P.E.I. squad begins play on Sunday
The Guardian
The Charlottetown Hunter’s Ale House Fawcetts have set a high goal for themselves at the national senor men’s fastpitch championship in St. Thomas, Ont.
The Fawcetts are looking to finish in the top five and make a run deep into the playoffs in the eight-team tournament which gets underway on Sunday. No P.E.I. team has ever finished that high at the nationals.
The Fawcetts will face the Jarvis Gamblers from Ontario their opening game Sunday at 10 p.m. AT. The Gamblers have Islander Jeff Ellsworth in their lineup. The Fawcetts are rated at 6-1 odds in the Diamond Dirt 2009 championships newsletter at winning the tournament.
“(Pitcher) Frank Cox is a horse and can be ridden while back-up Ward Gosse makes this team a prime contender and quite capable of grabbing a medal,†stated the newsletter. The Fawcetts’ pitching staff is talented and deep and also features Mike Bishop and Mitch Hardy.
Gosse is also expected to help the team offensively.
The Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins are the pre-tournament favourites. The Fawcetts will be hosting the 2010 championship. (http://www.canadians2009.ca)
Fawcetts’ schedule at fastpitch nationals:
Sunday – vs. Jarvis, Ont., 10 p.m.
Monday – vs. Glace Bay, N.S., 5 p.m.
Tuesday – vs. Kitchener, Ont., 11 a.m.; vs. Brookfield, N.S., 5 p.m.
Wednesday – vs. St. Thomas, Ont., 9 p.m.
Thursday – vs. Newfoundland and Labrador, 1 p.m.; vs. Vancouver, B.C., 5 p.m.