In a sunny afternoon game in Prince Albert, Canada, ARGENTINA emerged victorious over the New Zealand Black Sox, 4-1. The win gave Argentina the best record for pool play, but the two will play a rematch Sunday in the playoff round at 4PM, with a ticket to next year’s World Cup at stake. The loser of that game will face the winner of third place Canada and fourth place Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Argentina’s offense was led by Manuel Godoy<\/strong>, who hit a home run and drove in 2 runs. Ladislao Malarczuk<\/strong> also had a strong game, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and scoring 2 runs. Federico Olheiser<\/strong> chipped in with a triple and 2 RBIs. On the mound, Argentina’s pitching staff was dominant. Starter Mart\u00edn Gonzalez<\/strong> threw 5 shutout innings, allowing no hits and striking out 7 while walking 6. Pablo Migliavacca<\/strong> closed out the final 2 innings, giving up 1 run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For New Zealand, Cole Evans<\/strong> provided their only run with a solo home run. He also drew 2 walks in the game. Brothers Ben Enoka and Thomas Enoka each walked twice as well, but the New Zealand offense struggled overall, managing just 1 hit as a team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n New Zealand used three pitchers in the losing effort. Starter Liam James Potts went 4 innings, allowing 1 run. Nik Hayes was tagged for 3 runs in 1.1 innings of relief. Thomas Enoka threw 1.2 scoreless innings to finish the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\nGame Stats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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