The 2016 U21 Men's Canadian Fastpitch Championship is coming to Tavistock, so be ready to be amazed at the incredible calibre of Softball from across Canada with a total of 50 games to be played over 6 days.

 

August 2 to August 7th in Tavistock, Ontario: The Tavistock Minor Ball Association is very proud to be hosting this year's U21 National Fastball Championship.  Games will be taking place primarily at the Queen's Park, with some games hosted at the Optimist Ball Park as well.  The first game starts at 9:00am on Tuesday, August 2^nd, Alberta vs PEI.  The opening ceremonies is at 6:00pm.  Tavistock plays Nova Scotia immediately after.

 

Come out and cheer on all the elite athletes who are coming to compete, 13 teams from 9 provinces are represented in this year's Canadian Softball Championship event. Time to celebrate our provincial diversity in a common way and keep ball alive and well, not only with the Blue Jays doing so well, but let’s support our local players by coming out and cheering everyone on LIVE.  Ontario teams - New Hamburg, Stratford, Oshawa and Tavistock, as well as British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland will be competing for the ultimate prize of taking home the banner and trophy as the top Softball Champs of 2016, an honour and well deserved title for the 1st place team.   

 

It has taken a lot of hard work and incredible helping hands to enable Tavistock to be hosting this year's Championship games.  Special thanks goes out to all of the volunteers, (too many to mention here) for their dedication and assistance in making this all possible.  Special mention goes out to our All Star sponsors Space at Hand, Saputo, and Expressway Motors.  THANK YOU  

 

See the schedule below to help create your entertainment itinerary!

 

 

 

Background Information

 

 

 

About the Host

 The Town of Tavistock is found within the County of Oxford in the heart of Southwestern Ontario.  Within a short drive you can find yourself in the cities of Stratford, Kitchener and Woodstock.

The Town of Tavistock is home to 2,500 people and the township of East Zorra Tavistock has 6,836 people living within its borders, according to the 2011 Census.  With access to a population of 300.000 within a 30 minute drive, there is unlimited potential for great knowledgeable fans to attend the 2016 U21 Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championship.

With one of the biggest minor softball associations in the surrounding area there is a great loyal foundation of young players really excited to see the top ball players compete in Tavistock this summer.

 

 

Softball Canada

 

Canada has long been considered one of the top Male Fastpitch countries in the World, garnering 11 medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze) at the Men's level and 7 more (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) at the Junior Men's level. Softball Canada's goal is to reinvigorate the Male Faspitch division to sustain that success.

 

Since the Male Fastpitch Review Committee was established, several major successes have been achieved in this area, such as the addition of the U14 and U16 Boys Canadian Championships, the inclusion of Men's Softball in the 2017 and 2021 Canada Summer Games, and the Canadian Men's National Team being crowned World and Pan Am Games Champions in 2015.