Midland, MI - Junior Black Sox go down to Japan
Japanese pitcher Reo Koyama helped his team to 1-0 victory over the New Zealand Junior Black Sox at the World Championships in Midland, USA today.
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Koyama was impressive on the mound striking out 13 New Zealand batters in 7 innings. The big swinging New Zealand batters only managed one hit throughout the game after taking apart Israel 17-0 early in the day.
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Sam Marley started for New Zealand but ended up on the wrong side of the ledger and was charged with the loss. Marley lasted 3 2/3 innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed one run. Daniel Chapman replaced Marley to throw a solid 3 1/3 innings giving up 2 hits and taking 5 strikeouts.
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The lone run of the game for Japan crossed the plate in the fourth inning on an RBI triple by Takaya Kawaraguchi.
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New Zealand have 2 wins from 3 games and will now play Mexico tomorrow morning at 9am.
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Wayne Small, Junior Black Sox Manager
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Glen Roff - Softball Manager
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New Zealand Black Sox World Champions: 76, 84, 96, 00, 04, 13
New Zealand White Sox World Champions: 82
New Zealand Junior Black Sox World Champions: 85, 89
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