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The USA Men evened their record at 5-5 at the ISF Junior World Championships, Friday afternoon, with a 9-5 win over the Czech Republic. Pitcher James Hartman from South Dakota went the distance for the win. Nick Cole, of Sacramento, California struck the big blow in the game, a grand-slam home run. Shortstop Tony Viger also homered the game.

The USA men will conclude their tournament on Friday night, at 7:30pm against the host team, Canada, who is 8-2 in the tournament. The USA men cannot qualify for the medal round, as they will finish behind the top four teams, so the game Friday night will conclude their play at the tournament.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008

Game Time Field Team Team

59 11:00am II Denmark vs. Botswana
60 12:00pm I Czech Republic vs. United States
61 1:30pm II Venezuela vs. Japan 2 – 9
62 2:30pm I South Africa vs. Botswana
63 4:00pm II Mexico vs. Australia
64 5:00pm I Argentina vs. New Zealand
65 6:30pm II Czech Republic vs. Japan
66 7:30pm I Canada vs. United States

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Game Time Field Team Team Results

52 12:00pm I Australia vs. United States 9 – 0
53 1:30pm II Mexico vs. New Zealand 1 – 8
54 2:30pm I Argentina vs. Botswana 3 – 2
55 4:00pm II Czech Republic vs. South Africa 6 – 9
56 5:00pm I New Zealand vs. Australia 9 – 0
57 6:30pm II Denmark vs. Venezuela 1 – 17
58 7:30pm I Canada vs. Japan 2 – 6

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After suffering two tough one-run losses earlier in the day, the USA Jr. Men came out victorious in their third game of the day, against Mexico. The USA won the game in extra innings, scoring the walk-off victory in the bottom of the international tie breaker.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Game Time Field Team Team Results
30 – Resch’d 7:00am I New Zealand vs. United States 4 – 3
29 – Resch’d 8:30am II Japan vs. Mexico 2 – 6
43 9:30am I New Zealand vs. Czech Republic 11 – 2
44 11:00am II United States vs. Argentina 4 – 5
45 12:00pm I Mexico vs. Canada 2 – 15
46 1:30pm II Australia vs. Venezuela 11 – 4
47 2:30pm I South Africa vs. Denmark 15 – 0
48 4:00pm II Botswana vs. Czech Republic 3 – 5
49 5:00pm I Japan vs. Argentina 8 – 1
50 6:30pm II United States vs. Mexico 7 – 6
51 7:30pm I Denmark vs. Canada 0 – 7

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The USA Jr. Men ran into some hard luck on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, Day 6 of the ISF Junior Men’s World Championships, dropping two one-run games, 3-2 against New Zealand, in extra innings, and 5-4 against Argentina, dropping their record in the tournament to 3-4. Things won’t get any easier for the club, which has yet to play the top two teams in the tournament, Australia (7-0), and Canada (6-1).

30 – Resch’d 7:00am I New Zealand vs. United States 4-3
44 11:00am II United States vs. Argentina 4-5

The USA squad has three games remaining, 12 noon, Thursday vs. Australia, 12noon Friday vs. the Czech Republic, and 7:30 Friday vs. Host Canada. All three are slated for broadcast on Ballparkradio.com

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Game Time Field Team Team Results
30 – Resch’d 7:00am I New Zealand vs. United States 4-3
29 – Resch’d 8:30am II Japan vs. Mexico 2-6
43 9:30am I New Zealand vs. Czech Republic 11-2
44 11:00am II United States vs. Argentina 4-5
45 12:00pm I Mexico vs. Canada 2-15
46 1:30pm II Australia vs. Venezuela
47 2:30pm I South Africa vs. Denmark
48 4:00pm II Botswana vs. Czech Republic
49 5:00pm I Japan vs. Argentina
50 6:30pm II United States vs. Mexico
51 7:30pm I Denmark vs. Canada