Only two of the favourites remain in the hunt for the World title. Olympic games runner up Australia and host Chinese Taipei lost their quarterfinals surprisingly against Japan and the Netherlands. They…
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Cuba cruises past Mexico into semi-finals at World Cup of Baseball
box score The Cuban team used a strong pitching performance by Adiel PALMA and well-timed hits to cruise into the semi-finals at the World Cup of Baseball. They beat Mexico with a…
Jeff Karstens leads USA in victory over Korea
box score Jeff KARSTENS pitched a gem to lead the United States to a 3-1 win against South Korea. They clinched the berth in the semi-finals at the World Cup of Baseball…
Japan upsets Australia with 3-0 shutout
box score Japan started the final round with one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far. They defeated Australia, one of the heavy favourites to win it all, with a…
Dutch team wins thriller in extra-innings versus Chinese Taipei
box score The Netherlands reached the semi-finals after winning a thriller against Chinese Taipei. They overcame a 0-2 deficit and scored four runs in the eleventh frame to win 6-3. With this…
The final round begins on Friday
Schedule for Friday (all listed times are local) 12:00 Netherlands – Chinese Taipei 12:00 Japan – Australia 18:00 Korea – USA 18:00 Mexico – Cuba All games live and for free on…
Mexico advances to final round instead of Panama
Mexico moved up a spot in the standings of group A and avances to the quarterfinals against Cuba. The reason behind the ruling by the IBAF is that five players of Panama…
Preview Final Round
Cuba: They are still the favourite number one to win it all. But their invincibility took a hit at the last day of the preliminary round, when they lost to the Netherlands….
Looking back at the preliminary round: Group B
It was a pretty exiting round robin for the participants of pool B. It was expected, that the reigning World Cup of Baseball champion dominate their opponents. And Cuba did it, most…
Looking back at the preliminary round: Group A
Team USA won pool A without any difficulty. The young squad, filled with minor league players of the Double and Triple A level with little major league experience, showed why they are…
New Coaches for Paderborn Untouchables
The German Bundesliga team Paderborn Untouchables is getting a new head and bench coach for 2008. The club announced on Tuesday that Stefan FECHTIG is succeeding Martin HELMIG, who stepped down after…
Quarterfinals start on Friday
Your match ups for the quarterfinals, starting Friday: Cuba – Panama USA – Korea Australia – Japan Chinese Taipei – Netherlands
Panama goes to final round at World Cup of Baseball
box score 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…
USA takes first place in pool A after slugfest versus Chinese Taipei
box score Team USA took first place in pool A with a victory in a slugfest with World Cup of Baseball host Chinese Taipei. They tallied out ten extra-base hits on their…
Canada misses quarterfinals by a step
box score What a game to decide the outcome in group B. After the wins by the Netherlands and Korea in the afternoon, the Canadians knew that they had to defeat Australia…
Venezuela rips Thailand for second win
box score The Venezuelan team, which had a disappointed tournament overall, defeated Thailand by a score of 17-3 and finished in sixth place in group B. The Asian debutant lost all seven…
Mexico crushes Italy 11-2
box scoreBesides a great effort at the World Cup of Baseball, the Italian team is out. They lost 2-11 to Mexico and dropped behind them in the standings. It was the third…
Korea cruises past Germany
box score The Korean players did their job. They defeated Germany 8-1 to better their record to 4-3. They now have to wait and hope, that Canada loses to Australia. It is…
Japan narrowly beats Spain
Japan needed a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth to get a 4-3 victory against Spain. They are advancing into the next round with five wins. The Japanese team took…
Netherlands advances to quarterfinals after huge upset against Cuba
box score The Dutch accomplished the biggest upset of the tournament so far. They beat Cuba 2-1 and advance into the final round. It is the first defeat for the Caribbean team…
Possible outcome for the deciding seventh day of the preliminary round at the World Cup of Baseball
One day is left in the preliminary round. The USA, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Cuba and Australia already advanced to the final round. Six teams more can follow them. We will try to…
Canadians cruises past Venezuela for fourth victory at World Cup of Baseball
Canada jumped into a tie for third place with the Netherlands after a 6-3 victory against Venezuela. They are now 4-2 and playing Australia on Wednesday in their last game of the…
Chinese Taipei ties Team USA in pool A with shutout over Panama
Host Chinese Taipei clinched a quarterfinals berth with a 10-0 win over Panama. They are now tied with the USA for the lead in pool A with a 5-1 record. They will…
Mexicans celebrate third victory in a row versus Spain
Mexico lost the first three games at the World Cup of Baseball. But after three straight wins, they are back in contention for a place in the quarterfinals. They crushed Spain 19-1….
Italy loses second straight and drops in standings
The Italian is on the verge to miss the final round, after losing 0-10 to Japan. The Asian team used a seven-run fourth frame to decide the game. They are now 4-2…