LEGENDS BRINGS TRUE INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR TO KITCHENER, JUNE 23 TO 26, 2011
The 8th annual Legends of Fastball Classic is proud to announce its 2011 lineup will be a true international test of skills. One of the premier club tournaments in the game, Legends will feature not only some of the best North American teams but this year will include both the touring New Zealand Black Sox and the Argentina Men’s National Team .Throw in the reigning ISC World Champion Jarvis Travelers, the much anticipated and re-built Chicago – New York squad, perennial fastball battlers the Midland Explorers and the Owen Sound Verge Selects and the dust will surely be flying around the base paths at Peter Hallman Ball Yard.
The local teams will have their hands full but with former ISC II champions Port Elgin Blue Devils and Kitchener Cubs in the mix and the always tough Elmira Erb Expos gaining strength there will surely be upsets throughout the weekend.
The final team in the 10 team, 2 division, round-robin senior side of the Legends Classic will feature the Quyon COMBAT Flyers, from Quyon , Quebec. The host committee is proud to have the Flyers make their first trip down Hwy 401 to take part in this years event.
The junior side of the tournament will expand this year to feature 6 local junior teams, who will be using Legends to tune up for the Ontario championships a couple weeks later in their schedule. The lineup this year will include the New Dundee Dodgers, Southern Ontario Jays, Waterloo Cardinals, Linwood Junior Chiefs, Tavistock Juniors and the Owen Sound Volkswagen Select Juniors. These 6 teams will each battle through a 5 game round-robin schedule with the top 2 teams advancing to a winners game on Sunday.
With the expanded junior division and two National teams participating, the event will start this year on Thursday night June 23, with games on 3 separate diamonds. The juniors start at 6:00 p.m. while the senior side starts with 2 games at both 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Games will continue again with a similar schedule on Friday, then get right into it Saturday at 8:00 a.m. on all 3 diamonds. The playoffs will run through Sunday afternoon June 26.
Tickets will be available at the gate on all 4 days.
