June 3, 2009 – Ashland Stock Pack solidifies its hold on the top rung of the ISC II ladder in the newest set of ISC II rankings.
Ashland has finished runner-up to former ISC team HBC Lightning in a pair of tournaments and heads into June in the number 1 spot.
Moving up three spots to #2 are the Kitchener Outlaws on the strength of their win in the St. Clements tournament. Ohsweken Redmen are the biggest movers, jumping 13 spots to #3 as they claimed the Millgrove tournament and made the finals in both Woodstock and Norwich.
Waterdown Hammer come in at #4, up eight places from #12, on the heels of a 12-inning win over Ohsweken in the Norwich final while Bridgeport Braves slip three spots to #5 after losing twice to the Redmen in Millgrove.
Top 10 including preseason ranking in brackets
1. Ashland, OH Stock Pack (1)
2. Kitchener, ON Outlaws (5)
3. Ohsweken, ON Redmen (16)
4. Waterdown, ON Hammer (12)
5. Bridgeport, ON Braves (2)
6. Palermo, ON Athletics (4)
7. Elmira, ON Expos (8)
8. Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac (6)
9. Sioux Falls, SD Sox (17)
10. Portland, OR Columbia River Rockers (15)
For the full set of rankings, please see the ISC II page on the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.
The rankings will form the basis of seeding for pools for the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions to be held in Rock Island, IL, a part of the Quad Cities.
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs (at) rogers.com