Danny Berg (Saskatoon, Sask.) had three hits for the DBacks Langley Blaze in an 11-5 win over the Ontario Blue Jays. Photo: Liam Richards/The StarPhoen

Oct. 21, 2016

Day 1 at Jupiter
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
The two best travelling elite teams have their annual meeting in Jupiter, Fla.

This time it was the DBacks Langley Blaze team, coached by Arizona Diamondbacks scout Doug Mathieson, who bolstered him team with additions from Ohio and Alaska, scored an 11-5 win over the Ontario Blue Jays.

Danny Berg (Saskatoon, Sask.) and Clayton Keyes (Calgary, Alta.) each had three hits as the DBacks Langley Blaze won on Day 1 of play at the 17th annual WWBA World Championship at the Roger Dean Sports Complex in Jupiter, Fla.

Berg was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs while Keyes had three singles.

Rhys Cratty (Langley, BC) had a pair of hits driving in two runs, while Mitchell Rennie (West Kelowna, BC) singled and knocked in two runs.

Jayden Wakeham (Victoria, BC) had a base hit and Michael Stovman (Maple Ridge, BC) knocked in a run as the Blaze scored in six innings out of seven.

Bryce O’Farrell (Burlington, Ont.) had a pair of hits for the Ontario Blue Jays. Nate Holmes (Mississauga, Ont.) took the loss allowing five runs -- three earned -- on five hits and two walks in 2 1/3 innings.

Blake Buckle (Milton, Ont.) singled in a run, while Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.), Jacob Newton (Oakville, Ont.), Ty Silva (Cambridge, Ont.) and Rashhad Collymore (Mississauga, Ont.) all had singles.

OF Cooper Davis (Mississauga, Ont.) had three hits in the first two Ontario Blue Jays games ...

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Davis had a pair of hits as the Ontario Blue Jays fell 2-0 to Team Elite Nation. Owen Jansen (Oakville, Ont.), George Farid (Mississauga, Ont.) and Collymore each had one hit.

Devin Green (Brampton, Ont.) took the loss but deserved a better fate allowing four hits and a walk, allowing two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He had a 99-pitch outing, with 71 strikes. Green gave up one run in the second and another in the sixth. Ryan Kula (Toronto, Ont.) retired the final out.

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Tyler Small (Mississauga, Ont.) had a pair of hits as Canada Perfect Game Gold opened with a 4-1 loss to the Homeplate Chilidogs. Ryan Johnston (Oakville, Ont.) singled.

Ethan Seaver (Niagara Falls, Ont.) pitched 5 2/3 innings allowing four runs on six hits and a walk. Seaver finished his 96-pitch outing with 59 strikes.

Jaden Brown (Mississauga, Ont.) and Ethan Hammond (Oakville, Ont.) each had scoreless outings.

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Stephen Kinal (Terra Cotta, Ont.) helped Canada Perfect Game Gold battle the Atlanta Blue Jays to a 0-0 tie. Kinal pitched a complete-game seven hitter, walking one and striking out seven. He had a 94-pitch outing with 64 strikes averaging 84.3 MPH.

Kyle Stevenson (Oshawa, Ont.) doubled, while Jake Ervin (Mississauga, Ont.), Johnston and Hammond also singled for Canada PG Gold’s four hits.

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The Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team -- run by Toronto Blue Jays scouts -- was no hit in a scoreless tie against Chain National. There are two Canadians on the team. Dondrae Bremner (Toronto, Ont) was hitless in three at-bats.

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Leaders on Day I ...

Hits
Rk Player H AB AVG 1B 2B 3B HR RBI R Grad Hometown
1 Andrew Swift 3 3 1.000 1 1 1 0 4 1 2017 Chandler, AZ
1 Danny Berg 3 4 0.750 2 1 0 0 2 2 2017 Saskatoon, SK
7 Rhys Cratty 2 3 0.667 2 0 0 0 2 1 2017 Surrey, BC
7 Tyler Small 2 3 0.667 2 0 0 0 1 0 2017 Mississauga, ON
7 Cooper Davis 2 3 0.667 2 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Mississauga, ON
7 Clayton Keyes 2 4 0.500 2 0 0 0 0 1 2017 Calgary, AB

ERA
Rk Player ERA IP Grad Hometown
1 Jack Owen 0.000 7.000 2017 Coto De Caza, CA
1 Stephen Kinal 0.000 7.000 2019 Terra Cotta , ON
16 Devin Green 1.000 7.000 2017 Brampton, ON
21 David Rhodes 3.500 4.000 2018 White Rock, BC
23 Ethan Seaver 4.941 5.667 2018 Niagara Falls, ON

Day 1 Jupiter: Berg, Davis, Green, Keyes, Kinal