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11th September 2008
Cartmel Valley Baseball Club has been chosen to host the 2008 National Youth Baseball Finals on 13th and 14th September at their field at CartmelPriorySchool.
8 teams will take part in the competition to decide the overall winners in the U13 and U16 categories, who will then be crowned National Champions!
Cartmel Valley Pony (U16) and Bronco (U13) teams having qualified for the event by winning the North West leagues earlier in the year.
At least 120 players between the ages of 11 and 16 will take part in this weekend’s tournament.
Jonathon Pearson, Head Coach at CartmelValley, said “This is a fantastic opportunity for our club. All the members are extremely excited about hosting this event, and welcoming teams from around the country. The beautiful SouthLakes village is a great setting for the Finals and we hope the visiting teams will enjoy the weekend of baseball. Baseball is such an enjoyable sport, we welcome parents and friend to come down on the day and cheer us on, and can even give you some batting tips if you fancy a go yourself!”.
The Cartmel Valley Club hope to repeat or better their 2006 achievement when their U13’s were National Champions and U16’s were runners up in the final. The teams also made it to the play offs in 2007.
The small but close knit Cartmel Valley teams have always played with spirit and have showed considerable promise this season, with a number of members being selected to play for Great Britain and played at International Tournaments and European Championships, so it is hoped that the weekends championships will bring success for the team.
Spectators are welcome, and admission to the event is free.
For more information contact Jonathon Pearson on 015395 32358 or Michelle McClure on 015395 58690. For more information on Cartmel Valley Baseball Club visit www.cartmelvalleybaseballclub.org.uk.