A Note from Bill Hillhouse: As everyone knows, the 2015 season will be unique due to international events like the Pan Am Games and ISF. Many of our international players who will be coming to the ISF tournament will have 2 basic options after that tournament... Go home or stay in North America. For some teams, 2015 will consist of a 3 weekend schedule: ASA, … [Read more...]
Ellsworth retiring from ISC as MVP
Cap tip ISC Canada East and O'Leary's Eagles BROOKLYN -- Brooklyn, P.E.I. resident Jeff Ellsworth went into the 2014 International Softball Congress (ISC) world tournament in Kitchener, Ontario last week knowing it would likely be his last time competing at that level. He got home Monday morning with a world championship and the tournament’s most valuable player (MVP) … [Read more...]
Chief’s Jeff Ellsworth named MVP of ISC tournament
From the Journal Pioneer By Eric McCarthy/Journal Pioneer Chiefs repeat as champions KITCHENER, Ont. – A Prince Edward Islander played a key role in the Hill United Chiefs repeating as International Softball Congress (ISC) world tournament champions. The Chiefs defeated the host Kitchener Hallman Twins 3-2 in the championship final on Saturday night. Outfielder Jeff … [Read more...]
2014 ISC World Tournament All World Teams and Individual Award Winners
International Softball Congress Awards Presentation List(from official results page, scroll to end) Best Dressed Team The Blue Crew ( The Umpires ) Frank Porth Memorial Team Sportsmanship Award Fourth Place Team Clifton Park NY New York Gremlins Third Place Team Harrisburg PA Pennsylvania Power Second Place Team Kitchener ON Hallman Twins First Place … [Read more...]
Pitchers for ISC World Tournament Top 10
Courtesy of JR Williamson (JRW), here is a list of the pitchers on the Top 10 (+1) teams at the 2014 ISC World Tournament at Kitchner Ontario: 1 Six Nations, ON Hill United Chiefs – Adam Folkard, Jeff Farion, Mitch Hardy 2 Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins – Andrew Kirkpatrick, Sean Whitten, Dean Holien 3 Kitchener, ON Hallman Twins – Paul Koert, Jeremy Manley, … [Read more...]
Four P.E.I. players to play at ISC tourney
From The Guardian Four Islanders will be playing at the International Softball Congress (ISC) World Fastball Tournament in Kitchener, Ont., beginning Saturday. Pitcher Mitch Hardy, of Alberton, and outfielder Jeff Ellsworth, of Brooklyn, will be playing with the Hill United Chiefs. Both are members of the Summerside Chrysler Dodge Eagles. Pitcher Steve Langley, of New … [Read more...]
Joe Drach, Pennsylvania legend
From Citizens Voice It is rare to find one person to whom a sweeping societal change can be attributed. Business, health, education, the law, sports … all of these fields change over time. Many people contribute to the transitions and often the change is incremental. Joe Drach gets credit, or blame if one is so inclined, for the shift of men’s softball in Northeastern … [Read more...]