{"id":24686,"date":"2014-08-21T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24686"},"modified":"2014-08-21T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:19:23","slug":"colfax-ca-mens-fast-pitch-classic-in-its-49th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24686","title":{"rendered":"Colfax CA Men\u2019s Fast Pitch Classic in its 49th year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_24687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24687\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnjournal.com\/article\/8\/19\/14\/colfax-men%E2%80%99s-fast-pitch-classic-its-49th-year\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/colfax_ca-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Click map to read original news story at The Auburn Journal.\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/colfax_ca-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/colfax_ca.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click map to read original news story at The Auburn Journal.<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnjournal.com\/article\/8\/19\/14\/colfax-men%E2%80%99s-fast-pitch-classic-its-49th-year\">From the Auburn Journal<\/a><br \/>\n<em>By: Mike Ray \/ Gold Country News Service<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COLFAX \u2014 Putting it mildly, fast pitch softball is staving off a death sentence in Colfax.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when the sport of men\u2019s fast pitch softball is a dying breed in Northern California, this tiny hamlet in the foothills will host its 49th annual Colfax Men\u2019s Fast Pitch Classic this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Can the tournament get to its 50th year in 2015?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sure and the heck going to give it our best shot,\u201d said Ed Marson of the sponsoring Colfax Recreation Association. \u201cIf there are teams that want to come and play here every August, we\u2019ll keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year, just like the swallows flock back to San Juan Capistrano, 10 men\u2019s teams from around Northern California will beckon back to Colfax to try their luck at bagging the tournament crown.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnjournal.com\/article\/8\/19\/14\/colfax-men%E2%80%99s-fast-pitch-classic-its-49th-year\">Click here to read the complete story and view photo at The Auburn Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Auburn Journal By: Mike Ray \/ Gold Country News Service COLFAX \u2014 Putting it mildly, fast pitch softball is staving off a death sentence in Colfax. 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