WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico qualify to World Cup 2021
With the completion of the first day of Super Round, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico secured the top 4 spots in the tournament and became the first qualified nations to the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup 2021.
Canada, Mexico and Brazil remain in the hunt of the ticket to Tokyo 2020. Tomorrow Canada will take on Mexico, while Brazil will face Puerto Rico.
If Mexico beat Canada, advance automaticaly to the Olympics; and the second ticket will be decided on Sunday, in the game between Canada and Brazil (winner-takes-all).
If Canada defeat Mexico, and Puerto Rico beat Brazil, then Mexico and Canada earn the qualification to Tokyo 2020.
If Canada defeat Mexico, and Brazil beat Puerto Rico, then the qualified teams will be defined on Sunday.
Puerto Rico 0-2 Mexico
Danielle O’Toole pitched a great ballgame today and guided Mexico to a crucial win over Puerto Rico, 2-0, and make a giant step in their way to Tokyo 2020. Mexico was outhit by Puerto Rico 7-5 but delivered a pair of clutch hits early in the game to take a 2-run lead, enough for O’toole to clinch the win. Mexico improves to 3-0 in the Super Round and is one step closer to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
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Venezuela 0-11 Canada
Kaleigh Rafter and Jennifer Gilbert homered for Canada in an 11-0, four-inning victory over Venezuela, in the first day of the Super Round. The host team delivered a total of 13 hits in its three offensive opportunities, and with this score have secured one of the four available spots in the next WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup.
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Cuba 5-6 Mexico
Brazil defeated Cuba today in a wild 9-inning thriller to secure its qualification to the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup 2021 and remain in the hunt of the Olympic Games. Thalia Da Silva scored the walk-off run in the ninth on a grounder to second base.
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