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Canada's first baseman reached base four times with a homer and double to go along with four runs and two RBIs to lead the Canada attack, which scored 38 runs over the three games in Germany. The year-old was then signed by the Washington Nationals and had a strong season for their Double-A Harrisburg team.
But it wasn't a surprise. He's a gamer. Jimmy's a classic grinder. He will hit at every level. Hopefully an eye saw him here. That was an impressive run," said Canada catcher Chris Robinson about his roommate. Canadian lefty starter Andrew Albers dominated the German offense, allowing one run on just two hits with three strikeouts in six innings to get the victory.
We came in knowing we needed to win three games. You can't say enough about this team. They are gamers who played with pride and passion. We are just happy that we are going on," said Canada manager Ernie Whitt. This is where we come together and play with the guys. Most of the guys on this team will not be on the team next year, but we knew how important it was for this team," said Robinson, who slugged a home run and drove in two runs.
We are still learning a lot and we are still in transition," said German manager Greg Frady. We need to play more tournaments of this caliber. And we will get even better.
