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The U15 Baseball World Cup in Sinaloa, Mexico started on Thursday with nine first-round games. Germany scored 13 runs in the first three innings to run over New Zealand 13-1. It was the lone European victory on opening day. Samuel Steigert and David Reichertz collected two runs and two RBI apiece. Florian Seidel pitched four scoreless innings.
The Czech Republic lost 2-12 to Brazil. Ondrej Furko surrendered five runs on eight hits in the first 4 1/3 frames to take the loss. Lithuania managed just two hits in a 0-19 shutout loss to Australia. The team from Down Under scored 16 runs in the first two innings. Lukas Paskevicius took the loss. Italy received an even worse clubbing. They managed just two walks in a 0-23 blowout against Mexico.
It was one of two no-hitters on the first day, as defending champion didn’t allow any hits in a 15-0 rout over Hong Kong. Chinese Taipei shut out Guatemala 10-0. Japan crushed South Africa 15-1. Argentina lost 2-12 against Cuba. USA concluded day one with a 14-2 victory over Panama. Overall winners out-scored their opposition 133-8 through the first nine games.
