After yesterday’s loss vs Mexico, team Samurai Japan had to settle a score. They did in a very convincing way as they beat Mexico 11-4 in quite a lopsided game. After the Japanese had taken a 2-0 lead, Mexico got on the board in the bottom of the second inning as the central Americans scored…
In a game with nothing at stake but bragging rights, Mexico walked away with a 7-3 win vs team Samurai Japan. In the Tokyo Dome the Mexicans fielded a team of mainly AAA players. For a long time the game was rather close as Japan stayed within a two run distance most of the game…
In another lopsided game between host nation Mexico and Nicaragua, Mexico flexed its muscles against the much smaller baseball country. Once again Nicaragua was outscored (12-1 this time), while they collected seven basehits themselves but failed to score more than one. Eventually Mexico needed only seven innings to clinch a birth in the main tournament. …
In the night cap of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Mexicali, Mexico took on Nicaragua and proved to be way too strong for the small neighbour. The fact that Mexico scored the first nine runs on only three hits, shows the balance of power in this game. Nicaragua 0 – …
On March 17 the second qualifier of the World Baseball Classic will start. Mexico will host the Czech Republic, Germany and Nicaragua during this four day event. The stadium where the tournament will be played is generally known as Estadio Nido de los Aguilas but it goes by the name of its sponsor Estadio B-Air….
Now the Premier 12 tournament is over, it is time for a review. What was a success and what went wrong? In sporting terms, the tournament was a success, despite the lack of (current) MLB players. Especially the fact that Korea blocked the way to the final for Japan was a major surprise. And the…
In the second semi-final, the USA took on Mexico. It was a miracle itself that Mexico got this far. The Mexican baseball federation had a feud with the several Mexican winter leagues, who did not want to lend their players. For a long time it looked like that Panama would take the place of the…
In the fourth round of the Premier 12 tournament, there was perhaps one surprise. The game between Cuba and Taiwan had an unexpected outcome. Group A Italy 0 – 4 Canada Unbeaten Canada took on Italy that was still without a win. Jared Mortesen (seven innings) and Jared Kyle (two innings) shut out Italy…
On day five of the Premier 12 there were no surprises. Group A: Canada 9 – 8 Chinese Taipei In a close game between Canada and Chinese Taipei, the Canucks stayed at the right side of the score, though it was barely. For a home crowd of only 10,245 Taiwan took a 2-0 lead…
On day four, the first full day with a complete program, we could experience a few surprises again. Group A Puerto Rico 0 – 2 Canada Both teams had won their first game on the previous day. Canada vs Cuba and Puerto Rico vs Italy. In this game both would be each other’s match…
