The World Baseball Softball Confederation says an Olympic qualifying baseball tournament will be held in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast.
W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL 5 IS YOURHOME FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPICS.THE OPENING CEREMONIES AREJUST OVER 3 MONTHS AWAY.
NEWAT FIVE, WEOLYMPIC QUALIFYING EVENTS WILLBE HAPPENING RIGHT IN OURBACKYARD.
W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL5WHOWALTER (SHOAL-NAST)SCHOELLNAST AND JERRYMENDELSBERG CAME OUT TO CLOVERPARK IN PORT ST.
LUCIE TUESDAYMORNING TO LEARN MORE ABOUTHE SILVER SLUGGERS PROGRAM.(: 7 JERRY MENDELSBERG/PSL“BASEBALL IS GREAT.
PLAYING INSOUTH FLORIDA IN THE SPRINGAND EARLY SUMMER IS GREAT.MUCH BETTER THAN WATCHING ITON TV”) WHILE WAITING FOR THEST.
LUCIE METS TO BEGIN THEIRSEASON, THEY MAY ALSO GET THECHANCE TO SEE BASEBALL ON A“WORL” STAGE.
(NAT :2“THISIS A UNIQUE EVENT” ) PLAYTREASURE COAST, THE RENAMEDTREASURE COAST SPORTSCOMMISSION, ASKED ST.
LUCIECOUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR110-THOUSAND DOLLARS SO ST.LUCIE CAN JOIN WITH PALM BEACHCOUNTY TO HOST AN OLYMPICBASEBALL QUALIFIER.
THEREQUEST WAS APPROVED.
(RICKHATCHER/PLAY TREASURE COAST :5“ITSIGNATURE EVENT THAT COULDREALLY BRAND OUR COUNTY”)BASEBALL IS BACK IN THEOLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIMSINCE 2008.
THE 8 NATIONALTEAMS PARTICIPATING LOCALLYWOULD STAY IN A HOTEL BUBBLE.(STAND :10“WHILE THE VENUESHAVENITOUR LOCAL SPRING TRAININGSTADIUMS WILL SEE PLENTY OFACTION”) THOSE FINAL DETAILSSHOULD BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK&BUT CLOVER PARK AS WELL AS TFITTEAM BALL PARK OF THEPBEACHES AND ROGER DEANSTADIUM ARE IN THE MIX.
THISCOMES AS THE USA OLYMPICSOFTBALL TEAM PREPARES THISWEEK AT THE JACKIE ROBINSONTRAINING COMPLEX IN VEROBEACH.
A PUBLIC PRACTICE WILLBE HELD HERE FRIDAY& AND FANSARE EXPECTED AR THE BASEBALLQUALIFIER FROM MAY 31STTHROUGH JUNE 5TH.
(:9 HATCHER“OUR HOPE IS THAT AS WE REVIEOTHER POLICIES AROUND THECOUNTRY THAT WE ARE ABLE TOLOOK AND INCREASE THE SEATINGCAPACITY AT OUR VENUES”) (:5WALTER SCHOELLNAST“ANYTHINGTHATPORT ST.
LUCIE ON THE MAP, WHYNOT”) COUNTY TOURISM LEADERSPREDICT A 2- MILLION DOLLARECONOMIC IMPACT, AND ARELOOKING FOR AREA BUSINESSES TOSPONSOR THE EVENT.
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To get to the Summer Olympics, baseball teams will have to come through Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast to qualify.
Some of the best baseball players in the world will be in Palm Beach County and on the Treasure Coast trying to secure their spot..