Baseball Canada | Juniors in Italy: Juniors/Italy rained-out

August 26, 2012

Juniors in Italy: Juniors/Italy rained-out

Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy-The championship game of the Italian Baseball Week Tournament, between the Junior National Team and Italy, has been cancelled due to heavy rain that hit the Ronchi dei Legionari area. The game will not be made-up.

The 20-player Junior National Team roster along with coaches and staff will fly to Seoul, South Korea on Monday. The juniors will open the IBAF 18U World Championship on August 30th when they play Panama at 5am ET.

To follow the teams progress in Seoul, please note the follwing useful links:

Baseball Canada Twitter: www.twitter.com/baseballcanada

IBAF 18U World ChampionshipWebsite: http://www.ibaf.org/en/infopage-detail.aspx?id=19366325-62ef-450b-b5c4-4c9434d9382f

Korean Baseball Federation Tournament Website (In Korean): http://www.worldbaseball2012.kr/

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