29/02/2020 2 Minute Read

South Africa 11-7 United States: Weideman powers South Africa offence with home run and 5 RBI

South Africa's 10th place finish matches their 2018 result.

29/02/2020 2 Minute Read

Argentina 8-1 Guatemala: Reitober two-run homer leads Argentina to victory, Guatemala finish sixth for best ever finish

Julian Reitober sparked Argentina's 8-1 victory in five innings as he opened big, hitting a two-run home run against Guatemala, who finished sixth, their best position ever in just the second participation at youth level.

29/02/2020 1 Minute Read

Canada 11-4 Denmark: Bicknell’s Grand Slam bolsters Canada’s seventh place finish

Pitcher Andrew Van Boekl also had 8 strikeouts and contributed offensively with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs to help Canada in their 11-4 win over Denmark.

29/02/2020 2 Minute Read

Mexico 9-1 Singapore: Lopez’s 2 hits, 3 RBIs lead Mexico to eighth place finish

Coming off a sixth place result in the last Junior Men's Softball World Championship 2018, Mexico finished in eighth place, equalling their lowest finish ever (2016).

28/02/2020 3 Minute Read

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup Day 7: Nagayoshi, Yagi heroics keep Japan's unbeaten run going, sets up gold medal match against Australia

Japan kept their unbeaten record, while Australia lost at this level for the first time since losing to Japan in the last Opening Round game in 2018.

28/02/2020 2 Minute Read

Japan 5-2 Australia: Nagayoshi’s inside park homer confirms both teams in final

Japanese pitcher Koki Yagi had nine strikeouts that helped his team stop Australia's winning streak in the clash of unbeaten teams in the Super Round

28/02/2020 2 Minute Read

Argentina 7-3 New Zealand: Biondi keeps Argentina in bronze medal hunt

The win confirmed Argentina's spot in the playoff for the bronze medal against either the Czech Republic or Japan, depending on later results, and eliminated the 2018 bronze medallists New Zealand from contention of finishing on the podium.