TAB Challenge - Japan Wins!

February 10, 2019

From Gary Baughman:

 

I understand the TAB Challenge will not be streamed. It will be on Sky TV in New Zealand and Australia. Good for those 2 getting to see it, but a rip off for softball fans around the world who will not. I cannot afford to buy a subscription, way too expensive. So I will not see it.

That is very upsetting to me and will be to a great many fans. I was offered to buy a subscription by Benjie Hedgecock, NAFA Leader,  but I would not support Sky TV only doing a few games when real fans all over the world would like to see every game streamed instead Australia and New Zealand getting TV NO ONE but them. Don't blame them for getting what they can. Better than nothing.

  Iscore on Softball NZ WEBSITE. TOP of home page Tab Challenge. Iscore under schedule. I will do Iscore. Good luck to the teams.   

Gary

 

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SCHEDULE  by Gary

 

Update 8 Feb by Gary

Update 9 Feb by Gary

Update 10 Feb - Final by Gary

 

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 Game 1 Start 5:30 PM Iowa Time ends 7:12 PM
Blacksox
Black Sox B
WP- Daniel Chapman 7.0 2 0 0 8 1
LP- Ben Watts 3.0 5 2 2 0 2
Ethan Johnson 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Sam Marley 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Ben Enoka HR 2 RBI
Tyson Bartorillo HR 1 RBI 3 for 3
Jerome Raemaki 1 RBI
Thomas Enoka HR 1 RBI

 

Game 2 8:08 PM- 9:57 PM
Japan 2
Back Sox B 1
WP- Hikaru Matsuda 4.0 4 1 1 3 2
Miuki Terabaru 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Hiroki Ikeda 2.0 1 0 0 5 0
LP- Ethan Johnson 4.0 6 2 2 5 1
Sam Marley 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Diashi Uramoto 2B 2 RBI
Ryoyu Une 3 for 3 SB
Josh Harbrow 1 RBI

 

Game 3 Start 10:45 PM Done 12:30 AM
Japan 3
Black Sox 0
WP- Reo Koyama 7.0 2 0 0 7 1
LP- Josh Pettett 5.1 3 3 2 11 0
Eru Drage 1.2 0 0 0 3 0
Ryoyu Une 2- RBI
Kotero Yasumi 3B RBI

 

Game 4 starts 1:12 AM done 3:14 AM
Black Sox 13
Steelers 4
WP- Daniel Chapman 5.0 6 2 2 10 4
Eru Drage 1.0 1 2 2 0 3
LP- Jarryd Farrell 5.0 6 7 3 4 1
Shaun Lanaghan 0.2 4 5 3 1 1
Layton Reid 0.1 1 1 0 1 1
Jackson Watt RBI
Nathan Nukunuku 2B 2 RBI
Wayne Laulu HR 2 RBI
Zane Van Lieshout HR 3- RBI
Joe Ferriso HR RBI
Reilly Makea 2- RBI
Tyrell Priestley RBI
Brandon O'Byrne HR 3 -RBI

 

 TAB Challenge Day 2
Game 5 3:00 pm start 5:02 pm done
New Zealand Black Sox B   7
Australia Steelers                2
Sam Marley 4.0 4 2 2 5 3
WP- Ben Watts 3.0 2 0 0 5 2
LP- Harrison Peters 6.0 5 6 5 2 2
Shaun Lanaghan 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Zac Boyd HR RBI
Dante Matakatea HR RBI
Peta Rona HR 3- RBI
Blake Bell 2- RBI

 

 

Game 6 5:38 PM- 7:22 PM
Australia Steelers
Japan Soft Japan
WP- Layton Reid 7.0 1 0 0 11 1
LP- Reo Koyama 4.0 4 1 1 4 2
Yuya Yamawaki 4.0 3 0 0 2 0
Callum Beashel RBI
Very well Pitched game Reid Spectacular.