45 PM
Rude Pac Vs Innovative Communications

Game 15 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 1:45 PM
Young Bucks Vs Coyotes

Game 16 @ Pershing Park – 1:45 PM
Silver Hawks Vs Tri-County

Game 17 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 3:30 PM
CR Rockers Vs Bandits

Game 18 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 3:30 PM
Taylor Farms Athletics Vs Innovative Communications

Game 19 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 3:30 PM
Rude Pac vs Black Sox

Game 20 @ Pershing Park – 3:30 PM
Maccabi USAVs Hostilez

Game 21 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 5:15 PM
Santa Cecelia Vs Team Pape Pirates

Game 22 @ Pershing Park – 5:15 PM
So CalTribes Vs Coyotes

Sunday May 31
Game 23 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 – 15th Place Vs 2nd Place
Game 24 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 – 14th Place Vs 3rd Place
Game 25 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 13th Place Vs 4th Place
Game 26 8:00 AM @ Pershing Park – 12th Place Vs 5th Place
Game 27 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 – 11th Place Vs 6th Place
Game 28 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 10th Place Vs 7th Place
Game 29 9:45 AM @ Pershing Park – 9th Place Vs 8th Place
Game 30 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 – (Quarterfinal) W Game 23 Vs W Game 24
Game 31 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 1(Quarter-Final) W Game 25 Vs W Game 26
Game 32 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 (Quarter-Final) 1st Place Vs W Game 27
Game 33 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 (Quarter-Final) W Game 28 Vs W Game 29
Game 34 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (SemiFinals) W Game 30 Vs W Game 31
Game 35 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 2 (Semi-Finals) W Game 32 Vs W Game 33
Game 36 3:00 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (Championship) W Game 34 vs W Game 35

For Sunday seedings, the criteria:
1. Overall Record;
2. Head-to-Head;
3. Fewest runs allowed;
4. runs scored

For berth determinations, the criteria:
1. Sunday finish;
2. Head-to-Head;
3. Fewest runs allowed;
4. runs scored

Special Rules: ISC Pitching Rule * Saturday – No inning starts after 1 hour 30 min time limit * 7 Run Rule after 5 innings Tiebreaker in the 8th, or after the time limit * ONLY STARTERS may re-enter * 5 warm-ups at start of game, then 3 after Speedup with C on base,with 2 out – last out * DR, EH, and DP allowed, but must be listed at start *

Dave Blackburn
Tournament Director
Best of The West
310-266-7803
daveb@virtvent.com

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Have you visited The Deuce lately?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Don’t forget to stop by our brother blog, “The Deuce”, which provides coverage on ISC II teams, competition and more, all leading up to the ISC II’s big event, the Tournament of Champions in August.

The ISC II commish, Blair Setford has been posting lots of great information, with more to come. Watch for coming special features, including tomorrow’s “How the Top 10 fared”

Click here to view.

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2009 ISC Qualifiers – Update # 5

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009


2009 ISC Qualifiers

Updated May 23, 2009

Editor’s Note: The ISC has updated the 2009 Qualifier list. Look for changes in Canada East and US Central.

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Pride is back in Decatur

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Team doesn’t miss a beat in return
From:

(click banner for original news story)


By Mark Tupper – H&R Executive Sports Editor

DECATUR – There’s no telling how many men’s fastpitch softball games Don “Doc” Boyer has witnessed at Borg-Warner Field. Maybe all of them from 1980 through 1995.

As the former trainer for the ADM and Decatur Pride softball teams, he has tended to more sore muscles, bloody contusions and overheated pitchers than he could ever count.

He cherished the camaraderie with the players and for the years of tireless work all he ever asked in return was a simple thank you.

But like so many of the players, coaches and fans of the game, Doc had slipped into the shadows, vanishing along with the sport that all but disappeared when the Pride ceased operation in 2001.

Then on Wednesday night – a night so glorious in its warmth and summer-like spendor – there he was again, one of the many ghosts of summer’s past strolling through the gates of Borg-Warner Field to welcome back an old friend.

Welcome back, softball. Welcome back, Decatur Pride.

And there was Arnie Gross, back again to operate the scoreboard. And Jim Cairns, back again to man the microphone, stumbling over a pronunciation or two because, he claimed, he missed out on spring training.

And there was Dick Cain, the longtime poet/proprietor of Tom’s Grill, stopping by to check on this curious collection of players old, young and in between.

When the decision was made to bring men’s fastpitch out of mothballs, someone had the good sense to assemble the new Pride with a mix of players who helped Decatur win four national championships in the 1980s and 1990s along with a group with young, fresh legs who have a chance to write another success story.

Wednesday was the home opener, the first Decatur Pride softball game in eight seasons, and in an eerie way, some things looked and felt exactly the same.

When Rick Minton drilled a home run to center in the second inning, it was a sight many of us had seen for parts of a quarter-century.

When David Boys pranced around at shortstop, it was a reminder that for years and years there was no slicker glove in the game.

When 60-year-old Larry Moffett raced home and side safely across home plate, it was a reminder that if you truly love the game, it ignites a passion that may not die until the legs do.

When Brent Stevenson pitched the Pride to a 7-0 victory in the opener, it was a reminder that very few men who have ever thrown the ball underhand have made it look so easy. His bedazzling changeup still comes in looking like a beach ball and leaves hitters looking like a beach bum.

And no matter how many years have passed, a look around the lush, green ballpark proves that kids still love to chase foul balls and that adults still seem to enjoy a cup of cold beer, which at $2 for 14 ounces makes major league suds seem like armed robbery. Doc Boyer came out to see some softball, but mainly he came to see old friends.

“I miss the people,” he said. “Every once in a while I bump into people I used to see at the ball park and I feel blessed to have known them.”There were a couple hundred fans at Borg-Warner Wednesday night and there may never again be crowds in the thousands that turned out for some memorable national tournaments in the 1980s.

No matter. Those who came cheered enthusiastically. They renewed friendships, munched popcorn and enjoyed the warm night air.

After a wait of eight years, it seemed more than enough.

mtupper@herald-review.com|421-7983

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Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA – May 30-31

Monday, May 18th, 2009

We’ll be posting more info shortly on the upcoming Best of the West Tournament in Santa Barbara, May 30-31, 2009, including the schedule of games. In the meantime, a few “notes on my scorecard”:

Tournament director David Blackburn told me yesterday, that he has sixteen (16) teams lined up for the tournament (May 30-31) in Santa Barbara, the largest field of team ever in the tournament’s longstanding 18 year history.

Among the teams headed to the beautiful coastal city in 2009 are the Pueblo Bandits and Innovative Communications (the 2007 BoW champs). Last year saw a couple of classic pitching match-ups between Lucas Mata (So Cal Bombers) and Sebastian Gervusutti (Team Rainey). Mata and the Bombers won the Saturday round robin game, while Sebastian and Team Rainey came away with the win on Sunday in the playoff round, and went on to capture the 2008 title.

The tournament was started in 1991 by Long Beach Painter’s GM Allan Ruegsegger, and held that first year as the “Best of the West Shootout” at Joe Rodgers field in Long Beach. That one featured the two Salt Lake City powerhouses of the day, Larry Miller Toyota, with Peter Meredith, and Page Brake, with Neil Chadwick, the Guanella Brothers, the Painters and Vista Bombers. (held so long ago, that I played in it).


The image above is from an old T-shirt from the 2nd Best of the West in 1992.

Since then, the tournament has made the rounds, being held in places like Soboba, Winchester, but seems to have settled into a home in Santa Barbara the past few years. David Blackburn has been the tournament director for most of the tournament’s history and now getting a big assist from the tournament’s Santa Barbara host, Clyde Bennnett. The tournament has been up and down in terms of the number of teams (down to a half dozen a few years ago), but the most reliable event on the So Cal schedule for nearly two decades, thanks to Dave’s hard work.

Click here for a bit of history of the tournament.

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ISC II #16 knocks off ISC II # 2

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Z story is worth a read….find it over at our brother blog, The Deuce.

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Kitchener to Host 2011 ISC World Tournament and ISCII T of C

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The International Softball Congress (ISC) is pleased to announce that Kitchener, ON will host the 2011 ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Normally, bidding for the 2011 tournaments would occur during the ISC Board of Director meeting in August in Quad Cities. However, we have talked to each prospective host city for 2011 and all have withdrawn except Kitchener. It was therefore decided we would award the 2011 tournaments early, to allow Kitchener maximum time to plan and prepare.


Peter Hallman Ballyard

Kitchener has successfully hosted 3-prior ISC World and ISC II tournaments in 2002, 2006 & 2007 and we have every confidence their 2011 tournaments will be equally successful.

It is expected that Duncan Matheson will again serve as tournament director for the World Tournament and Rick Boyd as tournament director for the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

The contract with Kitchener will be signed later this summer after the Midland contract for 2010 is signed.

Ken Hackmeister
Executive Director

Welcome

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