June 25, 2010
Midland, Michigan

Boys Fastpitch Sofball Coaches, Friends, Parents, and Fans,

Plans for the 2010 ISC Under-19 Championship (August 19th-21st in
Midland, Michigan) are going strong. As mentioned earlier, this
year's tournament set-up does not require teams to compete in a
qualifier to be eligible. Instead, we have asked teams to submit
1-paragraph bios of their teams to the host committee along with a
preliminary roster for consideration. Thus far, the following 9 teams
have been granted and accepted berths for this year's tournament:

KW Midget Twins (Waterloo, Ontario)
Stratford Memorial Midgets (Stratford, Ontario)
Straffordville Selects (Straffordville, Ontario)
Scarborough Champion Indians (Scarborough, Ontario)
Munger Bulldogs (Munger, Michigan)
Richville (Richville, Michigan)
Oshawa BB Midgets (Oshawa, Ontario)
Langford Midget A (Langford, British Columbia)
Sports Junction (Midland, Michigan)

The 2010 ISC Under-19 Championship will be played in both Emerson Park
and Red Coats Softball Complex (Midland, MI), co-sites of this year's
ISC World Tournament. The ISC U-19 games will begin on Thursday
night, Aug 19th. The ISC U-19 Championship game will be played in
Emerson Park at 5 pm on Saturday, Aug 21st. The ISC World Tournament
Men's Finals are scheduled for 7 pm the same day in Emerson Park's
Currie Stadium.

The tournament is a round-robin 4-game guarentee format. If their
travel plans do not permit them to play on Thursday night, I have
given teams the option of not starting until Friday morning. To be
eligible for the 2010 ISC U-19 Championship, a player must not have
been born prior to January 1st, 1991.

In addition to the tournament news, I'd also like to announce plans
for an Advanced Skills Boys Clinic from 3-5 pm on Thursday, Aug 19th.
The clinic will be led by 6-time Team USA member Doug Gillis and will
involve close interaction with some of the best men's players in the
world. The clinic will include pitching, hitting, and fielding
instruction. This will be a chance for young fastpitch boys/men to
ask top players specific skill-related questions and receive tips on
how to become an elite player. Further details about the Advanced
Skills Boys Clinic will be announced in the coming weeks.

Although the tournament is fast approaching, we still have a few U-19
berths available to offer teams. If your team has an interest in
attending this year's ISC Under-19 Championship, please contact me by
Saturday July 3rd for consideration. Additionally, a berth can also
be earned through the ISC U-19 Developmental tournament in
Frankenmuth, MI on July 10-11th (contact Tom Stasik,
tomstasik@gmail.com, for more information on this tournament).

Thank you for your interest and best of luck with your teams this season.

David Lach
2010 Midland ISC World Tournament Host Committee
lachdavid@gmail.com

P.S. Please check our website (
http://www.midland2010isc.com/index.html) for all the latest news and
information. A cool feature on the website is the ISC team bio page
(see the left hand side of the home screen for a link). In the coming
weeks, the U-19 team bios and preliminary rosters will also be posted