{"id":43280,"date":"2024-06-14T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43280"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:02:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T23:02:12","slug":"day-2-results-at-wbsc-mens-world-cup-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43280","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 Results at WBSC Men\u2019s World Cup Qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dominican Republic and Venezuela remain undefeated after Day 2 of the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup 2024 Group A. The Dominican Republic secured wins against Czechia (13-4) and Australia (4-1), while Venezuela defeated Mexico (5-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other results include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia edged the Philippines 5-4, coming from behind in the 5th inning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yan Carlos Gonzalez pitched a complete game for the Dominican Republic against Australia, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run while striking out 10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carlos Villegas homered for Venezuela in their win against Mexico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The top 4 teams will advance to Sunday&#8217;s playoffs, with two tickets to next year&#8217;s Finals on the line. The Dominican Republic leads the standings with a 3-0 record, followed by Venezuela at 2-0. Mexico and Australia have 1 win each, while Czechia and the Philippines are both winless after 2 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Highlights:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dominican Republic vs. Czechia<\/strong>: The Dominican Republic used 20 hits and two home runs to dominate Czechia 13-4. Yan Carlos Gonzalez pitched five innings, allowing four hits and one run with eight strikeouts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dominican Republic vs. Australia<\/strong>: The Dominican Republic defeated Australia 4-1, with Michell Rodriguez hitting a two-run homer. Yan Carlos Gonzalez pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits and one run while striking out ten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venezuela vs. Mexico<\/strong>: Venezuela won 5-2 against Mexico, with Carlos Villegas hitting a home run. Maiker Pimentel pitched 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Australia vs. Philippines<\/strong>: Australia edged the Philippines 5-4, coming from behind with key plays including a triple by James Todhunter. Mark Harris earned the win, and Jack Besgrove got the save.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standings:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong>: 3-0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venezuela<\/strong>: 2-0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mexico<\/strong>: 1-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Australia<\/strong>: 1-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Czechia<\/strong>: 0-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Philippines<\/strong>: 0-2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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\">? Check out the WBSC Softball World Cup Group A Standings after Day 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoftballWorldCupM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoftballWorldCupM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLMMv7gH19\">pic.twitter.com\/JLMMv7gH19<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1801519181558419523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-group-a-day-2-live-blog\">Click here for Full Coverage Article at the Official WBSC Website<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic and Venezuela remain undefeated after Day 2 of the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup 2024 Group A. The Dominican Republic secured wins against Czechia (13-4) and Australia (4-1), while Venezuela defeated Mexico (5-2). 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