New Zealand’s Marty Grant in search of a fourth ISF Gold medal
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Marty Grant calls Saskatoon, “A softball town that knows how to host an international tournament”. The excerpt below is reposted with permission, from Marty Grant’s Facebook page (for the benefit of our readers not on Facebook):

Saskatoon: My first visit to this town was in 1987 as a 21 year old. ISC with the Ashland Amvets, OH. We went 3-2 and finished 12th. In 1990 I returned and debuted with NZ. My first international was the semifinal of the Canada Cup and we beat Cuba 1-0. Canada were victorious in the final 3-0. In 2002 I was pitching coach for the White Sox and we finished 5th equal at the ISF’s.

From Wikipedia:

Saskatchewan (pronounced /səˈskætʃɨwɑːn/ ( listen)) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres (227,100 sq mi) and a population of 1,023,810 (according to 2009 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province. Of these, 233,923 live in the province’s largest city, Saskatoon, while 194,971 live in the provincial capital, Regina. Other major cities, in order of size, are Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current and North Battleford. The province’s name comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisiskāciwani-sÄ«piy, meaning “swift flowing river”.

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