New Home for "The Deuce"

The Deuce has a new home. Click here to visit.

First, it was Fastpitchwest getting a companion site, Ballparkradio. Now, this Morning Brief blog has a companion, the all-new-ISC-II blog, “The Deuce”, with an easy to remember web address.

“The Deuce” is a blog providing Un-official coverage of the ISC II at Fastpitchwest.com. It is written by Fastpitchwest’s Jim Flanagan and ISC II commissioner Blair Setford, and designed to give ISC II teams, players and their fans a place to find the latest news and information on the ISC II.

Like the Morning Brief, The Deuce got its start using Google’s “Blogger” software, but now takes advantage of the same “WordPress” software that we use here. The new blog gives our readers access to the same features as you find here — a search engine to find any item, RSS syndication feeds, links to all of your favorite sites, the ability to print any single item to a page, posts organized by categories. The new blog “The Deuce” is also interactive, permitting you to post your own comments to any item posted on the blog. You’ll also see links to ISC II teams, and to the latest rankings promulgated by the ISC II.

The ISC II is the newest classification of competition for men’s fastball, with the first ISC II tournament held in 2002, for teams just below the “ISC World” open classification. For details on eligibility, click the “eligibility” link under Official ISC II links below. The annual tournament hosts 40 top men’s fastball teams, held at the same location as the ISC World Tournament. Following a “name the tournament” contest in 2003, the annual ISC II tournament was named the “ISC II Tournament of Champions”.

The 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 14-19, 2005 will be the fourth annual, held this year in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, just down the road from the ISC World Tournament in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

We hope you enjoy “The Deuce” and make it a regular stop to catch up on, and keep up with the ISC II.