The first two hitters in Baseball Canada’s bronze medal-winning line-up at the World Junior Championships have been named to the tournament all-star team.
Lead-off man Brett Lawrie (Langley, B.C.) and two-hole hitter Chase Larsson (Vancouver, B.C.) were two of the three outfielders to be selected to the squad following the end of the championship yesterday.
Lawrie, Canada’s left fielder hit .415 with 4 doubles, 2 homeruns, 7 RBI, and 9 runs scored over eight games in addition to posting a .699 slugging percentage and collecting 27 total bases. With the centre fielder, Larsson, hitting directly behind Lawrie, Canada had a deadly one-two punch at the top of their order. Larsson hit .350 with 2 doubles, 5 RBI, 8 runs scored and 16 total bases in the tournament.
Other top performers for Canada included right fielder Shayne Willson (Surrey, B.C.) who hit .379 with 4 RBI, catcher Jordan Wideman (Mississauga, Ont.) who hit .358 with 5 RBI, as well as pitchers Cory Hall (Regina, Sask.), Drew Parker (Surrey, B.C.) and Sheldon McDonald (Spruce Grove, Alta.). Hall was 2-0 with 15 strikeouts and a 1.13 ERA in 16 innings of work while Parker threw 11.2 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts to post a 1-0 record. McDonald was equally effective, going 1-0 with 5 strikeouts and a 1.36 ERA in 13.0 innings pitched.
All-Star Team
Catcher: Kyle Botha – South Africa
1st Base: Doo Hwann Lee – Korea
2nd Base: Christian Colon – United States
3rd Base: Dayan Viciedo – Cuba
Shortstop: Xavier Gonzalez – Spain
Outfield: Dariel Alvarez – Cuba
Outfield: Brett Lawrie – Canada
Outfield: Chase Larsson – Canada
Designated Hitter: Leandro Lamadrid – Cuba
Right-handed pitcher: Freddy A. Alvarez – Cuba
Left-handed pitcher: Yang Hyeon Jong – Korea.
