Local players this weekend at the ISC World Tournament

A quick recap of how local players did at the International Softball Congress world tournament this weekend in Wisconsin:

Kingston Axemen lost 5-0 Saturday in their scheduled first game against Grande Prairie, AB Pirates. They were one-hit; Nick Ellis had a single to lead off the game for the Axemen. The Axemen were then supposed to play Monday morning, but bad weather coming changed the schedule and they instead played late Sunday night. They lost this one 12-4 to the St. Paul, MN Marchio Sausage. Of their four hits, Joe Mick had a double and Scott Conroy a single for Kingston. The Axemen will now play in the ISC II bracket, with their first game scheduled for 4 p.m. CDT (5 p.m. EDT) Tuesday against the Alvinston Aces, a team that is also 0-2.

Niagara Stompers won 13-0 over the Auckland, NZ Blue Sox on Sunday. Matt Greer saw some time in the outfield. They will now play the Fond du Lac, WI AHI Reapers on Monday at 5 p.m. CDT (6 p.m. EDT) weather permitting.

Hill United Chiefs won their first game 11-0 on Sunday over the Grand Valley, ON Expos. Joran Graham was on the slab in relief, throwing two innings of shutout ball and striking out four. With the aforementioned bad weather on the way, the Chiefs next game was moved up the late night on Sunday / early hours of Monday. They also won that one 11-0, this time over the Greenleaf, WI Wander Springs Chippers. Graham did not see any action in this one. Next up for the Chiefs is a game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CDT (8 p.m. EDT) against the winner of Omma Tigres from Mexico vs RM Kurtz from Pennsylvania.