WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2024 - Day 3 Live Blog: Three homers give Guatemala second win. Colombia beat Netherlands in five. Now playing South Africa vs Netherlands
Welcome to the third day at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group C.
We arrived to the middle point of the tournament, with all teams in position to advance to the Play Offs. Guatemala defeated Colombia, 9-2 in six innings, in the first game of the day at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park. In the second game of the day, Colombia defeated the Netherlands 7-0 in five innings, evening their record at 2-2.. The European team is completing the doubleheader facing South Africa, while undefeated Japan and USA will close the day in Oklahoma City. All games are available on the WBSC official streaming platform, GameTime.
Standings WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2024 - Group C
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
USA
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |
|
JPN
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 |
| 3 |
|
GUA
|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 |
| 4 |
|
COL
|
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 |
| 5 |
|
NED
|
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3 |
| 5 |
|
RSA
|
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3 |
- Two tickets on offer to the Finals 2025, which will be played in Prince Albert, Canada in July next year
- Group C completes the group stage of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2024/2025
- Group A, was played in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 12 to 16 June with Dominican Republic and Australia earning a ticket to the Finals.
- Group B was hosted in Prince Albert, Canada, from 10 to 14 July; with No. 1 Argentina and No. 10 New Zealand advancing to the Finals. No. 3 Canada secured a wild card
- World No. 4 Japan, No. 7 USA, No. 13 Guatemala, No. 17 Colombia, No. 18 South Africa and No. 19 Netherlands go head to head in Group C at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park, Oklahoma, USA.
- Group C features two medallists - five-time World Champions USA, and three-time medallists Japan (two silvers, one bronze).
- OGE Energy Field at Devon Park will host the women's softball competition at the LA28 Olympic Games
- Japan & USA start as favourites in Oklahoma City
- WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2024 Group C - By the numbers
- All about OGE Energy at Devon Park
A total of four games will take place on Thursday at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
This is the schedule:
In today's first game, Guatemala and Colombia faced each other for the first time in a Men's Softball World Cup. Both teams played each other in April, during the Americas Qualifier. Guatemala outlasted Colombia, 6-5, in an eight-inning drama. Jorge Segura pitched seven innings for Colombia with 11 strikeouts, while Juan Diego Morales closed the game in the eighth frame.
A two-run homer from Luis Pedro Villeda in the first inning set the tone for a 9-2 Guatemala win against Colombia, in a very important game for the Play Offs race. Dennis Hurtarte and Pedro Dieguez also homered for the Central American team, while Jorge Segura pitched the six innings, striking out seven. Guatemala is now 2-1 and tomorrow will close the Opening Round with a doubleheader.
Read the full report here. You can check the boxscore and the play by play here.
In the second game of the day, Colombia defeated Netherlands 7-0 in five innings. All six Colombia's hits came off the bats of Mateo Luna (2-for-3), Aldo Navia (2-for-2) and Jorge Martinez (2-for-3). Martinez also collected three RBIs in the game. Ramiro Escorcia tossed five scoreless innings, giving up only one hit and two walks, while striking out five.
Colombia and Netherlands had played for the last time in Auckland on 3 March 2013, with a 6-1 win for the Colombian side.
Match report here. You can see the boxscore and play by play here.
Netherlands is playing South Africa to complete their doubleheader. Both teams have failed to win in the tournament so this might be their last chance to get in the fight for a Play Offs spot. They played for the last time in a World Cup on 19 June 2019 in Czechia, with a 7-0 win for the African squad.
The last game of the day will feature USA and Japan, the only two undefeated teams in the competition. If USA wins, they will clinch one of the top two spots in the standings and will get two chances to punch their ticket to the Finals. On the other side, a win for Japan will put them in great position to clinch tomorrow one of the top two spots in the standings. They played for the last time in a World Cup on 28 June 2015 in Whitehorse, Canada. Japan defeated USA, 5-4.
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