Good Baseball Coming To Queen City

One of Baseball Canada’s most prestigious events is coming to Regina.

The Baseball Canada National Midget Championship will be staged in the Queen City from August 17-23, 2011.

The tournament for 16 to 18 year olds will feature teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland. Two teams will also represent Saskatchewan. The Baseball Regina Midget AAA Champion (determined by a Zone Playoff) as well as the Sask Baseball Midget AAA Provincial Champion.

The National Midget Championship brings together Canada’s best young baseball players and draws scouts from numerous Major League teams as well as college and university scouts from throughout Canada and the United States.

Games will be played at both Optimist Park and Currie Field.