ISC Announces Hosts for 2026 2027 and 2028

ISC World Tournaments Awarded to Bear Creek and Saskatoon

The International Softball Congress (ISC) is excited to announce that the next three ISC World Tournaments have been awarded to Bear Creek Sports & Entertainment for 2026 and 2028 and to Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association for 2027.

“We are thrilled to have worked with these two tremendous host committees to secure locations for the next three ISC World Tournaments, providing world-class venues for the signature event in men’s fastpitch softball, and to enable teams to budget and plan for the next three years,” says ISC President Chris Santos.

Bear Creek Sports & Entertainment’s new two-diamond complex, the JDT First Energy Veterans Memorial Fields, in Melbourne, ON will be the main facility in 2026 and 2028 with additional games being played in Glencoe at Southwest Middlesex Recreation Complex. Teams and fans will be able to book accommodations in nearby London, St. Thomas or Strathroy.

“We are really looking forward to visiting Bear Creek’s new venue to play our 2026 and 2028 ISC World Tournament,” continued Santos. “We’ve always enjoyed going to new locations to showcase our great game of men’s fastpitch softball.” The 2026 ISC World Tournament had been previously awarded to Kitchener but due to unforeseen circumstances, the host committee has withdrawn.

“We’re excited to welcome the softball world to our brand new facility and to put it front-and-center for teams and fans and to celebrate the 80^th Anniversary of the ISC World Tournament,” says Ray Pavey, who will be Tournament Director for Bear Creek Sports & Entertainment. “We’ve built something really special and we will make continuous improvements over the next three years to make these events top notch. We’re very proud to be hosting the tournament on First Nations Land in the Chippewas-of-the-Thames First Nation.”

The 2027 ISC World Tournament will be played at the famous Gordie Howe Sports Complex in Saskatoon, SK. The main diamond will be the iconic Bob Van Impe Stadium, which has proudly hosted more Canadian and World Championships than any other facility, including the memorable 2015 Men’s World Softball Championship. Additional games will be played at Joe Gallagher Field and the Glen Reeve Fields, creating a seamless and enjoyable experience for all players and spectators alike.

“We are thrilled to welcome back the ISC World Tournament to Saskatoon because we believe our city can deliver an unparalleled event experience,” says Bryan Kosteroski, President of Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association (SASA), the 2027 host organization. “Our track record of hosting large-scale tournaments is exceptional and we take great pride in offering hospitality that is second to none.”

“We are grateful for SASA – and their enthusiasm and dedication to our game – to make the commitment to bring the ISC World Tournament back to Saskatoon,” says Santos. The ISC World Tournament was last played in Saskatoon in 1987.

It’s expected that there will be 36 teams competing for the ISC World Championship and the ISC II Championship each year with another 12-16 teams playing in the ISC 50+ Legends division. Additional divisions are under discussion.

The 2026 ISC World Tournament will be played from August 8-15. For more information on the ISC, please visit www.iscfastpitch.com.

Please keep an eye on the Bear Creek Sports & Entertainment social media platforms for the launch of their new website very soon!

More information on SASA can be found at www.sasasoftball.ca/

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2025 Ontario Challenge Cup Schedule

By Blair Setford • September 10, 2025

Here's the schedule for the 2025 Ontario Challenge Cup Sept 26-28 in Ingersoll. Games start Friday at 7p at Victoria Park resuming Saturday and Sunday at 830a. We have 14 teams representing 8 leagues from across Ontario. The winning team will receive a paid berth in #ISCWT2026 Scores #OCC25 Fri 7p Hickson Astros 8 St. Thomas Elgins 5 WP Fred Follings 3 2/3inn 1R 2H 7Ks 2BB in relief of Tye Boyd 3 1/3inn 4R 5H 4Ks 2BB LP Taylor Degraw 5 2/3 6R 5H 3Ks 8Ks Dan Beecroft 1 1/3inn 2R 4H 2Ks 1BB Astros Tyler Pauli 2-3 3b RBI 4 runs John Baker 2-3 2RBIs Jeremy Munroe 2-5 2RBIs Elgins Randy Gray 2-3 2b 2RBIs Tyler Annett 2-3 RBI #OCC25 Fri 7p St. George Aces 0 Sebringville Sting 7 WP Ty Sebastian 5inn 0H 13Ks 2BBs NO HITTER LP Nate Wylie 3inn 5R 2H 3BB 1HBP, Travis Schoeman 2inn 2R 5H 1K 2BB 1HBP Aces Tyler Sager 2b run Cody Bromley RBI Cole Bender 2RBIs #OCC25 Fri 9p Puslinch Kodiaks 3 Saugeen Thunderbirds 4 – 8 innings WP Wade Kewageshig 8inn 3R 7H 17Ks 1BB LP Matt Brown 7+inn 4R 6H 11Ks 1BB Kodiaks John Blair 2-4 RBI run Noah Weir 2-4 2b RBI Thunderbirds Curtis Roote 2-4 2b GWRBI Jack Kivell 1-3 James Besito 1-3 2 runs #OCC25 Fri 9p Highgate Rock 11 Durham Diamondbacks 1 WP Greg Guy 6inn 1R 1H 15Ks 2BB LP Matt Davis 5inn 7R 7H 10Ks 2BB, Kaleb Martin 1inn 4R 3H 1K 1BB Rock Josh Hamilton 2-3 ISP HR 3RBIs 3 runs Bradley Hogg 2-2 run Bryan Boersma 2-4 3b run DBacks Caleb Martin 1-3 Brock Meeboer BB run #OCC25 Sat 830a Wiarton Nationals 11 Walton Brewers 4 WP Owen Torrie 4inn 4R 4H 11Ks 4BB, Nick Ford 1inn 2Ks 1BB LP Jared Vosper 1 2/3inn 8R 5H 3Ks 4BB, Kyle Fry 3 1/3inn 3R 4H 6Ks 2BB Nationals Owen Torrie 3-4 HR 4 RBIs, Jay Miller 2-2 2x2b RBI run Riley Torrie 2-4 3b 3 RBIs Brewers Adam Cronin 2b run Scott McDonald 1-2 RBI Denver Ladd 2xBB 2 runs #OCC25 Sat 830a Jarvis J’s 10 New Hamburg Mustangs 4 WP Sawyer Stone 7inn 4R 10H 4Ks LP Sam Diamond 4R 5H 1K Brayden VandeWynckel 5inn 6R 9H 5Ks J’s Mike Almas 2-5 2b 2RBIs Luc Hunter 3-4 BB run Andrew Feeney 2-3 RBI 2 runs Mustangs Sam Diamond 2-4 3b RBI Colby Ricketts 1-3 BB 3b 2 runs Brayden VandeWynckel 2-3 2b RBI #OCC25 Sat 1030a St. Thomas Elgins 11 Puslinch Kodiaks 6 WP Ben Hodgins 7inn 6R 8H 5Ks 2BB LP Bryce Good 1 2/3 3R 4H, in relief of Matt Brown 2+inn 6R 7H 2Ks, Noah Weir 3 1/3inn 2R 6H 1K Elgins Tyler Annett 3-4 3 RBIs, Ethan Smith 3-5 HR 2b 2 RBIs Paul Grasby 2-3 2b 3b RBI Kodiaks John Blair 2-3 HR 3RBIs Matt Hatch 3b RBI #OCC25 Sat 1030a Winners Bracket Hickson Astros 0 Waterdown Hammer 6 WP Clay Robinson 5inn 4H 9Ks 1BB, Reese Yantzi 2inn 3Ks 1BB LP Tye Boyd 4 1/3inn 5R 5H 5Ks 1BB, Fred Follings 2 2/3inn 3R 4H 4Ks 2BB Hammer Luke Zettel 2-4 2 RBIs, Dave Barraclough 3-4 2b RBI, Riley Coverdale 2BB 2 runs Astros Jeremy Munro 2b Tyler Pauli 2-3 #OCC25 Sat 1030a Winners Bracket Sebringville Sting 6 Saugeen Thunderbirds 7 WP Mike Roote 2inn in relief of Dustin Veenhoff 5inn 6R 11H 9Ks 1BB LP Dennis Dewar 6 2/3inn 7R 13H 4Ks Tbirds Curtis Roote 3-3 3b RBI Jordan Baumber 2-3 2x2b 2 runs Jack Kivell 2-3 HR 2 RBIs Sting Dennis Dewar 3-3 2 RBIs Will Schlotzhauer 3-4 RBI Brett Pfeifer 2-3 BB RBI #OCC25 Sat 1230p Georgian Bay Giants 5 Winners bracket Jarvis J’s 2 WP Cody Gibbons 7inn 2R 3H 9Ks 3BB LP Scott Marshall 5inn 5R 6H 10Ks 4BB Kent Wardell 1inn 1H Giants Cole McDougall 2-2 RBI Troy Barfoot 2-4 Cody Gibbons 2b 2RBIs J’s Andrew Feeney 2b Jeff Bassindale 3b RBI #OCC25 Sat 1230p Winner Bracket Highgate Rock 10 Wiarton Nationals 8 WP Connor Sloan 6inn 3R 6H 3Ks, in relief of Lee Hopkins 5R 4H 1BB, Greg Guy 1inn 1K LP Owen Torrie 4 2/3inn 10R 10H 4Ks 3BB Nick Ford 2 1/3inn 1H 5Ks Rock Kalib Stonefish 2-4 2b 2 runs Matt Anderson 2b 2 RBIs, Charlie Pierce 3-4 2b 2 RBIs Nationals Brent Thompson 2-4 2b RBI Graham Couch 2-4 Grand Slam 5 RBIs Reed Solomon 2-3 2b 2 RBIs #OCC25 Sat 1230p Loser bracket St. George Aces 3 Durham Diamondbacks 5 WP Caleb Martin 4inn 2R 4H 4Ks 1BB, Matt Davis 3inn 1R 3H 2Ks 2BB LP Isaac Roth 4inn 4R 4H 3Ks 3BB, Nate Wylie 3inn 1R 2H 4Ks 5BB Dbacks Kole Keating HR 2runs Jordan Mitts 3b RBI Matt Davis 2-4 run Aces Mike Walker 2-4 2x2b 3 RBIs Rhys Morley 2-4 run #OCC25 Sat 3pm Loser bracket New Hamburg Mustangs 3 Sebringville Sting 4 WP Ty Sebastian 7inn 3R 3H 17Ks 3BBs LP Cohen Christner 6inn 4R 6H 10Ks 2BBs Sting Tyler Sager 2-3 2b 2 runs, Aaron Waugh 1-2 RBI Brett Pfeifer 2b BB run Mustangs Sam Diamond 2xHR, Matt VandeWinckel HR #OCC25 Sat 3pm Loser bracket Hickson Astros 7 Walton Brewers 2 WP Tye Boyd 1inn 4H 1K, in relief of Easton deBelleval 2inn 2R 2H 1K 3BB, Fred Follings 4inn 2H 7Ks BB LP Kyle Fry 7inn 7R 9H 8Ks 2BB Astros Ian Baer 2-3 RbI run Dan Witzel 2-3 run Tyler Pauli 2b RBI Brewers Shawn Bromely 2-4 Jarred Vosper 2-4 #OCC25 Sat 5pm Loser bracket Durham Diamondbacks 7 Jarvis J’s 4 WP Matt Davis 7inn 4R 5H 8Ks 2BB LP Sawyer Stone 6inn 7R 9H 9Ks 1BB Scott Marshall 1inn 2Ks 1BB Dbacks Brock Meeboer 2-3 3b run Rhys Constable 2-3 2x2b Kole Keating 2-4 HR 3 RBIs J’s Colin Streutker 2-3 2 RBIs run Andrew Feeney 2b RBI Kent Wardell 2b run #OCC25 Sat 5pm Loser bracket Wiarton Nationals 6 St. Thomas Elgins 4 WP Drayton Howell 6inn 4R 9H 9Ks 1BB Nick Ford 1inn 1H 1K LP Steve Malatt 7inn 6R 7H 10Ks Nationals Ben Redman 3-run HR Owen Torrie 2-3 3b RBI run Reilly Torrie 2-4 run Elgins Mitch Roy 3-4 2b Troy Cook 2-3 2x2b RBI run Matt McCallum 2 RBIs #OCC25 Sat 7pm Winner bracket Saugeen Thunderbirds 0 Waterdown Hammer 7 WP Clay Robinson 6inn 3H 14Ks 1BB LP Wade Kewageshig 3inn 4R 8H 6Ks 1BB Dustin Veenhof 3inn 3R 5H 1K Hammer Luke Zettel 4-4 2x2b RBI run Dave Barraclough 2-3 run Reese Yantzi 2-4 3RBIs Tbirds Curtis Roote 2-3 Curtis Ruetz 1-3 #OCC25 Sat 7pm Winner bracket Georgian Bay Giants 3 Highgate Rock 6 WP Greg Guy 5 2/3inn 3R 5H 8Ks 1BB Connor Sloan 1 1/3inn 2Ks LP Cody Gibbons 5inn 6R 8H 7Ks 2BB Bill Carson 1inn 1K Rock Kyle Vink 2-run HR Lee Hopkins 2-4 run Brady Hogg 2x2b RBI Giants Tyler Hewitt 2-3 HR 2 RBIs 2 runs Gavin Gibbons 2b Cole McDougall 2b #OCC25 Sat 9pm Loser bracket Sebringville Sting 8 Durham Diamondbacks 0 WP Ty Sebastian 6inn 1H 17Ks 1BB LP Matt Davis 5 2/3inn 8R 8H 7Ks 4BB, Caleb Martin 1/3inn 1K 1BB Sting Ty Sebastian HR Brent Pfeifer 2-3 2b RBI Dennis Dewar 2-4 RBI Dbacks Will Madden-Macavelia 1b #OCC25 Sat 9pm Loser bracket Wiarton Nationals 8 Hickson Astros 1 WP Nick Ford 3inn 6Ks 1BB, in relief of Owen Torrie 2inn 1R 1H 2Ks 3BB LP Ian Baer 1+inn 5R 5H 1K 3BB, Easton deBelleval 3 2/3inn 4H 6Ks 1BB Nationals Ory Howell 2b 2 runs Brtent Thompson 2-3 3b 2 runs Reed Solomon 2b Astros Tyler Pauli HR #OCC25 Sun 830a Loser Bracket Sebringville Sting 3 Georgian Bay Giants 0 WP Ty Sebastian 7inn 3H 18Ks 1BB LP Cody Gibbons 2inn 2R 2H 5Ks 5BBs Bill Carson 5inn 1R 3H 7Ks 2BB Sting Tyler Sager 3-4 2b RBI Cole Bender 2 RBIs Phil Schmidt 2b run Giants Andrew Van Bokel 3b Cole McDougall 3b #OCC25 Sun 830a Loser Bracket Saugeen Thunderbirds 8 Wiarton Nationals 0 WP Mike Roote 5inn 3H 8Ks LP Drayton Howell 1inn 6R 7H 1K 1BB, Nick Ford 3inn 2R 3H 5Ks Thunderbirds Wade Kewageshig 2xHR Curtis Ruetz HR Jordan Baumber 2-2 2b 2RBIs Nationals Jay Miller 1b Reed Solomon 1b #OCC25 Sun 1030a Winners bracket final Waterdown Hammer 3 Highgate Rock 0 WP Reese Yantzi 7inn 5H 13Ks LP Connor Sloan 7inn 3R 8H 5Ks 1BB Hammer Noah Baker HR Reese Yantzi 2-3 2b Kevin Rorie 2b Rock Tyler Huff 2b Hammer advance directly to Championship Game Rock to play winner of Sting/Thunderbirds in loser bracket final #OCC25 Sun 1030a Losers bracket semi-final Sebringville Sting 3 Saugeen Thunderbirds 2 WP Ty Sebastian 7inn 2R 5H 12Ks 1BB LP Wade Kewageshig 5inn 3R 6H 5Ks 4BBs Dustin Veenhof 2inn 2Ks Sting Brett Pfeifer 3b 3RBIs Phil Schmidt 2b Ty Sebastian 1-2 2BB run Tbirds Wade Kewageshig RBI Donnie Kewageshig 1b RBI #OCC Sun 1230p Loser bracket final Highgate Rock 4 Sebringville Sting 5 – 8 innings WP Ty Sebastian 8inn 4R 4H 15Ks 4BBs LP Konnor Sloan 1+inn 2R 2H 1K 2BB in relief of Greg Guy 4inn 3R 6H 4Ks 1BB Charlie Pierce 2inn 2H 3Ks 1BB Sting Paul Schmitt 2-4 2b GWRBI Brett Pfeifer 2 RBIs Aaron Waugh 2 RBIs Rock Lee Hopkins 2b RBI #OCC25 Championship Game Sebringville Sting 8 Waterdown Hammer 4 WP Ty Sebastian 9inn 5R 7H 15Ks LP Luke Zettel 4inn 5R 5H 4Ks 3BBs in relief of Reese Yantzi 5inn 4R 7H 10Ks 3BBs Sting Aaron Waugh 1b RBI Cole Bender 1b 2 RBIs Blair Bender infield RBI in T9 Ty Sebastian 3-run HR T9 Hammer Darren Curtis 2-3 3 RBIs Luke Zettel RBI Reese Yantzi Sac Fly RBI Congratulations to Sebringville Sting on the #OCC25 Championship, earning a paid berth into the 2026 ISC World Tournament Ty Sebastian, Sebringville Sting Top Pitcher & Most Valuable Player Thank you to Davis Landon and the Ingersoll Rotary Club for hosting us this weekend!

Beware of Phishing Attempts

By Blair Setford • August 20, 2025

We've been made aware that there are bogus emails purporting to be sent from ISC President Chris Santos, asking for help and gift cards. These are "phishing attempts" trying to get the receiver to reveal personal information or provide a gift card or other monetary assistance. Neither the ISC, nor Chris Santos nor any other Executive Committee member, will ever contact you asking for financial help. Please recognize the signs of "phishing attempts" as outlined n graphic. There other ways to identify phishing emails, including checking the "From" email address and hovering over any links before your click on them. Awareness and knowledge are your best defence against "phishing attempts". There are multiple online resources that you can access including this one which provides great information on how to identify a suspicious email.