BWC Regensburg: Germany – China 14-1 (7)
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In front of 5,300 people in the renovated ballpark Armin Wolf Arena in Regensburg, the German team celebrated an impressive 14-1 victory in seven innings against China. Seven runs in inning number three lifted the host of Pool E to the easy win, only their second in Baseball World Cup history.
Dominik Wulf put Germany ahead in the opening frame with a solo homerun over the left field fence. He later added a RBI single and a three-run double to finish with five RBI and a triple shy of the cycle. Kai Gronauer and Andreas Janzen combined for four RBI.
Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez (W 1-0) struck out seven batters in 5 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, a run and a walk. Submariner Shuai Li (L 0-1) pitched 2 1/3 innings, conceding eight hits, seven runs (6 ER) and two bb.