Pan Am Qualifier: Despite win over Honduras, Canada’s Pan Am hopes are dashed
Despite beating Honduras 10-0 and moving to 3-1 in the tournament on Tuesday, Canada will not advance to the Pan Am Games Qualifier final on Wednesday due to the event’s tiebreaker rule. Photo: Baseball Canada
June 20, 2023
Baseball Canada
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Canada cruised by Honduras 10-0 in five innings in their last round robin game of the WBSC Americas Pan Am Qualifier.
An eight-run fourth inning and a strong pitching performance propelled Canada to the win.
Canada finished the round robin with a record of 3-1, tying Panama (3-1) and host Argentina (3-1) for first place. However, due to the tournament’s three-team tie-break system, known as “Team’s Quality Balance” or “TQB,” Canada will finish third and will not advance to tomorrow’s final game where a spot in the 2023 Pan Am Games baseball competition will be determined.
*The TQB is calculated this way: runs scored/innings played at bat-runs allowed/innings playing on defense.
Against Honduras, Canada scored 10 runs on seven hits and seven walks and committed no errors.
Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) started and tossed five scoreless innings for Canada. The left-hander allowed just two hits while striking out five.
Michael Crouse (Port Moody, BC) opened the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning that gave Canada the early lead. The centre fielder would finish the day 1-for-1 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored. Jake Sanford (Dartmouth, N.S.) came up clutch for Canada, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs.