St. Petersburg, Florida- Five pitchers combined to shutout the Seoul Nexen Heroes including Pitching Coach Mike Johnson (Edmonton, AB), who picked up the save, as the Junior National Team recorded their first win of the spring 2-0.
St. Petersburg, Florida- Beach State Independent scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning thanks to 2-out bases loaded double that scored all three runs. Beach State would add another run and shutdown the Junior National Team in the bottom of the 9th for a 7-4 win.
St. Petersburg, Florida- The Junior National Team, in their first action since October, faced a stiff challenge in the Seoul Nexen Heroes, a professional club from Korea. The JNT was able to keep the game close through 6 innings but eventually were blanked 8-0.
OTTAWA- Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) continues to gain recognition as one of baseball’s top prospects as he is ranked 40th in Baseball America’s annual Top 100 Prospects List.
OTTAWA- Fresh off the heels of West Prince Minor Baseball becoming the first RBI Approved association in PEI, Stratford Minor Baseball has joined them as the second association to do so.
OTTAWA- The West Prince Minor Baseball Association from PEI has become the 10th baseball association in Canada to become RBI (Reaching Baseball Ideals) Approved. They also become the first association from PEI to be RBI approved since Baseball Canada began the program in 2008.
OTTAWA- Six players who helped Canada to a 4th place finish at the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championships in Thunder Bay are starting their freshman seasons on college campuses all over the United States. The Junior College baseball season is well underway while Division 1 programs begin play on February 18th.
OTTAWA- For the second year in a row a group of Bantam-aged girls will be heading to Cuba for not only a baseball experience, but a cultural and learning experience as well. The trip will run from February 20-27 and will see 26 girls along with the coaching staff of the Women’s National Team head to the baseball hotbed.
OTTAWA- The winter version of the Canada Games gets underway in Halifax on February 11th where more than 2700 athletes will compete in over 20 sports with the final day of competition scheduled for February 27th.
OTTAWA- Former Junior National Team member Mike Griffin (Nanaimo, BC) is taking his baseball expertise to Asia as he has been hired by Major League Baseball to help oversee the development of players under 20 years old. Griffin will be based out of the MLB Development Centre headquarters in Wuxi, China but will also work with players in other parts of Asia.
