South Korea scored six runs in the first inning to build-up a lead that was too much to overcome as they handed Canada their first loss at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup by a score of 8-5.
Read MoreRyan Leitch (Whitby, Ont.) and Owen Diodati (Niagara Falls, Ont.) connected on back-to-back home runs as part of a five-run fourth inning while Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) tossed six scoreless innings to lead Canada’s Junior National Team to an 11-0 win over the Netherlands at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup.
Read MoreAustin Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) and TJ Schofield-Sam (Brampton, Ont.) each drove in four runs as Canada’s Junior National Team recorded a 17-3 win over China to open the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the 20-player roster that will represent Canada at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup in Gijang, South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2019.
Read MoreOntario’s squads came away with two gold medals on Sunday night. Their 15U boys took the Ray Carter Cup finals in dramatic fashion. The first Ontario team also took the 13U National Championship in Repentigny. Meanwhile, British Columbia’s 16U girls secured gold in Bedford with a big shutout win and in Miramichi, the hosting Chatham Ironmen capped off a storybook tournament with a close win for gold.
Read MoreCanada dropped its exhibition series finale 11-6 to Australia at the Junior National Team Selection Camp on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Canadian Women’s National Team is headed to the 2020 Women’s Baseball World Cup and with another medal on its resume, after notching its fifth win of the COPABE Women’s World qualifier against host Mexico on Sunday – an 11-1 five-inning, mercy-rule-shortened victory – to secure a bronze-medal finish after qualifying earlier in the event.
Read MoreCanada split a pair of exhibition games with Australia at the Junior National Team Selection Camp on Saturday.
Read MoreWith Saturday’s action in the books, the National Championships have come to Championship Sunday. Here’s a summary of Saturday’s action.
Read MoreAn eight-run third inning that saw the Canadian National Junior Team commit three errors and let a three-run lead slip away aided Australia in an eventual 12-10 victory as the Australians picked up their second consecutive win of the exhibition series.
Read MoreAfter consecutive losses at the COPABE Women’s World Qualifier, the Canadian Women’s National Team rebounded with a fight to the very end against Puerto Rico, coming out on top 9-7 on Friday.
Read MoreAustralia used nine hits and took advantage of three Canada errors to come away with a 4-1 victory in the second game of the Junior National Team’s Selection Camp exhibition series.
Read MoreThe Canadian Women’s National Team launched its first two home runs of the COPABE Women’s World Qualifier on Thursday, but dropped its second game of the tournament, falling to Venezuela 12-3.
Read MoreThe Junior National Team is in Australia preparing for the upcoming World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U18 Baseball World Cup with a six-game series against the Australian U18 side.
Read MoreAfter three wins to open the COPABE Women’s Baseball World qualifier, the Canadian Women’s National Team dropped its first game of the tournament in a 21-4 lopsided loss to Team USA on Wednesday.
Read MorePlenty of trophies were handed out on Sunday and Monday at the National Championships. British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec squads secured multiple medals across the country. All of the tournament’s host cities also made a medal game appearance, with Gatineau (21U Mens) and Cloverdale (13U National Western) winning Silver Medals.
Read MoreAfter cruising through their first two wins of the COPABE Women’s World Cup qualifier, the Canadian Women’s National Team faced a tough test against Cuba on Tuesday, but fought back from a late deficit to secure a 7-5 win for the squad’s third victory of the event.
Read MoreTwo days into the COPABE Women’s World Cup Qualifier, Team Canada has two dominant victories under its belt. On Monday, the Canadian Women’s National Team followed up its tournament-opening win over the Dominican Republic with a 19-2 mercy-rule-shortened four-inning victory over Nicaragua. Every player in the lineup reached base and scored at least one run in a contest that saw 13 hits for the team from north of the border.
Read MoreCanada’s Women’s National Team came out strong to get the ball rolling in the COPABE World Cup qualifier, with an 11-1 victory over the Dominican Republic in a mercy rule-shortened five innings on Sunday in Aguascalientes.
Read MoreAs Canada’s Women’s National team heads into the competitive round of play at the COPABE Women’s Baseball World Cup qualifier, it will utilize a roster with a fresh look and a number of new faces to take on any challenges that lay ahead.
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