Kozar, Chee-Aloy, Pinkney propel Canada Red to win at juniors Fall camp
Ontario Terriers’ Hugh Pinkney (Toronto, Ont.) had three hits for Canada Red in their 11-2 win over Team Grey at the Junior National Team Fall Instructional camp in Dunedin, Fla., on Friday. Photo: Noah Goldberg/Baseball Canada
October 22, 2021
Baseball Canada
The Junior National Team program is in Dunedin, Florida at TD Ballpark (the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays) from October 14 to October 23 for the annual Fall Instructional Camp
Thirty-four athletes will be participating in daily practices and intrasquad games with a doubleheader also scheduled against Stetson University on October 19.
OCT. 22 | Canada RED 11, Canada GREY 2
Rees Kozar (Amherstburg, Ont.) belted a fifth-inning, three-run homer to lead a 12-hit attack for Canada Red as they went on to defeat Canada Grey, 11-2.
The Red offence was firing on all cylinders with several players making an impact at the plate including Cameron Chee-Aloy (Toronto, Ont.) who smacked a pair of doubles and a triple while Hugh Pinkney (Toronto, Ont.) collected three hits and drove in two runs.
Red also received a pair solid pitching performances with Jérémy Pilon (Valleyfield, Que.) tossing five innings allowing two runs with six strikeouts while Kaleb Thomas (Hagersville, Ont.) threw four scoreless innings holding Grey to just one hit and two walks to go along with five strikeouts.