Carson homers, but Juniors drop pair at Dominican Fall camp
Quinn Carson (Oakville, Ont.), of the Fieldhouse Pirates, receives congratulations after belting a home run for the Junior National Team against the Los Angeles Dodgers DR squad on Monday. Photo: Baseball Canada
October 16, 2023
Baseball Canada
The Junior National Team lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers DR squad 4-3 in the first game of doubleheader action on Monday.
Leo Cote (Sainte-Catherine-De-Hatley, Que.) gave the juniors the early lead in the top of the first with an RBI double to get the scoring started. Cote collected two of the three JNT hits in the game.
Quinn Carson (Oakville, Ont.) delivered the only other hit for the juniors as he belted a solo home run in the top of the second inning to tie the game 2-2.
The Canadian offence was backed by strong outings from Josiah Romeo (Cambridge, Ont.) and Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) who limited the Dodgers DR team to four runs, only two of them earned, while combining for 10 strikeouts.
A late rally was sparked after Dante Smith (Ajax, Ont.) walked and later came around to score to make it a one run game in ninth.
Game 2
The Junior National Team is still looking for their first victory of the Dominican Fall Instructional League Camp as they lost to the Houston Astros DR team 4-1 in their second game on Monday.
The Canadians only plated one run despite collecting five hits.
Mark Rogers (Cambridge, Ont.) started on the mound for the juniors and tossed five scoreless innings, permitting only three hits while striking out two.
Simon Baker (Cochrane, Alta.) continues to swing a hot bat, picking up a pair of hits out of the leadoff spot. Eric Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.) also had a hit and the only RBI for the juniors via a bases loaded walk in the top of the seventh.