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.
LA GINA, Dominican Republic – Wesley Moore (Surrey, BC) and Carson Perkins (Bienfait, SK) limited the Chicago Cubs Dominican squad to just one run and six hits, while Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, ON) drove in three runs as the Junior National Team handed the Cubs a 5-1 loss. The win improves the Junior National Team’s record to 3-1 with ten games remaining in the Dominican Summer League 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- With baseball season well underway across most of the country, athletes, coaches, officials and fans will be spending more time outdoors enjoying our game at their local ballpark.
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.
OTTAWA – The 2014 edition of the Junior National Team will be best remembered for winning a bronze medal at the COPABE 18U Pan American “AA” Championships in La Paz, Mexico that earned Canada a spot in the 2015 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup and also surviving Hurricane Odile that delayed the teams’ departure from the country.