2007 Baseball World Cup Quarter Final: A brand new semi-finalists except the host team
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{{date|November 18, 2007}}

In the quarter-final of [[w:2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 Baseball World Cup]], because actual strengths of those finalists were merely close, the pitching became a key role to decide a team who entered or eliminated the semi-final.
==[[Japan]] vs [[Australia]]==
With the closing by Japanese pitchers Tadashi Settsu & Kohhei Hasebe, and great batting performance by Hisayoshi Chono with his solo HR in the top of 3rd inning and a 1-RBI-hit in the top of 7th inning, who ever hit a game-winning 3-run HR to beat [[South Korea]] at 2006 Asian Games, Japan closed Australia with 3-0 winning.
==[[Mexico]] vs [[Cuba]]==
It's a pitching game before the 4th inning. After the bottom of 5th inning, with Mexico's starting pitcher Hector Rodriguez was in a unsteady condition, Cuba scored 3 RBIs with a great full base chance. And Yoandry Urgelles hit a 2-run HR in the bottom of 8th inning to tie Cuba's winning with 6-0.
==South Korea vs [[USA]]==
Athletes from [[w:Minor League|Minor League]] played a key role and made good performances at this game. USA beat Korea with 3-1 by Jeff Karstens' great starting pitching and Andy LaRoche's 2-run HR at the bottom of 1st inning from Korea's starting pitcher Won-jun Chang, the losing pitcher at this game.
==[[Netherlands]] vs [[Taiwan|Chinese Taipei]]==
Media from Taiwan focused on this game because this fixture was also taken place past 6 years at the Quarter Final of [[w:2001 Baseball World Cup|2001 Baseball World Cup]]. Even though the host team (Chinese Taipei) want to challenge the champion, but Netherlands has ambitions to revenge the lost in 2001.

After Vince Rooi hit a solo HR to tie the score with 2-2 at the top of the 9th inning, the Batting of Netherlands was encouraged and started in the 10th inning, with the relief pitcher Fu-de Ni was in unstable, Netherlands scored 4 RBIs. Finally, Netherlands successfully revenged to the host team with 6-2 winning.
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[[zh:2007世界盃棒球賽 四強展現新局面]]
In the quarter-final of 2007 Baseball World Cup, because actual strengths of those finalists were merely close, the pitching became a key role to decide a team who entered or eliminated the semi-final.
After Vince Rooi hit a solo HR to tie the score with 2-2 at the top of the 9th inning, the Batting of Netherlands was encouraged and started in the 10th inning, with the relief pitcher Fu-de Ni was in unstable, Netherlands scored 4 RBIs. Finally, Netherlands successfully revenged to the host team with 6-2 winning.
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