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WBSC and Japan Baseball leaders applaud Premier12 and its growth of international baseball

14/11/2019

“Premier12 is extremely important to international baseball, providing the opportunity for teams to compete in a high-level, international event,” said Mr Masatake Yamanaka, President of the Baseball Federation of Japan

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Preview: Chinese Taipei, US set for Super Round clash

14/11/2019

The US and Chinese Taipei enter this game with one Super Round win apiece.

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Preview: Mexico, Korea looking to bounce back in Super Round

14/11/2019

Mexico will play their final game of the Super Round ... Korea enter this game coming off a seven run loss against Chinese Taipei.

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Meet Ryan Verdugo, the Mexican pitcher who made history in CPBL

14/11/2019

The 32-year old pitched on 7 October 2018 the first-ever perfect game in the history of the Chinese Professional Baseball League

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Press conference Mexico v Japan, Inaba: "Our pitchers had an excellent performance tonight”

13/11/2019

Managers Atsunori Inaba and Juan Gabriel Castro analyzed the game after Japan's win over Mexico

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Pitchers star, Japan beats Mexico

13/11/2019

Mexico could get only one hit, a home run by Jonathan Jones in the fourth, and suffered the fitrst loss in the WBSC Premier 12 2019

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Australia v USA press conference, Tim Atherton: “It’s a great feeling for us”

13/11/2019

This is the first time Australia beat USA in a flagship World Cup or the Olympic Games.

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Australia upsets USA, historic win

13/11/2019

Aaron Whitefield put the Aussies ahead in the top of the first and protected the lead with great plays in center field. It's the first Australian win over USA in ten head to heads at the World Cup and Olympic level.

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Permalink: https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/australia-upsets-usa

Preview: Mexico's undefeated record on the line against Japan

12/11/2019

Mexico continued their undefeated start to the 2019 Premier12 with a win over Australia yesterday ... Japan has a 2-0 record over Mexico in all-time Premier12 play.

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Preview: Australia aiming to re-write history against the US

12/11/2019

Australia have never beaten the USA at World Cup/Olympic level ... The US inflicted Japan's first 2019 Premier12 loss at the Tokyo Dome last night.

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WBSC and Japan Baseball leaders applaud Premier12 and its growth of international baseball

Preview: Chinese Taipei, US set for Super Round clash

Preview: Mexico, Korea looking to bounce back in Super Round

Meet Ryan Verdugo, the Mexican pitcher who made history in CPBL

Press conference Mexico v Japan, Inaba: "Our pitchers had an excellent performance tonight”

Pitchers star, Japan beats Mexico

Japan's starter Shota Imanaga was named the hero of the game

Former Major Leaguer Horacio Ramirez didn't survive the second inning

Japan scored 2 in the first inning

Esteban Quiroz turns a double play on Kensuke Kondo

A home run by Jonathan Jones was the only

Japan's team work

A swing by Kensuke Kondo

Hayato Sakamoto went 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored

Reliever Jesus Rios got Mexico out of a jam in the fifth

Japan's reliever Hiroshi Kaino

Nobuhiro Matsuda at bat

Nobuhiro Matsuda chases a ball in foul territory

Jose Vargas dives to prevent more Samurai damage

Tsubasa Aizawa and Yasuaki Yamasaki celebrate the win

Australia v USA press conference, Tim Atherton: “It’s a great feeling for us”

Australia upsets USA, historic win

Australia makes the field

The presentation of World number 2 USA

Boston Red Sox prospect Tanner Houck allowed two runs in the first, then pitcher 4 perfect innings

Tim Atherton started for Australia against USA

Andrew Campbell doubled off Houck in the first

Aaron Whitefield singled and batted in all the runs Australia needed

Australia dug out celebrates

Andrew Campbell slides home to score the second run

USA bats went silent for most of the game

Logan Wade turns a double play over Bobby Dalbec

Erik Kratz singled to record the first American hit in the bottom of the fifth

Mark Payton homered to make it a one-run game in the eighth

Brandon Dickson got the USA out of the top of the ninth on strikes

Jon Kennedy closed it for Australia

Australia celebrates, still in the race for a spot in the medal round

Preview: Mexico's undefeated record on the line against Japan

Preview: Australia aiming to re-write history against the US

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