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KISSIMMEE, FL – Baseball Canada’s national senior team lost 9-1 to Puerto Rico, Sunday, in the squad’s first of three exhibition games in preparation for the Americas Olympic Qualifier next week.

The test, which was part of Canada’s five-day training camp came less than 24 hours after players arrived in Kissimmee from their respective clubs in Canada, the United States and as far away as Taiwan.

Ben Van Iderstine (Regina, Sask.) accounted for the lone Canadian run with a solo-home run to left-centre field in the top of the sixth.

Puerto Rico meanwhile, was a free-swinging bunch, doing most of their damage early in the count. After Canadian starter Aaron Myette (New Westminster, B.C.) gave up one un-earned run in the first inning, the Puerto Ricans scored four in the second behind a hit batsman, two doubles a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly to jump out to a 5-0 lead.

Canada threatened by getting their first two runners on in both the third and fifth innings, but failed to score both times.  The Puerto Ricans piled on three more runs in the sixth inning for the 9-1 final.

Sebastien Boucher (Ottawa, Ont.) was 2-for-3 and was hit twice while Matt Rogelstad (Coquitlam, B.C.) was 1-for-4 with a double.

Canada’s next exhibition match-up comes against the United States, Tuesday, at the Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, Fl. Game time is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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