DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke baseball team is set to host Academy of Baseball Canada (ABC) at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Jack Coombs Field. The scrimmage is free of charge and open to the public.
Incorporated in Montreal through the joint efforts of Baseball Canada, Baseball Quebec and the Montreal Expos, ABC is a high performance baseball program for elite players from eastern Canada. Since its inception in 1990, ABC has sent several alumni to Major League Baseball, including Eric Gagne, Pierre-Luc LaForest, Steve Green, Eric Cyr and Russel Martin.
The Blue Devils went 33-24 this past season to earn the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 1961.