Andersen, Chung, MacDonald lead JNT past Phillies in Selection Camp opener
Right-hander Calum Andersen (Calgary, Alta.), first baseman Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.) and second baseman Ramsey Chung (Mississauga, Ont.) each contributed to the Junior National Team’s 5-3 win over a team of Philadelphia Phillies prospects in their Selection Camp opener on Friday.
October 16, 2026
Baseball Canada
BOCA CHICA, D.R. – The Junior National Team opened their WBSC Americas U-18 Pan American Championship Selection Camp against the Philadelphia Phillies organization with a 5–3 victory on Friday.
Canada struck first with a pair of runs in the second inning. Dayne Liske (Drayton Valley, Alta.) singled and Cohen Miller (Calgary, Alta.) walked before Zach MacDonald (Lacombe, Alta.) drove both home with a two-run double to centre field, giving the Juniors an early 2–0 advantage.
On the mound, Calum Andersen (Calgary, Alta.) set the tone with two solid innings, permitting only a walk and striking out four to start the game.
The lead grew to three in the third when Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.) singled and eventually scored on a Jalen Jacob (Maple, Ont.) RBI single in the third.
Philadelphia responded with two runs in the bottom half to cut the deficit to 3–2, but Canada restored some breathing room in the fifth.
Ramsey Chung (Mississauga, Ont.) opened the frame with a triple to centre before MacDonald delivered his second run-scoring double of the game, extending the lead to 4–2. The Phillies answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to make it a one-run game once again.
Canada added an insurance run in the seventh. After Liske worked a walk, courtesy runner Kadyn Armitage (Surrey, BC) came around to score on a Chung single, pushing the advantage to 5–3.
From there, the pitching staff and defence closed the door.
The Phillies were held scoreless over the final four innings, with Deven Simonovic (Victoria, BC) striking out three in the seventh and eighth innings, before the Ethan Reason (Stouffville, Ont.) induced a game-ending double play in the ninth.
MacDonald led the Canadian offence with three hits, including two doubles, and drove in three of the team’s five runs. Chung also collected three hits, including a triple, while adding an RBI and helping manufacture the final insurance run.