Mississauga, ON - - 2017 Preseason Rankings ISC - Press Release
    Hill United Chiefs #1 to start the 2017 Fastball Season
Hill United Chiefs #1 to start the 2017 Fastball Season
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For immediate release - May 25, 2017
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Mississauga, ON - Hill United Chiefs will open the 2017 fastball season just as they have the previous three seasons, as the #1 ranked team. The Chiefs are looking to regain the ISC World Tournament Championship after dropping the title last year.
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With significant turnover among teams in the off-season, the rankings have a different flavour than in past years. New teams CanAm Twins and A1 Power will be contenders and squads such as Kitchener Hallman Cubs and Toronto Batmen are breaking into the Top 10 with some prominent roster additions.
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The top 16 is as follows:
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1. Six Nations, ON Hill United Chiefs
2. Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins
3. Agoura Hills, CA J&B Bombers
4. Kitchener, ON CanAm Twins
5. Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes
6. Eaton Rapids, MI A1 Power
7. Toronto, ON Batmen
8. Kitchener, ON Cubs
9. Bloomington, IL Stix
10. Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
11. Kingston, ON Axemen
12. Elmira, ON Expos
13. Oswego, NY CPI
14. Appleton, WI Bar on the Avenue Buzz
15. Ostrander, MN Norsemen
16. New Hamburg, ON Nith River Monsters
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Per a motion passed at the 2016 ISC Board of Directors meeting, only the Top 16 ranked teams will be published and will be used as the basis for seeding at the ISC World Tournament.
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The 71st annual ISC World Tournament will be held August 12-19, 2017 at the Art Van Sports Complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Â
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For additional information, please contact:
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Blair Setford
ISC VP Operations
blairjs [at] gmail.com
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Joe Todd
ISC VP Communications
ftode739 [at] rogers.com
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