Edmonton (Canada). Wednesday, August 15 was originally planned as a rest day for the eight teams. But due to rain and travel delays three games had to be re-scheduled. In the morning Japan shut out Venezuela in a pitcher’s duel. In the afternoon Cuba lost to the United States, while Australia downed Venezuela.
Going into the last two days of the preliminary round, Canada is leading the pack with a clean 5-0 record, followed by Team USA (4-1) and Japan (4-1). Australia and Chinese Taipei are currently battling for the fourth spot in the semi-finals with three wins in five games apiece. Venezuela (1-4), the Netherlands and Cuba (both 0-5) are stuck in the bottom half of the standings.
Venezuela 0 – Japan 3
It was the first true pitcher’s duel at the V IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup in Edmonton, Canada. Japan shut out Venezuela 3-0 in a re-scheduled game from August 10. The defending champion allowed just four base runners all game for their fourth win in the tournament. Two runs in the second and one in the fifth provided the necessary run support
Australia 20 – Venezuela 1
Australia keeps its chances alive to reach the semi-finals at the V IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup. On Wednesday they celebrated a lopsided 20-1 victory over Venezuela in a make-up game of Tuesday’s rainout at Telus Field. After both teams exchanged runs in the first, Australia blew things open with seven runs in the second. 12 more runs in the third and fourth combined turned the game into an offensive slugfest.
Cuba 1 – USA 9
Getting rained out on Tuesday, Team USA and Cuba met again for another try at John Fry Park one day later. The two-time champion celebrated a 9-1 win, which sounds more lopsided as it was. The United States needed until the fourth inning to break a scoreless try and didn’t blow the score open until the last two frames.
Schedule
Thursday, August 16, 2012
11:00 Venezuela – Netherlands (Telus Field)
14:00 USA – Chinese Taipei (John Fry Park)
15:00 Japan – Australia (Telus Field)
19:30 Canada – Cuba (Telus Field)
Standings
1) Canada 5-0
2) USA 4-1
3) Japan 4-1
4) Australia 3-2
5) Chinese Taipei 3-2
6) Venezuela 1-4
7) Netherlands 0-5
8) Cuba 0-5
