今天這集 GameTime Classics將展現紐西蘭與加拿大,2004男壘世錦賽決賽爭奪金牌的歷史性對決。第十一屆的這項全球賽會,一共有十五國前往紐西蘭基督城無菸球場參賽。
在1996年於美國密德蘭、2000年在南非東倫敦都拿下冠軍後,紐西蘭以地主身分試圖完成歷史性的三連霸。加拿大則是試圖取得他們的第四座冠軍。
兩隊預賽都在A組,加拿大以5-4拿下勝利,Darren Zack 獲得勝投, Bob Court 與 Rob Gray分別替加拿大打出全壘打。不過,在第一場準決賽中,紐西蘭以13-5擊敗加拿大晉級決賽。 Jimmy Wana是地主隊的勝利投手, Thomas Makea、Patrick Shannon打出全壘打,Brad Rona更是打出雙響炮。
這項運動中最知名的幾個名字在2004年二月8日登上球場,像是Mark Sorenson、Jarrad Martin、Donny Hale、Thomas Makea、Ryan Wolfe與Gerard Muizelaar。
這一天稍早,加拿大在決賽以一面倒的比數7-0擊敗澳洲確保了他們的名次。
這場精彩的比賽將在四月15日,週三美東時間晚上九點(周四歐洲中部時間凌晨三點、紐西蘭時間上午七點)在 www.youtube.com/wbsc ,以及美東時間週四上午九點(歐洲中部時間下午三點、澳洲時間晚上七點)在 www.facebook.com/wbsc免費串流播出。
GameTime Classics下一場比賽將呈現2017世界棒壘球總會U-12世界盃棒球賽墨西哥與美國的比賽。
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