Brooks McNiven

• Sport: Olympic Baseball
• Nation: Canada
• Discipline: Pitcher
• Notes: Right-hander in the San Francisco Giants system made one appearance and pitched six scoreless innings for Canada in a 7-1 victory over the Netherlands in the 2007 World Cup in Taiwan. ... Pitched in two games - one start - during the final Olympic qualifying tournament in March and went 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA to help Canada go 6-1 and finish first in the tourney. Threw four scoreless innings in the finale, a 2-1, 10-inning victory over Germany that came with a berth in Beijing already secured. ... Giants' fourth-round selection in the 2003 draft went 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA for Double-A Connecticut of the Eastern League this season before being promoted to Fresno of the Pacific Coast League. Has struggled there, going 0-2 with a 13.85 ERA in seven games - three starts. .... McNiven, 27, is a native of Terrace, British Columbia.