Cap tip, Kary Moore. Editor's Note: We'll update the final scoreboard as soon as those results come in. Caballos is undefeated thus far, awaiting the winner of 2nd and 3rd seeds, Team USA U23 Elite and Ohanas. 2024 SF Bay Area Amigos Softball Tournament 2024 14th ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AMIGOS MAJOR/OPEN FASTPITCH INVITATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2-3, 2024 HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA USA All Games will … [Read More...]
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Rosters for 2024 Amigos Tournament – Nov. 2-3 at Hayward CA
Cap tip, Kary Moore and Vanessa O'Laughlin … [Read More...]
Pitching Staffs for 2024 Amigos Tournament
Nov. 2-3, 2024 at Hayward CA Cap tip, Kary Moore OHANA'S Matt Christiansen Ryan French Jorge Segura CABALLOS/IMUA Marco Diaz Bobby Alvaro FAULTLINE Zach Abernathy Tommy Gaide Juan Potolichio … [Read More...]
Joe Davis Shines in Baseball’s Most Storied Booth
Editor's Note: (We posted a link to this piece last Friday, but we're told that some people had trouble accessing, so decided to repost at in full at Fastpitch West. Enjoy.) Like many of you, we are following the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Being that we are here in So Cal, you'll have to excuse a little extra coverage of the Dodgers. Today, we share some of the Freddie Freeman home run videos, and a piece about the lead play-by-play broadcaster for … [Read More...]
Brent Stevenson – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
Our final "Cliff Notes" on the ISC's upcoming Hall of Fame Class of 2025: From the official ISC Website Previously announced in 2023, Brent Stevenson was a star for the Decatur ADM teams in the 1980s making ISC All World First Team in 1984 and 1985 and ISC All World Second Team in 1987 with Decatur Pride. He won 12 games in a row at the World Tournament from 1981-1984 and finished with 23 career ISC wins. Brent went on to star in the Legends division with another 20 career … [Read More...]
Netherland’s Women’s Team Adds Mark Smith to Coaching Staff
Netherlands Eyes Spot on Podium at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Editor's Notes: First saw Mark Smith pitch in Southern California, with Camarillo Kings, when he was 26. No one, IMHO, threw harder than Smith. Mark won back-to-back ISC World Tournament titles in 1981 and 1982 with the Kings, and had an illustrious career pitching for Team Canada. After he retired from pitching, he applied his talents as a coach, first to the Canadian Men's National team, and later, the Canadian Women's … [Read More...]
Hill Family – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
Our second-to-last "Cliff Notes" on the ISC's upcoming Hall of Fame Class of 2025: From the official ISC Website: The Hill Family, Ohsweken, ON, founded the Hill United Chiefs in 2012 and nearly won the ISC World Tournament in their inaugural season. Since then, the Chiefs have become one of the most successful teams in the history of the ISC. The extended Hill family helps to support local teams and tournaments across southern Ontario to assist in promoting the sport. Their love of the … [Read More...]
Throwback Thursday – 1968 ISC World Tournament
Editor's Note: Retrieved from the Red Meairs Archives. (Red Meairs, ISC Hall of Fame manager of the 10-time World Champion Long Beach Nitehawks) This one should say "Throw-Way-Back". 1968. For perspective, we had not yet landed on the moon. It's a few pages from the ISC's printed newspaper/magazine from the 1968 ISC World Tournament, including the Winners and Loser's Brackets (up to the Winner's Bracket Final Four.) The tournament was held in Rock Island, Illinois. The tournament … [Read More...]
Schedule for Nor Cal USA Softball Tournament – Nov. 2-3, 2024 at Hayward CA
2024 SF Bay Area Amigos Tournament Schedule 2024 14th ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AMIGOS MAJOR/OPEN FASTPITCH INVITATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2-3, 2024 HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA USA All Games will be played at the Alden E. Oliver Sports Park, 2580 Eden Park Place, Hayward CA Played in Loving Memory of CJ DeDeaux II SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND … [Read More...]
Jon Kegel – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
From the Official ISC Website: Jon Kegel, Fargo, ND, has been managing and sponsoring men’s and youth teams in North Dakota for more than 35 years - among them the Kegel Black Knights and Kegel Signs - winning multiple state and regional championships along with a coveted national championship in 2020. His U23 teams also won multiple ISC Development tournaments in the 90s and 2000s. Jon was instrumental in bringing the ISC World Tournament to Fargo in 2004 and for many year’s was the … [Read More...]
RIP, Fernando Valenzuela
By Jim Flanagan Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican pitching legend who ignited "Fernandomania" and transformed the Los Angeles Dodgers' relationship with their community, was more than just a baseball player – he was a cultural icon who bridged divides and inspired generations. Rising from humble beginnings in Etchohuaquila, Mexico, Valenzuela burst onto the Major League scene in 1981 with one of baseball's most remarkable debuts. As a 20-year-old rookie, he opened the season with a … [Read More...]
Keith Erkenbrack – ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2025
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