CaryCitizen » Baseball http://carycitizen.com News and Information for Cary, NC Thu, 24 May 2012 22:29:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Baseball is Back in Cary http://carycitizen.com/2010/03/01/baseball-is-back-in-cary/ http://carycitizen.com/2010/03/01/baseball-is-back-in-cary/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:17:54 +0000 Hal Goodtree http://www.citizenwebsites.com/sites/carycitizen///?p=6232 cary_baseball_march

Cary, NC – Ever seen the movie “Field of Dreams?’ Well, the real thing exists right here in Cary. It’s called Thomas Brooks Park but is also known as the USA Baseball National Training Complex.

The air was chilly on Saturday, but NCAA teams including the Wolfpack were swinging the wood and getting warm in the field.

The park really is a model of baseball perfection – beautifully manicured fields, modern facilities for players and a spacious grandstand where every seat is right on top of the action.

Signature events this year include:

  • June 23-27 – Tournament of Stars presented by Major League Baseball
  • July 14-15 – College National Team vs. Korea
  • Autumn – USA Baseball Women’s Championship

USA Baseball develops teams from 12U to the majors for the national and Olympic squads. Past USA Baseball players include Evan Longoria, Jeff Francoeur and Nomar Garciaparra.

The weather may still be cold, but the return of baseball to Brooks Park means that summer can’t be that far off.

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USA Baseball fended off a late rally by Canada to win 7-4 Friday evening at Brooks Park in Cary.

The USA started off strong with 3 runs in the first and 4 in the second. Canada put a run on the board in the second on the game’s only home run and added 3 more runs in the eighth. But it was too little, too late.

fusco_smBaseball legend Carmen Fusco, currently Director of Scouting for the Seattle Mariners, traveled to Cary for the game. He gave CaryCitizen a look at his World Series rings.

The teams met as part of a warm-up for the biennial World Cup Baseball Classic which begins in Europe in less than 2 weeks. The USA is the defending champion.

More pictures from the game:


Staff photos by Hal Goodtree.

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Photo by awirtanen via Flickr Creative Commons license

USA Baseball is set to come back to Cary from September 2-6 to train for the IBAF World Cup including 4 games against Canada.

Kansas City Royals coach Eddie Rodriguez was selected last week to manage the 2009 team. The U.S. will begin World Cup competition on Sept. 10 in Regensburg, Germany against Venezuela. China and Germany are the other two teams in the opening-round pool.

The USA team won gold in the 2007 World Cup.

Tickets are $5 and $10 and are available from USABaseball.

Photo by awirtanen via Flickr Creative Commons license.

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