ISC Legends MVP Award To Be Renamed
Blair Setford • May 2, 2025
Legends MVP Award to Honor Ward Gosse
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.
The 2025 ISC Hall of Fame Breakfast and Induction Ceremony will be Sunday July 27 at the Mayo Clinic Health Services Event Centre, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN 56001. Doors open at 7:30 am. Tickets can be purchased now on the ISC website via PayPal for $25 each. This year's ceremony will honor pitchers Brent Stevenson and Jeremy Manley, long-time ISC commissioner Keith Erkenbrack and three Bob Welby recipients Jon Kegel, Bob Otto and the Hill Family.
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