Elliott, Jupiter Day IV: Gillespie, Gollert, Krawchuk, McGorman, Thomas, White
Great Lake Canadians’ LHP Caleb Clark (Orillia, Ont.)
October 12, 2021
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
Western Canada -- especially those folks in the crude “oil bidness” -- know all about the Enbridge Canadian Mainline, the Keystone Pipeline, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and the Express Pipeline.
In Eastern Canada, they know about the pipeline from Dorchester, Ont. to Fairborn, Ohio.
The Great Lake Canadians call Dorchester home and last spring when COVID shut down Canadian diamonds, Great Lakes sent two arms to the Ohio Warhawks, who are based in Fairborn. They were RHP Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.) and LHP Adam Shoemaker (Cambridge, Ont.).
With their base laid in western Ontario -- for as we all know “It’s all About the Base ... The Base,” Ziegler went in the second round of the draft to the New York Mets -- a team which usually stays clear of high schoolers -- handing out a bonus of $910,000 US. Shoemaker went in the 11th to the Atlanta Braves, receiving a $477,500 bonus.
Caleb Clark is either eight or nine months away from the draft 2022, yet he is following in the footsteps of Ziegler, a former Junior National Team player. Ziegler, Shoemaker and Clark have all pitched for the Warhawks.
Pitching for the Warhawks, Clark (Orillia, Ont.) was dominant against the Cincinnati Reds Scout Team allowing one unearned run three hits and a walk, while striking out seven in 3 2/3 innings. Clark’s fastball was clocked at 91 MPH and he departed with the score deadlocked 1-1. The Warhawks went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds Scout Team 9-1 in the round of 32. He threw 75 pitches (61% for strikes). With the victory, the Warhawks advance to the round of 16.
Ziegler is the highest pick ever from Heidelberg, while Shoemaker is the top pick from Cambridge since Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) went 30th overall to the Atlanta Braves in 2000. Thorman was the first high schooler to go in the first round, signing for $1.225 million. He has now managed Kansas City Royals farm teams to three championship in the last four years. The best player we ever saw from Orillia? Nick Owen -- a regular at the Baseball Canada senior nationals. A slugger.
Pool I
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Ohio Warhawks .833 2-0-1 5 15
Team Elite Prime .500 1-1-1 11 7
Elite Squad 2022 .333 1-2-0 12 6
Trosky National 2022 .333 1-2-0 8 8
Parksville Royals’ Anson McGorman (Parksville, BC)
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Vauxhall Jets’ Anson McGorman (Parksville, B.C.) turned in an outstanding performance for pool winners the Brewers Langley Blaze, who were edged 4-3 by the Mid South Prospects-Platinum in a walk-off loss in the round of 32 play. McGorman allowed one hit and two walks, striking out five batters in four innings. McGorman sat in the 91-92 MPH range throwing 50 pitches (a whopping 72% for strikes). He took over with a 3-2 lead and a man on first in the third inning.
LHP Reece Usselman (Langley, B.C.) started for the Blaze and allowed three runs -- one earned -- on four hits and two walks. He struck out a pair in his 46 pitches (65% strikes). He was clocked at 91 MPH. With the score even in the seventh, RHP Jacob Sedun (Langley, B.C.) walked the first two hitters as he threw 11 pitches (27% strikes) topping out at 92.
On came a reliever and three hitters later the Prospects won on an error.
Langley’s C Ayden Hadley (Langley, B.C.) singled and knocked in a run for the Blaze. Victoria Mariners’ DH Sam Shaw and Langley 2B Nathan Kirkpatrick (Langley, B.C.) also had hits.
Pool Y
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Brewers Langley Blaze .833 2-0-1 11 18
Canes Florida 18U Prime .667 2-1-0 5 13
Richmond Braves 18u Platinum .500 1-1-1 16 11
Dallas Tigers .000 0-3-0 14 4
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Ontario Nationals’ RHP Blake Gillespie (Lucan, Ont.) pitched four solid innings as the Team Elite/Atlanta Braves Scout Team was edged 1-0 by the CBA Marlins.
Gillespie faced 16 hitters and he allowed back-to-back singles in the fifth and he walked three. That was it for base runners. On the other side of the ledger, he struck out five throwing 61 pitches (51% for strikes). His fastball was clocked at 93 MPH.
In consolation play ... Gillespie did not play as the Dirtbags battled the Team Elite/Atlanta Braves Scout Team to a 2-2 tie.
Pool V
Team PCT W-L-T RA RS
Dulin’s Dodgers 1.000 3-0-0 2 11
CBA Marlins .667 2-1-0 5 5
Team Elite/Atlanta Braves Scout Team .333 1-2-0 2 2
Baseball U Prospects .000 0-3-0 10 1
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Ontario Terriers Dylan Oborne, along with the Mississauga North Tigers duo of Kaleb Thomas and Taeg Gollert, combined to pitch all but one inning as the Rawlings National Scout Team doubled the score on ECB/Padres Scout Team 8-4. The win advanced Rawlings to the round of 32.
Oborne (Thornhill, Ont.) took over in the second, his club down 1-0, he worked two frames giving up two unearned runs on one hit and three walks. He fanned three throwing 41 pitches (48% strikes) as his fastball hit 91 MPH.
Thomas (Hagersville, Ont.) took over with a 4-3 lead in the fourth and hurled 1 2/3 inning giving up an unearned run. He walked five and fanned five by throwing 47 pitches (46% strikes), hitting 90 MPH.
Gollert (Toronto, Ont.) pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings as he walked one and fanned two. He threw 28 pitches (60% strikes) hitting 88 with his fastball.
In the round of 32 ... Gollert doubled and singled and knocked in a run as Rawling was edged 3-2 by Ostingers Academy 2022.
Pool H
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
LVR/TB SoCal .833 2-0-1 6 15
Rawlings National Scout Team .833 2-0-1 14 19
ECB/Padres Scout Team .333 1-2-0 14 17
Stix 2022 Scout .000 0-3-0 26 9
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Field House Pirates RHP Carter Krawchuk (St. Catharines, Ont.) pitched two innings, allowing one unearned run as NEB National lost 7-3 to the Texas Twelve. Krawchuk took over with his team down 5-1 in the round of 32 play. He allowed one hit and two walks, striking out three batters in two innings. Krawchuk’s fastball was clocked at 88 MPH as he threw 39 pitches (61% strikes).
Okotoks Dawgs Boston Warkentin (Ladner, BC) had a scoreless outing, allowing one hit walking one and striking out one. He threw 18 pitches (55% strikes) as hie fastball registered 91 MPH.
Pirates SS Nathaniel Ochoa (Burlington, ON) singled, knocked in a run for NEB and is hitting .385 through five games.
Pool T
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
MLB Breakthrough Series .833 2-0-1 5 10
NEB National .833 2-0-1 11 13
Slammers Baseball .333 1-2-0 11 13
East Cobb Yankees .000 0-3-0 16 7
Ontario Blue Jays Sam White (Aurora, Ont.)
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Swingin’ Sammy White’s reputation as one of the best high school hitters in Canada continues to grow. 3B White doubled as the Ontario Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Georgia Bombers Marucci.
White (Aurora, Ont.) doubled to centre in the third and Brandon Latter (Caledon East, Ont.) doubled in the sixth to bring home Corey Morro (Cheltenham, Ont.) for the only two hits the Blue Jays managed.
Matt Marzec (Burlington, Ont.) pitched three innings allowing an unearned run on two hits and a walk. He threw 39 pitches (69% strikes), his fastball was 82 MPH. Next was Will Yamka (Oakville, Ont.) who worked 1 1/3 innings allowing one unearned run on one hit and a walk, while striking out one. He threw 15 pitches (53%), his fastball hitting 84 MPH.
James Wilson (Toronto, Ont.) also pitched 1 1/3 giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks. He threw 39 pitches (41%) hitting 88 MPH. Andrew MacNeil (Georgetown, Ont.) pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up an unearned run throwing four pitches (50% strikes), his fastball clocked at 84 MPH. Liam Watt (Burlington, Ont.) worked an inning giving up three runs on five hits as he threw 16 pitches (81%), his fastball at 86 MPH.
In the final game ... Florida Burn Scout Team shut out the Ontario Blue Jays on a no hitter in a game which lasted 2 1/2 innings.
Quinn Tavares (Mississauga, Ont.) started for Ontario Blue Jays allowing one hit and one walk, striking out two batters in one innings. Tavares worked in the 85-88 MPH. Max Burroughsford (Port Dover, Ont.) pitched a 14-pitch scoreless inning (64%) as he hit 85 MPH. Makaio Cisneros (Whitby, Ont.) needed one pitch to retire the only man he faced.
Pool B
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Texas Twelve 1.000 3-0-0 5 13
St. Louis Pirates/Cubs Scout Team .500 1-1-1 1 8
Georgia Bombers Marucci .500 1-1-1 9 8
Ontario Blue Jays .000 0-3-0 20 6
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Great Lake’s David Alvarez (Woodbridge, Ont.)
Great Lake Canadians’ RHP David Alvarez (Woodbridge, Ont.) picked up the save as USA Prime 2022 National edged the East Cobb Astros 18U 3-1. He took over in the fourth and recorded the first out. Then, he allowed two walks sandwiched around a single. He escaped with a strike out and a grounder to end the inning. In the fifth, he allowed a lead-off walk. The runner stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored on a passed ball as Alvarez recorded outs on a whiff, a grounder and a fly ball to centre.
In his two innings he allowed the one unearned run on one hit and three walks. He threw 38 pitches (44% for strikes).
Pool M
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Chicago Scouts Assocation .833 2-0-1 5 11
Stars Baseball .667 2-1-0 11 21
643 DP Baseball Academy .500 1-1-1 12 13
USA Prime 2022 National .000 0-3-0 19 2
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C Hugh Pinkney (Etobicoke, Ont.) did not play after Team Northeast won its pool and lost to the Chicago Scouts Assocation 4-3 in consolation play.
Pool A
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Team Northeast .833 2-0-1 7 14
East Coast Sox .833 2-0-1 8 15
Royals Scout Team 2022 .167 0-2-1 9 2
Team Mizuno Puerto Rico .167 0-2-1 14 7
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White Rock Tritons RHP Chase Marshall (Surrey, BC) did not pitch for the Toronto Blue Jays scout team in an 11-2 romp over Iowa Select 2022.
Pool E
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
5 Star National 1.000 3-0-0 8 27
Toronto Blue Jays Scout Team .667 2-1-0 13 15
Sandlot Scout Team 2022 .333 1-2-0 9 11
Iowa Select 2022 .000 0-3-0 35 12
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Ontario Terriers Cameron Chee-Aloy (Toronto, Ont.) was hitless as his San Diego Padres Scout Team lost 6-1 to Trosky National 2022.
Pool L
Team PCT W-L-T RA RS
SWFL 2022 Nation .833 2-0-1 6 13
Team Georgia National .667 2-1-0 10 11
South Charlotte Panthers .500 1-1-1 11 14
San Diego Padres Scout Team .000 0-3-0 16 5
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Ontario Nationals Jackson Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) pitched four innings for the Midland Redskins on Day 1.
Pool O
Teams PCT W-L-T RA RS
Alpha Prime 1.000 3-0-0 4 12
Next Level Titans .667 2-1-0 4 12
Texas Rangers Scout Team .333 1-2-0 11 6
Midland Redskins .000 0-3-0 13 2