The ISC is saddened by the sudden passing of Dan "Buddha" Haas on Wednesday evening here at the Greenvalley Sports Complex. Buddha was attending his 50th ISC World Tournament this year. Over the years, he has served as a scorekeeper, PA announcer, games controller and helped to select the All-World Team members in years past. A great friend of the game and those in it, Buddha's vast knowledge of the ISC and its players from the 1970s and forward was a treasure. His presence at the park will be missed be a great many and the mood today is somber in his absence. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Haas family and to Buddha's many, many friends at the ballparks in Wisconsin, California and everywhere in between. Rest in peace our friend.
ISC Saddened By the Loss of Dan "Buddha" Haas
Blair Setford • August 18, 2022
Passing of Buddha Haas
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.
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.