May 19, 2017  –  The ISC Canada East qualifier has been a mainstay on the Ontario tournament circuit since the early 1970s, when the Ontario Fastball League was affiliated with the ISC. Winners over the years include Oshawa Tony’s, Grimsby Peach Kings, Agincourt Rawlings, Toronto Gators and Owen Sound Tiremen among others. In the 2000s, teams that have won the qualifier multiple times include the Gators, Scarborough Force, Kitchener Cubs, Waterdown Hammer and Ottawa Team Easton Thunder.

 

For the last five years, the Canada East qualifier has grown to include a U21 Championship. Winners include Wiarton Red Devils, Stratford Cubs, Alvinston Junior Indians and New Hamburg Mustangs, all of whom have gone on to success at the ISC U21 Championship held at the annual ISC World Tournament.

 

For 2017, we will have a strong field of 14 men’s teams and 6 U21 teams. By the time we finish, some time around 7 pm on Sunday evening, we’ll have completed 37 games. As always, we will send a strong contingent of Canada East teams to the ISC World Tournament, where teams from our region have now won the past nine ISC World Championships. We are also pleased to have ISC Umpire-in-Chief Bruce Bierman as the UiC for our tournaments and ISC Statistician Gary Baughman providing full stats packages.

 

Schedules will be available shortly.

 

Date:  June 16-18, 2017

Location:  Innerkip, ON Sports Park

Berths:  4 for Canada East teams (winner receives paid berth + travel money) + additional invites as available; U21 winner receives paid berth + travel money + additional invites for all U21 teams

Entry Fee:  $450 Cdn

Format:  Double knockout with single championship game for ISC; Pool play with crossover for U21

Contact:  Blair Setford blairjs@gmail.com

UIC:  Bruce Bierman bierhawk@xplornet.com 

ISC Rep:  Joe Todd ftode739@rogers.com, Kyle Smith kyle.smith@ballparkradio.com 

 

ISC Entrants:

1. Durham Diamondbacks

2. Elmira Expos

3. Glanworth Gators

4. Kingston Axemen

5. Kitchener Hallman Cubs

6. Kitchener Bell Cartage Outlaws

7. Nith River Monsters

8. Ohsweken Da Hoggs

9. Shakespeare Falcons

10. St. Paul’s Generals

11.Toronto Batmen

12.Waterdown Hammer

13.Wiarton Nationals

14.Wyevale Tribe

 

U21 Entrants

1. Alvinston Aces

2. New Hamburg Mustangs

3. Owen Sound Selects

4. Port Perry Bulls

5. Tavistock Athletics

6. Wellesley Wildcats

 

Blair Setford, Joe Todd, Kyle Smith

ISC Canada East