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Australia led by four runs in the fifth inning, but the Czech Republic put together a furious comeback to steal the victory, 6-5, at the 21U World Cup, placing them in 6th place.
The bottom of the second saw Australia take an early lead, a single by James Phillibosian, scoring Ben Leslie started the inning off. Australia added another run in the 3rd scored on a sacrifice fly by Robbie Perkins, plating Ryan Dale. As well as another two in the 4th when Jacob Younis hit a two run triple, making the score 4-0.
The Czech Republic took over the lead in the seventh, adding three additional runs to the two scored in the 6th. Australia tied it up in the bottom 7 off a Perkins double.
The game's last lead went to the Czech Republic thanks to a ninth inning rally that saw one run cross the plate on an RBI single for the Czech Republic, ending the game with a 5-6 score.
Jacob Younis racked up two RBIs on two hits for Australia, with a single in the first and double in the fourth inning. Aaron Thompson pitched the first 6 innings only giving up three hits and keeping the game scoreless through the 5th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Australia finished 6th at the tournament, with South Korea taking home the Bronze. The gold medal game will be played between Japan and Chinese Taipei at 6:30pm (8:30pm AEST/ 9:30pm AEDT).
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