{"id":2500,"date":"2008-06-02T10:58:36","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T18:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2008-06-02T18:20:26","modified_gmt":"2008-06-03T02:20:26","slug":"2008-virginia-classic-june-7-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/?p=2500","title":{"rendered":"2008 Virginia Classic &#8211; June 7-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update: June 1, 2008: See new schedule of games below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2008 VIRGINIA CLASSIC MEN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Peninsula Merchants host the annual Virginia Classic men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fast pitch softball tournament on June 7-8 in Hampton, Virginia.  Five teams will battle for the tournament title to be determined on June 8 in the 12:45 pm championship game.<\/p>\n<p>Area teams GP Gwaltney of Suffolk and the host Merchants will take on the Chapel Hill (NC) Warriors, Big Cove from Cherokee, NC and Keatings Fitness Center from Wilkes-Barre, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Chapel Hill has already faced the Merchants this season and split a doubleheader on the opening weekend defeating the Merchants 24-5 and falling 13-4 in the nightcap.  They are also the Amateur Softball Association 2007 Men&#8217;s Modified Pitch National Champions.  Keatings participates in the Mid-Atlantic Travel League with the Merchants and has had long-time success regionally and nationally.  Big Cove has participated in AAU National Championship Tournaments the last two seasons while GP Gwaltney always brings a competitive team from Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>Games will begin on Saturday at 9 am at Lindsay Middle School and at 10 am at Francis Asbury School.  Sunday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s schedule will all take place at Francis Asbury School starting at 9 am with the first single elimination playoff game beginning at 11 am<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact media director Jim Heath at jaheath1@yahoo.com<\/p>\n<p>VIRGINIA CLASSIC<br \/>\nHAMPTON, VA.<br \/>\nJune 7-8<\/p>\n<p>All games at Francis Asbury School unless noted<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 7 Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1: 9 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Keatings vs. GP Gwaltney (at Lindsay Middle School)<br \/>\nGame 2: 10 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Peninsula Merchants vs. Chapel Hill Warriors<br \/>\nGame 3: 10:45 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Keatings vs. Big Cove (at Lindsay Middle School)<br \/>\nGame 4: 11:45 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Suffolk vs. Chapel Hill Warriors<br \/>\nGame 5: 1:15 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Peninsula Merchants vs. Big Cove<br \/>\nGame 6: 3 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c GP Gwaltney vs. Big Cove<br \/>\nGame 7: 5:15 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c GP Gwaltney vs. Peninsula Merchants<br \/>\nGame 8: 7 pm &#8211; Keatings vs. Peninsula Merchants<br \/>\nGame 9: 8:45 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Keatings vs. Chapel Hill Warriors<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 8<\/strong><br \/>\nGame 10: 9 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Big Cove vs. Chapel Hill Warriors<br \/>\nSingle Elimination<br \/>\nGame 11: 11 am &#8211; #2 seed vs. #3 seed<br \/>\nGame 12: 12:45 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Winner Game 11 vs. #1 seed<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact media director Jim Heath at jaheath1 (at) yahoo.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Jim Heath for this information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: June 1, 2008: See new schedule of games below. 2008 VIRGINIA CLASSIC MEN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S FAST PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT The Peninsula Merchants host the annual Virginia Classic men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fast pitch softball tournament on June 7-8 in Hampton, Virginia. 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