COMMANDER Origin Deleveaux makes some remarks as he is flanked by Petty Officer Shantell Brennen and Chief Petty Officer John Ingraham.

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SHOWN, from left to right, are Lynden Maycock, Mike Sands, Petty Officer Shantell Brennen, Commander Origin Deleveaux and Chief Petty Officer John Ingraham.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#AS their contribution to the celebrations of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force will hold their Annual Church Service 2pm Sunday at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, followed by the parade through the streets.

#Commander Origin Deleveaux, accompanied by Chief Petty Officer John Ingraham and Petty Officer Shantell Brennen, made the announcement on Wednesday during the Local Organising Committee of the games’ weekly press conference, this time held on top of the old-world war bunker opposite the stadium.

#Deleveaux, speaking on behalf of Commodore Dr Raymond king, thanked the LOC for helping to facilitate their 43rd Annual Church Service that will be held under the theme, “The pursuit of excellence as guidance of our heritage, nation builders and community leaders.”

#As the best naval base on this side of the hemisphere, Deleveaux said they hope to accomplish their 10 missions as they engage in nation building, especially through the four major youth development programmes that they are engaged in.

#“Everyone is quite familiar with the Rangers, which sets the standard in youth development in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas,” Deleveaux pointed out. “We have Rangers on 7-8 islands with over 2,000 active Rangers and so when we talk about nation building, this is what we do.

#“We also have another programme called Hype – Helping Youth People Excel. We also have Programme Sure and the last programme we have is called Taps.

#“So, when it comes to nation building, this is what we do in terms of ensuring that our kids are inspired to do bigger and better things.”

#As community leaders, Deleveaux revealed that Commander King has instructed every department of the RBDF to engage in some type of initiatives to raise the level of participation with their neighbours and friends in their communities.

#Apostle Raymond Wells, of Living Waters Ministries, will deliver the message during the service for the first time as they partner with the LOC of CARIFTA as they come out and be a part of the whole experience at the stadium before the public gets to see the RBDF adorned in their uniforms during the march. “Everybody knows that the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has the best band in the land,” Deleveaux said.

#“They will be leading the way. We are excited, not only about it, but we’re excited for you because you will have an opportunity to view it.”

#Rolle revealed that the parade will leave Bahamas Games Boulevard and head north to University Commons to Blue Hill Road north to Tucker Road. From there, the parade will travel west to Water Street and head north onto Lakeshore Road. From there they will traverse to Hayler Street to Rupert Dean Lane on to Poinciana Drive and head west to University Drive to University Commons and back to the Bahamas Games Boulevard where it will end in the parking lot.

#Lynden Maycock, the chief executive officer of the LOC, said they are pleased to be able to accommodate the RBDF, who have been a tremendous support to CARIFTA, which has been hosted here eight previous times.

#“We say thank you for all that you do,” Maycock summed up.

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#THE Bahamas Kidney Association (BKA) will host a fun run/walk tomorrow (March 18) at 6:30am on Goodman’s Bay.

#With March being national kidney month, it was the perfect time for event organisers to host the event to raise awareness for kidney health in The Bahamas.

#The event serves as another way for BKA to give back to the community and is one of the association’s major fundraisers for the year.

#The fun run/walk will feature a short route which is from Goodman’s Bay to Melia and back and a long route from Goodman’s Bay to Starbucks roundabout and back.

#Tamika Roberts, president of the Bahamas Kidney Association, talked about how persons can register for the event with one day remaining.

#“Registration will be open on Saturday. We encourage everyone to come out early if you haven’t registered,” Roberts said.

#Persons can come out from as early as 5am on Saturday morning or can register at info@bahamaskidneyassociation.org

#Roberts added that currently they are at about 30% of the sign up goal and are looking for more support from the public ahead of Saturday’s fun run/walk.

#She hopes to have more local businesses sponsor not only this event, but other community events hosted by BKA in the future.

#For those who are interested in registering for this year’s BKA fun run/walk event, the registration fees for adults are $20 and for students $10.

#Despite looking for more support from the public, Roberts is thankful for the amount of support BKA has received and to those who have made the process a smooth one.

#BKA encourages those who have not registered as yet to come out early on Saturday and for those that wish to volunteer are welcome and can reach out via the email above or 242-436-1317.

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STANLEY Mitchell points out what to expect in the CARIFTA exhibition.

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STANLEY Mitchell gives an indication of what to expect at the CARIFTA exhibition.

SOME of the partners getting a sneak preview of the inside of the war bunker where an exhibition for CARIFTA will take place.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#LOCAL Organising Committee chief executive officer Lynden Maycock said he’s extremely pleased with how the exhibition of the past 50 years of the CARIFTA Games is coming together in the old war bunker in the parking lot opposite the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

#Maycock has commissioned veteran historian Stanley Mitchell to create the exhibition for the viewing public when they come to the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th anniversary of the games, scheduled for April 8-10 at the stadium.

#Mitchell, who has attended just about every annual regional junior track and field competition since its inception in 1972, said he was thrilled when he was approached by Maycock to put together the museum for all to see.

#“When he asked me if I could do something over there I told him ‘no, the room wasn’t as big as my bathroom at home,” Mitchell said. “A young lady, who works for the LOC, came over and she said ‘man, this is a big room.”

#That was the genesis of Mitchell getting the work started. “We are recreating 50 years of CARIFTA,” Mitchell said. “I think I was chosen because this will be my 40th CARIFTA that I’ve been there. During that time, I’ve video taped and recorded all of them.

#“I have in the bunker, starting from the 8mm, then the 16 mm, then it went into VHS and then mini DVD and now it’s on a little chip. So I’ve had to try to secure all these moments from all over those years and somehow, most of it I have.”

#During the exhibition, which will be free of charge, Mitchell said spectators will get to see all of the medal winners during the games from 1974 to 2022. Mitchell also intends to show a movie called ‘Through the years,’ which will highlight some of the exciting times that the fans enjoyed over the years. “You will see iconic pictures of people who planned all those years during the games up on the wall,” Mitchell revealed.

#There will also be a tuck shop where the spectators would be able to purchase paraphernalia for the 50th CARIFTA Games at the end of their visit into the museum.

#The bunker, according to Mitchell, was used for training for World War II before the soldiers were sent into battle. It was created to mimic what was being done in a real war situation. The bunker has since been transformed.

#“We are trying to be delicate on how we transform the bunker so that when we are finished, it can go back and be preserved to what it was before with all of the photos from World War II back in place,” Mitchell stated.

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BAHAMIAN and American athletes and coaches engaging in a symposium before the start of the Island Relays Bahamas Spring University Invitational in Grand Bahama this weekend.

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#ALL six of the universities from the United States of America are now in Freeport, Grand Bahama to participate in Island Relays Bahamas Spring University Track and Field Invitational this weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex.

#The six universities participating in the Track and Field Invitational are here with their full rosters – Texas A&M, South Carolina USC with a contingent of 96 and Oklahoma Sooners with 136 athletes and Arizona Wildcats with 140 persons, all with their coach& training staff. Athletes from the University of the Bahamas will also be participating in the event, which will get started today and wrap up on Saturday.

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ORGANISERS of First Class Promotions’ all-female boxing match in The Bahamas and Caribbean, set for 8pm on March 31 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium.

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#FIRST Class Promotions will host the first all-female boxing match in The Bahamas and Caribbean at 8pm on Friday, March 31 at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium.

#The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will work alongside First Class Promotions in an event that is set to honour and celebrate former Bahamian boxing champion Ray Minus Jr.

#The all-female world title fight will also help to bring awareness to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which is a body-crippling condition the boxing legend has developed.

#The World Boxing Association (WBA) world title fight will feature Toronto’s Lindsay Garbatt vs Las Vegas’ Jaimie “The Miracle” Mitchell in the 10-round main event.

#In the 8-round co-main event, Simone Silva from San Palo, Brazil will take on O’Shea Jones from Philadelphia.

#The boxing event will feature four female matchups on the night.

#Michelle Minus, boxing matchmaker and promoter of First Class Promotions, talked about why they decided to go with an all-female card for the event at yesterday’s press conference.

#“Well, we needed to come back with something different. We promoted only male boxing over the years and also First Class Promotions is celebrating 23 years in existence this year July and we wanted to come back with something strong,” Minus said.

#Persons interested in purchasing tickets for the event are encouraged to visit the website at www. bahamasetickets.com as tickets are selling fast with excitement building around the first all-female professional boxing match.

#For persons that wish to purchase tickets in person, box offices will be set up to accommodate physical ticket purchases at the event.

#Minus talked about why the public should be at this year’s exciting boxing showdown.

#“On the fight card, the main event, one of them was a silver medallist Olympian and one is a bronze medallist, they have had this rivalry for a minute, so they are going to be able to settle the score in The Bahamas,” Minus said.

#The prices for general admission are $35 and the VIP section is for $125.

#Also, shirts will be on sale in support of six-time British Commonwealth champion Ray Minus Jr. For persons that want to purchase shirts for the event as well, they can contact 1-242-465-2313 for pricing and additional information.

#The women’s showdown will be sponsored by a number of local companies.

#Companies will include the MOYSC, Ministry of Tourism, 100Jamz Group Companies, Nassau Guardian, Love 97, Cable Bahamas Sports, ZNS, EZ CAR Sales, Nirvana Beach, Bahamian Brewery & Beverage Co. Ltd., Nassau Agencies, Sun Time, Doc’s Pharmacy, Ron’s Radiator, Original Patties, Daina’s Guest House, Eddie Electric Co. Ltd., Heastie’s Services Station, and Battery and Tyre Specialists Ltd.

#Nathan Arnett, brand manager at Jimmy’s Wine and Spirits and Bahamian Brewery, talked about why the company decided to sponsor the event.

#“We came on board as a sponsor with Modelo primarily because [it] is a beer that is an international sponsor for boxing and UFC and on top of that we wanted to give back to Ray Minus Jr and we want to come on board with bringing awareness for ALS and other serious illnesses and injuries that come along with that,” Arnett said.

#He added that the former Bahamian champion fighter has given back and been a huge hero for the country and the company will give 100 percent of the profit to the four-time Bahamas bantamweight champion.

#Early on in his career in the 1990s, Minus Jr. decided to open a club to keep troubled young men away from gang violence, drugs and alcohol.

#He and his former wife Michelle Munnings Minus had a club called the Champion Amateur Boxing Club which helped 280+ boys from inner city communities.

#Despite his battle with the neurogenerative disease known as ALS, which causes persons to lose their ability to walk, talk and eventually breathe, Minus Jr has contributed a lot outside of his many boxing accolades to the Bahamian community and now it’s time for Bahamians to give back to the boxing legend by supporting the WBA’s all-female world title match.

#The event will be sanctioned by The Bahamas Boxing Commission.

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THE CARIFTA Trials and High School National Track and Field Championships will take place in a combined event this year.

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#By TENAJH SWEETING

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#With the CARIFTA Trials & High School National Track and Field Championships set to take place in a combined event on March 25-27, some parents criticised the organisers’ decision to remove the under-15 division.

#The CARIFTA Trials and Nationals would usually take place as two separate track and field events but this year, due to financial complications, the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture (MOYSC) and Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) made the decision to combine the events, making it the final track event before April’s 50th CARIFTA Games.

#Despite the decision to cut costs by having a single event, the BAAA president acknowledged that there were some complications that came with this decision.

#Drumeco Archer, president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, talked about one of the problems ahead of next weekend’s trials.

#“The age of qualifying for the CARIFTA Games starts at the age of someone turning 14 or someone who is 14 within the CARIFTA year, so that creates a fundamental problem for us because if a child competes in the under-15 category, which is combined with the under-17 category, that child runs the risk of not qualifying for the team because we expect all our athletes to compete in head-to-head competition,” Archer said.

#He said to come to a happy medium, they simply decided to create a new division called the under-14 division after removing the under 13 and 15 divisions. Archer added that the alternative to this “inherent” problem would be to have a single event for the CARIFTA Trials and High School Nationals, which is not feasible for the athletes or event organisers.

#“That would have been ideal but there are financial implications there because now we are saying to the athletes you must come to CARIFTA Trials and to the Nationals on two separate occasions, hotel costs are mounting and the average hotel room rate is about $350,” Archer said.

#He continued to say it is financially taxing on both the Government of The Bahamas, schools and individual students.

#Hence, he said the BAAAs, in conjunction with the MOYSC, wanted to host a high-level competition in the most cost effective way.

#Cherelle Cartwright, parent of a child in the under-15 division, talked about why she disagreed with the organisers’ decision to remove the under-15 division.

#“I am not fond of it simply because of the reason that a lot of the children who are coming from other islands for the nationals, like my son, this might be their first time getting involved. “Nationals or CARIFTA what happens now is that you are allowing the under-15 children to compete with children that are outside of their age range,” Cartwright said.

#Despite understanding the CARIFTA Games is primarily for the under-17 and under-20 age group, Cartwright believes eliminating the under-15 age group will not be beneficial for the younger athletes as running with the older athletes takes away from the under-15 athletes that are accustomed to running within their normal age group.

#“The under-15s now have to go with the under-17s and you are putting them in a competitive zone that they are probably not even going to compete at when you look at those times of the under 17s.

#“I don’t see the need to do that and totally take out that category,” she added.

#The parent said combining the events is fine but the entire elimination of the under-15 division does not seem beneficial for athletes looking to compete in the Nationals and takes away from what the event is all about.

#BAAA president Archer maintains organisers are trying to create a high-level meet and do that in the most inclusive way.

#The CARIFTA Trials and Nationals are expected to start March 25-27 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. The combined event will feature the under-14 girls and boys, under-17 girls and boys and the under-20 girls and boys.

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NEW PROVIDENCE BASKETBALL ASSOC. PLAYOFFS

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas Mingoes guard Delano Armbrister goes to the basket for a layup as Caro Construction Shockers guard Horris McKenzie tries to block him in the first game of their best-of-three NPBA division one playoff series. Photo: UB ATHLETICS

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#THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team came back from down 10 points to force overtime against the Caro Construction Shockers but could not pull off the NPBA playoff win.

#Despite leading by as much as eight points and having to claw back from being down 10 points, the Mingoes could not pull off the New Providence Basketball Association win and lost 72-68 at The A.F. Adderley Gym.

#The Shockers now lead the best-of-three series 1-0. The second game is set for Saturday.

#Erquantae Edgecombe and Justin Burrows each contributed 17 points for the Mingoes in the loss. Ricardo Taylor also scored 11 points for the Mingoes.

#Burrows pulled down 11 rebounds and Theodore Grant had seven steals as well. Spurgeon Johnson led the Shockers with 18 points, William Rigby scored 16 and Jeron Smith and Dario McKenzie scored 12 each.

#McKenzie also pulled down 15 rebounds for the Shockers.

#The Mingoes led by as much as eight points off a Dave Lindsey rebound that converted into a fast break lay-up for Theodore Grant to put them up 34-26 with 1:23 to go in the second quarter.

#The Shockers bounced back thiugh to tie the game at 41-41 just 20 seconds into the fourth quarter on a lay-up from Dominique Fernander.

#Spurgeon Johnson capped a 13-3 run from the Shockers on two free throws to put them up 54-44 with 6:23 to go in regulation.

#The Mingoes cut the lead down and forced a tie with 1.3 seconds to go at 62-62.

#The Mingoes called a time out and were able to advance the ball into the front court.

#Theodore Grant inbounded the ball and was able to get it close to the basket for the win.

#Erquantae Edgecombe caught the ball in the air but was not able to connect, forcing the game into overtime.

#Edgecombe and Grant combined on a 6-2 run to start overtime and put the Mingoes up four at 68-64.

#However, the Shockers closed out on an 8-0 run to take the game 72-68 and go up 1-0 in the series. “This was a very winnable game for us tonight and the guys played their hearts out,” said head coach Bacchus Rolle. “We made the stops but we couldn’t convert it to baskets. This team fights but I think fatigue set in and when fatigue happens your mind goes and then your legs go. We fought well and came back to tie the game and almost won it.”

#Rolle added that heading into the second game of the best-of-three series, his squad is going to have some offence. “We have to find more than just Justin Burrows, who came out big with 17 points tonight,” he said.

#“We are also going to have to control the paint and hit more jump shots along with spreading the floor a bit more to give our big men an opportunity to work the middle of the floor more.”

#The Shockers out-rebounded the Mingoes 70-47 in the game.

#Game two of the best-of-three series is set for 7pm Saturday at The A.F. Adderley Gym.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#GRAND Bahama: After the first day of competition, Texas A&M Aggies have surged in front in the two-day Island Relays Bahamas at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex.

#The Aggies lead in both the men and women’s divisions following the first day of competition on Friday. They took control of the men’s division with 80 points, 25 more than the second place Oklahoma Sooners, who had 65 and held a slim one-point lead, 49-48, over the Arizona Wildcats in the ladies’ division.

#Six teams make up the field of competition, which include the University of the Bahamas Mingoes, who sit in sixth place in both divisions.

#The final day of competition will take place on Saturday, including some competition between the high school teams.

#The other universities competing are the Oklahoma Sooners, South Carolina Gamecocks and Vanderbilt Commodores, bringing more than 400 athletes to Grand Bahama and an additional 1,000 people in spectators.

#The meet, organised by Marvin Henfield and Joyce Johnson, was intended to be staged in Grand Bahama in 2021, but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Henfield said they are delighted to finally get it off the ground as they provide an economic boost to the island.

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#GRAND Bahama: The Texas A&M Aggies finished first in the men’s division and second in the women’s to win the inaugural Island Relays Bahamas.

#The Aggies dominated the men’s division, but fell short to arch rivals Oklahoma Sooners in the women’s division. However, Texas A&M’s grand total of 325 points was enough to hold off Oklahoma, who finished in second with 333. Arizona Wildcats came in third with 292.

#Texas A&M rode the strong performances of their men to the top of the chart with 198. Arizona were second with 140, Oklahoma got third with 132, South Carolina Game Cocks were fourth with 125 and the University of the Bahamas Mingoes ended up in fifth with 19.

#And in the women’s division, Oklahoma topped the chart with 193, followed by Texas A&M in second with 157, Arizona third with 152, South Carolina fourth with 99, Vanderbilt Commodores fifth with 54 and the University of the Bahamas sixth with just one.

#The two-day meet, held on Friday and Saturday, was organised by Marvin Henfield and Joyce Johnson with the view of helping to stimulate the economy in Grand Bahama after the passing of Hurricane Dorian.

#The meet was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but was called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Henfield said they accomplished their goal with more than 1,100 athletes, coaches and fans from the visiting schools from the United States making a hefty financial contribution to the island.

#Henfield said the event is expected to become an annual one and they already have interest from more than 10 schools in coming down next year to participate in the second version of the meet.

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 Home|Sports|Bahamians come up big in Great Britain’s winSports

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With eight players who are either Bahamians, or with Bahamian roots, and two Bahamian coaches, on its roster, Team Great Britain is swinging for the fences at the 2023 World Baseball Classic which is currently ongoing at four major cities around the world.

The Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, is the host venue for Pool A, the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, is the site for Pool B, Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, is the venue for Pool C, and loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, United States, is where the Pool D games are being played.

Great Britain is on Pool C with Canada, Colombia, Mexico and host country the United States. The United States is the defending champion of the classic.

The team lost its first two games, 6-2, to the United States and, 18-8, to Canada, but bounced back in a huge way yesterday, defeating a strong Colombian team, 7-5. The fifth installment of the World Baseball Classic runs until March 21 when the championship game will be held.

The Bahamians are certainly making their presence felt.

In yesterday’s huge victory over Colombia, Grand Bahamian Chavez Young, the starting right fielder, had a huge game-tying two-run, two-out hit in the bottom of the fourth inning.

After Great Britain fell behind 3-0 early, Bertram ‘BJ’ Murray Jr., another Bahamian, got the rally started with a sacrifice fly to left field in the bottom of the fourth. Murray was the starting third baseman for Great Britain yesterday. Two walks and a strikeout after Murray’s sacrifice fly, with the bases loaded, Young struck for the team. He drilled a shot through the left side of the infield, plating two runners and tying the score at three.

Great Britain scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 5-3 lead and added two insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh.

A rally by Colombia in the top of the ninth fell short as Cleveland Guardians’ minor leaguer Meibrys Viloria struck out swinging, with a runner at second base, to end the game.

Great Britain prevailed 7-5, picking up its first-ever victory in the five editions of the World Baseball Classic.

Young finished the game against Colombia with that two-run single in three at-bats and added a walk. He also had a stolen base yesterday – his fourth of the tournament. Young is batting .333 for the tournament. Murray had a double in three at-bats with a RBI yesterday and is batting .222 for the tournament. Trayce Thompson of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the youngest son of Bahamian sports legend Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson and the brother of Golden State Warriors’ star guard Klay Thompson, bats number two in the lineup behind Young. He was 0-for-3 yesterday, but is hitting .300 for the tournament including a huge home run against the United States on Saturday. The other Bahamian in the starting lineup on Monday, Anfernee Seymour, went hitless in four at-bats, and has just one hit in 10 at-bats in the tournament.

Cleveland Guardians’ minor leaguer Dayan Frias, the starting shortstop of the Colombian team yesterday, finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

The other Bahamians on Team Great Britain are pitchers Chavez Fernander and Tahnaj Thomas, outfielder D’Shawn Knowles and catcher Ural Forbes. Knowles has two hits in five at-bats with a RBI (run batted in) and a run scored in the tournament and Forbes is 0-for-1.

The two Bahamian pitchers are yet to experience significant action. Fernander got in the game yesterday and gave up two hits and two walks in an inning of work. Thomas is yet to experience action. The two Bahamian coaches on the team are first base coach Albert Cartwright and bench coach Antoan Richardson – the sixth Bahamian to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).

It doesn’t get any easier for Team Great Britain as they are set to play Mexico at 10 p.m. tonight. That game will end pool play for Great Britain and will be vital for advancement purposes. The team needs to win to have a shot to move on to the quarterfinals which get underway on Thursday.

As it stands, The Bahamas is unable to field a team at the World Baseball Classic level due to a lack of participation in qualifying tournaments, and the Bahamians are eligible to suit up for Great Britain by means of having at least one parent who was, even if deceased, born in a British territory. The Bahamas was a British colony up until its independence in 1973.

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