New Zealand, S. Africa to tangle for spot in finale
Australia is one win away from returning to the main draw of the World Baseball Classic, but they will have to wait to face the winner of Saturday's rematch between South Africa and New Zealand.

Australia is one win away from returning to the main draw of the World Baseball Classic, but they will have to wait to face the winner of Saturday's rematch between South Africa and New Zealand.
For an 18-year-old American high school kid, the world stage is a dream come true. Add to that a win that keeps your native New Zealand alive in the World Baseball Classic? For Kiwi right-hander Jimmy Boyce, pitching 7,700 miles away from home, it gets a bit more complicated.
The great thing about the World Baseball Classic is the number of stories that make up the competing countries' rosters. One such tale is how a Division II college in the shadows of the StubHub Center just south of Los Angeles put two players on Team Philippines.
Former Red Sox prospect Boss Moanaroa went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and seven RBIs to give New Zealand (1-1) a 17-7 mercy-rule win in eight innings over the Philippines (0-2) in a World Baseball Classic Qualifier elimination game on Friday at Blacktown International Sportspark.