GameTime Classics Episode 26: Re-live Australia v Argentina and a fantastic pitching duel at the Men’s Softball World Championship 2013

GameTime Classics Episode 26: Re-live Australia v Argentina and a fantastic pitching duel at the Men’s Softball World Championship 2013
19/04/2020
A low-scoring thriller, featuring a fantastic pitching duel between Australia’s ace Adam Folkard and Argentian duo Lucas Mata and Maximiliano Montero closed Day 9 of the tournament.

Episode 26 of the GameTime Classics series will feature one of the best matches of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2013: the playoff game between Australia and Argentina. The game was played at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 9.

Australian right-hander Adam Folkard and Argentina's duo of Lucas Mata and Maximiliano Montero engaged in a titanic pitching duel in the elimination game. The winner would advance to the semifinal and secure a medal in the tournament, while the loser would finish in fourth place.

Earlier that day both teams avoided elimination with key wins. Lefty Andrew Kirkpatrick no-hit Japan and led Australia to a 4-0 win, while Argentina advanced with a 2-1 victory over Canada, with a 2-run homer by German Sacks in the sixth inning.

The game will be streamed for free at www.youtube.com/wbsc at 9 pm Eastern US Standard Time* on Sunday, 19 April (3 am Central European Time* and 10 am Japan Time on Monday 20 April) and Monday at 9 am Eastern Standard Time* (3:00 pm Central European Time*, 10 pm Japan time) at www.facebook.com/wbsc.
*Observing daylight saving time.

The next episode of the GameTime Classics series will be a super game between Chinese Taipei and USA at the Premier12 2019.


Watch more GameTime Classics:

Episode 25: Watch Japan take on Mexico in a thrilling U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 final
Episode 24: Watch Japan, Greece collide at the 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship
Episode 23: Watch the epic battle between USA and Mexico at the U-12 Baseball World Cup 2017
Episode 22: Canada, New Zealand clash at the Men's Softball World Cup 2004
Episode 21: Chinese Taipei v USA in the final of the 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
Episode 20: Australia vs China for a spot in the softball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 
Episode 19: Korea, Cuba battle in early stages of Women's Baseball World Cup 2016
Episode 18: New Zealand, Australia thriller open Men's Softball World Cup 2013 playoffs
Episode 17: Japan, Panama fight hard in WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup super round
Episode 16: Great Britain vs Italy for an Olympic softball berth
Episode 15: Watch Australia vs USA in 2019 Premier12 thriller
Episode 14: Re-live the 2018 Junior Men’s Softball World Cup Final between Australia and Japan 
Episode 13: Watch Korea vs Panama in 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Episode 12: Mexico, Canada battle to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic softball competition
Episode 11: Watch a semifinal thriller - Canada-Chinese Taipei at the Women's Baseball World Cup 2016
Episode 10: Historic first-ever WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball final between Chinese Taipei and Peru
Episode 9: Watch Korea vs Japan in 2015 Premier12 Semi-Final
Episode 8: Singapore, Argentina open 2020 U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup with a bang
Episode 7: Watch Chinese Taipei and Japan battle in the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup
Episode 6: JPN vs USA dramatic 2019 U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup final
Episode 5: Re-live Mexico v USA 2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup elimination game
Episode 4: Mexico-New Zealand epic battle at WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019
Episode 2: Re-live the Japan-USA Final of the 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship
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