ISC II Tournament of Champions to be shorter in 2007

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ISC announces condensed schedule for 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions
December 19, 2006

The International Softball Congress is pleased to announce that the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions (ToC) is being shortened from a 6.5-day tournament to a 4.5-day tournament and will run from Tuesday August 14 to Saturday August 18, 2007 in Kitchener and Cambridge, ON.

This condensed schedule will help make it more affordable for teams to attend the premier intermediate championship in men’s fastball. The tournament will be contested among 35 teams split into seven pools of five. Each team will play four round robin games with the top three in each pool along with three wild cards advancing to a single elimination playoff bracket.

Games will be played at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in nearby Cambridge with the semi-finals and championship game scheduled to be played Saturday morning at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener. Provided that the ToC and the ISC World Tournament are on schedule, we are working to have the ISC II championship game, for the first time, both video and audio streamed for fans across North America.

Qualifying for the ToC will be conducted regionally with berths available as follows:
U.S. East - 10
U.S. Central - 8
U.S. West - 4
Canada East - 6
Canada West - 4
2006 Champions, Finalist and Host Team - 3

Unused berths from any region will be filled by Canada East teams.

As per a motion passed by the ISC Board of Directors at its 2006 meeting, the top two finishing teams in the 2007 ISC II ToC will receive automatic berths into the 2008 ISC World Tournament in Kimberly, WI.

Additional information on the ISC and the 2007 ISC II Tournament of Champions is available on the ISC web site at www.iscfastpitch.com.

For further information, please contact:

Bob McGowan
ISC II Vice President
jbob99@allstream.net

Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
blairjs@rogers.com