Baseball Canada | Juniors’ Final Dominican Game Cancelled

May 29, 2008

Juniors’ Final Dominican Game Cancelled

GUANUMA, DR – The Junior National Team’s final game for their Dominican Summer League Camp has been cancelled due to rain and will not be made-up.

The Canadians finish their tour of the Dominican with a 7-1 record, arguably one of their most successful tours thus far.

Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) was on fire during his eight game stretch, hitting .500 (17-for-34) with eight home runs and 24 RBI.

The Junior will return to Canada on Friday, May 30 and rejoin their respective clubs. The will reunite in July to begin a cross-Canada tour which starts in Thunder Bay and makes its way to Edmonton for the World Junior Baseball Championship, which take place from July 25-August 3.

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