2017 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 of the Qualifying Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held at Estadio B'Air, Mexicali, Mexico, from March 17 to 20, 2016.

Qualifier 2 was a modified double-elimination tournament. The winners for the first games matched up in the second game, while the losers faced each other in an elimination game. The winners of the elimination game then played the losers of the non-elimination game in another elimination game. The remaining two teams then played each other to determine the winners of the Qualifier 2.

Bracket

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PreliminariesSemifinalsQualifier
  Germany4
  Nicaragua5
W1  Nicaragua0
W2  Mexico11
  Czech Republic1
  Mexico2
W4  Mexico12
W5  Nicaragua1
Lower round 1Lower final
W3  Czech Republic6
L1  Germany3L4  Nicaragua7
L2  Czech Republic15

Results

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Nicaragua 5, Germany 4

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March 17 12:30 at Estadio B'Air (F/10)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
  Nicaragua 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 11 1
WP: Carlos A. Gonzalez (1−0)   LP: Enorbel Marquez (0−1)
Home runs:
GER: Bruce Maxwell (1)
NCA: None
Attendance: 3,773 (19.3%)
Umpires: HP − Cuti Suarez, 1B − Travis Eggert, 2B − Alberto Ruiz, 3B − Maikol Tibabijo
Notes: One out when winning run scored.
Boxscore

Mexico 2, Czech Republic 1

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March 17 19:30 at Estadio B'Air
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
  Mexico 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 1
WP: Alejandro Soto (1−0)   LP: Marek Červenka (0−1)   Sv: Óliver Pérez (1)
Home runs:
CZE: Matej Hejma (1)
MEX: None
Attendance: 14,711 (75.4%)
Umpires: HP − Carlos Rey, 1B − Alberto Ruiz, 2B − Travis Eggert, 3B − Maikol Tibabijo
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Czech Republic 15, Germany 3

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March 18 12:30 at Estadio B'Air (F/8)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Czech Republic 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 7 X 15 13 1
  Germany 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 10 2
WP: John Straka (1−0)   LP: Jan-Niclas Stoecklin (0−1)
Home runs:
CZE: Martin Červenka (1)
GER: None
Attendance: 2,187 (11.2%)
Umpires: HP − Maikol Tibabijo, 1B − Cuti Suarez, 2B − Alberto Ruiz, 3B − Carlos Torres
Notes: Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 8 innings.
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Mexico 11, Nicaragua 0

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March 18 19:30 at Estadio B'Air (F/7)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 4 3
  Mexico 2 2 0 5 0 2 X X X 11 5 0
WP: Stephen Landazuri (1−0)   LP: Carlos Téller (0−1)
Attendance: 12,715 (65.2%)
Umpires: HP − Travis Eggert, 1B − Carlos Torres, 2B − Cuti Suarez, 3B − Carlos Rey
Notes: Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 7 innings.
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Nicaragua 7, Czech Republic 6

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March 19 18:00 at Estadio B'Air (F/11)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 8 0
  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 7 4
WP: Jonathan Loaisiga (1−0)   LP: Martin Schneider (0−1)   Sv: Jose Saenz (1)
Home runs:
NCA: None
CZE: Jakub Malik (1)
Attendance: 6,558 (33.6%)
Umpires: HP − Alberto Ruiz, 1B − Carlos Rey, 2B − Carlos Torres, 3B − Cuti Suarez
Notes: Extra inning rule was used in 11th inning.
Boxscore

Mexico 12, Nicaragua 1

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March 20 19:00 at Estadio B'Air (F/7)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1 7 2
  Mexico 0 6 0 0 5 1 X X X 12 11 0
WP: Daniel Rodríguez (1−0)   LP: Fidencio Flores (0−1)
Home runs:
NCA: None
MEX: Leo Heras (1), Esteban Quiroz (1)
Attendance: 16,521 (84.7%)
Umpires: HP − Carlos Torres, 1B − Maikol Tibabijo, 2B − Travis Eggert, 3B − Carlos Rey
Notes: Completed early due to 10–run mercy rule after 7 innings.
Boxscore
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