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Australia vs. Canada at 7:30pm Tuesday night

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The 2005 Gold medalist and three-time-reigning champions, Australia will square off with the 2005 Bronze medalist, Canada in the feature game Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are undefeated in the tournament and are favorites to qualify for the medal round.

The USA Jr. Men will play two Tuesday, against Botswana and Venezuela at 11am and 4pm, respectively.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Game Time Field Team Team
27 – Resch’d 7:00am I South Africa vs. Argentina
26 – Resch’d 8:30am II Botswana vs. Canada
34 9:30am I South Africa vs. Mexico
35 11:00am II Botswana vs. United States
36 12:00pm I Japan vs. New Zealand
37 1:30pm II Argentina vs. Australia
38 2:30pm I Denmark vs. Mexico
39 4:00pm II Venezuela vs. United States
40 5:00pm I South Africa vs. New Zealand
41 6:30pm II Botswana vs. Japan
42 7:30pm I Australia vs. Canada
28 – Resch’d 9:00pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic

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The Weather Network (Canada)

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Update 2 at 5pm:

Rain has stopped, so let’s play ball.

Below is an updated schedule for this evening:

June 23, 5:00 pm
Field I: Australia vs. Czech Republic
Field II: Denmark vs. Argentina
June 23, 7:30 pm
Field I: Venezuela vs. Canada
Field II: Denmark vs. Australia

The following games were postponed and rescheduled. Consult the official schedule page for rescheduling dates and times. In short, they will start early tomorrow, beginning with the USA vs. New Zealand game at 7:00 a.m.

June 23, 2008
Game Time Field Team Team Results
25 – PD Rain 9:30am I Denmark vs. Australia
26 – PD Rain 11:00am II Botswana vs. Canada
27 – PD Rain 12:00pm I South Africa vs. Argentina
28 – PD Rain 1:30pm II Venezuela vs. Czech Republic
29 – PD Rain 2:30pm I Japan vs. Mexico
30 – PD Rain 4:00pm II New Zealand vs. United States

Update: Rain Delay Continued. Check back here at 3:30 PDT for an updated schedule.

Rain Delay at the ISF Jr. Worlds today at Whitehorse. Check back at the official tournament website at 12:00 PDT for an updated schedule. (click logo)

From the official tournament website:

We’re having some great weather for ducks and gardens, but not so much for Softball. This morning’s games have been put on hold for the morning. The day’s schedule will be re-evaluated at noon today.

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USA Jr. Men Fall to 1-2 with Loss to South Africa

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South Africa score 2 in the second, and 3 in the third, taking a 5-0 lead into the 6th. USA mustered two runs in the top of the sixth, but South Africa put the game away with 5 more runs 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth, for a run-rule shortened 10-2 victory. South Africa outhit the USA 12-3 as the USA offense continues to struggle thus far in the tournament.

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Game Time Field Team Team
16 9:30am I Mexico vs. Botswana
17 11:00am II Canada vs. South Africa
18 12:00pm I Argentina vs. Venezuela
19 1:30pm II New Zealand vs. Botswana
20 2:30pm I Australia vs. Japan
21 4:00pm II Czech Republic vs. Denmark
22 5:00pm I United States vs. South Africa
23 6:30pm II Mexico vs. Venezuela
24 7:30pm I Canada vs. New Zealand

While most of the games thus far have gone to the favorites, today features a couple of marquee match-ups that will shake up the standings in the tournament:

At 2:30 p.m. the 2005 gold and silver medalist square off, Australia vs. Japan, while the nightcap at 7:30 p.m. will feature the host team and 2005 bronze medalist, Canada against New Zealand.

Unbeaten Mexico (2-0) plays Botswana and Venezuela today, and could find itself atop the standings with a couple of wins. Venezuela (2-1) plays Argentina (1-2), earlier in the day in a battle for South American bragging rights, before squaring off with Mexico.