Maritime Fastball League opening weekend
May 28, 2013
Shubenacadie, NS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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The Maritime Fastball League begins its season this weekend in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.
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The six-team league will play weekend tournaments, with each club hosting once. All teams will participate in a season-ending championship tournament Aug. 24-25.
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Entries this year are the Halifax Pepper Jack's, East Hants and the provincial under-21 team from Nova Scotia, the Moncton Cardinals from New Brunswick, and the Charlottetown Fawcetts and O'Leary Eagles from Prince Edward Island.
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The schedule for the opening weekend is as follows:
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Saturday, June 1
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10 a.m. - N.S. under-21s vs. Halifax
Noon - Moncton vs. Charlottetown
2 p.m. - Charlottetown vs. Halifax
4 p.m. - Moncton vs. Halifax
6 p.m. - Moncton vs. N.S. under-21s
8 p.m. - Charlottetown vs. N.S. under-21s
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Sunday, June 2
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10 a.m. - Semifinal: first vs. fourth
Noon - Semifinal: second vs. third
2 p.m. - Final: semifinal winners
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The weekend tournament schedule is as follows:
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June 1-2 (at Shubenacadie) - N.S. under-21s, Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax
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June 15-16 (at O'Leary) - East Hants, Moncton, O'Leary, N.S. under-21s
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June 29-30 (at Charlottetown) - Charlottetown, N.S. under-21s, O'Leary, Halifax
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July 6-7 (at East Hants) - East Hants, Halifax, N.S. under-21s, Moncton
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July 27-28 (at Moncton) - Charlottetown, Moncton, O'Leary, East Hants
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Aug. 3-4 (at Halifax) - East Hants, Halifax, Charlottetown, O'Leary
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Aug. 24-25 - League championship (site TBA)
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*** Schedules for other weekend tournaments will be made available when finalized.
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Contact information
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The league is finalizing a website to post up-to-date stats and standings. More information will be released as it becomes available.
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-- Jody Jewers
Stats/PR, Maritime Fastball League
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