June 15, 2006
Big wins at the Woodstock Legends of Fastball tournament were enough to move the defending ISC II Champion Elmira, ON Cubs and 2006 host Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves into a dead heat at the top of the ISC II Rankings. Elmira, a finalist at the Mitchell tournament, which featured several ranked teams, is recognized as #1 for the period with more #1 votes from the ranking committee.
Perkasie, PA Rise climb from #10 to #5 on the strength of their win at the highly touted Snapper Shoot-Out in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON which featured 14 ranked teams.
Breaking into the top 10, up from #22, are the Glencoe, ON Astros based on their come-from-behind win over Elmira in Mitchell, as well as a semi-final appearance at the Snapper Shoot-Out.
The top 10 are as follows with their June 1 ranking in brackets:
1. (3) Elmira, ON Cubs
2. (4) Bridgeport, ON PROforma Braves
3. (2) Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
4. (1) Niagara, ON Snappers
5. (10) Perkasie, PA Rise
6. (6) Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Services
7. (7) Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8. (5) Alvinston, ON Indians
9. (13) Tavistock, ON Smully’s Merchants
10. (22) Glencoe, ON Astros
A total of 32 teams received at least one vote from the panel of 11 judges. One set of rankings was not received by the deadline.
To see the full list including how each committee member voted, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website.
Niagara, Ottawa, Alvinston, Tavistock and Glencoe along with 26 other Ontario and Quebec teams will be in action this weekend as the Canada East area qualifiers kick off tonight in Innerkip and Fitzroy Harbour. The Rise will see action in the Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League this weekend.
The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the fifth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 13-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge, Ontario.
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com
2006 ISC II June 15 Rankings
Rank Team
1 Elmira, ON Cubs
2 Bridgeport, ON Braves
3 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
4 Niagara, ON Snappers
5 Perkasie, PA KMV Rise
6 Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
7 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8 Alvinston, ON Indians
9 Tavistock, ON Merchants
10 Glencoe, ON Astros
11 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
12 Hermann, MO Black Gold
13 Harriston, ON Mercurys
14 Bakersfield, CA LumberKings
15 Palermo, ON Athletics
16 Denver, CO Colorado Rage
17 Micksburg, ON Twins
18 Ashland, OH Merchants
19 Marshall, MI Rice Creek Lightning
20 Toronto, ON Champion Indians
21 Waterdown, ON Hammer
22 Yakima, WA JRW Associates
23 Saginaw, MI Up-to-Date Painting
24 St. Paul, MN ABS-Villard
24 Hayward, CA A-1 Tank
26 Thomson, IL Area Merchants
27 Mitchell, ON Mets
28 Lancaster, PA Lancaster Motors
29 Kitchener, ON Phoenix Outlaws
30 Shakespeare, ON Falcons
30 South Lebanon, PA TNT
30 Harrisburg, PA PA Power