Cartagena, Colombia-The Junior National Team gave-up seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and the deficit was too much to overcome as they dropped a 12-2 decision to the United States in the final game of the Americas World Junior Qualification Tournament.
Cartagena, Colombia-In front of a raucous, pro-Colombian crowd, the Junior National Team played some old-fashion Canadian baseball and earned a 4-3 win against host Colombia. The win clinches a berth in next year’s IBAF World Junior Baseball Championship slated for Seoul, South Korea and also sets-up a first-place showdown with undefeated USA tomorrow (the game will begin 30 minutes after the completion of the 10am ET game).
Cartagena, Colombia-Mexico scored the eventual game winning run on a squeeze play with one out in the top of the ninth and held off Canada in the bottom of the inning to win 3-2. The loss, Canada’s first of the tournament, puts their record at 2-1 in round two of the Americas World Junior Qualification Tournament.
Cartagena, Colombia-Clayton Isherwood (Van Anda, BC) tossed eight shutout innings and Jacob Robson (Windsor, ON) was a sparkplug on offence as the Junior National Team wrapped-up round one play with an 11-0 mercy-rule win over Guatemala. Canada will begin round two of the Americas World Junior Qualification Tournament against Mexico on Friday at 9am ET.
Cartagena, Colombia-It wasn’t pretty, but the Junior National Team clinched first place in Group A with an emotional 4-3 win over previously unbeaten Venezuela. The Juniors will play Guatemala on Thursday before round two action begins on Friday at the Americas World Junior Qualification Tournament.
OTTAWA-Earlier this month at the annual Fall Convention in Winnipeg, Baseball Canada revealed host cities for National Championships in the years 2012 and 2013.
Cartagena, Colombia- Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, ON) threw seven, no-hit innings as the Junior National Team shutout the Netherlands Antilles 2-0. Kellogg was perfect through six innings and had one-out in the seventh before an error at second base gave the Antilles their first runner of the game.
Cartagena, Colombia- After two off-days, the Junior National Team will get back on the field tomorrow at 9:30 am ET against the Netherlands Antilles.
Turbaco, Colombia-The Junior National Team picked up their second win of the Americas World Junior Qualification Tournament with a 6-1 victory over Brazil.
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