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\"\"<\/a>Editor’s note: <\/strong><\/p>\n

I always enjoy receiving and reading Dennis Dosman’s “This Week in Fastball”, which focuses primarily on fastball in the Ontario Canada area. We are happy to share the first edition for 2011, below. Among the biggest news items that caught my eye: NEW ZEALAND (Black Sox) lands in KW (Kitchener Waterloo ON) ….June 23rd<\/em>. The Black Sox will be playing in the legends tournament the weekend of June 23-26. <\/p>\n

Ballpark Radio’s lead broadcaster, Kyle Smith will be on hand to stream live audio from that one. Stop by the Ballparkradio website<\/a> if you have not lately, for a list of tournaments to be broadcast in 2011. Remember that you can listen to the games on your smart phone with the “TuneIn” App. (click the icon it ballpark radio to download it) It’s free for android phones, and a nominal charge to Apple for the iphone version. With so much going on during the summer months, it is a great way to listen to all games without being tethered to your home or office computer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dennis Dosman’s “This week in Fastball” – May 12th….the season begins…<\/strong>
\n(Courtesy of Dennis Dosman)<\/em><\/p>\n

\nSoftball weather has finally arrived, and local fastpitch organizers are busy filling thier brackets with teams for the 2011 tournament season.<\/p>\n

May 13th 14th 15th….THIS Weekend in the HAMMER…..<\/p>\n

First out of the chute, as always is the Millgrove tournament hosted by the Waterdown Hammer. Mike Brown of the Hammer sent me the team lineup for this weekend’s tournament season opener. Ball fans looking for a early fix will be able to see a trio of local teams out of the South Perth League, the Kitchener Outlaws, the Linwood Chiefs and the Elmira Expos, plus a pair from the KFL, the Diamond Jaxx and Waterloo Cardinals. From Quebec, the Quyon Combat Flyers make their first trip to SW Ontario, one of many on thier summer schedule. We will also see the Toronto Gators, and Cobourg plus Hamilton area clubs, Palermo, Puslinch, Oshwegan, and of course the Waterdown Hammer.<\/p>\n

Millgrove is south of Cambridge, north of Hamilton on the west side of Hwy 6 south.<\/p>\n

Mary 27th 28th 29th….The OUTLAWS in St Clements<\/p>\n

After Millgrove the Kitchener Outlaws are hosting the St Clements tournament.<\/p>\n

Bob Hall has commitments from the Wellington Sox, Elmira Expos, KW Cubs, Mitchell Mets and Mitchell Royals, the Waterloo Cardinals, Linwood Juniors, Alvinston Indians, Cobourg Force, the Waterdown Hammer, the new Southern Ontario Jays, and of course the host Kitchener Outlaws.<\/p>\n

The Southern Ontario Jays are a new junior club. Rob Way has a put together a bunch of first year juniors from New Dundee, and Oshawa and Walkerton and his 2010 KW Midget Twins club. The players will team up for tournament play on weekends leading to the Ontario Junior’s in Owen Sound.<\/p>\n

The Outlaws tournament is an ABC event, teams 2 and 0 enter the A flight, 1 and 1 play in the B flight and 0 and 2 leads to the C flight. This is the usual KW and area kick off tournament. St Clements for those ball fans not from the greater Region of Waterloo, is located just north of Waterloo, first left past the Waterloo Farmers Market (ROW rd 15) leads to the St Clements Ball Park. Bar B Cue and a Beer tent of course…and side by side diamonds, make this a great weekend. You will drive right past Bast Tire, just in case you wondered where Tim Whitelaw spent his time when he is not behind the plate.<\/p>\n

NIAGARA SNAPPER Shootout at KER PARK Niagara Falls….early June<\/p>\n

Several local teams are heading to Niagara Falls on the June 3rd, 4th and 5th weekend including the KW Cubs, Elmira Expos, Hickson Reds as well as Port Elgin and Owen Sound plus Quyon Combat Flyers from Quebec. Other teams to note are Alvinston, Cree Nation, Scarborough Juniors, (are they starting up again?? look out!!) Ashland Stock Pak, Aurora Shoeless Joes, Hill United. This is a 16 teamer, and like St Clements this is a ABC flight tournament. And remember not in NOTL, but in Niagara Falls on Sinnicks Ave…(go to the big waterfall and ask)<\/p>\n

Perry Bartley, Snapper Shootout misterpaulo (at) hotmail.com<\/p>\n

NEW ZEALAND lands in KW….June 23rd
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\nBrad Thomson has a New Zealand Black Sox night set up for Wednesday June 23rd at the Doug Fisher Memorial Park in New Dundee. The Black Sox will play the KW Cubs at 7pm and the TriCounty All Stars at 8:30. We don’t see much of the Tri County, this will be a great opportunity. The Village Caterers are serving thier “fastball famous” roast beef starting at 6pm.<\/p>\n

This should be a great introduction to the brand new fastball diamonds and new community centre in New Dundee.<\/p>\n

Brad Thomson….. thomson.brad@gmail.com<\/p>\n

New Dundee is located a short and very pleasant drive west of Kitchener and a few kms south of the Kitchener Stratford highway (ROW rd 12) or just west of Conestoga College, on New Dundee Road or out Huron Road from Budd Park.<\/p>\n

Doug Fisher Memorial Park is the new home of Wednesday night KFL fastpitch league play. The KFL expanded this year and needed more diamonds…<\/p>\n

Lock it in to your GPS, you will want to be back in New Dundee the end of July for the Great Lakes tournament.<\/p>\n

THEN the BLACK SOX head to the LEGENDS. Thursday June 23rd to Sunday 26th<\/p>\n

Larry Lynch, Legends of Fastball Classic Tournament Chair, has a great lineup of teams for the 8th Legends set for June 23rd to the 26th at Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener.<\/p>\n

The Legends of Fastball Classic will be a four dayer this year. Ten senior clubs and 6 junior clubs will give Ontario ball fans all the fastball action they could want in one park. Again this years tournament will be a benefit for local KW charities including The Children’s Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n

Returning to the Ball Yard in Kitchener will be some of the finest OASA, and ISC teams including last year’s ISC champions the Jarvis Travellers and this years Canadian Fastpitch Championship host team, the Owen Sound Verge Selects. Midland (Mich) Explorers as well as Chicago New York drop in from the USA. Strong local clubs the KW Cubs and the Elmira Expos return as well. The Cubs took the Hallman Twins to extra innings in last years Classic and Elmira eliminated the Explorers in Tavistock and almost eliminated Jarvis. Both the Cubs and the Expos are as strong or stronger this season.<\/p>\n

Two new clubs are entered. The Port Elgin Blue Devils are Ontario’s newest senior team. The Blue Devils have been a ISC II championship team and have taken the jump to OASA senior to challenge for the Canadian title being held in nearby Owen Sound in late August.<\/p>\n

From Quebec and also for the first time at the Legends we will see the Quyon Combat Flyers. They too are heading to Owen Sound to challenge for the Canadian title. If this team is beginning to sound familiar, the Legends will be the 3rd SW Ontario tournament for this Quebec team and they are heading to Tavistock as well. They will be ready for the Canadians in Owen Sound with this kind of competition on their agenda.<\/p>\n

The Blue Devils and the Combat Flyers….adding some spice to a great tournament.<\/p>\n

Most fastpitch fans know of the contributions New Zealand has made to the sport. This season the Black Sox are returning to Canada for some top flight competition and the Legends is happy to provide that for them. The Black Sox are always a great team to watch. Get to Peter Hallman on Thursday night for thier opening tournament game.<\/p>\n

Another international team is also entered into the Legends Classic. Argentina a sending a national team to the Legends. They are heading to NYCity for the July 4th weekend and the Paligro Cup tournament. Argentina was here for the Legends in 2008 and made it to Sunday as I recall.<\/p>\n

In 2010 the Legends hosted a four team Junior Division, this year the “Future of Fastball” tournament will host 6 teams. The Waterloo Cardinals, Tavistock Juniors, Linwood Chiefs, New Dundee Dodgers, Southern Ontario Jays, and the Owen Sound Volkswagon Juniors will compete in a round robin, with the top two clubs heading into a championship game<\/p>\n

The Legends of Fastball is held at Peter Hallman Ball Yard Courtland and Hanson in Kitchener. The opening 5 games will be played on Thursday June 23rd, 5 more on Friday evening and round robin play all day Saturday leading to Championship Sunday.<\/p>\n

ISC berths are on the line again this year, and of course there will be a couple new Legends to install.<\/p>\n

The Children’s Wish Foundation and other KW charities will benefit. Duncan Matheson is again looking after the food, Jim Uhrig is looking after the beer tent, the lovely Anne Boehm is gathering volunteers and staffing the park, the weather will be great, the fence’s will be shorter this year, no more outfielders losing thier way, the batters will be digging in, the pitchers loose and throwing hard, expect great defence and some towering fence clearing smashes, summer time, beer tent, barbcue, great ball teams, see you at the ball yard.<\/p>\n

Larry Lynch llynch9@rogers.com<\/p>\n

THEN over to TAVISTOCK for July 14th to the 17th<\/p>\n

Dave Bailey and the Tavistock Fastpitch Invitational have commitments from some of the same great teams that are entered in the Legends. Midland Explorers, Jarvis Travellers, KW Cubs and Elmira Expos, the Owen Sound Verge Selects, Argentina, Quyon Combat Flyers, the Ingersoll Crush and Shakespeare Falcons. Dave will also begin play on the Thursday night, two diamonds in Tavistock filled with hard hitting, fast pitching veterans of the southern Ontario fastpitch leagues with a few guests from out of the province to entertain.<\/p>\n

Again this year one of the features will be the North Waterloo minor softball Bantam All Star game.<\/p>\n

Dave promises good teams, great food, and cold beer, and proceeds will go to further ball park improvements for Tavistock.<\/p>\n

Dave Bailey davebailey@baileyconstruction.ca<\/p>\n

GREAT LAKES moves to New Dundee…JULY 1st, 2nd 3rd…(4th?)<\/p>\n

After a run at Waterloo’s Hillside Park, the OASA Great Lakes Championship moves over to the Doug Fisher Memorial Ball Park in nearby New Dundee.
\nBrad Thomson, OASA vice presdent and men’s chair, is receiving committments from many Ontario teams for the annual Civic Holiday weekend Ontario Championship.<\/p>\n

Teams such as the Wellington Sox, Mitchell Royals, Elmira Expos, KW Cubs, Hickson Reds, Ingersoll Crush, Waterdown Hammer, Toronto Gators, and others are expected. The Port Elgin Blue Devils and the Owen Sound Selects are entered in the senior championship.<\/p>\n

The OASA will declare both senior and intermediate titles out of this weekend. Teams from both brackets will qualify for the Canadian fastpitch championships in Owen Sound in late August<\/p>\n

This year the Canadian Championships in Owen Sound will have a “Senior B” flight as well. Intermediate teams will qualify at New Dundee for this new national fastball championship. With the Canadians nearby, this is a great opportunity for an Ontario team to win a Canadian title. This is big.<\/p>\n

Teams can get in touch with Brad at thomson.brad@gmail.com for more information on registering.<\/p>\n

….and there are ISC berths on the line as well.<\/p>\n

AND MORE….<\/p>\n

Owen Sound is hosting the Ontario Juniors, and the Canadian Seniors….<\/p>\n

The ISC OCC is scheduled for mid September<\/p>\n

and I just got the South Perth Schedule from Mary Beth Gilbert. The 132 game schedule opens May 15th with Mitchell Royals in Shakespeare. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and I will forward it.<\/p>\n

dennisdosman (at) @dosmanprinting.com<\/p>\n

I notice that the Outlaws are playing in Bridgeport on Wednesday nights this year. That saves me at least ten minutes driving time from Avondale Ave..and with gas at $1.40…..<\/p>\n

and Breslau is back in Breslau, wow, things are looking up…maybe one day a team in Waterloo again.<\/p>\n

It looks like another great summer of fastball. The Legends and Tavistock are expanding to 4 days from 3, a couple of new ball diamonds in New Dundee to play on, the KFL expanding their league and playing not only at Budd Park but at Doug Fisher as well, a club from Quebec making 5 stops in SW Ontario over the summer, visits from Argentina and New Zealand, team managers adding a player or two to the rosters to improve the club, a couple of new junior clubs entering leagues and tournaments, provincial and national championships in the area….<\/p>\n

..and rain falling only after midnight and stopping at sunrise….perfect<\/p>\n

See you at the ball park…<\/p>\n

Dennis Dosman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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