Exciting news from Napanee, Ontario.
We are pleased to announce a new competitive mens tournament Fastpitch
team from Napanee, Ontario. With support of Softball Napanee we have
formed an exciting young team to compete in competitive tournaments in
Ontario and the U.S. The team will be known as ‘NAPANEE EXPRESS’.
Brad MacDonald and Daryl MacDonald felt there was a void for local
players to continue with their fastptich careers after finishing the
junior level. We polled some junior graduates and felt there was a real
desire to keep playing top level Fastpitch. With that momentum over the
winter we approached Express players to begin the process of putting the
team together.
The team selection has solidified with a terrific group of athletes.
Every player on the roster has had time with the Napanee Jr Express
program and experienced competition at the Canadian Nationals including
gold, silver and bronze medal winners. All these players will continue
to play with their local league teams as they have in the past.
Our tournament selection has been finalized for this season. The Express
will begin with the Crush Victoria Day tournament in Woodstock(May), Jim
Bradford-Neil Cane in Cobourg(June), Mickey Brennan Memorial in
Lackawana (July), Gil Read Memorial in Carp (July) and finish off the
season with the NAFA Worlds in DesMoines, Iowa (Aug).
The roster is comprised of a pitching staff including Ian Wallwork, Josh
Lockridge and Jordan MacDonald. The catching duties will be shared by
Dan Burnham and Murray Hodgson. Position players are Kyle Lloyd, Joel
Langford, Kristian Knapp, Lucas McNeill, Scott Mills, Ryan Mills, Adam
Alexander , Nathan Moffat and Chris Switzer. The squad will have great
team speed and defense, a good mix of power and contact hitting and
solid pitching.
At this time we are still looking to secure a sponsor to aid in the
promotion and development of the tournament team.
We are looking forward to providing this opportunity to the players and
endeavour to continue the program for years to come.
Team Coaches:
Brad MacDonald
Daryl MacDonald
To Contact Brad or Daryl
napmensfastpitch@gmail.com
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