Canada wins finale of Friendship Series

In front of more than 1,000 fans at Thunder Bay's Baseball Central ballpark, Canadian starting pitcher Alli Schroder (Fruitvale, BC) did Team Canada's batters a favour by retiring Team USA 1-2-3 to begin the fifth and final game of the 2022 Friendship Series, striking out two and inducing a pop up to shortstop Ellie Jesperson (Spruce Grove, Alta.). While that might not sound uncommon, it was the first time the Canadian women's national team prevented the Americans from scoring in the first inning, as they had plated a total of nine runs in the first innings of the previous four games. It also helped propel the Canadian squad to an 8-4 win in the final game of the Friendship Series.

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