{"id":46449,"date":"2025-08-08T08:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=46449"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:22:26","slug":"close-call-for-canada-against-singapore-in-world-games-at-chengdu-china-qualify-for-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=46449","title":{"rendered":"Close Call for Canada Against Singapore in World Games at Chengdu China, Qualify for Semi-Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finishes Pool Play with 2-1 Record, to Face Japan in Semi-final<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/softball.ca\/news\/the-world-games-2025-mens-softball-game-3.htm\">From  Softball Canada official website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2025-the-world-games-mens-softball\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/168207\">Click here for Box Score and Play-by-Play at the WBSC website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\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\">?Clutch!!! ??Max Major\u2019s go-ahead homer gives Canada the lead!<br><br>?Copyright by IWGA\/The World Games<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TWG2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TWG2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twg2025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@twg2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mP8ahTUtIe\">pic.twitter.com\/mP8ahTUtIe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1953692125284946014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Chengdu, China. &#8211; The Quick Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canada came all the way back from an early 7-1 deficit to defeat Singapore and punch their ticket to the semi-finals <\/strong>of The World Games in Chengdu, China. Canada\u2019s offence was sparked by timely homeruns in the third and fifth innings, while Sean Cleary settled things down in the pitcher\u2019s circle over the last three innings to put Singapore away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singapore wasted no time offensively by scoring four runs in the top of the first, two in the second and one in the third to build a 7-1 lead. Canada started chipping away in the bottom of the third when Ty Sebastian hit a two-run homerun, then the red and white added three more in the fourth on an RBI double by Mitch McKay who later scored on a wild pitch and took advantage of an error to score another run and cut the lead to 8-6. Max Major put Canada on top with a 3-run homerun in the fifth, and Sean Cleary held Singapore to only one hit and struck out eight to seal the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Playoff Picture<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of The World Games is available through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldgames.org\/\">event website<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2025-the-world-games-mens-softball\/home\">WBSC website<\/a>&nbsp;and streaming at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/live.theworldgames.org\/\">https:\/\/live.theworldgames.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\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\">?? The World Games Men&#39;s Softball competition returns on Saturday with the first day of the Play-Offs and Placement Round. <br>? 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