By Jason Malloy/The Guardian A win today guarantees the Charlottetown Gahan House Fawcetts a playoff spot at the Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship in Stratford, Ont. The Fawcetts split their two games Thursday with teams from Kitchener, Ont., defeating the Outlaws 10-3 in six innings before losing 11-2 in four innings to the Cubs. Charlottetown is 3-3 … [Read more...]
Fawcetts sweep opening games at Senior Canadians
From the Guardian Charlottetown squad beats Newfoundland and host teams The Charlottetown Gahan House Fawcetts are 2-0 after the first day of action at the Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship in Stratford, Ont. The Fawcetts opened with a 7-4 victory over Don Cherrys from Newfoundland and closed the day with a 7-0 win over the host Shakespeare Falcons in five … [Read more...]
Fawcetts, Eagles open provincial senior men’s fastpitch championship series tonight in O’Leary
By Eric McCarthy, The Guardian O’LEARY — No matter who wins the best-of-three P.E.I.’s senior men’s fastpitch championship, representatives of both teams agree the series has the potential to rebuild the sport in the province. Mark Arsenault of the Charlottetown Fawcetts and Jeff Ellsworth of the O’Leary Eagles are believed to be the only players in the series who were … [Read more...]
Schedule for 2013 Sr. Men’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship
2013 Sr. Men’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship Stratford, ON August 27th-September 1st Click here for Schedule of games or view below From their Facebook page: Only a few short weeks to go! Rogers TV will be broadcasting the Bronze and Gold Medal games on Championship Sunday. With the successful conclusion of the first ever Live Broadcast of the Midget Women's … [Read more...]
Hill United’s Mark Johnson gets his due
Johnson gets his due By Jacob Robinson, The Londoner For three straight years, Glencoe's Mark Johnson was one win away from an International Softball Congress World Title. And three times in a row – from 2010-2012 – the left fielder was forced to watch the juggernaut Jarvis Travelers dash his chance at a championship. The most recent of those disappointments came when … [Read more...]
Bryan Abrey playing for Canada at upcoming World Championships then will suit up for New York based club team
New Zealand next stop for softball standout By MARK BOOTH / RICHMOND NEWS Don't tell Bryan Abrey there are limited opportunities for elite men's softball players living in B.C. On Saturday, the 25-year-old from Richmond leaves with his Canadian teammates for International Softball Federation (ISF) Men's World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. He is one of just … [Read more...]
Hill United’s Ellsworth, Hardy on roll at world fastball tournament
QUAD CITIES, Iowa – Prince Edward Island ballplayers Mitch Hardy and Jeff Ellsworth were enjoying a day off here at the International Softball Congress world senior men’s fastball championship on Tuesday. Hardy and Ellsworth, who both hail from Alberton, play for the Hill United Chiefs from Six Nations, Ont., in the 46-team world tournament. They won the nightcaps 10-0 over … [Read more...]