NLIS 7
June 22, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
The following is being
distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Canada Games baseball team
embarks on two-week training camp
The Newfoundland and
Labrador Canada Games Baseball team is set to depart St. John�s for a
two-week training camp that will be highlighted with a 10-day stop in
Florida. The team departs St. John�s Thursday, June 23 and makes their
first stop in Halifax to play in the Dartmouth AAA invitational
tournament. All four Atlantic Canada Games teams will be competing in
the weekend tournament.
On June 27 the team will then make their way to Orlando, Florida where
they will play high school and junior teams throughout the Orlando area.
The highlight of the trip will be the opportunity for the players to
play at the Disney Complex which the Atlanta Braves call home during
Major League Baseball�s spring training.
In total the team will play 16-18 games in the two-week period. Head
coach Troy Croft says, �For most of these players it will be an
opportunity of a lifetime. To have the opportunity to play that many
games in such a short period of time will certainly increase each
player�s skill level along with the opportunity to play against some
quality competition prior to the Canada Games in August�. The team
returns from the trip Thursday, July 7, 2005.
Members of the team that will be making the trip are:
Matthew Bannister of St.
John�s
Stephen Barbour of St. John�s
Shawn Beson of Grand Falls/Windsor
Jon Butler of St. John�s
Stephen Callahan of St. John�s
Aaron Carey of Grand Falls/Windsor
Frankie Carpenter of Carbonear
Elliot Chard of Harbor Grace
Andrew Dalton of Mount Pearl
Stephen Donahue of Mount Pearl
Robert George of Pasadena
Ian Griffen of Corner Brook
Josh Janes of Carbonear
Andrew King of Paradise
Lenny King of St. John�s
Fred Mills of Placentia
John Nichols of St. John�s
Mark Pottle of St. John�s
Jared Power of Mount Pearl
Mark Rowsell of St. John�s
Ronnie Sweeney of Mount Pearl
Ryan Sweeney of Mount Pearl
Head Coach: Troy Croft of St. John�s
Assistant Coach: Craig Shute of Harbour Grace
Assistant Coach: Ed Flood of Corner Brook
Chef De Mission: John Janes of St. John�s
Media contact: Troy Croft
(709) 682-3665, GamesBaseball2005@hotmail.com
2005 06 22
2:15 p.m.
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