Seoul, Korea- Jesse Hodges (Victoria, BC) had a day that he will never forget scoring the winning run in the tenth on a wild-pitch and hitting a game tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth as Canada opened the IBAF 18U World Championship with a dramatic 6-5 win over Japan.
Seoul, Korea-All games scheduled for Day 1 of the IBAF 18U World Championship, including Canada against Panama, have been postponed due to heavy rain in the Seoul region.
Seoul, Korea-The Junior National Team will open the 25th IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship tomorrow at Mokdong Stadium in Seoul, Korea when they take on Panama at 5am ET.
OTTAWA- Baseball Canada announced today the 20-player Junior National Team roster that will represent Canada at the IBAF 18U World Championships August 30th-Septmember 8th in Seoul, South Korea.
Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy-The championship game of the Italian Baseball Week Tournament, between the Junior National Team and Italy, has been cancelled due to heavy rain that hit the Ronchi dei Legionari area. The game will not be made-up.
OTTAWA – Ontario wrapped up the Bantam Boys Championship with the decisive victory over BC. They finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record and received contributions from everybody in the lineup. It was a true team effort.
OTTAWA – The host Prince George Axemen gave their fans something to cheer about after defeating Ontario to win the Senior Men’s National Championship. They are the only host team so far to win a Baseball Canada championship this year.
Ronchi Dei Legionari, Italy- The Junior National Team banged-out fourteen hits and Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, ON) provided his team with seven solid innings on the mound as the juniors defeated the Czech Republic 12-2 in a mercy-rule shortened game.
OTTAWA – Ontario and Québec will battle for tournament supremacy when they face off for the Gold Medal in the bantam girls championship. Both teams have cruised through the tournament so far with perfect 4-0 records, but only one will go home as champion. First pitch is scheduled for Sunday at 4pm ADT.
OTTAWA – Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and the host team from Prince George will square off Sunday for the right to play in the championship game later that night. Alberta will play Prince George in the first semi-final at 9:30am MT while Ontario will play New Brunswick at 12:30pm MT. First pitch of the championship game is scheduled for 7pm MT.
