Team Australia showed why they are four-time defending gold medal champions Wednesday night with a 12-1 rout of previously unbeaten Team USA. The game was 6-1 through 6, with the Aussies adding a 6 spot in the final frame. Team USA could muster only one hit through 6, finishing the game with two on the night, with lefty Nathan Dickinson going the distance, striking out … [Read more...]
Final Pool Play Standings – 2012 ISF Jr. Men’s World Championship
Well, almost final. Last pool play game USA vs. AUS underway. Pool A Playoff teams in bold Australia (5-0) USA (5-0) New Zealand (4-2) Denmark (2-4) Venezuela (2-4) (lost head-to-head vs. Denmark) India (1-5) Singapore (1-5) Pool B Playoff teams in bold Argentina (6-0) Japan (5-2) Canada (4-2) Mexico (3-3) Czech Republic (2-4) Croatia … [Read more...]
Unbeaten Australia vs. Unbeaten USA Live !
Final pool play game of the 2012 ISF Jr. Men's World Championship, playing for top spot in Pool A, and with it, the top seed in tomorrow's playoff round. (The winner will face Pool B's #2, Japan, while the loser will face Pool B's #1, unbeaten Argentina. Coming right up: Click here for Live video stream Click here for Pointstreak online scoring. … [Read more...]
Canada tops Mexico 10-6, both head to playoff round tomorrow
FINAL: CAN 10, MEX 6. Canada finishes pool play with 4-2 record, third place in their pool; MEX finishes 3-3, for 4th place. CAN will face Pool A 4th place team, Denmark (2-4), while MEX will face Pool A 3rd place team, New Zealand (4-2). 2 minutes ago Next up, the final pool play game of the tournament, for the top spot in Pool A: Australia (5-0) vs. USA (5-0). … [Read more...]
AAU Men’s International Tournament Update (Nov. 25 Deadline)
Update November 7: Two more teams have paid as of today. Nineteen slots are gone, only 13 left. The next 13 teams to officially register by submitting their entry fee are in. Don’t get left out! The deadline date for the AAU Men’s International Championship is fast approaching: November 25. Click here for the list of teams that have indicated their intent to … [Read more...]
Top 8 teams set for playoffs in 2012 ISF Jr. Men’s World Championship
The eight playoff teams have been determined, following Denmark's 12-0 win over India this morning, on the final day of pool play in the 2012 ISF Jr. Men's World Championship at Parana, Argentina. Teams qualifying for playoff round: Pool A 1/2. AUS/USA (both 5-0, playing each other tonight at 8:30pm) 3. NZL (3-2, last game today vs. Singapor) 4. DEN (2-4, head to head … [Read more...]
Argentina stays unbeaten with amazing comeback win over Mexico
From the official tournament website: In a memorable match for Argentina defeated Mexico 13-12 in the last match of the day, and thus secured first place in Group B of the World Championship. Mexico started the game in a big way, going ahead 10-2 at the end of the third inning, but from there the hosts tried a historic comeback, to come forward in the seventh and keep the … [Read more...]