Tien-Mou/Taipei City. Korea won a tight ball game against Panama on Friday afternoon by a score of 2-0 at Tien-Mou Stadium. The Asian squad improves to 2-0 with the victory, while Panama drops to 0-2. Runs in the second and third were enough for Korea to prevail.

Youth Park/Taipei City. Team USA got its second win at the II 12U Baseball World Cup, defeating Pakistan 20-0 on Friday morning at Youth Park. 15 runs in the first and five in the second lifted the team of head coach Dave Webb to the win.

Taipei City. The second day of the II 12U Baseball World Cup saw Brazil erasing a deficit against Mexico, handing one of the favorites a surprise loss. In the other five games on Friday the usual suspects picked up the wins. Japan, USA, Korea, Venezuela and Chinese Taipei all improved to 2-0 in the tournament.

Tien-Mou/Taipei City. Brazil has stunned Mexico with a six-run top of the sixth to erase a three-run deficit en route to a 10-7 win. It was a back and forth affair from the beginning, highlighted by a pair of six-run innings and the first home run of the tournament. Both teams are now 1-1 at the 12U Baseball World Cup.

Taipei City. The second edition of the 12U Baseball World Cup in Taipei City commenced play with six games on Thursday. It saw 12 of the 14 teams in action and the official opening ceremony at Tien-Mou Stadium. The Philippines and Russia will enter the competition on Friday.

Youth Park/Taipei City. Venezuela scored nine runs in the second and ten in the fourth to down Hong Kong 24-0 in the afternoon game at Youth Park to open the II 12U Baseball World Cup. The South Americans used 19 hits on offense and were nearly perfect on defense in the shutout.

Tien-Mou/Taipei City. Team USA debuted in the 12U Baseball World Cup with a 2-0 shutout over Panama in the opener at Tien-Mou Stadium in Taipei City on Thursday. Justin Campbell pitched a gem and laid the groundwork on the mound. Runs in the first and third provided the necessary offensive support.

Youth Park/Taipei City. Mexico, which went a perfect 5-0 during the first round of the inaugural edition in 2011, continued its round robin dominance also in the opener of the II 12U Baseball World Cup. On Thursday morning they erased an early 0-3 deficit and defeated Italy 6-3 at Youth Park. Four runs combined in the fourth and fifth completed the comeback.

Tien-Mou/Taipei City. Chinese Taipei defeated Brazil 10-0 in the evening game on Thursday at Tien-Mou Stadium. The defending champion took an early lead and sent the fans home early with a five-run fifth to close it out with the ten-run mercy rule.

The National Women’s Squad will join the training ranks of the Major League Academy on the Gold Coast this weekend, in a monumental first high performance Camp for Australian Women’s Baseball.