2022 XI WBSC Americas Men’s Softball Pan American Championship
Dates: April 24-30
Location: Parana, Argentina

Day 6 Results: Friday, April 29, 2022

Super Round Game #3: Cuba 1 vs. Canada 9 (5-Innings)

Team Canada Defeated Cuba 9-1 In 5-Innings To Finish 3-0 In Super Round

Team Canada (7-0) Going For Gold; Qualify For 2022 Men’s World Cup In New Zealand

Zach Pierce (5IP, 1R, 1H, 1HBP, 0BB, 10K) Pitched The Win

Blake Hunter (2-3, 1R, 2RBI)

Derek Mayson (1-1, 1R, 1BB)

Colin Walsh (1-2, 2R, 1SB, 1HBP, 1RBI) And Shane Boland (1-2, 1R, 1BB)

Brad Ezekiel (1-3, 1R, 3R HR, 3RBI) And Justin Laskowski (1-3, 1R, 3R HR, 3RBI)

Cory Jones (1-3)

Team Canada Pitching Stats:
WP: Zach Pierce (1-0) 5IP, 1R, 1H, 1HBP, 0BB, 10K

Team Canada Top Batters:
Blake Hunter 2-3, 1R, 2RBI
Derek Mayson 1-1, 1R, 1BB
Colin Walsh 1-2, 2R, 1SB, 1HBP, 1RBI
Shane Boland 1-2, 1R, 1BB
Brad Ezekiel 1-3, 1R, 3R Home Run, 3RBI
Justin Laskowski 1-3, 1R, 3R Home Run, 3RBI
Cory Jones 1-3
 
Team Canada RUNS:
2R 1st: Trailing 1-0 Headed To The Bottom of the 1st Inning: Mathieu Roy Led-Off The Inning With A Walk, Shane Boland Singled To Centerfield And Roy Advanced To 3rd Base On The Play, Colin Walsh Reached On A Fielder’s Choice To Score Roy To Tie The Game 1-1 And Boland Was Out 4-6 On The Play, With 1-Out: Walsh Stole 2nd Base And With 2-Out: Blake Hunter Singled To Right-Field To Score Walsh To Give Canada A 2-1 Lead.
 
7R 4th: Canada In Front 2-1 Headed To The Bottom of the 4th Inning: Brett Larson Led-Off The Inning With A Walk, Derek Mayson Came On To Pinch-Hit For Tyler Pauli, Mayson Singled To Left-Field And Larson Advanced To 2nd Base, A Wild Pitch Allowed Larson To Advance To 3rd Base And Mayson To Advance To 2nd Base, Brad Ezekiel Hit A 3-Run Home Run To Right-Field To Put Canada Ahead 5-1, Shane Boland Walked, Colin Walsh Singled To Centerfield And Boland Advanced To 2nd Base And With 1-Out: Blake Hunter Singled To Left-Field To Score Boland To Make It 6-1 Canada And Walsh Advanced To 3rd Base And Justin Laskowski Hit A 3-Run Home Run To Centerfield To Increase Canada’s Lead To 9-1 And That Would Be The Final Score In 5-Innings On The Mercy Run Rule.
 
Team Canada Game Note (Scoring)
Justin Laskowski Hit A 3R Home Run In The 4th Inning, Not A Grand Slam Home Run.
 
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Newfoundlanders Stats In Super Round Game #3
SS Shane Boland 1-2, 1R, 1BB
P Sean Cleary Did Not Play
PH/CF Brad Ezekiel 1-3, 1R, 3R HR, 3RBI
UTIL Jason Hill Did Not Play
RF Colin Walsh 1-2, 2R, 1SB, 1HBP (Head), 1RBI
 
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Day 7 Schedule: Saturday, April 30, 2022

GOLD MEDAL GAME

Canada vs. Argentina 3:00pm EDT (4:30pm NL)

Tournament Notes Below

Team Canada (7-0) Are The Only Undefeated Team And Will Play Argentina In The Gold Medal Game At 3:00pm EDT (4:30pm NL) On Saturday.

The USA Will Face Cuba In The Bronze Medal Game At 12-noon EDT (1:30pm NL) On Saturday.

All 4 Teams (Argentina, Canada, Cuba And USA) Have Qualified For The 2022 WBSC Men’s World Cup (November 26 to December 04) In Auckland, New Zealand.