Reds to honour 2002 New Waterford Midget 'A' Marlins at July tournament

Reds to honour 2002 New Waterford Midget 'A' Marlins at July tournament

By Jeremy Fraser
April 17, 2015

The New Waterford Reds midget 'A' baseball team will honour a former New Waterford minor baseball team during its annual tournament.

The team will honour the 2002 midget 'A' New Waterford Marlins at its tournament, July 17-19, at the Gerry Marsh Ball Field in New Waterford.

The Reds are happy to be able to honour deserving teams, said coach Barry Long.

"Our committee has honoured many get people and teams from New Waterford.

"Not only is our goal to provide exciting baseball to the New Waterford community, but also honour members of our community who have done the same in years past."

The Marlins captured the 2002 Nova Scotia Midget 'A' Provincial Championship in Yarmouth, N.S.

The team has not been honoured to date, said Long.

"Our team is also in the midget 'A' division, which makes it even more special for our club to be able to honour them."

The New Waterford Reds Mid-Season Classic started as an event for the town of New Waterford's centennial celebrations in July of 2013. Since then, it has turned into a much anticipated event for the team's organizing committee and the players.

The Reds enjoy hosting tournaments because it brings people to the ball field, said Long, who will return to the team's bench after taking a year off.

"We got great feedback from teams from mainland Nova Scotia on how great the people of New Waterford are for coming out, watching and supporting the tournament.

"It's awesome to hear the feedback from players and coaches just arriving at the ball field for the first time. We have one of the best fields, if not the best in the province."

Members of the 2002 Marlins are Robert Boudreau, Adam Walker, Andrew Quigley, Aaron MacKinnon, Johnathan Bisson, Christopher Coady, Scott Hillier, Joe MacNeil, Kyle Bursey, Jamie Williams, Andrew Roach, Artie Doyle, Travis MacInnis, along with coaches Tommy Hogan, Jerry Walker and manager Jason Hogan.

The tournament is scheduled for the first weekend of the annual Coal Dust Days festival.

Long hopes many of the players will be around for the event.

"We made sure the tournament was during Coal Dust Days because we understand people living off island return for the festival.

"It's a great time of year for vacation and the perfect way to kick off a week of events."

As of Press time, no teams were confirmed for the tournament.

Members of the 2002 Marlins are asked to contact the organizing committee at 902-595-0074 as soon as possible to confirm attendance for opening ceremonies.