[Alsfastball] Four Elected To The I.S.C. Hall of Fame

[Al Doran]

Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:13:27 -0400
To: "Al's Fastball" <fastball at pmihrm.com>
From: "Susie and Gordie Wise" <sgwise at woh.rr.com>(by way of Al Doran 
<aldoran at pmihrm.com>)
Subject: Four Elected To The I.S.C. Hall of Fame



Four Elected To The I.S.C. Hall of Fame

A pair of left-handed pitchers, a super-nimble shortstop who could HIT, and 
a sponsor of an ISC World Championship team and host of an ISC World 
Tournament were elected to the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame 
during meetings of the ISC Board of Directors in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

ED KLECKER of California was an outstanding pitcher who led the Lakewood, 
CA. Jets to the World Tournament title in 1973.  In that event, he was an 
All-World selection.  He was also the tourney's "Outstanding Pitcher" and 
the "Most Valuable Player" of the tournament held in Rock Island, Illinois.

Klecker was also an All-World Tournament pitcher in 1972 and again in 1974 
with the Lakewood Jets. In both the 1972 and 1973 World Tournaments, he led 
all hurlers in strikeouts.

BRAD UNDERWOOD of Ontario was a dominant left-handed pitcher.  He was four 
times an All-World Tournament choice while throwing for Canadian Tire of 
Owen Sound, Ontario, and All Car of Green Bay, Wisconsin.  In the 1991 and 
1994 World  Tournaments he was selected as the event's "Outstanding Pitcher".

In the 1991 World Tournament, Underwood turned in a performance for the 
ages when he beat defending champion Seattle 2-1; threw a perfect game 
against Aurora; tossed a 22-inning 1-0 shutout over Santa Rosa; and blanked 
Sioux City for nine innings in the championship contest - - - all in a span 
of 32 hours!

GREG SEPULVEDA of California was a splendid shortstop.  He starred with 
several teams but was at his best while earning All-World Tournament 
laurels in both 1984 and 1985 with the Lancaster, California, 
Chameleons.  He was a big man who looked like he should have been playing 
either first or third base, but he was a blur covering ground at shortstop 
and could go get 'em and run the bases with the very best!

Sepulveda's talents led the Chameleons to a third place World Tournament 
finish in 1984 and to the runner-up spot in 1986.

ART GILLIS of Michigan holds the unique distinction of having captured an 
I.S.C. World Championship (in 1979) as sponsor of the Saginaw Michigan 
Bolters and also having served as the host and sponsor of an I.S.C. World 
Tournament.  The latter event, played in 1981 in Saginaw, is believed by 
many to have been the greatest World Tournament in the proud history of the 
International Softball Congress.  Gillis was the first ever Michigan ISC 
commissioner.  He also served later as an ISC commissioner for the state of 
Florida.

These four ;men, heroes to followers of fastball, will be inducted into the 
ISC Hall of Fame in August, 2006, during the World Tournament in Kitchener, 
Ontario.

August 27, 2005

Gordon Wise
ISC Information Officer
<http://www.iscfastpitch.com/>www.iscfastpitch.com
<mailto:sgwise at woh.rr.com>sgwise at woh.rr.com

  Als Fastball List
* Email: fastball at pmihrm.com
http://www.alsfastball.com/
http://www.ISCfastball.com/
NEWS: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball
eScribe is down, and may be out