{"id":22167,"date":"2013-09-17T11:26:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22167"},"modified":"2013-09-17T11:27:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T18:27:00","slug":"charlottetown-pei-to-host-premier-sr-canadians-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22167","title":{"rendered":"Charlottetown PEI to host Sr. Canadians in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_22063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22063\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.pe.ca\/Sports\/Baseball\/2013-04-18\/article-3222735\/Charlottetown-to-host-premier-fast-pitch-championship-in-2014\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/GuardianFlag2013.jpg\" alt=\"Click logo for original news story at The Guardian.\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22063\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original news story at The Guardian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The City of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/preview#!q=Charlottetown%2C+PE%2C+Canada&#038;data=!1m4!1m3!1d4829218!2d-62.8446935!3d47.3549542!4m11!1m10!4m8!1m3!1d6502594!2d-119.306607!3d37.2691745!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!17b1\">Charlottetown<\/a> has been named host city of the 2014 Senior Men\u2019s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited to be working closely with Softball Canada once again,&#8221; said Mayor Clifford Lee. &#8220;Our success in securing the hosting rights to such prestigious national championship reinforces our capacity to host major sport events. Events such as this one offer enhance tourism, economic development, investment in infrastructure, while providing an opportunity to showcase what our great city has to offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Men&#8217;s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship will bring together some of the best men\u2019s softball athletes in Canada. Attracting over 200 participants, along with fans from across the country, the week-long event will be held from Aug. 26 to 31, 2014, with all competition play taking place at Central Field Complex.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Branchaud, manager of Canadian Championships for Softball Canada, noted that Charlottetown has \u201ca great volunteer base, an experienced hosting committee, an outstanding venue, and a very good senior men\u2019s team,&#8221; which will be key factors for the 2014 event.<\/p>\n<p>Charlottetown previously hosted the event in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Charlottetown has been named host city of the 2014 Senior Men\u2019s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship. &#8220;We are very excited to be working closely with Softball Canada once again,&#8221; said Mayor Clifford Lee. &#8220;Our success in securing the hosting rights to such prestigious national championship reinforces our capacity to host major sport events. 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