Yuya Yamawaki – Precision and Persistence on the Mound

At 32 years old, Yuya Yamawaki continues to rise in the fastpitch ranks as a key pitcher for the Georgian Bay Giants. Returning for another ISC season, Yuya isn’t just focused on controlling the game from the mound—he’s also determined to contribute at the plate and build on his team's past performance.

Early Start and Family Influence

Yuya’s love for fastpitch was born early. “I started playing when I was eight,” he says, “because my father played softball. He inspired me to get into the sport and pursue it seriously.” That early family connection helped lay the foundation for a disciplined and focused athlete.

Yuya’s biggest mentor? Former national pitcher Nobunori Nishimura, whose influence helped Yuya develop both technically and mentally.

The ISC Experience

Yuya first competed in the ISC World Tournament last year and described the experience as unforgettable. “The speed of the game and the intensity—it’s something you don’t get even in baseball,” he says. “It was an honor to compete against top players from around the world.”

For ISC newcomers, Yuya offers thoughtful advice:

“It’s okay to feel nervous, but try to relax. When you're enjoying the moment, you'll often perform your best.”

One of his most memorable ISC moments came simply from being on the field with elite talent from across the globe. “It was eye-opening to see the level of play up close.”

Goals for 2025

Heading into the 2025 season, Yuya is focused on improving his all-around game.
“My goal is to win more than last time and to contribute not just as a pitcher, but at the plate too.”

He also understands the small details that make a big difference in high-stakes games. “I’m working on control, speed, and range of motion, and focusing on keeping the leadoff hitter in check—because that can shift the entire game,” he notes.

For the Georgian Bay Giants, the mission is clear:

“Achieve better results than last season, make the most of scoring opportunities, and keep runs allowed to a minimum.”

Training and Mental Preparation

Yuya’s training plan is simple but effective:

Pitching reps focused on control and accuracy
Strength and mobility exercises
Mental prep through visualization and staying calm under pressure

One of the best pieces of advice he’s received came from fellow Japanese national players:

“Improvement comes through consistent effort. Don’t try to be perfect—try to be better.”

Life Outside the Diamond

Off the field, Yuya enjoys fishing and watching sports, which allow him to decompress and maintain balance. He works in electrical

maintenance in Aichi, Japan, and brings that same focus and work ethic to his job as he does to softball.

Looking Ahead

Yuya sees fastpitch not only as a competitive sport but also as a way to build stronger communities.

“Softball can improve communication and contribute to a healthier society,” he says. “It teaches discipline, teamwork, and brings people together.”

As the sport continues to grow worldwide, Yuya believes the ISC can play a key role by showcasing international players, highlighting global journeys, and continuing to provide a platform for teams from every corner of the world.

Follow Yuya’s Journey

📍 Hometown: Aichi, Japan
🧢 Team: Georgian Bay Giants
📸 Instagram: @yuya_d11
?? Profession: Electrical Maintenance

From his first pitch at age 8 to representing his country and competing on the world stage, Yuya Yamawaki is a symbol of dedication, growth, and international passion for the game. Keep your eyes on the diamond—Yuya’s just getting started.

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Chiefs Challenge on Softball Premier

By Blair Setford • June 20, 2025

Tonight and all weekend on Softball Premier YouTube with Peter Loubardias Blair Setford & Joe Todd it's the Hill United Chiefs Challenge live from Lions Park in Simcoe. Game 1 : Toronto Batmen vs Hill United Chiefs https://www.youtube.com/live/IVY3RWFYkNI?si=MsbnlruY-j-aRks6 Game 2 : Chiefs vs Ohsweken Redmen https://www.youtube.com/live/lQBPUwh3zck?si=zkkbxDChCzKGTLwW Partnership with Eastlink for Ontario #hereforsoftball #softballpremier

Express Storm and U23 Batmen Win at ISC Canada East Qualifier

By Blair Setford • June 16, 2025

All of the game scores from the ISC Canada East Qualifier June 13-15 #MitchellQualifier Friday scores 5pm Bear Creek Express 4 Northeast Drillers 1 WP Ty Sebastian 4IP 2H 8Ks Pita Rona 3IP 1R 2H 4Ks LP Huemul Mata 7IP 4R 5H 6Ks Express Ty Sebastian 2 2-run Hrs Yusuke Morita 2-4 2 runs Alan Salgado 1-2 BB Drillers Jordan Solorio 2-4 2x2b RBI, Reilly Makea 1-3 Toronto Batmen U23 5 Waterdown Hammer 1 WP Brad Barker 7IP 1R 7H 9Ks LP Kirk Santala 5IP 3R 2H 5Ks, Luke Zettle 2IP 2R 2H 4Ks Batmen U23 Aiden Yarde 3-run HR, Matt Weiler 1-3 RBI Blake Brubacher 1-3 HR Hammer Curtis Ruetz 2-3, Nic Moore 1-3 RBI Sebringville Sting 2 Townsend Tide 1 WP Will Schlotzhauer 7IP 1R 3H 11Ks LP Dale Schweyer 7IP 2R 5H 11Ks Sting Albert Spena 2-RBI 2b; Connor Gettler 2b 2BBs run; Cody Bromley 1b run Tide Troy Moffitt 1-3 RBI, Jeff Bassindale run #MitchellQualifier Friday 7p scores Hill United Chiefs 2 vs JDT First Energy 3 WP Devon McCollough 7IP 1Earned R 4H 15K LP Marco Diaz 6IP 3R13K Chiefs Nick Shailes HR JDT Justin Laskowshki 1-3 2b run RBI Georgian Bay Giants 8 vs Ontario U20 7 WP Wade Kewageshig 2IP 0R 2H 5K LP Jared Vosper 2IP 1R 2H 2K Giants Matej Rysavy 2-4 1run 3 RBI Hayden Hellyer 2-3 1 run 1 RBI Ontario Sean Demarest 2-3 (double triple) 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR, Cobourg Force Legends 1 Bear Creek Storm 2 WP Mel Ross 7IP 1R 5H 7Ks LP Tom Berube 6IP 2R 7H 3Ks Force Scott Leblanc 2-3 run Storm Rob Burn 2-3 Jeff McPherson 1-2 2 RBIs #MitchellQualifier Friday scores 9pm Toronto Batmen 0 Bear Creek Gremlins 7 WP Jack Besgrove 6IP 1H 16Ks LP Dustin Veenhof 5 1/3IP 7R 12H 3Ks Gremlins Cole Evans 3-3 2 runs Jerome Raemaki 2b 2RBIs Lucio Retamar 2-3 RBI Batmen Andy Skelton 1b Kingston Axemen 4 vs Walton Brewers 1 WP Jordan MacDonald 6.1IP 1R 12 K LP Kyle Fry 7IP 4R 7K Axemen Kristain Knapp 1-3 run 2 RBIs, Kaden Fowler 2-3 run, Cameron Patton 1-3 2b run Brewers Andrew Hoch 1-1 RBI Shawn Bromely 1-3 run Waterdown Hammer Legends 14 vs Orleans Lacroix Sports 2 WP Brad Porter 3IP 2R 1H 6K LP Luc Dumas 9R 4H 1K Hammer Jeff Donaldson 2-2 2 runs, Adam Brown 2-2 1 run, Chris McColl 1-3 3 runs 1 RBI WarrenWilliams 1-3 2 RBI Orleans Charles Gauthier 1-1 Inside the Park HR, 2 RBI #MitchellQualifier Saturday 830a Scores Northeast Drillers 12 Hill United Chiefs 5 WP Nahuel Sainz 4IP 4R 4H 9K 3BB Marshall Kronk relief 1IP 2H LP Martin Gonzalez 3IP 6R 6H 3K 3BB Marco Diaz 1.3IP 6R 4H 1K 2BB Drillers Tio Migliavacca 2-3 3runs Marshall Kronk 2-3 2RBI 1run Chiefs Bruno Motroni 3-3 2-run HR, 3b 4 RBIs Brad Ezekiel 1-3 2b Townsend Tide 4 Toronto Batmen U23 6 WP Brad Barker 7IP 4R 7H 13K 2BB LP Dale Schweyer 4IP 3R 4H 5K relief Sawyer Stone 3IP 3R 6H 3K 1BB Tide Mitch Mccomb 3-4 1RBI 1Run Corey MacLean 2-4 1R Batmen U23 Andy Scott 1-4 HR 2RBI, Brad Barker 1-3 3b 1RBI, Blake Brubacher 2-2 2b 1RBI 3Runs Waterdown Hammer 3 Sebringville Sting 1 WP Reese Yantzi 7IP 1R 3H 16Ks LP Chad Brown 7IP 3R 7H 10Ks Hammer David Barraclough 3-4 2b Derek Erb RBI run Curtis Ruetz RBI Sting Tyler Sager 2b RBI #Mitchell Qualifier Saturday 1030a Scores Bear Creek Gremlins 9 Bear Creek Express 3 WP Kuba Oscika 4IP 3R 5H 5Ks, Jack Besgrove 3IP 3H 4Ks LP Sean Cleary 3 2/3 4R 3H 6Ks Pita Rona 3 1/3 5R 5H 1K Gremlins Erick Ochoa 2-2 HR 3 RBIs Cole Evans 2-run HR Mathieu Roy 2-3 2 RBIs Express Luiger Pinto 2-3 2b Callum Beashel 2-4 2b David Jaluska 3b Kingston Axemen 2 Ontario U20 0 WP David Watson 7IP 2H, 9Ks 2 LP Sean Demerest 5 IP 2R 2H 6Ks Dakota McComb Axemen Kristian Napp 1-2 3B RBI run Kyle Lloyd 1-2 3B 1R Ontario Trent Fignello 1-3 Georgian Bay Giants 4 Walton Brewers 3 WP Michael Roote 7IP 3R 3H 14Ks LP Kyle Fry 4IP 2R 2H 1K in relief of Brett McCutcheon 3IP 2R 2H 3Ks Giants Michael Roote HR Enzo Chiaramonte 1-2 2RBIs 2BBs Brewers Adam Lewezynski 1-3 3B 2RBI #MitchellQualifier Saturday 1230p scores Northeast Drillers 4 Toronto Batmen 3 WP Marshall Kronk 4IP 2R 3H 6Ks Nauel Saenz 3IP 1R 2H 3Ks LP Ryan French 2 2/3 1R 2H 3Ks in relief of Tyler Randerson 3 1/2 3R 7H 4Ks Drillers Emiliano Solorio 3-3 2b RBI run Blaine Milheim 3-4 RBI Teo Migliavacca 2-4 RBI Batmen Tyler Pauli HR Denny Benson HR Waterdown Hammer 7 Townsend Tide 0 WP Clayton Robinson 4IP 2H 9Ks Kirk Santala 1IP 1H 1K LP Sawyer Stone 1 2/3 6R 5H 1K Dale Schweyer 1 1/3 1R 3H Nick Ford 1IP Hammer Josh Brohman 3-3 3b Nic Moore 3b Luke Zettle 3b Noah Baker 2-2 Tide Alex Vandenvoort 2-2 Hammer Legends 1 Cobourg Force 8 WP Grant Patterson 4IP 1R 2H 3Ks Don Scott 1IP 1H 1K LP Bill Carson 4IP 7R 7H 5Ks, Brad Porter 1IP 1R 3H Force Ryan Thompson 3-3 4RBIs Scott Wasson 2-2 2b 2 runs Matt Swift 2b 2RBIs Hammer Taylor Reed RBI 2b #MitchellQualifier Saturday 230p scores JDT First Energy 4 Bear Creek Express 6 WP Michal Holobradek 3 1/3 3R 3H 5Ks, Sean Cleary 3 2/3 1R 3H 5Ks LP Colin Walsh 2IP 4R 4H 4Ks Pami Madzulukwa 5IP 2R 4H 3Ks Express Callum Beashel HR Yusuke Morita 2-RBI 2b Ty Bartorillo 2b 2 runs JDT Jeff Lyons 3-4 RBI Braden Cucharme 1b 2BB 3 runs Georgian Bay Giants 12 Kingston Axemen 5 WP Wade Kewageshig 3 1/3 4R 4H 3Ks, Tye Boyd 1 2/3 1R 1H 3Ks LP David Watson 1 2/3 6R 5H 2Ks, Jordan MacDonald 2 2/3 6R 7H 3Ks Giants Mac Mulvey 2-run HR Mike Roote 2-3 3b 3RBIs Adam Buchnar 2-2 HR 2 RBIs Wade Kewageshig 2-3 HR 3RBIs Axemen Kristian Knapp 1-3 2RBIs David Pratt 1-1 3BB 2 runs Orleans Lacroix Sports 1 Bear Creek Storm 10 WP Dan Beecroft 5IP 1R 3H 7Ks LP Gilles Roy 4IP 10R 5H 4Ks Orleans Guy Levesque 1-2 RBI Storm Jason Smith 1-3 2b 2RBIs Rob Kelly 1-3 Mike Unwin 1-3 #MitchellQualifier Saturday 5pm Scores Bear Creek Gremlins 3 Hill United Chiefs 1 WP Pablo Migliavacca 4IP 1R 2H 4Ks Jack Besgrove 3IP 3H 5Ks LP Justin Schofield 5 1/3 3R 5H 10Ks Marco Diaz 1 2/3 1H 1K Gremlins Cole Evans 2-run HR Erick Ochoa 1-2 2 runs Chiefs Quinten Bruce 2-3 Alan Pekar Sac Fly RBI Sebringville Sting 0 Toronto Batmen U23 10 WP Nate Running 7IP 1H 5Ks LP Will Schlotzhauer 6 1/3 8R 8H 9Ks, Chad Fink 2/3 2R 4H 1K Sting Jesse Scott 1b BB Batmen U23 Danny Scott 3b 3RBIs Brad Barker 2-3 HR 2RBIs Matt Weiler HR Cobourg Force 12 Orleans Lacroix Sports 1 WP Tom Berube 5IP 1R 2H 6Ks LP Luc Dumas 2IP 9R 6H, Tommy Burchill 3IP 3R 3H Force Ryan Thompson 3-4 3RBIs Jeff Lane 4BB 4 runs Pat Graham 2-3 Steve Gillis 2-3 2b Orleans Marc Dumas 1b run, Terry Jones RBI #MitchellQualifier Saturday 7pm scores Ontario U20 11 Walton Brewers 1 WP Dakota McComb 3IP 1R 1H 5Ks Jarred Vosper 1IP 1H 3Ks LP Brett McCutcheon 4IP 11R 12H 1K Ontario Alex McGillvray 3-3 HR 2RBIs Matt VanDewynkel 3-3 RBI Connor Hopper 2-2 2x2b run Brewers Colton Quipp 1-2 2b RBI Bear Creek Storm 4 Hammer Legends 3 WP Mel Ross 8IP 3R 8H 7Ks LP Brad Porter 8IP 4R 11H 4Ks Storm Jason Smith 2-4 2x2b Chris Wismer 2-4 RBI Rob Bernard 1b RBI Hammer Jeff Donaldson 2-4 2b 3b 2RBIs run Taylor Reed 2-2 2b RBI #MitchellQualifier Saturday 7pm score Toronto Batmen 2 JDT First Energy 6 WP Riley Manion 7IP 2R 2H 10Ks LP Dustin Veenhof 3+IP 4R 9H 4Ks Owen Torrie 3IP 2R 2H 1K JDT Brennan 2-2 BB 2 runs Dallas Kipfer 2-3 2b 2 RBIs 2 runs Colin Walsh 2-3 2RBIs Batmen John Baker Sac Fly RBI Adam Long 3b #MitchellQualifier Sunday 830am Scores Hill United Chiefs 7 Toronto Batmen 8 WP Justin Schofield 3IP 4R 4H 4Ks in relief of Marco Diaz 3IP 4R 4H 4Ks LP Ryan French 4IP 2R3H 2Ks in relief of Tyler Randerson 3IP 5R 8H 2Ks Chiefs Brad Ezekiel 2- HR 2RBIs Bruno Motroni 2-4 2 runs Nick White 2RBIs Batmen Cody Skelton 2-run HR Derek Hyde 2-run HR Tyler Pauli 2-3 HR 3b 2RBIs Northeast Drillers 5 JDT First Energy 9 WP Devon McCullough 7IP 5R 8H 14Ks LP Huemul Mata 5IP 9R 8H 8Ks Nahuel Saenz 1IP 1K Drillers Juan Zara 3-3 HR 2b 3 runs Zac Shaw 2-3 3b JDT Scott Patterson 2-4 HR 2b 3 runs Jordan Pomeroy 2-3 2-run HR Dallas Cornelius 2b Ontario U20 3 Waterdown Hammer 2 WP Joe Weiler 6IP 2R 7H 8Ks Jarred Vosper 1IP 1K LP Luke Zettel 4IP 3R 5H 4Ks Kirk Santala 3IP 2H 3Ks Ontario Keenan Bateman 2-3 2b run Sam Diamond HR Joe Weiler 2b RBI Hammer Dave Barraclough 2RBIs Sebringville Sting 5 Kingston Axemen 6 WP Jordan MacDonald 4IP 3H in relief of David Watson 4IP 5R 5H 4Ks LP Will Schlotzhauer 7IP 6R 9H 9Ks Sting Blair Bender 2-4 2b 2RBIs Cody Bromley 2x2b 3b 2 runs Albert Spena 2b RBI 2 runs Axemen Coby Crowell 2-3 2RBIs Cam Patton 2-3 RBI 2 runs Kristian Knapp 2b #MitchellQualifier Sunday 1030am scores Toronto Batmen 5 Bear Creek Express 6 WP Ty Sebastian 4IP 1R 2H 6Ks in relief of Pita Rona 3IP 4R 7H 5Ks LP Tyler Randerson 2IP 1R 1H 2Ks in relief of Dustin Veenhof 4IP 5R 8H 2Ks Batmen Denny Benson 2-3 2 HRs 3RBIs Mitch McKay 2b run Corey Way 2b RBI Express David Galeno 2-3 HR 2RBIs 2 runs Callum Beashell 2-3 3b 2RBIs Cody Pannebecker 2b RBI JDT First Energy 3 Bear Creek Gremlins 4 WP Jack Besgrove 6IP 3R 5H 8Ks Pablo Migliavacca 1IP 1K LP Devon McCullough 4 1/3 4R 6H 9Ks Riley Manion 2 2/3 2H 1K JDT Jordan Pomeroy 2b run Brennan Ducharme 1b RBI Gremlins Jerome Raemaki 2-4 RBI Cole Evans 1-4 RBI run Lucio Retamar 1-3 RBI Orleans Lacroix Sports 6 Bear Creek Storm 10 WP Jason Dawdy 6IP 5R 10H 6Ks Dan Beecroft 1IP 1R 2H 1K LP Gilles Roy 6IP 10R 16H 2Ks Orleans Chuck Crothica 3-4 HR over the 275 sign! Norman Gascon 3-4 2uns Storm Jeff Wilcox 3-4 3b 3RBIs Rob Bernard 2-4 2RBIs Jason Hallyburton 2-4 2RBIs Hammer Legends 0 Cobourg Force 7 WP Grant Patterson 6IP 6H 7Ks LP Bill Carson 6IP 7R 12H 4Ks Hammer Taylor Reed 2-3 Carl Boughner 2-2 Force Scott Leblanc 3-4 RBI 2 runs Jeff Lane 1-2 2BB 2 runs Dave Brownhill 2-4 2RBIs #MitchellQualifier Sunday 1230p scores White Division Championship Bear Creek Express 3 Bear Creek Gremlins 0 WP Sean Cleary 4IP 3H 7K 2BB, relief Michal Holobradek 3IP 1H 6K 1BB LP Pablo Migliavacca 4IP 2R 5H 7K, Kuba Ocicka 3IP 1R 3H 5K Express Ty Sebastian 2-3 HR 1RBI, Luiger Pinto 2-3, Callum Beashel 1-4 2b 1RBI Gremlins Abelardo Penuelas 2-2 2b Top Pitcher Jack Besgrove, Gremlins MVP Ty Sebastian, Express Toronto Batmen U23 8 Kingston Axemen 1 WP Brad Barker 4IP 1R 2H 4K 1BB, Relif Nate Runnings 1IP 0r 2K LP David Watson 2 1/3IP 6R 6H 3K 2BB, Jordan Macdonald relief 2 2/3IP 2R 4H 1K 1BB Batmen U23 Nick McGrayne 3-4 2RBI, Blake Brubacher 3-3 2b HR 4RBI, Tyler Branchaud 2-4 2b 1R Axemen Colby Crowell 1-2, Nathon Peters 1-2 3b 1RBI Ontario U20 5 Georgian Bay Giants 6 WP Mike Roote 4IP 3R 5H 5K LP Dakota McComb 1IP 2R 4H Ontario Sam Diamond 2-4 1HR 1RBI, Matt Vandewykle 2-3 3b 1 RBI Giants Andrew Van Boekel 2-4 1HR 2RBI, Mike Roote 2-4 1 RBI, Mac Mulvey 2-4 1 RBI Legends Championship Bear Creek Storm Legends 6 Cobourg Force 3 WP Mel Ross 5 2/3 IP 0R 2H 3K, in relief of Dan Beecroft 1 1/3 3R 4H 1K LP Grant Patterson 3IP 4R 5H 4K in relief of Tom Berube 3IP 2R 6H 1K 1BB Bear Creek Chris Wismer 3-4 3b 3RBI, Rob Burns 3-4 3R, Jason Dawdy 2-4 2b 1RBi Cobourg Jeff Lane 1-3 HR 2RBI, Jeff Detta 1-3 2b 1R Top Pitcher Mel Ross, Storm MVP Mike Unwin, Storm #MitchellQualifier Red Championship Georgian Bay Giants 6 Toronto U23 Batmen 7 WP Nate Runnings 5IP 3R 6H 9K, in relief of Brad Barker 2IP 3R 1H 1K LP Adam Buchner 6IP 7R 8H 4Ks U23 Batmen Nick McGrayne 2-4 ISPHR 2RBIs Danny Scott 2-4 RBI run Matt Weiler 3b 2RBIs Giants Adam Buchner HR Matej Rysavy 2-4 3b 2RBIs Mike Roote 1-3 2RBIs Congratulations to Toronto U23 Batmen, Red Division Champions at the ISC Canada East Qualifier Top Pitcher Brad Barker, U23 Batmen MVP Blake Brubacher, U23 Batmen