The age 50+ team’s triumph conjures up the heyday of fastball in the Nickel City 50 or 60 years ago
Racking up their sixth win in seven games over the course of a mid-August weekend in Illinois, the Sudbury Relics, a local age 50+ team, captured the ISC 2022 World Fastball Tournament Legends division.
“To be honest, the competition and level of play in this division has become one of the more popular divisions in softball,” said Belanger, a 53-year-old outfielder who can still cover ground better than most players half his age. “It is a sport that is on the decline.”“When I first started, we ran into a lot of good teams, a lot of good players,” said Belanger. “Now we’re facing some of those same great players in the 50-plus division.
The Relics supplemented their lineup with teammates from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Calgary and Edmonton, as well as various pockets of Ontario. “The fastball in Kitchener, Toronto and Niagara Falls is still a pretty high level,” said Belanger. “If you play there regularly, you’re at a greater advantage than we are here. The level of pitching in northern Ontario right now is just not as high. I play in tournaments in southern Ontario with friends that I’ve made, with other groups.”
Much of the Sudbury fastball environment has changed drastically over the decades. Some things haven’t. The 2023 tournament is set for Green Bay , with the bulk of the Relics already committed. A year later in Surrey may be a little iffier.
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