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Charlottetown team plays final league home games this weekend

The Charlottetown Gahan House Fawcetts will host the Glace Bay Mets and Fredericton Twins this weekend at Central Field complex in Maritime Fastball League action.

This will be the final league home games for the Fawcetts before hosting the 2010 national senior men’s fastpitch championship, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, in Charlottetown.

The Mets and Twins will also be competing for the national title at this year’s event.

Mitch Hardy, Mike Bishop and Mark Quinn will be the pitching staff this weekend and are tasked with shutting down their Maritime league foes.
Fawcetts veteran Steven Larter has been leading the offence for most of the season. Larter is returning after breaking a finger three weeks ago in Fredericton.

Team Canada member Jeff Ellsworth will be also be in Charlottetown this weekend to play with the Fawcetts. The team looks to have a strong showing as they contend for the national title.

The team started building toward the national championship six years ago when it began building a roster that would be able to contend for the national title. Over the past year, the Fawcetts have recruited five current or former national team members to compliment their existing roster of talented local players. “Some of us have been with the Fawcetts organization for many years,” said Mark Arsenault, who started with the organization as a bat boy at the age of eight.

“To be able to have a strong team as we do now and to be able to compete for the national title at home is a dream we have been working toward for many years.”

For Arsenault, this year’s championship will mark the 16th national event he has participated in as a member of the Fawcetts’ softball team, having played at all levels within the organization.

This weekend’s event will provide the Fawcetts with an opportunity to check out some of their competition.

For more information on the 2010 nationals, visit www.seniormensfastballcharlottetownpei.com.

Full event passes for the championship ($59 each) are on sale and can be purchased online at www.civiccentre.pe.ca, by calling 629-6625 or at the Charlottetown Civic Centre box office.
Following is this weekend’s schedule at the Central Field complex:
Today
2 p.m., Fawcetts vs. Fredericton
4 p.m., Fredericton vs. Glace Bay
6 p.m., Fawcetts vs. Glacey Bay
Sunday
11 a.m., Glace Bay vs Fredericton
1 p.m., Fawcetts vs. Glace Bay
3 p.m., Fawcetts vs. Fredericton

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