august2010
Cobourg FORCE Legends Fastball Club Crowned ISC World - Legends Champion
August 25, 2010
Midland, MI
Cobourg FORCE Legends Fastball Club Crowned ISC World - Legends Champion
The Cobourg FORCE Legends fastball club captured the inaugural International Softball Congress (ISC) World - Legends tournament this past week in Midland, Michigan. On their way to the championship title the Cobourg FORCE went 6-0, an undefeated record against formable teams from the United States. The Cobourg FORCE were the only team from Canada who participated in the ISC event and are founded from Cobourg, Ontario - Canada.
The final game was a pitching duel between Darren Zack of the FORCE and Lee Noel of the Berkenpass Development team from Byron Center, Michigan. The key blow of the game with the FORCE down 1-0 in the bottom of the 6th inning was the RBI single by Sammy Forbes to tie the game. In the bottom of the 7th with the scored notched at 1-1 the FORCE's leadoff hitter Peter McCormack hit a triple over the left fielders head as the fielder was playing slightly in for the slap hitter McCormack. Now with McCormack on third with none out, Doug Willoughby hit a sharp single up the middle for the championship win and the celebration began.
The pitching records for the FORCE;
Darren Zack 3-0 record (Darren Zack selected as the Most Valuable Pitcher)
Wayne Wells 2-0 record
Don Stebbings 1-0 record
All of the players and management staff played a vital role for this past weekend's title and played as a team throughout the week. They are as follows;
Paul Clemons - Cambridge, Ontario
Peter McCormack - Pickering, Ontario (selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament)
Les Ellchuk - Erickson, Manitoba
Bill Fairney - Toronto, Ontario
Sammy Forbes - Waterloo, Ontario
Steve Mitts - Oshawa, Ontario
Dana Seiling - Waterloo, Ontario
Don Stebbings - Waterloo, Ontario
Al Taylor - Waterloo, Ontario
Tim Thorne - Brampton, Ontario
Wayne Wells - Peterborough, Ontario
Randy Wicke - Rostock, Ontario
Doug Willoughby - Cavan, Ontario
Darren Zack - Garden River, Ontario
Sylvia 'Sparky' Ryan - Little Britain, Ontario
The FORCE family and friends who travelled to this tournament to cheer on the team to victory.
The Cobourg FORCE Masters team previously captured 2 OASA Masters Championship titles in 2009 and 2007 for the only 2 years they participated.
On behalf of Cobourg FORCE Legends fastball team I would like to thank the ISC - Larry Fisher, the departing Executive Director Ken Hackmiester, all of the teams that participated in the tournament and the organizers along with the grounds crew who did a fabulous job on the diamonds - a job well done.
Wayne Wells
