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Champions Crowned At BBA Sr. Nationals

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Two teams completed undefeated runs in the senior division at the Bahamas Baseball Association’s Andre Rodgers National Championship.

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6 months ago

June 10, 2024

10th Year Seniors

Baseball Championship Results

Two teams completed undefeated runs in the senior division at the Bahamas Baseball Association’s Andre Rodgers National Championship.

In the 16U division, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau won the gold medal Sunday afternoon with a 9-1 win over Freedom Farm Baseball League. Kaizen Dorsett was named tournament MVP, and Avery Bain was named the most outstanding pitcher. In the 23U division, Community Baseball League prevented a JBLN sweep with a 2-0 win in the gold medal game.

Bahamian Athletes Shine

The road to Paris continued for our elite Bahamian athletes at the New York Grand Prix. Devynne Charlton continued her stellar outdoor season, winning the 100m hurdles in 12.56 seconds. Donald Thomas had a season’s best performance in the high jump, finishing third with a mark of 2.23m. In the long jump, LaQuan Nairn finished fifth at 7.49m.

Liberty’s Victory

Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty had their biggest win of the season on Saturday, but there was no letdown a day later when they pushed their win streak to seven. Jones finished with a season-high 29 points and eight rebounds to lead the Liberty to a 93-88 win over the Washington Mystics Sunday at the Barclays Center. The Liberty are 11-2 on the season, second in the Eastern Conference behind the 9-1 Sun. A big matchup against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces is scheduled for this weekend.

Bahamian Baseball Highlights

Jazz Chisholm hit his ninth home run of the season in the Marlins’ 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians yesterday at LoanDepot Park. Bahamians are encouraged to vote for Jazz and send him to the All-Star Game. D’Shawn Knowles is back in Triple-A with the Salt Lake Bees and hit a homer in his return, finishing 2-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. On the season, he’s hitting .224 with 10 RBI and a .693 OPS.