Canada – Japan 0-1 JPN 000 010 000 1 5 0 CAN 000 000 000 0 2 2 Box score Recap on Baseball.ca Japan picked up win number three with a 1-0…
Category: 2008 Beijing Olympics
Olympics Baseball: Roundup August 16/17
Six teams had the day off on Sunday with Korea and China completing the suspended match from Thursday. Korea now is tied for the lead in the standings with a 4-0 record….
Olympics Softball: Recaps August 17
China – Taiwan 1-2 TPE 100 100 0 2 6 1 CHN 010 000 0 1 5 1 Box score In the Baseball tournament at the Olympics, China upset Taiwan. In Softball…
Oslumpic Netherlands saved by Sharnol Adriana in Game 4
by Pim van Nes He has been a long time favorite for manager Robert Eenhoorn, who always reserves an airplane and a dug-out seat for the now 38 years old first base…
Seung Yuop Lee’s 11th inning single leads Korea over China
South Korea – China 1-0 (11) CHN 000 000 000 00 0 4 2 KOR 000 000 000 01 1 7 0 Box score On Sunday South Korea and China completed the…
Softball Makes its Mark on and off the Field at Olympics
by International Softball Federation, press release Momentum Builds for Campaign as Softball Makes Its Mark On and Off the Field at Olympics VIP visits, competitive games, strong attendance, more at sport’s marquee…
Olympics Softball: Recaps August 16
China – Japan 0-3 JPN 003 000 0 3 2 0 CHN 000 000 0 0 6 2 Box score A strong pitching performance by Yukiko Ueno (W 2-0) and a three-run…
Korea wins showdown versus Japan in 9th
Japan – South Korea 3-5 KOR 000 000 203 5 9 1 JPN 000 002 001 3 7 1 Box score South Korea scored three times in the top of the ninth…
Netherlands with first Runs and first Victory at Olympics
China – Netherlands 4-6 NED 000 150 000 6 9 1 CHN 001 010 011 4 11 1 Box score The drought is over. The Netherlands scored their first runs of the…
Frederich Cepeda’s HR in 7th all what Cuba needed against Taiwan
Cuba – Taiwan 1-0 TPE 000 000 000 0 4 1 CUB 000 000 10X 1 5 0 Box score With their third one-run victory in four games at the Olympics Cuba…
USA rallies from four down to beat Canada
USA – Canada 5-4 CAN 012 100 000 4 10 1 USA 000 210 20X 5 9 1 Box score Recap on USA Baseball Recap on Baseball.ca After Team USA had beaten…
Olympics Baseball: Roundup August 15
Day three of the Olympics Baseball tournament is over and the highly anticipated duel between Cuba and the USA was more than just entertaining. We also saw twice the new IBAF tiebreaker…
Third Defeat for Netherlands without any Run in 26 Innings
by Pim van Nes After two shutout losses in the Olympic games versus Taiwan and USA, also today’s game versus Japan was blown into the Chinese night for the Netherlands. Four scattered…
Olympics Softball: Recaps August 15
China – Canada 0-1 CAN 000 001 0 1 3 2 CHN 000 000 0 0 2 0 Box score A solo homerun by Jennifer Yee in the sixth was all Lauren…
Ryu leads South Korea to shutout against Canada
Canada – South Korea 0-1 KOR 001 000 000 1 3 0 CAN 000 000 000 0 5 1 Box score Recap on Baseball.ca Hyun Jin Ryu (W 1-0) led South Korea…
China scores 5 Runs in 12th to upset Taiwan
China – Taiwan 8-7 (12) TPE 000 011 001 004 7 11 1 CHN 000 000 030 005 8 11 3 Box score Like the Cuba versus USA thriller, the second morning…
New IBAF Rule ends USA-Cuba Thriller
USA – Cuba 4-5 (11) CUB 200 000 010 02 5 10 0 USA 000 200 010 01 4 6 0 Box score Recap on USABaseball The new IBAF tiebreaker rule ended…
Olympics Baseball: Roundup August 14
The rain hindered play quite a bit at the competition site in Beijing, leading to a few delays and a postponement of a game. In the morning Team USA recovered from the…
Olympics Softball: Recaps August 14
China – Australia 1-3 AUS 120 000 0 3 4 2 CHN 001 000 0 1 3 0 Box score Australia received two homeruns by Simmone Morrow to beat China 3-1 on…
Japan gets first victory against Taiwan
Taiwan – Japan 1-6 JPN 000 011 004 6 9 1 TPE 000 100 000 1 4 0 Box score The final score of 6-1 is a bit misleading. Japan had to…
Homeruns by Malleta and Despaigne save Cuba versus Canada
Cuba – Canada 7-6 CAN 002 102 010 6 9 2 CUB 030 004 00X 7 5 2 Box score Recap on Baseball.ca The Canadians challenged Cuba on Thursday, but the three-time…
Stephen Strasburg’s 11-Strikeout 1-Hit Start leads US to shutout against Holland
Netherlands – USA 0-7 (8) USA 010 400 11 7 10 0 NED 000 000 00 0 1 0 Box score Recap on USABaseball Baseball fans all over Europe already knew what…
Olympics Baseball: Roundup August 13
The first day of the Baseball tournament at the Olympics in Beijing is in the books. South Korea won an exciting match against team USA, which went back and forth till the…
Olympic Softball: Recaps August 13
Venezuela – China 1-7 CHN 101 031 1 7 10 1 VEN 000 100 0 1 6 0 Box score The Chinese Softball Team also won their second game in the Olympics,…
Cuba defeats Japan in duel of Gold Favorites
Cuba – Japan 4-2 JPN 001 010 000 2 9 1 CUB 011 020 00X 4 9 1 Box score In what could be also the final game of the Olympics Baseball…