WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2024 Group B - Day 4 Live Blog: Argentina sweep Opening Round, set matchup against New Zealand in tomorrow's Playoffs
Welcome to the live blog of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B, Day 4. Yesterday, No. 1 Argentina, No. 3 Canada, No. 10 New Zealand and No. 11 Singapore clinched their spot in the Playoffs, and today's games will decide the Opening Round final standings and Playoffs matchups. All games are available on the WBSC official streaming platform, GameTime.
Key News
- Day 3: Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore secure Play-Offs spots; matchups set on Saturday
- Day 2: Argentina, New Zealand remain undefeated; Hong Kong, China clinch first win since 2017; Canada split doubleheader
- Day 1: Argentina, New Zealand, Canada victorious on Opening Day
- WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B press conference: Teams excited, ready to compete in Prince Albert
- Three World Champions to collide in Group B as exciting WBSC Men's Softball World Cup continues in Prince Albert
- Six players to watch at WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B in Prince Albert
- WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B starts Wednesday; Where to Watch
- By the numbers: WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B in Prince Albert
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At 4pm, Hong Kong, China (1-3) and New Zealand will close their participation in the Opening Round. The Asians were eliminated yesterday after losing twice against Argentina and Singapore, and will be playing on Sunday against Israel for the fifth place in this group.
In the final game of the Opening Round, Canada (2-2) will face Israel (0-4), which will finish sixth no matter what. For Canada, a win and a combination of results could will given them the chance to finish second in the Opening Round standings. This is the first time Israel and Canada meet in a Men's Softball World Cup. Starting time at 7pm.
Standings XVIII Men's Softball World Cup 2024 - Group B
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.5 |
| 3 |  |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.5 |
| 4 |  |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 5 |  |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3.5 |
| 6 |  |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 |
Argentina secured a spot in tomorrow's Final with their 15-0 win against Singapore in three innings of play. Lucio Retamar hit a grand slam, Teo Migliavacca homered and Manuel Godoy went 3-for-3 with three runs scored leading the Argentinean 12-hit offence today.
From the circle, Pablo Migliavacca struck out four in three innings of work, giving up one hit and one walk. This his second win in the competition.
With this win, Argentina hold a 4-0 record and secured one of the top two spots in the Opening Round final standings. They will be playing the Final on Sunday, at 4pm, with a ticket to the Finals 2025 at stake.
Singapore will play the third vs fourth matchup tomorrow at 1pm, against Canada. The winner of this game playing the Repechage against the loser of the game between the top two squads.
Key Links
- WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group Stage format
- Schedule/live scoring
- Live Streaming
- Live clips on X
- Videos
- Photos
- WBSC/KONAMI Men's Softball World Ranking
Argentina 4-1 New Zealand - Boxscore
Bottom 6th - New Zealand's first hit if the game is a four-bagger. Cole Evans hits a solo homer and the Black Sox are on the scoreboard. The game is now 4-1 for Argentina.
Top 6th - A two-run homer but Manuel Godoy off Nick Hayes and an RBI-single by Federico Olheiser extend Argentina's lead to 4-0. Pablo Migliavacca replaces Martín Gonzalez in the circle for Argentina. Gonzalez tossed five innings, with no hits and seven strikeouts against six walks.
After four innings, Argentina's Martin Gonzalez hasn't allowed a hit in the game, and has worked around five walks to keep New Zealand away from scoring. For the Black Sox, Liam Potts was replaced after four innings giving up four hits, one run and a walk. The score is still 1-0 for Argentina
Top 2nd - Argentina has made great contact in the first two innings of play, but only in the second could capitalize it. Ladislao Malarczuk singles to lead-off the inning, and then scored on a triple to left field by Federico Olheiser. Argentina strike first, and it's 1-0.
Starting pitchers - Liam Potts (NZL) vs Martin Gonzalez (ARG)
Preview - Argentina and New Zealand (3-0) will face each other at 1pm, in a must-see game. Both teams remain undefeated and will try to finish the Opening Round in a high note. The last time these two teams played each other was in Auckland 2022, when Argentina defeated the Black Sox in an 11-5 thriller, in nine innings.
Argentina 15-0 Singapore - Play by play
Top 3rd - Argentina adds four more, with RBIs by Ladislao Malarczuk, Francisco Lombardo and Franco Ortellado. The game is 15-0.
Top 2nd - Argentina put together another big inning. Teo Migliavacca hits a huge bomb just inside the right field foul pole for a two run homer. Gonzalo Ojeda contributed with a bases-clearing triple to add three more runs to the scoreboard. Argentina with an 11-0 lead.
Top 1st - Argentina takes a big lead in the first inning. A Lucio Retamar grand slam capped a five-run inning for the top-ranked nation in the world. Pablo Migliavacca is coming to pitch in the bottom of the first, with a five-run lead .
Starting pitchers - Huzaifie Noorham (SGP) - Pablo Migliavacca (ARG)
Preview - In the first game of the day, Argentina (3-0) and Singapore (2-2) will open the day at Rotary Field. Both teams have qualified for tomorrow's Playoffs but a win in this game could allow them to finish as first or second place in the Opening Round, securing a double life in the hunt for a ticket to the Finals. Argentina hold a perfect record, and face a doubleheader today trying to secure one of the top-two places in the standings. Singapore bounced back yesterday after losing the first two games and claimed two big wins to secure a spot in the Playoffs on Sunday. They'll try to stay hot against the world No. 1 team and close the Opening Round with three consecutive wins. First pitch is scheduled at 10am (all local times).
