OSAKA, Japan -It did not look pretty for eight and a half innings, but in the end Canada overcame a four-run deficit and scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win 11-10 and avoid a loss against winless South Africa.
OSAKA, Japan-By virtue of a 3-2 Cuba win over Chinese Taipei, Canada will finish third in Group B and move on to the "Super Round" at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup that will get underway on Thursday.
OSAKA, Japan-A seven run fourth inning combined with seven solid innings on the mound from Josimar Cousin propelled Cuba to an 11-1 “mercy-rule” win over Canada in Group B play at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.
OSAKA, Japan- Vincent Beauregard (Laval, QC) fired seven shutout innings, while the Canadian offence took advantage of five Italian errors and eight walks to come away with a 10-0 mercy-rule win.
OSAKA, Japan- South Korea’s Chungyeon Choi frustrated Canadian hitters for the better part of eight innings and his offence came up with runs at key times as they handed Canada a 6-2 loss on day two of competition at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.
OSAKA, Japan-In what was nothing short of a complete team effort, Canada earned a 6-2 win over Chinese Taipei to open the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup with a victory over one of the favourites in Group B.
OSAKA, Japan-After an eight-game series against the Australian U-18 National Team on the Gold Coast and two practice days in Osaka, the Junior National Team can now focus on the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup that will get underway on Friday when they take on Chinese Taipei at Nanko Chuo Stadium (12:30pm JST/11:30pm EDT 08/27).
It took eight games, but Canada finally earned a win in the Australia-Canada U-18 Series as they shutout the Aussies, 1-0. The win means that Canada will head to the WBSC U-18 World Cup on a high note after they dropped the first seven games of the series. Canada will open the World Cup on Friday against Chinese Taipei.
OTTAWA – This week’s three Baseball Canada Championships all came to a close on Sunday with 3 gold medals on the line. Semi-final and final games were played in Repentigny, QC, Vaughan, ON and Chatham, NB.
GOLD COAST, Australia- Baseball Canada announced today the 20-player Junior National Team roster that will represent Canada at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Osaka, Japan from August 28-September 6.
