The village of Tavistock will again play host to some of the top Mens Fastball teams and players on the planet July 16th - 18th, 2010. Tavistock is located 15 minutes east of Stratford, 20 minutes west of Kitchener and 20 minutes north of Woodstock. In 2007, Tavistock played host to the New Zealand Black Sox in a twin bill at beautiful Optimist Park. In 2008, the Argentinean National Team came to town for a doubleheader at the newly renovated Queens Park. Both of these events were very well attended and lead us to stepping things up to a two day event last July that included Jarvis, St Thomas, New Zealand Black Sox and the Sebringville Sting. Thanks to the tremendous community support for all of these previous events, we are looking to raise the bar again in 2010. Tavistock is directly located in the middle of our fastball hotbed in southwestern Ontario. Fan support for the game is alive and well and we wish to welcome at this time, any teams that may be interested in joining us for our 2010 Fastball festival. Last year we saw some great ball, LIVE entertainment in the beer tent, delicious breakfast sandwiches courtesy of our Junior Mens team and a lot of fun had by all.

We are planning similar entertainment and are looking for more World Class players and teams to join us this time around. We are blessed here in Tavistock to have two First Rate facilities to host such an event. The Optimist Park and Queens Park are located just two short blocks from one another giving us the opportunity to accommodate a good number of teams. I will be sending out more details and updates as we move towards spring. For now, if your team is interested in competing in this event, please contact me at "davebailey@baileyconstruction.ca". The Defending World Champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins are already confirmed for this event. The 2009 Senior Canadian Hosts and Bronze Medallist St Thomas Centennials have also inquired. We are waiting for response before determining the number of teams and the format that we will use for this event, so please email me as soon as possible if your team is interested in participating in Tavistock 2010.

Again the dates for this Open Level Tournament are July 16th to 18th, 2010.

Kind Regards
Dave Bailey
President - Tavistock Minor Ball Association