Spain, Nicaragua win on Day 1

Ustariz gets Spain on the board early

Jesus Ustariz hits an RBI double to give Spain a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning.

Colmenarez's range

Carlos Colmenarez makes a fantastic sliding stop and flip to second base to end the inning.

Estrada knocks in two

Rusber Estrada's two-run single extends Spain's lead over Chinese Taipei to 4-0.

Chang's two-run blast

Yu Chang gets Chinese Taipei within two with a long shot in the 3rd.

Spain's monster 5th

Two-run singles by Edison Valerio and Wander Encarnacion cap off Spain's six-run 5th inning.

Rosso K's 7

Ramón Rosso fans seven batters over 3 1/3 innings in relief.

Wang knocks in one

Po-Hsuan Wong's double in the 9th brings in a run for Chinese Taipei.

Lin comes home

Tzu-Wei Lin scores on a passed ball in the 9th to cut the deficit to 7, but it was too little too late for Chinese Taipei.

Álvarez shuts door

Daniel Álvarez gets Cheng-Jui Sung to pop out, securing Spain's 12-5 win over Chinese Taipei in the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

Sliding grab

Nicaragua's Chase Dawson keeps South Africa off the bases, going to the turf to make a catch in Taipei.

RSA strikes first

Victor Ngoepe comes through with a 2-out single in the 5th inning to give South Africa a 1-0 lead.

Unsworth fans two

South Africa starter Dylan Unsworth tossed 4 1/3 scoreless frames while allowing just 3 baserunners

Leap and a catch

Jose Orozco keeps Nicaragua close with a leaping snag in left field.

Nicaragua ties it

Freddy Zamora singles home Emanuel Trujillo in the 7th inning to even the game at 1.

Hidden ball trick!

South Africa's Anthony Phillips completes the hidden ball trick to pick off Zamora.

Walk-off winners

Ronald Rivera's 10th-inning single made the difference as Nicaragua beat South Africa, 2-1.