The Town of Davidson is putting out a call for volunteers to help them host the Saskatchewan Twilite Baseball Maxi Tournament July 5 to 7.
Davidson councillor Jason Shaw said the annual men’s tournament could bring 600 people to town over the weekend and volunteer help is needed to perform duties at the tournament including grounds crew, announcer and scorekeeper positions along with diamond preparations crew before the event starts. Shaw said if anyone is interested in one of these positions or would like to help out in any way to come see him at his office on Washington Avenue or give him a call.
“We’re probably going to put a Davidson team together too if we have enough people that are interested,” said Shaw. “If anybody that wants to play that I haven’t talked to, they can give me a call.”
The Saskatchewan Twilite Baseball Maxi Tournament is an over-35 men’s baseball event that travels across the province each summer bringing together sport enthusiasts who enjoy getting together each year to play the game. The tournament, now in its 37th year, consists of 21 to 24 teams comprised of 12 to 18 players each who play two round-robin games on the Friday and Saturday before heading into playoff action with games played Saturday afternoon and all-day Sunday.
Shaw said there should be around 40 games being played over the three days at Davidson’s three ball diamonds and local people who would like to come and watch can do so at no charge. He said the ballplayers from each team and their families would be staying in town over the weekend, either at the campground or in hotels, so businesses in Davidson will see a boom in sales over the three days.
“The benefit for the town is there will be a lot of people buying groceries, using the Liquor Store, local businesses, restaurants and that kind of stuff,” he said, noting the last time Davidson played host to the tournament was in 2009. “It’s an older group and their kids and (spouses) will be here. It’s kind of a yearly reunion for these teams where they get together, have a few drinks and play a little ball. Some teams are serious and some are not.”
To read more please see the May 6 print edition of The Davidson Leader.