World Softball Championships: July 11 and 12 roundup
As Canada gets set to face Hong Kong at 8 p.m. tonight, action at the WBSC Jr Men’s World Softball Championships continued on at Prime Minister’s Park.
July 11 roundup
Japan (5-0) shutout India 12-0 as Taiga Onishi threw a no-hit gem with home run support from Hiroshi Sakata and Shoki Matsuo. Matsuo is the tournament’s hits leader (11) and sporting a whopping .688 average. He also leads in runs batted in (11) and triples (3).
Japanese bats lead the tournament in home runs at 10 and in hitting average at .420, a full 15 points ahead of the next best Australians.