TORONTO - Canada will defend its Pan Am Games gold with eight players who were there Oct. 24, 2011.
Andrew Albers of North Battleford, Sask., who started the 2-1 gold medal win over the U.S., headlines the roster manager Ernie Whitt and Greg Hamilton put together.
Albers, currently pitching at triple-A Buffalo, pitched 62/3 innings, fanning eight, in Lagos De Moreno, Mex.
Besides Albers, Georgetown right-hander Shawn Hill, Kyle Lotzkar, of Delta, B.C., Regina's Dustin Molleken, Toronto outfielder Tim Smith, infielder Skyler Stromsmoe of Bow Island, Alta., London outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard and Chris Robinson, of Dorchester, are back from 2011.