Game Preview: Panama vs. Colombia
Panama and Colombia will square off in the qualifier’s second elimination match on Sunday night (7 p.m. ET) at Rod Carew Stadium. Panama knocked Nicaragua out of the tournament with a 6-2 win on Saturday night, while Colombia lost 7-1 to Brazil earlier in the day. Winner will advance to the qualifier final vs. Brazil on Monday, while the loser will be eliminated.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama — And then there were three.
The Panama World Baseball Classic qualifier has reached the knockout stage, and up next in Sunday night’s elimination match is the host country Panama taking on Colombia in a game that will be available on a free, live stream at 7 p.m. ET at worldbaseballclassic.com.
Panama has already survived one do-or-die test, as it knocked out Nicaragua on Saturday with a 6-2 victory at Rod Carew National Stadium.
While Roberto Kelly was happy his team was able to give the hometown crowd something to cheer about, the Panama manager knows nothing’s been accomplished just yet.
“We still got a lot of work to do ahead of us,” Kelly said following Saturday’s win. “I just hope the guys come out tomorrow with the same enthusiasm and we can go out there and get the runs, get the key hits, and [that] the pitching can hold the way it’s been doing thus far.
“I think our pitching has been our strength. So hopefully those guys go out there and give us some innings and give us some time for our offense to come through for us.”
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