Base: Aussies win silver medal in baseball

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2004
Base: Aussies win silver medal in baseball

Australia's baseballers have won a silver medal after being beaten 6-2 by Cuba in the
gold medal match.

But Australia was seething after a controversial call at the bottom of the fourth inning
which turned the match.

Batter TOM BRICE was called out to a juggled catch near the centre field fence that
Australia believed was illegal.

If the catch had been disallowed, Australia would have had two batters home and levelled
the scores at 2-2.

Australian coach JON DEEBLE and first base coach PAUL ELLIOTT were eventually ejected
from the game after spending several minutes arguing with the home plate umpire over the
incident.

Instead Cuba kept a 2-0 lead, although at one stage it was reduced to 2-1 when Australia's
PAUL GONZALEZ hit a home run in the fifth.

Japan had earlier won the bronze medal match, beating Canada 11-2.

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