Eight matches were played on Day 2 and Day 3 of Group B of the 2024 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup despite weather conditions that posed challenges for groundskeepers, players and officials. Both Japan and China remain undefeated, Puerto Rico is in third place with a 2-1 record and Italy is 1-2. Both Peru and the Netherlands are still waiting for their first win of the tournament.
Due to the weather-related rescheduling of games, all games since Game 7 will be played over five innings.
All games will be available on GameTime, the official online streaming platform of the WBSC. Fans in China can watch the games via the Chinese Softball Association’s WeChat account, local sports streaming service hupu.com and miguvideo.com.
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3 : 0
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16.08.2024 15:00 (UTC 8) – Final
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0 : 13
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Italy
16.08.2024 16:25 (UTC 8) – Final
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Japan
10 : 0
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16.08.2024 18:10 (UTC 8) – Final
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Italy
0 : 1
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PURE
16.08.2024 19:55 (UTC 8) – Final
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1 : 3
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CHN
17.08.2024 10:00 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.
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0 : 6
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Japan
17.08.2024 11:30 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.
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1 : 0
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Italy
17.08.2024 15:30 (UTC 8) – Final
Start: 3:30 p.m.
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1 : 0
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17/08/2024 16:55 (UTC 8)
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17/08/2024 19:00 (UTC 8)
New start time, 19:00
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0 : 0
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18/08/2024 10:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game.
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0 : 0
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Italy
18/08/2024 12:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game. Exact start time is 20 minutes after the previous game has finished.
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Match No. 9: Netherlands vs. Peru – Live broadcast
Both the Netherlands and Peru are still waiting for their first win in the tournament. The Netherlands has Elizabeth Kwakernaak on the mound, and Mayumi Higa is the starter for Peru.
Match No. 3: China vs. Italy Boxscore
The match between China and Italy has also been postponed from day one. China will send its top player Yuyan Duan back to the hill and Emma Silva will be the starter for Italy.
The game was scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m., but was postponed due to weather conditions and did not start until 3:30 p.m.
In the first inning, China advanced to third base but was unable to score. Italy also had runners in scoring position but was unable to score. In the second inning, China’s Shiyu Jiao hit a double and advanced to third base but was left standing. After four innings, there were no runs on the scoreboard as pitchers on both sides were able to keep anyone from crossing the plate.
In the fifth inning, Italy sent their reserve player Kylie Milano to the mound and China scored the first and only run of the game with Min Lin’s single. China won the thriller 1-0 and took their fourth victory of the tournament.
Match No. 1: Peru vs. Japan Match Report
This postponed match between Peru and Japan is the actual opening match of this year’s tournament. With a 3-0 record, Japan sends Hiiro Taniguchi to the mound to face Laura Burrell of Peru, who is desperate to win her first match of the tournament.
Japan started its offense with two hits in the first inning, followed by a sacrifice fly to center by Mayumi Fujiwara that scored the first run. Three more hits later, Japan closed the first inning with a 3-0 run. Three more runs were added in the third and fourth innings and Japan defeated Peru 6-0, becoming the first team to win four games in the tournament.
Game #11: Puerto Rico vs. China Boxscore
Puerto Rico (2-1) and China (2-0) both sought their third win of the tournament. Yuyan Duan, the player of the day on Day 3, was again sent to the mound for China, and Yessenia Lopez started for Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico struck first, scoring a run in the first inning. China quickly responded with three runs in the bottom of the same inning, taking the lead and eventually winning the game by a score of 3-1.
China’s starter Duan continued to dominate on the mound, striking out six batters and allowing three hits to secure China’s third victory of the tournament. Duan was credited as the winning pitcher in all three of China’s victories.
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