{"id":38036,"date":"2020-02-25T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38036"},"modified":"2020-02-25T13:55:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T21:55:06","slug":"usa-notches-first-win-at-wbsc-u-18-mens-softball-world-cup-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38036","title":{"rendered":"USA Notches First Win at WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup 2020 (in New Zealand)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/USASoftball_Logo_150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29753\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/USASoftball_Logo_150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/USASoftball_Logo_150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After a tough 0-3 start, the USA U18 team notched their first win at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38028\">WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup 2020 at New Zealand<\/a>, a 7-3 victory over Denmark.    Both teams are in pool B, with the USA now 1-3, while Denmark fell to 0-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In earlier games, the USA fell 10-1 to Mexico, 11-1 to New Zealand and 10-3 to Guatemala.    New Zealand is 3-1 through 4 games, while Mexico and Guatemala are both 2-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/u18mswc.wbsc.org\/en\/2020\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/4199\">From the official WBSC website:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gametime.sport\/event\/323\/game\/4199\">Full video from the Official WBSC website<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United States 7-3 Denmark: Ponce&#8217;s 3 RBI lift USA past Denmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS Denmark v USA - U-18 Men&#039;s Softball World Cup\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dHOBqDSMkxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>From Game Changer, courtesy of USA Softball staff,, Kyleigh Meisler , Allison Fanning , Katie Willis , Codi Warren<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-5e4ae21b67b156fd9aaaee54\/recap-story\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team Downs Denmark, 7-3<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> opened up scoring in the first inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a39997130b\">William Ponce<\/a> drove in one when he singled. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> scored three runs in the second inning. The offensive onslaught by <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a39997130b\">Ponce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a399971313\">Chase Thomson<\/a>, who each had RBIs in the inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a399971314\">Josh Eurich<\/a> took the win for <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a>. He surrendered three runs on seven hits over seven innings, striking out six. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5e5472e71cca00513f000015\">Victor Elsner<\/a> took the loss for Denmark. He went six innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits and striking out eight. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> racked up eight hits on the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a39997130b\">Ponce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a399971311\">Eli Rivas<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a39997130e\">Parker Hopkins<\/a> all collected multiple hits for <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5db35936cb89c2a39997130b\">Ponce<\/a> went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/t5d936a3beb2eb4cfee45683a\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> in hits. Denmark totaled seven hits. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5e5472e71cca005123000013\">August Bordonaro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5e5472e71cca0051a100001b\">William Melin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5e5472e71cca005175000018\">Magnus Kirstein<\/a> each managed multiple hits for Denmark. Denmark didn&#8217;t commit a single error in the field. <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/p5e5472e71cca005123000013\">Bordonaro<\/a> had the most chances in the field with ten. &#8220;Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.narrativescience.com\/\">Narrative Science<\/a> and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved.&#8221; Any reuse or republication of this story must include the preceding attribution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earlier games:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>From Game Changer, courtesy of USA Softball staff,, Kyleigh Meisler , Allison Fanning , Katie Willis , Codi Warren<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-5e4ae21b67b156fd9aaaee54\/recap-story\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team Downs Denmark, 7-3<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, February 23, 6:30PM PST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-5e4ae1e8c74e7c747abac879\/recap-story\">Guatemala Runs Away With Early Lead in Victory<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, February 22, 10:30AM PST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-5e4ae1aeb8a63ad98f18971f\/recap-story\">New Zealand Captures Lead Early to Defeat USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, February 21, 5:30PM PST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-5e4ae16c7e6bddd5711896a1\/recap-story\">USA Softball U-18 Men\u2019s National Team Struggles to Find Groove Against Mexico<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a tough 0-3 start, the USA U18 team notched their first win at the WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup 2020 at New Zealand, a 7-3 victory over Denmark. Both teams are in pool B, with the USA now 1-3, while Denmark fell to 0-4. In earlier games, the USA fell 10-1 to Mexico, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,28,35,61,82,27],"tags":[1012,125,1019],"class_list":{"0":"post-38036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-broadcasts","8":"category-featured","9":"category-oceania","10":"category-usa-softball","11":"category-wbsc","12":"category-youth","13":"tag-u18softballmwc","14":"tag-usasoftball","15":"tag-usasoftballu18","16":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38036"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38053,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38036\/revisions\/38053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}