WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup, Group B, Day 4: China and Japan remain undefeated, games postponed due to weather conditions – World Baseball Softball Confederation – WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup 2024
Eight matches were played on Day 2 and Day 3 of Group B of the 2024 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup despite weather conditions that posed challenges for groundskeepers, players and officials. Both Japan and China remain undefeated, Puerto Rico is in third place with a 2-1 record and Italy is 1-2. Both Peru and the Netherlands are still waiting for their first win of the tournament.
Due to the weather-related rescheduling of games, all games since Game 7 will be played over five innings.
All games will be available on GameTime, the official online streaming platform of the WBSC. Fans in China can watch the games via the Chinese Softball Association’s WeChat account, local sports streaming service hupu.com and miguvideo.com.
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PURE
1 : 8
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Japan
15.08.2024 09:00 (UTC 8) – Final
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Italy
0 : 10
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Japan
15.08.2024 14:30 (UTC 8) – Final
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NED
3 : 4
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PURE
15.08.2024 16:20 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.
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CHN
8 : 0
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PER
15.08.2024 18:40 (UTC 8) – Final
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CHN
3 : 0
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NED
16.08.2024 15:00 (UTC 8) – Final
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PER
0 : 13
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Italy
16.08.2024 16:25 (UTC 8) – Final
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Japan
10 : 0
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NED
16.08.2024 18:10 (UTC 8) – Final
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Italy
0 : 1
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PURE
16.08.2024 19:55 (UTC 8) – Final
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PURE
1 : 3
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CHN
17.08.2024 10:00 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.
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PER
0 : 6
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Japan
17.08.2024 11:30 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.
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CHN
0 : 0
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Italy
17/08/2024 14:00 (UTC 8)
Rain delay. Start time to be announced.
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NED
0 : 0
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PER
17/08/2024 16:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game. Exact start time is 20 minutes after the previous game has finished.
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Japan
0 : 0
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CHN
17/08/2024 18:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game. Exact start time is 20 minutes after the previous game has finished.
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PER
0 : 0
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PURE
17/08/2024 20:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game. Exact start time is 20 minutes after the previous game has finished.
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NED
0 : 0
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Italy
17/08/2024 22:00 (UTC 8)
Postponed game. Exact start time is 20 minutes after the previous game has finished.
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Match No. 3: China vs Italy
The match between China and Italy has also been postponed from day one. China will send its top player Yuyan Duan back to the hill and Emma Silva will be the starter for Italy.
The game was scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m., but there are delays due to weather conditions.
Match No. 1: Peru vs. Japan Live Broadcast
This postponed match between Peru and Japan is the actual opening match of this year’s tournament. With a 3-0 record, Japan sends Hiiro Taniguchi to the mound to face Laura Burrell of Peru, who is desperate to win her first match of the tournament.
Japan started its offense with two hits in the first inning, followed by a sacrifice fly to center by Mayumi Fujiwara that scored the first run. Three more hits later, Japan closed the first inning with a 3-0 run. Three more runs were added in the third and fourth innings and Japan defeated Peru 6-0, becoming the first team to win four games in the tournament.
Game #11: Puerto Rico vs. China Boxscore
Puerto Rico (2-1) and China (2-0) both sought their third win of the tournament. Yuyan Duan, the player of the day on Day 3, was again sent to the mound for China, and Yessenia Lopez started for Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico struck first, scoring a run in the first inning. China quickly responded with three runs in the bottom of the same inning, taking the lead and eventually winning the game by a score of 3-1.
China’s starter Duan continued to dominate on the mound, striking out six batters and allowing three hits to secure China’s third victory of the tournament. Duan was credited as the winning pitcher in all three of China’s victories.
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