David Blackburn, the fastball pitcher that put men’s fastball “on the air”, by establishing and heading up Streaming Media for the I.S.C. (International Softball Congress), just arrived in Israel for the 17th World Maccabiah Games, July 11-21 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The NWTimes in Indiana has a nice piece about David in their news today. An excerpt, courtesy of writer Mike Nieto, NWTimes.com:
Blackburn will make history at the 17th World Maccabiah Games, which run July 11-21 in Tel Aviv, Israel. There he will become the first Maccabiah athlete from the U.S. to compete in five different World Games, all in fast-pitch softball. Blackburn’s late father, Ernie, was a well-known softball player in the Hammond Civic Center and various leagues, and is a member of the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame. Click here to read the whole story.