Kitchener Awarded 2026 ISC World Tournament
Blair Setford • January 29, 2025
Kitchener Hosting for Sixth Time in 2026
The ISC is excited to announce the 2026 World Tournament will be returning to Kitchener, ON!
“It will be eight years since we last visited Kitchener and we’re looking forward to returning to such a hotbed for our game,” said ISC Executive Director Larry Fisher.
This will be the sixth time as host for Kitchener, with the World Tournament previously visiting in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2018.
“All of us at Kitchener Fastpitch Promotions are happy to be able to host the ISC World tournament again in 2026,” said Jim Hallman. “We look forward to welcoming the best teams and the best fans to the Peter Hallman Ballyard complex in Kitchener.”
There will be 36 teams competing for the ISC World Championship and the ISC II Championship with another 12-16 teams playing in the ISC 50+ Legends division.
“Kitchener has been a mecca for fastball teams, fastball players and fastball fans for many years,” said host committee chair Kirk Lackenbauer. “None of these events would be possible without our key volunteers on the Kitchener Fastball Promotions committee and their knowledge and connections, the community volunteers who step up to cover all the various duties required to run these tournaments and our community sponsors who provide the needed financial and technical support to make these events a success.”
“We have an excellent group of people that are more than ready and able to put our best forward,” Hallman said. “With the help of our many volunteers and supporters, we are confident that the 2026 tournament will continue in the great tradition of the past ISC World Tournaments that we have hosted.”
The 2026 ISC World Tournament will be played from August 8-15, primarily at Peter Hallman Ball Yard.
The 2025 ISC World Tournament is being hosted at Caswell Park in North Mankato, MN July 26-August 2, earlier than usual to accommodate men’s fastball being a part of the World Games in Chengdu, Sichuan China.
For more information on the ISC, please visit www.iscfastpitch.com.
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