ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Canadian Junior National Team dropped their final game of the spring training camp, 16-0, to a prospects squad from the Tampa Bay Rays organization. The Rays outhit the juniors 14-4 including nine extra base hits with one of them a two run homer in the seventh. The juniors committed five errors on defence and walked ten batters.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, ON) hit the Junior National Team’s first home run of spring training and drove in three runs but it wasn’t enough as the juniors fell to a prospects squad from the Detroit Tigers organization, 9-4.
Box Score - Blue Jays 12 Canada 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – One season removed from being a member of the Junior National Team, Calgary native Michael Soroka faced his former mates and tossed two scoreless innings registering a pair of strikeouts as his Braves went on to a 7-0 win over Team Canada at the Walter Fuller Baseball Complex. Last June, the Braves made Soroka the 28th overall selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Soroka faced the minimum amount of batters as Cooper Davis (Mississauga, ON) reached on error to lead off the bottom of the first only to see Soroka pick him off at first base.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Canadian Junior National Team was on the receiving end of a 17-2 drubbing at the hands of a New York Yankees prospects squad as the Yanks clubbed four home runs en route to victory. The Yankees scored runs in six of their nine offensive at bats.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – A Canadian heavy prospects squad from the Toronto Blue Jays organization defeated the Canadian Junior National Team 4-2 as spring training continued this afternoon. In total, eight Canadians played in the game for the Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Canadian Junior National Team dropped their first game of spring training earlier today dropping a 6-2 decision to a group of minor league prospects from the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Canadian Junior National Team banged out 11 hits, while four pitchers combined to limit Puerto Rico to just one run on five hits as the juniors cruised to an 11-1 win.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The Canadian Junior National Team (U-18) opened their spring training schedule today at the Walter Fuller Baseball Complex against a Major League Baseball sponsored prospect squad from Puerto Rico and came away with a come from behind 9-5 win.
The 2016 Americas Masters Games Committee is welcoming over 7500 athletes to Vancouver, British Columbia for some friendly competition, a cultural sporting experience in an Olympic-like event, and the opportunity to be a visitor in a world-class tourist destination. Competition starts on Friday, August 26th, Opening Ceremonies are on Saturday, August 27th, and Closing Ceremonies will be on Sunday, September 4th.
