From 1975-79 during ages 15-19, Ferdi excelled with Albion Hotel Canadians of Portage. The team won 3 league championships, and he was selected All-Star at both short-stop and centerfield. This was the beginning of an excellence that won him 24 team championships during his 26 years as an elite fastball player and 18 selections to All-Star teams in prestigious fastball leagues including the Central Manitoba Fastball League, the Winnipeg Fastball League, the Hanover-Tache Fastball League and northern USA leagues; and, in such prestigious tournaments the Westerns, Canadian Nationals, the International Softball Congress (ISC). Later, he served 18 years on the executive of the ISC, organized many tournaments, and served on committees writing and monitoring the rules of the game. A remarkable talent and revered servant of the fastball community.
