{"id":40199,"date":"2022-04-30T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=40199"},"modified":"2022-04-30T09:36:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:36:44","slug":"usa-mens-national-team-advances-to-wbsc-americas-qualifier-bronze-medal-game-with-super-round-wins-over-guatemala-and-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=40199","title":{"rendered":"USA Men&#8217;s National Team advances to WBSC Americas Qualifier Bronze Medal game with Super Round wins over Guatemala and Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA vs. Cuba for Bronze Medal Today (9am PT\/12pm ET\/1pm ART)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube App to Televisions acting up;  If yours is too, click this link to go Live: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7dPmJU4idp8\">Live on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Part 2 BRONZE MEDAL GAME | LIVE | CUBA VS. USA | XI MEN\u2019S PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIP #softballamericas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7dPmJU4idp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.com\/game-626c7422342384813300d3dc\/stats\">Line-ups and Live Scoring on Game Changer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A great day on the ? for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftballMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USASoftballMNT<\/a> ?<br><br>? Two wins over Guatemala &amp; Cuba <br>? Advanced to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC_AMERICAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC_AMERICAS<\/a> Pan Am Championship Bronze Medal game<br>? Secured spot in 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC<\/a> Men&#39;s World Championship<br><br>Full Recap ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fRWY852xrQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fRWY852xrQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lw2P0KFql5\">pic.twitter.com\/Lw2P0KFql5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; USA Softball (@USASoftball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftball\/status\/1520208555663581184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2022\/April\/29\/MNT-advances-to-Medal-Round-with-wins-over-Guatemala-and-Cuba\">From USA Softball:<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Men&#8217;s National Team advances to WBSC Americas Qualifier Bronze Medal game with wins over Guatemala and Cuba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PARAN\u00c1, Argentina \u2013\u2013&nbsp;The USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team (MNT)&nbsp;improved to 5-2&nbsp;today&nbsp;in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBWC) Men\u2019s Pan American Championship after claiming victories&nbsp;over Group A No. 3 seed Guatemala and Group A No. 1 seed Cuba to close out Super Round&nbsp;and advance to tomorrow\u2019s Bronze Medal game for a rematch against Cuba.&nbsp;With&nbsp;today\u2019s wins, Team USA will automatically advance to the&nbsp;WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup&nbsp;slated for November 26 \u2013 December 4&nbsp;in Auckland, New Zealand as one of the top four finishers in the Americas Qualifier.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. offense exploded with 23 hits and 17 runs on the day as <strong>Blaine Milheim<\/strong> (Grand Rapids, Mich.), <strong>Yusef Davis <\/strong>(Long Beach, Calif.) and <strong>Zac Shaw<\/strong> (Odessa, Mo.) each tallied four hits while the pitching staff of <strong>Joel Cooley<\/strong> (St. Paul, Minn.)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Brad Kilpatrick <\/strong>(Sydney, Australia)&nbsp;dominated in the circle with a combined nine strikeouts in 12 total innings&nbsp;pitched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Game 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team USA 8, Guatemala 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guatemala took an early lead in Game 1 after a leadoff single followed by a double to left field scored a run in the bottom of the first. <strong>Kilpatrick<\/strong> quickly took back control, however, forcing two ground outs and a line out to send the U.S. to the plate,&nbsp;trailing&nbsp;1-0.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A one-out single from <strong>Shaw<\/strong> in the top of the second got things going for the&nbsp;Eagles followed by a groundout from Davis and a wild pitch from the Guatemala pitcher to advance Shaw to third. A walk to <strong>Nick Mullins<\/strong> (Toms River, N.J.) would put runners on the corners&nbsp;for <strong>Milheim<\/strong> who sent a clutch two-out base hit through the right side to put the U.S. on the board followed by a two RBI single from <strong>Cam Schiller<\/strong> (Prescott, Ariz.) to allow Team USA to pull ahead, 3-1, before a groundout ended the inning.&nbsp;<strong>Kilpatrick<\/strong> came out firing in the bottom of the&nbsp;frame&nbsp;with a quick strikeout and fly out before issuing a hit-by-pitch to allow a Guatemala base runner.&nbsp;Remaining&nbsp;unfazed,<strong> Kilpatrick<\/strong> fought back with a 10-pitch at-bat resulting in a strikeout to end the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With three walks in the top of the third to load the bases with one out, <strong>Davis<\/strong> sent a hard ground ball to right field to&nbsp;bust&nbsp;the game open and tack on two more runs to the U.S. lead. Another walk to <strong>Mullins<\/strong> would load the bases again, but a fielder\u2019s choice and a strikeout would leave the Eagles stranded with Team USA up, 5-1. Continuing to dominate&nbsp;on defense,&nbsp;the Eagles&nbsp;made quick work of the Guatemala lineup in the bottom of the frame with two ground outs and a strikeout.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team USA struck again in the top of the fifth with a single from<strong> Shaw<\/strong> followed by a double from <strong>Davis<\/strong> and a triple from <strong>Mullins<\/strong> to extend the U.S. lead 7-1. With his third hit of the game,<strong> Milheim<\/strong> sent a single through the right side to score another U.S. run before a strikeout and a fielder\u2019s choice ended the at-bat.&nbsp;With the run-rule in effect in the bottom of the inning, <strong>Kilpatrick<\/strong> closed out the game with three ground outs to give Team USA the 8-1 (five innings) victory over Guatemala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Game 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team USA 9, Cuba 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a leadoff walk to <strong>Mullin<\/strong>s to start Game 2, <strong>Milheim<\/strong> reached base on a fielder\u2019s choice before <strong>Erick Ochoa<\/strong>&nbsp;(Imperial, Calif.)&nbsp;followed with a hard ground ball to right field to score the first U.S. run of the game. Cuba quickly answered back, though, with a home run to center field in the bottom of the frame to even the score 1-1 going into the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not allowing the momentum to shift, Team USA loaded the bases with two walks and a single to set the stage for Davis who ripped a ball to center field to score two U.S. runs before <strong>Mullins<\/strong> continued the rally with a sacrifice fly to put the Eagles up, 4-1. <strong>Milheim<\/strong> and <strong>Ochoa<\/strong> strung two more singles together to tack on another pair of runs for Team USA followed by a two-run shot to center from&nbsp;<strong>Jonathan Lynch<\/strong> (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)&nbsp;to extend the U.S. lead, 8-1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick ground out would start off the bottom of the frame before a walk allowed Cuba to reach base. Keeping his cool, <strong>Cooley<\/strong> buckled down with back-to-back strikeouts to escape the inning with no damage to send Team USA back to the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shaw<\/strong> wasted no time in leading off the third inning with a solo blast to center field to extend the U.S. lead, 9-1. <strong>Davis<\/strong> kept the spark alive with an infield single to reach base, but the Cuba defense issued three quick outs to end the at-bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two singles from Cuba in the bottom of the third put runners in scoring position with two outs. A single to left field would allow a run to score, but a ground out to <strong>Shaw<\/strong> would end the threat and limit the damage to one run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bats were quiet on both sides through the fourth inning until Cuba came alive with a walk and a single in the bottom of the fifth to score another run, cutting the U.S. lead 9-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A two-out walk to <strong>Ochoa<\/strong> and a single from <strong>Lynch<\/strong> in the top of the sixth would look to start a rally for the Eagles, but a ground out would end the at-bat and send them back to the field where <strong>Cooley<\/strong> and the U.S. defense took care of business with a quick 1-2-3 inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into the seventh inning with Team USA leading 9-3, <strong>Shaw<\/strong> and <strong>Mullins<\/strong> both sent singles to left field in hopes to spark a rally, but a fielder\u2019s choice and a ground out would snuff the flame as the U.S. returned to defense for the final inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooley<\/strong> issued a ground out and a fielder\u2019s choice to record the first two outs of the seventh, but a base hit followed by a triple would score two runs for Cuba with the U.S. holding on 9-5. The threat continued with another single through the left side as Cuba tacked on its sixth run of the game, but <strong>Cooley<\/strong> and the U.S. defense proved superior with a ground out to secure the 9-6 U.S. victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red, White and Blue will take the field in tomorrow\u2019s Bronze Medal game against Cuba at 1 p.m. ART. 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