AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2004
Base: Aussies through to semis with record win
Australia has sealed a baseball semi-final berth with an Olympic Games record win over
The Netherlands, winning by 22-2 in a mercy rule abbreviated match.
The Aussies have won their fourth straight match after losing their opening two games
to ensure a top four spot regardless of their result against Canada in their final preliminary
game.
Australia broke the Games run-scoring record with the win.
It eclipses Taiwan's 20-0 defeat of Spain at the 1992 Games and also equals the biggest
ever winning margin in Olympic baseball set in that match.
The game was halted under the mercy rule after seven innings.
Australia will finish third in the preliminaries if it can beat Canada in its next match.
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KEYWORD: OLY BASE AUST (ATHENS)
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