Legends of Fastball Classic, Jume 25

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Legends of Fastball Classic, Jume 25 - 27, Schedule

May 20, 2010

Kitchener, ON

LEGENDS CLASSIC ANNOUNCES 2007 LINEUP

The 7^th annual Legends of Fastball Classic has set the field for what should be a tremendous weekend of high intensity softball, June 25 – 27, Peter Hallman Ball Yard , Kitchener , Ontario. Ten of North America’s top teams will compete in a two division, five team round - robin preliminary round with the top 3 teams in each division advancing to a single elimination playoff round. Games get underway with 4 games on Friday night and continue all day Saturday and Sunday with the final scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. A weekend pass is still the best bargain in the game at $20.

Legends will also introduce a 5 team junior division this year that will play on the 3rd diamond at Peter Hallman and will showcase some of the talented young stars emerging from the Ontario fastball stable.

The roster for the men’s side will be highlighted by 5 of the top 6 ranked teams in the ISC, as released this week. The host team Kitchener Rivershark Twins will kick off their 2010 campaign after successfully defending their ISC World Championship and winning their first Canadian National Championship in 2009. The Jarvis Travelers will bring a totally new squad to Peter Hallman and will be looking to show the world what kind of force to be reckoned with they will be this summer. The Kitchener – Jarvis rivalry has certainly been jacked up the past few weeks.

Making their first trip in to Legends will be the Gremlins from Clifton Park, New York and the Dominicans from Chicago/New York. Both of these squads bring power, pitching and speed and will be looking to send a message as to who to beat come August.

The Midland Explorers are no strangers to Legends but this year they are hosting the World Tournament and have rebuilt their roster to try to win the big one on home turf. Former R-Twins Frank Cox, Dan Loney and Craig Crawford will suit up in Midland blue and will certainly be looking to knock off their former teammates in Kitchener.

The Legends Classic is also very happy to add the reigning ISC 2 champion Pt.Elgin Blue Devils and the 2009 runner-up Kitchener Cubs to the field, the first time both ISC World Champs will compete locally.

The rest of the field brings some of the best young clubs in Ontario into the first major tournament of the season. The Owen Sound Selects are no strangers to big time fastball and they continue to rebuild their once dominant team through the young guns of the province. The Elmira Expos are the kids of the tournament but they are well disciplined and certainly bring a talented young squad to the fray. Finally, the Niagara Snappers make a return appearance to Legends and have bolstered their club this year to take a run at the games big price later this summer.

The Legends event previously ran the first week of June but organizers are hoping the move to late June will bring great weather, great crowds and great fastball back to the Ball Yard.

Watch Al’s Fastball for further details and the schedule later this month.

LEGENDS OF FASTBALL CLASSIC , TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE – JUNE 25, 26, 27

PETER HALLMAN BALL YARD, KITCHENER ONTARIO

HALLMAN DIVISION

KITCHENER RIVERSHARK TWINS

CHICAGO / NY DOMINICANS

MIDLAND EXPLORERS

NIAGARA SNAPPERS

ELMIRA ERB EXPOS

ABERDEEN DIVISION

JARVIS TRAVELERS

NEW YORK GREMLINS