The editor's pick for "Game of the Day" for Day 1 of the 2016 WBSC Junior men's world championship in Midland Michigan is the matchup between Argentina and Australia. Argentina is the two-time gold medal defending champion, with a current record of two wins and no losses, narrowly escaping defeat at the hands of the host USA team, with a 6-5 come-from-behind win while … [Read more...]
2016 WBSC: Great Pitching Leads USA Past Botswana, 14-0
Information courtesy of Game Changer A magnificent effort by Zane Chason hoisted USA to a 14-0 win in six innings over Botswana on Monday at Field #1. Chason's 13 strikeouts helped USA to the victory. USA's pitcher gave up just two hits over six shutout innings. USA's bats came to life in the sixth inning. BOT had no answer as USA scored nine runs. USA scored in the sixth … [Read more...]
Day 2 for USA Jr Men – vs. Botswana – 10:30am EDT/7:30am PDT
2016 WBSC Jr. Men's World Championship at Midland, Michigan The USA Jr. Men will regroup Monday morning, after a tough 6-5 loss to defending gold medal champions, Argentina. The USA scored 4 runs in the first inning and 1 more in the second to jump out to a 5-0 lead, but were unable to hold off surging Argentina. Argentina scored 1 in the fourth, four in the 5th and took the … [Read more...]
Midland Daily News Report – Day 1 of 2016 WBSC Jr. Men’s World Championship
From the Midland Daily News Argentina rallies to beat USA on first night of Junior Men's World Championship By Dan Chalk Sunday night’s opening game at the WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship couldn’t have started any better for pitcher Derek Martin and Team USA. An early five-run lead against two-time defending champion Argentina seemed to put the Americans on the way to … [Read more...]
Day 2 – 2016 WBSC Jr. Men’s World Championship – Monday July 25
The 2016 WBSC Junior Men's World Championship gets underway today, Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Currie Stadium at Emerson Park, Midland, Michigan. The tournament will run July 24 through 30, 2016. Games 1, 2 and 4 from Sunday July 24 are being played Monday, July 25 due to Sunday morning rain: Game # Dia # Date Time Team VS Team 1 1 25-Jul 10:30am UNITED … [Read more...]
USA Junior Men’s National Team falls 6-5 to Argentina in WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship opener
Info courtesy of Katie Willis/USA Softball Midland, Mich. – Following an early morning rain delay and a switch up in the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men’s Softball World Championship (JMWC) schedule, the tournament officially kicked off at Emerson Park, home of historic Currie Stadium. Originally scheduled for today at 9:30 a.m. ET, the United … [Read more...]
Day 1 – 2016 WBSC Jr. Men’s World Championship – July 24
The 2016 WBSC Junior Men's World Championship gets underway today, Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Currie Stadium at Emerson Park, Midland, Michigan. The tournament will run July 24 through 30, 2016. Game # Dia # Date Time Team VS Team 1 1 25-Jul 10:30am UNITED STATES (White) vs BOTSWANA (Black) 2 2 25-Jul 7:00pm CZECH REPUBLIC (White) vs DENMARK … [Read more...]