OTTAWA – On day two of the Baseball Canada National Championships, the Junior Championship got underway in Trois-Rivières, Québec with a solid pitching performance from three Manitoba pitchers in a 3-0 win over Saskatchewan in the tournament opener.
OTTAWA – In the evening portion of games on this first Thursday of the 2009 Baseball Canada National Championships, three found themselves going to extra innings.
OTTAWA – The 2009 Baseball Canada National Championships got under way today with the Baseball Canada Cup in Kindersley, Saskatchewan with a Pool A matchup between Québec and New Brunswick.
OTTAWA – In the final game of day one of the 2009 Baseball Canada Cup, Saskatchewan’s offence broke out for two big innings and Tyler McWhirter (Regina, SK) would settle down after a bumpy start to throw six solid innings in a 7-2 win over Manitoba.
OTTAWA – The 2009 Baseball Canada Cup in Kindersley, Saskatchewan will once again be the premier event on the Baseball Canada National Championships calendar. Defending champions Ontario will look to repeat and capture their seventh Canada Cup overall.
OTTAWA – Seattle Mariners prospect and Vancouver, BC native Tyson Gillies was named the California League Player of the Week for the week ending on July 26.
PRINCE GEORGE – Team Canada finished the 2009 World Baseball Challenge on a bit of a downer as they would drop their first playoff game to the USA National Team in a 1-0 pitchers duel, then would follow it with stunning semi-final loss to Germany 4-2 to finish the tournament in third place.
OTTAWA – The Seattle Mariners purchased the contract of Mike Saunders from the Triple-A Tacoma Rainers of the Pacific Coast League on Saturday, July 25th.
PRINCE GEORGE – Team Canada’s offence was once again on display as they shelled out 16 hits and a seven-run eighth on route to a 15-2 mercy victory over the host team the Prince George Axemen at the Enbridge Northern Gateway World Baseball Challenge.
PRINCE GEORGE – Team Canada’s offence once again flexed its muscle at the World Baseball Challenge, collecting double digit hits for the second consecutive game on their way to a 9-3 win over Germany.
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