Down to the wire we go ! Schedule of Games for Thursday, August 15, 2013 Loser's Bracket Elimination contests (Pre-tournament rankings in parenthesis) 10:00 am Game 81 D-5 W-75 Bakersfield CA California A's (#6) L-72 West St. Paul MN Minnesota Angels (#9) 12:00 pm Game 82 D-5 L-74 Fargo ND Kegel Black Knights (#8) W-76 Houston TX Houston Carnage … [Read more...]
Explorers advance at ISC; Sean Hoffman hits two homers in one game
MOLINE, Ill. — Andrew Phibbs and Andrew Putnam combined on a four-hit shutout as the Midland Explorers beat Pete’s Blues (Ill.) 7-0 in six innings Tuesday night at the International Softball Congress World Tournament in the championship bracket. Phibbs allowed three hits over five innings, and Putnam gave up one hit in pitching the final inning. Kyle Beane had two hits … [Read more...]
Hill United’s Ellsworth, Hardy on roll at world fastball tournament
QUAD CITIES, Iowa – Prince Edward Island ballplayers Mitch Hardy and Jeff Ellsworth were enjoying a day off here at the International Softball Congress world senior men’s fastball championship on Tuesday. Hardy and Ellsworth, who both hail from Alberton, play for the Hill United Chiefs from Six Nations, Ont., in the 46-team world tournament. They won the nightcaps 10-0 over … [Read more...]
Sweet 16 set at 2013 ISC World Tournament
This morning, we posted the "Elite Eight" of the Winner's Bracket. After games on Tuesday, we now have the "Second Eight", those teams with one loss, battling to stay alive (and who are playing to get to the next round, against the loser's of the Elite Eight. Here they are as of Tuesday night, Loser's Bracket Quarterfinalists:(Pre-Tournament Rankings shown in parenthesis) … [Read more...]
Channel 8 News Video of the 2013 ISC World Tournament
Teams from Venezuela, Canada in town for World Softball Tournament Nearly 50 teams from Canada, Venezuela, and even Walcott, Iowa, have descended on Moline this week for the International Softball Congress World Tournament. In total, 48 teams from nine countries are participating. Monday, organizers said that although a familiar face is missing from this year’s … [Read more...]
ISC Hall of Fame – Class of 2014 Announced
Information courtesy of Robert Gray, Chairman, ISC Hall of Fame [Bettendorf, IA] - The International Softball Congress announces on today’s date that the ISC Board of Directors has elected the following 7 individuals to be inducted into the 2014 Hall of Fame, the induction will be at the World Tournament to be held at Kitchener, ON in August 2014. Player … [Read more...]
Elite Eight set in 2013 ISC World Tournament Winner’s Bracket
The Winner's Bracket "Elite Eight" are set in the 2013 ISC World Tournament (with pairings and pre-tournament ranking shown below) Click link on team name to see the box score for their last win, in quarterfinals. 1. Minnesota Angels (#9) 2. PA Power (#4) Tuesday, 6pm 3. Kegel Black Knights (#8) 4. New York Gremlins (#1) Tuesday 8pm 5. Bloomington Styx … [Read more...]