U-18 Girls’s Nationwide Workforce posts 7-0 run-rule over Canada to punch its ticket to the 2025 WBSC World Cup Finals

U-18 Girls’s Nationwide Workforce posts 7-0 run-rule over Canada to punch its ticket to the 2025 WBSC World Cup Finals

DALLAS, Texas (September 2, 2024) — The U.S. U-18 Girls’s Nationwide Workforce (WNT) posted its last win of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 World Cup Group C Stage Occasion, defeating Canada in an 7-0 run-rule victory to punch its ticket to the World Cup Finals held in 2025. The U.S. and Canada met within the No. 1 vs No. 2 matchup whereas Australia and Mexico completed opening spherical within the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. Workforce USA’s win sends Canada to tackle Mexico – who defeated Australia earlier within the day – for the second spot within the Finals.

 With a visit to the 2025 WBSC World Cup Finals on the road, the U.S. and Canada kicked off the motion at 3:30 p.m. CT. Shining for the Eagles on the plate was Townsen Thomas with a 3-for-4 efficiency, whereas Harlie Chism and Ella McDowell went 2-for-3 on the day.

 Taking good care of enterprise within the circle was Addisen Fisher, permitting solely three hits by way of six innings whereas retiring eight by way of strikeout. The U.S. offense struggled to come back alive by way of the primary two innings however received on the board within the backside of the third after a collection of singles set McDowell as much as push one run in – placing the Eagles forward, 1-0. Regardless of a quiet fourth inning, strain from Townsen Thomas and Elsa Morrison within the backside of the fifth compelled a collection of fielding miscues from the Canada protection, permitting the Crimson, White and Blue to plate three earlier than Bella Ruggiero despatched a double to left subject to tack on two extra runs – extending the U.S. lead 6-0. A pair of singles and a double from Morrison within the backside of the sixth pushed the ultimate run throughout to seal the shutout win, 7-0, in walk-off trend.

 At present’s win marks Workforce USA’s third-straight shutout – and fifth total – en path to clinching its spot within the WBSC World Cup Finals, with opening spherical wins over Eire, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the Philippines. The U-18 WNT squad dominated all through the match, successful every matchup by the use of the run-rule. Main the U.S. offense in its undefeated marketing campaign by way of the Group C occasion was McDowell with a .733 batting common, adopted by Thomas (.684) and McLaine Hudson (.526). The U.S. pitching employees of Fisher, Lexie Hames, Cameryn Harrison and Saylor Timmerman shined within the six wins – totaling 41 strikeouts and eight allowed hits whereas solely giving up one run.

 The Eagles led the match in eight offensive classes and three pitching classes – together with batting common (McDowell – .733), hits (Thomas – 13), house runs (McDowell, Wells – 2), RBI (Allen, Wells – 9), Runs Scored (Hudson, Wells – 9), On-base-percentage (McDowell – .750), Slugging Proportion (McDowell – 1.267), Hits Allowed (Timmerman – 0), Runs Allowed (0) and Earned Runs (0). To view full stat leaders, go towbsc.org.