2024 ISC World Tournament Awarded to Softball City in Surrey, BC

Blair Setford • August 16, 2022

ISC returns to West Coast

ISC World Tournament Awarded to Softball City in Surrey, BC for 2024


Moline, IL August 16, 2022 – The International Softball Congress voted to award the 2024 ISC World Tournament to the Canadian Amateur Sport Society to be hosted at Softball City in Surrey, British Columbia today at it’s annual Board of Directors meeting.


“We’re excited about returning to the west coast and to British Columbia in 2024,” said ISC Executive Director Larry Fisher. “Its been since 1997 that we visited BC and we’re looking forward to bringing the World Tournament to Softball City. The fans in BC are great fastpitch fans and they know the ISC teams and players will put on a great show.”


“This is a tremendous honour for our Organizing Committee, and we are thrilled to host this prestigious event,” said Committee Chair Greg Timm. “Winning this bid is recognition of the significant legacy of premier national and international tournaments hosted at Softball City over the past decade.”


Softball City annually hosts major international fastpitch softball events, including the Canada Cup, and hosted the women’s Olympic Qualifier in 2019.


The 78th ISC World Tournament will take place in August 2024.


For additional information on the ISC, please contact:


Larry Fisher

ISC Executive Director

iscfastpitch@gmail.com



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