{"id":24203,"date":"2014-08-07T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24203"},"modified":"2014-08-07T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:47:14","slug":"the-worlds-best-fastpitch-players-from-across-the-world-descend-on-kitchener-for-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24203","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s best Fastpitch players from across the world descend on Kitchener for Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_23969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23969\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitchenerpost.ca\/sports\/the-worlds-best\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Click logo to view original article at the Kitchener Post.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-23969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo to view original article at the Kitchener Post.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>By Adam Jackson<br \/>\nKitchener Post staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2014 edition of the ISC World Fastball Tournament will take a look back before starting.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted in Kitchener for the first time since 2007, planners felt it necessary to honour those who built the game and the parks in Kitchener-Waterloo \u2014 contributions that make tournaments like these possible.<\/p>\n<p>So on Aug. 8, Kitchener Fastball Promotions will unveil an \u201cAngels in the Outfield\u201d display at Peter Hallman Ballyard to commemorate of nine people who are synonymous with ball in this area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the names that are on that, they\u2019re pretty big names for softball in the community and seeing those names and the impact they\u2019ve had . . . it was a no-brainer for us,\u201d said Matt Allen, media co-ordinator for the tournament. \u201cIt was brought to our attention that there\u2019s nothing we can do to commemorate those people once they\u2019ve passed on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That ceremony is just the start of a full night to kick off the 2014 International Softball Congress World Fastball tournament, which officially starts on Saturday. It runs until Aug. 16.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitchenerpost.ca\/sports\/the-worlds-best\/\">Click here to read the entire article at the Kitchener Post.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adam Jackson Kitchener Post staff The 2014 edition of the ISC World Fastball Tournament will take a look back before starting. Hosted in Kitchener for the first time since 2007, planners felt it necessary to honour those who built the game and the parks in Kitchener-Waterloo \u2014 contributions that make tournaments like these possible. 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