As of 4:00 pm central, on the advice of the grounds crew, the ISC II Tournament of Champions has suspended play for the remainder of the day – Wednesday August 19 – due to severe rain with more in the forecast.

Play will resume at 8:30 am on Thursday August 20 with Games 33-36 that were ongoing being resumed. The Wednesday schedule will then pick up at 9:30 am on Thursday with Games 37 & 38. Games 39 & 40 will be played at 10:00 am Thursday with the remainder of the schedule to follow in succession. Final games on Thursday are games 63 and 64 which are scheduled to start at 10:00 pm.

On Friday August 21, play will resume at 7:30 am with Games 65 & 66. Games 67 & 68 will start at 8 am with the remainder of the schedule to follow in succession. The 24-team single-elimination playoff bracket will start at 4:00 pm Friday. Final games on Friday are scheduled to start at 10 pm.

On Saturday August 22, the quarter-finals will be played at 10:00 am, the semi-finals at 12:00 pm and the ISC II Championship Game at 2:30 pm.

The above is contingent on no additional rain. Further rain delays will result in additional schedule modifications.

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Canada East VP

Revised Schedule after the jump
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2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions Schedule
All games at Campbell Sports Complex – Rock Island, IL
Teams listed first are visitors – wear dark jersey if possible.
Teams listed second are home – wear light jersey if possible.

WEDNESDAY
8:30 AM
Sioux Falls, SD Sox
Shakespeare, ON Falcons

Davenport, IA Pizza Shack
St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels

9:00 AM
Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coors Light
Ohsweken, ON Redmen

Hermann, MO Black Gold
Galena, IL Keg & Cask

10:30 AM
K-W, ON Cubs
Lloydminster, AB Dodgers

Decatur, IL Pride
Wyevale, ON Tribe

11:00 AM
Staten Island, NY Adco Electric
Walcott, IA Lampliter Inn

Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac
Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers

12:30 PM
Kitchener, ON Outlaws
St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard

Bulyea, SK Rustlers
Belleville, IL Stallions

1:00 PM
Halifax, NS Blackburn Transport
Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils

Warsaw, IL Stagboys
Sioux Falls, SD Sox

2:30 PM
Bridgeport, ON Braves
Dundas, ON CPI Classics

Elkhart, IN Duncan Outlaws
Waterdown, ON Hammer

3:00 PM GM
USA Maccabi
Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder

Bettendorf, IA QC Titans
Ashland, OH Stock Pack

4:30 PM
Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers
Elmira, ON Expos

Palermo, ON Athletics
Galena, IL Keg & Cask

5:00 PM
Lloydminster, AB Dodgers
Dubuque, IA Hammerheads/Fountain Chiropractic

Wyevale, ON Tribe
Kelso, MO Fastpitch

6:30 PM GM
Waterdown, ON Hammer
Reading, PA Hoffman Rise

Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
Belleville, IL Stallions

7:00 PM
Elkhart, IN Duncan Outlaws
Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coors Light

Warsaw, IL Stagboys
Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils

8:30 PM
Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
Alvinston, ON Indians

Staten Island, NY Adco Electric
Bridgeport, ON Braves

9:00 PM
Donnacona, QC Blue Sox
Walcott, IA Lampliter Inn

Elmira, ON Expos
Bulyea, SK Rustlers

Game 1
Elkhart, IN Duncan Outlaws 7
Reading, PA Hoffman Rise 6

Game 2
Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac 10
Dubuque, IA Hammerheads 2

Game 3
Alvinston, ON Indians 1
USA Maccabi 0

Game 4
Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers 6
Belleville, IL Stallions 0

Game 5
Ashland, OH Stock Pack 3
Palermo, ON 2 – 9 innings

Game 6
Wyevale, ON Tribe 4
Kitchener, ON Outlaws 3

Game 7
Shakespeare, ON Falcons 3
Warsaw, IL Stag Boys 2

Game 8
Bettendorf, IA QC Titans 6
Galena, IL Keg and Cask 5

GM 9
Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils 12
Sioux Falls, SD Sox 1
 
GM 10
Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers 6
Bulyea, SK Rustlers 4

GM 11
Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers 10 
K-W, ON Cubs 5 
 
GM 12
Decatur, IL Pride 8
St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard 0

GM 13
Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder 1
St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels 0
 
GM 14
Reading, PA Hoffman Rise 6
Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coors Light 0

GM 15
Donnacona, QC Blue Sox 5
Dundas, ON CPI Classics

GM 16
USA Maccabi 12
Davenport, IA Pizza Shack 5

GM 17
Waterdown, ON Hammer 4 
Ohsweken, ON Redmen 3 – 10 innings

GM 18
Shakespeare, ON Falcons 6
Halifax, NS Blackburn Transport 0

GM 19
Dundas, ON CPI Classics 10 
Staten Island, NY Adco Electric 5
 
GM 20
Palermo, ON Athletics 4
Hermann, MO Black Gold 3
 
GM 21
Bridgeport, ON Braves 12
Walcott, IA Lampliter Inn 0
 
GM 22
Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers 7
Lloydminster, AB Dodgers 6

GM 23
Elmira, ON Expos 9
Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power 0
 
GM 24
Kelso, MO Fastpitch 3
St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard 1

2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions Schedule
All games at Campbell Sports Complex – Rock Island, IL
Teams listed first are visitors – wear dark jersey if possible.
Teams listed second are home – wear light jersey if possible.

TUESDAY
8:30 AM
Reading, PA Hoffman Rise
Elkhart, IN Duncan Outlaws

Dubuque, IA Hammerheads/Fountain Chiropractic
Sun Valley, CA A-1 Rude Pac

9:00 AM
Alvinston, ON Indians
USA Maccabi

Belleville, IL Stallions
Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers

10:30 AM
Ashland, OH Stock Pack
Palermo, ON Athletics

Wyevale, ON Tribe
Kitchener, ON Outlaws

11:00 AM
Shakespeare, ON Falcons
Warsaw, IL Stagboys

Galena, IL Keg & Cask
Bettendorf, IA QC Titans

12:30 PM
Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
Sioux Falls, SD Sox

Bulyea, SK Rustlers
Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers

1:00 PM
Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers
K-W, ON Cubs

Decatur, IL Pride
St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard

2:30 PM
Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels

Reading, PA Hoffman Rise
Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coors Light

3:00 PM
Dundas, ON CPI Classics
Donnacona, QC Blue Sox

USA Maccabi
Davenport, IA Pizza Shack

5:00 PM
OPENING CEREMONIES

6:00 PM
Waterdown, ON Hammer
Ohsweken, ON Redmen

Shakespeare, ON Falcons
Halifax, NS Blackburn Transport

6:30 PM
Dundas, ON CPI Classics
Staten Island, NY Adco Electric

Palermo, ON Athletics
Hermann, MO Black Gold

8:00 PM
Walcott, IA Lampliter Inn
Bridgeport, ON Braves

Lloydminster, AB Dodgers
Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers

8:30 PM
Elmira, ON Expos
Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power

St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard
Kelso, MO Fastpitch

The 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions kicks off tomorrow at 8:30 am central with Game 1 between Reading, PA Hoffman Rise and Elkhart, IN Duncan Outlaws.

All games will be played at the Alan Campbell Sports Complex in Rock Island, Illinois, a part of the Quad Cities.

With 40 teams on hand this year, it will take 103 games to decide the ISC II Champion.

Waterdown, ON Hammer, last year’s finalist, come into the ToC as the top seed. They will face stiff competition from the likes of Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder, Ashland, OH Stock Pack and Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils. Other challenges will come from the reconstituted Decatur, IL Pride, a revamped St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels squad and a geared up Lloydminster, AB Dodgers.

Truth be told, there are probably 12-15 teams that could win the ToC and it wouldn’t be considered an upset.

Surely drawing a crowd on Tuesday following the Opening Ceremonies at 5:00 pm will be the legendary Darren Zack.

Zack makes his ToC debut with the Ohsweken, ON Redmen and will face Waterdown at 6 pm central Tuesday.

Other new faces to watch in ISC II include Francis Leclair with the Donnacona, QC Blue Sox, Bryan Lathrop with K-W, ON Cubs and David Boys with Decatur.

Ballpark Radio will once again be on hand to broadcast 29 games from the ToC, including every one of the quarters, semi’s and championship final.

Watch The Deuce for daily recaps, links to exclusive video clips along with broadcast schedules and previews every morning.