*(Photo supplied by Your Mind's Eye Photographic Services 2011)
PRINCE GEORGE- Cuba scored eight runs in the 7th inning which included five homeruns as they went on to beat Canada 9-4 at the World Baseball Challenge. A crowd of nearly 4,000 people witnessed the action on a beautiful night for baseball at Citizen Field Park.
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PRINCE GEORGE- Canada is off to a 2-0 start at the 2011 World Baseball Challenge in Prince George, BC. The Canadian entry is part of a 6-team field that includes: Bahamas, Cuba, Chinese Taipei, the Beijing Tigers and Japan Toshiba Baseball.
Canada’s Favourite Ballpark contest is here! Please vote for your favourite ballpark below. The ballpark that receives the most votes by July 18th at 10am ET will advance to the semi-final round.
Havana, Cuba- Jerod Bartnik (Surrey, BC) scored the go ahead run in the top of 10th from second base, after Jacob Robson (Windsor, ON) bunted and the throw to first base rolled into foul territory. The Junior National Team added another run and eventually went on to a 9-7 win.
OTTAWA- The MLB Scouting Bureau will hold open tryout camps in the following cities, with date, times and field location included.
Havana, Cuba- The scheduled doubleheader between the Junior National Team and Cuba has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall.
Havana, Cuba-After two days of rainouts, the Junior National Team and Cuba resumed their exhibition series with a doubleheader at historic Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana, sort of. After the Cubans took game one, 4-1 in a 7 inning contest, the second game was cancelled due to rain after three innings with the JNT in front 2-0.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada would like to announce the 16 finalists for ‘Canada’s Favourite Ballpark’. After receiving over 40 submissions, the field has been narrowed to 16 parks that will compete for the title of ‘Canada’s Favourite Ballpark’.
