U23 Baseball World Cup

Nicaragua 2026
Japan  11,  Puerto Rico  1

Thursday, November 12

Estadio Nacional Soberania (Managua)

PUR | Event Log | Box Score | JPN

                                  1  2  3   4  5     R  H  E
Puerto Rico (U23 National Team)   0  0  0   1  0  -  1  5  0 
Japan (U23 National Team)         2  1  1   2  5  - 11 11  0 

Puerto Rico           AB  R  H BI  W  K  AVG HR  vOpp   1  2  3  4  5 
(l) G.Melendez, c      2  0  1  0  1  1 .313  1  .500  KS .. BB .. D7  
(s) H.Laracuente, 2b   3  0  0  0  0  2 .385  0  .000  KS .. KS .. G4  
(r) JuLu.Cruz, dh      3  0  0  0  0  1 .235  1  .000  G5 .. G4 .. KS  
(r) R.Diaz, 1b         2  1  1  0  0  0 .429  0  .500  .. F7 .. S7 ..  
(r) EJ.George, lf      2  0  1  0  0  0 .250  0  .500  .. F7 .. S7 ..  
(r) JavAnt.Crespo, 3b  2  0  1  1  0  1 .231  0  .500  .. KS .. S7 ..  
(r) Ymvr.Carrero, ss   2  0  1  0  0  1 .308  1  .500  .. .. S8 KS ..  
(r) Jsnl.Ortiz, rf     1  0  0  0  0  0 .143  0  .000  .. .. SH DP ..  
(l) KJ.Monge, cf       1  0  0  0  0  0 .250  0  .000  .. .. HP .. G5  
TOTALS                18  1  5  1  1  6 .252  3  .278

 Season Series        Puerto Rico                 1  -  0  0  0  1  0 
     0 - 1            Japan                      11  -  2  1  1  2  5 

Japan                 AB  R  H BI  W  K  AVG HR  vOpp   1  2  3  4  5 
(l) K.Matsushima, cf   1  4  1  0  2  0 .231  1 1.000  HP BB .. BB S9  
(r) H.Kudo, 2b         2  2  2  3  1  0 .667  0 1.000  BB D7 .. SF S8  
(l) K.Yamashita, lf    2  2  1  0  2  0 .450  0  .500  S9 F4 .. BB BB  
(r) Y.Maruki, dh       4  1  2  3  0  0 .222  0  .500  S7 .. F6 F3 S8  
(s) N.Fujiwara, ss     4  1  2  3  0  1 .421  1  .500  KS .. G3 S5 T8  
(l) K.Hatsutani, 1b    2  1  1  0  1  1 .286  0  .500  KS .. S9 BB ..  
(r) M.Ikemoto, 3b      2  0  0  0  1  0 .267  0  .000  G4 .. BB F7 ..  
(r) S.Tanigawa, c      2  0  1  1  0  0 .500  0  .500  .. G6 S7 .. ..  
 (r) M.Koide, ph       1  0  0  0  0  1 .000  0  .000  .. .. .. .. KL  
(l) A.Watanabe, rf     2  0  1  0  0  0 .214  0  .500  .. F6 S9 .. ..  
 (l) T.Matsunaga, ph   1  0  0  0  0  1 .250  0  .000  .. .. .. .. KS  
TOTALS                23 11 11 10  7  4 .306  3  .478

  Two outs when knockout run scored. DP: Japan 1. LOB: Puerto Rico 5, Japan 7. Scoring position: Puerto Rico, 1 for 7; Japan, 9 for 15. 2B: G.Melendez (3), H.Kudo (2). 3B: N.Fujiwara (1). RBI: JavAnt.Crespo (1), H.Kudo 3(3), Y.Maruki 3(4), N.Fujiwara 3(7), S.Tanigawa (1). SB: K.Matsushima 2(6). SH: Jsnl.Ortiz. SF: H.Kudo. GDP: Jsnl.Ortiz. GWRBI: Y.Maruki. GWRun: K.Matsushima (1st inning).

Puerto Rico            W  L Sv GP   IP  H  R ER BB SO  2B 3B HR    ERA   vOpp
(l) JahKal.Perez LOSS  0  1  0  2  0.0  2  2  2  1  0   0  0  0  10.80      -
(l) Ibr.Gonzalez       0  0  0  2  2.0  1  1  1  1  2   1  0  0   4.15   4.50
(r) Yndl.Reyes         0  0  0  3  0.2  2  1  1  1  0   0  0  0   9.00  13.50
(r) Ynl.Heredia        0  0  1  3  0.1  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0   0.00   0.00
(l) Lsl.Rivera         0  1  0  2  0.1  0  2  2  2  0   0  0  0  18.00  54.00
(r) JS.Roman           0  0  0  2  1.1  4  4  4  2  2   0  0  0  27.00  27.00
(l) RA.Rodriguez       1  1  0  3  0.0  1  1  1  0  0   0  1  0  27.00      -
TOTALS                 3  3  2  6  4.2 11 11 11  7  4   1  1  0   5.73  21.21

Japan                  W  L Sv GP   IP  H  R ER BB SO  2B 3B HR    ERA   vOpp
(l) M.Iida WIN         1  0  0  2  4.0  4  1  1  1  5   0  0  0   1.00   2.25
(l) K.Iwamoto          1  0  0  2  1.0  1  0  0  0  1   1  0  0   0.00   0.00
TOTALS                 5  1  0  6  5.0  5  1  1  1  6   1  0  0   2.63   1.80

  JahKal.Perez pitched to 4 batters in the 1st, RA.Rodriguez pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. Inherited runners/scored: Ibr.Gonzalez 2/0, Ynl.Heredia 2/0, JS.Roman 1/1, RA.Rodriguez 2/2. WP: Lsl.Rivera, JS.Roman 4, RA.Rodriguez. BK: JS.Roman. HB: K.Matsushima (by JahKal.Perez), KJ.Monge (by M.Iida). PB: G.Melendez. Pitches-strikes: JahKal.Perez 8-2, Ibr.Gonzalez 39-21, Yndl.Reyes 17-7, Ynl.Heredia 2-2, Lsl.Rivera 18-8, JS.Roman 39-23, RA.Rodriguez 4-3, M.Iida 68-41, K.Iwamoto 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: JahKal.Perez 0-0, Ibr.Gonzalez 2-2, Yndl.Reyes 1-1, Ynl.Heredia 0-0, Lsl.Rivera 0-1, JS.Roman 0-2, RA.Rodriguez 0-0, M.Iida 4-2, K.Iwamoto 2-0. Batters faced: JahKal.Perez 4, Ibr.Gonzalez 8, Yndl.Reyes 5, Ynl.Heredia 1, Lsl.Rivera 3, JS.Roman 10, RA.Rodriguez 1, M.Iida 17, K.Iwamoto 4.
  Umpires: HP, Leonel Garcia Gonzalez (CUB); 1B, Jackson Herrera (NIC); 2B, Angel Campos (USA); 3B, Christian Madero (MEX). Scorers: Matias Ochoa (ARG), Gianpaolo Araquistain (NIC), Marlon Davila (NIC). Start: 10:30. Time: 2:04. Attendance: 26. Weather: 32 degrees, sunny.

Puerto Rico          NOP NOS NOB KC KS KF KX Ball% Call% Miss% Foul% InPl% Take% B/Tk%
(l) JahKal.Perez       8   2   6  0  0  0  2  75.0   0.0   0.0   0.0 100.0  75.0 100.0
(l) Ibr.Gonzalez      39  21  18  2  5  9  5  46.2   5.1  26.3  47.4  26.3  51.3  90.0
(r) Yndl.Reyes        17   7  10  0  1  2  4  58.8   0.0  14.3  28.6  57.1  58.8 100.0
(r) Ynl.Heredia        2   2   0  1  0  0  1   0.0  50.0   0.0   0.0 100.0  50.0   0.0
(l) Lsl.Rivera        18   8  10  2  1  4  1  55.6  11.1  16.7  66.7  16.7  66.7  83.3
(r) JS.Roman          39  23  16  7  4  6  6  41.0  17.9  25.0  37.5  37.5  59.0  69.6
(l) RA.Rodriguez       4   3   1  1  1  0  1  25.0  25.0  50.0   0.0  50.0  50.0  50.0
TOTALS               127  66  61 13 12 21 20  48.0  10.2  22.6  39.6  37.7  58.3  82.4

Japan                NOP NOS NOB KC KS KF KX Ball% Call% Miss% Foul% InPl% Take% B/Tk%
(l) M.Iida            68  41  27 14  9  8  9  40.3  20.9  34.6  30.8  34.6  61.2  65.9
(l) K.Iwamoto         14   9   5  2  4  0  3  35.7  14.3  57.1   0.0  42.9  50.0  71.4
TOTALS                82  50  32 16 13  8 12  39.5  19.8  39.4  24.2  36.4  59.3  66.7
Puerto Rico           GB IF OF LD  GB%  IF%  OF%  LD% GBba IFba OFba LDba InPlba
(l) JahKal.Perez       1  0  0  1 50.0  0.0  0.0 50.0 1.00  ---  --- 1.00   1.00
(l) Ibr.Gonzalez       3  2  0  0 60.0 40.0  0.0  0.0 .333 .000  ---  ---   .200
(r) Yndl.Reyes         2  1  0  1 50.0 25.0  0.0 25.0 .500 .000  --- 1.00   .500
(r) Ynl.Heredia        1  0  0  0  100  0.0  0.0  0.0 1.00  ---  ---  ---   1.00
(l) Lsl.Rivera         0  0  1  0  0.0  0.0  100  0.0  ---  --- .000  ---   .000
(r) JS.Roman           1  1  2  2 16.7 16.7 33.3 33.3 1.00 .000 .500 1.00   .667
(l) RA.Rodriguez       0  0  1  0  0.0  0.0  100  0.0  ---  --- 1.00  ---   1.00
TOTALS                 8  4  4  4 40.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 .625 .000 .500 1.00   .550

Japan                 GB IF OF LD  GB%  IF%  OF%  LD% GBba IFba OFba LDba InPlba
(l) M.Iida             5  0  2  2 55.6  0.0 22.2 22.2 .400  --- .000 1.00   .444
(l) K.Iwamoto          2  0  1  0 66.7  0.0 33.3  0.0 .000  --- 1.00  ---   .333
TOTALS                 7  0  3  2 58.3  0.0 25.0 16.7 .286  --- .333 1.00   .417

Note: pitching breakdown of attempted swings and batted balls doesn't include bunts


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