{"id":329787,"date":"2025-08-09T05:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329787\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:45:13","slug":"the-world-games-mens-softball-semifinals-underway-usa-leading-venezuela-japan-meet-canada-world-baseball-softball-confederation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329787\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Games Men’s Softball semifinals underway: USA leading Venezuela; Japan meet Canada – World Baseball Softball Confederation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to semifinals day at\u00a0The World Games 2025 Men’s Softball<\/a>\u00a0competition 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\u2019s Gold Medal Game, while Field 2 will host the clash between USA and Venezuela.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Semifinal: Canada vs Japan –\u00a0Play by play and Boxscore<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Semifinal: Venezuela vs USA –\u00a0Play by play and Boxscore<\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Czechia vs Singapore –\u00a0Play by play and Boxscore<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Australia vs Argentina –\u00a0Play by play and Boxscore<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

For Australia, Callum Beashel homered in third inning. It was not their only run, but also the Aussie Steelers only hit of the game.<\/p>\n

Pablo Migliavacca was the winner for Argentina (3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 8 K), while Mathew Beckett took the loss.<\/p>\n

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