New York Gremlins Top Seed for 2024 World Tournament

Blair Setford • July 25, 2024

2024 ISC World Tournament Starts August 10 at Softball City in Surrey, BC

New York Gremlins will be the #1 ranked team heading in the 2024 ISC World Tournament with Hill United Chiefs coming in at #2 and NorthEast Drillers jumping up one spot to #3.


Bear Creek Express, Circle Tap Dukes, and Toronto Batmen are respectively ranked 4-6, with just 14 points between the three teams. JB separated themselves from the remainder of the pack at #7, while AWP Lumberjacks and Grande Prairie Pirates are #8 & #9 separated by just 4 points. Once again, Kegel Black Knights round out the Top 10.


The summarized rankings are listed here. Shown in the photo are the raw results from each individual ranking committee member.


1 Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins

2 Ohsweken, ON Hill United Chiefs

3 Richmond, VA NorthEast Drillers

4 Chippewa of the Thames, ON Bear Creek Express

5 Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes

6 Toronto, ON Batmen

7 Agoura Hills, CA JB

8 DuQuoin, IL AWP Lumberjacks

9 Grande Prairie, AB Pirates

10 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights

11 Santiago, MX Omma Tigres

12 Ensenada, MX Glowworm

13 Lake Crystal, MN Ostrander Norsemen

14 Chase, BC STK Fastball

15 Waterdown, ON Hammer

16 Ohsweken, ON Redmen

17 Midland, MI Explorers

18 Pueblo, CO Bandits

19 Bainbridge, OH Ohio Bombers

20 Sydney, AU Tropics

21 Olympia, WA Lacey A's

22 Prince George, BC River Kings

23 Pendleton, OR NW Braves

24 Wiarton, ON Georgian Bay Giants

25 Chippewa of the Thames, ON Chippewa Chiefs

26 Winnipeg, MB Peguis Redmen

27 Victoria, BC Emery Electric Chargers

28 Vanderhoof, BC Vanderhoof Rippers

29 Walton, ON Walton Brewers

30 Surrey, BC Surrey Rebels

31 Calgary, AB Alberta Masters Pirates

32 Steveston, BC Steveston Canadians

33 Ashcroft, BC Pukaist Fastball

34 Richmond, BC Richmond Rays

35 Tacoma, WA West Side Jacks

36 Seattle, WA Seattle Dirt Dogs

37 Cross Lake, MB CanWest Thunder

38 Fisher River Cree Nation, MB The Boyz


The committee is overseen by Greg Nydick, Rich Haldane, and Bill Berkenpass. We selected 14 committee members from across North America. The committee is made up of Players, Coaches, Administrators, and Associates. We hope this diverse selection balances each other out and allows for all teams to have rankers that see them.

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