Juniors beat Orioles, Baker, Schell, Taggart, Yeager
Webber Wildcats’ Simon Baker (Cochrane, Alta.), Muenster Red Sox RHP Merek Yeager (Regina, Sask.) and Ontario Blue Jays’ Ryan Stalony (Mississauga, Ont.), right. Photo: Baseball Canada
April 25, 2024
By Adam Morissette
Baseball Canada
The Junior National Team secured its second win against pro competition at the extended spring training camp, besting the Baltimore Orioles farmhands 8-6.
The Canadians overcame an early four-run deficit, scoring runs in five consecutive innings starting in the bottom of the fourth.
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DH Simon Baker (Cochrane, Alta.) was a spark at the top of the lineup for the Juniors, finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. RF Ryan Stalony (Mississauga, Ont.) also had a pair of hits.
RHP Merek Yeager (Muenster, Sask.) held the Orioles in check in the middle innings, working three scoreless, permitting a pair of hits and a walk while striking out four.
From left to right: Mississauga Tigers 3B Adyn Schell (Toronto, Ont.), FieldHouse Pirates RHP Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.), Ontario Blue Jays C Mason Ault Hamilton, Ont.). Photo: Baseball Canada
3B Adyn Schell (Toronto, Ont.) provided the big blow for the Canadians in the bottom of the seventh, plating a pair with a single that gave the Juniors their first lead of the game.
1B Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, BC) and C Mason Ault (Hamilton, Ont.) each drove in a run for the Canadians as they finished 1-for-2 and 1-for-3 respectively.
RHP Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) battled on the mound in the late innings with three strikeouts in three innings to close out the game.
The other Canuck hits were a triple by LF Quinn Carson (Oakville, Ont.) and singles by 2B Tommy Hanger (Toronto, Ont.).