Panama goes to final round at World Cup of Baseball
Panama needed just seven innings to cruise into the quarterfinals. They had to win, but had the tiebreaker on their side versus Mexico, which has the same 4-3 record. They didn’t mess around and tallied out 16 hits on their way to an easy 13-3 victory against South Africa.
The only African team at the World Cup scared the Panamanian fans, when they took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. However the possible upset lasted not for long. The Central Americans scored eleven runs between the second and fifth frame to gain a 11-2 advantage. They added two more in the bottom of the seventh to end the contest due to ten-run-rule.
Sherman OBANDO and Freddy HERRERA CHENG had three RBI each. Earl AGNOLLY THOMPSON got three hits.
Warren Anton HERMAN was two for three.
Miguel GOMEZ gave up a run on five hits in five innings for the win.
Carl Marc MICHAELS allowed ten hits, six runs and a walk in three innings.
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