OTTAWA-With John Axford’s (Port Dover, ON) St. Louis Cardinals taking on Ryan Dempster’s (Gibsons, BC) Boston Red Sox in this year’s World Series, a Canadian is assured of winning a world championship for the first time since Matt Stairs (Fredericton, NB) and the Philadelphia Phillies hoisted the World Series trophy back in 2008.
Baseball Canada is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Allen Loewen, father of Junior National Team alumni and long-time National Team player, Adam Loewen.
OTTAWA-The annual Baseball Canada Fall Convention is scheduled to take place at the Four Points by Sheraton in Halifax October 24-27 where local, provincial and national baseball representatives will meet to discuss the growth and development of amateur baseball in Canada.
OTTAWA-Junior National Team alum Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, ON) tripled and scored two runs as the Toronto Blue Jays Fall Instructional League club defeated the Junior National Team 11-5 at the Bobby Mattick Complex in Dunedin.
OTTAWA-The French Senior National Team broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the fifth and went onto score three more to hand the Junior National Team an 8-1 loss in exhibition play at Champion Stadium in Orlando.
OTTAWA-The Detroit Tigers prospects scored five runs in the second inning and held off the Junior National Team to earn a 10-4 win in Fall Instructional League play.
OTTAWA- The prestigious Arizona Fall League gets underway today at three different Spring Training locations in Arizona, and Canadian baseball fans will recognize three names scattered among the circuits six clubs.
OTTAWA-The Atlanta Braves prospects scored five runs in the sixth inning and pounded-out 13 hits en route to handing the Junior National Team a 10-0 loss as Fall Instructional League action continued at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando.
OTTAWA-Rain forced the cancellation of today’s scheduled game between the Junior National Team and the Washington Nationals prospects. The junior’s still managed to get an inter-squad game in once the rain subsided.
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