May 6, 2008 – South Lebanon, PA TNT will open the defence of their ISC II crown atop the rankings. TNT topped a selection of nearly 50 teams considered by the ISC II ranking committee.
Rankers slotted the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions finalists California Lumberkings in second place while a revamped Perkasie, PA Rise lineup comes in at #3.
The rankings are as follows:
2008 ISC II Preseason Rankings
Rank Team
1 South Lebanon, PA TNT
2 Bakersfield, CA Lumberkings
3 Perkasie, PA Rise
4 Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Inspections
5 Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness
6 New York City, NY Knights
7 Ashland, OH Stockpack
8 Waterdown, ON Hammer
9 Palermo, ON Athletics
10 Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
11 Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
12 Elmira, ON Cubs
13 Bridgeport, ON Braves
14 Monfort, WI New Image
15 Kitchener, ON Outlaws
16 Wyevale, ON Tribe
17 Sacramento, CA River City Rockers
18 Alvinston, ON Indians
19 Glencoe, ON Astros
20 Ephrata, PA Pennsylvania Power
21 Elora, ON Wellington Brewers
22 Memphis, TN Posse
23 Hermann, MO Black Gold
24 Harriston, ON Mercury’s
25 Grand Rapids, MI Priority Mortgage
26 Innerkip, ON Eagles
27 Sioux Falls, SD Scarlett’s Sox
28 Shakespeare, ON Falcons
29 Lloydminster, AB Scope Dodgers
30 Morris Plains, NJ Ricola
31 Mascoutah, IL Pete’s Blues
32 Appleton, WI The Bar of Appleton II
33 Ohsweken, ON Redmen
34 Reasnor, IA RPMs
35 Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac
36 St. Paul, MN ASB-Villard
37 Rockwood, ON Rush
38 Mitchell, ON Mets
39 Midland, MI Michigan Twisters
40 Portland, OR CR/Adidas
41 Springfield, IL Brandt’s
42 Bulyea, SK Rustlers
43 Galesville, WI Wilber Lime
44 Donnacona, QC Blue Sox
45 Hamilton, ON Hawks
46 Pleasant Grove, UT Innovative Communications
47 Mankato, MN Fisher Group
48 DeKalb, IL Hustlehogs
49 Radom, IL Lee’s Sports Falcons
To see the full list, including how each committee member ranked the teams, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com.
The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the seventh annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 10-13 at MemorialPark in Appleton, Wisconsin. The tournament will feature 32 teams from across North America playing for the ISC II crown.
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs@rogers.com
Or
Jim Williamson
ISC II VP
Email: jrwilliamson@foodfacility.com