ORLANDO - The Junior National Team scored four runs on seven hits, but it was not enough as they would fall by a score of 7-4 to the Atlanta Braves in their Fall Instructional League opener.
Only three of the Braves’ seven runs were earned in this game due to an error and a wild pitch.
Brad Furdal (Ancaster, ON) started on the mound for the Canadians and threw two innings. He allowed four runs, two earned, on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
Stosh Wawrzasek (Langley, BC) relieved Furdal and allowed only one hit while striking out four in two innings of work.
Following Wawrzasek was David Walkling (Nanaimo, BC), making his Junior team debut. Walkling threw two innings of relief, giving up one run on two hits with a pair of walks and a strikeout.
Danny Britton-Foster (Ladysmith, BC) and Philippe Charpentier (L’Épiphanie, QC) closed things out for the Juniors. Britton-Foster allowed two unearned runs on two hits with two walks and a strikeout in two innings pitched. Charpentier threw a perfect inning in his Junior debut.
Four different players produced a run for the Canadians in this game as Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC), Jonathan Gilbert (St-Georges, QC), Carter Bell (Courtenay, BC) and Lionel Morrill (Edmonton, AB) each got an RBI. Ivan Hartle (North Vancouver, BC) was 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Next up for the Junior National Team in their Fall Instructional League schedule is Seminole C.C. at 1 pm on Sunday, October 7th.
