Monday, July 26, 2010

Morning Sports Recap

Team Canada beat the best at the World Junior Baseball Championships. The Juniors beat two time defending champion Korea 5-4 Sunday. Philip Diedrick smashed a Grand Slam in the top of the first to put Canada ahead and says it was his biggest hit of his career. Canada scored the winning run in the top of the fifth off a wild pitch from Korean Pitcher Yoo Chang Sik. Next Up for Canada is Panama Tuesday at 7:00 at Port Arthur Stadium. In other World Junior Baseball action. The US hammered Italy 10-0 in 7 innings, Chinese Taipei beat Australia 13-11, Cuba crushed the Czech Republic 16-1, Venzuala downed France 8-2 and the Netherlands got past Panama 5-2.

In the Northwoods League the Border Cats came up just short of the Duluth Huskies 4-3. The Cats are right back at it tonight in St Cloud as they kick off a three game series with the River Bats.