Three rounds at the 2009 Baseball World Cup are finished and the tournament nearly is history. The attendance numbers in the second and especially the third round weren’t pretty, but the competition and TV coverage was better than in the past. On Friday again only 2,800 people showed up for the four games, which was actually an improvement to the beginning of the week. With the decisive games upcoming we hopefully see packed stadiums this weekend. On Saturday the classification games will determine the ranks from third to eighth. The big final is scheduled for Sunday at 3pm CET in Nettuno.
Results:
Friday, September 25:
Cuba – Canada 5-1
Venezuela – Taiwan 6-4
Australia – Puerto Rico 2-4
Netherlands – USA 2-8
Final Standings 3rd Round:
Pool F:
- Cuba 5-2
- Puerto Rico 4-3
- Netherlands 3-4
- Venezuela 2-5
Pool G:
- USA 7-0
- Canada 4-3
- Australia 2-5
- Taiwan 1-6
Schedule Classification Games:
Saturday, September 26:
7th Place: 20:00 Venezuela – Taiwan (in Firenze)
5th Place: 20:00 Netherlands – Australia (in Messina)
3rd Place: 20:00 Puerto Rico – Canada (in Grosseto) (live Eurosport2)
Sunday, September 27:
Championship Game:
15:00 Cuba – USA (in Nettuno) (live Eurosport2 and MLB Network)
Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play
Live streams, more information and video highlights on 2009BaseballWorldCup.com
