Mexico 14
(1-1)
South Africa 3
(0-2)
10:00 PM ET, March 9, 2009
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| MEX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| RSA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| W: | E. Dessens (1-0) |
| L: | J. Erasmus (0-1) |
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
 Mexico - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Erasmus pitching for South Africa | MEX | RSA |
| F Sandoval doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Hairston sacrificed to first, F Sandoval to third. | 1 | 1 |
| O Robles struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez homered to right, F Sandoval scored. | 3 | 1 |
| J Cantu doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 1 |
| K Garcia flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
 South Africa - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Elmer Dessens pitching for Mexico | MEX | RSA |
| M Gordon reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 1 |
| A Phillips safe at first on throwing error by second baseman F Sandoval, M Gordon to second. | 3 | 1 |
| G Ngoepe tripled to left, A Phillips scored. | 3 | 2 |
| J Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| P Rutgers grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||