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World Junior Qualifier Schedule Announced

World Junior Qualifier Schedule Announced

August 24, 2007

The Junior National Team is in Mexico for the World Junior Baseball Championship Qualifier in Ixtapa, and now they know who they will be facing. The schedule sees the Juniors take on Cuba to open their tournament on Saturday, August 25 at 3 pm.  They follow that with a game against Venezuela on Sunday, August 26 at 9:30 am.  The Bahamas are next on Monday, August 27 at 9:30 am and to close out the round-robin, Canada takes on Nicaragua on Wednesday at 3 pm.  The playoff round begins on Friday, August 31 with the gold and bronze medal games being played on Saturday, September 1. The team who qualify will be heading to the World Junior Baseball Championships in 2008, which will be held in Edmonton, Alberta.  Canada has already qualified for the championship by virtue of being the host team. Also, for the parents of players who will be traveling to Ixtapa for the qualifier, you can call the following number for reservations, 1-866-295-6791.

Women’s National Team set for Selection Camp

Women’s National Team set for Selection Camp

August 21, 2007

Baseball Canada has named the 21 players who will be invited to the 2007 National Women’s Team Selection Camp. The players invited are: Vanessa Riopel, Repentigny, QCSarah Burgess, Halifax, NSKimberley Paul, Edmonton, ABKarine Gagné, Granby, QCAutumn Mills, London, ONNicole Luchanski, Edmonton, ABSusan Douthwright, Riverview, NBTia Wishart, Comox, BCGeneviève Beauchamp, St-Jérôme, QCAshley Stephenson, Mississauga, ONSamantha Magalas, Burlington, ONKate Psota, Burlington, ONMarie-Josée Tremblay, St-Honoré, QCPatricia Landry, St-Étienne-des-Grès, QCAmanda Asay, Prince-George, BC Martine Nadeau, Québec City, QCMelissa Armstrong, Saskatoon, SKAshleigh Leon, Toronto, ONStéphanie Savoie, La Pocatière, QCLindsey McLaughlin, Ottawa, ONCindy Saavedra, Toronto, ON The camp will start on August 26 in Windsor, Ontario before the team makes their way to Cary, North Carolina for the 3 Nations Cup with Team USA and Team Japan.  This grouping consists of the three best teams in the world at this time. At the reigns will be André Lachance who is managing this team for his fourth season.  Joining him will be assistant coaches Jean-François Lacroix, who is also the Pitching Coach, Wayne Parro and Eric Laforest.  Isabelle Higgins is also among the coaching staff as a Guest Coach.

Juniors are Shutout by Chinese Taipei

Juniors are Shutout by Chinese Taipei

August 21, 2007

The Junior National Team was only able to collect four hits against Chinese Taipei pitchers as the Canadians were defeated by a score of 6-0 at the USA Exhibition Series in Joplin, Missouri. Kuo Lo Lung threw four innings and allowed only three hits with a walk and seven strikeouts.  He also helped his cause with the bat, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored to lead the Chinese Taipei offence. Wen Hao Cheng feced the minimum in his two innings of work, dominating the Canadian hitters he faced.  Of the six hitters he retired, three were by strikeout.  Chen Yu Hung finished the game and only allowed one hit in his inning pitched. For the Canadians, Leslie Williams of Scarborough, Ontario led the offence as he collected two of the four hits, going 3-for-3.  Michael Mutcheson of Morden, Manitoba and Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C. scattered the other two hits for the Juniors. On the mound, Brad Furdal of Ancaster, Ontario allowed five runs, only one of them earned, on seven hits with three strikeouts in four innings pitched.  Cameron Gray of Toronto, Ontario followed Furdal and threw three innings of relief, giving up one run on four hits with a walk and a strikeout. The Junior National Team will play their final game in Joplin on Tuesday at 6 pm against Team USA at Joe Becker Stadium.

National Championships End with a Bang

National Championships End with a Bang

August 20, 2007

The Baseball Canada National Championships in Québec City was able to crown all of its champions, with one taking a little extra time to decide who would take the gold. Ontario and Québec played for 10 innings to determine who would take home the gold at the Midget championship.  The game was tied 3-3 when Québec took the lead when Jordan Gilmour of Gatineau, Québec came in to score in the top of the tenth inning.  However, Ontario was able to tie the game in the bottom of the tenth inning on the single by  Jonathan Slattery of Mississauga, Ontario to score Skye Irwin of Toronto, Ontario and then win it later in the inning on the sacrifice fly from Tyler Patzalek of Burlington, Ontario to score Maxx Tissenbaum of Toronto, Ontario. In the bronze medal game, British Columbia won the bronze with a 3-1 win over Québec City. At the Pee-Wee championship, Ontario was crowned champion with a win over Québec by a score of 5-1.  British Columbia earned the bronze medal in a slugfest, 15-8 over Saskatchewan to finish third. In a game that saw Issael Gonzalez of Montreal, Québec dislocate his shoulder on a slide at home plate to score a run, Ontario (Windsor) took home the gold medal with an 8-2 win over Québec at the Junior championship.  British Columbia won the bronze medal with an 8-2 win over New Brunswick. Québec are the champions at the Bantam championship, as they defeated British Columbia, 7-1 to win the gold medal.  The host team of Québec City was the winner of the bronze medal by beating Alberta by a score of 8-0. For updated information and scores at all championship tournaments, please be sure to check out the Championships link here on our website.

Juniors Get Beat Up by Premier

Juniors Get Beat Up by Premier

August 20, 2007

The Junior National Team jumped out to an early lead in the first inning, but it would not last long as Premier took control the rest of the way and ended up on top with a convincing 12-4 win at the USA Exhibition Series in Joplin, Missouri. Ryan Westmorelanf was 3-for-3 with three RBI to lead the Premier offence.  Gregory Holt was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored and Peter Hissey was 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored. As for the Canadians, Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C.  went 2-for-4 with a run scored to lead the offence.  Leslie Williams of Scarborough, Ontario was 2-for-2 and Jeff Hunt of Cambridge, Ontario, Michael Crouse of Port Moody, B.C. and Michael Mutcheson of Morden Manitoba each drove in a run. It was not a good day for the Canadian pitchers.  Daniel Britton-Foster of Ladysmith, B.C. threw four innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts.  Jake Eliopoulos of Newmarket, Ontario allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and one strikeout in only 2/3 of an inning pitched.  Leslie Williams threw two and 1/3 innings and allowed tree run on three hits and Greg Densem of Toronto, Ontario allowed two runs on two hits with a walk in one inning of relief. Next up for the Junior National Team is a matchup with Team USA at Joe Becker Stadium on Sunday at 7 pm in Joplin.

Juniors Fall to 0-4 at the USA Exhibition Series

Juniors Fall to 0-4 at the USA Exhibition Series

August 20, 2007

The Americans took control of the game early and did not look back as they came out on top by a score of 10-3 over the Junior National Team at the USA Exhibition Series in Joplin, Missouri. The Canadians were not able to get anything going offensively as they were only able to get six hits in the ball game against the Americans.  Chad Stang of Surrey, B.C. led the offence going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Evan Grills of Whitby, Ontario took the mound for the Juniors and threw five innings allowing three runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and four strikeouts to take the loss. Nick Fogarty of Thornhill, Ontario came in relief and the US offence continued to drive in runs.  The US drove in seven runs off Fogarty, six earned, on 10 hits. Fogarty also gave up a walk and had five strikeouts, all in four innings of work. Other notable Canadians in this game, Jeff Hunt of Cambridge, Ontario was 1-for-3 with a run scored and Michael Crouse of Port Moody, B.C. was also 1-for-3 in the game. The Junior National Team will now face Chinese Taipei on Monday at 5 pm at Joe Becker Stadium.  The Canadians are 0-2 against Chinese Taipei in this exhibition series.

Playoff Picture is now set at the National Championships

Playoff Picture is now set at the National Championships

August 19, 2007

The round-robin portion of the Baseball Canada National Championships is now complete in Québec City as all the teams in the medal round will try to leave Québec with some hardware. At the Junior championship, Québec, who finished the round-robin with a 4-0 record, will take on New Brunswick (3-1) in the first semi-final.  Earlier in the day, Antoine Bernier of Granby, Québec threw a complete game no-hitter against British Columbia, earning him the win as Québec would take the victory by a score of 2-1. In the other semi-final, Ontario (4-0) and British Columbia (3-1) will face off for the chance to play for the gold medal. Saskatchewan (3-1) will take on Ontario (4-1) in the first semi-final at the Pee-Wee championship.  In the second semi-final, Québec (4-0) will take on either British Columbia (4-1) or Québec City (4-1) as those two will battle to see who earns second place in Pool A. At the Bantam championship, the two Québec teams will face off in one semi-final while Alberta (3-1) takes on British Columbia (5-0) in the other semi-final to see who will play for the gold medal. The host team and the provincial representative could face each other in the gold medal game in the Midget championship.  Québec City (3-1) plays Ontario (4-0) in the first semi-final and Québec (3-1) takes on British Columbia (3-1) in the second semi-final. For updated information and scores at all championship tournaments, please be sure to check out the Championships link here on our website. 

The Juniors Fall Once Again to Chinese Taipei

The Juniors Fall Once Again to Chinese Taipei

August 18, 2007

The wheels fell off in the eighth inning for the Junior National Team as they allowed three runs to score to give Chinese Taipei the advantage they needed and take a second straight game from the Canadians 6-2 here at the USA Exhibition Series in Joplin, Missouri. Chinese Taipei had three consecutive hits, two singles and a double from Wei-Ting Lin, Chih Yuan Lien and Yu Hsin Chu in the eighth inning with the score tied 2-2 off of Stosh Wawrzasek of Langley, B.C.  Wawrzasek threw two innings in relief and allowed four runs on four hits with one walk and one strikeout to take the loss. Errors were also a major factor for the loss by the Canadians as they would commit five in the game to Chinese Taipei’s one. The Juniors were able to score their runs in the third and fourth innings.  Chad Stang of Surrey, B.C. (1-for-3) doubled and came in to score in the third inning off of the single from Michael Mutcheson of Morden, Manitoba, who would finish the game 2-for-3. In the fourth inning with Chinese Taipei leading 2-1, Marcus Knecht of Toronto, Ontario, who had doubled, came in to score on a RBI double from Carter Bell of Courtenay, B.C. to tie the game.  Bell finished the game 1-for-3. Nick Bucci of Sarnia, Ontario started the game for the Canadians and was solid in his international debut.  Bucci threw four innings, allowing two unearned runs on one hit with four walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Kennedy of Calgary, Alberta came in the game in relief and threw three shutout innings, allowing only two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. The next game for the Junior National Team will be at 4 pm at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin against the Premier team.

Rain Backs Up the Conclusion of Day One of Week Two at National Championships

Rain Backs Up the Conclusion of Day One of Week Two at National Championships

August 17, 2007

With the rain falling in the afternoon, it pushed back the finish of the first day of the second week at the Baseball Canada National Championships in Québec City, but all game were concluded with the exception of one. The only exception is the game between Prince-Edward Island and Saskatchewan at the Pee-Wee Boys championship.  The game will be played at 5 pm on Friday. In other Pee-Wee matchups, British Columbia beat New Brunswick 5-3.  Alberta lost to Manitoba 8-5 and Québec shutout Newfoundland and Labrador by a score of 10-0. In the Midget championship, Alberta registered their first win of the tournament, 4-1 over British Columbia.  Québec City shutout Saskatchewan 3-0 and Québec doubled up on New Brunswick by a score of 6-3. Nova Scotia came out on top of a tight game with Manitoba, shutting out the central province by a score of 1-0.  Elsewhere, Ontario edged the host team Québec City, 5-4 in eight innings and Québec shutout Newfoundland and Labrador 7-0. Two one-sided games and three tight games were the story in the Bantam Boys championship.  Nova Scotia and Québec take home a pair of lopsided wins, 10-1 and 20-0 respectively.  Saskatchewan edged New Brunswick 8-7, while Québec City beat Ontario by one run, 4-3 and Manitoba fell to British Columbia by a final score of 4-3. For updated information and scores at all championship tournaments, please be sure to check out the Championships link here on our website 

Pitching is the Highlight at the National Championships

Pitching is the Highlight at the National Championships

August 17, 2007

Three pitchers put up dominant performances, two in winning causes, while the third was for a loss as day two of the Baseball Canada National Championships in Québec City got under way. Zach Breault of Amherstburg, Ontario threw a complete game shutout as Ontario (Windsor) beat Nova Scotia 6-1 in Junior championship action.  Breault only allowed two hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts to earn the win. The game between Ontario (Brantford) and British Columbia, also in Junior championship action, was a true pitchers duel as Bryan Mohon of Kamploops, B.C. battled Adam Reynolds of Guelph, Ontario with British Columbia taking the win, 1-0.  Mohon threw a complete game shutout, allowing only two hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Reynolds threw six innings, allowing one run on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts to take the loss. In other Junior championship action, New Brunswick disposed of Manitoba by a final score of 6-1. At the Midget championships, British Columbia defeated Saskatchewan by a score of 7-1, Manitoba fell to Alberta 5-1 and Ontario crushed New Brunswick by a final of 10-1. British Columbia edged Ontario by a score of 3-2 and Saskatchewan took care of Manitoba, winning by a score of 9-5 in the Bantam championship. Colton Besse of Abbotsford, B.C. score four times while going 2-for-3 with an RBI as British Columbia handled Manitoba 13-1 in the Pee-Wee championship.  Also in the Pee-Wee championship, Ontario made easy work of Alberta winning by a score of 12-2. For updated information and scores at all championship tournaments, please be sure to check out the Championships link here on our website.



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