05/09/2012 1 Minute Read

18U BWC: Panama surrenders to Canada

Seoul (Korea). Panama has been for sure one of the surprises at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, so far, but could not surprise Canada in the in-or-out game on Wednesday morning at Mokdong Stadium. The North-Americans took an immediate lead scoring twice in the first inning and cruised easy through the game until the final 10-1 that granted them access to the medal-awarding Group C.

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05/09/2012 2 Minute Read

18U BWC: USA sends Australia into Classification Round

Seoul (Korea). The United States concluded the first round on Wednesday morning with a 6-2 victory over Australia. Playing in sunny conditions at Jamsil Stadium a strong start by Ryan Olson and timely hits between the fifth and eighth inning laid the foundation for the win.

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04/09/2012 1 Minute Read

18U BWC: Colombia also stuns Venezuela

Seoul (Korea). Colombia carried all of their momentum over from Monday night’s upset over Korea into their next game on the following morning. They came out swinging the bats well after a one-hour rain delay, scoring three runs in the top of the first en route to a 7-2 stunner over Venezuela. With the win they improved to 3-2 and pushed their South American opponents (2-3) out of the second round.

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04/09/2012 2 Minute Read

Ten Years ago MLB.tv was introduced to Baseball Fans

Ten years ago MLB.TV: Digital Media’s most successful live video subscription product debuted – in ‘high resolution’ 300K broadband video

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03/09/2012 2 Minute Read

18U BWC: Canada survives scare against Czech Republic

Seoul (Korea). Canada has a thing for thrilling games at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship. After three matches ending in walk-off style, they barely edged out the Czech Republic on Monday morning to improve to 3-1 in Group B play. Two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning broke the tie and decided the outcome. The Czech team remains winless in the tournament.

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03/09/2012 1 Minute Read

18U BWC: Colombia upsets Korea to remain in Mix

Seoul (Korea). Colombia delivered the probably biggest upset of the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship so far on Monday evening, handing host Korea its first loss in the event in the fourth game. The team from South America scored two runs in the top of the ninth en route to a 3-1 stunner. They are now 2-2, keeping their chances alive to reach the final round.

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03/09/2012 2 Minute Read

18U BWC: Chinese Taipei walks off again

Seoul (Korea). Not even 24 hours after coming back against Canada, Chinese Taipei celebrated another walk-off win at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship. They beat Panama 4-3 on a sac fly by Tzu Wei Lin in the bottom of the ninth inning. The team from Central America had just tied the game in the top of the eighth. Chinese Taipei improved to 3-1, while Panama dropped to 2-2.

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03/09/2012 3 Minute Read

Which Teams reach Second Round at XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship?

Seoul (Korea). The fourth day of the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship provided more excitement at Jamsil and Mokdong Stadiums in Seoul, Korea on Monday. With the exception of the easy wins by Australia and Japan over the Netherlands respective Italy, all games went down to the wire.

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18U BWC: USA squeezes past Venezuela in Thriller
03/09/2012 1 Minute Read

18U BWC: USA squeezes past Venezuela in Thriller

Seoul (Korea). The United States won the highly anticipated and crucial Group A matchup against Venezuela on Monday evening at Jamsil Stadium. They needed an eighth-inning run to prevail by a final score of 3-2, overcoming a 0-2 deficit in the process. Venezuela dropped to 2-2 in the standings, while the USA improved to 3-1.

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02/09/2012 2 Minute Read

Canada continues to provide Drama at XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship

Seoul (Korea). As on the first two days of the competition at the XXV IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, Korea, Canada was responsible for the most thrilling game. But this time they were on the wrong end of the celebrations. Chinese Taipei concluded day three by erasing an early 0-5 deficit en route to a walk-off victory in the ninth. Four teams are now tied with 2-1 records in Group A, as Japan shut out Panama.

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