August 26, 2013
August 23, 2013
Yander Guevara sizzled on the mound as the Ciego de Avila Tigres won a second straight World Baseball Challenge for Cuba. In 2011 the Cuban National team took the gold medal in the second year the tournament was held at Citizen Field in Prince George. Two years later, the Avila Tigres beat JX-Eneos of Japan 14-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning in a gold-medal final in front of 1,555 fans. Yoelvis Fiss hit a three-run homerun to end the game on the mercy rule.
The USA NWAACC needed an extra inning to beat the Chinese Taipei National Team on Thursday at Citizen Field to earn the bronze medal with a 9-7 win. Chinese Taipei tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Final standings were: 1. Cuba - Ciego de Avila Tigres (1 Pool Play), 2. Japan – JX-Eneos (3), 3. USA NWAACC (4), 4. Chinese Taipei (2), 5. Canada (5).
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