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Canada awarded spot in 2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup

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2 years ago

July 5, 2021

Dugout Wire Service

Team Canada in action against Korea at the 2017 U18 World Cup in Thunder Bay (Photo: Christian J. Stewart)

OTTAWA – COPABE, the governing body for the Americas region of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has announced that they are awarding the four representative quotas available to compete at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama.

The event is scheduled from September 10^th to 19^th, 2021.

COPABE had planned to hold a qualification event for the U-18 Baseball World Cup but concerns over the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic caused officials to cancel the tournament and assign the four quotas allocated to the region.

“We’re pleased to receive this news and are excited that our Junior National Team program can resume with a world championship event to look forward to,” said Junior National Team Head Coach and Director of National Teams Greg Hamilton. “Given that we haven’t been able to run a program for the last 15 months there is a lot of work ahead of us in getting a team ready to compete at the world championship level.

“We’re looking forward to the challenge that lies in front of us and putting a quality team on the field come September.”

The Junior National Team program has not held any in-person events since March 2020 when the pandemic brought the professional and amateur sporting world to a halt.

Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama join a U-18 Baseball World Cup field that already includes defending champions Chinese Taipei (2019) along with Japan and Korea representing Asia while the United States will participate as the host nation.

Baseball Canada will announce selection camp details and player invitees at a later date.

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Ridge Meadows Rises to Championship Form!

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2 months ago

July 24, 2023

Dugout Wire Service

It would be fitting to see the top two teams from the Regular season’ the #1 North Fraser Nationals and the #2 Ridge Meadows Royals, go head-to-head for the 2023 18U College Prep Provincial Championship!

North Fraser entered the final tilt undefeated through the round-robin and their semi-final match, while Ridge Meadows had only stumbled once on the way there.

In the end, it was Ridge Meadows and their ability to push runs across the dish that put them on top 6-1 when the dust finally settled handing North Fraser their only loss of the weekend.

Congratulations to the Ridge Meadows Royals and all of their fans and supporters. You are the 2023 18U College Prep Provincial Champions!

Congratulations to the North Fraser Nationals and all of their fans and supporters on a stellar run to the top of the Regular Season Standings.

Congratulations to all of our 2023 18U College Prep Players, Coaches, and Families. It’s been a ride! See you in the Fall!

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Ladner takes the 2023 John Main 13U Invitation Crown!

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4 months ago

May 28, 2023

Dugout Wire Service

Ladner takes the 2023 John Main 13U Invitation Crown!

By BCMBA, 05/28/23, 4:00PM PDT

Cole Hudie finishes it with a 3-run shot to lift Ladner to a 5-2 W over Chilliwack and claim the BCMBA 2023 John Main 13U Invitational Championship Title! Thank you to our hosts and their families, Ridge Meadows and Cloverdale, our BCMBA Volunteer Directors, and everyone who participated!!

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The 2023 John Main 13U Invitational is underway!

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4 months ago

May 25, 2023

Dugout Wire Service

The 2023 John Main 13U Invitational is underway!

By BCMBA, 05/25/23, 9:00AM PDT

The 2023 BC Minor Baseball John Main 13U Invitational has arrived. All weekend long, come down and check out some of the future stars of our game! Dates, times, locations, and results can be found here:

2023 John Main 13U Invitational

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