WILLIAMSPORT B次元官网网址� Team Canada won a nailbiter in extra innings to avoid elimination in the Little League World Series Saturday in Williamsport.
Team Canada, which hails from Surrey, beat Spain 2-1 in dramatic fashion, winning in the bottom of the 10th inning when Joey Marino drove in Nate Colina to score the winning run.
Now itB次元官网网址檚 CanadaB次元官网网址檚 turn to celebrate! After a thrilling 10-inning showdown with Spain, 馃嚚馃嚘 advances to play another day. GREAT comeback and heart from 馃嚜馃嚫. What a game!!!
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Post walk-off selfie!馃嚚馃嚘
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Friday nightB次元官网网址檚 pitching duel was the fourth elimination game in Little League World Series to go 10 innings since 2001 and the first since 2007.
Canada was up 1-0 in the sixth inning when Spain hit a solo shot to tie it up.
Zaeden Pleasants gave up the game-tying homer in the sixth inning. But that didn't stop him from showing respect in today's game.
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CanadaB次元官网网址檚 next game will be Monday at 6 p.m. (EST). They will play Asia-Pacific or Mexico.
On Friday, Canada fell 8-3 to a big, strong team from Panama.
Team Canada plays in the International bracket, which includes seven other teams. A total of 16 teams play at the Little League World Series, a 10-day tournament that concludes on Aug. 26 with a championship game between the U.S. and International pool winners.
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WhalleyB次元官网网址檚 13-player roster includes Joey Marino, Andre Juco, Kai Sheck, Ian Huang, Zeaden Pleasants, Nate Colina, Colten Myers, Jaren Ashbee, Ty Grewal, Cole Balkovec, Dio Gama, Jordan Jaramillo and Mattias Brisson. TheyB次元官网网址檙e coached by Mike Marino, Lucky Pawa and Dean Mayencourt. Players and coaches on the team live in neighbourhoods across Surrey and North Delta.
This is the sixth time Whalley Little League has earned a trip to Williamsport (previously in 1973, 1978, 1997, 2005 and 2006), and the 21st time that a team from British Columbia has earned the nod, including 13 of the last 14 tournaments.
Last summer in Williamsport, a team from White Rock opened the Little League World Series with a 12-2 win over Team Italy. The team eventually placed third in the International bracket of the tourney. The 2017 Team Canada finished with a 2-2 record, first beating Italy and Venezuela (7-3), followed by losses to Japan (10-0) and Mexico (6-2).
