{"id":11894,"date":"2011-06-20T21:06:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T04:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=11894"},"modified":"2011-06-20T21:23:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T04:23:54","slug":"host-team-is-just-a-memory-as-fastball-legends-meet-in-kitchener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=11894","title":{"rendered":"Host team is just a memory as fastball legends meet in Kitchener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Christine Rivet, Record staff<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><figure id=\"attachment_6710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6710\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports\/article\/550759--host-team-is-just-a-memory-as-fastball-legends-meet-in-kitchener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/record-jpg-300x56.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"record jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/record-jpg-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/record-jpg.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original news story at TheRecord.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>KITCHENER \u2014 The host team will be conspicuous by its absence when the eighth annual Legends of Fastball Classic opens this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Kitchener Rivershark Twins, who folded in the offseason after piling up two world and two Canadian titles the previous three seasons, have been scattered to the wind.<\/p>\n<p>But several ex-sharks swim into town this week sporting new colours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does seem a little weird, but it will be a real nice homecoming for a lot of guys,\u201d said former R-Twins coach and longtime Legends tourney director Larry Lynch.<\/p>\n<p>Former all-world R-Twins, like Brad Ezekiel and Patrick Shannon (Chicago-New York) along with Ryan Wolfe (Jarvis), have found new homes with participating teams at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers have said there\u2019ll be plenty of world-class ball at Peter Hallman Ball Yard this week.<\/p>\n<p>The tourney opens Thursday when the Owen Sound Selects tussle with the second-ranked team in the world, the New Zealand national squad. It\u2019s a 7 p.m. start.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which also features a junior men\u2019s division, runs until Sunday\u2019s championship finals at 2:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 10-teams entered in the senior division are: the reigning International Softball Congress champs, Ontario\u2019s Jarvis Travelers; Chicago-New York, Michigan\u2019s Midland Explorers; and local favourites, the Kitchener Cubs and the Elmira Expos.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports\/article\/550759--host-team-is-just-a-memory-as-fastball-legends-meet-in-kitchener\">Click here for the complete story.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Christine Rivet, Record staff KITCHENER \u2014 The host team will be conspicuous by its absence when the eighth annual Legends of Fastball Classic opens this week. The Kitchener Rivershark Twins, who folded in the offseason after piling up two world and two Canadian titles the previous three seasons, have been scattered to the wind. 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