The Netherlands lost on Sunday 1-7 against Canada and missed an opportunity to better their position in the standings of group B in the World Cup of Baseball. Both teams now have…
Category: 2007 World Cup
Information on the Baseball World Cup in Chinese Taipei, which started on Nov. 6, 2007.
Favourites on track after fourth day of World Cup of Baseball
The fourth day at the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei is over and the teams take their positions to advance to the quarterfinals. Cuba is the first nation with four victories….
Cuba decides duel between undefeated teams versus Korea
Cuba is the last undefeated team in group B. The reigning world champion won the duel between two 3-0-clubs against South Korea with a 7-2 score. The Caribbean’s opened the scoring in…
Team USA recovers from first loss with 5-1 against Japan
The United States (3-1) are back on track after a 5-1 victory against Japan (2-2). It was the second defeat in a row for the Asian team. The Americans started the scoring…
Panama stops team Italy with 6-0 shutout
Rafael MEDINA and Sherman OBANDO stopped the Italian team on Saturday. It is the first loss for them. Panama (3-1) was victorious by a score of 6-0. The third batter of the…
Australia scores 26 runs on 30 hits against Thailand
The Australian team didn’t provide much drama on Saturday. They punched out 30 hits in a destroying 26-1 victory against Thailand. The Aussies began their slugfest in the second frame and the…
Chinese Taipei stays undefeated against Spain
The host of the World Cup of Baseball, Chinese Taipei, earned their third win of the tournament on Saturday. They scored five runs in the first three innings on course to an…
Mexico gets first victory in World Cup of Baseball
Mexico, who had lost the first three games at the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei, crushed South Africa 13-3 for their first victory. Mexico scored five runs in the second to…
Germany takes fourth loss against Canada
The Canadian team (2-2) fulfilled their job to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinals berth. They shut out Germany 10-0 in eight innings on Saturday afternoon. It is the fourth loss…
Dutch team after 7-4 over Venezuela on way to quarterfinals
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…
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…