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The Gahan House Bud Lights Fawcetts are 1-1 after the opening day of the 10-team Canadian senior men’s fast pitch championship at the Central fields in Charlottetown.
The Fawcetts rode some timely hitting to a 5-1 decision over the Glace Bay Mets of Nova Scotia in the opener, but were beaten 10-3 in five innings by the defending champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins of Ontario in the marquee game of the evening in front of an estimated 1,800 fans.
Fawcetts coach Doug Hines had already forgotten about the setback to Kitchener while his troops were packing up after the loss.
“It’s a long week and you have to have a short memory,’’ Hines said. “We’ve got to come back (today) and get two wins.
“It’s a nine-game round-robin and not too many teams are going to come in and dominate from Game 1 to Game 9.’’
The hosts take on the Owen Sound Selects of Ontario today at 1 p.m., then square off with the Fredericton Coors Light Twins at 6:30 p.m.
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