Kindersley, SK- For the third consecutive day, rain wreaked havoc at the Baseball Canada Cup causing a delay of games. Eventually the round-robin portion of the tournament did conclude. The following is a recap of all six games that were played on Day 4.
Caracas, Venezuela-The Venezuela host committee, IBAF and team representatives convened on Saturday for a number of meetings to determine the fate of the 2010 Women’s World Cup in Caracas and Maracay, Venezuela.
Kindersley, SK- Tom Robson (Ladner, BC) was magnificent on the mound as BC shut-out Ontario 4-0 to claim their second straight Gold Medal at the Baseball Canada Cup. Robson dazzled as he threw a complete game 3 hitter, allowing only 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 9 Ontario batters.
Kindersley, SK- After a rain delay lasted nearly six hours, play resumed at the Baseball Canada Cup with three games played. The following is a recap of all three contests.
The following statement was released by the IBAF:
Ottawa, ON- After the unfortunate incident that saw a member of Hong Kong hit with a stray bullet in the lower leg, the Women’s World Cup will continue in Venezuela. The incident occurred on August 13th in the city of Caracas and all games scheduled for August 14th were suspended, including a game between Canada and Hong Kong. The team from Hong Kong has decided to return home, however the other 10 remaining teams have decided to stay and will continue with the tournament. All tournament games will now take place in the city of Maracay.
Caracas, Venezuela-A five run fifth inning was enough for Canada to earn their first win at the IV Women’s World Cup in Caracas, Venezuela. Autumn Mills (London, ON) came in relief for Kate Psota (Burlington, ON) in the 4th inning to pick up the win for Canada. Offensively, Nicole Luchanski (Edmonton, AB) went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, Becky Hartley (White Rock, BC) with 2 runs scored and Stephanie Savoie (La Pocatiére, QC) went 1 for 2, with a double and an RBI to pace Canada offensively.
Kindersley, SK- The following is a recap of all of the action on Day of the Baseball Canada Cup. All 10 teams have now played three games each.
Kindersley, SK- Three games have been played so far on Day 3 of the Baseball Canada Cup. Rain has hit Kindersley and the tournament is currently in a delay. The following is a wrap-up of the three games that took place.
Caracas, Venezuela-Canada came back from a 6-2 deficit late in the game to defeat Chinese Taipei 7-6 in Caracas improving their record to 2-0 in Pool A at the Women’s World Cup. The winning run came on a suicide squeeze by Karine Gagne (Granby, QC) who scored Autumn Mills (London, ON) with one out in the bottom of the 7th inning. Vanessa Riopel (Repentigny, QC), who came in relief in the 5th inning, was almost perfect on the mound to pick up the win.
