Ottawa, ON – If you showed up to the ballpark hoping to see some offense, you certainly went home satisfied as each game averaged over twenty runs! While there were some lopsided games, most teams were able to put together an outstanding display of offensive production.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan- Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) and Gareth Morgan (Toronto, ON) each hit two run home runs to highlight a 13 run eighth inning, while Jake Lumley (Windsor, ON) went 2-for-4 with four RBI’s as Canada trounced Australia 17-3 to claim seventh place at the 18U World Cup.
Ottawa, ON – It was a quiet Opening Day in Fredericton, New Brunswick, as only four games were played to kick off the 13U Peewee Atlantic Championships. Teams that weren’t scheduled to play today will begin their tournament on Friday.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan- Japan scored three runs in the third and added another three in the fourth to overcome a four-run deficit and went onto defeat Canada 7-5 in an error filled game.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan-Venezuela (2-0) scored three runs in the top of the ninth to take their first lead of the game and hung-on to defeat Canada (1-1) 7-5 earlier today at the 18U World Cup.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan-It will take a bit of luck and no margin for error for Canada to advance to the second round of competition at the 18U World Cup after a tough 4-2 loss to Chinese Taipei this evening at Intercontinental Stadium.
DOU-LIOU, Taiwan-Gareth Morgan (Toronto, ON) and Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) each swatted two-run homers and combined for eight RBI’s to lead Canada to a 16-3 win over the Czech Republic in the opening game of the IBAF 18U World Cup.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan-For the second consecutive day, rain has wreaked havoc on the IBAF 18U World Cup causing the postponement of all six scheduled games today including Canada’s match-up against host Chinese Taipei.