Czechia out of World Baseball Classic

Czechia will not make it to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo after losing 3-8 to Australia on Monday, their fourth game of the group stage. Although Czechia got off to a winning start by beating China 8-5 on Friday, they lost their subsequent matches to Japan, South Korea, and now Australia. Before Monday's game there was still a possibility of Czechia advancing to the quarterfinals by way of a three-way tie with Korea and Australia.