Township ball diamonds will be the location for site ‘A’ of the U-12 Provincial Squirt Girls Division qualifying tournament from July 31 to Aug. 2.
Palmerston Marlins will host the Provincial Women’s Softball Association at both the Moorefield and Drayton ball diamonds for a 25-game schedule.
Marlins vice-chairman Kelly Culp, a Mapleton resident, stated, “I am excited to host a provincial qualifier in Mapleton, we have a great facility in Moorefield and our committee has met with the township’s parks coordinator Rich Hurren, and the Drayton diamonds will be in great shape when the teams show up to play.”
When the qualifier site bids were released and it was realized the Palmerston Marlins had a conflict with their home Palmerston fields, the Moorefield Athletic Association and Mapleton Township were quick to accept the prestigious tournament rental from the Marlins.
The local Palmerston team will play host to 12 other Ontario teams from Lucan, Corunna, Chatham, Cambridge, Springfield, Tavistock, two from Waterloo, two from Guelph and two from Windsor.
The tournament will seed the teams for the provincial grand championships in Windsor Aug. 14 to 16.
The Marlins Squirt team is made up of 12 girls from surrounding minor ball clubs who chose the competitive stream of the sport and travel to Palmerston to play under the 22-year-old Palmerston Marlins banner.
Admission to the provincial tournament is free.
For a full schedule visit http://www.ontariopwsa.com/Competition/Championships.aspx.
