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FALL RIVER: Three baseball players from the Fall River, Belnan and Kennetcook areas have been named among the 24 players announced for Nova Scotia’s U17 Selects squad.

The roster was released by the coaching staff of the Baseball N.S. squad on Oct. 27.

Shane Cowan of Fall River; Lane George of Belnan; and Eric Fields from Kennetcook heard their names called as making the team.

In the release it adds that the list also includes the overage players competing over the winter for the 2 positions available.

The final roster will be posted the first week of April. The team will compete at the Canada Cup in Regina next August.

The team is comprised of:  

Ryan Avery                          Whites Lake

Benito Bonilla                     Halifax

Nolan Cheeseman             Tantallon

Shane Cowan                      Fall River

Tyler Croteau                      Kentville

John Decoste                      Truro

Travis Feltmate                   Spryfield

Ty Doucette                         Dartmouth

Eric Fields                            Kennetcook

Ryan Fitzgerald                   Lucasville

Nick Gage                            Halifax

Lane George                        Belnan

Matt Grabmann                  Dartmouth

Carter Higgins                     Truro

Matt Hoskin                        Eastern Passage

Brad Howatt                        Halifax

Kyle Hunt                             Hammonds Plains

Zach Jenkins                        Middle Sackville

Jack Laws                             Bridgewater

Rory Macdonald                 Halifax

Ryan Macdonald                Cole Harbour

Matt Mackenzie                 Vaughn

Kole Miller                           Dartmouth

Ryan Trenholm                    Hammonds Plains