Canada opened the VI Women’s Baseball World Cup with an 11-0 shutout over the Netherlands on Monday morning at Ivy Stadium in Miyazaki, Japan. Heidi Northcott and Cindy Saavedra combined in a five-inning no-hitter, allowing just four walks in five scoreless frames. All 11 runs of the game were scored in the first inning. Katherine Psota drove in four runs. Marijke van Veen managed just one out in the first, issuing five hits, nine runs (8 ER) and three walks. Maaike Haak and Anouk Vergunst also took the mound for the Dutch team.
The Netherlands, which are the lone European representative in the field, is facing Team USA on Tuesday morning. The third first-round opponent is going to be Chinese Taipei on Wednesday.