VI Women's Baseball World Cup 2014

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Australia, Canada, Japan, USA score Day 2 wins at Women’s Baseball World Cup

02/09/2014

MIYAZAKI, Japan – Day 2 of the ENEOS Presents VI Women’s Baseball World Cup brought two blowouts that ended early and two tightly contested one-run games, including an extra-inning affair between Canada and Chinese Taipei on Tuesday at Ivy Stadium.

MIYAZAKI, Japan – Day 2 of the ENEOS Presents VI Women’s Baseball World Cup brought two blowouts that ended early and two tightly contested one-run games, including an extra-inning affair between Canada and Chinese Taipei on Tuesday at Ivy Stadium.

In the first two days of women’s baseball’s most elite competition in the world, all games have either been won by big shutouts — 9-0, 11-0, 14-0, 17-0 and 19-0 — or by the minimum margin of victory possible, a single run: 4-3, 5-3 and 9-8.

The results from Day 2 ensure that Canada, three-time defending champions Japan and the United States will all qualify for the semifinals; however, head-to-head results from the opening round will carry over to the “Super Round-Robin” semifinal, making Day 3 games, such as Canada vs. USA, particularly important because the winner of that contest will head to the semifinal round-robin with a record of 1-0, while the loser will begin the next phase with a record of 0-1.

Canada 9, Chinese Taipei 8 (8 innings)

Canada and Chinese Taipei combined for 24 hits, in a match that needed an extra inning to decide the winner.

Chinese Taipei appeared in command of the entire game, leading 6-1 in the 6th inning, before Canada exploded for six runs in the bottom half of the 6th inning to give Canada a short-lived 7-6 lead.

Chinese Taipei erased the lead in the top of the 7th and took an 8-7 lead in the 8th inning.

Canada struck back, powered by catcher Stephanie Savoie, who earned the game-winning, walk-off, RBI, collecting her third hit and third RBI with a single to right field to win the game.

USA 17, Netherlands 0 (5 innings)

USA took command of the game from the onset, putting on 10 runs in the first two innings, en route to totaling 16 hits and 17 total runs.

The Netherlands were limited to just three hits by USA pitcher Marti Sementelli, who earned the complete game shutout.

Catcher Kendall Dawson helped lead the U.S. attach, going 2-for-2 and putting 4 RBI next to her name.

Australia 4, Venezuela 3

Australia’s Stephanie GAYNOR and Venezuela’s Josefina CUMANA were involved in a pitching duel, for the first five innings and a game tied 3-3, despite Cumana yielding 10 walks.

Australia strung together three of the “Emeralds’” five hits in the bottom of the bottom of the 6th, capped off by an RBI single by Katie Gaynor, sister of Stephanie, to seal the victory for Australia.

Japan 19, Hong Kong 0 (5 innings)

Japan used 12 hits to push 19 runners across the plate, while playing flawless defense. “Madonna Japan”, the three-time defending World Cup champions, only allowed 1 hit to Hong Kong.

Japan’s first basewoman, Yukiko Kon lead the charge with 2 hits, 2 runs scored and a collection of 5 RBI.

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