I am sending this so that Sparta Group knows where and what
tournaments Leigh Neuage, and the Australian squad will be playing in during
the US summer months.
Your other signee, Simon Beresford, is on the squad to
Canada (the final squad to Canada will be chosen end of June). The squad for
Florida is finalised, four of whom are also on the Australian AAA squad to
Canada. (
Sunday 2nd July - Tuesday 11th July
staying at
Inverrary
Plaza Resort
Ft.
Lauderdale
games and
practice at
Playball
Baseball Academy
th
ere will be a
tournament organised by PBA involving 5 - 8 teams from high school and colleges
(aged 15 - 19) - details unknown now
Wednesday
12th July Showcase Day
15 July arrive in
Toronto
16th and 17th Exhibition Series, St. Marys, Ontario
Canada vs.
Australia
18th Guelph, Ontario
Canada vs.
Australia
19th Oakville, Ontario
Australia
vs. Ohio
Canada vs
TBA
20th Oakville, Ontario
Canada vs
Australia
Ohio vs TBA
21st Blue Jays International Cup, Toronto Skydome
(Canada,
Australia, Ohio, TBA)
22nd Blue Jays International Cup, Toronto Skydome
(Canada,
Australia, Ohio, TBA)
Then watch
Blue Jays game
23rd Fly to Thunder Bay, Ontario
24th 3 Nations Cup, Thunder Bay, Ontario
5.00pm USA vs Australia
7.30pm Canada vs Thunder Bay
25th 3 Nations Cup,
Thunder Bay, Ontario
5.00pm Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
7.30pm Winner game 1 vs Winner Game 2
26th Trave and rest day
27th Exhibition Sereis, Winnipeg, Manitoba
USA vs
Canada
Australia
vs Winnipeg
28th Travel and Practice
29th New Millennium [1]
Series, Lethbridge, Alberta
USA vs
Australia
Canada vs
Lethbridge
30th New Millennium
Series, Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge
vs USA
USA vs
Canada
31st New Millennium Series, Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge
vs USA
Australia
vs Canada
August 1st Arrive in
Edmonton
Finalise
World Championships Squad
August 2nd Practice, Edmonton
August 3 - 14 World
AAA Championships
August 15 Leigh to Albany New York. Australian squad back to Australia.
August 25th Leigh back to Adelaide
There are no other major t
[1]ournaments
for this age group (the people playing in the Olympics are a few years older)
except for local clubs until Mid-December when there are tournaments with USA
and possibly China in Adelaide.
Following these tournaments are the Australian Nationals, which I
believe are in Brisbane in January 2001, and hopefully Leigh is off to the
States for Rookie in March 2001.
The above itinerary is what has been provided by the
two-national squads going to North America and I have no other details but what
is listed above. I will have a web site
which will follow these two tours with list of players and etc. and I will pass on the URL for that before
they leave.
Terrell Neuage