62nd Annual Au Sable Forks, NY tournament - July 12-14

 

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Canada wins bronze at U18 Men's

Team Canada won bronze with an exciting 2-1 victory over the USA at the Men's U18 World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico.  Alex McGillivray's two run homer in the sixth was the difference. Conner Hopper of Fitzroy Harbour, member of West Carleton Electric, was on Team Canada.

Japan won gold 8-4 over Mexico, also in a very exciting game, in eight innings decided by a walk off grand slam.

Canada to play USA for Bronze

Canada will play the USA for the bronze medal today (4 p.m. EST) at the U18 Men's World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Both teams finished the Super Round at 3-2, also tied with Mexico. With the host having defeated both USA and Canada, they advance to the gold medal game vs Japan (7 p.m. EST).

Games will be streamed at https://gametime.sport.

Team Canada U18 advances to the Super Round

Team Canada U18 finished pool play at the Men's U18 World Cup with a 4-1 record in Hermosillo, Mexico. They defeated Czechia, Singapore, Colombia and Australia and lost to undefeated Mexico.

They lost their first game in the Super Round to Japan 4-1.

In the Super Round, teams take their records versus other teams which advanced. So with their win over Australia (1-2) and loss to Mexico (3-0), plus their loss to Japan (2-1), they sit at 1-2.

The third and fourth place teams after the Super Round play for bronze while first and second play for gold.

Next up is USA (2-1) tonight at 7 p.m. EST then Venezuela (0-3) on Saturday at 7 p.m. Streaming is available at gametime.sport.

Team Canada U18 starts off World Cup with two wins

Team Canada U18 Men's started off the World Cup tournament in Hermosillo, Mexico with two wins. The started off with a 5-2 victory over Czechia, followed by a 18-1 thumping of Singapore.

They have a big game tonight (Monday) at 10 p.m. EST versus also undefeated host Mexico. The game will be livestreamed (fee applies) on GameTimeSport.

Local lad Conner Hopper from Fitzroy Harbour had an excellent start to the tournament for Team Canada, going two for three with two RBIs, a walk and a sacrifice bunt, as well as a highlight reel catch in centrefield. Unfortunately for Conner, he suffered a shoulder injury in the game versus Singapore and his tournament appears to be over.

U18 Men's World Cup starts Saturday

The World Baseball Softball Confederation U18 Men's World Cup starts tomorrow (Saturday) in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Team Canada - featuring Fitzroy Harbour's Conner Hopper - has their first game tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST vs Czechia.

Livestream available here: https://gametime.sport/