GameTime Classics | Episode 85: Superpowers Canada, New Zealand play for bronze at WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019

GameTime Classics | Episode 85: Superpowers Canada, New Zealand play for bronze at WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019
19/06/2020
New Zealand was aiming to win a record-setting 14th overall medal, while a win for Canada would tie them with New Zealand at 13.

The last day of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 saw the two most dominant nations in men’s softball history battling for a medal in the top international softball competition on the planet. Canada and New Zealand played the Bronze Medal Game on June 23 at Svoboda Park in Prague, Czech Republic.

Both squads were looking to rebound from losses in the semi-finals the day before. New Zealand lost a low-scoring battle to Japan, 2-1, while Canada was shutout by Argentina, 7-0.

Canadian Head Coach John Stuart gave the ball to Patrick Burns (1-0), who had pitched 8.2 innings in the event. Black Sox skipper Mark Sorenson countered with Josh Pettet, a right hander who appeared in four games and posted a 2-0 record heading into the final day.

The WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 Bronze Medal Game will be available for free at www.youtube.com/wbsc at 9 pm Eastern US Standard Time* on Saturday, 20 June (3 am Central European Time*, 1 pm New Zealand Time on Sunday 21 June) and Sunday at 9 am US Eastern Standard Time* (3:00 pm Central European Time*, 1 am New Zealand Time on Monday 22 June) at www.facebook.com/wbsc

*Observing daylight saving time.

Fans from around the world will be able to watch on Sunday the last softball episode of the GameTime Classics series: the game between Argentina and Japan, playing For the Title of World Champion at the Men's Softball World Championship 2019 final.

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