Final Playoff Round Scoreboard with Dates<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 20px;\n background-color: #f4f4f4;\n }\n table {\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n background-color: #fff;\n }\n th, td {\n padding: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n text-align: left;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n tr:nth-child(even) {\n background-color: #f9f9f9;\n }\n .winner {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .match-type {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .sub-match {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n .note {\n font-style: italic;\n color: #555;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Playoff Round Scoreboard<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Date<\/th>\n <th>Game #<\/th>\n <th>Match<\/th>\n <th>Winner<\/th>\n <th>Score<\/th>\n <th>Loser<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>16<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Placement Game<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">5th vs. 6th<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">South Africa<\/td>\n <td>8 – 4<\/td>\n <td>Netherlands<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>17<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">3rd vs. 4th<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">Guatemala<\/td>\n <td>3 – 2<\/td>\n <td>Colombia<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>18<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Championship<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">1st vs. 2nd<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">United States *<\/td>\n <td>10 – 0<\/td>\n <td>Japan<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>19<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Repechage<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">L18 vs. W17<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">Japan **<\/td>\n <td>3 – 0<\/td>\n <td>Guatemala<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <p class=\"note\">* United States clinches First Place and berth to World Cup 2025<\/p>\n <p class=\"note\">** Japan clinches Second Place and berth to World Cup 2025<\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 16 – Placement Game – #6 South Africa 8, #5 Netherlands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: South Africa vs Netherlands<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">South Africa<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">8<\/td>\n <td>12<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Netherlands<\/td>\n <td>4<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">4<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>South Africa vs Netherlands Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Six-Run Second Propels South Africa Past Netherlands in Battle for Fifth<\/h1>\n \n <p>The African champions clawed back from a deficit to break their winless streak, securing an 8-4 victory to claim fifth place in Group C at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup on Saturday in Devon Park \u2013 OGE Energy Field.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>Netherlands took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning, sending 10 batters to the plate.<\/li>\n <li>South Africa responded with a massive six-run second inning, taking advantage of three Netherlands errors.<\/li>\n <li>Kagiso Aphane pitched a complete game for South Africa, striking out eight and earning the win.<\/li>\n <li>South Africa extended their lead to 8-4 in the sixth inning with RBI singles from Brandon Bouillon and Tyrone Milne.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>South Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Kagiso Aphane: Complete game, 8 strikeouts, 6 hits, 4 walks, 4 runs<\/li>\n <li>Brandon Bouillon: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs<\/li>\n <li>Tyrone Milne: 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Netherlands:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Rachid Engelhardt: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs<\/li>\n <li>Forstine Coenraad: 1-for-3, 1 RBI<\/li>\n <li>Fransel Meyers (L): 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 SO<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Tournament Implications<\/h2>\n\n <p>With this victory, South Africa finished fifth in Group C with a 1-5 record, while Netherlands ended in sixth place. The win marks South Africa’s first in the tournament, breaking their winless streak and ending their campaign on a high note.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: South Africa vs Netherlands<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>South Africa<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kiddo Malematja LF<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mandla Matswenyane RF<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mogau Thupudi 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Brandon Bouillon SS<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tyrone Milne C<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kagiso Moeti 3B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Madumetsa Nkgapele DP<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mathew Diedericks 2B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kamogetswe Makolomakoe CF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kagiso Aphane (W)<\/td><td>7.0<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>Netherlands<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jim Wursten RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Eldrick Dijkhoff SS<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jonel Pirela Villalobos 1B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Reangelo Castillo C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Dyron Juaquin CF\/2B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Forstine Coenraad LF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Anthony Beaumont DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Rachid Engelhardt PH\/CF\/RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Myron Juaquin 3B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fransel Meyers (L)<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Emeron Lourens<\/td><td>5.2<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 17 – 3rd vs. 4th Game – #3 Guatemala 3, Columbia 2 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: Guatemala vs Colombia<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Colombia<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">2<\/td>\n <td>5<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Guatemala<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">3<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Guatemala vs Colombia Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Guatemala Edges Out Colombia 3-2 in Thrilling Contest<\/h1>\n \n <p>In a closely fought battle at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in Oklahoma City, Guatemala emerged victorious with a 3-2 win over Colombia. The game showcased stellar pitching performances and timely hitting from both sides.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>Guatemala’s Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno opened the scoring with a solo home run in the 3rd inning.<\/li>\n <li>Colombia responded in the 4th inning with two runs, taking a 2-1 lead on RBIs from Aldo Navia and Jhon Lara.<\/li>\n <li>Dennis Hurtarte tied the game for Guatemala with a solo home run in the 5th inning.<\/li>\n <li>Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli drove in the winning run for Guatemala in the 6th inning with an RBI single.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>Guatemala:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla: Complete game victory, 14 strikeouts, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks<\/li>\n <li>Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno: 3-for-3, HR, RBI<\/li>\n <li>Dennis Hurtarte: 1-for-3, HR, RBI<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Colombia:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Ramiro Rafael Escorcia Martinez: 5.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts<\/li>\n <li>Aldo Navia: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI<\/li>\n <li>Jhon Lara: 1-for-3, RBI<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Turning Point<\/h2>\n\n <p>The game turned in Guatemala’s favor in the 6th inning when Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli’s RBI single broke the 2-2 tie, giving Guatemala the lead they would not relinquish.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What’s Next<\/h2>\n\n <p>This victory bolsters Guatemala’s position in the tournament, sending it to the Repachage game against Japan, with a berth to next year’s World Cup on the line.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: Guatemala vs Colombia<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Colombia<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jeison Anillo 2B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Edgar Mercado SS<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mateo Luna 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Aldo Navia 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Martinez DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jhon Lara RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Eduardo Cuesta CF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jose Barrios C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ruber Bencomo LF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hernan Cavadia PH<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ramiro Rafael Escorcia Martinez<\/td><td>5.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Elkin Chinchilla (L)<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>Guatemala<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno SS<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Luis Pedro Villeda Mendizabal 1B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fabian Esteban Vizcaino Chinchilla C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Dennis Hurtarte DP<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Alfonso Hernandez Chinchilla 3B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Manuel Alfredo Hern\u00e1ndez Meneses CF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Pedro Miguel Di\u00e9guez Ruano 2B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Alex Enrique Funes L\u00f3pez LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Diego Morales PH\/LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla (W)<\/td><td>7.0<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 18 – 1st vs. 2nd – USA 10, Japan 0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: USA vs Japan<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Japan<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">USA<\/td>\n <td>9<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">10<\/td>\n <td>7<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>USA vs Japan Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>USA Dominates Japan 10-0 in Four-Inning Blowout<\/h1>\n \n <p>The game was effectively over after the first inning as the United States overwhelmed Japan with a nine-run outburst, setting the stage for a convincing 10-0 victory in just four innings at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>USA’s explosive first inning included a three-run triple by Jeffrey Michael Lewis and a two-run single by Tyler James Johnson.<\/li>\n <li>Zachary Shaw hit a solo home run in the third inning to extend USA’s lead to 10-0.<\/li>\n <li>Marco Diaz pitched a complete game shutout for USA, allowing only three hits while striking out five in four innings.<\/li>\n <li>Japan’s pitching struggled, with starter Hiroki Ikeda lasting only 0.1 innings and giving up eight runs.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>USA:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Jeffrey Michael Lewis: 1-for-1, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, HBP<\/li>\n <li>Erick Ochoa: 3-for-3, RBI, R<\/li>\n <li>Zachary Shaw: 1-for-1, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB<\/li>\n <li>Marco Diaz: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 SO<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Japan:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Kotaro Yasumi: 1-for-2<\/li>\n <li>Kazuya Toriyama: 1-for-2, SO<\/li>\n <li>Yusuke Morita: 1-for-2<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Turning Point<\/h2>\n\n <p>The game was decided in the bottom of the first inning when USA sent 13 batters to the plate, scoring nine runs and forcing Japan to use two pitchers. This overwhelming start effectively sealed the game for the United States.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What’s Next<\/h2>\n\n <p>With the victory, the USA has punched its ticket to next year’s World Cup. Meanwhile, Japan will have to regroup in the Repechage game that follows, against Guatemala, which is coming off a win against Columbia. The winner of the Repechage will join the USA in next year’s World Cup.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nine Run First Inning for USA vs. Japan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>USA vs Japan – First Inning<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n .play {\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n .score {\n font-weight: bold;\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Bottom of the 1st<\/h2>\n <div class=\"play\">Jeffrey Lewis walks.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Injury Delay<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Erick Ochoa singles to pitcher. Jeffrey Lewis to 3rd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Blaine Milheim walks. Erick Ochoa to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Cameron Schiller<\/strong> walks. <strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> scores. Erick Ochoa to 3rd. Blaine Milheim to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">1-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Jonathan Lynch strikes out swinging. 1 out.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Tyler Johnson<\/strong> singles through the left side. <strong>Erick Ochoa<\/strong> scores. <strong>Blaine Milheim<\/strong> scores. Cameron Schiller to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">3-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Nicholas Mullins walks. Cameron Schiller to 3rd. Tyler Johnson to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Yusef Davis Jr<\/strong> singles to right center. <strong>Cameron Schiller<\/strong> scores. <strong>Tyler Johnson<\/strong> scores. Nicholas Mullins to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">5-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Zachary Shaw walks. Nicholas Mullins to 3rd. Yusef Davis Jr to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Pitching Change: Onodera for Ikeda<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> triples to right field. <strong>Nicholas Mullins<\/strong> scores. <strong>Yusef Davis Jr<\/strong> scores. <strong>Zachary Shaw<\/strong> scores. <span class=\"score\">8-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Erick Ochoa<\/strong> singles to pitcher. <strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> scores. <span class=\"score\">9-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Injury Delay<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Blaine Milheim hits into a double play. GDP 43. Erick Ochoa out at 2nd 4. 3 out.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>End of the 1st, USA leads 9-0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: USA vs Japan<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Japan<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>AVG<\/th>\n <th>OPS<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tei Hamamoto RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.300<\/td><td>1.067<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Yusuke Morita DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.300<\/td><td>.864<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Taiyo Kataoka C<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.250<\/td><td>.650<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kaito Masaki 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.389<\/td><td>1.394<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kazuya Toriyama 1B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.294<\/td><td>1.076<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kotaro Yasumi 2B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.583<\/td><td>1.615<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ryuji Okawa SS<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.250<\/td><td>1.054<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Seii Kuroiwa CF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.267<\/td><td>.713<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Koki Sato LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.200<\/td><td>1.185<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hiroki Ikeda P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Shota Onodera P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fuga Nagai P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>14<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>ERA<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hiroki Ikeda (L)<\/td><td>0.1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3.91<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Shota Onodera<\/td><td>0.2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0.95<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fuga Nagai<\/td><td>2.0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>7.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>3.0<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>USA<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>AVG<\/th>\n <th>OPS<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jeffrey Lewis DP<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.688<\/td><td>1.825<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Erick Ochoa 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.444<\/td><td>1.135<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Blaine Milheim 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.467<\/td><td>1.396<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Cameron Schiller SS<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.273<\/td><td>.697<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jonathan Lynch LF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>.588<\/td><td>1.926<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tyler Johnson RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.467<\/td><td>1.329<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Nicholas Mullins C<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.143<\/td><td>.643<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Yusef Davis Jr CF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.385<\/td><td>.933<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Zachary Shaw 2B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.462<\/td><td>1.434<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Marco Diaz P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>15<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>ERA<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Marco Diaz (W)<\/td><td>4.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1.27<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>4.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n \n <\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 19 – Repechage Game – Japan 3, Guatemala 0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">GUA<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">JPN<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">3<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Game Recap: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1 {\n color: #2c3e50;\n }\n strong {\n color: #2980b9;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Japan Secures 3-0 Victory Over Guatemala in Tight Contest<\/h1>\n \n <p>In a closely fought game, Japan emerged victorious with a 3-0 win over Guatemala. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 4th inning when Japan’s offense came alive.<\/p>\n \n <p>The turning point came when <strong>Koki Sato<\/strong> stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter. Sato delivered a clutch performance, smashing a three-run homer to deep center field that brought home <strong>Kaito Masaki<\/strong> and <strong>Kazuya Toriyama<\/strong>. This decisive hit proved to be the difference-maker in the game.<\/p>\n \n <p>On the mound, Japan’s starting pitcher <strong>Hiroki Ikeda<\/strong> had an outstanding game. Ikeda pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out nine batters over seven innings. His dominant performance kept the Guatemalan offense at bay throughout the contest.<\/p>\n \n <p>For Guatemala, <strong>Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla<\/strong> put in a solid effort on the mound, pitching six innings and recording six strikeouts. However, the three-run homer in the 4th inning proved costly.<\/p>\n \n <p>Offensively, Guatemala struggled to generate momentum. <strong>Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno<\/strong>, <strong>Luis Pedro Villeda Mendizabal<\/strong>, and <strong>Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli<\/strong> each managed to record a hit, but the team couldn’t string together enough offense to score.<\/p>\n \n <p>The win in the repechage game clinched second place in the Group C qualifier for Japan, who will join first place USA at next year’s WBSC World Cup in Prince Albert Canada.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n .box-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .box-score table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n .box-score th, .box-score td 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{"id":44546,"date":"2024-09-28T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=44546"},"modified":"2024-09-28T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:31:39","slug":"day-5-playoff-results-2024-wbsc-world-cup-qualifier-group-c-sat-sept-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=44546","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 Playoff Results \u2013 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C \u2013 Sat. Sept. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Click here to view our All Games Scoreboard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Final Playoff Round Scoreboard with Dates<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 20px;\n background-color: #f4f4f4;\n }\n table {\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n background-color: #fff;\n }\n th, td {\n padding: 10px;\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n text-align: left;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n tr:nth-child(even) {\n background-color: #f9f9f9;\n }\n .winner {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .match-type {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .sub-match {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n .note {\n font-style: italic;\n color: #555;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Playoff Round Scoreboard<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Date<\/th>\n <th>Game #<\/th>\n <th>Match<\/th>\n <th>Winner<\/th>\n <th>Score<\/th>\n <th>Loser<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>16<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Placement Game<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">5th vs. 6th<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">South Africa<\/td>\n <td>8 – 4<\/td>\n <td>Netherlands<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>17<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">3rd vs. 4th<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">Guatemala<\/td>\n <td>3 – 2<\/td>\n <td>Colombia<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>18<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Championship<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">1st vs. 2nd<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">United States *<\/td>\n <td>10 – 0<\/td>\n <td>Japan<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td>9\/21\/24<\/td>\n <td>19<\/td>\n <td>\n <span class=\"match-type\">Repechage<\/span><br>\n <span class=\"sub-match\">L18 vs. W17<\/span>\n <\/td>\n <td class=\"winner\">Japan **<\/td>\n <td>3 – 0<\/td>\n <td>Guatemala<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <p class=\"note\">* United States clinches First Place and berth to World Cup 2025<\/p>\n <p class=\"note\">** Japan clinches Second Place and berth to World Cup 2025<\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 16 – Placement Game – #6 South Africa 8, #5 Netherlands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: South Africa vs Netherlands<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">South Africa<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">8<\/td>\n <td>12<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Netherlands<\/td>\n <td>4<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">4<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>4<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>South Africa vs Netherlands Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Six-Run Second Propels South Africa Past Netherlands in Battle for Fifth<\/h1>\n \n <p>The African champions clawed back from a deficit to break their winless streak, securing an 8-4 victory to claim fifth place in Group C at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup on Saturday in Devon Park \u2013 OGE Energy Field.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>Netherlands took an early 4-0 lead in the first inning, sending 10 batters to the plate.<\/li>\n <li>South Africa responded with a massive six-run second inning, taking advantage of three Netherlands errors.<\/li>\n <li>Kagiso Aphane pitched a complete game for South Africa, striking out eight and earning the win.<\/li>\n <li>South Africa extended their lead to 8-4 in the sixth inning with RBI singles from Brandon Bouillon and Tyrone Milne.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>South Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Kagiso Aphane: Complete game, 8 strikeouts, 6 hits, 4 walks, 4 runs<\/li>\n <li>Brandon Bouillon: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs<\/li>\n <li>Tyrone Milne: 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Netherlands:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Rachid Engelhardt: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs<\/li>\n <li>Forstine Coenraad: 1-for-3, 1 RBI<\/li>\n <li>Fransel Meyers (L): 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 SO<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Tournament Implications<\/h2>\n\n <p>With this victory, South Africa finished fifth in Group C with a 1-5 record, while Netherlands ended in sixth place. The win marks South Africa’s first in the tournament, breaking their winless streak and ending their campaign on a high note.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: South Africa vs Netherlands<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>South Africa<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kiddo Malematja LF<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mandla Matswenyane RF<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mogau Thupudi 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Brandon Bouillon SS<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tyrone Milne C<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kagiso Moeti 3B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Madumetsa Nkgapele DP<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mathew Diedericks 2B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kamogetswe Makolomakoe CF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kagiso Aphane (W)<\/td><td>7.0<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>Netherlands<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jim Wursten RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Eldrick Dijkhoff SS<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jonel Pirela Villalobos 1B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Reangelo Castillo C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Dyron Juaquin CF\/2B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Forstine Coenraad LF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Anthony Beaumont DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Rachid Engelhardt PH\/CF\/RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Myron Juaquin 3B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fransel Meyers (L)<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Emeron Lourens<\/td><td>5.2<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 17 – 3rd vs. 4th Game – #3 Guatemala 3, Columbia 2 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: Guatemala vs Colombia<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Colombia<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">2<\/td>\n <td>5<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Guatemala<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">3<\/td>\n <td>6<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Guatemala vs Colombia Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Guatemala Edges Out Colombia 3-2 in Thrilling Contest<\/h1>\n \n <p>In a closely fought battle at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in Oklahoma City, Guatemala emerged victorious with a 3-2 win over Colombia. The game showcased stellar pitching performances and timely hitting from both sides.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>Guatemala’s Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno opened the scoring with a solo home run in the 3rd inning.<\/li>\n <li>Colombia responded in the 4th inning with two runs, taking a 2-1 lead on RBIs from Aldo Navia and Jhon Lara.<\/li>\n <li>Dennis Hurtarte tied the game for Guatemala with a solo home run in the 5th inning.<\/li>\n <li>Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli drove in the winning run for Guatemala in the 6th inning with an RBI single.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>Guatemala:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla: Complete game victory, 14 strikeouts, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks<\/li>\n <li>Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno: 3-for-3, HR, RBI<\/li>\n <li>Dennis Hurtarte: 1-for-3, HR, RBI<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Colombia:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Ramiro Rafael Escorcia Martinez: 5.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts<\/li>\n <li>Aldo Navia: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI<\/li>\n <li>Jhon Lara: 1-for-3, RBI<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Turning Point<\/h2>\n\n <p>The game turned in Guatemala’s favor in the 6th inning when Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli’s RBI single broke the 2-2 tie, giving Guatemala the lead they would not relinquish.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What’s Next<\/h2>\n\n <p>This victory bolsters Guatemala’s position in the tournament, sending it to the Repachage game against Japan, with a berth to next year’s World Cup on the line.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: Guatemala vs Colombia<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Colombia<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jeison Anillo 2B<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Edgar Mercado SS<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Mateo Luna 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Aldo Navia 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Martinez DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jhon Lara RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Eduardo Cuesta CF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jose Barrios C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ruber Bencomo LF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hernan Cavadia PH<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ramiro Rafael Escorcia Martinez<\/td><td>5.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Elkin Chinchilla (L)<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>Guatemala<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno SS<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Luis Pedro Villeda Mendizabal 1B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fabian Esteban Vizcaino Chinchilla C<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli RF<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Dennis Hurtarte DP<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Alfonso Hernandez Chinchilla 3B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Manuel Alfredo Hern\u00e1ndez Meneses CF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Pedro Miguel Di\u00e9guez Ruano 2B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Alex Enrique Funes L\u00f3pez LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Diego Morales PH\/LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla (W)<\/td><td>7.0<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 18 – 1st vs. 2nd – USA 10, Japan 0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: USA vs Japan<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">Japan<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">USA<\/td>\n <td>9<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">10<\/td>\n <td>7<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>USA vs Japan Game Recap<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1, h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n ul {\n padding-left: 20px;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>USA Dominates Japan 10-0 in Four-Inning Blowout<\/h1>\n \n <p>The game was effectively over after the first inning as the United States overwhelmed Japan with a nine-run outburst, setting the stage for a convincing 10-0 victory in just four innings at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n\n <h2>Game Highlights<\/h2>\n \n <ul>\n <li>USA’s explosive first inning included a three-run triple by Jeffrey Michael Lewis and a two-run single by Tyler James Johnson.<\/li>\n <li>Zachary Shaw hit a solo home run in the third inning to extend USA’s lead to 10-0.<\/li>\n <li>Marco Diaz pitched a complete game shutout for USA, allowing only three hits while striking out five in four innings.<\/li>\n <li>Japan’s pitching struggled, with starter Hiroki Ikeda lasting only 0.1 innings and giving up eight runs.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Key Performances<\/h2>\n \n <p><strong>USA:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Jeffrey Michael Lewis: 1-for-1, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, HBP<\/li>\n <li>Erick Ochoa: 3-for-3, RBI, R<\/li>\n <li>Zachary Shaw: 1-for-1, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB<\/li>\n <li>Marco Diaz: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 SO<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <p><strong>Japan:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Kotaro Yasumi: 1-for-2<\/li>\n <li>Kazuya Toriyama: 1-for-2, SO<\/li>\n <li>Yusuke Morita: 1-for-2<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <h2>Turning Point<\/h2>\n\n <p>The game was decided in the bottom of the first inning when USA sent 13 batters to the plate, scoring nine runs and forcing Japan to use two pitchers. This overwhelming start effectively sealed the game for the United States.<\/p>\n\n <h2>What’s Next<\/h2>\n\n <p>With the victory, the USA has punched its ticket to next year’s World Cup. Meanwhile, Japan will have to regroup in the Repechage game that follows, against Guatemala, which is coming off a win against Columbia. The winner of the Repechage will join the USA in next year’s World Cup.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nine Run First Inning for USA vs. Japan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>USA vs Japan – First Inning<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n .play {\n margin-bottom: 10px;\n }\n .score {\n font-weight: bold;\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Bottom of the 1st<\/h2>\n <div class=\"play\">Jeffrey Lewis walks.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Injury Delay<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Erick Ochoa singles to pitcher. Jeffrey Lewis to 3rd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Blaine Milheim walks. Erick Ochoa to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Cameron Schiller<\/strong> walks. <strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> scores. Erick Ochoa to 3rd. Blaine Milheim to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">1-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Jonathan Lynch strikes out swinging. 1 out.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Tyler Johnson<\/strong> singles through the left side. <strong>Erick Ochoa<\/strong> scores. <strong>Blaine Milheim<\/strong> scores. Cameron Schiller to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">3-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Nicholas Mullins walks. Cameron Schiller to 3rd. Tyler Johnson to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Yusef Davis Jr<\/strong> singles to right center. <strong>Cameron Schiller<\/strong> scores. <strong>Tyler Johnson<\/strong> scores. Nicholas Mullins to 2nd. <span class=\"score\">5-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Zachary Shaw walks. Nicholas Mullins to 3rd. Yusef Davis Jr to 2nd.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Pitching Change: Onodera for Ikeda<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> triples to right field. <strong>Nicholas Mullins<\/strong> scores. <strong>Yusef Davis Jr<\/strong> scores. <strong>Zachary Shaw<\/strong> scores. <span class=\"score\">8-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>Erick Ochoa<\/strong> singles to pitcher. <strong>Jeffrey Lewis<\/strong> scores. <span class=\"score\">9-0 USA<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Injury Delay<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\">Blaine Milheim hits into a double play. GDP 43. Erick Ochoa out at 2nd 4. 3 out.<\/div>\n <div class=\"play\"><strong>End of the 1st, USA leads 9-0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: USA vs Japan<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h2 {\n color: #1a5f7a;\n }\n table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n th, td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .player-name {\n text-align: left;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h2>Japan<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>AVG<\/th>\n <th>OPS<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tei Hamamoto RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.300<\/td><td>1.067<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Yusuke Morita DP<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.300<\/td><td>.864<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Taiyo Kataoka C<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.250<\/td><td>.650<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kaito Masaki 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.389<\/td><td>1.394<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kazuya Toriyama 1B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.294<\/td><td>1.076<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Kotaro Yasumi 2B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.583<\/td><td>1.615<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Ryuji Okawa SS<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.250<\/td><td>1.054<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Seii Kuroiwa CF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.267<\/td><td>.713<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Koki Sato LF<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.200<\/td><td>1.185<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hiroki Ikeda P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Shota Onodera P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fuga Nagai P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>14<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>ERA<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Hiroki Ikeda (L)<\/td><td>0.1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3.91<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Shota Onodera<\/td><td>0.2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0.95<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Fuga Nagai<\/td><td>2.0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>7.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>3.0<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <h2>USA<\/h2>\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Player<\/th>\n <th>AB<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>RBI<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>AVG<\/th>\n <th>OPS<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jeffrey Lewis DP<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.688<\/td><td>1.825<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Erick Ochoa 1B<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.444<\/td><td>1.135<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Blaine Milheim 3B<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.467<\/td><td>1.396<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Cameron Schiller SS<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.273<\/td><td>.697<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Jonathan Lynch LF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>.588<\/td><td>1.926<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Tyler Johnson RF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.467<\/td><td>1.329<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Nicholas Mullins C<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>.143<\/td><td>.643<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Yusef Davis Jr CF<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.385<\/td><td>.933<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Zachary Shaw 2B<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.462<\/td><td>1.434<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Marco Diaz P<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>.000<\/td><td>.000<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>15<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n <table>\n <tr>\n <th>Pitcher<\/th>\n <th>IP<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>ER<\/th>\n <th>BB<\/th>\n <th>SO<\/th>\n <th>ERA<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\">Marco Diaz (W)<\/td><td>4.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1.27<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td class=\"player-name\"><strong>Totals<\/strong><\/td><td>4.0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n\n \n <\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 19 – Repechage Game – Japan 3, Guatemala 0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Line Score: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n .line-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .line-score th, .line-score td {\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n padding: 8px;\n text-align: center;\n }\n .line-score th {\n background-color: #f2f2f2;\n }\n .line-score .team-name {\n text-align: left;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .line-score .total {\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <table class=\"line-score\">\n <tr>\n <th>Team<\/th>\n <th>1<\/th>\n <th>2<\/th>\n <th>3<\/th>\n <th>4<\/th>\n <th>5<\/th>\n <th>6<\/th>\n <th>7<\/th>\n <th>R<\/th>\n <th>H<\/th>\n <th>E<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">GUA<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>2<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td class=\"team-name\">JPN<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>0<\/td>\n <td>X<\/td>\n <td class=\"total\">3<\/td>\n <td>3<\/td>\n <td>1<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Game Recap: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.6;\n color: #333;\n max-width: 800px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 20px;\n }\n h1 {\n color: #2c3e50;\n }\n strong {\n color: #2980b9;\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <article>\n <h1>Japan Secures 3-0 Victory Over Guatemala in Tight Contest<\/h1>\n \n <p>In a closely fought game, Japan emerged victorious with a 3-0 win over Guatemala. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 4th inning when Japan’s offense came alive.<\/p>\n \n <p>The turning point came when <strong>Koki Sato<\/strong> stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter. Sato delivered a clutch performance, smashing a three-run homer to deep center field that brought home <strong>Kaito Masaki<\/strong> and <strong>Kazuya Toriyama<\/strong>. This decisive hit proved to be the difference-maker in the game.<\/p>\n \n <p>On the mound, Japan’s starting pitcher <strong>Hiroki Ikeda<\/strong> had an outstanding game. Ikeda pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out nine batters over seven innings. His dominant performance kept the Guatemalan offense at bay throughout the contest.<\/p>\n \n <p>For Guatemala, <strong>Jorge Francisco Segura Bonilla<\/strong> put in a solid effort on the mound, pitching six innings and recording six strikeouts. However, the three-run homer in the 4th inning proved costly.<\/p>\n \n <p>Offensively, Guatemala struggled to generate momentum. <strong>Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno<\/strong>, <strong>Luis Pedro Villeda Mendizabal<\/strong>, and <strong>Gerardo Dacaret Martinolli<\/strong> each managed to record a hit, but the team couldn’t string together enough offense to score.<\/p>\n \n <p>The win in the repechage game clinched second place in the Group C qualifier for Japan, who will join first place USA at next year’s WBSC World Cup in Prince Albert Canada.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>Box Score: JPN vs GUA<\/title>\n <style>\n .box-score {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n max-width: 800px;\n }\n .box-score table {\n border-collapse: collapse;\n width: 100%;\n margin-bottom: 20px;\n }\n .box-score th, .box-score td 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