THE Philippines beat Thailand, 31-11, to advance to the finals of the Co-Ed Slow Pitch Softball Asia Cup 2023, enabling the team to clinch a berth in the World Cup.
The team’s lopsided win allowed the Philippine male and female batters to finish the preliminaries with a 3-1 record to arrange a finals match with Chinese Taipei, which is in first place with a 4-0 win-loss mark.
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The finals seat also gave the Philippines a spot in the Co-Ed Slow Pitch World Cup to be staged later this year as the top three teams in the tournament will book a place in the first edition of the tournament.
Chinese Taipei handed the Philippines its first and only loss so far in the tournament, losing via a 12-8 decision last Thursday.
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