By Ethan Ready

National Fastball

Native Fastball Championships to bring substantial economic footprint to PG

Jul 28, 2022 | 6:16 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – It’s one event after another in Prince George.

Following the 2022 BC Summer Games wrapping up last weekend, the city will see the Canadian Native Fastball Championships land at Spruce City Stadium and surrounding parks for a weekend filled with some of the best fastball in the country.

The tournament is scheduled to get underway on Friday, July 29 and run through to Sunday, July 31.

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What will set this event apart from something like the BC Summer Games is the fact there are no subsidies provided to put on the Canadian Native Fastball Championships, meaning each athlete is here on their own dime.

As a result, the tournament is projected to draw in three to four million dollars.

It’s an event that Tourism PG CEO Colin Carson is excited to have in the city.

“It’s an open event,” explained Carson.

“There are masters athletes, there are men’s and women’s, and there is the youth side as well, so we do see a lot of spectators coming for these events as well. When it’s these participants that aren’t youth, they’re spending more dollars in the community when they come to visit.”

While hotels and restaurants will be filled up, so will Spruce City Stadium as the ballpark will be the place to be this weekend.

For more information on the tournament, click here.