No Announced Roster Moves Today But ...

It was widely reported over the weekend that free agent LHP Andy Van Hekken accepted an offer to play for the Nexen Heroes in Korea in 2012.

Pan Am Games Final Update

Canada over U.S.A. 2-1
Canada won out over the U.S. team to earn the gold medal in a tight fast-paced game.  Andy Van Hekken pitched a great game for the U.S. team, going seven innings and giving up six hits, two runs and one walk with six strikeouts.  And Jimmy VanOstrand only got one hit, but that one hit proved to be a game-winner.  With two outs in the sixth, JVO hit a double and drove in two for the Canadian team.  Either team could have won this one, but this time Canada prevailed.  Both of the "Astro-Vans" can be proud of two well-played tournaments in Panama and Mexico over the last several weeks.  They represented their nations and the Astros organization very well.

Here's the story from Baseball America.  And here's the story from MiLB.

Baseball World Cup Stats - Round 1

Through Round 1 of the Baseball World Cup, this is how your Astros have done:

CANADIAN TEAM

Jimmy VanOstrand
.304/.407/.478/.885 with 1-2B 1HR 4RBI 4BB 2SO

Emerson Frostad
.385 with 2RBI 1BB 5SO

NICARAGUAN TEAM

Marlon Avea
.214 with 2BB 3SO

U.S. TEAM

Andy Van Hekken
2-0 with a 0.64 ERA 0.714 WHIP 5SO 1BB 1-3B

Baseball World Cup Update

The Astros have 4 minor league players involved in the World Cup.  Here is how they are currently faring:

Nicaraguan Team (1-2)
C Marlon Avea has 2 hits over 8 AB's

U.S. Team (1-1)
LHP Andy Van Hekken got the win last night with 6IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 2SO

Canadian Team (3-0)
1B Jimmy VanOstrand had 3 hits in 7 AB's with 4 RBI, 1 HR and 1 2B in the first 2 games
C Emerson Frostad had 2 hits in 5 AB's with 1 RBI in the third game

The only action today is U.S. vs. Japan, rescheduled from an earlier rain-out.