Baseball Canada | WUBC Starts July 30th

July 26, 2010

WUBC Starts July 30th

OTTAWA- The World University Baseball Championships start on July 30^th and run until August 7^th in Tokyo, Japan.

Team Canada is coached by Todd Plaxton (Saskatoon, SK) and will compete in a pool with other countries: USA, Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei. Plaxton expects his team to be very competitive.

““We should be very solid, I expect that we should cross over and hopefully play for a medal,” says Plaxton.

The other countries represented in the event include: China, Korea, Japan and Cuba.

Canada’s first game of the tournament will take place on July 30^th as they take on Chinese Taipei.

For more information on the tournament such as schedule, stats and standing please visit: http://www.wubc2010.jp/index.html

Please click the link below to view Canada’s 22-player roster.

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