The # 20 ranked California A’s will open the 2009 ISC World Tournament against the # 10 ranked Midland Explorers, of Midland, Michigan on Saturday afternoon, August 15, at 1:00 p.m. CDT, 11:00 a.m. PDT/West coast time.
The California squad is comprised of a nucleus of players from last year’s ISC II Tournament of Champion California Lumberkings, as well as the So Cal Bombers, who finished 6th out of a field of 32 teams with a 4-2 record in the ISC World tournament. Midland finished 21st, with a 2-2 record last year. The Explorers are one of the longest running programs in the ISC and will be the host for next year’s ISC World Tournament.
The winner will advance in the double elimination tournament to face the # 7 ranked Vancouver Grey Sox, B.C. on Sunday night, August 16, at 6:00 p.m.
The loser will drop into the loser’s bracket to play the loser of game 11, on Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. CDT, 9:00 a.m. PDT, a second round game between the winner of Dominican Republic/Winterset and # 6 Jarvis, Ontario, Canada.