JACK GRAFMEIER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Blair Setford • February 13, 2022

JACK GRAFMEIER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Sunset Park, Kimberly, WI

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The Jack Grafmeier Memorial Tournament at Sunset Park in Kimberly, WI was established in 1997 by the Kimberly Rec Association (KRA) to honor the late Jack Grafmeier. Jack was a long time KRA board member and ISC Commissioner. Jack was instrumental in getting the ISC World Tournament to Kimberly which has hosted it more times than any other location. It is also widely considered by many as one of the best World Tournament and softball venues around. He was also the tournament director for several of the World Tournaments that Kimberly hosted.

 

The tournament has held host to some of the top fastpitch teams in the country. Teams include The Farm (Madison, WI), Decatur Pride (Decatur, IL), County Materials (Marathon, WI), New Zealand Black Sox, USA Men’s National Team, Circle Tap (Denmark, WI) and many many more. See the attached list of Champions and Runners Up for the tournament. There have been two 3-peat champions in Hank and Karen’s (Appleton, WI) 2013-2015 and Tin Cup Tornados (St Paul, MN) 2016-2018.

 

This year will mark the 26th year of the tournament. We are happy to announce that the Jack Grafmeier will have 16 teams this year. Should be a great tournament!


Bar Buzz- Appleton, WI

AHI Reapers- Kimberly, WI

Wander Springs- Denmark, WI

OMMA Tigres- Midland, TX

Kegel Blacks Knights- Fargo, ND

Hustle Hogs- Dekalb, IL

Dolan Murphy- Aurora, IL

Midland Explorers- Midland, MI

Marchio Sausage- St Paul, MN

Kitchen Cubes- Bristol, WI

Bar Blues- Madison, WI

Optimum Crush- Kenosha, WI

LC Ostrander- Ostrander, MN

PBI- St Paul, MN

AJ Masonry Sting- Wabash, IN

Bainbridge Bombers- Bainbridge, OH


The tournament will be held June 3-5 at Sunset Park in Kimberly, WI. We hope to see you all at the park!


Contact: Justin Colombo


Previous Champions and Runners Up

2021 OMMA Tigres, Circle Tap Dukes

2020 Kegel Black Knights, Bar Buzz

2019 NZ Black Sox, Team USA

2018 Tin Cup, Bar Buzz

2017 Tin Cup, Bar Buzz

2016 Tin Cup, Dolan & Murphy

2015 Hank & Karen's, Duncan Outlaws

2014 Hank & Karen's, Bar Buzz

2013 Hank & Karen's, McGuen's Pub

2012 Bar of Appleton, McGuen's Pub

2011 Wilbur Lime, Bar of Appleton

2010 Bar of Appleton, Bar Buzz

2009 Aspen Interiors, The Farm Tavern

2008 Mother Nature

2007 MinnDak Millers, Bloomington Styx

2006 The Farm Tavern, Circle Tap Dukes

2005 Bar on the Avenue

2004 The Farm Tavern

2003 County Materials

2002 51 Classics

2001 County Concrete

2000 Decatur Pride

1999 Decatur Pride

1998 The Farm Tavern

1997 Mother Nature

2025 ISC Board of Directors Summary

By Blair Setford • October 6, 2025
At the 2025 ISC World Tournament in North Mankato, MN, the International Softball Congress conducted its annual Board of Directors meeting. The following changes were made: 1. Long-time ISC Executive Director Larry Fisher resigned his position effective at the end of the 2025 ISC World Tournament. The ISC thanks Larry for his years of service. The ISC will continue its search for a new Executive Director to assume the role. In the interim, the duties of Executive Director will be shared amongst several in the organization. 2. Under Regional definitions, players from Oregon and Washington may play in BC in the Canada West region and be considered in-region and players from BC may play in Oregon and Washington in the US West region and be considered in-region. 3. An ad-hoc committee will be appointed to review the ISC World Tournament Host Committee contract to modernize and update the document. 4. A Legends Tournament standing committee will be struck with a mandate to oversee the ISC Legends Championship Tournament. Updated Legends rules for 2026 drafted by the Legends Committee have already been approved by the Board and posted. 5. For ISC World Tournament umpires, travel fees will increase from $2000 to $4000 for contracts starting in 2028. Similarly, game fees will increase by $5 per year starting in 2028. The ISC Umpire-in-Chief will also provide evaluations for umpires working their first ISC World Tournament. As previously announced: • The ISC will welcome Canadian players Jeff Ellsworth and Ian Fehrman, Argentine pitcher Lucas Mata, manager Jeff Borror, former ISC President Dean Oscar and long-time Gremlins sponsor Bruce Tanski to the Hall of Fame at the 2026 Induction Ceremony. For more information on the ISC, please visit www.iscfastpitch.com.

Passing of Umpire Fred Malatches

By Blair Setford • October 6, 2025
It’s with great sadness that I announce the passing of Fred Malatches from Cambridge, Ontario. Fred was not only a very close friend, but also a 4-time ISC World Tournament umpire in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Fred passed away overnight at his home. Fred’s family was so important to him and I know they will miss him dearly. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Randy McLamb ISC Umpire-In-Chief