‘It stings,’ Canada bows out to New Zealand in worlds
Even after Team Canada bowed out of the XII WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship with a 5-2 defeat to New Zealand on a cold and windy Saturday night, the Canadian faithful gave their warmest applause. They thanked the team for their effort throughout the week and stuck around the Rotary Field to make that point known.
The players also were sure to get some postgame hugs and words of encouragement from their families and friends to lessen the blow of defeat.
“They were all pretty happy, but it stings right now,” Canada first baseman Troy Kosmynka said. “It will get better.
“We played hard, we battled right to the end,” added Warman’s Kosmynka said. “It was a close one at the end but we couldn’t get’er done.”