The Canadians get on the board in the top of the fifth. Stubby Clapp (best name in the tournament) drives in a run with a ground out as Canada takes a 1-0 lead. Similar to the US-Mexican game, the Canadians are outpitching the South Africans, but the Candaian offense hasn't taken advantage of the weakness of the opposing pitchers.

Update: It's now 3-0 as Matt Stairs doubles in two.

Update: The soon to retire Paul Quantrill enters the game and with the help of some poor fielding has the bases loaded with one out.

Update: Brett Willemburg clears the bases with a double. The game is tied at three in the bottom of the fifth. And the South African fans go wild!

Update: An error by Orr allows Willemburg to score the go-ahead run. South Africa leads Canada 4-3.

Update: Still 4-3, Jayson Bay of Canada leads off the 7th with a double off the wall.

Update: Morneau follows up with a double of his own to plate Bay and tie the game. The hose heads are starting to play like major leaguers!

Update: Koskie gets the third extra-base hit in a row, a two-run homer off Tyrone Lamont. He's thrown his last pitch of the game as Canada takes a 6-4 lead.

Update: The extra-base hit barrage continues with Pete Laforest doubling off the new pitcher, 18 year old Jared Elario.

Update: Two wild pitches plate Laforest. It's 7-4 Canada. Looks like be cruel to Canadians day was short lived. That's what I get for calling my Canadian roommate from college, Dan Wechsler, and telling him the hose heads were losing.

Guiel walks and Stern singles. Six of seven batters have reached in this inning.

Orr bounces into a double play to finally end the inning.

Update: South Africa refuses to go away. They start their half of the seventh with a single and a run scoring double to make the score 7-5.

Update: South Africa just gets the one run. They'll go to the 8th in Scottsdale.

Update: South Africa has the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th with one out.

Update: Butcher strikes out for the second out.

Update: Paul Bell reaches base for the 5th time, doubling off Reitsma. It's the second bases clearing double of the game for South Africa. They lead Canada 8-7, and they're going to the top of the ninth. Canada needs one or else they'll be facing elimination in their next game.

Update: A good start for the Canadians in the ninth as Ryan Radmanovich triples. Stern follows up with a double to tie the game. This one might go awhile.

Update: Phillips, the SA third baseman, throws a ball away and Canada leads 9-8.

Update: On an 0-2, two out pitch, Canada takes a two run lead when the pitch goes wild.

Update: A double plates the fourth run of the inning and Canada takes a three run lead into the bottom of the 9th. It's 11-8 in a very poorly pitched game by both sides.

Update: Crain strikes out Kemp to start the bottom of the ninth.

Update: Dempsey singles with one out. South Africa needs a couple of more base runners.

Update: Phillips grounds out for the second out of the inning.

Update: Botha strikes out swinging to end the game. With that pitching, neither of these teams look like they are going far in this tournament.

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