The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Day is underway in Hermosillo, Mexico. USA defeated Guam, 13-1, and Puerto Rico defeated South Africa 17-1. Today’s four games are being played at the Sonora Stadium.
USA is one step closer to secure a spot in the Super Round after a five-inning, 13-1 victory over Guam in Sunday’s first game at the V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup. Ryan Mitchell produced four runs and scored twice for the winner. USA moved to 3-0 in Group C.
A 10-run fifth inning secured the win for Puerto Rico over South Africa, 17-1, in Game 11 of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup. Isaac Carrasquillo led a 16-hit offense for the Puerto Ricans. In their first WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup participation, Puerto Rico earned their second consecutive win and moved to 2-0 in Group C.
Tien-Szu Huang tossed 5.1 in relief, giving up three hits, one run and two walks, to guide Chinese Taipei to their second win of the tournament. The Asian squad defeated Czechia this afternoon, 7-2, on Day 3 of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico. This win secures a spot in the Super Round for Cuba and Chinese Taipei, which lead Group A with a 2-0 record and will face each other on Tuesday.
France vs Japan
Bottom 3rd – JPN 2-0 OFF: Japan scores one more. Fujita stole third base and took advantage of a bad throw to score the second Japanese run.
Bottom 1st – JPN 1-0 OFF: Japan scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, after a throwing error by French third baseman Maxendre Proust. The run was scored by Kazuha Fujita, who led off the game with an infield hit.
Chinese Taipei 7-2 Czechia
In the top of the seventh, Chinese Taipei scored four runs, on a sacrifice fly and a costly defensive error. Chinese Taipei wins the game 7-2.
Bottom 2nd – TPE 3-2 CZE – Czechia makes it a one-run ballgame! Max Prejda lined to center field to bring in his second run of the game.
After one inning, Chinese Taipei leads 3-1. Chun-Chih Fu hit an RBI double, while Tien-Szu Huang and Ruei Cyuan scored on wild pitches. Czechia scored one, on a run-scoring single by Nikolas Hluchy.
Puerto Rico 17-1 South Africa
Top 5th – PUR 17-1 RSA: Puerto Rico explodes with 10 runs and six hits. The game is over.
Bottom 4th – PUR 7-1 RSA: Puerto Rico scored two. Isaac Carrasquillo hit an RBI triple, and later scored on a double orb the bat of Juliomar Campos.
Bottom 3rd – PUR 5-1 RSA: Joshua Botha scores from third on a grounder to shortstop by Imaad Hassiem. South Africa is on the board.
Top 3rd – PUR 5-0 RSA: Puerto Rico extends their lead to 5-0, taking advantage of an error and a RBI double by Enrico Carrion.
Top 2nd – PUR 3-0 RSA: Puerto Rico is on the socreboard with a two-run single off the bat of Angel Vazquez, who then scored on a squeeze play.
USA 13-1 Guam
The US team scored four times in the fifth frame, and extends the lead to 13-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Guam scored one with a hit and a pair of walks. The game ends 13-1.
USA added three in the second and one in the third to make it 9-0. USA has connected 7 hits so far, while Guam has one.
Top 1st – USA 4-0 Guam: USA scores four times in the top of the first, on an RBI double by John Short and three wild pitches.
