Villeneuve's four hits lead Grey squad to win at JNT camp
The Junior National Team had its second full day of training camp on Friday. Photo: Baseball Canada
August 20, 2021
Baseball Canada
AJAX, Ontario – After nearly 18 months of inactivity because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Junior National Team program has resumed in-person baseball activities with a Training Camp at the Ajax Sportsplex, site of the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Thirty-eight athletes are in camp with fourteen inter-squad games scheduled from August 19-September 1 at 1:30PM each day.
Following camp, a roster will be selected from training camp participants to play in a seven-game friendship series against the United States’ 18U squad in Florida.
AUGUST 20 - CANADA GREY 7, CANADA RED 3
Robin Villeneuve (Gatineau, Que.) went 4-for-5 and knocked in a pair of runs to lead Canada Grey to a 7-3 win over Canada Red.
Owen Millar (Burlington, Ont.) and Matthew Grabmann (Dartmouth, N.S.) worked 3 2/3 innings apiece for Grey allowing one earned run each with Millar striking out one batter while Grabmann registered six punch outs. Jordan Woods (Oakville, Ont.) provided one inning of scoreless relief with one strikeout.
Louka Daoust (Repentigny, Que.) kept swinging a hot bat with two hits on the afternoon, including a double while Joshua Jones (Blainville, Que.) added a pair of hits and drove in one run. Cameron Chee-Aloy (Toronto, Ont.) wreaked havoc on the base paths swiping three bags, all coming in the seventh inning including a successful double-steal of home with Daoust stealing second on the play.
For Canada Red, Chase Marshall (Surrey, BC) fanned seven batters over four innings on the mound that saw the right-hander allow just two hits while Alexis Gravel (Repentigny, Que.) doubled in a run in the seventh.