Great Britain @ Italy
2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B

Great BritainGreat BritainGBR
0-3
4
0-3
Final

ItalyItalyITA
2-0
7
2-0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Great Britain Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
N. Eaton CF |
J. Chisholm Jr. 2B |
H. Ford C |
B.J. Murray Jr. 1B |
I. Johnson 3B |
K. Robinson LF |
M. Koperniak DH |
T. Thompson RF |
a N. Ward PH |
I. Lewis SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .714 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .250 | .455 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .111 | .273 | .111 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .556 | .200 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
a-reached on infield single to first for Thompson in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BEaton 2 (2, Nicolas, Delucia)
- RBIChisholm Jr. (1)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-10 (Eaton 0-1, Murray Jr. 0-1, Ford 0-2, Thompson 0-1, Chisholm Jr. 2-2, Johnson 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Robinson 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMurray Jr. (1, 2nd base off Marinaccio/D'Orazio); Chisholm Jr. (1, 2nd base off Delucia/D'Orazio); Robinson (1, 2nd base off Quattrini/D'Orazio)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Murray Jr.)
- EChisholm Jr. (1, throw); Lewis (1, fielding)
- AssistsEaton (D'Orazio at 2nd base).
Italy Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Nori LF |
J. Marsee CF |
V. Pasquantino 1B |
D. Canzone DH |
Z. Dezenzo RF |
N. Morabito RF |
S. Antonacci 2B |
A. Fischer 3B |
J. D'Orazio C |
M. Mastrobuoni SS |
T. Saggese PR-SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .714 | .778 | 1.714 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .375 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .300 | .000 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .556 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .500 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 35 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BMarsee (1, Spraker); Mastrobuoni (1, Wells); Dezenzo (1, Wells)
- 3BAntonacci (1, Seppings)
- HRFischer (1, 3rd inning off Wild 0 on, 0 Out); D'Orazio (1, 3rd inning off Wild 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIFischer 2 (2), Mastrobuoni (1), Antonacci (1), Nori (3), D'Orazio (1)
- 2Out RBINori; Fischer; Mastrobuoni.
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-11 (Pasquantino 0-3, Canzone 0-2, Marsee 1-2, Fischer 1-1, Mastrobuoni 1-1, Antonacci 0-1, Nori 1-1)
Great Britain Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
O. Wild |
N. Wells (L, 0-1) |
J. Seppings |
G. Spraker |
D. Covey |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45-28 | 6.00 |
| 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40-25 | 3.38 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27-15 | 13.50 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36-20 | 9.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 9.00 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 155-90 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCovey 0/2; Wild 6/12; Spraker 2/9; Seppings 4/9; Wells 4/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCovey-1-0-0-1; Wild-8-4-7-8; Spraker-4-3-7-6; Seppings-3-1-3-8; Wells-6-3-10-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCovey 0-1; Wild 3-4; Spraker 3-1; Seppings 3-1; Wells 2-0
- Game ScoresO Wild 48
Italy Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Delucia |
G. Quattrini (W, 1-0) |
J. La Sorsa |
M. Festa |
K. Nicolas |
R. Marinaccio (H, 1) |
G. Weissert (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 69-38 | 4.91 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 54.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 159-91 |
- Pitching
- WPMarinaccio ( 2); Nicolas; Delucia ( 2)
- IBBChisholm Jr. (by Weissert).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWeissert 1/6; La Sorsa 2/3; Marinaccio 2/2; Nicolas 3/4; Festa 3/4; Delucia 10/14; Quattrini 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWeissert-4-1-1-3; La Sorsa-2-2-3-1; Marinaccio-0-4-3-0; Nicolas-3-0-1-3; Festa-4-3-2-2; Delucia-12-8-10-8; Quattrini-3-1-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWeissert 1-1; La Sorsa 1-0; Nicolas 1-0; Festa 0-1; Delucia 2-4; Quattrini 2-1
- Game ScoresD Delucia 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | GBR | ITA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eaton scored on Delucia wild pitch, Chisholm Jr. to third on wild pitch by Delucia. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Chisholm Jr. scored on Delucia wild pitch. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Fischer homered to right center (364 feet). | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | D'Orazio homered to right center (403 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Fischer reached on infield single to first, Dezenzo scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Mastrobuoni doubled to right, Fischer scored, D'Orazio to third. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Nori reached on infield single to second, D'Orazio scored, Mastrobuoni to third. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5th | Antonacci tripled to right, Antonacci scored on throwing error by second baseman Chisholm Jr. and Dezenzo scored. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Chisholm Jr. singled to center, Eaton scored. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Chisholm Jr. scored on Marinaccio wild pitch, Murray Jr. stole second. | 4 | 7 | ||
Game Information
Daikin Park
5:00 PM, 8 March 2026
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 35,141