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Balashi joins the Aruba Baseball Classic 2017

Aruba, Curacao and Holland to meet in the 1st Kingdom Games

ORANJESTAD, Aruba - The
second consecutive Aruba
Baseball Classic [ABC] is
expanding to become the
1st Kingdom Games Base-
ball Classic 2017.

The international baselball
series will take place No-
vember 2nd through No-
vember 5th, 2017. On the
Novemeber 3rd, there will
also be an official opening
ceremony.
Edwin “Joy” Orman, Presi-
dent of the Aruba Baseball
Classic explained, “this is
the 2nd year they’ve had
this competition here, for
this reason they decided
to invite teams within the
Dutch kingdom, and
to hold the same type of
championship.”
The regular baseball sea-
son began March 12th,
2017 and ended Octo-
ber 14th, 2017 which ABC
decided to put the the the winter vacation so the time while on the island. shorter, but the ABC was 2017, Aruba will be well rep-
Kingdom Games during players would have a great Last year, the season was a bigger success than resented with three teams

had been expected. The Aruba White, Aruba Blue
thought was this year with and Aruba Red. Curacao
an extended season, the will have two teams, and
Classic woukld become Holland will field only one
a classic. The organiza- team.
tion was satisfied with the The first games will be
season and it finished on played on November 2nd
time with three weeks to at Nadi Croes/Crismo An-
spare before the Kingdom gela ballpark beginning at
Games. 4:00 PM.
“The season turned out re- On November 3rd, the
ally well, the way we had games will move to Joe
hoped,” according to Ru- Laveist Ballpark and begin
bert Paesch coach of Left- at 3:30 PM. , dia 4 di No-
overs EcoTech. vember na Joe Laveist Ball-
Not exactly over-the-hill but park desde 1:30 PM y dia 5
this is the twilight league di November desde 11:00
The AA-league, as well as, AM.
baseball classic is for play- Entrance is 5 florin for
ers 40-and-over. adults. Children 13 years
Leftovers EcoTech are the and under can enter free.
automatic qualifiers and There will also be a Beach
Winners of the GUARDIAN GROUP WALK & RUN the team to beat and are Volleyball competition at
ready to compete in the Joe Laveist Sportpark from
ARUBA are heading for Curacao international classic. Nil- November 3rd through No-
do Wernet said two more vember 5th, 2017.
On Sunday 29th of Octo- (6Km) y Jonathan Busby runners in the race. teams have joined since There will also be a recog-
ber, 2017 the winners of the (10Km) will be the official Zhyon Geerman and Jona- last year and he hopes next nition for the players and
6K and 10K of My Guard- representatives ofAruba than Busby will also have a year the tournament will be ex-player who have con-
ian Group Walk and Run but there is an open regis- support as from their team even bigger. tributed to the sport. This
Aruba 2017 will be in Cu- tration up to 7, 500 partici- Malmok Runners. Wernet is the manager of championship will be dedi-
racao to compete in the pants. For several years Aruba the Blue Team, and also a cated to Cecil Haynes and
34th annual My Guardian This year’s race will have a has sent participants to part of Eco Tech. Carlos Devoir.
Group Walk and Run Cura- few changes with the rac- the Curacao version of the From the start of the com- Balashi Brewery is the proud
cao 2017. ers crossing Juliana Bridge race and the have fared petition, they will reinforce sponsor of the Aruba Base-
and ending is at Parasa well on several occasions. the team with a few more ball Classic.
The women ‘s overall win- Beach. Betto Maduro, a Paraolym- players to guarantee they We invite all fans to come
ners, Ruthlyn Webb (6Km) y Aracely Parra will be ac- pic athlete will also partici- will be able to compete at out out and enjoy Aruba’s-
Aracely Parra (10Km) and companied by her team pate as a team of Malmok the highest level. never-ending summer
the men’s Zhyon Geerman PriceSmart, who have 14 Runners.q In the Kingdom Games classic.q