Tavistock, ON Merchants claim #1 spot in 2007 ISC II Preseason Rankings

[Al's Fastball News]

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 


Tavistock, ON Merchants claim #1 spot in 2007 ISC II Preseason
Rankings
 
The defending ISC II Champions Tavistock, ON Merchants will start
the year atop the ISC II Rankings. The Merchants were ranked
either first or second by eight of the 10 ranking committee members.
 
The addition of ISC II strikeout king Corey Costello was enough
to vault the Niagara, ON Snappers into the number two spot while
last year's finalist, Palermo, ON Athletics came in at number
three.
 
Elmira, ON Cubs, the 2005 ISC II Champion, and Perkasie, PA Rise,
a semi-finalist last year, round out the top five.
 
More than 40 teams from across North America received at least
one vote from the panel.
 
The preseason top 10 is:
 
1. Tavistock, ON Merchants
2. Niagara, ONSnappers
3. Palermo, ON Athletics
4. Elmira, ON Cubs
5. Perkasie, PA Rise
6. Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
7. Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating's Fitness
8. Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
9. Bakersfield, CA LumberKings
10. Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
 
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 sixth
annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August
14-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge,
Ontario. The tournament will feature 35 teams from across North
America playing a four-game round robin schedule in seven pools
of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool along
with three wildcards will advance to a single elimination playoff
bracket. 
 
For more information, please contact:
 
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com
http://www.iscfastpitch.com/index.php?page=isc-ii_tournament

 


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