Baseball Canada | Begg Added to Olympic Qualifier Roster

August 22, 2006

Begg Added to Olympic Qualifier Roster

KISSIMMEE, Fl – Baseball Canada announced, today, the addition of right-handed pitcher Chris Begg (Uxbridge, Ont.) to its roster for the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifier.

The 6’4”, 195-pound 22-year-old is 12-10 with a 3.53 ERA with the Connecticut Defenders of the Double-A Eastern League this season, his fourth with the San Francisco Giants affiliate.

Begg, a 2003 Eastern League All-Star, will be making his fourth appearance with a national team program after having represented Canada at the 2003 Olympic Qualifier, the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2005 CONCEBE Baseball Regional Olympic Qualifier and most recently at the World Baseball Classic.

Undrafted, Begg took the back door into the Minor League ranks. After playing NCAA baseball for the Niagara Purple Eagles where he won the 2001 Metro Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year award, Begg played for three separate independent teams. He was eventually signed by the Giants and he began to produce immediately in the minors by going 9-1 with a 2.30 ERA in his first season with the Navigators. Begg’s performance at Connecticut (formerly Norwich)earned him a spot in the 2003 Arizona Fall League and enough notice from Canadian officials to make the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team.

DRAFT HISTORY: Signed by the independent Johnstown Johnnies of the Frontier League in June, 2001 - Signed by the independent Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs of the Northeast League in June, 2002 - Signed by the independent St. Paul Saints of the Northern League in June, 2003 - Purchased by the San Francisco Giants July 9, 2003

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