SYDNEY (AP) — Australia booked its place in next year's World Baseball Classic by beating South Africa 12-5 in Sunday's final of a qualifying tournament, securing victory with a six-run eighth inning that was helped by a two-run throwing error on a bunt. In a game where the lead changed hands four times, Mitch Dening and Trent Oeltjen hit run-scoring singles in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and give Australia a decisive 6-4 lead. "I knew from the start that this wasn't going to be an easy competition," Australian manager Jon Deeble said on the MLB website. "People said it would be a walk in the park, and I said, 'This is going to be tough.' They proved that.Read more on NewsOK.com

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