Baseball Canada: MacDonald, Rivard, Thierman, Tregaskis lead JNT to win over Sox
From left to right: Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.), Desmond Tregaskis (Delta, B.C.) and Taye Thierman (Calgary, Alta.) helped the Junior National Team to a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox DSL team on Wednesday. Photo: Baseball Canada
May 13, 2026
Baseball Canada
Game 2
The Junior National Team held on despite a late push by the Boston Red Sox DSL squad, collecting their first win of the Dominican Professional Academy Camp 6–5 to close out the doubleheader action on Wednesday.
The first inning magic continued for the Canadians as Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.) paced the offence with a two-run triple to help his club to an early lead. Rogan Rivard (Bonnyville, Alta.) continued his productive camp, reaching base multiple times, scoring twice, and adding a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base.
Taye Thierman (Calgary, Alta.) delivered the decisive blows in the game with a clutch double and RBI single over his 2-for-3 performance. Aiden Kilshaw (Saskatoon, Sask.) chipped in with a 1-for-2 performance with a walk and a run scored.
On the mound, Desmond Tregaskis (Delta, B.C.) turned in a strong start, striking out three over three perfect innings to open up the game.
Sam Davis (Beaumont, Alta.) followed with several key outs in relief, highlighted by a pair of strikeouts and two pickoffs in his Junior National Team debut. Austin Blair (Victoria, B.C.) closed out the game and struck out two over the final two innings to secure the first victory for the Canadians in the camp.
The Juniors will continue Dominican Professional Academy Camp play on Thursday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates DSL.
From left to right: Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.), Josh Mills (Leduc, Alta.) and Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.) were standouts for the Junior National Team in their 10-5 loss to the Miami Marlins DSL squad on Wednesday. Photo: Baseball Canada
Game 1
The Junior National Team showed plenty of offensive firepower despite dropping a 10–5 decision to the Miami Marlins DSL squad during the first game of a doubleheader in their Dominican Professional Academy Camp on Wednesday.
Robert Omidi (Mississauga, Ont.) continued his strong start to camp, launching another two-run home run in the opening inning before adding a pair of walks and a run scored.
Rivard turned in another productive performance at the top of the lineup, collecting a double, single, and an RBI while scoring once. MacDonald delivered the biggest hit of the late comeback push with a two-run single in the seventh inning to make it 7-5.
On the mound, Josh Mills (Leduc, Alta.) started and struck out five in three innings, highlighted by a scoreless second where the left hander struck out the side. Damarcus Rideout-Carter (Brampton, ON) registered six Ks of his own in 2 1/3 innings of relief.