Tag Archives: South America

South American Championship: Brazil 7 – Colombia 5

Below is a reconstructed box score from iScoreCentral, which only provides play-by-play, and not box scores. Not all games are live streamed. Game 07 Brasil – Colombia

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International Baseball Tournaments, a Compendium

As I began writing previews for teams in the 2012 World Baseball Classic Qualifying rounds, I became very aware of the lack of organised information regarding international baseball tournaments.  I am primarily concerned (at least for now) only with competitions … Continue reading

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Puerto Rico Escapes Pool C with Upset Win

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Puerto Rico qualified for the second round of the World Baseball Classic in front of a packed house in Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, eliminating heavily-favoured Venezuela in a 6-3 pitcher’s duel. It is the … Continue reading

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Extra Innings’ 2013 World Baseball Classic Power Rankings (Mar. 8)

These rankings are purely subjective and reflect Extra Innings’ thoughts. Only teams that have played will factor into the power rankings. We will update them regularly. Check previous editions here. Cuba (3-1): Got upset by the Netherlands, but their pitching is better … Continue reading

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Canó, Dominican Republic Thump Venezuela in Pool C Opener

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box score The Dominican Republic left no doubt that it is one of the chief contenders for the world championship with a 9-3 drubbing of a good Venezuelan side. The 13th-ranked Dominican stroked 13 hits, including five of … Continue reading

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China Qualifies for 2017 WBC with Dramatic Comeback

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) China used a late rally to stun baseball darlings Brazil and cement their spot in the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Brazilian relievers walked in three runs in a disastrous eighth inning that gave China a 5-2 victory. … Continue reading

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Jiménez, Iglesías Silence Brazil’s Bats in Cuban Victory

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Cuba avoided an early no-hit bid by Brazilian pitcher Andre Rienzo and finally broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. The top-ranked team in the world would go on to win 5-2, dropping baseball Cinderella Brazil to … Continue reading

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Brazil Attempts to Continue Improbable Run

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Fifth in a series of 2013 World Baseball Classic Previews One of the greatest underdog stories of recent baseball memory came in November 2012 courtesy of Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world. Well known for its … Continue reading

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Gouvea and MVP Reginatto Deliver Title for Brazil

By Gabriel Fidler (Follow on Twitter @gabrielfidler) MARYVILLE, Tenn. – It was expected that the Panamá City qualifying round for the 2013 World Baseball Classic would be the most competitive and exciting of the four pools. No one could have possibly predicted that … Continue reading

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2013 World Baseball Classic Pools Set

The World Baseball Classic finally released its pool selections for the four qualifying teams a couple days ago, ending a week’s (or in some cases, two months’) speculation as to the placement of the final four countries.  As predicted in … Continue reading

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