Venezuela and the United States advance to the Super Round as 1st and 2nd place in Group A of Premier 12
Venezuela and the United States advance to the Super Round as 1st and 2nd place in Group A of Premier 12
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Venezuela and the United States have advanced to the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 Super Round.
Venezuela won the final match of Group A against the Netherlands 11-0 in a 7th inning cold game held at the Panamericano Baseball Stadium near Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on the 15th (Korean time), taking first place in the group with 4 wins and 1 loss.
The United States finished second in the group with a 12-2, 7th-inning cold game win over Mexico on the same day at the same venue.
The United States tied with Panama with 3 wins and 2 losses, but won the head-to-head record and secured a ticket to the Super Round, which is given to the top two teams in the group.
The United States won 9-3 against Panama on the 13th.
Korea, which is in Group B, will play once each against Venezuela, the United States, and the first or second place team in Group B if it advances to the Super Round.
Group stage results are not reflected in Super League results.
Based on the results of the three matches, the top two teams will play in the finals, and the bottom two teams will play in the 3rd and 4th place matches.
The Super Round will be held at Tokyo Dome in Japan from the 21st to the 23rd, and the finals will be held at the same venue on the 24th.
On this day, familiar Venezuelan players who played in the KBO 스포츠토토사이트 League showed off their skills in pitching and batting.
Right-handed starting pitcher Ricardo Pinto, who played for the SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) in the 2020 KBO League, pitched five innings, allowing three hits, no walks, striking out two, and no runs.
In the batting lineup, Hernan Perez, who played for the Hanwha Eagles in 2021, started as the second designated hitter and had a great performance with 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 3 runs, including a solo home run in the bottom of the 4th.
The United States won easily, exploding with 16 hits.
The U.S. turned the game around in the top of the second inning with a two-run home run by Terma Johnson with two outs and a runner on first base, trailing 0-1.
After that, they added two more runs in the 3rd and 4th innings to make it 6-1, and in the top of the 5th inning, they added five more runs including a solo home run by Ryan Ward to decide the game.
Veteran pitcher Rich Hill, 44 years old and a starter for the U.S., pitched well, allowing 2 hits, striking out 6 and giving up 1 run in 3⅓ innings.
Panama beat Puerto Rico 4-3 in the Tepic Coloso del Pacifico in Nayarit, Mexico, but missed out on a ticket to Tokyo.
Jaime Barria, who played for Hanwha this year, pitched well as the starting pitcher for Panama, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run in 5 innings.
4th place Mexico, 5th place Netherlands (both 2 wins, 3 losses), and 6th place Puerto Rico (1 win, 4 losses) were also eliminated.