Clutch homer by Jones lifts Grey squad to tie at JNT camp

ABC’s Joshua Jones (Blainville, Que.) belted a game-tying, two-run homer in the top of the eighth to pull Canada Grey even with Canada Red as both sides played to a 6-6 tie at Junior National Team camp in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday. Photo: Edouard Plante-Frechette, La Presse

August 25, 2021

Baseball Canada

AJAX, Ontario – After nearly 18 months of inactivity because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Junior National Team program has resumed in-person baseball activities with a Training Camp at the Ajax Sportsplex, site of the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Thirty-eight athletes are in camp with fourteen inter-squad games scheduled from August 19-September 1 at 1:30PM each day.

Following camp, a roster will be selected from training camp participants to play in a seven-game friendship series against the United States’ 18U squad in Florida.

August 26 – CANADA RED 6, CANADA GREY 6 (BOX SCORE)

Joshua Jones (Blainville, Que.) belted a game-tying, two-run homer in the top of the eighth to pull Canada Grey even with Canada Red as both sides played to a 6-6 tie as the Junior National Team Training Camp reached the halfway mark.

Jones finished his day 3-for-4 including a double while Cameron Chee-Aloy (Toronto, Ont.) went 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot and scored a pair of runs.

For Red, Jacob Miller (Oshawa, Ont.) was credited with three RBI as he finished 1-for-3 while Ty Hamilton (Orleans, Ont.) and Cam Gurney (Scotland, Ont.) each tripled and scored twice.