Ken Vierling - ISC II Umpire In Chief

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 9/25/07 9:44:58 AM 
From:  iscken(at)comcast.net (Ken Hackmeister ) 


 
Subject:  Ken Vierling - ISC II Umpire In Chief  
  

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Ken Vierling of Fridley, MN has been appointed the new ISC II
Umpire In Chief, replacing Rick Havercroft who resigned last
spring.
 
Ken has an extensive and varied background in both softball and
life.  An umpire since 1975, he has umpired at the highest levels
of both ISC and ASA including three ISC World Tournaments, one
ISC II Tournament of Champions and eight ASA men's nationals.
 He is a Division I NCAA umpire in both the Big Ten and Missouri
Valley Conferences.  Administratively, he is a Board member of
the largest collegiate umpire association in America.  He also
has extensive experience as a tournament and league Umpire In
Chief.
 
The 51 year old Vierling is employed in the printing business
and handles both sales and estimating for Gopher State Litho
of Minneapolis.
 
Ken is a performer with an impressive resume' as a stand up comedian,
actor and singer.  He is actively involved in ten-pin bowling
and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota
State Bowling Association.  His current personal bowling average
is an impressive 205.
 
As the ISC UIC, Ken will work closely with ISC UIC Bruce Bierman
and ISC DUIC, Les Novak is overseeing the ISC umpire program.
 These three individuals meet annually in January to select the
umpires for the upcoming season's ISC World Tournament and ISC
II Tourament of Champions.  They are also responsible for all
playing rule interpretations, including oversight of the ISC
approved bat list provided by the International Softball Federation
(ISF).
 
Ken's appointment to this very responsible position is endorsed
by both Bruce Bierman and Les Novak as well as the ISC Executive
Committee.
 
We welcome and congratulate Ken Vierling as the new ISC II Umpire
In Chief.
 
Ken can be reached at comicdude1(at)msn.com 
 
Ken 

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