# 16 Team Rainey at # 9 Vancouver Grey Sox This Weekend

July 11th, 2008

Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver Grey Sox take their 22-5 season record into a 4 game super series vs. Team Rainey / IAC (Italian Athletic Club) of Whittier, California at South Memorial Park in Vancouver this weekend. This is the first ever appearance by Team Rainey / IAC in the Vancouver area, and local fans can expect an excellent weekend of open level mens fastpitch. The weather forecast is for sunny and warm summer conditions both days.

The Grey Sox are ranked 9th by the International Softball Congress in the most recent rankings issued earlier this week, and Team Rainey / IAC are ranked 16th.

Game times are 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12th. 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13. Free Admission. (South Memorial Park is on E.41st Ave between Fraser and Knight streets in Vancouver.)

Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com

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ISC II Game 1 Honors to….

July 11th, 2008

Memphis, TN Posse vs. Lloydminster, AB Dodgers
Sunday August 10, 10:00 AM CDT


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2008 ISC II T of C Schedule

July 11th, 2008

Looking for the ISC II Tournament of Champions Schedule of Games? You’ll find it — and a lot more ISC II info at our brother blog, “The Deuce”.

Click here to view the schedule
at “The Deuce”


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Pools for 2008 ISC II T of C

July 11th, 2008


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July 11, 2008 – The pools are set for the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions. Please see the list below.

The seeding for each pool is based on the rankings but adjustments have been made for scheduling requests and to ensure that teams from the same geographic region won’t meet in the round robin.

Each team will play three pool games. All teams will advance to a single knockout playoff bracket. The third and fourth place teams will cross over to play fourth and third-place teams from other divisions. The second place teams will receive a first-round bye while each pool winner will receive a bye through to the third round.

Games will start at 10:00 am on Sunday August 10 at Memorial Park. All teams will play at least once on Sunday with some playing twice. Pool play will be completed Monday night with the playoff round starting Tuesday morning. The 2008 ISC II Championship Game is scheduled for 2:00 pm central time on Wednesday August 13.

For more information on the seventh annual ToC, see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com and or see links on the right side here at The Deuce.

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs(at)rogers.com

Pool A
Bakersfield, CA Taylor Farms LumberKings
Wyevale, ON Tribe
Memphis, TN Posse
Lloydminster, AB Dodgers

Pool B
South Lebanon, PA TNT
Bridgeport, ON Braves
Sioux Falls, SD Sox
Bulyea, SK Rustlers

Pool C
New York, NY Knights
Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac
Kenosha, WI Earl’s Club

Pool D
Oswego, NY CPI
Kitchener, ON Outlaws
Salt Lake City, UT Innovative Communications
Mascoutah, IL Pete’s Blues

Pool E
Ashland, OH Stockpack
Palermo, ON Athletics
Carp, ON I4C Victory
Winterset, IA A’s

Pool F
Elmira, ON Cubs
Perkasie, PA Hoffman Rise
Hermann, MO Black Gold
Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton II

Pool G
Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
Sacramento, CA River City Rockers
St. Paul, MN ASB Villard
Kelvington, SK PDC Comets

Pool H
Wilkes-Barre, PA Keatings’ Fitness
Waterdown, ON Hammer
Waverly, MN Herda & Sons
Chicago, IL Fastpitch Club

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Field Set for 2008 ISC II T of C

July 11th, 2008


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July 11, 2008 – The field is set for the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions. Please see the list below.

A total of 32 teams will be looking to unseat defending champion South Lebanon, PA TNT.

Games will start at 10:00 am on Sunday August 10 at Memorial Park in Appleton with the championship game slated for 2:00 pm on Wednesday August 13.

Twenty games will be broadcast on Ballpark Radio starting Sunday morning and running right through to the championship game.

For more information on the seventh annual ToC, see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com and check out all of the links to the right here at The Deuce.

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs(at)rogers.com

1 South Lebanon, PA TNT – Defending Champion
2 Bakersfield, CA Taylor Farms LumberKings – Finalist
3 Appleton, WI The Bar of Appleton II – Host
4 St. Paul, MN ASB Villard – US Central 1
5 Palermo, ON Athletics – Canada East 1
6 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder – Canada East 2
7 Kitchener, ON Outlaws – Canada East 3
8 Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness – US East 1
9 Memphis, TN Posse – US East 2
10 Chicago, IL Fastpitch Club – US Central 2

11 Lloydminster, AB Dodgers- Canada West 1
12 Kenosha, WI Earls Club – US Central 3
13 Kelvington, SK PDC Comets – Canada West 2
14 Bulyea, SK Rustlers – Canada West 3
15 Salt Lake City, UT Innovative Communications – US West 1
16 Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac – US West 2
17 Sioux Falls, SD Sox – US Central 4
18 New York, NY Knights – US East 3
19 Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections – US East 4
20 Carp, ON I4C Victory Consulting – US East 5

21 Mascoutah, IL Pete’s Blues – US Central 5
22 Ashland, OH Stockpack – US East 6
23 Sacramento, CA River City Rockers – US West 3
24 Waterdown, ON Hammer – Canada East 4
25 Elmira, ON Cubs – Canada East 5
26 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers – Canada East 6
27 Bridgeport, ON Braves – Canada East 7
28 Waverly, MN Herda & Sons – US Central 6
29 Winterset, IA A’s – US Central 7
30 Wyevale, ON Tribe – Canada East 8

31 Perkasie, PA Hoffman Rise – US East 7
32 Hermann, MO Black Gold – Invite

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California LumberKings retain #1 ranking heading into Tournament of Champions

July 11th, 2008


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July 11, 2008 – The California LumberKings will be the top seed at the 2008 ISC II Tournament of Champions as they were ranked #1 by all 12 members of the ranking committee.

With three wins in their last four matchups, defending champion South Lebanon TNT edged the New York Knights for #2 spot.

The top 8 teams who will headline each of the pools in the ToC are:

1. Bakersfield, CA Taylor Farms Lumberkings
2. South Lebanon, PA TNT
3. New York City, NY Knights
4. Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
5. Ashland, OH Stockpack
6. Elmira, ON Cubs
7. Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8. Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness

To see the full list, including how each committee member ranked the teams, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.

The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the seventh annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 10-13 at Memorial Park in Appleton, Wisconsin.

For more information, please contact:

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com

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Game 1 Honors to…..

July 10th, 2008

Broken Bow vs. Bahamas
12 noon Sunday, August 10


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ISC World Tournament – First Game Draws for Teams Out West

July 10th, 2008


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First game draws for Teams Out West, listed chronologically:

# 9 Vancouver Grey Sox
Sunday, 4pm CDT, 2pm PDT/Vancouver time
vs. # 25 Bar of Appleton

# 24 Pueblo Bandits
Sunday, 4pm CDT, 3pm MDT/Colorado time
vs. # 8 Circle Tap

#16 Team Rainey
Sunday, 7pm CDT, 5pm PDT/California time
vs. #20 Kegel Black Knights (shades of 2006 ISC WT opener)

# 7 So Cal Bombers
Monday, 9am CDT, 7am PDT/California
vs. #26 Stone Yard

# 30 Portland DeMarini
Monday, 1pm CDT, 11am PDT/Portland time
vs. # 4 Kitchener Rivershark Twins ON

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2008 ISC World Tournament Bracket Released – Kimberly, WI – August 10-17

July 10th, 2008

Big news today – the ISC has released the the bracket for this year’s ISC World Tournament, the premier annual event in men’s fastball.

Click here for the bracket.

Click here for the PDF printer friendly bracket.


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Final 2008 ISC World Team Rankings

July 10th, 2008

Final 2008 Rankings for ISC World Tournament Teams.

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