Information courtesy of Dave Blackburn: It isn't common that someone is honored with a National Award for their work in Men's fastpitch softball, that falls out of the umbrella's of ASA, ISC, or NAFA. As someone who competed in the Maccabi USA Fastpitch program for 26 years, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to my dear friend, colleague, and teammate Fred Cohen. Below is … [Read more...]
Clyde Bennett, a man of many caps
Our thanks to Rudy Soriano for this article If you were to go to the Santa Barbara’s Elings Park softball fields on any given evening, you will find a man who has been playing longer than the existence of the park itself. This man wears many hats here: league/tournament coordinator, umpire, coach, but the most impressive hat this man dons is player. This year marks the 60th … [Read more...]
New Zealand Junior Men first team to post 2014 Whitehorse roster
The New Zealand Junior Men's team is the first to post their roster at the official website for the 2014 ISF Jr. World Championship, to be held at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, July 11-20, 2014. Nice job by the website folks, displaying head shots of all of the players and coaches. The tournament was held in Whitehorse back in 2008. Last cycle's championship saw Argentina … [Read more...]
ISC – Carrol Forbes Foundation – 2013 Bursary Winners
For the second time in the past five years, the ISC's Carrol Forbes Foundation (CFF) is awarding a pair of scholarships to two very deserving applicants. “Brent Meshke and Michael Lewis both have met all of the criteria we look for among applicants for the annual scholarship and we are pleased to make an award to each of them,” said Charlie Smith, ISC Treasurer and Chairman … [Read more...]
Greater San Joaquin Softball Association Hall of Fame Ceremony and Banquet
Information courtesy of Kary Moore Greater San Joaquin Softball Association Hall of Fame Ceremony and Banquet February 15, 2014 at 6:00 pm, Jackson Hall, Lodi, CA 2014 Hall of Fame class: Mike Glines - Manager Don Smiley - Administrator Henry "Sonny" Garcia - Manager Jim Lynn - Memorial Larry Machado - Player Also receiving awards are: Airtronics, … [Read more...]
New GB Men’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach appointed
Editor's note: A job well done, Russ. As a player, as a coach, the same approach. Hard work, and nothing less than winning would suffice, a message still echoed in the letter to his team below. Russ and I were teammates on the Vista Rangers in 1989 at our first ISC World Tournament, and on the Vista Bombers, circa 1990 through 1993, where he helped pitch the Bombers to 1991 … [Read more...]
Don Porter steps down as President of ISF, replaced by Canada’s Dale McMann
By Duncan Mackay, Inside the Games Don Porter has stepped down as President of the International Softball Federation after 26 years October 26 - American Don Porter has stood down as President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) after 26 years in charge and been replaced by Canada's Dale McMann at the organisation's Congress in Cartagena, Colombia. McMann, the … [Read more...]