The preliminary round at the World Baseball Challenge ended on Thursday with wins by Team USA over British Columbia and Team Canada against Prince George Axemen. The USA and Canada will play for a finals spot on Friday evening. Earlier the day British Columbia hosts the Bahamas and the Axemen play against Germany. The winners of these two games still have a shot at the finals on Sunday.
Complete Results World Baseball Challenge:
July 17:
Prince George Axemen – Germany 8-4
July 18:
Bahamas – Prince George Axemen 3-13 (7)
British Columbia – Canada 2-6
July 19:
Germany – Bahamas 20-3 (7)
British Columbia – Prince George Axemen 10-4
Canada – USA 2-5
July 20:
Bahamas – Canada 0-14 (7)
Germany – USA 6-3
July 21:
Germany – British Columbia 3-12
USA – Bahamas 8-1
July 22:
British Columbia – Bahamas 20-4
Canada – Germany 9-3
Prince George Axemen – USA 2-10
July 23
USA – British Columbia 12-2
Prince George Axemen – Canada 2-15
Box scores to all games
Standings:
- USA 4-1
- Canada 4-1
- British Columbia 3-2
- Prince George Axemen 2-3
- Germany 2-3
- Bahamas 0-5
Schedule:
Friday, July 24:
12pm Playoff #1: British Columbia – Bahamas
3pm Playoff #2: Prince George Axemen – Germany
7pm Playoff #3: USA – Canada
Saturday, July 25:
11am Playoff #4: Winner #2 – Winner #1 (loser finishes in fourth)
2pm Playoff #5: Loser #1 – Loser #2 (winner finishes in fifth place)
7pm Playoff #6: Loser #3 – Winner #4 (winner reaches finals, loser finishes third)
Sunday, Jul 26:
4pm Finals: Winner #3 – Winner #6
(all times local)
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