Archive for December, 2007

Happy New Year!

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Happy New Year!

From all of us here at The Deuce, we wish you health, happiness and prosperity and look forward to seeing you on a ball diamond somewhere in 2008!

1st Annual CPI Invitational

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Oswego, NY

The CPI Men’s Fastpitch team will be hosting their 1st Annual tournament June 13th-15, 2008. The tournament will be hosted at Oswego Legends Complex in Oswego, NY with 3 lighted diamonds. This is an ISC and ISC II qualifier for any team any area. Each team will be guaranteed 3 games in pool play with Sunday being single elimination for the money. Payout is dependent on the amount of teams. The cost of entry is $400/team and is due before coming to tournament. Food and beer tent available all weekend long with B&T sports on site selling spikes, gloves, bats etc. We do have a block of 40 tickets free for Saturday night at Oswego Speedway featuring Open Wheel Super modified racing for anyone interested, yes they sell beer. Scottish Inn/ Days Inn has rooms for 65$ a night and can be booked by calling Pam Hillage at 315-343-4900 or e-mail oswegohotels@yahoo.com both are within 4 miles of the fields. Other Hotels are available but at a higher rate, the Econo lodge on the water features Steamers Bar and Lounge with live bands.

Mike Cutro
cootie0604@yahoo.com
315-491-7279 cell

Canada East ISC League AGM

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

The Canada East ISC League is holding its annual general meeting on Sunday January 13, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Grand Valley Golf Club in Cambridge.

For directions, please see http://www.grandvalleygolf.ca/contact.html. Note that the club will be open at 8:00 am for breakfast.

Teams who are returning to the league are required to bring a cheque for $100.00. New teams with the intent of joining the league are required to bring a cheque for $300.00.

The agenda will include:

Review of minutes of Nov 11 meeting
Team commitments
Schedule format
Playoff format

Please confirm your attendance with:

Colin Smith
President/Commissioner, Canada East ISC League
colinsmith(at)look.ca
905 790 8226

or

Blair Setford
ISC Canada East VP
blairjs(at)rogers.com
905 826 2697

2008 ISC II ToC Qualifiers – Updated

Saturday, December 29th, 2007


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Editor’s Note: New information for qualifiers in US Central and Canada West has been added with this update.

2008 ISC II Qualifiers
12-28-07

US East Region – Bill Howell, Vice President bhowell5@yahoo.com
April 19 – 20
War Eagle Tournament – Auburn, AL
Format: Round robin
Entry Fee: $225
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing ISC II team
Contact: Robby Carter 334-501-2976 rcarter@auburnalabama.org
UIC: Sam Kelly 334-416-6459 alaump@aol.com
ISC Rep: Robert Gray – 334-567-9797 rgray77271@aol.com
May 23-25
Erie Memorial Day Tournament – Erie, PA (This qualifier is tentative)
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Bill Hillhouse – 814-392-3369 houseofpitching@yahoo.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Bill Hillhouse

June 13-15
Midland Invitational – Midland, MI
Format: 4-game guarantee
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC for US East region teams
Contact: Kyle Beane – 810-813-5178 kbeane8@yahoo.com
UIC: Joe Squires heyumpy@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Lee Isenhart – 989-835-9146 isenhartlee_@hotmail.com

June 13-15
Blue & Gray Invitational – Montgomery, AL
Format: Round robin
Entry Fee: $150
Berths: No berths awarded but participating teams become eligible for an invite berth.
Contact: Robert Gray – 334-567-9797 rgray77271@aol.com
UIC: Larry Raines 334-365-8149 lwr901@charter.net
ISC Rep: Robert Gray rgray77271@aol.com

June 13-15
CPI Invitational – Oswego, NY
Format: Round robin – 3 game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Mike Cutro – 315-343-0604 W or 315-491-7278 Cell cutrosafety@yahoo.com
UIC: Chris Tehonica – 315-771-9810
ISC Rep: Mike Cutro

June ????
Ashland Invitational – Ashland, OH
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Kevin Scott – 419-685-3075 kevinscott38@hotmail.com
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Larry Fisher – 419-423-3002 lfisher838@ameritech.net

July 4-6
Allentown Patriots Invitational – Allentown, PA
Format: Round Robin
Entry Fee: TBD
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC
Contact: Don Hunsicker – 610-797-6039 or Jon Adams
UIC: Jon Adams 610-360-4429 Cell 610-433-3236 H jasa60@aol.com
ISC Rep: Bill Howell – 301-870-5049 or 301-744-1909 bhowell5@yahoo.com

US West Region – Chris Santos Vice President jcsantos25@msn.com 303-419-7352
May 3 – 4, 2008
Red Rock Invitational – St. George, UT
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination – 4-game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400 payable to Roy Stout
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament berth to highest finishing US West team and ISC II Qualifier for teams to become eligible for an ISC ToC invite.
Contact: Roy Stout – 661-724-1551 umpire5@verizon.net
UIC: Bob Henning – 604-790-1166 brotherinblue@shaw.ca
ISC Rep: Ken Hackmeister – 801-447-8807 iscken@comcast.net

May 23-25, 2008
Joe Santos Memorial Invitational – Pueblo, CO
Format: Round Robin – Single elimination
Entry Fee: $300 payable to Bandit Sports Inc. Deadline May 9, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Chris Santos – 303-419-7352 jcsantos25@msn.com
UIC: Benny “Ginger” Rendon gingerrendon@hotmail.com
ISC Reps: Chris Santos and Dick Mason – 303-797-9101 dickmason@qwest.net

June 7 & 8, 2008
Best of the West – Santa Barbara, CA
Format: Round robin on Saturday into single elimination on Sunday.
Entry Fee: $400 – payable to Dave Blackburn
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Contact: Dave Blackburn – 310-266-7803 – daveb@virtvent.com
UIC: Clyde Bennett – 805-895-9007 clydebennett13@yahoo.com
ISC Rep: Dave Blackburn 310-266-7803 daveb@virtvent.com

June 21 & 22, 2008
Portland Demarini Rose Cup – Portland, OR
Format: Round Robin into single elimination – 4 game guarantee
Entry Fee: $400 – deadline May 1, 2008
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC to highest finishing US West teams
Tournament Contacts: Roger Jones 503-887-3200 jonesroger9@earthlink.net , John Fitzgerald Brjfitzger@cascorp.com or Brian Ree bree10@comcast.net
UIC: Dan Duffy d2pdx@mindspring.com
ISC Rep: Keith Erkenbrack -360-945-2320 – keithe@whidbey.com

Canada East Region – Blair Setford, Vice President blairjs@rogers.com
Date: June 20-22
Eastern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: McNab/Braeside, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contacts: Harold MacMillan, jh.mac@gozoom.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Steve Bedard sjbgolf@hotmail.com 905 377 8447
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to winner, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 20-22
Southwestern Ontario ISC II Qualifier
Location: Palmerston, ON
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Ron Gilbert rgilbert77@hotmail.com
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluzzy@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 2 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top two teams, regardless of region
Entry Fee: $350 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2008

Date: June 30, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Format: League play
League contact: Colin Smith, ISC Regional Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluzzy@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 for 2008 ISC II ToC to top ISC II league team as of June 30, 2008
Entry Fee: TBD as part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: July 25-26, 2008
Travel League of Eastern Canada Playoff Tournament
Location: TBD
Format: Double knockout
League contact: Colin Smith, Canada East TL Commissioner, colinsmith@look.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Peter Kluszczynski, kluzzy@sympatico.ca
Berths Available: 1 for 2009 ISC WT for winner and 1 for 2009 ISC II ToC to top finishing ISC II team
Entry Fee: Part of league fee
Entry Deadline: TBD as per league

Date: September 19-21
Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Innerkip, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Tim Wright, twri7823@rogers.com
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Rob Deakin, ump31@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

Date: September 19-21
Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup ISC II Qualifier
Location: Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario
Format: Double knockout
Local Contact: Adam Brown, adam.brown@ottawa.ca
ISC Contact: Blair Setford, ISC Canada East VP, blairjs@rogers.com
UIC: Sal Gara, sal.gara@sympatico.ca
Berth Available: 1 berth to 2009 ISC II ToC to winner, Canada East teams only
Entry Fee: $225 Cdn, payable to ISC Canada East
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2008

US Central Region – Dave LeBlanc, Vice President farm32@aol.com
May 9 – 11
Hustlehogs Icebreaker – DeKalb, IL
Berths: ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing ISC II team
Format: Round Robin into playoff – 4 games guaranteed
Entry Fee: $200 April 18 deadline
Contact: Tom Crouch – (815) 501-6186 tcro14@yahoo.com
UIC: Chad Allen (815) 519-8773 chada14@comcast.net
ISC Rep: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com

May 17 & 18
Dick Tracy Invitational – Rockford, IL
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC berths to US Central teams
Format: Round robin into single elimination – 4 game guarantee
Entry Fee: $275
Contact: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com.
UIC: Rick Odell 815 633 5695
ISC Rep: John Reed – 815 563 4303 or 815 563 4318 mrgr@insightbb.com

May 23 – 26
Wisconsin State Tournament – Denmark, WI
Berths: 2 World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Format: Round robin
Entry fee: $250
Contact: Dave LeBlanc – 920-851-2349 farm32@aol.com
UIC: Hank St. Clair – 216-533-5209 Cell hstclair@ameritech.net
ISC Rep: Dave Le Blanc

May 23 – 26
Wisconsin Classic Travel League – Denmark, WI
Berths: 1 World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC
Format: Round robin
Entry fee: TBD
Contact: Dave LeBlanc – 920-851-2349 farm32@aol.com
UIC: Hank St. Clair – 216-533-5209 Cell hstclair@ameritech.net
ISC Rep: Dave Le Blanc

June 13-15
Fred Huntimer Memorial Invitational – Sioux Falls, SD
Berths: 1 ISC II ToC berth to highest finishing US Central team
Format: Elimination bracket with 3-game guarantee
Entry Fee: $225
Contact: Mike Mueller – 1-866-436-2213 or 605-965-9501 mmueller@prairiewave.com or Darwin Stewart stewart@alliancecom.net
UIC: Ken Vierling comicdude1@msn.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

June 13 – 15
Kelso Klassic – Kelso, MO
Berths: TBD
Format: Elimination bracket with 3-game guarantee
Entry Fee: $250
Contact: Larry Eftink – larry_eftink@hotmail.com – 573-450-8887 Cell or 573-264-3715
UIC: Kent Rich or Ron Schaefer
ISC Rep: TBD

June 20 – 28 (two weekends)
Iowa ISC Qualifier – Walcott, IA
Berths: 1 ISC World Tournament and 1 ISC II ToC berth for US Central teams
Format: Double elimination
Entry Fee: $85
Contact: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
UIC: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com
ISC Rep: Pat Sullivan 563-583-4381 patsullivanisc@aol.com

June 20 – 22
Eau Claire Classic – Eau Claire, WI
Berths: 1 ISC WT and 1 ISC II ToC open to any team from any region
Format: TBD
Entry Fee: $400
Contact: Stu Taylor stu.taylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us 715-839-5198 W 715-828-1416 Cell
UIC: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

July 25 – 27
West St. Paul Classic – West St. Paul, MN
Berths: 2009 WT and ISC II ToC for any team from any region
Format: Double Elimination with hard luck round added
Entry Fee: TBD
Contact: Jerry Ball – jball@dartadvantage.com or Ken Vierling
UIC: Ken Vierling comicdude1@msn.com
ISC Rep: Les Novak bestumpln@aol.com

Canada West Region – Ferdi Nelissen, Vice President ferdi@mts.net
May 30 – June 1
Canada West ISC II Qualifier – Regina, SK – Rambler Park
Berths – 2 ISC II ToC berths to highest finishing Canada West teams
Format – Skins – 3-game guarantee
Entry Fee – $350 – deadline is May 23, 3008
Contact: Harvey Curts – 306-545-0682 fastball@sasktel.net
UIC: TBD
ISC Rep: Ferdi Nelissen ferdi@mts.net 204-239-5822

Taylor Farms Lumberkings Loses Darren Strang in 2008 to Injury

Friday, December 28th, 2007

With great regret the Taylor Farms LumberKings announce that due to an undisclosed injury Darren Strang will not be able to throw for the LumberKings in the 2008 season.

Darren Strang has pitched for the California LumberKings the past 2 years and has been very successful. Darren helped the LumberKings to a 2nd place finish at the 2007 ISCII ToC. We would like to wish Darren a speedy recovery and hope to see him back in the circle in 2009.

The Taylor Farm LumberKings are now looking to fill their pitching void to their already solid staff. If any pitcher is interested you can contact the LumberKings at the following email address: coorsman25@aol.com

David Weldin

Taylor Farms LumberKings

Merry Christmas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

From all of us here at The Deuce, Merry Christmas to everyone!

Snappers take ISC II berth into 2008 ISC World Tournament

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Editor’s Note: There are two berths into the 2008 ISC World Tournament that were made available for ISC II teams. The Snappers, tied for 3rd in the 2007 ToC, have stepped up and taken advantage of one of those berths. On behalf of the ISC II program, we wish them the best of luck in WT and have no doubt they will prove to be a formidable opposition to whomever they play.

Niagara Snappers
Monday, December 3, 2007

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Fastball Community,

It has been 27 years since a team from the Niagara region attended the prestigious ISC World Tournament. The 1981 Niagara Motors squad, playing out of St. Catharines, ON was the last team to attend the World Tournament, held that year in Saginaw, MI. In 2008 the region will once again be represented as the Niagara Snappers are honoured to announce that they have accepted an invitation to compete in the 2008 ISC World Tournament held in Kimberly, WI from Aug 10-18. When the Snappers take the field this upcoming May it will be the start of the teams 10th season and no better way to celebrate this milestone than a trip to the pinnacle event of fastball. While the roster is still undergoing a few tweaks it is already evident that this years version will have a solid core of veteran leadership possessing ISC level experience. We hope to announce our complete roster in the new year.

The first ever tournament the Snappers competed in was held in the beautiful City of Woodstock, ON. It was the May long weekend event and it is somewhat ironic that the team will be kicking off their 10th season back at the place known as the “Friendly City” and where the teams tournament experiences all began. Niagara is thrilled to announce that they have been accepted into the Woodstock Legends Tournament being held May 30-June 1. The Snappers feel privileged to be given the opportunity to compete at a world class event like Legends. We are still in the process of hammering out the remaining tournament and league schedules so check back to Al’s or visit the Snappers new look website for the latest news surrounding the team and the upcoming Snapper Shootout. Take care.

www.niagarasnappers.com

Perry Bartley
Niagara Snappers
misterpaulo(at)hotmail.com