Mastodons chasing gold this week in Saskatchewan as Sr. Canadians get underway
BROOKFIELD, N.S. – Patrick Stewart is hoping softball history will repeat itself at the Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship this week in Saskatoon, Sask.
Stewart is a Brookfield resident who will play at the national tournament for the East Hants Mastodons.
In 1980, Stewart’s hometown Brookfield Elks won Nova Scotia’s first national senior men’s title in Saskatoon.
“That’s where the Elks won it in 1980, so it would be huge for me and the other Brookfield guys to do the same; it’d be a huge honour,” said Stewart, a first-baseman for the Mastodons.
Stewart, 32, was a member of the East Hants squad that finished third at the national competition last year and second in 2015. He’s optimistic about his team’s chances of success this week.“I think we’re very good,” he said. “We’ve got pitching and this year I think we’re a lot better than the last two or three years because we’ve got more guys coming off the bench. I think we’re a lot deeper in hitting and we’ve got an ace for a pitcher in Justin Schofield.” Click here to continue reading at Truro Daily News.
Editor’s note: The Sr. and Masters Canadians get underway Wednesday, August 30 and run through Sept. 3. More info here.