Live Updates: WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup Day 4. Japan head into the Super Round. Israel and Team WBSC in a tight battle
The WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup continues on Tuesday in Parana, Argentina, with six games at Nafaldo Cargnel Stadium and El Plumazo. Full info available at the tournament website.
Softball fans around the world will be able to tune in to GameTime to watch live the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, set to take place in Parana, Argentina, from 15-23 April. A tournament pass for $9.99 (US dollars) will give subscribers access to all 50 games of the tournament, while six-game daily passes will be available for $5.99 each day.
Day 4 games
- Venezuela 0-2 Japan - Boxscore
- Israel 3-2 Team WBSC - Live Play by Play
- 14:30 - Mexico vs Australia
- 16:00 - Czechia vs Singapore
- 17:30 - Canada vs New Zealand
- 20:30 - Argentina vs South Africa
Israel vs Team WBSC
The European team retakes the lead with an inside-the-park homer by Bar-Arie Shrim. Israel lead 3-2.
Israel added one in the third, when Ben Duarte Kantor took advantage of a defensive error to cross the plate. Team WBSC tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, on a double by Nery Del Cid and an error. The game is 2-2.
Alon Gil singled to lead off the game, and later scored the first run of the game on a wild pitch. Israel up 1-0.
Venezuela vs Japan
In the bottom of the sixth, Shoki Matsuo launched a line-drive double to the right field fence, to plate Ayumu Nishimori, who was standing at first base after a walk. Japan leads 2-0.
Japan used three singles in the first inning to score the first run of the game. Ryuji Okawa drove in Yoshinari Matsumoto to put the score 1-0.