{"id":13494,"date":"2011-08-05T07:27:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T14:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=13494"},"modified":"2011-08-05T07:43:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T14:43:32","slug":"u19-host-twins-hope-to-improve-on-2010-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=13494","title":{"rendered":"U19 Host Twins hope to improve on 2010 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10513\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dailygleaner.canadaeast.com\/sports\/article\/1429415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DailyGleaner.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"DailyGleaner\" width=\"130\" height=\"48\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10513\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete news story and photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>By JAMIE ROSS, THE DAILY GLEANER<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>But the 18-year-old catcher is optimistic the Fredericton Dental Centre Twins can improve on their 0-7 record from last year&#8217;s national U19 fastpitch tournament in Stratford and make a serious run at the championship this weekend when the city hosts 16 teams playing a whopping 69 game schedule over seven days, beginning Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, we were the youngest team in the tournament,&#8221; said Whipple, who played made the switch to softball from baseball at age 16. &#8220;The nerves were there, whereas this year, we&#8217;ll have that experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Twins were out scored 63-9 at the championships last year, but if the regular season was any indication, the second-place Twins, who lost out 2-1 in a best of three in the provincial finals to the Nelson Miramichi Vics, should fare just fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone brings something different to the table,&#8221; said Whipple of the Twins&#8217; roster. &#8220;Our starting nine is as solid as it gets, and on the bench we have a bit of everything. Bats, some speed, some fielding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><d><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Eighteen-year-old catcher Matt Whipple believes the Fredericton Dental Center Twins, the host team at next week&#8217;s Canadian Pepsi U19 Fast Pitch championship tournament, will benefit from the experience of attending last year&#8217;s tournament in Stratford, Ont. Tournament play begins Monday. 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