Canada now 3-1 at U18 Men's PanAm championship

Team Canada now has a three win, one loss record at the U18 Men's World Baseball Softball Confederation PanAm championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Wednesday afternoon was a critical 10-8 win over Mexico in a wild game that almost took three hours. Trailing 6-0 after one inning, the Canadians rallied back for the win against a team they needed to beat to have a chance at the gold medal game on Saturday. Both teams ended the day with 2-1 records. Bryce Rebertz caught for Canada and scored three runs, going 1 for 1 with two walks and a hit by pitch. Colton Lecuyer played third and scored a run, walked once and was hit by two pitches. Jeremy Breton had the win in the circle in relief.

Thursday's game was against winless Guatemala was an 11-1 final in a four inning game. Lecuyer was at third and right field and had a double, a walk, was hit by another pitch and scored three times. Cade Kuehl played half the game at third and drove in a run on a ground out.

Next up for Canada is a critical game against Venezuela on Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern. If they win that game, they will have a very good chance to advance to Saturday's gold medal game. If they lose, they will likely be playing for bronze on Saturday.