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