Milan, Italy - The Quick Story: 

In a tightly contested opener, Canada’s U-15 Women’s National Team came up just short, falling 3–2 to Czechia. Leah Rayson led the way offensively driving in one of Canada’s two runs. 

Key Moment: 

While both teams put together steady efforts, Rayson’s bat was the standout for Canada. Hitting in the cleanup spot, she reached base in all three of her at-bats, collecting a single, double, and triple, and recording an RBI. 

Notes:  

• Rayson opened the scoring with a single up the middle in the first inning, bringing home Robyn McIsaac. 

• Czechia responded in the bottom of the second, tying the game with a triple and a groundout to score one run. 

• Coco Chapman sparked Canada in the third with a triple down the right field line, then scored on a sacrifice fly to center by McIsaac. 

• Czechia took the lead in the fifth, capitalizing on a Canadian error to score two runs.  

• Rachel Clegg threw five strong innings, striking out six. 

Box Score: Czechia 3 vs. Canada 2

Team Canada returns to action tomorrow June 28th, facing Singapore at 1:30 p.m. CEST / 7:30 a.m. EDT. Fan's can watch all games at gametime.sport.