Canada beats Dutch to advance to super round at women’s baseball World Cup
GIJANG, Korea, Republic Of — Edmonton’s Nicole Luchanski had three extra-base hits and drove in two, and Amanda Asay of Prince George, B.C., pitched seven strong innings as Canada beat the Netherlands 7-1 on Monday to lock up a spot in the super round at the women’s baseball World Cup.
The win gives Canada (2-1) second place in Group B, while Japan (3-0) finished first. The fourth-ranked Canadians will open super-round play on Wednesday against No. 3 Australia.
“Nicole provided the spark that we needed today,” said Canadian Manager Andre Lachance. “We were pressing a bit at the beginning, left the bases loaded twice (in the first three innings) and gave them a bit of momentum, but our offence kicked it into high gear after that and we never looked back.”
Canada took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as a Kelsey Lalor single cashed in Luchanski from third base.