National Spelling Bee Competitor, Jae Canetti of Fairfax, to be in Attendance at Pfitzner Stadium on Tuesday, May 6th

Canetti Will Be Filmed at The Pfitz During 5/6 P-Nats Game by ESPN Camera Crew in Preparation for his 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship Run and P-Nats fans can join Canetti in the reserved stands directly behind home plate for just $2 by purchasing tickets online

May 2, 2014

Woodbridge, VA-The Potomac Nationals are excited to welcome 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee competitor, Jae Canetti of nearby Fairfax, Virginia to Pfitzner Stadium, home of the P-Nats, on Tuesday, May 6th.

As the Nationals host their regional-rival, Frederick Keys (Baltimore Orioles) at 7:05pm, Canetti will enjoy the P-Nats VIP treatment at The Pfitz which will include complimentary seats behind home plate and a meet-and-greet with Potomac Nationals players and coaching staff.

In preparation for Canetti's chase to win "The Bee" to become the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is sending videographers to Pfitzner Stadium to capture Jae's enjoyment of the Potomac Nationals game and his building excitement in advance of the national spelling bee competition which begins with preliminaries on Tuesday, May 27th.

P-Nats fans will have the unique opportunity to support one of our community's most brightest young minds leading up to his pursuit of the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee title while also possible ending up on national television for the price of just $2.

Nationals fans may purchase tickets online in reserved sections 4, 5, and 6 behind home plate for Tuesday, May 6th for just $2 to have a chance to be spotted by an ESPN camera by heading to:

http://pn1.glitnirticketing.com/pnticket/web/logingroup1.php?&refresh=1399052615

This online portal link requires the password code, "ESPN" (all capital letters) to unlock the special price point of $2. A small service charge is included with all online P-Nats ticket orders.

Footage from Pfitzner Stadium could be incorporated in ESPN's coverage of Jae Canetti contending at the annual spelling competition to be held inside the Maryland Ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on Wednesday, May 28th and Thursday, May 29th.

The 2014 Scripps Nationals Spelling Bee Semifinals start Thursday, May 29th at 10:00am and will be televised live nationally on ESPN2 and the Championship Rounds will also air live Thursday, May 29th at 8:00pm on ESPN.

Canetti, 12, a sixth-grader who attends Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Reston, Virginia, has previously competed in the 2012 and 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bees, and tied for 22nd place in 2012.

Canetti will compete with 280 other spellers on the official 2014 Speller Roster and is one of 14 spellers from the state of Virginia.

Jae Canetti excels in math and loves competing in the Spelling Bee because of the camaraderie with the other spellers. He also loves baseball and plays in the Fairfax Little League. He collects baseball caps, and has amassed more than 70 in his collection.

Ironically, the word "sabermetrics," the statistical study of baseball, was one of his words in two of the last five county spelling bees. Jae and his dad love going to Minor League Baseball games when they travel, and he is a self-proclaimed "huge" Potomac Nationals fan. Jae has also visited the hallowed National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

About Scripps National Spelling Bee:

The nation's largest and longest-running educational promotion, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company and local spelling bee sponsors in the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Department of Defense Schools in Europe; also, the Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, and South Korea.

The purpose of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.

Their headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio coordinates the national finals, produces word lists, and study materials, works with local spelling bee sponsors, and enrolls schools. This office operates year-round.

Find out more about the Scripps Nationals Spelling Bee online at www.spellingbee.com.

The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League play at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed four Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, and 2010) and eight division championships. Most recently, the P-Nats earned a 2013 Carolina League Northern Division pennant. P-Nats 2014 season tickets and mini plans are on sale. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2014 season and beyond are available. Plan your corporate outing now for the 2014 season to see the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz as the P-Nats offer discounted group rates and all-inclusive picnic options. Visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com or call the Potomac Nationals Ticket Office at 703-590-2311 for more information!

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