GAME INFORMATION
Event: Fall Instructional League
Score: Washington Nationals 13 Canada (U18) 1
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Canada U18 Starting Lineup:
1. Cooper Davis - CF
2. Adam Hall – SS
3. Clayton Keyes - DH
4. Andrew Yerzy - C
5. Isaac Deveaux – LF
6. Michael Stovman – DH
7. Tyler Duncan – RF
8. Steven Moretto – DH
9. Soren Graversen – 1B
10. Dondrae Bremner – 2B
11. Rhys Cratty – 3B
Starting Pitcher: RHP Jordan Balazovic
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Nationals loaded the bases with one out in the second on a walk, double and hit batter before a sac-fly to right made it 1-0. A wild pitch brought in a run to make it 2-0.
-The juniors got one of the runs back in the third when Tyler Duncan (Sooke, BC) singled and moved to third on an error before scoring on a ground out off the bat of Dondrae Bremner (Toronto, ON).
-The Nats took advantage of a single and an error in the fourth to put runners on the corners before a sac-fly and wild pitch plated two more runs.
-In the fifth, a leadoff walked followed by a throwing error put a runner on third for the Nats who later scored on a groundout.
-The Nats would go on to add a run in the sixth and three in both of the seventh and eighth innings.
JNT HIGHLIGHTS
-Tyler Duncan accounted for the only Junior National Team hit of the ballgame when he singles and scored in the third.
-Junior National Team starting pitcher Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, ON) was tagged for just one earned run over three innings of work. He struck out two batters.
TEAM LEADERS
Hits: 1, Duncan (1/1)
Runs: 1, Duncan
RBI: 1, Bremner
Strikeouts: 2, Balazovic; 1, Jones
UP NEXT
The juniors will be back at ESPN Wide World of Sports tomorrow (1pm ET) when they take on prospects from the Atlanta Braves organization…RHP Sam Turcotte (Toronto, ON) is expected to start on the mound.
