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For Rob Boik, Head Coach of the Spruce Grove Sox who will represent Alberta at the Midget National Championship in Québec City, his pitchers will be the key to a successful run at the national title.

“We’re pretty deep on the mound,” says Boik.  “We have six or seven guys we can go to on the mound and that I trust out there.”

With all those pitchers to choose from, Boik hopes his group can keep games tight and limit the damage.

“We have good pitching and I think we’ll keep runs down,” says Boik.  “We’ll also have pretty good speed on the bases and how well we hit remains to be seen.”

2007 marks the third time that Boik is heading to the National Championships.  In 2005 he was coaching at the Midget National Championship and in 2006 he was a coach for Team Alberta at the Baseball Canada Cup.  He believes his experience will help with preparations this time around.

“I know what to expect going in this time around,” says Boik.  “I feel I can get our team more prepared, maybe even more so than last time.”

Rob Boik and Team Alberta have the same goal as every other team in this tournament and that is leave with a National Championship and he says he is eager to get things going.

“I’m looking forward to getting down to Québec City and playing good ball.”

The 2007 Baseball Canada Championships are a single site event that will be held in Québec City from August 8-12 and August 16-19.