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:
- Ohsweken, ON Hill United Chiefs
- Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins
- Melbourne, ON Bear Creek Express
- Kitchener, ON Hallman Twins
- Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes
- Agoura Hills, CA JB
- Grande Prairie, AB Pirates
- DuQuoin, IL AWP Lumberjacks
- Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
- Toronto, ON Batmen
- Midland, TX OMMA Tigres
- Niagara Falls, ON Niagara Stompers
- Lake Crystal, MN LC Ostrander Norsemen
- Kimberly, WI AHI Reapers
- Waterdown, ON Hammer
- Ohsweken, ON Redmen
16. Greenleaf, WI Wander Spring Chippers
For more information, please contact:
Blair Setford
ISC VP Operations and Communications
blairjs (@) gmail.com
The ISC Board of Directors has approved the following updated rules for the Legends 50+ Division for 2026 Legends Rules of Eligibility: 1) Player must reach "Qualifying Age" of 50 in the calendar year of the Designated Classification for participation. - no change 2) A player on a ISC World Tournament roster is ineligible to participate in the Legends tournament until that World Tournament team has been eliminated or the player is released from that World Tournament roster. - R EMOVING THIS RULE 3) now 2) ISC Out-of-Region rules and fees do not apply to the Legends Championship - no change 4) Legends roster shall be comprised of players from the nation of registry and each team will be allowed six (6) from out of their nation, two (2) of which can be from outside of North America (Canada/USA/Mexico) - CHANGING THIS RULE TO THE FOLLOWING: 3) Legends roster shall be comprised of players from the nation of registry and each team will be allowed up to eight (8) players from outside of their nation. 5) Effective for 2025: Team rosters for all ISC Legends Championship play shall be restricted to four (4) pitchers. Pitcher is defined as any player on a 20-man roster who pitches in ISC Legends Championship competition. The four (4) pitchers for ISC Legends Championship play are deemed to be the first four (4) that pitch in the ISC Legends Championship. - CHANGING THIS RULE TO THE FOLLOWING: 4) Effective for 2026: Team rosters for all ISC Legends Championship play shall be restricted to four (4) 50+ yr old pitchers (any number of 60+ pitchers are allowed). Pitcher is defined as any player on a 20-man roster who pitches in ISC Legends Championship competition. The four (4) 50+ yr old pitchers for ISC Legends Championship play are deemed to be the first four (4) 50+ yr old that pitch in the ISC Legends Championship. Playing rules for ISC Legends remain unchanged. Teams interested in competing in the 2026 ISC Legends 50+ Division should contact Keith Erkenbrack for more information.
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