Israel wins their pool of the first round of the WBC, beating the Netherlands 4-2 to go undefeated in the first round. The Netherlands had already secured a berth in the second round, but both the Dutch and Koreans are considered very good teams.
But Israel’s 73-year-old manager Jerry Weinstein says he’s not surprised by the early success.
”The only unknown was the caliber of the competition,” Weinstein said. ”We never doubted our ability. Our strengths are that we are a well-balanced team. We can pitch and have pitching depth; we have team speed, team power and can catch the ball. We’re a very close knit group.”
It’s on to Tokyo where Japan (2-0) is likely to advance and Cuba and Australia should fight it out for the second slot. Australia is winning against China this morning, which would set up tonight’s (EST) Cuba-Australia game to determine the second team advancing to the second round.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2n2Dvi2
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