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.

Editor’s note: The following is courtesy Chad Buehnerkemper of the Teutopolis, IL Wessel’s Coors Light team, making their ISC II debut next week in the ToC.

Here is an article that will be printed this weekend in our local Effingham paper
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Wessel’s Coors Light qualifies for the ISC II World Tourney in the Quad Cities, IA/IL

Wessel’s Coors Light will begin the ISC II (International Softball Congress) Tourney of Champions in Rock Island, IL this Tuesday. The tourney runs August 18–22. Coors Light is the first and only local team to attend this event. The 40 teams are from 13 different states and Canada. Canadian teams make up almost half the field including 5 different provinces. The top 10 nationally ranked teams are all from Canada. There are 3 Illinois teams qualified including # 11 Decatur Pride. The tourney takes place at the Campbell Softball Facility in Rock Island, IL. 40 teams total. 8 pools of 5 team pool play leads into a 24 team single elimination to crown the ISC II champion.
Coors Light will play their first game on Tuesday at 2:30 pm against #17 Hoffman Rise from Pennsylvania. August 19 they will play # 13 Ohsweken Redmen from Ontario, Canada That evening they will face # 32 Duncan Outlaws from Indiana. Thursday they complete their pool play against # 1 ranked Waterdown Hammer also from Ontario. Bracket play starts August 21 at 8 am.
Wessel’s enters the tournament with a record of 34-22. In 2009, Coors Light finished 2nd in the ISC Qualifier and the T-Town Memorial Day Tourney. They finished 5th at the Altamont 4th of July. They finished with 5-2 record at state last weekend good for 3rd place.
The team would like to thank their sponsors Wessel’s Grocery and Koerner’s Distributing. They will also compete in the ASA National in Decatur, IL Labor Day weekend.
Wessel’s Coors Light ISC Roster includes:

Chad Buehnerkemper – Inf/MGR
Jim Raddatz- OF/Coach
Tim Schumacher – 1st base
Paul Mersman – pitcher
Sean Lee – shortstop
Jon Lee – 2nd base
Gary Niebrugge – pitcher
Greg Corder – outfield
Kris Zalman – catcher
Josh Pruemer – outfield

Todd Thoele and Don Wendt will not make the trip due to injuries.
Marcus Millsap , Kent Niebrugge, Scott Moeller, Eric Roley, Todd Venters, from Wessel’s regular roster will not be able to make the trip.

They have added John Schweighhart from Villa Grove and Matt Schumacher from T-Town to round out their roster.