In what has been described as a 'significant' moment, Australia defeats Czech Republic 8-3 to advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals for the first time.
abc.net.au/news/australia-beats-czech-republic-in-world-baseball-classic/102090376Australia has defeated Czech Republic 8-3 to advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals for the first time.Manager Dave Nilsson described the win over Czech Republic as a "significant" moment for Australian baseballThe win in Tokyo saw Australia finish with a 3-1 win-loss record on the Group B standings.
"This means a great deal to players who have represented Australia before us, to the current group and to future players.Australia will face Cuba — the top team in Group A — in its quarterfinal in Tokyo on Wednesday.Against Czech Republic, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the first on Alex Hall's solo homer off Martin Schneider.Logan Wade's two-run double in the seventh off the right field wall broke the tied score and drove in Robbie Glendinning and Aaron Whitefield.
Australia padded its lead by making it 6-1 in the eighth, and again it was Hall — this time with a triple — that scored Ulrich Bojarski and Tim Kennelly. Glendinning's subsequent single added another. Marek Chlup's two-run single in the eighth narrowed the margin to 6-3, but Australia replied with two more of its own in the ninth.
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