SPORTS IN BRIEF
Canada blanks Hong Kong
VIERA, Fla. — Anne-Sophie Lavallee threw a complete-game no-hitter as Canada opened with a 4-0 win over Hong Kong at the women’s baseball World Cup on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old lefty of Boucherville, Que., had four strikeouts and four walks for the Canadian squad, which is ranked No. 2 behind Japan, to pick up the win. Katherine Psota and Nicole Luchanski led Canada with two hits each.
Luchanski, Emma March, Jenna Flannigan and Daniella Matteucci each had an RBI.
Yee Lam started for the 10thranked Hong Kong, giving up three earned runs on six hits and three walks across four innings of work.
Prince George’s Amanda Asay is a member of Team Canada. Canada is slated to face world No. 9 Cuba on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime advances
NEW YORK (CP) — Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is moving on to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old from Montreal, who is the world No. 116, won 73 of the total points to Griekspoor’s 63. Auger-Aliassime, the 2016 junior U.S. winner, had nine aces and five double faults, while winning 69 per cent of points from his first serve. Auger-Aliassime is slated to face 235th-ranked Christopher Eubanks of the U.S. today. Whalley eliminated at LLWS
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (CP) — Canada’s run at the Little League World Series came to an end Wednesday with a 9-4 loss to Puerto Rico.
The Whalley Major Allstars from Surrey, entered the game with confidence after a 6-4 win over favoured Mexico on Monday. But they missed a chance to take control of Wednesday’s game when they managed just one run with two on and one out in the bottom of the second inning.
The lack of run production came back to haunt Canada. The Puerto Ricans broke the game open with four runs in the top of the third inning to take a 5-2 lead. Canada scored twice in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to one run, but the Caribbean representatives sealed the win with two in the fourth and sixth innings.