International Softball Congress
Formation | 1958 |
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Type | Fastpitch softball league |
Headquarters | Findlay, Ohio, Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Larry Fisher |
Website | http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ |
The International Softball Congress (ISC) is a non-profit association for the promotion and administration of men's and boys fastpitch softball throughout North America with athletes coming from all over the world.[1][2]
The ISC was formed in 1958 as an amalgamation of the National Softball Congress and the International Softball League.
The ISC World Tournament is an annual tournament held each August to crown the best softball club in North America.[3]
Teams from six regions (US East, US Central, US West, Canada East, Canada West, International) are represented at the World Tournament. The ISC allocates berths by region to qualifying tournaments throughout North America. Teams gain entry by winning one of the allocated berths or by accepting an at-large invitation. The current format has 48 teams taking part in a modified double elimination bracket. The first 16 teams eliminated are relegated to the ISC II Tournament. The ISC II Tournament of Champions originally began play in 2002 as a separate tournament for second-tier teams. The two tournaments were amalgamated for the 2010 tournament in Midland, Michigan.
Historical Results
National Softball Congress 1947 to 1957
Year | 1st Place Team | 2nd Place Team | 3rd Place Team | 4th Place Team | Host Location |
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1947 | Farm Fresh Market, Phoenix, AZ | Palomar Foods, San Diego, CA | Andrews Motors, Rome, GA | Anderson Sporting Goods, Oklahoma City, OK | Phoenix, AZ |
1948 | Merchants, Taft, CA | Clark-Smith Autos, Phoenix, AZ | Bluebonnet Laundry, Lubbock, TX | Wheeler Realty, Greeley, CO | Oklahoma City, OK |
1949 | Hanford Kings, Hanford, CA | Roundup Bar, Somerton, AZ | Merchants, Taft, CA | Grever Truck Lines, Tulsa, OK | Greeley, CO |
1950 | Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA | Hanford Kings, Hanford, CA | Grever Truck Lines, Tulsa, OK | Wells Motors, Greeley, CO | Greeley, CO |
1951 | Softball Club, Calvert, TX | Fike Plumbers, Phoenix, AZ | Hanford Kings, Hanford, CA | Colonials, Springfield, MO | Phoenix, AZ |
1952 | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | Softball Club, Calvert, TX | Wheeler General Tires, Salt Lake City, UT | Shawver Bros., Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix, AZ |
1953 | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | Fike Plumbers, Phoenix, AZ | Softball Club, Calvert, TX | B&B Freight, Tulsa, OK | Salt Lake City, UT |
1954 | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | Fike Plumbers, Phoenix, AZ | Berry-Carter Plumbers, Tulsa, OK | McGinnis Equipment, Phoenix, AZ | Phoenix, AZ |
1955 | Sapulpa Brick & Tile, Sapulpa, OK | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | All-Stars, Ralls, TX | Berry-Carter Plumbers, Tulsa, OK | Tulsa, OK |
1956 | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | Sapulpa Brick & Tile, Sapulpa, OK | Elks, Oxnard, CA | Berry-Carter Plumbers, Tulsa, OK | Tulsa, OK |
1957 | Mary Star All-Stars, San Pedro, CA | Sapulpa Brick & Tile, Sapulpa, OK | Elks, Oxnard, CA | Frank Phillips Men’s Club, Phillips, TX | El Paso, TX |
International Softball League 1951 to 1957
Year | 1st Place Team | 2nd Place Team | 3rd Place Team | 4th Place Team | Host Location |
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1951 | Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Robitaille Motors, Montreal, QC | Wells Motors, Greeley, CO | Greeley, CO |
1952 | Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Pointers, Barbers Point, HI | Wyoming Angus, Johnstown, CO | Plainview, TX |
1953 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Merchants, Tampico, IL | Lions, Lorenzo, TX | Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA | Selma, CA |
1954 | Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA | Condors, Dinuba, CA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Lions, Lorenzo, TX | Selma, CA |
1955 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Condors, Dinuba, CA | Elites, New Bedford, IL | Local 1014 Chiefs, Gary, IN | New Bedford, IL |
1956 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Siebren Hybrids, Geneseo, IL | Elites, New Bedford, IL | National Cash Register, Dayton, OH | New Bedford, IL |
1957 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Elites, New Bedford, IL | Q’s Mobil Service, Tulsa, OK | National Cash Register, Dayton, OH | New Bedford, IL |
International Softball Congress 1958 to Present
Year | 1st Place Team | 2nd Place Team | 3rd Place Team | 4th Place Team | Host Location |
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1958 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Condors, Dinuba, CA | Lake Furniture, Bremerton, WA | Caliente Track, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | Long Beach, CA |
1959 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Comets, Culver City, CA | Hamm’s Beer, Rock Island, IL | Realtors, Salt Lake City, UT | Long Beach, CA |
1960 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Sertoma Club, Tulsa, OK | Meyer’s Dolphins, Escondido, CA | Dautrich Realty, El Paso, TX | Long Beach, CA |
1961 | Dautrich Realty, El Paso, TX | Manning-Maxwell-Moore, Tulsa, OK | Hamm’s Beer, Rock Island, IL | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Rock Island, IL |
1962 | Dautrich Realty, El Paso, TX | Hamm’s Beer, Rock Island, IL | Valpo Kings, Valparaiso, IN | Rose Truck Line, Dallas, TX | Rock Island, IL |
1963 | Merchants, Gardena, CA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Hamm’s Beer, Rock Island, IL | Hay’s Roofing, Phoenix, AZ | Rock Island, IL |
1964 | Paramount Chevrolet, Downey, CA | Regina Cafe, Etlwanda, CA | Argus, Rock Island, IL | Merchants, Gardena, CA | Rock Island, IL |
1965 | Bombers, Pomona, CA | Paramount Chevrolet, Downey, CA | Allentown, PA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Rock Island, IL |
1966 | Merchants, Gardena, CA | Disco Bombers, Rock Island, IL | Harrelson Motors, Moline, IL | Allentown, PA | Rock Island, IL |
1967 | Harrelson Motors, Moline, IL | Allentown, PA | M&M Charters, Lakewood, CA | Sports Shop, Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL |
1968 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Bombers, Rock Island, IL | Der Weinerschnitzel, LaMesa, CA | Sal’s Lunch, Philadelphia, PA | Rock Island, IL |
1969 | Sal’s Lunch, Philadelphia, PA | Sports Shop, Rock Island, IL | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Bob Neal Ford, Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL |
1970 | Schaefer-Smith Insurance, Phoenix, AZ | L&L Hustlers, Hawthorne, CA | Sal’s Lunch, Philadelphia, PA | General Electric, Dallas, TX | Kerman, CA |
1971 * | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | La Tapatia, El Paso, TX | 2nd (tie), Spencer’s Sporting Goods, Englewood, CO | Lux Club, Dubuque, IA | Tulsa, OK |
1972 | Comets, Burbank, CA | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Hynes & Howe, Rock Island, IL | Jets, Lakewood, CA | Kimberly, WI |
1973 | Jets, Lakewood, CA | Cowboys, Clovis, CA | Manny’s, San Bernardino, CA | Raiders, Las Vegas, NV | Rock Island, IL |
1974 | Page’s Raiders, Sun City, AZ | Turquoise Kings, Kingman, AZ | Cowboys, Clovis, CA | Jets, Lakewood, CA | Sun City, AZ |
1975 | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Page’s Raiders, Sun City, AZ | Tarrant Glass, Fort Worth, TX | Manny’s San Bernardino, CA | Kimberly, WI |
1976 | All-American Bar, St. Paul, MN | Jets, Lakewood, CA | Lamb Chevrolet, Prescott, AZ | Tommy’s Angels, Oshkosh, WI | Long Beach, CA |
1977 | Reno Toyota, Reno, NV | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Tony’s, Oshawa, ON | Bombers, Vista, CA | Phoenix, AZ |
1978 | Atlee’s Carpets, Oklahoma City, OK | Schaefer-Smith-Ankeney, Phoenix, AZ | Molson’s Brewery, Regina SK | All-American Bar, St. Paul, MN | Kimberly, WI |
1979 | Bolters, Saginaw, MI | Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA | Ed Smith Welding, Bakersfield, CA | Guanella Bros., Santa Rosa, CA | Bakersfield, CA |
1980 | Home Savings, Aurora, IL | 7th Avenue Auto Supply, Phoenix, AZ | Peach Kings, Grimsby, ON | Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Tempe, AZ |
1981 | Camarillo Kings, Camarillo, CA | Firebirds, Tulsa, OK | Valley Mechanical, Midland, MI | All-American Bar, St. Paul, MN | Saginaw, MI |
1982 | Camarillo Kings, Camarillo, CA | Dave Frye Plastering, Bakersfield, CA | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Budweiser Kings, St. Louis, MO | Kimberly, WI |
1983 | Chameleons, Lancaster, CA | Budweiser Kings, St. Louis, MO | Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Dome Petroleum, Calgary, AB | Bakersfield, CA |
1984 | ADM, Decatur, IL | Ed Smith Welding, Bakersfield, CA | Chameleons, Lancaster, CA | Alberta Brake & Clutch, Calgary, AB | Allentown, PA |
1985 | Pay ‘N Pak, Bellevue, WA | ADM, Decatur, IL | Alberta Brake & Clutch, Calgary, AB | Home Savings, Aurora, IL | Kimberly, WI |
1986 | Pay ‘N Pak, Bellevue, WA | Chameleons, Lakewood, CA | Coors Silver Bullets, Aurora, IL | Penn Corp, Sioux City, IA | Sioux City, IA |
1987 | Teleconnect, Cedar Rapids, IA | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Coors Silver Bullets, Aurora, IL | Saskatoon, SK |
1988 | Penn Corp, Sioux City, IA | Harold’s Supermarkets, Lexington, MO | Canadian Tire, Owen Sound, ON | Allsteel, Aurora, IL | Decatur, IL |
1989 | Penn Corp, Sioux City, IA | Guanella Bros., Rohnert Park, CA | Trans-Aire Vans, Elkhart, IN | Teleconnect, Cedar Rapids, IA | Kimberly, WI |
1990 | Seafirst, Bellevue, WA | Penn Corp, Sioux City, IA | Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Guanella Bros., Rohnert Park, CA | Victoria, BC |
1991 | Penn Corp, Sioux City, IA | Canadian Tire, Owen Sound, ON | Guanella Bros., Rohnert Park, CA | Colonial Baking, Aurora, IL | Sioux City, IA |
1992 | National Health Care Discount, Sioux City, IA | Victoria Payless, Victoria, BC | Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, BC | Vancouver Magicians, Vancouver, BC | Salt Lake City, UT |
1993 | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | National Health Care Discount, Sioux City, IA | Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | Kimberly, WI |
1994 | All-Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, WI | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | Gateway 2000 S00S, Sioux City, IA | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | Summerside, PEI |
1995 | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Gateway 2000 S00S, Sioux City, IA | Travelers, Topeka, KS | Sioux City, IA |
1996 | Tampa Smokers, Tampa, FL | All-Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, WI | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Kimberly, WI |
1997 | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Victoria Legends, Victoria, BC | All-Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, WI | Tampa Smokers, Tampa, FL | Victoria, BC |
1998 | Tampa Smokers, Tampa, FL | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | Midland Explorers, Midland, MI | Kimberly, WI |
1999 | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Broken Bow Travelers, Broken Bow, NE | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | Heflin Smokers, Ballston Lake, NY | Sioux City, IA |
2000 | Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL | Broken Bow Travelers, Broken Bow, NE | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Meierhoffer, St. Joseph, MO | St. Joseph, MO |
2001 | Broken Bow Travelers, NE | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | County Classics, Portage, WI | Larry Miller Toyota, Salt Lake City, UT | Eau Claire, WI |
2002 | St. Joseph Frontier Casino, St. Joseph, MO | Broken Bow Travelers, Broken Bow, NE | Hallman Twins, Waterloo, ON | The Farm Tavern | Kitchener, ON |
2003 | Broken Bow Spirit, Amsterdam, NY | County Materials, Marathon, WI | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Owen Sound Selects, Owen Sound, ON | Kimberly, WI |
2004 | Broken Bow Spirit, Amsterdam, NY | County Materials, Marathon, WI | Calgary Diamonds, Calgary, AB | Circle Tap, Denmark, WI | Fargo, ND |
2005 | County Materials, Marathon, WI | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | 3rd (tie), Circle Tap, Denmark, WI | Eau Claire, WI |
2006 | County Materials, Marathon, WI | Patsy’s, New York City, NY | Orillia Riversharks, Orillia, ON | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Kitchener, ON |
2007 | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Casa Trejo So Cal Bombers, Palm Springs, CA | Pasty’s of New York, New York City, NY | Broken Bow Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Kitchener, ON |
2008 | Kitchener Rivershark Twins, Kitchener, ON | Aspen Interiors, Saskatoon, SK | The Farm Tavern, Madison, WI | Patsy’s, New York City, NY | Kimberly, WI |
2009 | Kitchener Rivershark Twins, Kitchener, ON | Broken Bow Patsy’s, Broken Bow, NE | Aspen Interiors, Saskatoon, SK | Midwest Stampede, Bondurant, IA | Quad Cities |
2010 | Jarvis Travelers, Jarvis, ON | Kitchener Rivershark Twins, Kitchener, ON | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Chicago/New York Fastpitch, New York City, NY | Midland, MI |
2011 | Jarvis Travelers, Jarvis, ON | Chicago/New York Gremlins, New York City, NY | Saskatoon Diamondbacks, Saskatoon, SK | Minnesota Angels, West St. Paul, MN | Quad Cities |
2012 | Jarvis Travelers, Jarvis, ON | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | Pennsylvania Power, Harrisburg, PA | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Midland, MI |
2013 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Pennsylvania Power, Harrisburg, PA | Hallman Twins, Jarvis, ON | Quad Cities |
2014 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | Pennsylvania Power, Harrisburg, PA | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Kitchener, ON |
2015 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | A1 Bombers, Cambridge, MA | Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | South Bend, IN |
2016 | Toronto Gators, Toronto,On | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, on | New York Gremlins, Clifton park, NY | British Columbia A's, BC, Canada | Quad Cities |
2017 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | J&B Bombers, Aquora Hills, CA | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Toronto Batmen, Toronto, ON | Grand Rapids, MI |
2018 | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Circle Tap Dukes, Denmark, WI | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | Kitchener, ON |
2019 | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Hallman Cubs, Kitchener, ON | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | Denmark, WI |
2020 | NO TOURNAMENT - COVID 19 PANDEMIC | ||||
2021 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | Kegal Black Nights, Fargo, ND | Quad Cities |
2022 | Hallman Twins, Kitchener, ON | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | JB, Agoura Hills, CA | Bear Creek Express, Chippewa on the Thames, ON | Moline, IL |
2023 | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Bear Creek Express, Chippewa on the Thames, ON | Niagara Stompers, Niagara Falls, ON | Hill United Chiefs, Ohsweken, ON | Denmark, WI |
2024 | Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, ON | New York Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY | Northeast Drillers, Richmond, VA | Surrey, BC | |
2025 | North Mankato, MN |
- The final games of the 1971 tournament were cancelled, due to rain, with three teams remaining. The Long Beach Nitehawks of California were awarded first place with an undefeated record. The two remaining teams were named co-runners-up.
ISC II Tournament of Champions 2002 to Present
Year | 1st Place Team | 2nd Place Team | 3rd Place Team | 3rd Place Team | Host Location |
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2002 | Alvinston Indians, Alvinston, ON | West Michigan Merchants, Zeeland, MI | Keatings Fitness Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA | Up-To-Date Painting, Millington, MI | Kitchener, ON |
2003 | Harriston Mercury's, Harriston, ON | Kemptville Thunder, Kemptville, ON | Shedden Waite Brothers Mission, Shedden, ON | Marquette Fence, Marquette, MI | Appleton, WI |
2004 | Harriston Mercury's, Harriston, ON | Smully's Tavistock Merchants, Tavistock, ON | The Bar of Appleton, Appleton, WI | Gladstone Whips, Gladstone, ON | Fargo, ND |
2005 | Elmira Cubs, Elmira, ON | Port Elgin Blue Devils, Port Elgin, ON | Ottawa Team Easton Thunder, Ottawa, ON | Alvinston Indians, Alvinston, ON | Chippewa Falls, WI |
2006 | Tavistock Merchants, Tavistock, ON | Palermo Athletics, Palermo, ON | Micksburg Twins, Micksburg, ON | Perkasie Rise, Perkasie, PA | Kitchener, ON |
2007 | South Lebanon TNT, South Lebanon, PA | Bakersfield LumberKings, Bakersfield, CA | Niagara Snappers, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON | A1/Taylor Farms, Castro Valley, CA | Kitchener, ON |
2008 | Bakersfield Taylor Farms LumberKings, Bakersfield, CA | Waterdown Hammer, Waterdown, ON | New York Knights, New York, NY | Kitchener Outlaws, Kitchener, ON | Appleton, WI |
2009 | Port Elgin Blue Devils, Port Elgin, ON | Kitchener/Waterloo Cubs, Kitchener, ON | Ashland Stock Pack, Ashland, OH | Donnaconna Blue Sox, Donnaconna, QC | Quad Cities |
2010 | Wellington Sox, Harriston, ON | Wyevale Tribe, Wyevale, ON | Dolan & Murphy, Aurora, IL | Combat Flyers, Quyon, QC | Midland, MI |
2011 | Stock Pack, Ashland, OH | Topeka Toros, Topeka, KS | Toronto Gators, Toronto, ON | Sweaburg Crush, Sweaburg, ON | Quad Cities |
2012 | Hawks, Parry Island, ON | Dolan & Murphy, Aurora, IL | Lanceros De Vargas, Vargas, VEN | Evergreen Storm, St Thomas, ON | Midland, MI |
2013 | Emerson ACes, Midland, MI | Nationals, Wiarton, ON | Topeka Toros, Topeka, KS | Cal-State Builders, San Mateo, CA | Quad Cities |
2014 | Snappers, Niagara, ON | Capitals, Westerville, OH | Broker 4 Tickets, Ottawa, ON | Hammer, Waterdown, ON | Kitchener, ON |
2015 | Wiarton Nationals, Wiarton, ON | Waterdown Hammer, Watertown, ON | Lloydminster Dodgers, Lloydminster, SK | Kingston Axemen, Kingston, ON | South Bend, IN |
2016 | Cutro CPI, Oswego, NY | Shakespeare Falcons, Shakespeare, ON | Ostrander, Lake Crystal, MN | Dolan & Murphy's, Aurora, IL | Quad Cities |
2017 | Page Brake, Salt Lake City, UT | Pueblo Bandits, Pueblo, CO | Ashland A's, Ashland, OH | Frankenmuth Brewers, Frankenmuth, MI | Rockford, MI |
2018 | Irma Tigers, Irma, AB | 3 Cheers Pub, St. John's, NL | Alvinston Aces, Alvinston, ON | The Lakes, Fenelon Falls, ON | Kitchener, ON |
2019 | Dirt Road Co., Cobourg, ON | Wiarton Nationals, Wiarton, ON | Rice Lake Orangemen, Rice Lake, WI | Waterdown Hammer, Watertown, ON | Denmark, WI |
2020 | NO TOURNAMENT - COVID 19 PANDEMIC | ||||
2021 | Bear Bottom Lodge, Galeton, PA | Nate's Auto / Fisher, Lancaster, PA | LC Ostrander Norsemen, Lake Crystal, MN | AHI Reapers, Kimberley, WI | Elridge, IA |
2022 | Marchio Sausage Co., St Paul, MN | The Bar Buzz, Appleton, WI | Alvinston Aces, Alvinston, ON | Elmira Expos, Elmira, ON | Moline, IL |
2023 | Pueblo Bandits, Pueblo, CO | Georgian Bay Giants, Wiarton, ON | Lacey's A, Olympia, WA | Midland Explorers, Midland, MI | Denmark, WI |
See also
- The International Softball Federation was the international governing body for the sport of softball until 2013, when it merged with the International Baseball Federation. The international governing body is now known as the World Baseball Softball Confederation.