Baseball Canada 15U Boys Championship
Summerside, Prince Edward Island August 25-29, 2016
LETS PLAY BALL.....
Greetings from Summerside, Prince Edward Island proud home of the 15U Boys Baseball Championships. Plans are well on their way to ensure this year’s championship will be great one.
Please take the appropriate time to review the outline details regarding our championship so that your experience in Summerside will be an enjoyable one.
TEAMS: (Players, Coaches and Team Officials)
Teams must arrive in Summerside by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2016.
Players and Coaches are asked to be at the Atlantic Beef Welcome Barbecue at Credit Union Place starting at 6:00 p.m. August 24, 2016. (Complimentary for Players, Coaches & Manager). Teams are reminded that team pictures are taken at this time so teams are encouraged to wear team attire.
Teams will be staying at the Quality Inn (902-436-2295), Causeway Bay (902-436-2157), Summerside Motel (902-436-3865) and the Travellers Inn (902-436-9100).
Baseball Canada Umpires and officials will be housed at the Causeway Bay Linkletter Motel.
All arranged accommodations are available from your arrival on Wednesday, August 24 to your departure on Tuesday, August 30.
We encourage all teams and officials to fly into Charlottetown Airport to support our provincial economy and enable us to provide you with a prompter transportation system from Charlottetown Airport to Summerside and vice versa. If teams cannot accommodate this request we will also provide transportation services to/from Moncton Air Port. Local transportation will be available between the hotel and the fields.
All games will be played at the Queen Elizabeth Park on the VIV Field and Legends Field. (Both fields have lighting). The park seats 5000 people and has many washrooms, food services, concessions stands including food and photos. Practice fields are available and bookings can be made on a first come first served basis through Paul Gallant (902) 432-1294 or via e-mail pgallant@city.summerside.pe.ca
OPENING CEREMONIES are scheduled for 4:30pm on Thursday, August 25th. All teams are expected to be on site by 3:30pm to arrange for opening ceremony. The ceremony will take place on the newly renovated VIV Field. Further details will be communicated to the teams in early August.
MEETINGS:
The Pre-Championship Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 24 starting at 8:30pm (TENTATIVE) at Credit Union Place. Each team is permitted only to send two (2) reps per team and their provincial representative.
UMPIRES: Umpires should arrive in Summerside by 4:00 p.m. on August 24, 2016.
Umpires are asked to be at the Atlantic Beef Welcome Barbecue at Credit Union Place starting at 6:00 p.m. August 24, 2005.
Accommodations for Umpires have been arranged at Causeway Bay Linkletter. There will be two umpires per room. Accommodations are available and paid by the host committees from August 23 to August 29 (Inclusive). Individual umpires must arrange and cover costs for earlier arrival and later departures. Contact information for Causeway Bay Linkletter…
Causeway Bay Linkletter
Attn : Tammy Palmer
311 Market Street
Summerside, PEI C1N 1K8
1-866-539-0036
infolinkletter@causewaybayhotels.ca
Transportation has been arranged to and from the airport and during the championship for all umpires.
The time and location of the Umpire Meeting is to be determined.
GUESTS
Arrangements for accommodations can be made through the local hotels available within the City of Summerside.
TRANSPORTATION
Plans will be made to ensure teams are picked up from the Charlottetown or Moncton Airports.
Depending on the requirements of getting the teams back to Summerside there may be additional space for parents and spectators to be transported if space is available only.
Game tickets prices
Tournament passes $60 Adult / $50 Youth & Senior
Games passes $20 Adult / $15 Youth and Senior
After 2pm passes $10 Adult / $5 Youth and Senior
After 2pm pass for Saturday will be a flat $5 for everyone - final game.
Seniors are 60+
Youth is 17 & under
6 yrs and under are free
For tickets, click HERE.
HOST CONTACT:
Paul Gallant
City of Summerside
511 Notre Dame Street
Summerside, PEI C1N 3T9
902-432-1294
pgallant@city.summerside.pe.ca