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The Philippine women’s baseball team made history at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage in Tainan, Taiwan, winning back-to-back games.
Ranked No. 21 in the world, the Filipinas opened their campaign with a 0-3 loss to world No. 1 Japan on Tuesday before making history with their first-ever World Cup victory — a 6-0 shutout of No. 7 Cuba.
They followed it up with another impressive win on Wednesday night, beating No. 15 Great Britain, 6-2, at the Asia-Pacific Secondary Field.
The Philippines came out strong against Great Britain, scoring four runs in the opening inning. Richelle Toledo drew a walk before Veronica Velasco and Martine Dominique Francisco delivered key hits, with Francisco driving in two runs with a double.
Ivymhel Capistrano and Shyla Mae Celis added RBI doubles to give the Filipinas an early 4-0 lead.
Great Britain managed to score two runs, but the Philippines kept control of the game.
Starter Mary Nichole Padasas allowed five hits and two runs in four innings, with both runs unearned, while striking out four. Jojielyn Lim then closed out the game with a scoreless fifth inning.
The Filipinas added two more runs in the fourth inning to secure the 6-2 victory. Velasco finished with two hits and a run, while Francisco had two RBIs. Capistrano and Celis also contributed key hits in the win.
The Philippines is now second in the group with a 2-1 record, behind unbeaten Japan, which has won all three of its games.
The Filipinas face another tough doubleheader today against world No. 5 Chinese Taipei at 11 a.m. and No. 6 Venezuela at 3 p.m.
Only the top three teams in the group will automatically advance to the World Cup Final Stage, scheduled for July 19-25 next year in Rockford, Illinois.
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