GameTime Classics | Episode 37: Australia, Chinese Taipei lock horns at 2016 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
The game was played during Day 3 of the opening round. Australia was undefeated, Chinese Taipei had just suffered a loss against Japan.
Australia was undefeated, while Chinese Taipei was 1-1 and had just suffered a heavy loss against rivals Japan.
The Aussies and Chinese Taipei met in Saltillo, Mexico, during the third day of the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016.
The heated contest featured the first-ever triple-play in U-23 history. Tempers were flaring in the game, with benches exchanging words.
A couple of big innings set the tone for a clash that took to the mound a total of nine pitchers.
This thriller will be available for free at www.youtube.com/wbsc at 9 pm Eastern US Standard Time* on Thursday, 30 April (3 am Central European Time*, 9 am Taipei Time and 11 am NSW Australia Time on Friday 1 May) and Friday at 9 am Eastern Standard Time* (3:00 pm Central European Time*, 9 pm Taipei Time and 11 pm NSW Australia Time) at www.facebook.com/wbsc.
*Observing daylight saving time.
The next episode of the GameTime Classics series will be the semifinal of the Men's Softball World Championship 2018 between Japan and the USA.