{"id":38070,"date":"2020-02-27T14:19:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T22:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38070"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T22:20:00","slug":"wbsc-u-18-mens-softball-world-cup-day-6-singapores-tan-sets-new-strikeout-record-japan-australia-czech-republic-off-to-winning-starts-in-super-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=38070","title":{"rendered":"WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup Day 6: Singapore&#8217;s Tan sets new strikeout record; Japan, Australia, Czech Republic off to winning starts in Super Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-1024x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-1536x618.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wbsc_u-18_pos_landscape_location_tonal_cmyk_big-2048x824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Japan, Australia and the Czech Republic won their matches on the opening day of Super Round action on Thursday setting up a &#8220;semifinal&#8221; between Australia and Japan on Friday for a spot in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan and Australia opened the Super Round with 2-0 records (based on pool play results against Super Round opponents).  New Zealand was the only Super Round team with but one loss.  But the Czech Republic squashed the host team&#8217;s hopes for a spot in the finals, with a 10-2, 14 strikeout victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unbeaten Japan and Australia will square off in the final game of the day on Day 7, which sets up as a sort of &#8220;semi-final&#8221; for two teams headed to the final, in a rematch of the 2018 U19 World Cup, won in Prince Albert, Canada by Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day <a href=\"https:\/\/u18mswc.wbsc.org\/en\/2020\/schedule-and-results\">7 Schedule of Games and Results<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan, Australia and the Czech Republic won their matches on the opening day of Super Round action on Thursday setting up a &#8220;semifinal&#8221; between Australia and Japan on Friday for a spot in the final. Japan and Australia opened the Super Round with 2-0 records (based on pool play results against Super Round opponents). 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