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PIL EXPANDES TO TRAIL
The Orioles have been a baseball mainstay in the British Columbia since the late 1970s and is annually one of the top teams in the providence. Trail has won the BC Provincial Championship three times with the most recent championship coming in 2008. They were the Western Canadian Baseball champions in 2001 and has made the playoff round several times in both the Grand Forks International and the Baseball Blast Tournament in Kelowna.
Located on the Columbia River in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Kelowna has a population of 7,237 people. The Orioles have a solid core of local ballplayers with some of the top talent from around the province. The 2011 team includes NHL prospect, Kellen Jones was drafted in the seventh round by the Edmonton Oilers in 2010 and is currently playing collegiate hockey along side Oriole teammate and brother Connor.
Several former Trail residences have been drafted and played professional ball led by current New York Met Jason Bay, who also playing in the Pacific International League with Kelowna. And current Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Chris Kissock.
JANUARY 22, 2011 - SEATTLE, WA: The Pacific International League is proud to announce that the Trail AM Ford Orioles will be joining the league for the 2011 season. The Orioles are playing a full schedule of summer of games leading up to the Provincial Championship in Kelowna, the Western Canadians and the Grand Forks International. The team is coached by Kevin Hendrickson.
Founded in the fall of 1992, the PIL is considered by many to be the premier Summer Collegiate Baseball league in the Northwest. Most PIL players are NCAA eligible and are unpaid in order to maintain their eligibility. The PIL is different from many other summer collegiate baseball leagues in that the league also allows former professionals and college graduates to participate.
