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’_ i Mi i iii i it: (.Nll()NI(.lJ. - Wednesday. lune 14. mm . 27 O C O O O O O . Midget Twms gear up for provmczal elimination tournament m Waterloo BVBOBVRBANMi The amalgamation of players . > ,> . . 3 aw , ' '. s "2 3; ‘ ' ("WWW/e Sta/7 from Waterloo and Kitchener to , “Ql . ' i " at“)?! form this year's team has gone ‘ _.'. - "- it; " ' It the first year the Kitchener smoothly. it doesn't hurt that the f§¢ . . _ . _ . ’_ _ ~ -“., . Waterloo midget ‘l'wins have been additions have made the Midget ;, L' ,..,;$" j . .._ ' . _-,‘ a , fully integrated since both cities l‘m'ns solid from one to nine in the ' - 7“ a > . _ j 7 "a? , ‘ , “$3 7 3 "i, joined fastball forces last year to batting order. it ‘ " . ‘- . ._ "Hf ' N": ._ ' {ft 3” ‘ ' "i" " . help keep the game alive. "it's been a good meshing _" . fl - fl; .\ i125 fir 77 _“\ 32 a“ . . _ But, the goal for the combined together," said Way “last year we A ‘ ' ‘ ‘ * ' ‘_ . s’h- s . 3. -" . Ci “w ,.; { twm»city team is still the same â€"â€" to put the organizations together but ’ ' 7“ - , ‘ _. ' 4 \ ‘ " t. . At earn a trip to nationals at the we still had a separate Kitchener ' ‘ ‘ _ Ontario Softball Association's team and a separate Waterloo ._ ' Midget Elimination tournament team. This year we didn't have ‘ this weekend in Waterloo. enough players for both teams, so M The toumament kicks off Friday we put them all together. and it's ("it night with the midget Tm'ns playing gone very well." " ' ' in the featured game at Hillside Fastball is still a game of pitch "3 Park starting at 7 pm. The team's ing and defence. and the midget .- f: ' /” manager, Rob Way, said the Twins Mns are no different. They rely on _ ‘ ' (ZNâ€"4 ‘ ’ g ‘ have a good chance of playing in veteran pitchers Brendan Roach, ' ' ' Sunday‘s 3 pm. final. The bulk of who has been selected by Team ,, O the squad is back from last year, Ontario to pitch in the Men's 1" e‘ joined by five key additions from Under-19 international champi» . .. ' ' t . the Kitchener program. onship in REL, and Shayne \ “it's a team that has been right Riepen. ‘ 4 up there,” said Way. “We won the “They give us a solid one-two “ gold medal in the Provincial B tourâ€" punch," said Way. “Plus we play . g“ < “an“? nament last year and they won the some pretty solid defence behind ‘ . ' “5 .: 1; ‘- . North Waterloo League the last them.” , , . ' ' . 1 a: 3“ . couple of years” Way said the key to winning any ,. ~ ' > ' » Q 1 . The team has already compiled tournament is having the boys get . ‘ ~ 1 if 4 1 95.“ - s'. a" an 82 record in the league again on the sticks all at the same time. ~ -. = . ~ j: ‘ F‘ / l K t ‘ this year. featuring teams from the The team that is hitting is the team . . , . if" f A ~l l surrounding towns and townships that usually wins ~' ' " - it: " ‘. ‘ iv, 1 l But the real test will come this “We've got a balanced lineup ‘ _ a . ' , 7 . weekend as the midget Mns get this year.” said Way. “We need . °' - set to face teams like defending everybody toget hot this week" ~ k ‘ . _ champs Napanee. and perennial But the midget Mos pitching , ' ,_.,.- ' . ' v. ’ - favourites like Oshawa and Paris and defence will keep them in most _ ‘ ‘ j , - _ . ‘ Way said he expects his veteran games. - ‘ " .’ ‘ ' ~ 3 . \ club to be in the mix with a solid “Our defence will be there and . . . «. ' ' it?” . s; i combination of pitching. hitting our pitching will be there because " - I - ‘ . 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