The So Cal Bombers have acquired the services of Darren Box from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada & Kelly Wenstrom from Langdon, Alberta, Canada for the 2006 season. The team announced the signing Friday, stating:
“The Bombers are extremely happy to add a world class player like Darren Box and Kelly Wenstrom.”
The team is still in negotiations with one more player, the Bombers will be posting their final roster and tourney schedule for the 2006 Season in the coming days.
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Editor’s Notes:
Box, at age 29, has already achieved what many spend a career trying to accomplish. He has three ISC World Tournament Championship rings, having been a member of the Broken Bow Spirit, which won the tournament in 2001, 2003 and 2004. He was selected All World catcher at the ISC World Tournament in those championship runs, and named the tournament’s MVP in 2001 at age 25.
Darren hails from the home of “The Great One”, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is currently a member of the Senior Canadian’s men’s team (Team Canada), and has competed internationally, playing in the Pan American Qualifier in Guatemala in 2002. He was also a member of the Canadian championship team in 1999.
Box, at 6 foot 4, 240 pounds, is one of those rare athletes that combines size, power and speed, even batting leadoff at times last year. Darren started playing fastball at age 6, also playing hockey until he was 15. When he’s not playing fastball, Box makes his living as a private investigator, which gives him the freedom to take time off for fastball. His talent and leadership could propel the Bombers to a place among the elite teams in the game.
In 2004, the Bombers finished 10th out of 40 teams in the ISC World Tournament, the first time a California team had done so in more than a decade. With the addition of Box and several other Canadian players, including pitcher Ryan Brand, the Bombers are positioned to run with the big dogs in 2006.