Following a 9-5 win against The Netherlands yesterday in their opening Group A match, the home nation triumphed 11-0 at the Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium in Barranquilla.

Leandro Emiliani hit a home run in the top of the eighth inning to create the run differential that cut the game short.

Joining Colombia on two wins out of two at the top of Group A are Japan, the defending champions, and Mexico.

Japan beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 today, while Mexico defeated The Netherlands 14-7.

Chinese Taipei, The Netherlands and South Africa are all yet to get themselves off the mark.

The only two unbeaten teams after two days of action in Group B are the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

The Dominican Republic overcame 2016 bronze medallists South Korea 8-2 today in a game that was interrupted for more than two hours due to rain at the Estadio de Beisbol 18 de Junio in Montería.

Venezuela, meanwhile, beat Puerto Rico 7-2.

Today's one other Group B clash saw 2016 silver medallists Australia pick up their first win of the tournament with Ulrich Bojarski’s second home run in as many games guiding them to a 5-3 victory over Czech Republic.

Round-robin action in Colombia is due to continue tomorrow.

The Group A schedule is made up of matches between Mexico and Japan, The Netherlands and South Africa, and Chinese Taipei and Colombia.

In Group B, the Dominican Republic face Australia, Puerto Rico meet South Korea and Czech Republic go up against Venezuela.