Editor’s note: The video worked earlier this morning, seems to be acting up, but it’s a great piece, so if it doesn’t play for you this morning, try again later.
Outstanding promotion of this youth tournament by the folks in Irma.
The games are just underway on Monday morning. Be sure to visit the official tournament website which includes Live Scoring of the games on Pointstreak !
Teams
Alberta
Irma Tigers (Host)
Newfoundland
Kelly’s Pub Jr. Canadians
Ontario
#1 Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Junior Express
#2 Stratford Cubs
#3 Owen Sound Selects
Quebec
Express Saint-Léonard-d’Aston
Saskatchewan
#1 Saskatoon Polyplus Jr. Diamondbacks
#2 Saskatoon Jr. Bullets
#3 Yorkton Blue Jays
This tournament has a long and successful history:
History of Hosts and Champions
U21 Men’s Fast Pitch Canadian Championship
Year Location Champion
2013 Owen Sound, ON Wiarton Red Devils (ON)
2012 Owen Sound, ON Kelly’s Pub Canadians (NL)
*U23 age category changed to U21
2011 Napanee, ON Halifax Murphy’s Fish & Chips (NS)
2010 St. Croix, NS Napanee Express (ON)
2009 Owen Sound, ON Kelly’s Pub Canadians (NL)
2008 Owen Sound, ON Scarborough Wolverines (ON)
2007 Summerside, PEI Scarborough Wolverines (ON)
2006 Saint-Léonard, QC Kelly’s Pub Canadians (NL)
2005 Saskatoon, SK Scarborough Wolverines (ON)
2004 Scarborough, ON Scaroborough Wolverines (ON)
2003 Waterloo, ON Jarvis Juniors (ON)
2002 Vancouver, BC Jarvis Juniors (ON)
2001 Grande Prairie, AB Saskatoon Black Sox (SK)
2000 St. John’s, NL St. Catharines Jack Astor’s (ON)
1999 Moncton, NB Jack Astor’s (ON)
1998 Grande Prairie, AB Fingal Boxall Juniors (ON)
1997 Oshawa, ON Turbo Fastball Club (BC)
1996 Saint John, NB Napanee Express (ON)
1995 Prince George, BC Manitoba Alliance (MB)
1994 St. Catharines, ON Money Mart Fastball Club (BC)
1993 Summerside, PEI Lloydminster Wayside Inn Liners (AB)
1992 Richmond, BC Lloydminster Wayside Inn Liners (AB)
1991 St. John’s, NL Lloydminster Wayside Inn Liners (AB)
1990 Pont-Rouge, QC Lloydminster Junior Liners (AB)
1989 Nelson-Miramichi, NB Melfort Cheyenne Chev. 22’s (SK)
1988 Lloydminster, AB St. Mary’s Juniors (ON)
1987 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford (BC)
1986 St. John’s, NL North Fredericksburgh Kings (ON
1985 Edmonton, AB Victoria Junior Athletics (BC)
1984 St. Catharines, ON St. Catharines Cleland Junior A’s (ON)
1983 Summerside, PEI Halifax Midtown Juniors (NS)
1982 Hull, QC Halifax Fisherman’s Market (NS)
1981 No competition
1980 Scarborough, ON St. Catharines Cleland Junior A’s (ON)
1979 Richmond, BC North York Ponderosa Steak House (ON)
1978 St. John’s, NL Saskatoon Imperial 400 (SK)
1977 Winnipeg, MB Grimsby JP’s (ON)
1976 Nelson-Miramichi, NB Newfoundland All Stars (NL)
1975 Saskatoon, SK Newfoundland All Stars (NL)
1974 Ottawa, ON Northwest Territories All-Stars (NWT)