GameTime Classics | Episode 44: Watch Denmark v Venezuela in 2019 Men’s Softball World Championship

GameTime Classics | Episode 44: Watch Denmark v Venezuela in 2019 Men’s Softball World Championship
07/05/2020
This blockbuster match-up features an outstanding men's pitching duel between Danish right-hander Kim Hansen and Venezuelan lefty Erik Urbaneja.

Venezuela and Denmark played Game #19 of the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship at Svoboda Park in Prague, Czech Republic, on 16 June. Kim Hansen and Erik Urbaneja had stellar games, giving fans a classic pitching duel in a match that would impact the playoff picture.

The South Americans entered the game with a 2-0 record with shutout victories over South Africa and Singapore. The Europeans entered with a 1-1 record, dropping their opener to Canada before rebounding with a win over South Africa on Day 2.

A total of 16 teams from every continent played the first men's softball world championship held in Europe: Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Botswana, Singapore, South Africa, United States, Venezuela.

This thriller will be available for free at www.youtube.com/wbsc at 9 pm Venezuela and Eastern US Standard Time* on Thursday, 7 May (3 am Central European Time* on Friday, 8 May) and Wednesday at 9 am Venezuela and Eastern Standard Time* (3:00 pm Central European Time*) at www.facebook.com/wbsc.

*Observing daylight saving time.

The next episode of WBSC's GameTime Classics series will showcase the 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup Super Round game between Mexico and Japan.

Watch more GameTime Classics:

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Episode 42: Re-live WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup 2018 Canada v Japan semi-final
Episode 41: USA, Australia fight hard at 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
Episode 40: Australia vs USA Women's Softball World Cup 2014 semifinal
Episode 39: Australia-Japan, Premier12 2019
Episode 38: Men's Softball World Championship 2013 semifinal between Australia and Venezuela
Episode 37: Australia, Chinese Taipei lock horns at 2016 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
Episode 36: Japan, USA clash in epic semi-final battle at 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship
Episode 35: Superpowers Japan, USA collide at WBSC Premier12 2019

Episode 34: Men's Softball World Championship 2004 semifinal Australia vs Canada
Episode 33: Mexico, Japan play for bronze at 2017 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
Episode 32: Australia, Canada play for bronze at U-19 Women's Softball World Cup 2019
Episode 31: Women's Baseball World Cup 2018 bronze medal game
Episode 30: New Zealand, Venezuela compete in 2013 Men's Softball World Championship final
Episode 29: Mexico, Chinese Taipei put on slugfest in U-15 Baseball World Cup 2016 
Episode 28: Women’s Softball World Championship 2016 final Japan-USA
Episode 27: USA take on Chinese Taipei in must-win WBSC Premier12 2019 clash
Episode 26: Australia vs Argentina, a pitching duel at the Men’s Softball World Championship 2013
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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