U-23 Baseball World Cup: Day 6 photo gallery
The pictures in this photo gallery are about the two make up games scheduled on Wednesday, 24 October, in group A of the U-23 Baseball World Cup. These are the last games of group play
Ebersohn hits South Africa’s first home run, but Netherlands win
The Dutch enjoyed the second win in a row, but their hopes of qualifying for the super round are tied to an unlikely extra large win by Chinese Taipei against Colombia. Ebersohn launched the first home run for South Africa
Stephan Vidal: “We needed a few days to get into the groove”
We interviewed Stephan Vidal of The Netherlands after his National Team beat Chinese Taipei. Watch the video
Jose Rodriguez closes the door, Venezuela advances unbeaten to Super Round
In the last day of the Opening Round Venezuela clinched the first place in Group B with a 9-2 victory over Korea. THe South American team advances to Super Round unbeaten, while the Asians will also be present in the next round (their position will be decided by the next games).
The Netherlands beat Chinese Taipei in extras, still in play for a spot in the super round
Sitting on a comfortable lead after five, The Netherlands saw Chinese Taipei erode it and tie the game in the eighth. But they were able to strike back and win it after having surrendered the lead in the tenth
Gabriel Cancel guides Puerto Rico to first win with 6 RBI
Puerto Rico defeated today Czech Republic, 20-0, in five innings and claimed the first win of the U-23 Baseball World Cup. Second baseman Gabriel Cancel finished with 6 RBI for the winning team, that scored in every inning.
Ivan Andueza’s 10 K, no hit relief appearance seals Venezuela’s ticket to Super Round
Venezuela clinched today its ticket to the Super Round of the II U-23 Baseball World Cup, held in Colombia, defeating Dominican Republic by a score of 7-2. A stellar performance by Ivan Andueza guided his team to the victory, striking out 10 opponents in 6 innings.
U-23 Baseball World Cup: Day 5 Photo Gallery
The pictures in this photo gallery are about 6 games: Netherlands-Chinese Taipei, Venezuela-Corea, Mexico-South Africa, Dominican Republic-Czech Republic, Colombia-Japan, Australia-Puerto Rico
Jordan McArdle’s 3-run homer guides Australia to victory over Dominican Republic
A solid work by the pitchers and a 3-run homer by Jordan McArdle were the difference in the first match of the third day of the U-23 Baseball World Cup, where Australia clinched a fundamental triumph against the Dominican Republic, 4-3.
Good offense, solid pitching guides Korea to win over Puerto Rico
With a solid performance of their pitchers, and an offensive of 15 hits, Korea beat Puerto Rico, 6-3, and claimed its second victory of the competition. The Korean staff was dominant, allowing only 3 hits to the Caribbean team.