The Victoria Eagles are pleased to announce that Gautam Srivastava, hitting coach with the Junior Premier and the Premier Eagles and Baseball Canada’s 2011 Coach of the Year, has been named as the Manager of the 2011 BC Selects. The BC Select team is comprised of the Province’s best Grade 10 and 11 players and represents BC at the Canada Cup, Baseball Canada’s National Championship Tournament taking place this year at Moncton, N.B., between August 10 and 15. He will be joined by assistant coaches Cory Eckstein (Coach - Junior National Team), Doug Mathieson (Manager - PBL Langley Blaze) and Andy Rempel (Manager - PBL Abbotsford Cardinals).
Over the years, the BC Selects have served as a springboard to the Junior National Team and beyond for players like Justin Morneau, Jeff Francis and Rich Harden. The Victoria Eagles are immensely proud that a member of our coaching staff has been recognized in this way. Congratulations to Gautam from Eagles players, parents, fans and fellow coaches!