Thunder Bay-After trailing the Czech Republic the entire game, the Junior National Team clinched first place in their pool when Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, ON) who started the game on the bench, hit a 2-0 fastball over the left fielder’s head to score Philip Diedrick (Ajax, ON) and Jalen Harris (Toronto, ON) giving the JNT an 8-7 win.
Thunder Bay- The Junior National Team pounded out 14 hits and had two multi-run innings in beating Panama convincingly by a score of 9-2. In total the JNT used five pitchers in front of yet another packed house at Port Arthur Stadium. Their record now stands at 3 wins and 1 loss heading into the final day of pool play at the World Junior Baseball Championships.
North York- After rain postponed games, the Senior Women’s Invitational tournament wrapped up at Bond Park this past weekend. Coming out on top in the Gold Medal game was Ontario who beat Alberta by a score of 4-0. In the Bronze Medal game, Québec topped Ontario (2).
Kumangaya, Japan - Team Canada took on the 2009 Fall Season Japanese Collegiate League champions from Rissho University on July 27th in the final tune-up game before the start of the 2010 World University Baseball Championships.
OTTAWA- The World University Baseball Championships start on July 30th and run until August 7th in Tokyo, Japan.
Thunder Bay- Philip Dierdrick (Ajax, ON) drilled an opposite field grand slam in the top of the 1st inning and the Junior National Team hung on to beat Korea 5-4. The win moved the JNT’s record to 2 wins and 1 loss in the tournament with two round-robin games remaining.
Thunder Bay- In front of a raucous home crowd at a jam packed Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, the Junior National Team mashed their way to a 9-2 victory over the Netherlands to open the World Junior Baseball Championships.
Thunder Bay- Cuba received a bases loaded single in the top of the 8th inning, breaking a scoreless tie and went on to beat the Junior National Team 3-0 at Port Arthur Stadium. The base hit that rolled into left- field scored two runs and shifted the momentum in Cuba’s favour. Up to that point, the game had featured solid defence and spectacular pitching from both sides.
North York-After rain delayed the start of play, day-two of the Senior Women’s Invitational got underway late in the morning. The rain forced the tournament to be played on two different fields. Here is a recap of each of the 5 games played:
THUNDER BAY - Baseball Canada announces today the final roster for the World Junior Baseball Championship in Thunder Bay from July 23-August 1.
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