LORNE “Gump” DAER

April 06, 1947 – April 8, 2011 Hometown – New Hamburg, ON

The 2011 class of inductees includes one of the game’s truly ubiquitous ball-park faces of the past four decades, the late Lorne Daer. “Gump” was a knuckle – ball artist, change – up specialist who baffled batters as a member of the Woodstock Twins, Bengals and Tornadoes and Waterloo CHYM’rs

“Gump” was born in Goderich and spent his early years in Auburn where he embraced hockey. The Canadian sportsing lore of young goaltenders using Eatons catalogues as leg pads rings true for “Gumper”, who guarded the goal old-style, ignoring the need to wear a mask similar to NHL netminder Worsley with whom he shared the revered nickname. He backstopped his team to the final game at the legendary Young Canada Hockey Week in Goderich and played his minor hockey years in the Salt Town on the shore, winning an Ontario Championship with his Goderich bantam team.

He enjoyed fastball as a youngster in Auburn, but it was after he moved from his hometown that he started his pitching career. His change-up tantalized opposing batters and was his “go-to” pitch that was the foundation of his many successful seasons on the mound.

He was a key cog in Ontario championship teams with Woodstock – the 1978 Intermediate title that required seven playoff rounds including the final against Schumacher, and the 1980 Senior B crown with the Woodstock Tornadoes.

His ever-present toothpick and his penchant for fun did not take away from his commitment to ferocity on the mound nor his value as a teammate to so many players across southern Ontario.

Lorne is survived by his wife June, daughter Laura (Todd Winkworth) and son Jason (Leighann).

ADAM SMITH Two-way all-star Born – December 29, 1964

Hometown – Hagersville, ON

Pitching may have dominated the game over the years, but that did not deter one of the games great “warriors” from making both defense and offence a highlight reel of his career. From humble beginnings, Adam Smith proved that farmers know how to play this great game when he hooked up with Mt. Hope A’s in 1986, and was a stand-out middle infielder in ensuing seasons in Ontario in Burlington, Owen Sound, Toronto, Oshawa and Kitchener-Waterloo, and in the USA in Green Bay WI and Decatur IL.

In the competitive ISC “Addie” was a 5 time ISC All-World player with 3 different teams (Toronto Gators, Decatur Pride and K-W Hallman Twins), two times Champion with Toronto Gators, (plus 6 other top three finishes). He earned a .322 lifetime ISC batting average, was the leading hitter in 2001 with a formidable .583 average, batted in the most runs (11) in 1995 and is one of only 5 players with 100 lifetime hits.

He won four Softball Canada gold medals and as an eleven year, stellar member of Canada’s National Team (1989-2000), he earned two Pan-Am gold medals, and played at three World Championships, including a contributing role in Canada’s last ISF gold medal in 1992.

Adam is one of the greatest second basemen of his or any generation of the game, and was a fearless competitor who excelled in every facet of the game. Slick fielding, (combining with shortstop Chris Jones as one of the best double-play tandems in the history of the game), power hitting, high average and in his prime, one of the fastest players in the game, are all acknowledged by team-mates and adversaries.

Adam and Lauren have three children – Jon 27, Rachel 20 and Eryn 11.

Peter Hallman Ball Yard

June 23-26, 2011

Published by John Thompson and Sue Sherry ‘11‘11

WELL DONE COMMITTEE! The term “legend” may be used loosely in many contexts. Given the contributions to fastball by the 31 individuals recognized in the eight years of this event, the word, synonymous with “fabled, famous, historic, celebrated, prominent” is used appropriately for the “Legends of Fastball” program.

ROBERT NOPARA “Chubb”TANGAROA

Hometown – Hawke’s Bay, NZ

If pitching is the benchmark of great teams then no moundsman is more deserving of being recognized as a Legend than the great “Chubb” Tangaroa, the first international player to be honoured at the Legends Classic. Chubb, another of the great New Zealand pitching fraternity plied his trade stateside beginning in 1981. His résumé includes toeing the rubber for the legendary Long Beach CA Night Hawks, Lancaster PA Chameleons, Denton TX Kings, Rohnert Park CA Guanella Brothers, Decatur IL Pride and Broken Bow NE Travelers. Chubb earned ISC All World honours in three successive years (1989-91) with the Quanella Brothers, and as well was a 3 – time ASA National Champion, twice with the Decatur IL Pride.

Internationally, Chubb was a member of the New Zealand Black Sox national team for 22 years (1982-2004), 16 years as a pitcher, and 6 as pitching coach, including the three peat ISF Championships in ’96, ‘2000 and 2004. Currently he is back with the Black Sox as the pitching coach for the Kiwis who hope to re-capture the gold in the championships that will be hosted on North Island, New Zealand in 2013.

He has fond memories of his North American career, and cites the Sioux City IA Penn Corp, Owen Sound ON Canadian Tiremen and the Salt Lake City UT Larry Miller Toyota squads as providing formidable batting line-ups. Chubb recalls ISC Hall of Famers Bill Boyer, Mark Sorenson and Tim Wahl among the toughest batters that he faced.

Chubb was inducted into the New Zealand Softball Hall of Fame in 2004, recognized with the country’s Award of Merit in 2005, and last month was inducted into the Unison Hawke’s Bay Sports Hall of Fame.

8th Annual

JARVIS Travelers (#1) Jarvis, Ontario Team in existence since 2004 00 Don Scott Pit Sebringville, ON 1 Steve Kooser Manager Topeka, KS 3 Brandon Horn IF Waterloo, ON 4 Will Fehrman IF/OF Townsend, ON 5 Ian Fehrman SS Townsend, ON 8 Jason Sanford Cat Durham, NS 13 Adam Folkard Pit Camberra, Australia 14 Ben Enoka OF Auckland, NZ 15 Brad Rona OF North Harbour, NZ 21 Greg Courneyea Cat Hagersville, ON 22 Donny Hale IF Auckland, NZ 24 Pat Graham 1B Paris, ON 25 Clarke Staats Coach Townsend, ON 27 Nick Shailes IF Lismore, Australia 29 Daryl Fehrman Coach Townsend, ON 37 Andrew Phibbs Pit Hagersville, ON 42 Chad Staats 2B Jarvis, ON 50 Frederik Terkelsen OF Horsholm, Denmark 55 Fred McKeen Coach Hagersville, ON 77 Ryan Wolfe OF London, ON Ken Fenwick Trainer Owen Sound, ON

KW Cubs (#17)

Kitchener, Ontario Sponsor - Jim & Sue Hallman Team in existence since 2004 1 Andy Baechler IF Ayr, ON 2 Conner Page IF Ayr, ON 6 Chad Wells Cat Straffordville, ON 7 Nate Bauman IF/OF Elmira, ON 9 Jeremy deBellevel Pit Hickson, ON 10 Greg deBellevel OF/Pit Hickson, ON 15 Luke Hiller OF Floradale, ON 16 Allan Phibbs Cat Hagersville, ON 19 Scott Wagar Pit Virgil, ON 22 Bobby Gillow OF Ayr, ON 23 Adam Hiller IF Floradale, ON 24 Grant Baechler Cat Ayr, ON 25 Travis Hofstetter OF Plattsville, ON 27 Ryan French Pit New Dundee, ON 42 Brian Gillow Coach/Util Ayr, ON 43 Brad Thomson IF/Pit New Dundee, ON 44 Wayne Stephens OF Allenford, ON 77 Dan Mitchell IF Paris, ON

MIDLAND Explorers (#6) Midland, Michigan Sponsors - Explorers Booster Club Team in existence since 1986 00 Rowan Lam IF 2 Dale Levy OF St. Mary's, ON 4 Steve Horning 2B Canton, MI 5 Todd Moore OF Clio, MI 7 Dan Loney OF Cornwall, ON 8 Kyle Beane 1B Auburn, MI 12 Gregg Suave Fld Mgr Midland, MI 16 Mike Joseph Pit Ohsweken, ON 19 Greg Garrity Pit/DH Kingston, ON 20 Shea Bryant OF Midland, MI 33 Steve Roberts Cat/DH Reese, MI 34 Eddy Ketelhut SS Canton, MI 44 John Ziger Cat Queensville, ON 91 Grant Patterson Pit Toronto, ON Jason Hoisington Utility Bay City, MI Catlin Porter OF Dave O'Keefe Coach Don Walter Scorer

TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT SSCHEDULECHEDULE -- SSENIORENIOR DDIVISIONIVISION

Date Game # Time Visitor Score Home Score

Thursday, June 23 1 7.00 PM 1 Owen Sound Verge Selects New Zealand Black Sox

2 7.00 PM 2 Wellington Sox Kitchener Cubs 3 9:00 PM 1 Owen Sound Verge Selects Elmira Erb Expos

Friday, June 24 4 7.00 PM 1 New Zealand Black Sox Elmira Erb Expos

5 7.00 PM 2 Chicago/New York Port Elgin Blue Devils

6 9:00 PM 1 Jarvis Travelers Midland Explorers 7 9.00 PM 2 Quyon Combat Flyers Wellington Sox

Saturday. June 25 8 8:00 AM 1 Kitchener Cubs Quyon Combat Flyers

9 8:30 AM 2 Elmira Erb Expos Chicago/New York

10 10:00 AM 1 Port Elgin Blue Devils New Zealand Black Sox

11 10:30 AM 2 Midland Explorers Wellington Sox

12 12:00 PM 1 Elmira Erb Expos Port Elgin Blue Devils

13 12:30 PM 2 Jarvis Travelers Quyon Combat Flyers 1:45 PM 1 PRESENTATION OF LEGENDS OF FASTBALL HONOUREES

14 2:15 PM 1 Chicago/New York Owen Sound Verge Selects

15 2:30 PM 2 Quyon Combat Flyers Midland Explorers

16 4:00 PM 1 New Zealand Black Sox Chicago/New York

17 4:30 PM 2 Port Elgin Blue Devils Owen Sound Verge Selects

18 6:00 PM 1 Wellington Sox Jarvis Travelers

19 6:30 PM 2 Midland Explorers Kitchener Cubs 20 8:15 PM 1 Kitchener Cubs Jarvis Travelers

Sunday, June 26 21 10.00AM 1 3rd Place Davies Division 2nd Place Daly Division

22 10.00AM 2 3rd Place Daly Division 2nd Place Davies Division

23 12:00 PM 1 1st Place Daly Division Winner of 22

24 12:30 PM 2 1st Place Davies Division Winner of 21

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 25 2:30 PM 1 Winner 23 Winner 24

DDALYALY DDIVISIONIVISION

Senior Division Presented by:

OWEN SOUND Verge Selects (#14) Owen Sound, Ontario Sponsor - Glenn Verge Enterprises Team re-organized in 2009 2 Luke Leahy Pit Buckhorn, ON 5 Conor McTernan IF Scarborough, ON 7 Andrew Scott IF Scarborough, ON 9 Matt Lyon IF Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON 10 Adam Dearborn Cat St. Catharines, ON 11 Ryan Thompson IF Wiarton, ON 14 Brent Thompson IF Wiarton, ON 19 Aaron Fraser OF Scarborough, ON 22 Nick Dambrosio IF Scarborough, ON 24 Andy Skelton Pit/IF/OF Scarborough, ON 25 John Topash Coach Blind River, ON 27 Jamie Simpson Pit Cambridge, ON 47 Frank Lang Cat Scarborough, ON 50 Lee Jacques Manager Owen Sound, ON 67 Ben Wideman OF Elmira, ON 76 Matt Leahy Pit Buckhorn, ON Bill Simpson Coach Owen Sound, ON Ty King Scorer Owen Sound, ON

CHICAGO/NY (#2) New York, New York Sponsor - Jose "Manny" Grullon Team in existence since 2010 1 Patrick Shannon Cat Auckland, NZ 2 Elvis Santiago OF New York, NY 3 Frank Perez IF Erie, PA 5 Gregg Leather Coach Staten Island, NY 7 Todd Schultz IF Williamston, MI 9 Larry Lynch Coach Kitchener, ON 10 Rhys Casley IF West Sand Lake, NY 12 Jose "Manny" Grullon Coach New York, NY 13 Bryan Newton Pit Fort McMurray, AB 14 Travis Wilson IF Chattanooga, TN 17 Sergio Vasquez La Hoz IF Patterson, NJ 19 Jeff Ellsworth OF Summerside, PEI 20 John Rozich Cat Oxford, PA 21 Kelly McGiffen Fld Mgr Ancaster, ON 22 Mark Johnson OF London, ON 23 Andrew Kirkpatrick Pit Ngunnawal, Australia 24 Edgar Feliz IF New York, NY 25 Vahram Mateosian UT Montvale, NJ 26 Derek Pukash OF Morristown, NJ 27 Bill Hillhouse Pit Erie, PA 29 Brad Ezekiel IF St. Johns, NL 33 Steve Mulalley OF St. Johns, NL 55 Peter Schmitt Scorer Lockport, NY

NEW ZEALAND Black Sox National Team of New Zealand Sponsor - New Zealand Community Trust Team in Existence since 1996 3 Jerome Haretuku OF Auckland, NZ 4 Eddie Kohlhase H.Coach Auckland, NZ 6 Jerome Raemaki IF Wellington, NZ 8 Thomas Cameron Pit Wellington, NZ 9 Wayne Laulu OF Wellington, NZ 10 Rhys Casley IF Hutt Valley, NZ 12 Chubb Tangaroa P.Coach Hawkes Bay, NZ 13 Daniel Tarapi IF Wellington, NZ 14 Craig Wallace Cat Hutt Valley, NZ 16 Pita Rona IF North Harbour, NZ 17 Daniel Milne OF Canterbury, NZ 18 Tyson Byrne IF Hutt Valley, NZ 20 Penese Iosefo Pit Canterbury, NZ 21 Thomas Makea IF Wellington, NZ 23 Dave Workman A.Coach Hutt Valley, NZ 25 Nathan Taikato Pit Canterbury, NZ 29 Jeremy Manley Pit Palmerston, NZ 44 Casey Eden Cat Auckland, NZ 46 Tyron Bartorillo IF Canterbury, NZ 89 Benjamin Enoka OF Auckland, NZ Craig Soper Technical Southland, NZ Rob Cashman Physio Wellington, NZ Doug Golightly Manager Notrh Harbour, NZ

ELMIRA Erb Electric Expos (#16) Elmira, Ontario Sponsor - Erb Electric 2 Mark Gutscher OF Kitchener, ON 5 Josh Brohman SS Drayton, ON 6 Cam Hauck 3B Waterloo, ON 7 Geoff Martin CF Elmira, ON 9 Trevor Beatson LF Kitchener, ON 10 Doug Brohman Manager Kitchener, ON 11 Chad Crawford OF Mitchell, ON 12 Tim Freeman 2B Linwood, ON 15 Kevin Wellwood OF Linwood, ON 16 Corey Martin Utility Elmira, ON 23 Brady Hauck Utility Waterloo, ON 34 Casey Halstead Pit Linwood, ON 44 Kevin Gutscher RF Baden, ON 55 Murray Martin IF/Coach Elmira, ON 64 Travis Martin Cat Elmira, ON 72 Dan Martin Pit Elmira, ON

PORT ELGIN Blue Devils (Not Ranked) Port Elgin, Ontario Sponsor - Self-sponsored Team in existence since 1998 1 Troy Barfott IF Wiarton. ON 3 Mike Reiley Cat/OF Port Elgin, ON 5 Darryl McKinnon 2B/3B Port Elgin, ON 7 Greg Thede OF/3B Port Elgin, ON 8 Brian Lantz 3B Hanover, ON 9 Scott Smith Pit Mildmay, ON 10 Aaron Whitney OF Tara, ON 11 Jim McKinnon Manager Port Elgin, ON 18 Matt Reinhart OF Drayton, ON 20 Blake Underwood OF Port Elgin, ON 22 Murray Maas Coach Port Elgin, ON 24 Brian Maas 1B/OF Port Elgin, ON 32 Scott Christie Pit/IF Toronto, ON 39 Ryan Dudgeon SS/Cat Port Elgin, ON 57 Shawn Detzler 2B Mildmay, ON 60 Rob Fawcett Pit Port Elgin, ON 74 Ryan Whitney 1B/SS Tara, ON 77 Matt Hamilton Pit Owen Sound, ON Marc McCallum Cat

WELLINGTON Sox (#21) Harriston, Ontario Team in existence since 2002 4 Brad Detta OF Guelph, ON 8 Scott Walls IF Palmerston, ON 9 Todd Uhrig Pit Elora, ON 12 Nic Goetz Pit London, ON 14 Jason Dawdy Pit St. Thomas, ON 17 Mike Pinder IF Guelph, ON 20 Jeremy Creeden OF Teeswater, ON 22 Trevor Seip OF/Cat Wingham, ON 23 Julio Guzman OF Harriston, ON 24 Jim Culling OF Palmerston, ON 25 Scott MacDougall OF Fergus, ON 26 Mel Ross Pit Kitchener, ON 33 Jeff Detta IF/Pit Orangeville, ON 44 Aaron Small OF Palmerston, ON 45 Rick Fisk Manager Harriston, ON 56 Howie Detta Coach Hillsburgh, ON 72 Ryan Fisk IF Harriston, ON 77 Ron Gilbert Coach Harriston, ON Mary Beth Gilbert Scorer Harriston, ON

QUYON Combat Flyers (#31) Quyon, Quebec Team in existence since 2004 2 Joel Langford IF Orleans, ON 7 Nick Armitage IF Quyon, QC 8 Dylan Cunningham IF Belwood, ON 9 Kenny Fleck Coach Quyon, QC 15 Shawn Laframboise OF Shawville, QC 19 Cory Morrison OF Alberton, PEI 21 Chad Hargrove Pit Orleans, ON 22 Matt Greer IF Shawville, QC 25 Joe McCleary Cat Shawville, QC 26 Dave Tubman Utility Ottawa, ON 28 Joran Graham Pit Micksburg, ON 43 Steve Savard IF Pont Rouge, QC 47 Drew Hathway Pit Brampton, ON 51 Michael Baker OF Quyon, QC

DDAVIESAVIES DDIVISIONIVISION

DOUG DAVIES Remembering the Coach June 18,1937 – January 18, 2011 The Legends of Fastball Classic is proud to dedicate the 2011 tournament in the memory, or memories, as there were many, of Doug Davies. The local sporting community lost one of its true characters with the passing of Doug, renowned as a longtime coach, critic, score-keeper, volunteer and beloved curmudgeon. For

decades “Coach” befuddled umpires in the Kitchener Fastball League as the leader of the formidable Tien Hoa Inn powerhouse. His rakish style of questioning calls while providing a personal perspective to contents of the rule book, kicking dirt and instigating trouble was all part of his master plan to confuse officials and opposition alike – simply his way of rallying his troops and having fun. In that irony that mystifies us all, when Doug wasn’t coaching in a game, he was often behind the plate “callin’ ‘em as he saw them” - as an umpire! In his stellar professional career, he was a long-serving manager for the Federal Government at Canada Immigration - he was good at that too. He was thrilled to be asked to serve as a coach with the Waterloo Twins in the late 1990s and took exceptional pride in standing in the coaching box at his first ISC World Tournament in 1998. Loved by colleagues, fastball people, family and friends, he was as compassionate as he was cantankerous, genuine as he was flashy, and as honest as he was devilish. Beloved dad to daughter Jennifer and son Daniel, and “Grumpy” to seven grandchildren, he is greatly missed by the fastball community, his Canada Immigration peers and his life-line friends at AA.

“LEGENDS” CRITERIA Selections of individuals who have been afforded recognition as part of the “Legends” tournament are based on varying contributions and for their fastball impact.

Many considered for nomination as a “Fastball Legend” participated in the game in by-gone eras, when the opportunity to be selected to a national team were limited. Players who had an outstanding career in the Ontario area – Dan Donahue,

Bill Fidlin, Chuck Hendricks, Barry Musselman, Doug Neil, Dick Parker, Brian Stere, Dan “Doc” Werby, Dan Yantzi

Players who represented Canada with distinction at the international level – Bob McKinnon, Brian Paton, Ray Tilley

Players who had an out standing career in women’s softball, at either the local, national or international level – Marg Skillings, Karen Snelgrove, Lori Sippel

Individuals who made a significant contribution to the game such as coaches, sponsors, administrators, media - Terry Baytor, Bob “Bongo” Baird, Bruce Bierman, Jack Fireman, Bill Horne, Bruce Huff, Larry Lynch, George Ryder and Joe Todd

True, unquestioned legends of the game – Dick Hames, Pete Landers, Steve Virag, Darren Zack

DALY Division HARRAH’S MILDMAY SEEDINGS AND ODDS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

1) Jarvis Travelers (3-2) – The Travelers ended the Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins quest to three-peat at the 2010 ISC, and have added to their depth over the winter. Returning pitchers Aussie Adam Folkard and Jarvis/Hagersville hometown boy Andrew Phibbs welcome former fire-balling Twin Don Scott. The mound trio is the primary reason the Travelers are ranked #1 for 2011. So, let’s go with the crowd and pick the Travelers as the favoured for this weekend. 2) Midland Explorers (4-1) – A combination of familiar faces with a few additions to the roster places the Explorers in the top ten, a familiar ranking for this well-established squad. Gone is Frank Cox, providing opportunity for veteran pitchers Grant Patterson and Mike Joseph to jockey for the lead role, along with versatile newcomer Greg Garrity, who when not pitching, will bring power to the middle of the batting order. Midland will be building for 2012, when the Explorers will once again be host team for the ISC World Championship. 3) KW Cubs (12-1) - Cubbies will have opportunity this weekend to account for an ISC top 20 ranking and with a pitching staff of Scott Wagar, and locals Jeremy deBelleval, Ryan French and Brad Thomson, the rotation provides several options. The team has solid chemistry and should make the playoff round on Sunday. 4) Wellington Sox (17-1) – This could be the surprise team of the weekend, with key match-up against the rival Cubs. With a deep pitching roster of Todd Uhrig, Nic Goetz, Jason Dawdy and hometowner Mel Ross, advancing to Sunday is a great possibility, but it will be difficult to squeak into to the semi-finals unless bats come alive when opportunities present themselves. 5) Quyon Combat Flyers (25-1) – Great to have fastball friends from Quebec participate in the Flyers debut at the Legends tourney. Every game will be a test, and pitching staff of Chad Hargrove, Joran Graham and GTA’s Drew Hathaway will require solid defence behind them to make a mark in the winner’s column. Great addition to the competition, but a playoff appearance will require a combination of bringing their “A” game, some timely hits and a healthy dose of luck. Bonne chance!!!

2011 ISC TEAM RANKINGS (as of June 1, 2011)

RANK TEAM (1st place votes) POINTS Highest 2010 June 01/11 rank by Finish a ranker

1 *JARVIS, ON Travelers (10) 10 1 1 2 *NEW YORK, NY Chicago/NY 20 2 4 3 BAKERSFIELD, CA California A's 35 3 7 4 ELKHART, IA Albaugh Inc. 41 3 5 5 SASKATOON, SK Diamondbacks 59 4 8 6 *MIDLAND, MI Explorers 71 4 10 7 HARRISBURG, PA, Pennsylvania Power 74 4 6 8 APPLETON, WI Bar of Appleton 92 7 11 9 PUEBLO, CO Bandits 102 5 24 10 ST. PAUL, MN Minnesota Angels 102 6 15 11 BAKERSFIELD, CA Silverhawks 108 4 38 12 FARGO ND Kegel Black Knights 119 8 16 13 ALVINSTON, ON Indians 145 8 12 14 *OWEN SOUND, ON Selects 166 12 22 15 DAVENPORT, IA Quad City Sox 172 10 DNP 16 *ELMIRA, ON Erb Electric Expos 175 12 14 17 *KITCHENER ON K-W Cubs 187 15 21 18 AURORA, IL Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks 209 18 33 19 ASHLAND, OH Stock Pack 210 16 28 20 MASCOUTAH, IL Pete's Blues 222 11 13 21 *HARRISTON, ON Wellington Sox 227 19 30 22 TORONTO, ON Gators 228 15 36 23 SHAKESPEARE, ON Falcons 246 16 20 24 SWEABURG, ON Crush 250 15 17 25 LOS ANGELES, CA Cali-Mex Rhinos 254 7 DNP 26 MONTFORT, WI New Image 260 16 DNP 27 STOCKTON, CA Italian Athletic Club 268 12 DNP 28 SEATTLE, WA Cal-State Builders 270 12 DNP 29 COBOURG, ON Force 274 19 35 30 LLOYDMINISTER, AB Dodgers 275 19 DNP 31 *QUYON, QC Combat Flyers 279 23 43 32 HALIFAX, NS Blackburn Pepper Jacks 280 17 DNP 33 PORT HURON, MI Shaw Chiropractic 294 22 32 34 WYEVALE, ON Tribe 303 25 34 35 TOPEKA, KS Toros 309 21 DNP 36 HICKSON, ON Reds 312 21 29 37 KITCHENER, ON Outlaws 315 19 25 23 PHILADELPHIA, PA Maccabi USA 319 23 31 39 MITCHELL, ON Mets 324 28 DNP 40 KITCHENER, ON Selects 324 27 DNP 41 TOPEKA, KS Wave 325 29 DNP 42 SIOUX FALLS, SD Sox 326 29 DNP 43 ELKHART, IN Duncan Outlaws 327 31 DNP 44 IOWA Cocks 328 31 DNP Ranking committee composition - 8 American; 4 Canadian (2 absent) DAVIES Division

HARRAHS MILDMAY SEEDINGS AND ODDS TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP 1) Chicago/New York (3-2) - A powerhouse squad that has tooled up over the winter with addition of Kiwi Catcher Patrick Shannon who will work his magic in calling games for lanky southpaw Aussie Andrew Kirkpatrick, augmented by Bryan Newton and Bill Hillhouse. Lots of “pop” in the line-up with an un-ending list of players who can “take it deep”. A Sunday showdown with Jarvis should decide the hardware and the Legends title. 2) New Zealand Black Sox (3-1) – Never to be underestimated, it’s early in the multi-year plan to build the Black Sox into a contender to regain the ISF World title in 2013. New faces in the line-up will be given opportunity to earn a coveted spot in the Sox line-up as the team is assembled with machine-like precision. Jeremy Manley and Thomas Cameron anchor a pitching staff complemented by Penese Iosefo and Nathan Taikato. Line-up is note-worthy more-so by who’s not listed. 3) Elmira Erb Electric Expos (9-1) – Expos fan club grew last year as the team played solid ball to finish 14th at the ISC with a solid line-up of Waterloo regional players. Mound chores fall to go-to hurler Dan Martin and Casey Halstead. A solid round-robin could provide opportunity to advance to the semi-finals in the cross-over. 4) Owen Sound Verge Selects (15-1) – the Bay City softball program has re-vamped the last couple of years and the Selects continue their upward climb to re-establish the Georgian Bay club in the ISC. Great opportunity this weekend to enhance their current 12th place seeding in the rankings. The summer of 2011 beckons as a benchmark season at all levels of Selects competition – Midget, Junior and Senior, with abundant use of the taxi-squads in fielding the most competitive line-ups. Familiar faces on the mound with veteran Jamie Simpson and cohorts Andy Skelton and the Leahys – Luke and Matt. 5) Port Elgin Blue Devils (19-1) – The Blue Devils have their comfort zone in local league play, but can provide a line-up not to be taken lightly by ISC ranked teams. Pitchers Scott Smith and Rob Fawcett are complemented by Matt Hamilton and Scott Christie, and team will need a few “rabbits out of the hat” to scramble to the playoff round on Sunday.

EVENTS UPDATE 2011-12 The International Softball Congress has publicly confirmed its host locations for 2011-2012. This year’s event will be held for seven days Sunday to Saturday August 14-20, 2011 in Quad Cities, IL/IA, the sister cities of Bettendorf, Davenport, Moline and Rock Island. Rock Island IL had

hosted the tournament 10 times (1961-69, 1973) and more recently, as part of Quad Cities, was the host venue for the 2009 championship. Midland MI, the Explorers Team and Booster Club and Host Committee, riding on the coat-tails of their huge success in staging the 2010 tournament, have recently been affirmed as the Host Venue for next year’s event, scheduled for Midland’s Emerson Park for nine days August 10-18, 2012. The facility was a superb venue for the 2010 championship and featured several new components, including a Master’s Division and was undoubtedly a “slam-dunk” decision for the ISC brass.

LEGEND HONOREE BRIAN PATON TO BE INDUCTED INTO ISC HOF

Brian Paton, an original 2004 Legend Honoree, will receive appropriate recognition with his induction into the ISC Hall of Fame on Sunday August 14 in Moline, IL as part of the 2011 ISC Championship. As a highly effective and feared lead-off batter and a superb outfielder, Brian was a key cog in the Toronto Gators supremacy in the mid-90’s (ISC MVP in 1995 and 4 time All-World competitor) and was a long-time member and captain of Team Can-ada. Watch Al’s Fastball for details of the Hall of Fame event (www.alsfastball.com)

TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT SSCHEDULECHEDULE -- DDAERAER JJUNIORUNIOR DDIVISIONIVISION

Date Game

# Time Team Score Team Score

Thursday, June 23 1 6.00 PM 3 New Dundee Dodgers Waterloo Cardinals

2 9.00 PM 2 Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors Southern Ontario Jays

Friday, June 24 3 6.00 PM 3 Tavistock Junior Athletics Linwood Junior Chiefs

Saturday. June 25 4 8:00 AM 3 Southern Ontario Jays New Dundee Dodgers

5 10:00 AM 3 Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors Linwood Junior Chiefs

6 12:00 PM 3 Waterloo Cardinals Southern Ontario Jays

1:45 PM 1 PRESENTATION OF LEGENDS OF FASTBALL HONOUREES

7 2:00 PM 3 Southern Ontario Jays Tavistock Junior Athletics

8 4:00 PM 3 Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors New Dundee Dodgers

9 6:00 PM 3 Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors Tavistock Junior Athletics

10 8:00 PM 2 Linwood Junior Chiefs Waterloo Cardinals

Sunday, June 26 11 8:00 AM 1 Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors Waterloo Cardinals

12 8:00 AM 2 Southern Ontario Jays Linwood Junior Chiefs

13 8:00 AM 3 New Dundee Dodgers Tavistock Juniors

14 10.00AM 3 New Dundee Dodgers Linwood Junior Chiefs

15 12:00 PM 3 Waterloo Cardinals Tavistock Junior Athletics CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME 16 2:00 PM 3 1st Place in Round Robin 2nd Place in Round Robin

Team Wins Losses Standing

Linwood Junior Chiefs

New Dundee Dodgers

Owen Sound Volkswagen Juniors

Southern Ontario Jays

Tavistock Junior Athletics

Waterloo Cardinals

Junior Division Presented by:

Peter Hallman Ball Yard

June 23-26, 2011

Published by John Thompson and Sue Sherry

2010 Jarvis Travelers (4-2 over Chicago/NY Dominicana)

2009 Kitchener Rivershark Twins (4-1 over Jarvis Gamblers) 2008 Kitchener Rivershark Twins (over Scarborough Wolverines)

2007 Orillia Riversharks (2-0 over Kitchener Hallman Twins) 2006 Orillia Riversharks (7-0 over New York Patsys) 2005 Broken Bow Spirit (over St. Thomas Centennials) 2004 Broken Bow Spirit

Legends Champions

LINWOOD Erb Electric Jr Chiefs Linwood, Ontario Sponsor - Erb Electric Team originated in 2000 as peewee squad 3 Kyle Coles Pit Orangeville, ON 5 Robbie Martin 1B/RF Elmira, ON 8 Alex Ehrlich C/RF Wellesley, ON 10 Mike Nafziger 3B Milverton, ON 12 Darryl Schwartzentruber SS Gads Hill, ON 13 Drew Barton CF Linwood, ON 19 Nick Beggs 1B Millbank, ON 22 Corey Martin Utility Elmira, ON 37 Ben Hodgins CF/LF Exeter, ON 55 David Juniper Pit Meaford, ON 69 Brian Culliton 2B/SS Stratford, ON 78 Mark Kelly Pit Chepstow, ON 81 Jake Albrecht Cat Millbank, ON 83 Brett Frede CF Waterloo, ON 91 Chad Fink Pit Rostock, ON 97 Brent Freeman 2B/LF Linwood, ON 98 Brock Gerber Utility Wellesley, ON Don Freeman Coach Linwood, ON Randy Schwartzentruber Coach Gads Hill, ON

NEW DUNDEE Dodgers New Dundee, Ontario Sponsors –Oxford Rolloff; Dundee Diner; Einwechter Ltd; Snyder Family; Hallman& Ditmer Electric Team in existence since 1960’s 1 Josh Martin SS Kitchener, ON 3 Greg Otterbein Cat New Dundee, ON 5 Andrew Detzler RF St. Agatha, ON 8 Brandon Van Nynatten Cat Sebringville, ON 9 Jason Swartzentruber 2B New Dundee, ON 10 Ryan Dedman 3B Bright, ON 11 Scott Simpson LF Baden, ON 14 Crosby Davidson CF Mannheim, ON 17 Craig Weber 1B New Dundee, ON 19 Michael Tyler 1B Kitchener, ON 20 Rick Waugh Coach New Dundee, ON 29 Brad Miller Coach Bright, ON 31 Shayne Riepert Pit Kitchener, ON 34 Frank Siragusa Coach New Dundee, ON 44 Scott Siragusa Pit New Dundee, ON 50 David Barraclough SS New Dundee, ON 54 Joel Burkhart RF New Dundee, ON 69 Zac Wagner LF Waterloo, ON 77 Cory Way 3B Waterloo, ON Karen Otterbein Scorer New Dundee, ON

SOUTHERN ONTARIO Jays Walkerton, ON Sponsors - Swiftspace Inc. Team in existence since 2011 2 Jordan Grubb Cat/IF Mildmay, ON 4 Tyler Kuntz Pit/IF Mildmay, ON 7 Steven Ashbridge IF/OF Port Perry, ON 9 Travis Connor Pit/OF Stouffville, ON 12 Adam Alexander IF Cargill, oN 14 Joe Terwood IF/OF Walkerton, ON 17 Robert Kay Cat/IF Stouffville, ON 18 Zack Bross IF Mildmay, ON 24 Jordan Turcotte IF/OF Walkerton, ON 83 Kyle Bross OF Mildmay, ON 94 Corey Way IF/OF Waterloo, ON Rob Way Coach Waterloo, ON Mike Terwood Coach Walkerton, ON Greg Jones Coach Kitchener, ON

TAVISTOCK Junior Athletics Tavistock, Ontario Sponsors - Bailey Construction - D&D Electric; Hyde Construction Team in existence since 2009 00 Andrew Benbow Pit Hickson, ON 1 Keddy Tipping OF Harrington, ON 2 Dan Kalbfleisch SS/2B Tavistock, ON 6 Kyle Weszner 2B/SS/3B Woodstock, ON 12 Mackenzie Kalbfleisch Utility Tavistock, ON 15 Kyle Alyea IF Woodstock, ON 18 Josh Killing IF/Cat/OF Hickson, ON 19 Craig Thomson OF Embro, ON 22 Charlie Malson Utility Tavistock, ON 24 Bryan Phillips OF/3B Harrington, ON 27 Alex Fulton 1B/3B Tavistock, ON 34 Adam Moore Pit Ponsonby, ON 37 Nic Moore Pit/Cat/OF Ponsonby, ON 39 Stephen Wettlaufer Pit/1B Tavistock, ON 55 Chris McKay Cat/OF Tavistock, ON 91 Kyle Wilhelm 1B/Cat/DP Tavistock, ON Don McKay Coach Tavistock, ON Dan Kalbfleisch Manager Tavistock, ON

WATERLOO Cardinals Waterloo, Ontario Sponsors - D & D Insulation - Reitzel Insulation; Mark Fackoury Team orignated in 2008 as a Midget team 2 Justin Clayfield 3B Kitchener, ON 3 Andrew Hoch 1B Cambridge, ON 8 Casey Toews 2B Brantford, ON 9 Brian Kron OF Breslau, ON 10 Dan Weber OF Winterbourne, ON 11 Matt Elmes SS Eden Mills, ON 12 Brad Maunder Utility Brantford, ON 13 Justin Krulicki OF Kitchener, ON 15 Luke Hill Pit Puslinch, ON 17 Josh Roach OF Waterloo, ON 22 Bryan Belisle Pit Brantford, ON 55 Brendan Roach Pit Waterloo, ON 96 Kevin Matthews Cat Kitchener, ON Dan Lauzon Coach Waterloo, ON Dave Kron Coach Mannheim, ON Fred Curren Coach Kitchener, ON Mike Hoch Mgr/Score Cambridge, ON Anita Roach Manager Waterloo, ON

OWEN SOUND Volkswagen Junior Selects Owen Sound, Ontario Sponsors - Brick Brothers Volkswagen Team in existence since 2008 2 Matt Kuhl OF Owen Sound, ON 3 Brandon Parks OF Oshawa, ON 6 Matt Murphy OF Owen Sound, ON 7 Darrin Newson Cat/IF Niagara Falls, ON 10 Matt Sault OF Six Nations, ON 11 Brent Thompson IF Wiarton, ON 15 Abe Leahy Pit/IF Buckhorn, ON 17 Tyler McConnell IF Owen Sound, ON 21 Jay Miller Cat Wiarton, ON 22 Jared Clancy IF/OF Chepstow, ON 24 Caleb Keeshig Pit Cape Croker, ON 25 John Topash Coach Blind River, ON 29 Dustin Veenhof Pit Chepstow, ON 30 Al Staats Coach Brantford, ON 50 Lee Jacques Manager Owen Sound, ON 55 Luke Leahy Pit Buckhorn, ON 77 Dan Mitchell IF Paris, ON

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