Pool E Baseball World Cup
BWC Germany – Venezuela 1-12 (8)
VEN 042 000 15 12 11 0 GER 000 001 00 1 7 2
Venezuela crushed Germany 12-1 in eight innings, eliminating the host of Pool E in Regensburg, as the fifth-ranked third seed in round one. A five-run rally by Venezuela sealed the fate. Michael Sandoval and Luis Landaeta homered for the pool winner. Orlando Perdomo pitched five-plus innings for the win. Andre Hughes gave up six runs on five hits and two bb in 2 1/3 innings to take the loss.
BWC China – USA 0-8
USA 200 000 060 8 8 1 CHN 000 000 000 0 3 0
Trevor Reckling struck out eleven in seven three-hit innings to lead Team USA to an 8-0 shutout against China. The underdog held a two-run deficit until a six-run rally in the eighth blew the game wide open. Terry Tiffee and Josh Kroeger homered and drove in seven runs combined. Shuai Li, retired at one point 20 of 21 batters in a row.