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i PAGE 14THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MAY 28,2003 www.durhamregion.com 'I'm looking to him to give me a good da/ Slo-pitch tournament honours. two-year-olcl who died from a rare form of cancer BY BRIAN LEGREE Sports Editor CLARINGTON - There will be mixed emotions aplenty when eight teams gather Saturday for a slo-pitch tournament in Solina. That's because this particular event is much more than just another slo- pitch gathering aimed at the middle- aged weekend sports warrior. The tourney, the second annual Mitchell Fraser Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament, features one team consisting consisting solely of parents of cancer patients. patients. The event is held in memory of Laura and John Fraser's son, who passed away at 22 months on Dec. 31, 2001 from a rare from of cancer known as neuroblastoma. "I'm looking for him to give me a good day," says Laura, who will wear a T-shirt with Mitchell's picture on it during the tournament. Mitchell endured endured a nine-month battle with cancer and the Frasers have earmarked funds raised from the tournament for the Hospital for Sick Children. "I can speak for other parents when 1 say that we all had our eyes opened wide when we first set foot in the Hospital Hospital for Sick Children and saw the three wings full of children with cancer," cancer," says Laura Fraser. "None of us believed that childhood cancer was so widespread." With the help of their niece, Jennifer Jennifer Zwicker, last year's tournament raised $7,800. Since last year's tournament, tournament, Fraser believes five families involved involved in the event have lost children due to neuroblastoma. While the ball tourney helps raise some funds, a large chunk is expected to come from a dance that starts at 8 p.m. at the Solina Community Centre. The dance will feature $21,000 in items that have been donated, some featured in a silent auction, others up for grabs in a prize format. Tickets arc $5 and are available by contacting Laura Fraser at 905-623-9519 or at the door. Some of the sponsors of the tourney tourney include Maple Leaf Foods, Canada Canada Bread, Pepsi, Georgia Pacific, Heinz, Great Canadian Meat Company, Company, Parkwood Rotary, Oshawa Rotary and Knights of Columbus. Heart & Stroke Lottery Insert inside paper this Friday, May 30 th ! 3 Chances to win $1 Million...and more! ORDER your ticket! HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO LICENSE #P030351 SCUBA DIVING RON PIETR0NIR0/ Statesman photo Laura Fraser (left) and Jennifer Zwicker show some of the donated donated prizes they have accumulated for the Mitchell Fraser Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament in Solina Saturday. 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Admission to the 2 p.m. game is free to those who bring a non-perishable food item. The Dodgers didn't gel to play nearly as much ball as they had hoped on the weekend, also having Friday's game in Waterloo washed down the drain. But they finally managed to squeeze one in Sunday in Barrie, where they turned a close contest through six innings into a 14-3 victory over the Baycats. Jeremy Martin turned the tide with a marathon at-bat in the seventh inning, inning, fouling off eight pitches with the count full and the bases loaded before finally singling in a pair of runs and lying the game 3-3. The Dodgers went on to score three more runs in the inning. inning. Centre-fielder A1 Stephens made a thigh-high catch and doubled a runner off second in the bottom of the seventh and then sparked a six-run eighth with a home run. Ryan Crotin also went deep for the Dodgers in the eighth. 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