Cary, North Carolina- The Women’s National Team suffered their second loss of the International Friendship Series, this time 10-4 score to a combined team of USA Red and Blue.
OTTAWA- Matt Stairs (Fredericton, NB) has decided to retire after a wonderful 19-year career in Major League Baseball. Stairs’ career has seen him where the uniform of 13 different big-league clubs and win a World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. Stairs also holds the major league record for the most career pinch-hit homeruns with 23.
Cary, North Carolina- For the second time in as many days, the Women’s National Team defeated USA Red, this time by a 7-5 score.
OTTAWA- Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) has been called-up to the Toronto Blue Jays and will make his much anticipated major league debut this weekend.
Cary, North Carolina- The Women’s National Team scored 10 runs in the 2nd inning as they cruised to a 13-4 victory over USA Red in International Friendship Series action.
OTTAWA- Two members of the Junior National Team will get the opportunity to showcase their talents at the Under Armour All-America Game, powered by Baseball Factory, at historic Wrigley Field in Chicago on August 13th. Gareth Morgan (Toronto, ON) and Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, ON) will be playing with and against some of the top high school players in North America in a game that has featured 18 first-round draft picks over its 3-year history.
Cary, North Carolina- USA Blue scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th, erasing a 3-1 deficit, to earn a 4-3 victory over the Women’s National Team as the International Friendship Series continued.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 20 players who will make-up the 2011 Women’s National Team. The roster was chosen after the recent Senior Women’s Invitational where Québec took home the gold medal.
Cary, North Carolina- The Women’s National Team got off to a great start in the International Friendship Series as they beat USA Red 5-2 and later in the day, edged USA Blue 13-12.
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