Walks were the downfall of the Junior National Team as the pitchers gave up a combined 11 free passes on route to a 15-5 beating from Detroit Tigers Extended Spring Training team.
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It all unravelled after that as the Tigers would score three in the third and seven in the fourth to jump ahead to an 11-1 lead.
The Tigers would add two more runs in the sixth and one more in the eighth before the Canadians would show some life offensively.
The juniors would score four runs on five hits in the bottom of the eighth to close the gap to 14-5 as Michael Mutcheson of Morden, Manitoba; Victor Spencer of Burnaby, B.C.; Ivan Hartle of North Vancouver, B.C. and Marc Bourgeois of Granby, Quebec drove in runs in the inning.
The Tigers would add one more in the top of the ninth to close out the game’s scoring.
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