Cephas Roth Tournament Updated with Scores

Blair Setford • July 16, 2022

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A strong field of 10 teams, including eight from the ISC's Top 16 rankings, will be on hand in Tavistock, Ontario this weekend for the annual Cephas Roth Memorial starting Thursday night. All 10 teams in the tournament will be playing at the ISC World  Tournament in Moline, IL next month.


Organizers are utilizing three diamonds for this event all within three kilometres of each other - Queen's Park in downtown Tavistock, Optimist Park on the edge of town and in Shakespeare - all excellent diamonds. 


The schedule includes a junior showcase division this year featuring many of the top U23 talents that both Ontario and Newfoundland have to offer.


Tavistock Minor Ball looks forward to hosting this tournament starting this week on July 14. Food & drink will be available!


Thursday:

Elmira Expos 3 Alvinston Aces 0

WP Dustin Veenhof, relief Matt Wardrop


Junior Showcase

Newfoundland 12 Tavistock 9


Friday:

Waterdown Hammer 10 Ohsweken Redmen 5

WP Reese Yantzi LP Caleb Keeshig


Owen Sound 8 Newfoundland 2


Niagara Stompers 9 Ohsweken Redmen 0

WP Kyle Linton LP Caleb Keeshig


Hill United Chiefs 9 Toronto Batmen 4

WP Neil Patrick LP Greg Hammell


Kitchener Hallman Twins 7 Alvinston Aces 0

WP Martin Gonzalez LP Kunyalala Samuel


New York Gremlins 5 Bear Creek Express 0

WP Andrew Kirkpatrick LP Justin Schofield


Saturday

Hill United Chiefs 7 Elmira Expos 0

WP Adam Folkard LP Dan Martin


Kitchener Hallman Twins 2 Elmira Expos 1

WP Huemul Mata LP Dustin Veenhof


Niagara Stompers 6 Waterdown Hammer 0

WP Connor Brooks LP Clayton Robinson


Junior Showcase

Owen Sound 9 Tavistock 7


Toronto Batmen 7 Alvinston Aces 0

WP Ty Sebastian KP Pami Madzuluhwa


Bear Creek Express 6 Waterdown Hammer 0

WP Sean Cleary LP Reese Yantzi


New York Gremlins 7 Niagara Stompers 0

WP Sammy Villalvazzo LP Pita Rona


Bear Creek Express 5 Ohsweken Redmen 0

WP Justin Schofield LP Caleb Keeshig


Kitchener Hallman Twins 12 Toronto Batmen 0

WP Martin Gonzalez LP Tyler Randerson


Hill United Chiefs 5 Alvinston Aces 2

WP Nick Patrick


Toronto Batmen 4 Elmira Expos 0

WP Tyler Randerson LP Dan Martin


Bear Creek Express 7 Niagara Stompers 3

WP Sean Cleary LP Pita Rona


Hill United Chiefs 5 Kitchener Hallman Twins 0

WP Adam Folkard LP Huemul Mata


New York Gremlins 8 Ohsweken Redmen 1

WP Andrew Kirkpatrick LP Caleb Keeshig


New  York Gremlins 7 Waterdown Hammer 0

WP Josh Pettett LP Clayton Robinson


Sunday Playoffs

Bear Creek Express 6 Hill United  Chiefs 5

WP Justin Schofield, Save Sean Cleary; LP Adam Folkard, relief Pablo Migliavacca

 

New York Gremlins 4 Kitchener Hallman Twins 3

WP Andrew Kirkpatrick, Save Sammy Villalvazo LP Huemul Mata in relief of Martin Gonzalez


Championship:

Bear Creek Express 6 New York Gremlins 1

WP Sean Cleary, relief Colin Walsh LP Sammy Villalvazo, relief Josh Pettett


Congratulations to Bear Creek Express, 2022 Cephas Roth Champions



Roster deadlines for 2025

By Blair Setford • May 4, 2025
Reminder for ISC and Legends teams to send in their pre-season roster. NEW for 2025: Official ISC team rosters are limited to 16 players. The limit is still 20 for Legends. You can download the roster form from the ISC website on the Forms page. Team rosters are due four times per season and are to be sent to the email addresses on the form. 2025 Due dates are: May 15 (preliminary season roster to be eligible for ISC rankings) June 15 (PRAWNs declaration and OOR exception) July 1 (deadline for rosters to appear in championship tournament programs) Monday preceding start of ISC World Tournament (final and official championship roster) Each team must acknowledge that at least one team official has reviewed the concussion protocol training by checking the box on the roster form and including the name of the person in the identification box. This is a requirement for insurance eligibility. Please download the form, fill it out in Microsoft Excel or a compatible program, save it as an Excel file (.xlsx or .xls) and email it as an attachment to the email addresses shown at the bottom of the form. Please DO NOT send pdfs, files in formats other than Excel or photos of hand-written hard copies. Anything other than an Excel file will not be accepted.

ISC Legends MVP Award To Be Renamed

By Blair Setford • May 2, 2025
Following the untimely passing of Ward Gosse at the young age of 56 in January, the ISC is announcing that, with the blessing of the Gosse family, the Legends Most Valuable Player Award will be named in his honor starting this year. “Ward meant so much to the Legends division with the contributions that he made during his playing days,” said ISC Legends Tournament Director Keith Erkenbrack. Ward was a two-time Legends MVP – in 2018 and 2022 – leading the Sudbury Relics to both their titles. “We are very appreciative that Ward’s family has agreed to let us honor his memory.” Ward finishes with 14 wins in his Legends career, and has the three highest total strikeouts in a tournament in division history. Prior to his Legends participation, Ward threw a no-hitter in 1994 for St. John’s and was named to the ISC Second All-World Team with Fargo in 2006. In 2012, he was a member of the Parry Island Hawks team that captured the ISC II Championship and was named Tournament MVP and Most Outstanding Pitcher. The 2025 ISC Legends tournament will take place over the final days of the ISC World Tournament at Caswell Park in North Mankato, MN July 26 – August 2.