Day 1 at a glance
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JULY 18, 2009
Denmark 4, Botswana 1
Denmark jumped out to a three-run lead after its first at-bat and never looked back en route to a 4-1 victory over Botswana in the tournament opener. Leadoff hitter Frederik Terkelsen picked up three of Denmark’s five hits.
Denmark 310 000 0—4 5 0
Botswana 010 000 0—1 8 3
WP: Kim Hansen; LP: Tony Moyo
Philippines 4, Great Britain 3
The Philippines scored four runs in the fourth inning to secure the 4-3 victory. Designated hitter Oscar Bradshaw knocked in two runs before scoring himself in the surge. James Darby took the loss after pitching a complete game and striking out 10.
Philippines 000 400 0—4 8 0
Great Britain 100 001 1—3 8 0
WP: Rogelio Rojas; LP: James Darby
Czech Rep. 8, South Africa 6
South Africa led 5-0 after three innings, but the Czech Republic scrapped back with seven runs in the next two innings, and prevailed 8-6. Vaclav Svoboda went 2-for-3 with four RBIs for the Czechs, while winning pitcher Lubomir Vrbensky did not allow an earned run in 42?3 innings of relief.
Czech Rep. 000 341 0—8 8 3
South Africa 302 001 0—6 5 4
WP: Lubomir Vrbensky; LP: Tidima Kekana
Australia 7, Venezuela 0
Australian pitcher Adam Folkard was within one pitch of throwing a perfect game. However, Carlos Ojeda spoiled that bid with a two-out single in the seventh inning. Joe Vilchez also collected a hit, but it was of little consequence as the Aussies breezed to a 7-0 shutout. Folkard’s line included 15 strikeouts. Australian catcher Mike Harrow went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Right-fielder Josh Davison also drove in a pair.
Australia 200 100 4—7 7 0
Venezuela 000 000 0—0 2 1
WP: Adam Folkard; LP: John Garcia
Puerto Rico 9, Indonesia 0
Puerto Rico’s offence exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning and posted a convincing 9-0 victory. German Diaz scattered four hits in five innings, then Carlos Lara shut the door with one inning of hitless relief.
Puerto Rico 000 108 x—9 10 0
Indonesia 000 000 x—0 4 2
WP: German Diaz; LP: Jajat Kusumanegara
Japan 10, Mexico 4
Japan’s leadoff hitter Masateru Matsuoka set the tone for the game with a home run in the team’s first at-bat. Kenji Nakamura and Ryuji Hazeyama both hit two-run home runs in the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie. Japan went on to outhit the Mexicans 15-4.
Japan 210 040 3—10 15 3
Mexico 030 001 0—4 4 0
WP: Kunihiko Iida; LP: Panfilo Valdez Niebla
Canada 8, Argentina 1
Canada opened the tournament by rolling over Argentina 8-1 in five innings.
Kevin Schellenberg’s RBI single gave the hosts a seven-run lead and invoked the mercy rule which comes into play if a team is up five runs after five innings.
Argentina 100 00x x—1 3 1
Canada 301 31x x—8 9 0
WP: Todd Martin ; LP: Juan Potolicchio