Girls travel fastball is back on the menu this summer for Sarnia players.
The Sarnia Minor Athletic Association (SMAA) will be adding teams to the Lambton Central Girls Softball League for the 2023 season.
After three years of work and preparation, attending league meetings, organizing umpires, reserving diamonds and selecting uniforms, the SMAA and Sarnia Heat Girls Fastball Association are ready to kick off the new season this summer, decades after travel fastball was offered to local female players based out of Sarnia.
“We are excited to provide this opportunity for fastball players in the Sarnia area,” said SMAA president Lynn LeFaive. “There are so many talented players in and around our community and we want them to have the opportunity to showcase their skills against other talented athletes.”
Female players aged six to 19 who live in Lambton County are eligible to join a travel Sarnia team. Currently, the association is putting forward four teams – U9, U13, U17 and U19, LeFaive said, but depending on registration numbers the number of teams might increase.
The Lambton Central Girls Softball League is comprised of teams across the county, including Corunna, Camlachie, Wyoming, Wilkesport, Alvinston, Port Lambton and Enniskillen.
“We are delighted to welcome Sarnia to the league,” said Todd Mackenzie, league president. “Increasing the number of teams is a great opportunity for more players to play travel fastball and to play on different diamonds in other communities.”
“Even though we are adding travel teams to the LCGSL, Sarnia will still continue to offer house league fastball as we have for years,” added Sarnia Heat Girls Fastball Chairman Aaron Zimmer. “We have enough players in the area to accommodate travel and house league fastball.”
For more information on travel and house league fastball in Sarnia, visit sarniaminorathletic.com.
Coaches (including non-parent coaches) are encouraged to apply.
Registration is open until Feb. 28 for travel and March 31 for house league.