Hill United Chiefs Top ISC Rankings

Blair Setford • June 21, 2022

Chiefs edge Gremlins for top spot

Defending Champion Hill United Chiefs are at the top of the ISC rankings as the 2022 fastpitch softball season in North America hits full swing.


The Chiefs, who edged the two-time ISC World Tournament winners New York Gremlins in a thrilling championship game last August, received four first place votes, while the Gremlins got three.


The rankings are also extremely tight in spots three through 12 and, past the tie for 16th, an additional seven teams received some consideration from the panel of seven.


The top 16 is as follows:


  1. Ohsweken, ON Hill United Chiefs
  2. Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins
  3. Melbourne, ON Bear Creek Express
  4. Kitchener, ON Hallman Twins
  5. Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes
  6. Agoura Hills, CA JB
  7. Grande Prairie, AB Pirates
  8. DuQuoin, IL AWP Lumberjacks
  9. Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
  10. Toronto, ON Batmen
  11. Midland, TX OMMA Tigres
  12. Niagara Falls, ON Niagara Stompers
  13. Lake Crystal, MN LC Ostrander Norsemen
  14. Kimberly, WI AHI Reapers
  15. Waterdown, ON Hammer
  16. Ohsweken, ON Redmen

 16.  Greenleaf, WI Wander Spring Chippers


For more information, please contact:


Blair Setford

ISC VP Operations and Communications

blairjs (@) gmail.com




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