The Great Britain baseball team put in yet another battling performance in the Baseball World Cup, this time against the Netherlands, historically the dominant country in European baseball and tonight featuring a high number of professional ball players in its squad. Despite another strong defensive display, GB was undone by three early runs which left it chasing the game. Britain’s hitters couldn’t make an impact against starting pitcher Tom Stuifbergen’s strong seven innings and the Netherlands added runs in the eighth inning to continue its 100% record in the second round in front of a large home crowd in Rotterdam.
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Britain continues to test the top ten in world baseball
Having already forced the best out of Cuba, Japan and South Korea, the Great Britain baseball team pushed another of the countries ranked in the top ten of world baseball all the way this afternoon. A four-run fourth inning saw Britain take a 4-2 lead over Puerto Rico but the Caribbean nation came back with the help of a fielding error and held on for a 5-4 victory as the second round of the Baseball World Cup continued in Holland.
Great Britain leaves re-match with Nicaragua with pride intact
Having been battered for six home runs and a 10-0 reverse in its previous meeting with Nicaragua in the first round, the Great Britain baseball team gave a much improved defensive performance in tonight’s re-match in Rotterdam in the second round of the Baseball World Cup. Brian Essery pitched seven strong innings and was backed by sharp fielding to limit the Latin Americans to four runs (three earned). However, for the second time, the British hitters couldn’t crack Nicaraguan starter Diego Sandino Garcia who threw a complete game to lead Nicaragua to a 4-1 victory.
South Korea forced into late action to secure victory after Great Britain fights back
The Great Britain baseball team continued to make its presence felt on the world baseball stage this afternoon with a four-run fightback in the top of the seventh inning which tied the televised ballgame against the World #2, South Korea. Spurred into action, the Koreans hit back with six runs to put the game beyond GB and added a three-run home run in the eighth to help seal a mercy-rule victory in the second round of the Baseball World Cup.
Great Britain holds World #1 to a close game at Baseball World Cup
The Great Britain baseball team took on the world-ranked #1 Cubans tonight and held them to a three-run deficit until the bottom of the eighth inning, eventually losing 6-0. Despite defeat, this is a highly respectable result for Britain, having qualified for its first World Cup since 1938, against a nation that has won this event 25 times in its illustrious baseball history.
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