LHP William Undershute (Okotoks, Alta.) of the Okotoks Dawgs pitched three scoreless as Jrs. fall to Braves. Photos: Eddie Michels. Photos: Eddie Michels.

Oct. 11th, 2016

Fall Instructional League: Braves double up on juniors

By Adam Morissette
Baseball Canada
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A day after the Junior National defeated the Atlanta Braves prospects, the two clubs met again with the Braves earning a 4-2 win. The two squads will face each other for the third time in three days tomorrow as the juniors wrap up their Fall Instructional League schedule.

GAME INFORMATION
Event: Fall Instructional League
Score: Atlanta Braves 4 Canada (U18) 2
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Canada U18 Starting Lineup:
1. Cooper Davis – DH
2. Edouard Julien – 2B
3. Adam Hall – SS
4. Noah Naylor – 3B
5. Lucas Parente - CF
6. Michael Stovman – 1B
7. Rhys Cratty – LF
8. Damiano Palmegiani – DH
9. Victor Cerny – C
10. Brody Frerichs - DH

Starting Pitcher: RHP Connor Angel

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Braves put three runs on the board in the top of the first, highlighted by a solo home run off JNT starter Connor Angel (Lachine, Que.). A walk single and walk loaded the base before a two-run single made it 3-0.

Brody Frerichs (Muenster, Sask.) of the Muenster Red Sox singled ...

- The juniors got one of the runs back in the fourth as Brody Frerichs (Muenster, Sask.) and Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) single to put runners on the corners before Edouard Julien’s (Québec, Que.) groundout scored Frerichs.

- The Braves added a run in the seventh as a single and errant pick off throw from Jack DeCooman (North Vancouver, BC) put the runner on third who later scored on a double.

- Singles from Julien, Davis and Adam Hall (London, ON) loaded the bases in the eighth before Noah Naylor’s (Mississauga, Ont.) fly ball brought in Davis with the second JNT run of the game.

JNT HIGHLIGHTS
- After the Braves scored three runs in the first, the juniors did not allow an earned the rest of the way. Starter Angel went recorded two scoreless after the first and he was followed by three scoreless innings from William Undershute (Okotoks, Alta.) who scattered two hits and a walk. DeCooman was on the mound for an unearned run and allowed three hits and a walk, while striking out two over three innings of work.

DH Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) of the Ontario Blue Jays had a pair of hits ...

TEAM LEADERS
Hits: 2, Davis (2/3); 1, Julien (1/3), Hall (1/3), Cratty (1/3), Frerichs (1/2)
Runs: 1, Davis, Frerichs
RBI: 1, Julien, Naylor
Strikeouts: 3, Angel; 2, DeCooman

UP NEXT
The juniors and Braves will meet again tomorrow at ESPN Wide World of Sports (1pm ET) … RHP Eric Cerantola (Oakville, ON) is expected to start on the mound.

Angel, Davis, DeCooman, Undershute impress in 4-2 loss to Braves