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.
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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 secures first victory at Baseball World Cup but must wait to see if it’s enough to make second round
Great Britain beat Croatia 4-1 this afternoon to finish third in Group D in the Baseball World Cup and now looks to results from other groups to see if it will sneak a berth in the second round.
Britain suffers heavy defeat to Nicaragua in World Cup
Six home runs saw Nicaragua to a 10-0 mercy rule victory this morning in GB’s second game at the Baseball World Cup. It leaves Great Britain needing their first win in Group D in Saturday’s final game against hosts Croatia (16:00 CET).
Late fightback by Great Britain not quite enough in opening game at World Cup
Great Britain gave one of the world’s top baseball nations a late scare as it rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning in GB’s first game in Group D at the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
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