FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - The prominence of The Bahamas in the region as a softball power will hopefully again be realised as the country prepares to host the initial English Caribbean Ladies Softball Championship and World Games qualifier in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The event will be held at the softball stadium of the Grand Bahama Sports Complex on the rescheduled dates of January 23-27.
The class of English Caribbean women's softball, namely Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks & Caicos Islands, Aruba, and Belize have been attracted to The Bahamas for this special event after the original host had to withdraw its offer and the event was in danger of being canceled. It would have been an opportunity lost for women's softball in The Bahamas and the English Caribbean region.
This initial, rare opportunity is one in which The Bahamas feels its ladies team can be successful and go on to represent the country in Colombia in July of 2013 at the International Softball Federation's (ISF) World Games.
Hosting the championship in Grand Bahama became an option when The Bahamas' National Sports Authority advised that needed repairs to the facility in New Providence could not be completed by the proposed dates. For Grand Bahama this date is set and with much needed corporate and community support the event could assist the island's economy greatly.
It is estimated that it will produce about 400 hotel room nights and attract nearly 200 visitors who will shop in Bahamian stores, enjoy Bahamian restaurants, rent cars and experience a taste of Grand Bahama.

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