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Durham Lords Media Release
Monday, October 19, 2009

Durham College set to host the 2009 CIBA-ABIC Baseball National Championship

OSHAWA, Ont. - The top university and college baseball teams in the country are coming to the Durham region this weekend for the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association National Championship proudly hosted by Durham College. The much anticipated event will take place from October 23-25, 2009 at Kinsmen Memorial Stadium (Oshawa, Ont.) and Kirky Field (Pickering, Ont.).

The three day event will showcase high caliber baseball action, as the top six teams from across the country will battle it out for the national title.

Action will begin on Friday, October 23 at 11 a.m. with the official opening ceremony set to take place prior to the Lords first game at 5 p.m. (Kinsmen Memorial Stadium).

After the conclusion of round robin play on days one and two, the two semi-final match-ups are scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. followed by the national title game at 3 p.m.
 
For the latest details on the championship and for all information, please visit the championship host site at www.durhamlords.com/ciba

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Host: Durham College (Oshawa, Ont.)
Ontario Champion: St. Clair College (Windsor, Ont.)
OUA Champion: University of Western Ontario (London, Ont.)
Northern Champion: Concordia University (Montreal, PQ)
Atlantic Champion: Cape Breton University (Cape Breton, NS)
Wild Card: University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ont.)

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (All times LOCAL: Eastern Standard Time)

Friday, October 23
Game 1: St. Clair vs. Western (11 a.m.) ­ Kinsmen
Game 2: Concordia vs. Ottawa (2 p.m.) ­ Kinsmen
Game 3: Cape Breton vs. Durham (5 p.m.) ­ Kinsmen

Saturday, October 24
Game 4: St. Clair vs. Ottawa (10 a.m.) ­ Kinsmen
Game 5: Concordia vs. Western (10 a.m.) ­ Kirky
Game 6: St. Clair vs. Durham (1 p.m.) ­ Kinsmen
Game 7: Cape Breton vs. Western (1 p.m.) ­ Kirky
Game 8: Concordia vs. Durham (4 p.m.) ­ Kinsmen
Game 9: Cape Breton vs. Ottawa (4 p.m.) ­ Kirky

Tie breaker game or games (if necessary)
7 p.m. ­ Kinsmen (1) and Kirky (2)

Sunday, October 25
Semi Finals
11 a.m. - Kinsmen & Kirky

National Championship Final
3 p.m. ­ Kinsmen

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)