South Central Illinois ISC Qualifier Set for Vandalia

Rich Well, ISC Deputy Commissioner, has announced the dates, site, and other details for the South Central Illinois ISC Qualifier for the 2006 fastball season.

The competition will be held in Vandalia, Illinois, over the weekend of June 2, 3, and 4.

The tournament will determine an area representative for the ISC World Tournament (which will be held in Kitchener, ONT, August 11 – 19) and a second representative for the ISC II Tournament of Champions (in Kitchener, ONT, August 13 – 18.

The planned format is round robin with semi-finals and finals pitting the top two teams from each pool into a single elimination tourney. This format may change depending on the number of teams competing for the ISC World Tournament spot and the number competing for the spot in the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Teams will need to declare as they enter the event whether they are competing for the ISC or the ISC II berth.

Deadline is April 17.

Entry fee is $200. Checks should be payable to RichWell/The Freight Softball.

To enter the event or for additional information, contact:

Rich Well
2419 Linda Avenue
Vandalia, IL. 62471
e-mail: riwell6(at)yahoo.com

Qualifying Tourneys Set for ISC Berths in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia Area

The stage is set for competition in the Pacific Northwest which will fill a spot in the 2006 International Softball Congress World Tournament and another in the ISC II Tournament of hampions.

Keith Erkenbrack, Area Commissioner for Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, has set the following dates for qualifying tournaments from his area:

ISC II Tournament of Champions Qualifier – – Friday June 16 – Sunday June l8.

ISC World Tournament Qualifier – – Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2.

Both tournaments will be held at South Memorial Park in Vancouver, British Columbia

Entry fee will be $300.

For more information, or to enter either tournament, contact:

Craig Donaldson (cdonalds5(at)shaw.ca)
Or
Keith Erkenbrack (keithe(at)whidbey.com)

The hot hurlers and batsmen of the vast reaches of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas will head to Austin, Texas, in May for the battles which will determine the representatives of that area to the International Softball Congress World Tournament and the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

John Limon, Area ISC Commissioner, is announcing all of the details for his area qualifier.

The dates will be the weekend of May 27-28.

The Butler Softball Complex in Austin will be the site.

The tournament will be hosted by Castro Concrete which is in its 10th season of hosting a major tournament action.

Format will be double-elimination.

K-master balls will be provided and used throughout the tournament.

The entry fee is $225.

Awards will be given to the teams finishing in the top four spots in the event; to a 12-man All-Tournament team; to a Most Valuable Pitcher and to a Most Valuable Player. A sportsmanship award will also be given.

The prizes from this competition will be one berth in the 2006 International Softball Congress World Tournament and one berth in the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Commissioner John Limon will be Tournament Director.

Contacts for questions and for entering the event are:

John Limon
Phone: (512) 586-7495 or (512) 442-7554
e-mail: texasisc(at)gmail.com

Lee Castro, Jr.
Phone: (512) 921-6574 or ((512) 303-5248

Jimmy Limon
(512) 825-7962

Heritage Park in Frankenmuth, Michigan, will once again be the site of the Michigan Area Tournament, This competition will serve to qualify a team for a berth in the 2006 International Softball Congress World Tournament and a second team for a position in the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Commissioner Tom Stasik has established the weekend of July 7-9 as the dates for his Area Tournament and Qualifier.

Entry fee is $300.

Deadline for entry is June 15.

The format will be determined by the number of teams who enter the event.

To enter, or for more information, contact:

Tom Stasik
tomstasik(at)hotmail.com

Legends Field, a six-diamond lighted complex in Oswego, New York, will be the site of International Softball Congress Qualifying Tournaments over the weekend of May 13-14.

ISC Area Commissioner Billy Smith is announcing the event which will serve to qualify one team to the ISC World Tournament and at least one more to the ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Entry fee is $300, payable to Billy Smith.

Deadline for entry is May 1, 2006.

The format will be Round Robin.

All teams in the ISC Northeast area are eligible. Commissioner Smith points out that rules and guidelines are available from the ISC website (www.iscfastpitch.com)

Smith also notes that there is a possibility that two berths in the ISC II tourney may be awarded, while only one spot in the ISC World Tournament will be available.

Trophies will be awarded to both winners.

To enter, or for more information, contact Billy Smith at billy_1092(at)yahoo.com

Some of the elite of the Wisconsin fastball fraternity will gather in Denmark, WI., to compete for berths in international competition under the International Softball Congress banner later in the summer.

ISC Commissioner Dave LeBlanc has announced that qualifying tournaments for teams from his area for positions in the ISC World Tournament
and in the ISC II Tournament of Champions will be held over the weekend of June 9 – 11, 2006, at Circle Tap.

The format will be round robin.

The entry fee is $250 (US)

For more information, or to enter the event, contact:

Dave LeBlanc
304 Paul Drive
Kimberly, WI., 54136
Phone: 920-830-2128
e-mail: Farm32(at)aol.com