PLAY BALL - Softball BC

Volume 3. June 2011
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AUGUST 8 – 14th, 2011
www.2011pepsiu19men.ca
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Welcome to Fredericton
New Brunswick
Home of the 2011 (& 2012) Pepsi U19
Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship
We look forward to seeing you!
VISIT US ON FACEBOOK
PLAY BALL
(2 months until the opening
ceremonies on August 8th)
There’s still time for you to become a
volunteer & enjoy a week of terrific softball
in Fredericton.
Check out the awesome volunteer package.
WE WELCOME NEW SPONSORS TO THE TOURNAMENT AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT!
www.unb.ca
2011 CIS MEN’S NATIONAL
HOCKEY CHAMPIONS
www.varsityreds.ca
There are several Tim
Horton’s within walking
distance of the host hotel
and ball fields and they
will be supplying the
volunteer refreshments
during the tournament.
Volunteering at the tournament is easy.
For all our copying & printing
needs we would like to thank
Covey Basics. You can pick
up all your school & office
supplies in one location!
There are some volunteer positions still
available and what will you get for your time well spent? Each volunteer receives a great
package of items that includes: a volunteer pin, a tournament pin, a tournament t-shirt, a
tournament pass and a souvenir program. And for each shift that you work during the week,
you will receive a $5 coupon towards the Valley Graphics Souvenir Kiosk. Most shifts are 5
hours with the overnight/security shirt being 8 hours. Snacks/refreshments & meals are
available during your shift and you’ll get to see the best U19 players in Canada!
ADVANCE TICKETS/PASSES NOW ON SALE
In Fredericton – Purchase at MacTavish for Sports
Queen Street (Cash sales) and the Fredericton Inn
on Regent Street.
From outside of Fredericton – when you
book your hotel room at the Fredericton Inn to
attend the tournament from out of town, book
your pass at the same time and they will be
available upon check in.
Tournament pass (includes finals) $ 45.00
Daily pass (includes evening game) $ 10.00
Night pass (for evening game)
$ 5.00
(+ applicable hst)
Passes are also available at the Prospect Park gate during the tournament (cash only)
A few things to visit & do
while in the Capital Region of Fredericton
during August 8 – 14th, 2011
www.fredericton.ca
www.scienceeast.nb.ca
www.kingslanding.nb.ca
www.beaverbrookartgallery.org
www.boycefarmersmarket.com
edVentures learning program
Downtown Blues Band – Aug 9th at Officer’s Square 7:30pm
Haunted Walking Tours in downtown Fredericton
FREDERICTON INN
[email protected]
1315 Regent Street
Fredericton NB Canada E3C 1A1
Toll Free: 1(800) 561-8777 or (506) 458-5448
attention: John Waite
All rooms will be coordinated through this location.
Quote “PEPSI U19 NATIONALS” for tournament rate.
For more information check out the Fredericton 2011 Visitor
Guide at www.tourismfredericton.ca/en/VisitorGuide2011.asp
Don’t forget that Fredericton International Airport
(YFC) is serviced by Air Canada through multiple
direct flights daily from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
and Halifax. Moncton airport is only 90 minutes
away and includes additional service via West Jet
and Porter airlines. If you plan on renting vans,
book them sooner rather than later as they are hard
to come by in the summer. Rentals are available at
airports. If you need travel information don’t hesitate
to contact us for assistance.
TEAM COUNT:
with confirmations to come!
12 teams (as of June 1st)
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Umpires from across Canada have opened their
hearts and their wallets to support the 2011 Pepsi
U19 Fastpitch Canadian Championship.
110 past and present Level V umpires, provincial
umpire-in-chief’s and members of Softball Canada’s
Officiating Development Committee have supported
the host in a new initiative. This group also includes
the Olympic umpires who represented Canada from
1996-2008.
The Host Committee of the 2011 Pepsi U19 Men’s
Canadian Fastpitch APPLAUDS the actions of this
group of dedicated officials in blue!
PEPSI
BOTTLING GROUP
(Canada) CO.
St. Mary’s Entertainment
Centre
Taylor Petroleum (1985)
Ltd.
Along with our Title, Home Run, Double & Single Sponsors (listed on the
sidebar) we would like to thank all our advertisers to date who will be
featured in our tournament souvenir program.
Fredericton area MLA’s
Troy Lifford
Pam Lynch
Bruce Northrup
International Softball Federation
Bob Stanton
Peace Hills Trust
Fredericton Sports
Investments Inc.
Charmac Construction Ltd.
Reuben Cohen
(Moncton)
Treco Consulting
West Vancouver
(Harmen Verbrugge)
Rodd Hotels and Resorts
Charlottetown PEI
MacTavish for Sports
Hawkins Equipment
(Brent Hawkins)
ADI Limited
The Bee Hive
(Calgary) Stan Hay
Wilkins Building Supplies Ltd.
Austin A. Drisdelle
Exit Realty
Moosehead Breweries
Brown Consulting
Patricia Brown
Softball New Brunswick Umpires
Association
Whisco Lt. Janitor Supplies
Softball Canada
National Director of Umpires
(Brian Van Os)
Wayne Saunders
Regional Umpire Coordinator
New Zealand
University of
New Brunswick
Fredericton Naturopathic Clinic
Wood Motors
(Tim MacTavish)
Bear Construction
(Ricky Bear)
Teed Saunders Doyle & Co.
(Brian Saunders)
Goguen White Architects Ltd.
Perley the Magician – Perley Palmer
St. Mary’s Retail Sales
Ian Robertson
(Architect)
Dan Theriault Law
St. Mary’s Chief and
Band Council
Frito Lay Canada
Whitehead Bird and Miles
(Al Whitehead)
3D datacomm Inc.
Trius Charter Bus Service
Tim Hortons
Wilson Insurance
City Animal Hospital Ltd
Covey Basics
Don’t forget to check our tournament website for more information before and during the
tournament.
The  will be printed daily during the tournament, available to all teams and fans and will
be posted to our website.
PROSPECT PARK GETS
2nd SET OF LIGHTS
The City of Fredericton installed lights at the upper
Prospect field and it should be completed in time for
the upcoming national tournament. This will allow
for night games on both fields during the summer
and teams & leagues in the Fredericton area are
looking forward to now having two lit fields in the
same complex.
Enterprise rent-a-car is offering a promotion for the tournament
that is available through the Fredericton and two other NB airports that will service the
tournament - Moncton (1.5 hrs from Fredericton) and Saint John (1 hour from Fredericton)
and the Halifax NS airport (5 hrs from Fredericton). Please quote account XVC9046 for
the following rates:
Vehicle Size
Compact
Intermediate
Standard
Full Size
Mini Vans
Trucks
Sport Utility
Cargo Vans
(example)
Kia Rio or similar
Chev Cobalt or similar
Chrysler Sebring or similar
Chev Impala or similar
Grand Caravan or similar
Ford F150 or Dodge Ram
Ford Escape or similar
Ford Econoline or similar
Daily Rate
$41.00
$42.00
$43.00
$51.00
$67.00
$65.00
$67.00
$58.00
Weekly Rate
$246.00
$252.00
$258.00
$306.00
$402.00
$370.00
$402.00
$348.00
* base rental charge includes unlimited free kilometers per day and unlimited kilometers per week up to and
including 4000 km per month within Atlantic Canada. $0 deductible collision coverage is only $18.99/day.
Fees and taxes vary from province to province. Receive 10% off your airport rentals by booking on-line and
5% off non-airport rentals outside of Atlantic Canada. One way rentals in Atlantic Canada (excluding NL) are
$125.00.
Did you know: Tax in NB is harmonized sales tax at 13% and drivers cannot use hand
held mobility devices while driving, (this includes cell phones, portable gps and mp3
players), so bring a blue tooth!