OTTAWA – Day two provided more high scoring finishes, including close games at all tiers of the Baseball Canada national championships.
AJAX, Ontario – Canada nearly doubled Australia’s output in the hit category but lost the battle on the scoreboard with a 6-4 defeat.
OTTAWA – It was opening day on the second round of national championship tournaments across the country, with opening ceremonies and tight games from coast to coast.
AJAX, Ontario – Australia limited Canada to just four hits and managed just enough offence to come away with a 3-2 win and record their first victory of the pre U-18 World Cup Series.
AJAX, Ontario – Wesley Moore (Surrey, BC) and William Sierra (Montréal, QC) combined to strikeout 14 batters, Michael Stovman (Maple Ridge, BC) belted a solo home run and Rhys Cratty (Langley, BC) drove in four runs to lead Canada to an 8-2 win over Australia.
OTTAWA – Six down and five to go!
AJAX, Ontario – Archer Brookman’s (Pointe Claire, QC) RBI groundout in the bottom of the eighth scored Clayton Keyes (Calgary, AB) from third base to break a 2-2 tie and Canada hung on to defeat Australia, 3-2, to open the seven game series between the two countries.
AJAX, Ontario – After three days of practice, Team Canada is set to open a seven-game series against Australia’s U-18 squad in Ajax as both countries prepare for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay from September 1 to 10.
OTTAWA – After the opening medal round games set the stage, Sunday’s action-packed final games featured some of the closest contests yet – and some of the biggest celebrations.
As the opening weekend of the Baseball Canada national championships wind down, the standings begin to paint a better picture of which teams are moving on, and which are going home before the playoff rounds finish Sunday.
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