Last night, USA Baseball defeated Aruba 14-0 in a seven inning contest. The game was shortened due to the international 10-run rule. The victory, over the 53rd ranked nation in the International Baseball Federation (15th rank in COPABE), puts the US at 2-0 in the Group A round-robin tournament.
While Kansas City Royals prospect Everett Teaford was the star of the night, pitching one hit ball and striking out 10 batters in 5 innings, former NYPL players helped the team's cause. Starting 2nd Baseman Cord Phelps (2008, Mahoning Valley) went 2-5 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI, while Designated Hitter Brad Eldred (2002, Williamsport) went 1 for 4.
This afternoon, USA Baseball was victorious over Columbia 13-6. The USA, ranked 2nd in the IBF (2nd in COPABE), collected 19 hits and each starter collected at least one hit and one run. Shortstop Chase D'Arnaud (2008, State College) led team USA going 3-5 with 1 double, 2 runs scored, and one RBI. Other NYPL alumni getting into today's action were Designated Hitter Brad Eldred, who went 2-5 with one run scored and 1 RBI, and Catcher Erik Kratz (2003,2004, Auburn Doubledays) who went 2-5 with 1 double, 1 run scored and 2 RBI.
The USA team is now 3-0 heading into tomorrow's game against the 13th ranked (7th in COPABE) Dominican Republic team. After that, the final game of the first round takes place on Wednesday as the USA takes on Panama (16th ranked in the IBF, 9th in COPABE).
From October 7-11, the top 4 teams from Group A and Group B (Canada, Cuba, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles, and Argentina) will meet. The semi-finals will take place with the first and fourth place teams meeting in one game, and the second and third teams will battle in the second match. The bronze and gold medal games will then take place on October 13.
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