Daily News from our team at the Big League World Series
Game 4:
Germany 1 – 4 Latin America
In a game dominated by pitching, Germany was not able to qualify for the semi-finals.
Pitching dominated the game on both sides. After an error gave Venezuela the first run of the game, a single, stolen base and overthrow from the catcher brought Matthias Downey to third.
A ground out from Junior Ventura scored Matthias and tied the game.
The game stayed even until the sixth, where the Venzuelan team finally was able to solve the German pitching. 4 hits and a walk scored 3 runs.
Germany had no answer, going 3 up and 3 down over the last two innings to end their tournament. Stuttgart players on the field were Andrew Buxkemper, Ruben Rodriguez, and Ryan Tannenbaum.
Game 3:
Germany 12 – 2 Canada
Right from the start, Germany was able to keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals alive. While double plays ended Canadas first two innings, Germany was able to plate 5 runs in the first and third inning, and never looked back.
Junior Ventura started Germany off with a single, and a double by Anthony Schulz's scored the first run. A double steal plated the second. Two walks and a sacrifice fly gave the team 5 runs in the first inning.
After a scoreless second, Jack Smith started off the third with a hit, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Anton Helmig's hit brought him home. After Ruben Rodriguez singled and another wild pitch advanced both runners, an error by the third baseman allowed both Anton and Ruben to score. A single from Junior Ventura and a double from Anthony gave Germany a 10-0 lead.
Canada was able to answer with 2 runs in the fourth inning. In the bottom half, a single from Jack and a double from Anton gave Germany 1 run, and in the fifth inning two walks and a single from Ben Briggs plated the 12 run and ended the game by the 10 run mercy rule.
Reds players in action were Andrew Buxkemper, Dennis Hudson, Ruben Rodriguez, Ryan Tannenbaum and Dylan Wagner.
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