Italy erased an early two-run deficit and beat Great Britain 7-4 on Sunday at Daikin Park, improving to 2-0 in Pool B at the 2026 World Baseball Classic and setting up critical games against the US and Mexico. Back-to-back solo home runs by Andrew Fischer and J.J. D’Orazio in the bottom of the third inning changed the game, and Italy’s offense kept building from there with a three-run fourth and a two-run fifth.
The win gave Italy exactly what it needed through the first half of pool play: victories over Brazil and Great Britain before the schedule turns to the group’s two heavyweight matchups.
