Welcome to semifinals day at The World Games 2025 Men’s Softball competition in Chengdu, China. After a thrilling Opening Round, four teams remain in the hunt for the gold medal, and today they will battle in the semifinals, starting at 12:30 (all times local). Field 1 will feature Canada and Japan going head-to-head for a spot in Sunday’s Gold Medal Game, while Field 2 will host the clash between USA and Venezuela.
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ARG
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CAN
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USA
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USA
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JPN
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SGP
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CAN
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USA
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JPN
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In the morning games, Argentina defeated Australia, 12-1, and Czechia beat Singapore, 15-10, for the Placement Round. Argentines and Czechs will face each other at 15:30 to decide fifth place, while Singapore and Australia will square off on Field 2 for seventh place.
Semifinal: Canada vs Japan – Play by play and Boxscore
Canada and Japan face each other with a spot in Sunday’s Gold Medal Game. Japan went undefeated to win Group A; while Canada advanced as Group B second place.
Semifinal: Venezuela vs USA – Play by play and Boxscore
USA take on Venezuela on field 2, with a Gold Medal Game berth at stake. USA won Group B with a perfect record, while Venezuela was second in Group A.
Czechia vs Singapore – Play by play and Boxscore
Adam Lunak and George Harris drove in four runs each, commanding Czechia’s come-from-behind victory against Singapore, 15-10, and advanced to the fifth-place game this afternoon, where they will face Argentina.
The European champions recovered from a 9-1 deficit, in part thanks to a bad defensive game from Singapore, which committed six errors in the game.
Harris, Lunak, Tomas Klein and David Jaluska homered for Czechia; while Ivan Tan hit a grand slam for Singapore in their seven-run third inning.
Australia vs Argentina – Play by play and Boxscore
Argentina blasted three homers in four innings to defeat Australia, 12-1, and qualify for the fifth place game to be played later today. Alan Peker, Gonzalo Ojeda and Luciano Biondi went yard to fuel Argentina’s victory.
For Australia, Callum Beashel homered in third inning. It was not their only run, but also the Aussie Steelers only hit of the game.
Pablo Migliavacca was the winner for Argentina (3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 8 K), while Mathew Beckett took the loss.
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