Lachance, Hall, Poturnak record multi-hit games for juniors in loss to Stetson
Deiten Lachance (Sherbrooke, Que.) had two hits for the Junior National Team against Stetson University on Tuesday. Photo: Perfect Game
October 20, 2021
Baseball Canada
The Junior National Team program is in Dunedin, Florida at TD Ballpark (the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays) from October 14 to October 23 for the annual Fall Instructional Camp
Thirty-four athletes will be participating in daily practices and intrasquad games with a doubleheader also scheduled against Stetson University on October 19.
OCT. 19 | Stetson University 9, Canada 5
The Junior National Team travelled to DeLand, Florida and Melching Field, the home of Stetson University for a contest against the Hatters. With the Hatters leading by three in the fifth, Canada responded with a pair of runs before the allowing four in the bottom of the inning to eventually fall, 9-5.
The two-run fifth was highlighted by a Rees Kozar (Amherstburg, Ont.) RBI triple before Charles-Olivier Cyr (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) knocked in Kozar on a ground out.
In the ninth, Canada would add three runs with Deiten Lachance (Sherbrooke, Que.) collecting a RBI single while Cyr and Ty Hamilton (Orleans, Ont.) also drove in runs.
Lachance, Ty Hall (Victoria, B.C.) and Jakob Poturnak (Vancouver, B.C.) had two hits apiece in the contest.