July 28, 2024

Baseball Canada

The Junior National Team lost 4-2 to Team Navy in the final exhibition game of the USA Baseball National Team Development Program mini-series on Sunday.

The Canadians scored two runs on six hits.

The Juniors were hitless until Brayden Ricketts (Brampton, Ont.) smashed a double in the top of the sixth. The Canadian bats came alive during that inning, which was capped by a Mason Ault (Hamilton, Ont.) two-run single that scored Canada's only runs.

On the mound, Michael Yusypchuk (Edmonton, Alta.) started for the Juniors and delivered three quality innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out four.

Jacob Wallace (Pincourt, Que.) was first out of the bullpen. He worked two innings and permitted one run on two hits, while collecting a pair of strikeouts.

Adyn Schell (Toronto, Ont.) closed out the game for Canada, picking up two strikeouts while not allowing a hit in two scoreless innings.