Fastball league returning to Fort St. John after 10 years

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A new fastball league is on the scene this summer in Fort St. John 

Brock Mitchell, director for the Fort St. John Minor Fastball Association, spoke about the changes within the league. 

“We’re relabeled and rebranded with a brand new executive and a brand new committee to try and bring the sport back to town.”

Mitchell said the city has been without a fastball league for the last 10 years since the last league shutdown. 

According to Mitchell, fastball has always been a big part of Fort St. John.

“Many of us grew up playing fastball in town here,” said Mitchell. “We did have a fairly prolific league for a while.” 

Mitchell also said the decision to bring the sport back to the city was largely to provide more opportunities for youth.

“The minor baseball league has a significant waitlist every year that hundreds of kids don’t get the opportunity to play a summer sport,” said Mitchell. “We thought we’d bring another option with fastball, where we utilize a different set of diamonds and that we can provide that as an option for youth in this town.”

The exact start date for the league has not yet been determined, as the league awaits approval from the city on when the diamonds will be ready, but Mitchell said they hope it will start the week of May 11th and run until the end of June.

According to Mitchell, the league currently has 40 registered participants but hopes to reach at least 80. 

Those interested can register on the ramp registration portal. Anyone with any questions can reach out to the association through their Facebook or by emailing them at fsjfastball@gmail.com