Archive for March, 2007

Several ISC II teams at Red Rock

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

A number of ISC II teams, including the Bakersfield, CA California LumberKings, who finished tied for 9th at the 2006 ToC, are competing in the 2007 Red Rock tournament in St. George, UT.

Joining the LumberKings are fellow California teams River City Rockers, A-1 Taylor Farms, Italian Athletic Club and Panteras. The latter three have expressed serious interest about qualifying for the 2007 ToC.

The schedule is below, courtesy of our brother blog The Morning Brief. Closer to the tournament, check BallparkRadio.com for Jim’s streaming broadcast schedule.

St. George, UT

May 5 & 6, 2007

Pool A:
1. River City Rockers – No Cal
2. So Cal Tribes
3. Team Minnesota
4. Innovative Communications – UT

Saturday – Diamond – 4
9 AM – Rockers vs Tribes
11 AM – Minnesota vs Innovative
1 PM – Tribes vs Innovative
3 PM – Tribes vs Minnesota
5 PM – Rockers vs Minnesota
7 PM – Rockers vs Innovative

Pool B:
1. A-1 Taylor – No Cal
2. Panteras – So Cal
3. Portland/DeMarini – OR
4. Cruces Titans – NM

Saturday – Diamond – 1
9 AM – A-1 vs Panteras
11 AM – Portland vs Titans
1 PM – Panteras vs Titans
3 PM – Panteras vs Portland
5 PM – A-1 vs Portland
7 PM – A-1 vs Titans

Pool C:
1. Lumberkings – So Cal
2. Mexicali Soles – MX
3. Houston Aces – TX
4. Castlewood 2- UT

Saturday – Diamond – 2
9 AM – Lumberkings vs Soles
11 AM – Houston vs Castlewood 2
1 PM – Soles vs Castlewood 2
3 PM – Soles vs Houston
5 PM – Houston vs Lumberkings
7 PM – Lumberkings vs Castlewood 2

Pool D:

1. Italian Athletic Club – No Cal
2. So Cal Bombers
3. Native Austin – SD & NM
4. Larry Miller Hogs – UT

Saturday – Diamond – 5
9AM – IAC vs So Cal Bombers
11 AM – Native Austin vs Hogs
1 PM – So Cal Bombers vs Hogs
3 PM – So Cal Bombers vs Native Austin
5 PM – IAC vs Native Austin
7 PM – IAC vs Hogs

Bracket Play – Sunday – May 6
9 AM – A3 vs B4 – Diamond 1
D4 vs C3 – Diamond 2
D3 vs A4 – Diamond 4
C4 vs B3 – Diamond 5

11 AM – A1 vs B2 – Diamond 1
D2 vs C1 – Diamond 2
D1 vs A2 – Diamond 4
C2 vs B1 – Diamond 5

1 PM – A3-B4 winner vsD4-C3 winner – Diamond 1
D3-A4 winner vs C4-B3 winner – Diamond 2
A1-B2 winner vs D2-C1 winner – Diamond 4
D1-A2 winner vs C2-B1 winner – Diamond 5

3 PM – Consolation Championship – Diamond 1

Championship – Diamond 5

Updated Canada East Qualifying Info

Monday, March 19th, 2007

June 8-10 – Torbay, Newfoundland
Berths: World Tournament and ISC II ToC for 2007
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Blair Setford 905-826-297 blairjs(at)rogers.com
Local Contact – Harold Kelly 709-727-9871 harold_kelly(at)hotmail.com
Umpire In Chief – Keith Pender keithpender(at)esdnl.ca

June 22-24 – Innerkip, Ontario
Berths: World Tournament and ISC II ToC for 2007
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Blair Setford 905-826-297 blairjs(at)rogers.com
Tournament Director – Joe Todd ftode739(at)rogers.com
Local Contact – Howie Brown 519-421-6334
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk(at)earthlink.net

June 22-24 – Sydenham, Ontario
Berths: ISC II ToC for 2007
Double elimination
In region teams only
Tournament Director – Blair Setford 905-826-297 blairjs(at)rogers.com
Tournament Director – Colin Smith 905-790-8226 colinsmith(at)look.ca
Local Contact – Adam Lake 613-484-1313 paullake(at)kingston.net
UIC – Peter Kluszczynski kluz2(at)idirect.com

Entry fee for the three above qualifiers is $325.
Cheques should be made payable to ISC Canada East.
Mail to:
Blair Setford
ISC Canada East Vice President
2927 Nipiwin Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1Y1
Entry deadline is May 1, 2007

Eastern Canada Travel League Tournament
July 27-29 – Jarvis, Ontario
Berths: World Tournament and ISC II ToC for 2008
Travel League teams only
Tournament Director – Colin Smith 905-790-8226 colinsmith(at)look.ca
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk(at)earthlink.net

Eastern Ontario Home League Tournament
August 24-26 – McNab/Braeside
Berths: ISC II ToC for 2008
Double elimination
Affiliated league teams only
Tournament Director – Blair Setford 905-826-297 blairjs(at)rogers.com
Local Contact – Harold MacMillan 613 623 2739 jh.mac(at)sympatico.ca
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk(at)earthlink.net

Western Ontario Home League Tournament
August 24-26 – Hillsburgh
Berths: ISC II ToC for 2008
Double elimination
Affiliated league teams only
Tournament Director – Blair Setford 905-826-297 blairjs(at)rogers.com
Local Contact – Don Cheyne 519 855 4403 lcbocheyne(at)sympatico.ca
UIC – Bruce Bierman bierhawk(at)earthlink.net

Entry fee for the two home-league qualifiers is $175.
Cheques should be made payable to ISC Canada East.
Mail to:
Blair Setford
ISC Canada East Vice President
2927 Nipiwin Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1Y1
Entry deadline is August 10, 2007

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

17th Annual Best of the West Tournament – June 2-3, 2007

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Best of West to Provide Berth to 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions

Fields 1 & 2 at Pershing Park, Santa Barbara, CA, June 2 – 3, 2007

The 17th Annual Best of The West Men’s Open Fastpitch Tournament will take place in Santa Barbara on the weekend of June 2–3, 2007, which is much earlier this year, than in previous years.

This year, for the first time, The Best of The West will provide a berth into the 2007 ISC World Tournament in Kitchener, Ontario Canada and a berth to the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Entry Fee will be $400, with a deadline for entry fees of April 15th. We will accept the first 8 teams with entry fees committed by that date.

Note: Any team can play but only US West Region teams that play with their ISC roster are eligible to win a berth.

Make entry fee checks out to “Dave Blackburn” and mail to:

Dave Blackburn
Tournament Director
Best of The West
1720 Pacific Ave. #106
Venice, CA 90291

Roy Stout will again serve as “Umpire in Chief”.

RULES IN EFFECT:

ISC Pitching Rule

No innings start after 1 hour 30 min time limit
7 Runs after 5 innings
Tie breaker in the 8th

ONLY STARTERS may re-enter

5 warm-up pitches to start the game, then 3 / inning
Speedup rule for Catcher on base, with 2 outs – last out can run

DR must be designated at start of game, but is not considered a starter for re-entry purposes
Sunday games – no time limit

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Coming South on Hwy 101, from Northern California, exit at Castillo. Go right on Castillo two blocks. The two fields at Pershing Park are on the right.

Coming North on Hwy 101, from Southern California, exit at the Garden Street off ramp. Go left to Cabrillo. Go right on Cabrillo about a half mile.
At Castillo, go right, about 1 block, and the two fields at Pershing Park are on the left.

Info on 3 Affordable Hotels Below:

Motel 6 – Santa Barbara/Carpinteria North – $68.99 + Tax for two Adults, 2 beds
4200 Via Real
US 101 at Santa Monica Road/Santa Claus Lane
Carpinteria, California, United States, 93013
Phone: (805) 684-6921

Motel 6 – Santa Barbara/Carpinteria South – $68.99 + Tax for two adults, 2 beds
5550 Carpinteria Avenue
US 101 at Bailard Avenue/Casitas Pass Road
Carpinteria, California, United States, 93013
Phone: (805) 684-8602

Motel 6 – Santa Barbara – State Street – $95.99 + Tax
3505 State Street
US 101 at SR 225/State Street
Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93105
Phone: (805) 687-5400

See you in Sunny Santa Barbara…

Dave Blackburn
310-266-7803
daveb@virtvent.com

Editor’s note: Santa Barbara is an extremely popular summer getaway, so hotels book up fast. Make your reservations EARLY.

A bit more on the Best of the West:


The image above is from an old T-shirt from the 2nd Best of the West in 1992, in the days when the “Bombers” were from Vista 😉 Recognize any of those other teams?

The tournament was started by Al Ruegsegger and originally played at Joe Rodgers Field in Long Beach, and now enters its 17th year in a row, the longest running men’s open tournament in California. For many years now, the tournament has been headed up for years by the ISC’s streaming media maven, David Blackburn. It’s been played at Palmdate, Soboba, Winchester, and last year and this year in beautiful Santa Barbara.

The ballpark is a few blocks from the ocean. Want to go to the tournament but don’t feel like driving? Catch Amtrak. . Union Station in downtown LA is an easy drive on the weekend, and you can enjoy a cold one enroute, and snooze on the way home. The Sunday morning trains will get you there in time for the semis and finals. (That’s what Maddy and I did last year) The train station is just .7 of a mile from the fields. .Click here to see the ballpark. .

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