After a three-and-a-half-hour rain delay in the morning, Day 2 of The World Games 2025 Men’s Softball competition in Chengdu, China finished with USA on top in Group B while in Group A, Japan also won their two games, 10-3, over Venezuela and 8-2 against Czechia, and lead the standings.
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Schedule & Results
WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup bronze medallists USA swept their doubleheader against Singapore 15-2 and Canada 6-3 to secure first place in Group B. They will play on Saturday against the second-place finisher from Group A. Meanwhile, Canada and Singapore (both 1-1) will face each other on Friday, with the second semifinal spot in the group at stake. Australia has been eliminated from contention.
In Group A, all four teams remain in the hunt for a semifinal berth. Japan jumped into first place with two wins on Thursday and will face Argentina (1-1) on Friday. The other match will feature Venezuela (1-1) against Czechia (0-2). The results of these games will determine which teams advance to Saturday’s semifinals.
Canada 11-2 Australia – Play by Play and Box Score
In a clash of World Champions, Canada defeated Australia 11-2 in five innings to secure their first win of the tournament. Brad Ezekiel led the Canadian offence with six RBIs, highlighted by a grand slam in the top of the fifth.
Looking to rebound from Wednesday’s tough loss to Singapore, Australia struck first in the opening inning thanks to third baseman Riley James. With two outs and a runner on third, James drilled a 2-2 pitch from Canadian starter Ty Sebastian into centre field, driving in the game’s first run and giving the Aussies an early 1-0 lead.
Canada responded immediately with a big inning in the top of the second. A defensive error, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases, setting the stage for three consecutive run-scoring hits by Nick White, Brad Ezekiel, and Ty Sebastian. The outburst prompted head coach Mike Titheradge to remove starter Jeremy Garland from the game. However, reliever Ashlee Goffer couldn’t stop the bleeding, surrendering back-to-back RBI singles to Blake Hunter and Jordan Pomeroy to extend the lead to 6-1.
Canada extended their lead in the fourth as Blake Hunter singled to drive in Brad Ezekiel – who came back one inning later with a mammoth grand slam to make it 11-1. Australia pulled one back in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single by Haydan Dober.
The winning pitcher was Ty Sebastian, who tossed four innings, surrendering four hits and two runs. He struck out four. Jeremy Garland was the losing pitcher for Australia
Venezuela 3-10 Japan – Play by Play and Box Score
The top two teams in the WBSC Men’s Softball World Ranking faced each other in Chengdu. World champions Venezuela aimed to extend their momentum following Wednesday’s dramatic walk-off victory against Argentina, while No. 1 Japan were making their tournament debut after their opening game was postponed.
Venezuela took a 2–0 lead in the top of the third. With a runner on first and one out – Ángel Adames having reached on a defensive error – José Dorantes launched a 2-1 pitch from Hiroki Ikeda over the centre-field fence, giving the South Americans the edge.
Both teams exchanged runs in the fourth. A two-out single by Angel Adames drove in Venezuela’s third run of the game. From that point, Japan scored 10 unanswered runs to get a six-inning win, ignited by Koki Sato’s homer in the bottom of the fourth to put the game 3-1.
One inning later, Japan exploded with seven runs on five hits, with two RBIs from Kazuya Toriyama and Taiyo Kataoka, and one from Yusuke Morita, Kaito Masaki and Seii Kuroiwa.
Japan walked off Venezuela in the bottom of the sixth, with a lead-off triple from Tei Hamamoto, and back to back RBI doubles from Sato and Masaki.
USA 15-2 Singapore – Play by Play and Box Score
A pair of homers from Jonathan Lynch and Blaine Milheim in the first two innings ignited a 13-hit offensive for USA, leading to a five-inning 15-2 win against Singapore.
Lynch (3-for-4 with four RBIs and a homer,) Erick Ochoa (3-for-3) and Milheim (3-for-5) were responsible for nine of USA’s 13 hits.
Lefty Brad Kilpatrick started for USA and pitched three innings, giving up five hits and two runs. He was credited with the win. Youngster Cody Gibbons Pitched two perfect innings, striking out five of the six batters he faced.
Czechia 0-7 Argentina – Play by Play and Box Score
Roman Godoy shined from the circle and Teo Migliavacca drove in five runs to guide Argentina to a much-needed 7-0 win against Czechia, after Wednesday’s heartbreaking loss to Venezuela. The Argentinean side evened their record 1-1 ahead of the last day of the Opening Round.
Godoy had a stellar performance, holding Czechia’s lineup to one hit while striking out 10 in five innings of work. He went perfect until the top of the fourth, when Martin Magula led off with a single. He would be Czechia’s only runner in the game.
On the offensive side, Teo Migliavacca went 3-for-3 with a walk, five RBIs and two runs scored, commanding an Argentinean lineup which finished with seven hits.
Czechia’s losing pitcher was Michal Holobradek, who started the game for the Europeans and pitched 2.1 innings allowing two hits and three runs.
USA 6-3 Canada – Play by Play and Box Score
In a game called due to darkness after five complete innings, USA defeated Canada 4-3 to secure a spot in Saturday’s semifinals. Erick Ochoa broke the tie with a home run in the third inning, and Yussuf Davis later added two insurance runs with a blast to centre field.
USA carried a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the second, but Canada responded with three runs on three consecutive hits to even the score momentarily..
Marco Diaz pitched five innings for USA to earn his first win of the tournament, striking out five while allowing six hits and three runs. On the other side, Sean Cleary took the loss after giving up six hits and four runs over five innings.
Czechia 2-8 Japan – Play by Play and Box Score
Japan claimed their second consecutive win in the event with an 8-2 victory over Czechia in a darkness-shortened game. The game was called after five complete innings.
Yusuke Morita, Kaito Masaki, and Ryuji Okawa accounted for six of Japan’s seven hits, collecting two apiece. Okawa also drove in two runs.
Shota Onodera started in the circle for the Asian champions, allowing two hits and two runs over four innings while striking out seven. Fuga Nagai pitched the fifth, striking out three and giving up two hits.
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