VICTORIA BASEBALL LOSES ONE OF ITS GREATS

Victoria baseball has lost one of its great pitchers and long-time coaches. George Brice, a member of the 1970 Canadian Senior Men's Baseball Champion Victoria Centennials, died December 27 at his home in Victoria. He was 70.

Brice, along with fellow team members, was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. As a member of Team Canada he earned a reputation as one of Victoria's best baseball pitchers.

The Centennials, represented B.C. five times at the Canadian Championship, making it to the National Championship Final three times and winning it in 1970. They represented Canada at the World Championship in Cartagena, Colombia and the 1971 Pan-American Games in Cali, Colombia.

Later Brice devoted decades of volunteer service to coaching youth baseball in Oak Bay and Gordon Head.

Earlier as a student, he played on the UVic Vikings basketball team. He was also competitive in racquetball at the YMCA and in golf at the Royal Colwood Golf Course.

Born in Wadena, SK, George is survived by his wife Susan, sons Jason and Duncan (Sue Bridges), grandchildren Jackson and Lily, brother Les (who frequents Mavericks Field at Lambrick Park quite regularly during the regular season), sister Bev Carlson (George), brothers-in-law Ron McMicking (Linda) and Doug McMicking (Margo).

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