When the Chinese National team decided to leave the states for China two days earlier than orignally planned, the Davidson Copperheads were left off of their schedule since they were the last team slated to play them. The Russian National team also lost a game with China for the same reason. With the Copperheads searching for an international opponent and Russian wanting to add an additional game the fit was perfect. The Russian National team will come to Davidson on Wednesday, August 1st for a 7:00 PM exhibition game. Pre-sale on tickets will begin immediately. If interested, please email Derek Shoe at dshoe@copperheadsports.org . Below you will find information on the Russian National Team.
2007 Russian National Baseball Team's 20th Anniversary U.S.A. Baseball Tour
organized by Russian International Baseball at the request of the Russian
Olympic Committee
It is Russia versus America all over again, this time at ballparks in big
cities and small towns in the United States. For generations Russia was the
United States’ greatest arch-rival, but a deeper relationship precedes that
chapter dating back to 1807. This year marks the bicentennial of official
diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia, and in 2007
events and celebrations will take place in both countries in total
recognition of our shared history. During this anniversary, the great
American pastime brings us all closer together once again as we celebrate
this landmark event.
This summer, the senior Russian National Baseball Team, under the direction
of the Russian Olympic Committee, will embark on their 2007 U.S.A. Baseball
Tour, an American baseball extravaganza traveling throughout the eastern
United States from July 15 to August 15 including:
• Games versus baseball teams in top-level NCAA sanctioned summer collegiate
leagues
• A series versus Team USA and Team China scheduled through Major League
Baseball
• Appearances at and the attendance of Major League Baseball games and
stadiums
As the Russian baseball players journey throughout the United States marking
this bicentenary by playing baseball in big, picturesque stadiums and small,
quaint ballparks during the dog days of the American summer, the
globalization of baseball continues on. Make sure not to miss a game in your
area as we collect tighter bonds of our two countries through the grand old
game that now even Russian little leaguers are embracing.
The full schedule will be released soon. Here is a sneak peak at the first
games of the 2007 Russian National Baseball Team's 20th Anniversary U.S.A.
Baseball Tour
July 15 - Sunday Arrival Day to JFK from Moscow New York, New York
July 16 - Monday Pittsfield Dukes - NECBL Pittsfield, Massachusetts
July 17 - Tuesday Lowell All-Americans - NECBL Lowell, Massachusetts
July 18 - Wednesday Tri-State All-Stars - Tri-State League Torrington,
Connecticut
July 19 - Thursday DAY OFF Boston, Massachusetts
July 20 - Friday Attending Red Sox vs. White Sox game - MLB Boston,
Massachusetts
July 21 - Saturday Danbury Westerners - NECBL Danbury, Connecticut
July 22 - Sunday DAY OFF Saratoga Springs, New York
July 23 - Monday Saratoga Phillies - NYCBL Saratoga Springs, New York
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Overview of the 2007 Russian National Baseball Team's 20th Anniversary
U.S.A. Baseball Tour
• Who: The Russian National Team versus top summer collegiate leagues, the
Chinese National Team and Team USA
• What: Nineteen games
• Where: Eastern United States at the best possible venues pending final
optimal schedule in, and not limiting to, the Atlantic Baseball
Confederation Collegiate League, the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League,
the Coastal Plain League, the New England Collegiate Baseball League, and
the New York Collegiate Baseball League
• When: Thirty-two day travel period from July 15 to August 15
• How: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RIB AT russianbaseball@hotmail.com or by
phone in the U.S. at 712-276-2360
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The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is the official organizing and governing
body of the Russian Baseball Federation (RBF) and the Russian National
Baseball Teams of all ages. The Russian National Baseball Team's (Senior, 21
& Under, 18 & Under, 16 & Under, and 14 & Under) are Russia’s official
baseball representatives in International Baseball Federation (IBAF)
sanctioned events and tournaments that include, but are not limited to, the
European Championships, the Baseball World Cup, and the Intercontinental
Cup.
The Russian National Baseball Teams’ tour of the United States this coming
summer is a preparatory trip right prior to the 2007 European Championships,
the European Olympic Qualifier Championship, that will be held in Barcelona,
Spain, and will begin on September 7.
Russian National Baseball Team
• Established: 1987, as the USSR National Baseball Team by the USSR Olympic
Committee
• Home: Moscow, Russia
• Manager: Dmitri Schlapnikov
• Status: Official representing baseball team of the Russian Olympic
Committee (ROC), the Russian Baseball Federation (RBF), and the country of
the Russian Federation in International Baseball Federation (IBAF)
sanctioned events, tournaments, and championships that include, but are not
limited to, the European Championships, the Baseball World Cup, and the
Intercontinental Cup.
• Competition: 2007 European Championships in Barcelona, Spain beginning
September 7; the European Olympic Qualifier Championship for the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China
The Russian National Baseball Team is comprised of the best of the best of
Russian baseball players. This year is the 20th Anniversary of baseball in
Russia with championship on-field play starting from absolute scratch in the
spring of 1987. Since 1992 eleven players from the former Soviet Union have
signed Minor League baseball contracts to play in the United States. This
past October the Minnesota Twins signed Russian National Team left-handed
pitcher Nikolay Lobanov to a minor league contract. The goal of this trip is
to properly and fully prepare the Russian National Baseball Team to play in
the 2007 European Championships where they will be competing for a spot in
the 2008 Summer Olympics.
This international barnstorming tour is commemorating this 200th
Anniversary, supporting the internationalization of the game of baseball,
and recognizing the continued affirmative friendship between the United
States and Russia.
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2007 Moscow, Russia 1st Annual John Quincy Adams American Labor Day Baseball
Tournament organized by Russian International Baseball and the Russian
Baseball Federation
Russian International Baseball (RIB), from the direction of the Russian
Olympic Committee and the Russian Baseball Federation, is seeking a minimum
of three quality college and university baseball teams to compete in the
2007 Moscow, Russia 1st Annual John Quincy Adams American Labor Day Baseball
Tournament versus the Russian National Baseball Team that will be held in
late August and early September of this year. This year marks the
bicentennial anniversary of official U.S. - Russia diplomatic relations and
the tournament will be supported and sponsored by certain private and
governmental entities. American teams will be guaranteed five games while in
Moscow with the possibility of additional games. Games will be played at the
Moscow State University Baseball Stadium, the Russian Army Park, and the
Planernaya-Airport Field in Moscow. Games will be nine innings in length and
wooden bats will be used. Also cultural tours of the Kremlin, Red Square,
and Olympic Stadium will take place.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RIB AT russianbaseball@hotmail.com or by phone
in the U.S. at 712-276-2360
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200 Years of U.S.-Russia Relations
For more than 200 years, Russia and the United States have shared a
multi-faceted diplomatic relationship, at one point even sharing a land
border when Russia had a settlement at Fort Ross, California. Over this
period, the two countries have competed for political and economic
influence, and cooperated to meet mutual global challenges. In 2007, private
and government organizations in the United States and Russia mark the
bicentennial of diplomatic relations with events that illustrate the depth
and history of the relationship.
Brief Historical Overview:
Russia's sale of Alaska to the U.S. Government in the mid-19th century
marked an active period that included commercial joint ventures and Russian
support for the United States during the American Civil War. The early 20th
century saw sometimes tense relations, but our countries continued to talk
and, at times, cooperate. Although the United States did not recognize the
Soviet Union until 1933, we provided humanitarian assistance to the victims
of the 1921-1923 famine. Despite our differences, the Soviets and the
Americans united against a common enemy during World War II, and the Soviet
Union participated in the Lend-Lease program under which the United States
provided the Allies with supplies. That period ended with the onset of the
Cold War, as our military alliances opposed each other in Europe and across
the globe. Nevertheless, cultural, sports, scientific, and educational
exchanges, and summits that led to important arms control treaties, kept the
lines of communication open. U.S. and Soviet astronauts even ventured into
space together in the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission.
After the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of the Cold War,
the U.S.-Russian relationship took on a new dimension, and contacts between
our citizens expanded rapidly in number and diversity. Russians and
Americans work together on a daily basis, both bilaterally and
multilaterally, in a wide range of areas, including combating the threats of
terrorism, nuclear arms proliferation, HIV/AIDS and other infectious
diseases, and other global challenges. Not surprisingly, there remain issues
on which our two governments do not agree. Even after 200 years, our
relations continue to evolve in both expected and unexpected ways.
