Pool D Baseball World Cup
BWC Japan – Nicaragua 4-8
NIC 202 400 000 8 11 2 JPN 001 000 030 4 9 0
Edgard Espinoza hit two homeruns and drove in five to lead Nicaragua to an 8-4 victory and first place in Pool D. Jimmy Morales, Estaban Garcia (both NIC) and Tsutomu Sasaki (JPN) also hit the ball over the fence. J Castellon (W 1-0) picked up the win after six innings, Toru Anan (L 0-1) the loss.
BWC Great Britain – Croatia 4-1
GRB 000 012 100 4 9 2 CRO 000 000 010 1 5 1
Christopher Berset hit a two-run homerun and helped to lift Great Britain to a 4-1 victory against Croatia. With the win, the British squad advanced to the next round, also thanks to the big loss by Germany later the day. Brian Essery (W 1-0) laid down the groundwork with five shutout innings. Tomas Boleska closed it out with eight strikeouts in four innings. James Summers (L 0-1) took the loss.