P.A.’s Ryan Bicknell comes home with Pan American gold

Prince Albert’s Ryan Bicknell and the rest of Team Canada’s Under-17 Junior Men’s National Team won gold at the Pan American Softball Championships in Guatemala Saturday.

Team Canada defeated Mexico 4-1 in the finals on Saturday afternoon to finish first. After losing their opening game 10-5 to the United States, Canada won their final six games of the tournament.

Bicknell was 1-3 from the plate with a single and a walk. He finished the tournament with a .250 average, two triples, a double, two runs batted in and four runs scored.

Prince Albert was also represented in the Canada’s coaching staff, with Kalen Kovitch serving as an assistant coach.