Hey there sports fans and welcome to this weeks edition of the Wide World of Wildcats. Great week for Wildcat fans here in Tucson as the team is now in the sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, but a sad week for Mexico as they were eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. Let's recap their time in the tourney.
In Round 1 in Mexico City, Mexico, the team went 2-2, beating South Africa and Australia and losing to Australia and Cuba. They were however, able to advance to the second round, playing back-to-back games at Petco Park in San Diego, California.
In their first second round game, Mexico took on Korea losing 8-2. Shortstop Augie Ojeda of Mexico had 2 RBIs, giving Mexico the little hope they had in this game, but unfortunately it was not enough. In game 2, Mexico played Cuba who had previously destroyed them 16-4 in a first round game so now it was Mexico's chance to get revenge. Even with 7 hits, including 1 homerun by third baseman Jorge Cantu, Mexico was unable to seek their revenge, losing 7-4. Double elimination put Mexico out of the tournament, but the team is still holding their heads high and looking to come back bigger and better than ever in the 2013 WBC.
Tonight will be the championship game will be held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California at 6 p.m. MST. The defending champs Japan will take on Korea in the teams fifth meeting in this series. The series between the two is an even 2-2, so this game is really up for grabs. Make sure to tune in tonight on ESPN or ESPN Deportes in which should be one for the books.
Congrats to the WBC for another exciting tournament. I look forward to seeing what the 2013 tournament brings and hope it is even more successful than this one. From Tucson, this concludes this edition, but make sure to tune in next time. Until then, Bear Down!
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