GUERRA/SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, DR – The Junior National Team earned a pair of one run victories today to sweep a doubleheader, first beating the Philadelphia Phillies Dominican squad 4-3 in the morning before taking care of the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in the afternoon match up.
BOCA CHICA, DR – The Seattle Mariners Dominican prospects built a five run lead after five innings and held off a late surge from the Junior National Team to come away with a 6-4 victory.
BOCA CHICA, DR – The Junior National Team split a doubleheader today in two close contests as the Dominican Summer League Camp passed the halfway mark.
GUERRA/BOCA CHICA, DR – Josh Burgmann (Nanaimo, BC) and Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (Candiac, QC) were tremendous as they combined to fashion a two-hit shutout as the Junior National Team handed the New York Yankees Dominican squad a 1-0 loss. Burgmann threw 61 pitches and recorded four strikeouts over six innings of work, while Deneault-Gauthier threw just 28 pitches and had three strikeouts in three innings on the mound. At one point, they combined to retire 18 Yankees in a row and faced just 28 batters the entire game.
GUERRA, Dominican Republic – After four strong games in the Dominican Republic, the Junior National Team ran into some adversity today against the Houston Astros Dominican prospects and came out on the wrong end of a 13-6 decision. The juniors committed five errors, walked six and allowed thirteen hits including a pair of home runs. The loss puts the Junior National Team’s record at 3-2 with nine games remaining on the tour.
SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS/BOCA CHICA, DR – Four Junior National Team pitchers toed the rubber today to combine for 18 innings of work and just one earned run was charged. Unfortunately it game on a walk off single as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the juniors 2-1 in the second game, but prior to that, the juniors earned a 10-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Dominican club. The Junior National Team’s record through three games now sits at 2-1.
BOCA CHICA, DR – The Junior National Team held their traditional Dominican Summer League opener against the Minnesota Twins this afternoon and came away with a 3-2 win on the strength of a pair of solid pitching performances from veterans Josh Burgmann (Nanaimo, BC) and Mathieu Deneault-Gauthier (Candiac, QC).
OTTAWA – The Caraquet Minor Baseball Association has joined Baseball Canada’s growing list of associations that meet the Reaching Baseball Ideals Program’s national standards. Caraquet Minor Baseball is now the fifth association in New Brunswick and the 42nd in the country to receive RBI approved status.
OTTAWA-Baseball Canada announced today the names of 29 players invited to take part in the Junior National Team’s annual Dominican Summer League camp that will run from May 19-28.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada is pleased to announce the names of 15 players that will represent Canada in a U20 women’s international baseball tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 1-5.