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Canada wins Bronze medal at Baseball World Cup LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsArizonaAtlantaChicago CubsCincinnatiColoradoFloridaHoustonLA DodgersMilwaukeeNY MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt LouisWashingtonBaltimoreBostonChicago WSoxClevelandDetroitKansas CityLA AngelsMinnesotaNY YankeesOaklandSeattleTampa BayTexasToronto TeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineMLB on TSNeotText SizeGROSSETO Italy Canada defeated Puerto Rico to win bronze at the Baseball World Cup for the first medal in the teams history at the tournament SaturdayJimmy Van Ostrand of Richmond BC hit a tworun homer in the ninth inning to seal Canadas 62 victoryThey never quit said Canada manager Ernie Whitt They deserve all the credit With two and half three hour bus trips every day it was just a grind But no one complained and they came out and played hardCanada came out strong in the first Shawn Bowman of Port Moody BC and Tim Smith of Toronto both drove in runs while Van Ostrands added a sacrifice fly to bring in Rene Tosoni of Coquitlam BCBut Puerto Rico answered quickly as Jose Valentin hit a tworun homer off Canadian starter Jamie Richmond of Mississauga Ont to make it 32That would be the only misstep for Richmond who threw four solid innings allowing two runs on three hits with a walk while striking out threeIt always helps when you start with a three run lead says Richmond I knew the offence would come through and our defence has been awesome all tournament so I felt really comfortable out thereCanada would hold on to that onerun lead until getting some breathing room in the top of the eighth when Jonathan Malo of Joliette Que hit an RBI triple to drive in Adam Loewen of Surrey BC and put Canada up by twoThat set up Van Ostrand to secure the bronze with his home run in the ninthThis is something weve been doing all tournament Weve playing well and getting leads late and weve done a really good job at finishing games says Van Ostrand who was 1for3 with three RBIs It just goes to show that we just keep on battling and we play the whole gameJimmy Henderson of Calgary came in to close it out in the bottom of the ninth getting Irving Falu to fly out to centre for the final out as Canada stormed the field in celebrationIm kinda speechless Obviously this is what we came here to do Obviously we came here for the gold but to win a bronze medal is indescribable and its a type of joy Ive never had with this team before said pitcher Chris Begg of Uxbridge Ont...