The Netherlands continued their impressive performance at the World Cup of Baseball. They defeated Venezuela 7-4 to get their third win. They are now near the top of the standings in group…
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Italy tries to continue winning streak. Cuba clashes with Korea on Saturday.
It was a good day for the European teams at the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei. Italy managed the biggest upset of the tournament so far, when they blitzed the United…
Dutch offense tallies 20 hits in 15-5 win over Germany
The Dutch team wasted no time to destroy the German pitching staff. They scored ten runs in the first three frames on their way to a 15-5 win. It is the second…
Chinese Taipei decides Asian match up with a 6-1 score
Over the first two days of the World Cup of Baseball, the Japanese bats looked unstoppable. But they are. Chinese Taipei won also their second game of the tournament and they are…
Yulieski Gouerriel leads Cuba to 6-3 victory against Canada
Yulieski GOUERRIEL and Hector OLIVERA hit solo-homeruns as Cuba defeated Canada 6-3. They are now tied with Korea (both are 3-0) at the top of the standings in group B of the…
Panama rallies against Mexico for second World Cup of Baseball triumph
Panama recovered from their loss against the United States on Thursday and overcame a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2. It is the third loss for Mexico at the World Cup of Baseball….
Luke Hughes delivers another walk-off win for Australia
Third game for Australia and for a third time it was a nail biter. It was also the second extra-inning decision for them. But this time it was in their favour. Luke…
Korea first team to 3-0 after defeating Thailand
It was the expected easy win for the South Korean team. They crushed Thailand 18-2 in the first Asian duel of the day (Chinese Taipei faces Japan later on). It was the…
Spain gets first win of World Cup against South Africa
After two uninspired losses to Panama and Italy to start the World Cup of Baseball, Spain brought in their first win. They beat South Africa 7-4, who lost for the third time….
Italy upsets favourite USA with 6-2 victory
Italy accomplished the biggest upset of the tournament so far. They surprised the USA with a 6-2 win. It is far more impressive, as the Americans looked really dominant in the first…
Asian teams made impact on day 2. What do we expect for Friday?
Three out of four Asian teams got victories on Thursday at the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei. The day started with another shutout for South Korea, who defeated favourite Venezuela. They…
Japans bats stay hot, defeating Mexico 15-3
After two days of World Cup of Baseball play it doesn’t matter, that the Japanese roster consists only of amateur players. They crushed Mexico 15-3 to earn their second win of the…
Host Chinese Taipei opens tournament with easy win
The host team of the World Cup of Baseball opened their schedule on Thursday successfully. Chinese Taipei demoralized South Africa with a 16-1 rout. Taiwan scored five runs in the first inning…
Australia wins in walk off style against the Netherlands
The Dutch team overcame a 0-2 deficit and took the lead in the top of the ninth, but could not hold the advantage, as Australia rallied in the bottom of the same…
Germany loses to Cuba, but raises expectations
The Cuban team won also their second game of the World Cup of Baseball. But Germany did a really good job and lost only by the score of 3-7 to the heavyweight…
Canada recovers with romp against Thailand
The Canadian team wasted no time to destroy the pitching staff of debutant Thailand. The game was called after seven innings, due mercy-rule, with an 18-0 Canada scored 18 runs on 16…
South Korea upsets Venezuela with shutout
Despite the fact, that their best players are not on the roster, the South Korean team is off to a good start into the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei. The pitchers…
Italy dominates European match up against Spain
The Italian team is in much better shape, as at the European championship in Barcelona, two months ago. They needed just seven innings to beat Spain 11-1. Italy showed no rust at…
USA beats Panama with another shutout
Team USA pitching staff build up their scoreless streak to 18 innings. They defeated Panama 7-0 and are now the clear favourite to finish pool A in first place. They led by…
Preview for the second game day at the World Cup of Baseball
The first day is in the books and the favourites did their jobs. But the Cuban team needed some magic to beat Australia narrowly with two homeruns in the ninth and tenth…
Venezuela too strong for Germany
The German team lost their first World Cup of Baseball game since 1973 0-8 to Venezuela. They managed just three hits against one of the stronger squads of the tournament. Starting pitcher…
Korea begins World Cup of Baseball with shutout against Canada
The South Korean pitching staff made a standpoint on Wednesday at the beginning of the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei. They allowed just two hits in a 5-0 victory against Canada….
Team USA starts strong with 3-0 shutout against rival Mexico
The USA got a great pitching effort from their staff and needed just one strong offensive inning to earn a 3-0 shutout against Mexico. The American minor leaguers scored three runs in…
Japan dominates South Africa
Japan got off to a good start into the World Cup of Baseball. They dominated South Africa to win 11-1. The South African team scored first and build up a surprising 1-0…
Spain loses to Panama
The Spanish team lost to the favourite Panama 0-5. The squad from Central America needed just one strong inning at the plate to decide the game. They scored four runs in the…