New Zealand takes out an 8-1 win
Travis Wilson 3-3 with 2 HRs
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Can anyone stop the Black Sox? After two dominating victories over the U.S. and Great Britain, the three-time defending champions from New Zealand face a surprising Philippines team that has defeated both Britain and Mexico to start 2-0.
Game time, 8:30 p.m. Saskatoon time.
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Todd Martin pitching for Canada at the ISF World Championship in Saskatoon. Photograph by: Richard Marjan, The StarPhoenix
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Pool A
New Zealand 2-0
Japan 2-0
Philippines 2-0
United States 1-1
Denmark 1-1
Great Britain 0-2
Mexico 0-2
Botswana 0-2
Pool B
Canada 2-0
Australia 2-0
Czech Republic 1-1
Puerto Rico 1-1
Venezuela 1-1
South Africa 1-1
Argentina 0-2
Indonesia 0-2
(Top 4 teams from each pool qualify for the medal round)
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Day 2 Results:
SATURDAY JULY 18
9 11:30AM VENEZUELA 11 ARGENTINA 0
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10 1:00PM UNITED STATES 7 DENMARK 0
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11 1:30PM JAPAN 9 BOTSWANA 4
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12 3:00PM SOUTH AFRICA 7 INDONESIA 0
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13 3:30PM NEW ZEALAND 14 GREAT BRITAIN 0
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14 5:30PM PHILIPPINES 7 MEXICO 4
15 6:30PM CANADA 9 CZECH REPUBLIC 2
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16 8:30PM AUSTRALIA 10 PUERTO RICO 0
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Click here for Al Doran’s links to box scores. Al’s in Saskatoon, has the best seat in the house and is posting play-by-play updates throughout the tournament. Click logo below to go to his website, then click the links on the left hand side for each game.
Previous scores after the jump. (more…)
Jody Eidt (top) celebrates a run against Argentina in Canada’s opening game at the ISF championship Friday Photograph by: Richard Marjan, The StarPhoenix
By Cory Wolfe, The StarPhoenix July 18, 2009
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Softball Canada president Kevin Quinn has a 2020 vision.
By that year, he hopes to see his sport being contested in the Olympics by both men’s and women’s teams.
“It’s very, very important for our sport to get back into the Olympic program because it affects our funding and it affects the development of the sport overall,” Quinn said Friday as the men’s softball world championship opened in Saskatoon. “The Olympics are such a carrot for young athletes to get into the sport and continue in the sport.”
When London plays host to the 2012 Summer Games, women’s softball and men’s baseball won’t be on the program. International Olympic Committee (IOC) members voted to remove those sports during a vote in Singapore four years ago.
Softball is one of seven sports — along with baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby and squash — being considered for inclusion in the 2016 Games. IOC executive members are slated to announce the successful candidates next month, but their decision still has to be ratified during the IOC general assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October.
Canadian Olympic Committee president Mike Chambers said the international softball fraternity has properly argued its case.
“Certainly the COC and myself would be pleased if softball is one of the two sports chosen,” said Chambers, who participated in Friday’s opening ceremonies at Bob Van Impe Stadium. “There are other worthy sports as well, but (softball) would assist the Games in more than one way, including bringing more women to the Olympic Games.”
If women’s softball is reintroduced for the 2016 Games, the International Softball Federation “would be working very, very hard to get the men in the next time (for 2020),” said Quinn.
cwolfe@sp.canwest.com
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Here is a “Saskatoon time” clock to help you follow the game times.
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Day 2 schedule:
SATURDAY JULY 18
9 11:30AM VENEZUELA VS ARGENTINA
10 1:00PM DENMARK VS UNITED STATES
11 1:30PM BOTSWANA VS JAPAN
12 3:00PM SOUTH AFRICA VS INDONESIA
13 3:30PM GREAT BRITAIN VS NEW ZEALAND
14 5:30PM MEXICO VS PHILIPPINES
15 6:30PM CANADA VS CZECH REPUBLIC
16 8:30PM PUERTO RICO VS AUSTRALIA
I’m working today, so won’t be posting for a bit. Follow all of the action at Al’s Fastball. He’s in Saskatoon, has the best seat in the house and is posting play-by-play updates throughout the tournament. Click logo below to go to his website, then click the links on the left hand side for each game.
Details courtesy of:
1 10:00AM , DENMARK 4, BOTSWANA 1
2 11:00AM PHILIPPINES 4, GREAT BRITAIN 3
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3 12:00PM CZECH REPUBLIC 8, SOUTH AFRICA 6
4 1:00PM AUSTRALIA 7, VENEZUELA 0
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5 2:00PM PUERTO RICO 9, INDONESIA 0
6 3:00PM JAPAN 10, MEXICO 3
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5:30PM OPENING CEREMONIES
7 7:00PM ARGENTINA VS CANADA 8,
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8 9:00PM NEW ZEALAND 15, UNITED STATES 0
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USA opens ISF World Championship play tonight against the defending world Champions, the New Zealand Black Sox:
Scheduled for 9pm CDT, but they are at least an hour behind.
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*Note: it appears that Saskatoon is on standard time, not daylight savings, so they are only an hour ahead of California time.
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