{"id":41317,"date":"2022-12-03T07:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41317"},"modified":"2022-12-03T07:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:52:50","slug":"recaps-from-day-8-of-the-2022-wbsc-mens-world-cup-at-auckland-new-zealand-super-round-final-day-australia-beat-argentina-in-tiebreaker-book-spot-in-final-v-canada-usa-v-argentina-for-br","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41317","title":{"rendered":"Recaps from Day 8 of the 2022 WBSC Men\u2019s World Cup at Auckland New Zealand &#8211;  Super Round Final Day: Australia beat Argentina in tiebreaker, book spot in final v Canada; USA v Argentina for bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-day-8-live-blog\">Click here for Official Recap from the WBSC<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another amazing day&#8217;s play &#8211; with the last two games going to tiebreakers &#8211; to determine the teams for the last two games plus Placement Round games. World Championship Final: Australia v Canada at 16:00 on Sunday. Bronze Medal Game: USA v Argentina at 13:00 on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8th Inning 2 RBI Single by Hayden Mathews Gives Australia a Spot in the Gold Medal Game vs. Canada<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? 2-RBI single by Hayden Mathews!!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d96dLekXdp\">pic.twitter.com\/d96dLekXdp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1598962704781258752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14K One Hitter by Sean Cleary Sends Canada to the Gold Medal Game vs. Australia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Canada advances to the World Championship Final on Sunday!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LapGnQH5Dn\">pic.twitter.com\/LapGnQH5Dn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1598872435910381568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Super Round: Australia beat defending champions Argentina in the last game of the day to claim a spot in the World Championship final<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada beat Cuba to book the other spot &#8211; Sean Cleary one strike away from perfect game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USA beat Venezuela and confirmed a spot in the bronze medal game. Will play world champions Argentina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/standings\"><strong>Super Round Standings<\/strong><\/a>: Canada (4-1), Australia (4-1), Argentina (4-1), USA (2-3), Cuba (1-4), Venezuela (0-5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Championship Final: Australia v Canada at 16:00 on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bronze Medal Game: USA v Argentina at 13:00 on Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Placement Round: Philippines beat South Africa 4-0 to finish in 10th place, South Africa 11th, New Zealand overcame Denmark 2-1, Japan 5-4 Czech Republic in 10th inning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/standings\"><strong>Placement Round Standings<\/strong><\/a>: Japan (5-0); New Zealand (4-1), Czech Republic (3-2), Philippines (2-3), South Africa (1-4), Denmark (0-5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/home\"><strong>Tournament Website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch Live on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/\"><strong>GameTime.Sport<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia, seventh at the last World Cup, bagged two runs in an extra inning tiebreaker to overcome previously unbeaten Argentina and earn a place against four-time winners Canada in the final of the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two teams won through to Sunday\u2019s final at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand after hard-fought victories on the penultimate day. Canada outlasted Cuba 2-0 while Australia produced a stunning victory in the eighth inning in a colossal battle against defending champions Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Australia win!!! Advance to the World Championship Final ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sfm1pzMeHD\">pic.twitter.com\/sfm1pzMeHD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1598965267907813379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The world No. 1 Argentina will face USA for the third place playoff, after the Americans withstood the challenge from Venezuela 5-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\"><strong>Day 8 Results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuela 1-5 USA (Super Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103072\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Cuba 0-2 Canada (Super Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103071\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Philippines 4-0 South Africa (Placement Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103074\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Denmark 1-2 New Zealand (Placement Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103075\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Czech Republic 5-4 Japan 10th inning (Placement Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103076\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Australia 2-0 Argentina 8th inning (Super Round)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103073\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/standings\"><strong>Final Ranking<\/strong><\/a><br>1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5 Cuba<br>6 Venezuela<br>7 Japan<br>8 New Zealand<br>9 Czech Republic<br>10 Philippines<br>11 South Africa<br>12 Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Canada or AUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Canada or AUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 USA or ARG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 USA or ARG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 Venezuela<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7 Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 New Zealand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9 Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-day-8-live-blog\">Click here for Official Recap from the WBSC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for Official Recap from the WBSC Another amazing day&#8217;s play &#8211; with the last two games going to tiebreakers &#8211; to determine the teams for the last two games plus Placement Round games. World Championship Final: Australia v Canada at 16:00 on Sunday. Bronze Medal Game: USA v Argentina at 13:00 on Sunday. 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