As is often the case, Geoff White and Evan Bailey will be spending much of their weekend immersed in baseball.
Only this weekend, the two Kelowna coaches will be inside Rogers Centre, Canada害羞草研究所檚 baseball mecca and home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
White and Bailey are helping guide B.C.害羞草研究所檚 U18 team at (T 12) an annual showcase of the top 14- to 19-year-old players in Canada.
The four-day event, hosted by the Blue Jays Baseball Academy, features eight teams and 160 players auditioning their talents for professional and college scouts from across North America.
White, the head coach and manager of the Kelowna-based , is making his second trip to Tournament 12.
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For White and his Okanagan College program, T 12 is also an opportunity to recruit talent from all across the country.
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Bailey, the program director and head coach of the B.C. Premier Baseball League害羞草研究所檚 , is making his coaching debut at T 12.
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One current member of the Athletics, , is in Toronto this weekend. The 16-year-old pitcher from Vernon is on the B.C. Futures team roster.
Three former Athletics have played at past T 12 events害羞草研究所擲am Avila, Trevor Lofstrom and Noah Patterson.
B.C.害羞草研究所檚 U18 squad will play a minimum of five games at the tourney. The other teams are: Alberta, Prairies, two from Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic and Futures.
Coyotes alumni weekend害羞草研究所�
The Okanagan College Coyotes are holding their fifth annual Alumni Tournament this weekend at Elks Stadium. Games are set for 6:30 p.m., both Friday and Saturday nights.
The Coyotes are celebrating their 10th season in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.
Twenty alumni players from the club害羞草研究所檚 first nine seasons will take part in the games against the current Coyotes害羞草研究所� squad.
Admission to the games is free.
