ORLANDO, Florida- The Atlanta Braves scored in all but two innings as they soundly defeated the Junior National Team 13-0 in the Fall Instructional League.
ORLANDO, Florida- The Toronto Blue Jays limited the Junior National Team to only four hits en route to a 6-0 win as the Fall Instructional League continued.
ORLANDO, Florida- The Junior National Team faced the Chinese National Team and Seminole Community College to make for a doubleheader on day two of the team’s annual Fall Instructional League camp. In game one against China, the JNT gave up eleven walks and only managed two hits in being shutout 10-0. The second game saw the JNT battle their way back into the game before coming out on the losing end of a 7-5 score.
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ORLANDO, Florida- The Junior National Team opened their Fall Instructional League Camp with a 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Some fine pitching performance kept the game close until the Astros pulled away with two runs in the eighth inning to take a three run lead.
OTTAWA-Baseball Canada’s Women’s National Team will hold an Identification/Tryout Camp on November 5th 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia.
San Juan, Puerto Rico- Jamie Romak (London, ON) has been named tournament MVP at the Pan Am Games/World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico. Romak had an outstanding tournament at the plate leading all batters in homeruns (5) and RBI’s (14). Romak was also listed second amongst the tournament leaders in batting average (.448) and first in slugging percentage (1.103). In addition to the MVP award, Romak was also selected to the tournament all-star team as an outfielder.
San Juan, Puerto Rico- When Canada was faced with a must-win game; they delivered with a victory by beating Puerto Rico 14-6 on a humid evening at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The win wrapped up fifth place for Canada and most important secures a berth for Canada at next year’s Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and the World Cup at a site that is yet to be determined.
San Juan, Puerto Rico- Mike Trout led off the game with a solo homerun for Team USA and that’s all the offence they would need as they shutout Canada 4-0. The loss puts Canada’s record at two wins and four losses (they carried over their record against teams also advancing to round two) and eliminates any hope of advancing to the semi-finals. Canada now faces Puerto Rico in their final game where a win would ensure qualifying for the 2011 Pan Am Games and 2011 World Cup.