{"id":42051,"date":"2023-09-08T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42051"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:53:03","slug":"argentina-holds-off-canada-7-5-will-vie-with-venezuela-friday-for-spot-in-champioship-game-at-wbsc-americas-pan-am-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42051","title":{"rendered":"Argentina holds off Canada, 7-5, will vie with Venezuela Friday for spot in Championship Game at WBSC Americas Pan Am Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Day 5, Thurs. Sept. 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scoring Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Argentina led 2-0 in the 4th, Canada tied the game 2-2 in the 4th; Argentina took a 3-2 lead in the 5th, Canada tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the 5th; Argentina scored 4 in the top of the sixth, to lead 7-3; Canada scored two in the bottom of the 6th inning for the final 7-5 score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor’s Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Juan Godoy<\/strong> picked up the win for Argentina, surrendering 5 runs (4 earned) on 3 hits, striking out 9 while walking 3 in 5 and 2\/3 innings. Valen Mata<\/strong> pitched an inning and a third of scoreless relief for the save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina’s Joshua Poblette <\/strong>and Valentin Mata<\/strong> each had two hits in the game, batting back-to-back in the lineup. Francesco Nassivera<\/strong> drove in two runs for Argentina. Argentina stole three bases and drew five walks in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen Belinsky <\/strong>and Nolan Bultena <\/strong>each drove in two runs for Team Canada. Nick Neid<\/strong> took the loss for Canada, surrendering 4 runs on 3 hits, striking out one and walking two in 2\/3rds of an inning of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Softball Canada<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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U18 Men\u2019s National Team fall short in game 4 at 2023 WBSC Americas Pan American Championships<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

 7 SEPTEMBER 2023  EMMA LINDBLAD  U18 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincelejo, Colombia<\/strong> – The U18 Canadian Men\u2019s National Team fell 7-5 in seven innings to Argentina (3-1) in an offensive and defensive battle at the 2023 WBSC Americas Pan American Championships on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making his second consecutive start in the circle was Cohen Christner<\/strong> (New Hamburg, Ont.), who picked up right where he left off on Wednesday, keeping Argentina off the board in the first two innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scoreless through the first two innings, Argentina\u2019s bats came alive in the top of the third after a single down the middle, followed by a sacrifice causing an advancement to third. Argentina was pressing and finally got on the board off a sacrifice fly to first to make it 1-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina kept their momentum going in the top of the fourth when they earned a walk, then doubled to left field resulting in a run to increase their lead to two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada got things going in the bottom of the fourth when Christner singled to right, then advanced to second on a passed ball.  Nolan Bultena<\/strong> (Arthur, Ont.) advanced on a walk, resulting in a runner on first and second. Blake Brubacher<\/strong> (Newton, Ont.), pinch running for Christner, and Bultena both advanced off a Daniel Scott<\/strong> (Straford, Ont.) fly out. Adrian Green<\/strong> (Carbonear, N.L.) singled on a line drive to left, scoring Brubacher and Bultena to tie the game at two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the top of the fifth, Argentina regained their lead off a walk, followed by a steal of second, then an error causing an advancement to third to make it 3-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada responded in the bottom of the frame when Ethan Murphy<\/strong> (Colliers, N.L.) hit a ground ball and reached on an error, then Camden Weatherbee<\/strong> (Brookfield, N.S.) doubled to centre to score a speedy Murphy, tying the game at three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada made a pitching change in the sixth inning, bringing in Nic Neid<\/strong> (Terrace, B.C.) for Christner. Christner gave up three runs on three hits and retired five batters via strikeout in five innings of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina took the lead again in the sixth inning when they singled to second, followed by another single to centre field, with a runner then advancing to second on the throw, resulting in a run scoring on a wild pitch to make it 4-3. Argentina increased their lead to 5-3 off a passed ball, with a runner advancing to third on the same pitch. They added two more runs off a single to right field, resulting in a pitching change for Canada with Sharl Leclerc<\/strong> (Sainte-Claire, Que.) making his second appearance of the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the top of the sixth, Canada had some work to do to cut the deficit. The red and white had runners on base right away when Mike Walker<\/strong> (Simcoe, Ont.) walked, then Alex McGillivray<\/strong> (Durham, Ont.) earned a walk after being hit by a pitch. Justin Roth<\/strong> (Tavistock, Ont.), pinch running for Walker, advanced to second, then to third off a Brad Barker<\/strong> (Goodwood, Ont.) ground out. Owen Bilinsky<\/strong> (Port Dover, Ont.) stepped up to the plate and singled to left field, scoring Roth and McGillivray to make it 7-5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadians kept the game at 7-5 in the top of the seventh with strong defence and a strikeout by Leclerc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Canada came out hungry in the bottom of the seventh but unfortunately couldn\u2019t generate any runs and the game would finish 7-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada (2-2) returns to the diamond Friday at 5:00pm COT (6:00pm EDT) to take on border rivals U.S.A (3-0). All games will be live streamed here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Recap (from Game Changer) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Box Score<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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