If your park is unplayable due to weather for a game, you must call the opposing coach 2 hours prior to game time.  You must also notify your umpire assignor so the umpires can be cancelled for that game.  Don't forget to let your diamond assignor know as well. Rule 10 - LDBA Handbook.

Also, refer to page 53 regarding "Rainouts" and when they become official, etc.

Pitching records must still be submitted even though a game has been "called" due to the weather.

 Rain game must be replayed within 7 days according to the rules.

 

Mac Gates, LDBA Hall of Fame member, and father of Al Gates, passed away on Tuesday, June 3.  More information is available in Wednesday's London Free Press.

A feature on Chris Robinson, a former LDBA and London Badger player appeared in the June 4th edition of The Londoner.  Chris who is from Dorchester and Londoner Adam Stern played major roles when Team Canada secured a spot in August's Beijing Olympics at an Olympic qualifier in Taiwan in March. 

Due to space restrictions only a portion of the story appeared in The Londoner, but the entire interview can be read on the Badgers website.  www.londonbadgers.on.ca 

Stern and Robinson heading to Olympics

Former London Badgers players Adam Stern and Chris Robinson played important roles in Team Canada's strong showing at the recently played Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taiwan.

Canada finished in first place with a record of six wins and a single loss to Australia in the qualifying tournament that took place in Taichung, Taiwan March 7 to March 14. After joining their respective Major League teams for Spring Training and their professional seasons, Team Canada will reunite for the Beijing Olympic Games which are scheduled to go from August 8 to August 24.

After pounding out an opening win over Mexico 15-10, Team Canada mercied South Africa 10-0 behind a strong pitching performance by Brett Gray of Petrolia, Ontario and a strong hitting performance from catcher Chris Robinson of Dorchester, Ontario. The mercy ended in the seventh inning with a walk-off home run by Robinson who went 4 for 4 in the game.

"It has been a while since I have done that." said Robinson with a laugh of his 4-for-4 performance with a double, the homer and two RBI. "We came into this game with a must win attitude. We handled ourselves well against a scrappy team and we knew that coming in and we were ready for them and we really battled."

After dropping their third game to Australia 10-5 Canada came up with a big win against Chinese Taipei by a score of 6-5 in 10 innings. Londoner Adam Stern, who was Canada's centre fielder and lead-off hitter throughout the tournament, scored an important run that tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning after Chinese Taipei had jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

"This will go down as one of the greatest games I have ever been involved in with Team Canada." said Manager Terry Puhl. "There are so many heroes on this team tonight, just one after another you can name them."

In their next game Canada used five runs in the third inning and four runs in the fourth inning on their way to an easy 11-0 victory over Spain in seven innings. Adam Stern started off the four-run fourth inning with a single.

Canada guaranteed themselves a berth in the Summer Olympics with a 4-3 win over Korea in their next game and then finished off the tournament clinching first place with a 2-1 victory over Germany in 10 innings.

The Team Canada goal, when they went to Taiwan, was to secure a spot in the Summer Olympics. They did just that, and they did it in fine fashion. Now we all have something to look forward to as our native sons prove to the International baseball world that Canada is a major player Internationally.

Good Luck Adam and Chris. Bring home the GOLD!