Milan, Italy – The Quick Story:
In a tightly contested opener, Canada’s U-15 Women’s National Team came up just short, falling 3–2 to Czechia. Leah Rayson led the way offensively driving in one of Canada’s two runs.
Key Moment:
While both teams put together steady efforts, Rayson’s bat was the standout for Canada. Hitting in the cleanup spot, she reached base in all three of her at-bats, collecting a single, double, and triple, and recording an RBI.
Notes:
- Rayson opened the scoring with a single up the middle in the first inning, bringing home Robyn McIsaac.
- Czechia responded in the bottom of the second, tying the game with a triple and a groundout to score one run.
- Coco Chapman sparked Canada in the third with a triple down the right field line, then scored on a sacrifice fly to center by McIsaac.
- Czechia took the lead in the fifth, capitalizing on a Canadian error to score two runs.
- Rachel Clegg threw five strong innings, striking out six.
Box Score: Czechia 3 vs. Canada 2
Team Canada returns to action tomorrow June 28th, facing Singapore at 1:30 p.m. CEST / 7:30 a.m. EDT. Fan’s can watch all games at gametime.sport.
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