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Roster & OOR Reminder

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

From ISC Executive Director Ken Hackmeister

Preliminary Rosters & Out of Region Filing Reminder

Friday, March 16, 2007

The May 1 deadline for ISC teams to file preliminary rosters and Out of Region forms, is rapidly approaching.

This is a reminder of the upcoming deadline.

Preliminary Rosters – Preliminary rosters for both World Tournament and ISC II teams are also due May 1. The roster form is found on the ISC Web Site www.iscfastpitch.com Click on Rules and Forms in the left margin. Preliminary rosters are to be submitted to the proper statisticians whose email addresses appear on the roster form itself. Review saving and filing process covered in PRAWN filings above.

Letter of Intent – Out of Region (OOR) Form – The 2007 season begins the new Out of Region concept, replacing the former Out of Area plan. The newly revised Out of Region form is also displayed on the ISC web site in the Rules and Forms page. To save teams and players time and to avoid 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation faxes, we will accept an OOR form without the players signature, provided the player sends an email to iscken@comcast.net, stating their intention to play for XYZ team in 2007. That email must arrive no later than May 1 and the team manager can mail the actual OOR form.

The operation is the same as the former Out of Area program. The forms and fee must be postmarked to the ISC Executive Director no later than May 1. The first three OOR players per team are subject to a $100 fee each. The fourth and subsequent OOR players per team are subject to a $300 fee each.

Out of Region rules apply to both ISC World Tournament and ISC II teams.

If anyone has difficulty downloading or printing these forms from the web site, please email iscken@comcast.net and a form or forms will be sent back to you as an email attachment.

Ken
iscken@comcast.net
(Ken Hackmeister )
www.iscfastpitch.com

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2007 ToC Berth available for Canada East Travel League

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

The next meeting of the ISC Travel League is this Sunday, March 4 at 9 am at the Grand Valley Golf Club.

If your team is interested in playing in the league, I am extending an open invitation to all ISC II teams to please come prepared to join the league. Entry fees will be due at the meeting and the schedule will be made this weekend.

Effective immediately, a berth into the 2007 ToC will be available to the highest finishing ISC II team in the travel league.

Apologies for the short notice, but the meeting date was booked prior to my appointment.

For more info, please email me at blairjs(at)rogers.com or call me at 905 826 2697.

Blair Setford
Vice-President, Canada East Region

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ISC II & Canada East Changes

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

ISC II Administrative Changes
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Last week, ISC II Vice President, Bob McGowan informed us of his decision to resign his position with ISC for personal reasons. Bob held two separate ISC positions, Vice President of ISC II and the Canada East Vice President.
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Bob McGowan who came on board with us in 1996 and is truly the father of ISC II. It was Bob’s vision, planning, administrative and presentation skills that made ISC II a reality in 2002. It marked the first time in the history of ISC that we entered a different level of competition. Previously, ISC had no team classifications and the ISC World Tournament was open for any team, regardless of their competitive level of play.
Bob’s departure at this time is due to the situations at hand in 2007. With the tournaments returning to Kitchener, Bob feels the host organization is both experienced and talented so a change in ISC II leadership won’t be a hardship or strain for the Kitchener Committee. Also, Bob feels the various individuals currently in place in ISC II are likewise talented and dedicated to continue their jobs without a hitch.
As an organization, we extend a sincere thanks to Bob for his hard work and dedication to not just begin ISC II but to see it flourish and continue to be a very successful part of the International Softball Congress.
With Bob’s resignation, we announce the following appointments with approval from the ISC Executive Committee.
ISC II Vice President – This position will be assumed by Jim Williamson of Yakima, WA. Although Jim has only been with ISC since 2004, he has a lifetime of dedicated service to the game as a player, manager, sponsor and administrator. Jim’s administrative talents were recognized earlier this year when he was named as a non-voting member of the ISC Executive Committee so we could utilize his vast knowledge and planning skills. He has also worked on various Special Projects since 2004.
Canada East Vice President – This position will be assumed by Blair Setford of Mississauga, ON. Blair will continue his role as ISC II Commissioner but in becoming Canada East VP, he will become directly involved with both the ISC II and World Tournament portions of our operation. Blair has long been recognized as one of the hardest working people we have in the ISC. He initiated the ISC II team rankings process, has maintained the ISC II Pitcher List, has served as an ISC II Streaming Broadcaster and is ISC II Managing Editor of the annual ISC Guide book.
Regional Commissioner – Canada East – Joe Todd of Ingersoll, ON has been selected as a new Regional Commissioner for Canada East. He joins Blair Setford and Colin Smith as a voting member of the ISC Board of Directors. Joe was a coach/manager for 25 years and is a long-time fastball administrator who has served as an ISC II Game Controller since 2003. He does scoring and announcing at various leagues and tournaments and has been a part of the ISC II streaming broadcast team since 2003. In 2006, Joe was named a “Legend of the Game” at the Woodstock invitational in Woodstock, ON.
We are confident that Jim, Blair and Joe will continue their dedicated efforts for the betterment of the International Softball Congress and the sport of fastball.
These two interim Vice President appointments continue through the 2007 season. In August, the ISC Board of Directors will conduct regular bi-annual elections for all ISC Officers who comprise the ISC Exective Committee.
Please join us in thanking Bob McGowan and wishing him success and enjoyment in his future endeavors.
Ken Hackmeister
ISC Executive Director
iscken@comcast.net

Welcome

Posted in General, Ontario | Comments Closed

Darren Zack Special

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

No, he’s not in ISC II, but he is the biggest ambassador for the game of fastball and it’s a treat to spread the word about this special program honouring Darren Zack.

Courtesy Al’s Fastball List:

Chiefs and Champions premieres February 15th!

Kicking off Season II, the Darren Zack episode airs on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network):

Thursday, February 15th @ 10:30PM
Saturday, February 17th @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 18th @ 8:30 PM

For local listings, please log onto www.aptn.ca

Darren Zack is a legend in the world of Fastpitch Softball. Nicknamed “Z Man’ by his adoring fans, he set records at every level, pitching the most wins, strikeouts and consecutive scoreless innings, capturing three gold medals at the Pan Am Games. A resident and member of Garden River First Nation, Darren actively promotes Fastpitch by conducting pitching clinics throughout North America, encouraging community involvement in the sport.

A breakout documentary series, Chiefs and Champions honours Aboriginal sports heroes as they journey through challenges, prevail over adversity and develop into inspiring leaders and role models. Hosted by North of 60 star Tom Jackson, other Season II episodes profile Billy Two Rivers, Angela Chalmers, Richard Peter, Sharon & Shirley Firth and Gino Odjick.

Please watch and forward your comments to: feedback@chiefsandchampions.ca

With thanks,
Sheilagh

Sheilagh Cahill
Producer
Big Red Barn Entertainment
6556 60th Avenue
Delta, BC Canada
V4K 4E2
T: 604 946-6329
F: 604 946-2604
www.brbmg.com

Editor’s note: Look closely and you’ll spot three of Maddy’s Photos of the Z-man in the documentary.

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Winter ball in Oswego, NY

Sunday, February 11th, 2007


Our good friends at Cutro Professional Inspections (CPI), got a little bit of snow in the past few days in Oswego, New York, curtailing early season workouts.
“I’m sure I saw that ball land right over here.” 😉

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ISC II Introduces New Roster & Team Registration Process

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

August 6, 2007 Final Deadline for ISC/ISCII Rosters

In a continuing effort to streamline our overall operation and at the same time, reduce both expense and volunteer requirements for tournament hosts, beginning in 2007 the ISC will implement a new team roster and team registration process at the World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions.

The former 3-part roster form is being eliminated and replaced with a single copy form that is available on line or will be email attached to those requesting it. The new form is currently displayed at www.iscfastpitch.com. Click on Rules & Forms in the left margin of front page. You can save this form, to your computer, from the web site display.

For both World Tournament and ISC II teams, the roster form must be submitted three times per season; May 1, July 15 and the Monday preceding the start of the ISC World Tournament. In 2007, this final date is August 6.

The May 1 date is a “preliminary” roster and a mandatory PRAWN declaration date for those teams having PRAWN players. May 1 will also continue being the due date for Out of Region (formerly Out of Area) player forms.

July 15 is the deadline for rosters to be in the hands of the championship tournaments host for use in the printed tournament program.

August 6 will be the final deadline for rosters used in the 2007 World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions.

All rosters are to be emailed to the appropriate Statisticians whose addresses appear on the roster form itself.

The overall process involves each team “saving” their first roster on their computer. Then as subsequent due dates arrive, only changes need to be made to the saved form.

This process will eliminate the need for the former Team Registration ordeal on the Friday morning preceding the start of the World Tournament. The mandatory team manager meeting will still be held at 12 noon on the beginning Friday. Outside the manager meeting room, tables will be set up for distribution of materials for each team. Player and immediate family member tournament passes will be distributed based on the August 6 roster submission. This distribution process will begin around 10 AM and continue until after the manager meeting concludes. ISC personnel, Umpires, Hall of Fame inductees and others requiring credentials will also pick up outside the manager meeting room.

The Statisticians will also be available during this distribution process, to make any last minute roster changes.

For ISC II, the above process will be used but the manager meeting and credentials distribution will take place preceding the start of the ISC II Tournament of Champions. Time and location will be announced later.

To download a copy of the new roster form, click here.

(It’s an Excel file, so choose “save” to save to your computer’s hard drive, or “open” if you want to open it.)

If you don’t have Excel (which is part of Microsoft Office) and don’t want to $pring for it, try the open source freebie, “Open Office”.

Click here to visit the official ISC website page with for Rules and Forms. You’ll find the new 2007 Roster under “Forms”, right at the top.

For those wanting the new roster form via email attachment, email any of the following and request one.

iscken@comcast.net
iscstat@hotmail.com
stats4u@iscfastpitch.com
jbob99@allstream.net
blairjs@rogers.com
hdewild@milwpc.com
tschaaf@kimberly.k12.wi.us

The ISC extends thanks to Bret Baughman, ISC Historian and Assistant Statistician, for his efforts in developing much of the new procedure and roster form.

Posted in 2007 ISC II ToC, General | Comments Closed

ISC II at AAU

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

As always, Maddy Flanagan took some great photos at the AAU Tournament in Orlando, FL in mid January.

Here are some links to ISC II players and umpires at the AAU. If you spot anymore among Maddy’s Photos from the AAU, please let us know.

Tom Vogel
Steve Bedard
Rob Fawcett
Derek Stevens
Jeff Franklin, second from right, front row (aka luckiest man in Orlando)
Shaun Winship

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US West Qualifier at Palm Springs Classic

Friday, January 26th, 2007

2007 Palm Springs Classic

SOCAL BOMBERS, CALIMESA, CA— JANUARY 25 2007

2007 Palm Springs Classic
May 18, 19, 20

$400.00 Entry

Prize money to top 3 finishers

ISC Qualifier for western states: 1 ISC and 1 ISC II

If Teams can commit to a Friday Evening game, please contact me at trejotribe@aol.com

Teams committed as of January 2007:
So Cal Bombers
Portland Demarini
Vancouver Grey Sox
Pueblo Bandits
Circle Tap
Houston Aces
Lumber Kings
Taylor Farms

Teams Showing Interest:
Larry Miller Hogs
Mexicali
River City Rockers
Gremlins

We will look to add more teams as they confirm. This is looking to be one of the premier ISC Caliber Tournament in the West Coast.

Please take time and look at the Hotel list and call for best prices. The Ramada Inn is giving the Tournament Teams a team discount and great rate for this event, I will post as soon as they send me the room info. THANK YOU RALPH TREJO JR.

Most of these hotels are under $99.99 or less

Quality Inn—1-760-323-2775
Travel Lodge—1-800-578-7878, Palm Springs
Travel Lodge—1-760-328-2616, cathedral city
Vagabond Inn—1-760-325-7211
Royal Sun Inn—1-760-327-1564
Palm Court—-1-760-410-2333
7 Springs Inn & Suites—1-800-670-6799
Inn at Deep Canyon—1-800-253-0004
Comfort Inn—1-760-778-3699
Best Western—1-877-237-8717
Holiday Inn press—–1-760-325-1301
Holiday Inn—1-800-
Red Roof—1-760-343-1381
Shiloh Inn—1-800-222-2244
Super 8 —–1-800-800-8000
Travel Lodge —1-760-327-1211
Best Western—–1-760-327-4200 #1
1-760-325-9177 #2
1-760-340-4441 #3
Motel 6 ——-1-760-327-4200 #1
1-760-325-6129 #2
1-760-251-1425 #3

RALPH TREJO JR
Trejotribe@aol.com

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Merry Christmas

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

From all of us here at The Deuce and ISC II

Merry Christmas

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2007 ISC II Rules & Eligibility Changes

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

The International Softball Congress is announcing special operating rules for the 2007 season for the ISC II division.

For the 2007 season, following the completion of the Canada East regional qualifiers on June 24, teams from outside the Canada East region may sign one (1) pitcher from the Canada East region (defined as Ontario east of Thunder Bay, Quebec and the four Atlantic Canada provinces) provided that they remain in compliance with the ISC II out-of-region (OOR) rules which limit teams to a total of three (3) OOR players, only two (2) of whom can be pitchers. The signing deadline for this special cateogry is July 16, 2007. Fees and completed OOR forms must be mailed to ISC Executive Director Ken Hackmeister with a postmark no later than that date. Filing deadline for regular OOR players is May 1, 2007.

Restrictions on pickups of Canada East region pitchers will remain in place for 2007. Qualified or invited teams that have a pitcher on a restricted list cannot pick up any other pitcher from that list, but can pick up any other eligible pitcher. Qualified and invited teams from within the Canada East region that don’t have a pitcher on the restricted list may pick up one pitcher from the list if they choose to do so.

The restricted list will be released in the first quarter of 2007 following additional consultation with Canada East teams.

Also, ISC II teams are now permitted to sign two pitchers from the international region as OOR players. Previously, they had been limited to one.

At this time, no changes are being made to the ISC II pitcher eligibility list, pending any appeals. The ISC will continue to monitor pitchers’ performance throughout 2007 and reserves the right to reclassify pitchers it deems to be above the caliber of the ISC II division.

The ISC also reminds all ISC II teams that the procedures for filing eligibility appeals are spelled out in the ISC II section of the ISC web site at www.iscfastpitch.com. The ISC II Ineligible Pitchers List can be found in the same section.

For further information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
ISC II Vice President
Canada East Vice President
jbob99@allstream.net

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ISC ANNOUNCES CONDENSED SCHEDULE FOR 2007 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

The International Softball Congress is pleased to announce that the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions (ToC) is being shortened from a 6.5-day tournament to a 4.5-day tournament and will run from Tuesday August 14 to Saturday August 18, 2007 in Kitchener and Cambridge, ON.

This condensed schedule will help make it more affordable for teams to attend the premier intermediate championship in men’s fastball.

The tournament will be contested among 35 teams split into seven pools of five. Each team will play four round robin games with the top three in each pool along with three wild cards advancing to a single elimination playoff bracket.

Games will be played at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in nearby Cambridge with the semi-finals and championship game scheduled to be played Saturday morning at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener. Provided that the ToC and the ISC World Tournament are on schedule, we are working to have the ISC II championship game, for the first time, both video and audio streamed for fans across North America.

Qualifying for the ToC will be conducted regionally with berths available as follows:

U.S. East 10
U.S. Central 8
U.S.
West 4
Canada East 6
Canada West 4
2006 Champion
2006 Finalist
2007 Host Team

Unused berths from any region will be filled by Canada East teams.

As per a motion passed by the ISC Board of Directors at its 2006 meeting, the top two finishing teams in the 2007 ISC II ToC will receive automatic berths into the 2008 ISC World Tournament in Kimberly, WI.

Additional information on the ISC and the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions is available on the ISC web site at www.iscfastpitch.com.

For further information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
ISC II Vice President
jbob99@allstream.net

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs@rogers.com

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2007 Qualifiers for ISC and ISC II

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Here is an updated list of 2007 ISC Qualifying events for both the World Tournament and the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

More updates will be released as the information becomes available.

Canada East Region – Bob McGowan, VP jbob99@allstream.net

June 8-10 – Torbay, Newfoundland
Berths: World Tournament and ISC II ToC
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Bob McGowan 519-941-6767
Local Contact – Harold Kelly 709-727-9871 harold_kelly@hotmail.com
Umpire In Chief – Keith Pender keithpender@esdnl.ca

June 22-24 – Innerkip, Ontario
Berths: World Tournament and ISC II ToC
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Bob McGowan 519-941-6767
Local Contact – Howie Brown 519-421-6334 floorcreations@bellnet.ca
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk@earthlink.net

June 22-24 – Sydenham, Ontario
Berths: ISC II ToC
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Bob McGowan 519-941-6767
Local Contact – Adam Lake 613-484-1313 paullake@kingston.net
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk@earthlink.net

Eastern Canada Travel League Tournament
July 27-29 – TBA
Berths: World Tournament for 2008
League only teams
Tournament Director – Colin Smith905-790-8226 colinsmith@look.ca
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk@earthlink.net

Eastern Ontario Home League Tournament
August 24-26 – TBA
Berths: ISC II ToC for 2008
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk@earthlink.net

Western Ontario Home League Tournament
August 24-26 – TBA
Berths: ISC II ToC for 2008
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk@earthlink.net

US West Region – Chris Santos, VP jcsantos25@msn.com

May 19 & 20
So Cal Bombers Invitational
Palm Springs, CA
Berths: 1 WT and 1 ISC II
Contact: Ralph Trejo ielooking@yahoo.com 909-841-0462 C or 909-889-3700 W
UIC – Roy Stout umpire5@verizon.net
Note: Any team can play but only US West Region teams that play with their ISC roster are eligible to win a berth.

May 25, 25 & 27
Joe Santos Memorial
Pueblo, CO
Berths: 1 WT and 1 ISC II
Contact: Chris Santos jcsantos25@msn.com 303-419-7352 – cell or 303-690-4847 – home
UIC – Ginger Rendon gingerrendon@hotmail.com 719-564-5575
Note: Any team can play but only US West Region teams that play with their ISC roster are eligible to win a berth.

June 16 & 17
Best of the West Tournament
Santa Barbara, CA
Berths: 1 WT
Contact: Dave Blackburn daveb@virtvent.com 310-266-7803
UIC – Roy Stout umpire5@verizon.net
Note: Any team can play but only US West Region teams that play with their ISC roster are eligible to win a berth.

July 14 & 15
US West – ISC Qualifier
Portland, OR
Berths: 1 WT and 1 ISC II
Contact: Brian Ree bree10@comcast.net
UIC – TBD
Note: Any team can play but only US West Region teams that play with their ISC roster are eligible to win a berth.

US East Region – Bill Howell, VP – william.f.howell@navy.mil

April 20-22
War Eagle Fastpitch Classic
Auburn, AL
Berths: 1 ISC II berth to champ, regardless of region
Contact: Robby Carter rcarter@auburnalabama.org (334) 501-2976
UIC:

May 25 – 27
Bahamas Invitational
Abaco, Bahamas
Berths: 1 WT to champ, regardless of region
Contact: Haziel McDonald whyworry@coralwave.com (H) 242-365-6436; (W) 242-359-6449; 242 359-6449 (Cell)
UIC – To be determined

May 25 – 27
George Baumann Memorial Tournament Note: This is a tentative qualifier.
Erie, PA
Berths: 2 WT to top two highest finishing US East teams. If not 2 US East teams, highest finishing team(s) from any region.
Contact: Bruce Baumann BaumannTourney@hotmail.com
UIC – George Ambrose geoasa@velocity.net

June 8 – 10
Midland Invitational
Midland, MI – Emerson Park
Berths: 2 WT to top two highest finishing US East teams. If not 2 US East teams, highest finishing team(s) from any region.
Contact: Kyle Beane kbeane8@yahoo.com
UIC – Joe Squires heyumpy@yahoo.com 989-631-7043

June 23 & 24
Ashland, OH
Berths: 1 WT 2 ISC II to any team from any region.
Contact: Mike Van Dine magicn2@yahoo.com 419-496-8496
UIC – Garry Kline gram41cob@aol.com 419-651-2992

June 29 – July 1
Croghan, NY
Contact: Charlie Walseman or Jon Walseman
Berth: 1 ISC II berth to highest finishing US East team
UIC: Chris Tehonica

US Central Region – Dave LeBlanc, VP farm32@aol.com

May 25, 26 & 27
Walcott Memorial Day Qualifier – 8-10 team round robin – single elimination
Walcott, IA
Berths: 1 World Tournament berth available to any team from any region
Contacts: Sean Marten ssmarten@aol.com 563-391-8307 or Ron Foster 563-650-2837
UIC: TBD

June 8, 9 & 10
Wisconsin Qualifier
Circle Tap & Denmark, WI
Berths: 1 World Tournament and 1 ISC II berths available to any team from any region
Contact: Dave LeBlanc farm32@aol.com H 920-830-2128 or C 920-851-2349
UIC: Dave LeBlanc

June 8, 9 & 10
Liberty Bank – Albaugh, Inc – DSM Hall of Fame Tournament
Elkhart, IA
Berths: 1 World Tournament berth avaiable to any team from any region
Contact: Tom Owen owentom@johndeere.com
UIC: TBD

July 13 – 15
AFSA Classic
Aurora, IL
Berths: 1 World Tournament berth available to any team from any region
Contact: Dave Perkins dperk10@gmail.com
UIC – Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

Midwest Softball Congress League
Berths: 1 ISC II berth
Contact: Wayne Fisher wpfisher@mchsi.com
UIC: Cathy Crayton (563)388-9503

Wisconsin Travel League
Berths: 1 World Tournament berth
Contact: Dave LeBlanc farm32@aol.com
UIC: Dave LeBlanc farm32@aol.com

Canada West Region – Ferdi Nelissen, VP ferdi@mts.net
Qualifier Coordinator – Craig Donaldson cdonalds5@shaw.ca

Qualifier list not provided

Information courtesy of:
—
Als Fastball List – ISC II News
*Email: fastball@pmihrm.com
NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/
NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball

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