U.S. NATIONAL TEAM FINAL NOTES FOR SUMMER OF 2007

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A LOOK AT THE SUMMER USA SCHEDULE (25-12) Battered and bruised near the end, Team USA (25-12) finished off a 37-game, 57- June 19 vs. Oil Can Boyd All-Stars day summer in third place at the . They also received a sil- *Pittsfield, MA (Wahconah Park) W 9-1 June 20 @ North Adams Steeplecats ver medal at the Pan American Games. Both time they were defeated by , North Adams, MA (Joe Wolfe) W 9-1 who took home top honors at both tournaments. The Americans traveled through June 21 @ 16 cities, three continents (in a span of two weeks), and played 10 countries, from Keene, NH () W 5-0 the mountains of Siberia in Russia to the rain forests of Brazil. The team met for June 22 @ Mountaineers Montpelier, VT (MRF) W 5-0 the first time on June 19 and without trials, played that night and finished up a six- June 23 @ Torrington Twisters day New England swing at 5-1. They went on to play 10-straight days starting on- Torrington, CT (Fuessenich Park) L 3-4 June 29 against Chinese Taipei and Japan. They took four of five from Taipei, and June 24 @ Newport, RI () W 5-4 lost 3-2 to Japan, for the first time on American soil in the annual collegiate . Two of those losses were by a . They went on to the Pan Am Games in June 29 Chinese Taipei Brazil, fighting through weather delays and poor field conditions which saw the Burlington, NC (Athletic Park) W 7-0 games delayed three times for the Americans, going a perfect 4-0 before losing to June 30 Chinese Taipei Burlington, NC (Athletic Park) W 6-4 the Cubans 3-1. It was then back to the States, up the American Southeast, play- July 1 Chinese Taipei ing 48 hours later and four games (with three wins) over China, losing a fifth game Cary, NC (Training Complex) W 13-2 after four due to rain, before having to play more four games in three days July 2 Chinese Taipei Cary, NC (Training Complex) L 2-3 against the and Russia. The Americans went 6-2 over that stretch. July 3 Chinese Taipei The team finished off the summer with eight games in 10 days in Rotterdam, going Kannapolis, NC (Fieldcrest Cannon) W 5-1 4-2 before consecutive losses to first place Cuba and second place Taipei. 36th USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championship Series July 4 Japan Durham, NC (DBAP) W 7-2 BATTERED BUT NOT AT THE END July 5 Japan Kannapolis, NC (Fieldcrest) L 2-3 The Americans fought through injuries at the end.Two starters were injured-- July 6 Japan Durham, NC (DBAP) L 1-2 (foot) out for the last half of the World Port Tourney, and 3B Pedro July 7 Japan Durham, NC (DBAP) L 2-5 July 8 Japan Durham, NC (DBAP) W 7-3 Alvarez (arm) limited to DH duties, while threestarting (Jacob Thompson, , ) had to be replaced due to over use, but no injury, prior 2007 Pan American Games (Silver Medal) to the start of the tournament. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Cidade do Rock Sport Complex) July 15 Dominican Republic W 5-1 July 16 Nicaragua W 8-4 FINAL TEAM LEADERS FOR THE SUMMER July 18 Brazil W 7-5 Hitting--Average (Alvarez-.315), Home Runs (Alvarez/Kieschnick-7), RBIs (Al- July 18 Semifinals-Mexico W 2-1 varez-30), Runs (Danks-37) Hits (Alvarez-40), Walks (Danks-25), Doubles July 20 Finals-Cuba (Silver Medal) L 1-3 (Smoak-10), Triples (Danks-2), Multi- Games (Alvarez-12); Pitching---Wins July 22 China Mobile, AL (Hank Aaron) W 10-0 (7) (Minor-5-2), ERA-Reliever (Hunter-0.66), Saves (Satterwhite-4), ERA-Starter July 24 China Mobile, AL (Hank Aaron) W 4-1 (Ross-0.82), (Ross-39), Appearances (Hunter-14) July 25 China Birmingham, AL (Hoover Metro) L 1-2 July 26 China Rome, GA (State Mutual) W 16-0 (7) July 27 China Ft. Mill, SC (Knights ) RAIN STREAKS July 28 The Netherlands Durham, NC (DBAP) W 14-0 Danny Espinosa (Long Beach State) ended the summer on an eight-game hit July 29 The NetherlandsCary, NC (Complex) W 2-1 streak, while Jordan Danks (Texas) ended it on a seven-game streak... Brett July 29 The Netherlands Durham, NC (DBAP) L 3-9 July 30 Russia Cary, NC ( Complex) W 6-0 Hunter (Pepperdine) did not allow a run from June 23 until the final day, August 11. 2007 World Port Tournament (Third Place) Rotterdam, Netherlands ( Stadium) AWARDS/LEADERS FOR THE SUMMER (The Netherlands, Cuba, CTBA, Japan, USA) Aug 2 vs. Japan W 1-0 Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) was named the American MVP for the Japan-USA se- Aug. 3 Off Day ries in early July and was named All-World Port Tournament to close out the sum- Aug 4 vs. The Netherlands W 11-0 mer. Alvarez led the Pan American Games in RBIs (7). Alvarez finished second at Aug 5 vs. Chinese Taipei L 5-10 Aug 6 vs. Cuba L 2-8 the World Port in homers (3) and in RBIs (7)... Jordan Danks (Texas) was named Aug 7 vs. Japan W 10-0 the Rookie of the World Port Tournament after .419 in Rotterdam. That av- Aug. 8 Off Day erage was fourth-best while his on-base percentage was tops (.500) amongst the Aug 9 vs. The Netherlands W 10-2 five teams. Danks also led the Pan American Games in runs scored (7)... Logan Aug 10 vs. Chinese Taipei L 0-1 Aug 11 vs. Cuba L 1-5 Forsythe (Arkansas) led the Pan American Games in hitting (.625)... Roger Ki- eschnick (Texas Tech) was fourth at the Pan Am Games in batting (.425). ... (Oklahoma State) had the 10th-best average at the World Port Tournament at .333... Tyson Ross (California) was second at the Pan Am Games in strikeouts (10) and had the fourth lowest ERA amongst starters at the World Port Tourney (0.64)... Ryan Berry (Rice) had the third lowest ERA amongst - ers in Rotterdam with an 0.61 ERA... Brett Hunter (Pepperdine) had the third lowest batting average against amongst the five teams at the World Port (.130) and the best to innings ratio (16.20). Hunter’s 12 strikeouts were fourth U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 2 at the tournament... Team USA won a silver medal at the Pan American Games ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and finished third at the World Port Tournament in Rot- MIKE WEATHERS terdam. HEAD | LONG BEACH STATE Record: 504-411-2 (17 years) BIG TIME HITS FOR THE SUMMER at LBSU 225-131 (6 years) Logan Forsythe (Arkansas) had the only hit, the game-winner with two outs in the This will be Weathers’ third tour with USA Baseball, as ninth, to beat Japan 1-0 to start the World Port Tournament... Pedro Alvarez (Van- Weathers was an assistant for Team USA in 2003 when derbilt) had the game-tying in the ninth to win the rubber game of a three- the U.S. won a silver medal at the Pan American Games behind future winner, and game series with the Netherlands at the end of July... Tommy Medica (Santa former LBSU , Jered Weaver. Weathers was cho- Clara) hit his first of the summer July 8, over the Durham Bull, against sen to represent the U.S. at the World Games in South Japan... (Texas Tech) hit an RBI single in the eighth and the America in 1970. Weathers has coached the Dirtbags to game-winning two-run home run in the ninth against Taipei on June 30... on July fIve NCAA Regionals and two Super Regionals, produc- 29, he hit the game-winning single in the ninth to beat the Netherlands... Logan ing 39 professional players and eight first or second Forsythe (Arkansas) had the game-winning two-run single in the fifth of a 2-1 win round selections. Has over 500 wins to his credit, he over Mexico, after getting two hits in the first game of the doubleheader that day, has been a head coach at Utah and Chapman College sending the Americans into the Gold Medal game the next day... Scott Gorgen in Orange County and was an assistant for LBSU from 1993 to 2001. During his tenure as a head coach at (UC Irvine), a late edition to the team, after striking out eight Russians in his first LBSU, the Dirtbags have had six national team players, start, struck out 10 in a World Port loss to the Cubans, giving up three runs (one six conference players of the year and coached 12 All- earned) on six hits over six innings... Cody Satterwhite (Ole Miss) saved both ends Americans. Along with Weaver, first round pick Evan of the doubleheader at the Pan Am Games, sending Team USA into the Finals... Longoria was a Golden Spikes Award Finalist in 2006. (Vanderbilt) struck out twelve over six shutout innings over China, al- Weathers is the second LBSU coach to have a tenure lowing just four hits... Brian Matusz (San Diego) went 6.1 innings for the win over with Team USA. Former Coach Dave Snow was an as- Mexico, allowing just one run on three hits over Mexico to win the Pan Am Semi- sistant on the 1992 Olympic team, and was also an as- final game... Lance Lynn (Ole Miss) struck out 10 Taiwanese over six innings, re- sistant during the summers of 1995 and 1996. tiring the first nine in a row, five by strikeout on July 1... Tyson Ross (California) ASSSISTANTS ON TEAM USA struck out seven Dominicans in a win at the Pan Am Games, and then struck out ROB COOPER | WRIGHT STATE HC three Cubans in relief in the Gold Medal Game... Ross was also perfect through Cooper finished his third season at Wright State, guid- five and had a no hitter into the sixth againt the Netherlands on July 28. ing the Raiders to 94 wins. In 2006, WSU reached the NCA Regional in Corvallis, falling to the eventual na- A LOOK AT THE TEAM tional champions. Cooper’s previous international expe- Team USA will feature a 20-man roster for the Pan American Games in Rio de rience was the USA Junior Team in 2000. The former Janeiro, Brazil, and a 22-man roster of collegiate Division-I freshmen and sopho- University of Miami player spent 12 seasons as an as- sistant at Oral Roberts, Tulane, Wake Forest, Miami mores overall for the summer of 57 days and 37-game schedule. Two members and Sacramento City College. During his coaching ca- of last year’s team, 3B Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) and OF Roger Kieschnick reer he has been a part of five NCAA Tournament (Texas Tech) returned to the team for their second stint. Alvarez led the team last teams and two College appearances. year in batting at .379 with a .647 and team-best 43 RBIs. Ki- eschnick was fourth on the team with a .290 average with 14 RBIs, starting 17 of BILL KINNEBERG | UTAH the 41 games. The team met for the first time on June 19 in New England and Kinneberg, a 21-year coaching veteran, has set school played that same night. records for victories at three stops during his career, UTEP (1985), Wyoming (1990) and Utah (1996). Kin- neberg’s international experience extends to director of ALL-AMERICAN TEAM Team USA’s Athlete Develop Program the early part of The roster features six All-Americans in: Pedro Alvarez (a two-time first team se- this decade and as the pitching coach for the U.S. Na- lection), Smoak, Wallace, RHPs Thompson, Ryan Berry (Rice) and Brian Matusz tional Team in 1999 and the Italian Olympic team in (San Diego), and LHP (San Diego). Berry was the 2007 National 2004. Kinneberg just finished his fourth year as the Freshman of the Year, while Wallace was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a soph- head coach at Utah andhas 346 victories over 12 years omore. as a head coach. From 1996 to 2001, he was the asso- ciate head coach at Arizona, following a one-year stint FROM OMAHA TO TEAM USA as the head coach at Utah in 1996. Kinneberg spent seven years as the Head Coach at Wyoming and the Three members of the 20-man roster will head from the College World Series in 1985 season at UTEP. He was also an assistant at Ari- Omaha to Team USA. They are Arizona State’s 1B and C Petey zona State from 1992 to 1994, helping the Sun Devils to Paramore and Rice’s freshman RHP and national freshman pitcher of the year, two CWS appearances in 1993 and 1994. Ryan Berry. Berry joined on June 26, Wallace and Paramore joined on June 24. MARK SCALF | N. CAROLINA-WILMINGTON NEW TRAINING CENTER Scalf finished up his 16th year as the head coach at his On June 19, the new home for USA Baseball opened in Cary, NC. The first game alma mater, UNC Wilmington, producing four-straight at the new facility was a part of the Tournament of Stars that same day. Total con- 40-win seasons from 2003 to 2006. Previous interna- tional experience includes a 2003 stint with Team USA, struction costs were just over $11 million and paid for from Wake County faxes and with Weathers and then-Head Coach Ray Tanner. In 21 the town of Cary. The Thomas Brooks Park is on 221 acres, which includes four years associated with the program, Scalf has recruited baseball fields (a stadium and three practice fields), all with dimensions of 330 63 all-conference players and three conference players down the lines and 400 to center. The stadium’s capacity is 1754, with 250 over- of the year. A total of 44 players have signed profes- flow seating. sional contracts. He has won 512 games and has nine straight winning seasons, culminating in three of the last THIS IS USA BASEBALL five NCAA Regionals. Due to an act of Congress in 1978, USA Baseball is the National Governing Body U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 3

AWARD WINNERS , Fr., RHP, UC Riverside Josh Romanski, So., LHP/OF, San Diego ON TEAM USA 2007 Freshman All-American 2007 Second Team All-American 2007 Big West Freshman of the Year 2007 All-West Coast Conf. 2007 First Team All-Big West Conference 2006 Freshman All-American Pedro Alvarez, So., 3B, Vanderbilt 2006 West Coast Conf. Freshman of the Year Returning Member of Team USA Roger Kieschnick, So., OF, Texas Tech 2007 & 2006 First Team All-American 2006 Member of Team USA Tyson Ross, So., RHP, California 2007 1st Tm All- 2007 Second Team All-Big 12 2007 Semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award 2006 National Freshman of the Year 2006 Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2007 First Team All-Pac 10 2006 Freshman All-American 2006 Freshman All-American 2006 Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 2006 SEC Freshman of the Year 2006 Second Team All-Big 12 Cody Satterwhite, So., RHP, Ole Miss Ryan Berry, Fr., RHP, Rice Lance Lynn, So., RHP, Ole Miss 2007 Second Team All-Southeastern Conf. 2007 National Freshman Pitcher of the Year 2007 Second Team All-Southeastern Conf. 2006 Freshman All-American 2007 Third Team All-American 2007 First Team All-Conference USA Brian Matusz, So., LHP, San Diego , So., IF, South Carolina 2007 Conference USA Freshman of the Year 2007 Second Team All-American 2007 Third Team All-American 2007 All-West Coast Conf. 2007 Second Tm All-Southeastern Conf. Jordan Danks, So., OF, Texas 2006 Freshman All-American 2006 Freshman All-American 2007 Hon. Mention All-Big 12 2006 Southeast Conference All-Frosh Team 2006 Freshman All-American Tommy Medica, Fr., C, Santa Clara 2007 Freshman All-American Jacob Thompson, So., RHP, Virginia Danny Espinosa, So., SS, Long Beach St. 2007 First Team All- 2007 First Team All-American 2007 Second Team All-Big West 2007 WCC All-Freshman Team 2007 First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conf. 2006 Big West Freshman of the Year 2006 Freshman All-American 2006 Freshman All-American Jordy Mercer, So., IF/RHP, Oklahoma State 2006 Second Team All-ACC 2006 Honorable Mention All-BWC 2007 Second Team All-Big 12 2006 First Team All-Big 12 Brett Wallace, So., IF, Arziona State , So., UT, Vanderbilt 2006 Freshman All-American 2007 Pacific-10 Player of the Year 2007 Second Team All-Southeastern Conf. 2007 First Team All-American 2007 Second Team All-American Mike Minor, Fr., LHP, Vanderbilt 2007 First Team All-Pac 10 2006 Freshman All-American 2007 Freshman All-American 2006 Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 2007 SEC All-Freshman Team Brett Hunter, So., RHP, Pepperdine 2006 Freshman All-American Petey Paramore, So., C, Arizona State 2006 All-West Coast Conference 2007 First Team All-Pac 10 2006 WCC All-Freshman Team 2006 First Team All-Pac 10 for the sport and represents baseball in of the top collegiate baseball players in the Kotsay and Jason Jennings. America as a member of the country, and the 2006 National Team cap- Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Inter- tured the gold medal at the FISU (Interna- national Baseball Federation (IBAF). Virtu- tional Sports Federation) World ally every major national amateur baseball Championship with an 18-9 win over Chi- organization in America is united as a USA nese Taipei in Havana, Cuba. It marked the Baseball National Member. As a result, USA first-ever tournament championship win for Baseball governs more than 12 million am- the USA Baseball National Team in Cuba. ateur players in ballparks and playgrounds The USA Baseball National Team performs across the country. USA Baseball is respon- each summer in a schedule of exhibition sible for promoting and developing the games across America and overseas game of baseball at the grassroots level, against the world’s top baseball talent. They both nationally and internationally. As the also take on the Japanese Collegiate All- commissioner’s office of amateur baseball, Stars in an annual five-game series – and USA Baseball is a resource center for its have never lost the series on American soil. various membership groups, fans and play- Among the many players who have worn ers. USA Baseball fields several national the red, white and blue for the National teams that compete in international compe- Team are Nomar Garciaparra, Ryan tition. The lineup includes: WORLD BASE- Howard, Jason Varitek, Huston Street, Todd BALL CLASSIC (Professional), OLYMPIC Helton, , Tino Martinez, Bobby TEAM (Professional) In 2008, Team USA Crosby and Jered Weaver. will be managed by former major league skipper Davey Johnson and will include GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD Minor League players NATIONAL TEAM For the last 29 years, USA Baseball has (College) freshmen and sophomores. JUN- honored the top amateur baseball player in IOR NATIONAL TEAM (18-Under) YOUTH the country with the Golden Spikes Award. NATIONAL TEAM (16-Under), JUNIOR The award is sponsored by Major League OLYMPIC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Baseball and presented each year to the CHAMPIONS PROGRAM / USA BASE- player that exhibits exceptional on-field abil- BALL 14-U NATIONAL TEAM (14-Under) ity and exemplary sportsmanship. Last year, and WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM (16-Over) University of Washington righthander Tim Lincecum won the prestigious award. Past SO WHAT IS THE NATIONAL TEAM? winners include , , The USA Baseball National Team consists J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, , Mark SUMMER LINE SCORES AND RECAPS U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 4

------Jun 24, 2007 at Newport, RI NEW ENGLAND TOUR (5-1) ------Team USA...... 401 000 000 - 5 5 1 (5-1) Newport...... 000 001 030 - 4 10 1 The Red, White and Blue finished off their first road trip with a 5-1 record, losing just ------once, at Torrington, CT for the second-straight year. After meeting for the first time on WP-Minor, Mike (1-0) -Satterwhite, Cody(1) LP- Tuesday, putting in signs that same day and playing that same night, pitching was the T-2:26 A-1230 HR USA - Smoak, Justin (3), Wallace, Brett (1) name of the game, as the team posted posted 22-straight scoreless innings mid-way HR NEWPORT - Drew Poulk through the week, lowering their team ERA to 0.27 to start the season. They finished the first week with a 1.62 ERA. The U.S. had two shutouts the first week and allowed Americans Finish Off NE Swing: Team USA (5-1) scored four runs in the first and one run, twice more. held on for a 5-4 victory over Newport (RI) on Sunday evening, closing out a six-game road trip through New England. Brett Wallace hit his first home run of the summer, in Jun 19, 2007 at Pittsfield, MA his first at-bat. Justin Smoak had what proved to be the go-ahead homer in the third, ------along with an RBI double in the first.The Gulls made it 5-4 in the eighth off of Josh Ro- Oil Can Boyd AS..... 000 000 001 - 1 5 1 (0-1) manski, who gave up a three-run home run to Drew Poulk. Cody Satterwhite got the Team USA...... 122 201 01X - 9 11 0 (1-0) save, putting two runners on in the ninth, before getting a ground to end it. Team USA ------WP-Sanford, Shawn (1-0) LP-Moore, Chris (0-1) T-2:59 A-1013 took a 4-0 lead in the first, taking out Saturday’s loss on Newport starter and loser Adam Wilk. USA Wins First Game of Summer: A balanced first-day attack saw the American score in each of the first five innings en route to their first win of the summer. Team USA had ------a two-hit shutout intot he ninth against former Red Sox ace ‘Oil Can’ Boyd and his All- CHINESE TAIPEI SERIES Star team of professionals. Jordan Danks scored three runs in the opener, while Josh ------Romanski and Roger Kieschnick had two hits. The Americans took four of five from Chinese Taipei to begin a 10-game North Carolina ‘home stand’, winning the first three games, before losing game four due to the , Jun 20, 2007 at North Adams, MA and closing out the series with a 5-1 win. The U.S. batted .289 as a team and produced ------a 1.84 ERA. Roger Kieschnick won gave two in the ninth with a go-ahead two- Team USA...... 000 250 020 - 9 12 2 (2-0) run homer, one of two homers in the series. Pedro Alvarez had a hot week, batting .583 North Adams...... 010 000 000 - 1 6 3 over the five games, while Brett Wallace batted .421 in his first full week with Team ------WP-Minor, Mike (1-0) LP-McCully, Nick T-3:00 A-2196 USA. Wallace also drove in a team-best six. On the mound, Lance Lynn struck out 10 HR USA - Smoak, Justin (1), Kieschnick, Roger (1) in his one six-inning start, while Jacob Thompson pitched six scoreless innings in a no- decision in game two. Roger, Roger USA Smoaks No. Adams: Justin Smoak and Roger Kieschnick hit back-to-back home runs to finish off a five-run fifth inning to lead Team USA (2-0) to a 9-1 victory over North Adams (MA) on Wednesday evening. Ryan Flaherty had two Jun 29, 2007 at Burlington, NC ------RBI doubles, while Jeremy Hamilton had three hits and two steals, playing against his Chinese Taipei...... 000 000 000 - 0 3 3 (1-1) former team, while being the for the Americans. Team USA...... 201 000 40X - 7 8 0 (6-1) ------Jun 21, 2007 at Keene, NH WP-Matusz, Brian (2-0) LP-Chi Hsiao Yu (0-1) T-2:28 A-150 ------HR USA - Kieschnick, Roger (2) Team USA...... 100 310 0 - 5 8 1 (3-0) Keene...... 000 000 0 - 0 3 3 Team USA Takes Advantage of Taipei: Team USA (6-1) took advantage of early miscues ------by Chinese Taipei (1-1), and then broke open the game in the seventh, to win the first WP-Thompson, Jacob (1-0) LP-Alan Morrison T-2:02 A-1597 HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (1), Flaherty, Ryan (1) game of a five-game series 7-0 on Friday evening. Pedro Alvarezwent 3-for-3 with a walk, three doubles and an RBI. Brian Matusz, Tyson Ross, Mike Minor and Jordy Brick House of a Time: The Commodores reunited for a soulful rendition on Thursday Mercer combined on a three-hit shutout, striking out a combined 15. It was Team USA’s night, as Vanderbilt teammates Ryan Flaherty and Pedro Alvarez both homered to lead third shutout of the summer. Team USA (3-0) to a 5-0 victory in a rain-shorted seven inning game against Keene (NH) on Thursday evening.Flaherty finished a short of the cycle, while Alvarez Jun 30, 2007 at Burlington, NC went 3-for-4.Jacob Thompson and Tyson Ross pitched to just two over the minimum ------Team USA...... 001 000 032 - 6 6 0 (7-1) over the first six innings, striking out a combined eight on two hits. Including Jordy Mer- Chinese Taipei...... 000 000 040 - 4 6 0 (1-2) cer, the team produced a three-hit shutout. ------WP-Satterwhite, Cody (1-0) LP-Mai, Chia-Jen (0-1) T-2:49 A-275 Jun 22, 2007 at Montpelier, VT HR USA - Kieschnick, Roger (3) ------Team USA...... 101 030 00 - 5 7 0 (4-0) USA Wins it in the Ninth: Roger Kieschnick hit his second home run of the series, the Vermont...... 000 000 00 - 0 1 0 go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the ninth, to lead Team USA (7-1) to a 6-4 vic------tory over Chinese Taipei (1-2) in the second game of the five-game series. Kieschnick WP-Matusz, Brian (1-0) LP-Justin Gutsie T-2:29 A-1193 finished with three RBIs, all coming in the last two innings. Ryan Flaherty had two RBI Americans One-Hit Vermont: Team USA pitchers ran its scoreless streak to 22- singles, while Jordan Danks reached base safely three times, scoring three times on straight innings following its second-straight shutout, a 5-0 win over host Montpelier two walks and a single. Chinese Taipei scored four runs in the eighth to tie the game (VT) on Friday night. Brian Matusz (1-0), Lance Lynn and Cody Satterwhite combined at 4-4, after the Americans took a 4-0 lead in the top of the inning with three runs. on a one-hitter as the Americans lowered their ERA to 0.27 in a rain-shorted, eight in- Jul 01, 2007 at Cary, NC ning affair. Pedro Alvarez drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 for the Americans. ------Chinese Taipei...... 000 100 010 - 2 5 0 (1-3) Jun 23, 2006 at Torrington, CT Team USA...... 031 042 03X - 13 16 2 (8-1) ------Team USA...... 000 100 020 - 3 3 1 (4-1) WP-Lynn, Lance (1-0) LP-Luo, Cheng-Long (0-1) T-3:29 A-325 Torrington...... 003 000 10X - 4 7 1 ------Lynn Dominates Taipei: Lance Lynn (1-0) struck out 10 over six innings as Team USA WP-Strasburg, Steve Save-Serafin, Joe LP-Sanford, Shawn (1-1) T-2:48 A-2221 (8-1) cruised to a 13-2 victory over Chinese Taipei (1-3), winning for the third-straight HR USA - Smoak, Justin (2), HR TORR - Green, Garett time to begin their five-game series with their Asian-Pacific counterpart. Lynn (Ole Miss) retired the first nine batters of the game and then another six near the end of his day. Team USA Suffers First Loss: Torrington righthander Steve Strasberg struck out At one point, from the fourth through the sixth, he struck out five of six Taiwanese bat- seven of the 12 Americans he faced, to lead the Twisters to a 4-3 victory over Team USA ters. Overall, Lynn gave up just one unearned run on two hits. He walked two and struck (4-1) on a cool Saturday evening. It was the second time in two seasons Torrington out 10 on 92 pitches. Arizona State’s Brett Wallace and Petey Paramore reached base has beaten the Americans. Garett Green's solo home run in the seventh proved to be safely a combined eight times. the difference. Justin Smoak made it close in the eighth, hitting a two-run home run to cut the Torrington lead to one. It was Team USA's first loss in 18 games (17-0-1), dating Jul 02, 2007 at Cary, NC back to a July 25, 2006 loss against Japan.Strasberg no-hit the Americans for the win. ------Team USA...... 000 200 000 - 2 7 0 (8-2) Chinese Taipei...... 100 000 20X - 3 7 1 (2-3) ------WP-Lee, Wei-Hua (2-0) LP-Romanski, Josh (0-1) T-2:26 A-150

Taipei Salvages Game Off Bullpen: Wei-Hua Lee (2-0) pitched a complete-game, seven hitter as Chinese Taipei (2-3) scored two runs in the top of the seventh to defeat SUMMER LINE SCORES AND RECAPS U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 5

Team USA (8-2) 3-2 on Monday morning. Lee struck out four and walked one. The five- Saito Outduels Thompson: Japanese righthander Yuki Saito, out dueled fellow fresh- game series continues in Kannapolis, NC on Tuesday at 7 p.m. after the U.S. won the man Jacob Thompson (1-1), as the Japan University All-Stars (3-3) won their second first three games.The American bullpen blew a one-run lead in the seventh when Josh straight in the five-game series with Team USA (10-4), winning game three, 2-1, on Fri- Romanski (0-1) put two runners on and Joe Kelly walked the bases full Kelly then gave day evening. Saito, a freshman phenom in Japan, also nicknamed the Handkerchief up a two-run single to Ying-Chien Liao to give CTBA a 3-2 lead.Reliever Jordy Mercer Prince, pitched six strong innings, giving up one run on three hits, while walking three kept the game to within one, getting three consecutive outs after Kelly walked two and striking out another three. He gave it over to the bullpen with a 2-1 lead after 89 straight to begin the inning. pitches. Tomoyuki Kaida got the next five outs, before giving it over to Shinya Mu- ramatsu. Muramutsu, who got the final seven outs last night, got the final four tonight. Jul 03, 2007 at Kannapolis, NC Fellow freshman Jacob Thompson countered with seven and one-third innings of stellar ------baseball as well. He gave up just one hit after the third, settling for two unearned runs Chinese Taipei...... 000 010 000 - 1 8 1 (2-4) on three hits. Thompson struck out five and walked three on 101 pitches. Team USA...... 122 000 00X - 5 11 0 (9-2) ------Jul 07, 2007 at Durham, NC WP-Minor, Mike (3-0) Save-Strasberg, Steve(1) LP-Cheng, Kai-Wen (0-1) ------T-2:32 A-2069, HR USA - Forsythe, Logan (1) Team USA...... 000 001 001 - 2 5 4 (10-5) Japan University AS. 100 030 10X - 5 10 0 (4-3) USA Wins Finale of Series: Danny Espinosa drove in two runs with his first two hits ------of the summer, as Team USA (9-2) took four of five from Chinese Taipei (2-4), winning WP-Ohba, Shota LP-Berry, Ryan (0-1) T-2:38 A-3992 the finale 5-1 on Tuesday evening. Petey Paramore (Arizona State) added three walks, while Pedro Alvarez had two hits. Mike Minor (3-0) went the first six innings, giving up Japan Wins First Series in U.S.: Keijiro Matsumoto and Hiroki Uemoto each drove in just one run on five hits for the win. He struck out four and walked one on 71 pitches. two runs as the Japan University All-Stars (4-3) won the first series on U.S. soil, in 19 Minor used just 59 pitches over the first five innings. Steve Strasberg (San Diego State) attempts, defeating Team USA (10-5) for the third-straight time in the five-game series, got the save, pitching the final three scoreless innings. Strasberg retired six straight 5-2. The Americans managed just 13 hits over the three losses, Saturday night getting prior to a two-out double. Logan Forsythe’s first home run of the summer gave Team shut down by Shota Oba, who avenged a loss in game one against the Americans. USA a 1-0 lead in the first. Oba pitched a five-hitter, striking out eight and walking three. Two of those hits, and one of the runs, came in the ninth. ------JAPAN UNIVERSITY ALL-STARS SERIES Jul 08, 2007 at Durham, NC ------Japan University AS. 000 020 100 - 3 6 3 (4-4) The Americans managed just 13 hits in their three losses to Japan, losing their first col- Team USA...... 001 000 60X - 7 7 1 (11-5) legiate series on U.S. soil in 19 career meetings. The U.S. vs. Japan Collegiate All------Star Series began in 1972 in Japan, with the late legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux WP-Minor, Mike (4-0) LP-Saito, Yuki T-2:59 A-4742 helping organize the event. The Americans had won the first 18 meetings on U.S. soil. HR USA - Medica, Tommy (1) The Americans opened up game one behind seven strong innings by Tyson Ross, be- fore pitching took over for Japan. The Japanese allowed just two runs on five hits in USA Salvages Final Game: Team USA (11-5) took advantage of three walks and two game two to even the series, before taking a series lead behind one run on three hits errors in the seventh to score six times and take the final game of the five-game series against Yuki Saito and Japanese MVP Shinya Muramatsu, who had two saves and did over the Japan University All-Stars (4-4), 7-3 on Sunday evening. Tetsuya not allow a run in 4.2 innings. Shota Ohba won the series by helping to allow just two Kokubo’s one-out proved to be costly as all six runs were unearned in the seventh. runs on five hits. The Americans scored six runs in the seventh to book end the series Three-straight bases loaded walks gave the Americans a lead before a two-out, double with wins. Pedro Alvarez was named the American’s MVP. The U.S. batted just .185 for by Justin Smoak off the 37-foot wall gave the U.S.a 7-3 lead. Smoak’s hit plated two, the series. as an error by left fielder Yukinaga Tanaka allowed the sixth run in the inning to score. Loser Yuki Saito, the fifth pitcher for Japan, and second of three in the inning, walked Jul 04, 2007 at Durham, NC two straight with the bases loaded to allow the Americans to tie it at 3-3. Reliever To------moyuki Kaida then walked another to give the U.S. a 4-3 lead. Saito gave up five runs Japan University AS. 010 010 000 - 2 6 0 (1-3) in the inning. Team USA...... 104 000 02X - 7 7 2 (10-2) ------WP-Ross, Tyson (1-0) Save-Hunter, Brett(1) LP-Oba, Shota T-2:47 A-10063 HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (2) PAN AMERICAN GAMES | RIO DE JANEIRO | CIDADE DO ROCK ------Ross and Alvarez Win Game One: Tyson Ross (1-0) pitched seven strong innings, The Americans (4-1), perfect until losing the Gold Medal match to Cuba 3-1, finished while Pedro Alvarez had a solo home run and an RBI double to lead Team USA (10-2) with a silver medal at the Pan American Games. Adversity met the games in Rio de to a 7-2 victory over Japan (1-3) in the first game of a five-game annual series. The sell- Janeiro, Brazil, as games were delayed three times, twice because of poor field condi- out crowd of 10,063 is believed to be the most for a Team USA game at the Durham tions following a rain storm, and insufficient lighting, which pushed the Americans Bulls Ballpark. It is the 36th meeting between the two teams, with Team USA winning bracket back a day due to the cancellation of all night games.. The Americans rolled all 19 meetings on American soil. Alvarez finished his night 2-for-4 for his team-best through the Dominican Republic (Tyson Ross had seven strikeouts) and Nicaragua sixth multi-hit game, while Brett Wallace added a 3-for-5 day with three RBIs. Both play- (the top of the order dominated), before they survived a tougher than expected, host ers are batting over .400 for the summer. Ross went the first seven innings, striking out Brazil team 7-5. Team USA then won a pitching duel with Mexico to set up the Gold six and walking one, while giving up a single run on six hits. Brett Hunter pitched a per- Medal match. Those final two games were saved by Cody Satterwhite, who came on fect eighth and a scoreless ninth for the save. with the bases loaded against Brazil to get out of a jam earlier in the day, before Sat- terwhite got the final out to turn away Mexico with the winning run on base. The Cubans Jul 05, 2007 at Kannapolis, NC scored three runs early off of Jacob Thompson as Adiel Palma, the pitcher who lost to ------Japan at the , struck out nine Americans en route to the Gold. Team USA...... 000 000 200 - 2 5 1 (10-3) Logan Forsythe led the Pan Am Games in average (.625), Pedro Alvarez led the Games Japan University AS. 001 101 00X - 3 6 2 (2-3) ------in RBIs (8) and Jordan Danks led in runs (7) Roger Kieschnick finish sixth in batting WP-Kato, Mikinori Save-Muramatsu, Shinya LP-Matusz, Brian (2-1) (.429) at the Games. Tyson Ross’ 10 strikeouts were the second most, to Cuban two- T-2:41 A-3456 game winner Adiel Palma’s 19.

Japan Evens Series Behind Kato: The Japan University All-Stars (2-3) evened their Jul 15, 2007 at Rio de Janeiro, BRA five-game series with Team USA (10-3), winning game two of the series 3-2 behind ------lefthander Mikinori Kato on Thursday evening. Jordy Mercer had two of the Americans Team USA...... 001 020 020 - 5 10 1 (12-5) five hits. Kato pitched six and two-thirds innings, and despite giving up five hits and Dominican Republic.. 000 001 000 - 1 4 2 ------five walks, struck out eight and only had one tough inning, the seventh, when the Amer- WP-Ross, Tyson (2-0) LP-Beltre, Omar T-2:49 A-150 icans pulled to within 3-2. Shinya Muramtsu got the final out in the seventh and then re- HR DOM - Wilson, Enrique (1) tired six of the final seven batters for the save. Kato was rolling through the first six scoreless innings, scattering five hits, while retiring seven in a row at one point. As the Ross Serves Up Win: Tyson Ross (2-0) served up a heavy diet of off-speed pitches pitch total rose above 100, the lefthander got tired as two errors and three walks in the as Team USA (12-5, 1-0 Pan Am Games) won their opener of Pan American Games on seventh led to his departure with a 3-2 lead. a warm and windy Sunday afternoon, 5-1, over the Dominican Republic (0-1 Pan Am) Logan Forsythe went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a steal and an RBI, igniting two-out Jul 06, 2007 at Durham, NC rallies in the third and fifth innings. Pedro Alvarez added two hits. Ross went the first ------six and two-third innings, giving up one run on four hits, while striking out seven and Japan University AS. 020 000 000 - 2 4 0 (3-3) Team USA...... 010 000 000 - 1 3 2 (10-4) walking one, leaving with a 3-1 lead. A solo home run by Enrique Wilson in the sixth cut ------the American lead to 3-1, before two runs in the eighth upped the lead back up to 5-1. WP-Saito, Yuki Save-Muramatsu, Shinya LP-Thompson, Jacob (1-1) T-2:41 A-5059 SUMMER LINE SCORES AND RECAPS U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 6

Jul 16, 2007 at Rio de Janeiro, BRA innings and just four over six innings and 84 pitches. He did not walk a batter. Josh ------Romanski went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, while Kieschnick also added a triple as part of Team USA...... 310 210 010 - 8 14 2 (13-5) the 11-hit attack. Nicaragua...... 200 100 010 - 4 6 2 ------Jul 24, 2007 at Mobile, AL WP-Lynn, Lance (2-0) LP-Portobanco, Luz T-2:46 A-250 ------HR NCA - Rivas, Justo (1) Team USA...... 000 012 100 - 4 6 0 (17-6) China...... 010 000 000 - 1 7 2 Top of the Order Keeps Americans Rolling: The top of the American order reached ------base safely a combined 11 times as Team USA (13-5, 2-0 Pan Am Games) remained WP-Hunter, Brett (1-0) Save-Satterwhite, Cody(4) LP-Lu, Jiangang T-3:03 perfect at the Pan American Games following an 8-4 victory over Nicaragua (0-2 Pan A-2728 Am).Number-three hitter Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) drove in five runs, going 3-for-4, while No. 2 hitter Logan Forsythe walked three times and added two hits. Americans Win Second Straight: Team USA (17-6) scored four unanswered runs Jordan Danks (Texas) added a hit and two walks, as the trio were a combined 6-for-10 over the middle innings to top Team China for the second-straight game, 4-1, on Tues- with five walks, five runs and three steals. Lance Lynn (1-0, Ole Miss) fought through day evening.Eventual loser, Jiangang Lu was solid through five innings for China, be- seven innings, after giving up two runs in the first. fore giving up two runs in the sixth. He scattered just three hits, before tiring and giving away the lead to the Americans following an RBI double from Brett Wallace (Arizona Jul 18, 2007 at Rio de Janeiro, BRA State) to make it 2-1. A fielder’s choice made it 3-1, after China led 1-0 early. Lu gave ------up three runs on five hits over five and one-third innings. Brett Hunter (1-0) got the win Brazil...... 100 010 021 - 5 8 2 in relief for Team USA, pitching four innings. Hunter gave up just one hit, retiring the final Team USA...... 010 001 50X - 7 8 3 (14-5) ------seven batters he faced. Cody Satterwhite converted his fourth save with a scoreless WP-Kelly, Joe (1-0) Save-Satterwhite, Cody(2) LP-Arai, Marcelo ninth. T-3:23 A-650 Jul 25, 2007 at Birmingham, AL Jul 18, 2007 at Rio de Janeiro, BRA ------China...... 020 000 000 - 2 2 1 (1-2) Mexico...... 001 000 000 - 1 5 1 Team USA...... 100 000 000 - 1 9 1 (17-7) Team USA...... 000 020 00X - 2 8 0 (15-5) ------WP-Chen, Kun Save-Zhao, Quansheng LP-x-Lynn, Lance (2-1) T-2:45 A-1466 WP-Matusz, Brian (1-0) Save-Satterwhite, Cody(3) LP-Campos, Francisco T-2:27 A-450 China Outduels Team USA: China’s Kun Chen, Youhua Guo and Quansheng Zhao out dueled Team USA’s Lance Lynn (2-1) and Jordy Mercer as the Chinese (1-2) won Americans Win Twice to Earn Gold Medal Game: Cody Satterwhite saved both ends the third game of the five-game series over the Americans (17-7), 2-1, on Wednesday of Team USA’s (15-5, 4-0 Pan Am Games) doubleheader at the Pan American Games, evening. Team USA had won the first two games of the series. Chen went the first six defeating Brazil 7-5 in the play-in game and then moving onto the Gold Medal Game and two-thirds, giving up one run on seven hits, before yielding to Guo. Guo went an following a 2-1 victory over Mexico. Logan Forsythe had two multi-hit games today, giv- inning and one-third before yielding to Zhao in the ninth, who posted the save, despite ing him four for the Games, as he went 3-for-4 with the game-winning RBI against Mex- putting the tying run on second base. Brett Wallace and Danny Espinosa each had ico, after going 2-for-3 with a key two-run single against Brazil. Brian Matusz (1-0) threw three of the Americans nine hits, who rested two of their starting . six and one third innings in the semifinal win, giving it over to the bullpen with a 2-1 lead after giving just three hits and five strikeouts. Jul 26, 2007 at Rome, GA ------The Americans guaranteed the No. 1 seed in Pool A earlier in the day, holding on for a Team USA...... 182 010 4 - 16 14 2 (18-7) China...... 000 000 0 - 0 4 3 (1-3) 7-5 win over host Brazil, thanks to a five-run seventh inning. Joe Kelly (1-0) got the win ------in relief, as Satterwhite came on with the bases loaded and no outs with a three-run lead WP-Berry, Ryan (1-1) LP-Wang, Pei T-2:20 A-1382 in the ninth and got the save. Claudio Yamada, the third of four pitchers in the seventh, HR USA - Kieschnick, Roger (5), Alvarez, Pedro (4), Mercer, Jordy (1) threw eight-straight balls to walk the go-ahead run in for the Americans to ignite the in- ning. A Forsythe two-run single followed, before a Pedro Alvarez double made it 7-2. Americans Take Series: Team USA (18-7) scored eight runs in the second inning to cruise past visiting China (1-3) and win the five-game series, 16-0 in seven innings. Jul 20, 2007 at Rio de Janeiro, BRA American winner, Ryan Berry (1-2) gave up just one hit through the first five and ------four total, pitching a complete seven-inning game. Berry struck out seven and walked Cuba...... 002 100 000 - 3 10 0 none. Two of the hits given up were on the infield, with two also coming in the seventh Team USA...... 000 100 000 - 1 5 0 (15-6) inning, after he pitched to just three over the minimum. Tommy Medica went 3-for-5 ------WP-Palma, Adiel Save-Lazo, Pedro LP-Thompson, Jacob (1-2) T-2:40 A-500 with a three-run double, while Brett Wallace was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Cuba Wins Gold: Cuba’s Adiel Palma struck out 19 over two starts at the Pan Ameri------can Games, including nine Americans on Friday morning, to lead Cuba (4-1 Pan Am) NETHERLAND SERIES to a 3-1 win and gold medal over Team USA (15-6, 4-1 Pan Am). Palma gave up just ------four hits over eight and two-thirds, as Cuba won its 12th gold medal since the start of Pitching Takes Care of Dutch: Good pitching took care of the Dutch in a mini three- the games in 1951, while Team USA won their ninth silver medal. Palma retired the game, two-day tournament, with Tyson Ross striking out eight in the opener, before final eight batters he faced, facing just three over the minimum. Eric Surkamp and Brett Hunter combined on a one-hitter in game two. Three errors ------and five unearned runs led to the Netherlands taking game three on a very long Sunday CHINA SERIES afternoon. Team USA pounded out four home runs in the opener, going up 6-0 early, ------before an eight-run, three-homer eighth inning led to the 14-0 victory. In game two, Americans Return Home to Take Shortened Series: Team USA returned from Brazil Team USA tallied two runs in the ninth to win 2-1, as Brett Hunter retired the final 10 and within 48 hours were playing again, taking three of four from China in the American batters of the game. Two errors six runs early led to the game three win. Southeast. The bats came alive for two of the games, as the Americans 10-runned the Chinese in the opener behind two home runs and then again in game four, with three Jul 28, 2007 at Durham, NC ------home runs. The middle two games were pitching duels, as the Chinese nine-hit the Netherlands...... 000 000 000 - 0 3 0 U.S. in game three to win 2-1 behind three pitchers, before the Americans took the se- Team USA...... 222 000 08X - 14 16 1 (19-7) ries with a 4-1 win in game three behind eight strikeouts from Ryan Berry. The final ------game, which had Team USA leading 6-0 in the fourth thanks to a double a three-run WP-Ross, Tyson (3-0) LP-Cordemans, Rob T-2:56 A-4395 home run by Danny Espinosa, was washed out. HR USA - Danks, Jordan (1), Wallace, Brett (2), Kieschnick, Roger (6), Flaherty, Ryan (2) Jul 22, 2007 at Mobile, AL ------Americans Stop Dutch 14-0: Tyson Ross (3-0) took a no-hitter into the sixth, striking China...... 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 out eight over seven innings in leading Team USA (19-7) to a 14-0 victory over the Team USA...... 214 210 X - 10 11 0 (16-6) Netherlands in the first of a three-game, two-day series. Ross allowed just two hits ------while walking none, in his first appearance since the Gold Medal Game eight days ago. WP-Minor, Mike (5-0) LP-Chen, Junyi T-1:52 A-3035 Brett Wallace drove in five with a three-run home run and a two-run double, while Ryan HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (3), Kieschnick, Roger (4) Flaherty went 3-for-5 with four RBIs a day after turning 21 years old. Roger Kieschnick Minor Dominates Chinese: Lefthander Mike Minor (5-0) struck out 12 over six innings went 3-for-4, as the trio all hit home runs. Flaherty, Kieschnick and Jordan Danks all as Team USA (16-6) cruised by visiting China 10-0 in seven innings on Sunday evening. hit home runs as part of an eight-run eighth inning. Roger Kieschnick and Pedro Alvarez both homered as it was first game for America since winning a silver medal at the Pan American Games on Friday. The first seven outs recorded by Minor were by strikeout, as he scattered two hits over the first three SUMMER LINE SCORES AND RECAPS U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 7

Jul 29, 2007 at Cary, NC ------Team USA...... 210 030 32 - 11 16 1 (23-8) Team USA...... 000 000 002 - 2 7 0 (20-7) Netherlands...... 000 000 00 - 0 8 1 Netherlands...... 010 000 000 - 1 1 1 ------WP-Ross, Tyson (4-0) LP-Markwell, Diegomar T-2:27 A-3005 WP-Hunter, Brett (2-0) LP-Drayer, Dave T-2:25 A-150 HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (5)

Team USA Takes Dutch Series: Down to their final out, Pedro Alvarez doubled and Yet Another Shutout: Team USA (23-8, 2-0 WPT) posted their third-straight shutout Roger Kieschnick singled to plate two runs in the ninth and give Team USA (20-7) a 2- of the summer, defeating host Netherlands (1-1 WPT) 11-0 on Saturday evening behind 1 win over the Netherlands (0-2) to win the mini, three-game series. This was the first Tyson Ross (4-0) and a sellout crowd of 3,000 at Neptunus Stadium. Ross, who has yet game of a day-night doubleheader in Cary, NC and Durham, NC, with the latter game to allow a run in two starts and 14 innings against the Dutch, went seven scoreless in- starting at 5 p.m. Josh Romanski started the rally with a one-out double and error to nings, giving up eight hits, while striking out four. Pedro Alvarez homered and went 2- center off of closer Dave Drayer. Drayer then struck out Brett Wallace, before giving up for-3, while Jordan Danks was 3-for-4 in the eight-inning, run shorted game. an 0-1 base hit to Alvarez, his third hit of the day. Brett Hunter (2-0) kept it close in Aug 05, 2007 at Rotterdam, Neth. relief, retiring the first seven batters he faced into the ninth, before retiring three straight ------to end the game and pick up the win. Chinese Taipei...... 001 150 003 - 10 12 1 Team USA...... 003 200 000 - 5 8 2 (23-9) ------Jul 29, 2007 at Durham, NC WP-Tang, Chia-Chun Save-Hsu, Ming-Chieh LP-Frankoff, Seth (0-1) ------T-3:04 A-1600, HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (6) Netherlands...... 003 030 003 - 9 13 2 (1-2) Team USA...... 000 000 102 - 3 10 3 (20-8) ------Taipei’s Big Inning Wins Game: Chinese Taipei backup Kun-Sheng Lin WP-Bergman, David LP-Minor, Mike (5-1) T-2:55 A-3290 pushed across the go-ahead runs as part of a five-run fifth inning, leading the Tai- wanese (2-2 at World Port Tournament) to a 10-5 victory over Team USA (23-9, 2-1 Dutch Salvage Game Two of Doubleheader: Team USA (20-8) rallied to win game WPT) on Sunday evening. Seth Frankoff (0-1), who relieved Mike Minor after a four in- one 2-1, before three errors led to a 9-3 victory for the Netherlands (1-3) in the nightcap, ning start, gave up five runs in two thirds of an inning, as Chinese Taipei took a 7-5 as the duo finished off a three-game, two-day series. USA win leader, Mike Minor (5-1, lead with three-straight, two-out base hits. The go-ahead two-run single and ensuing Vanderbilt), could not get out of the fifth inning in game two, giving up five runs (one error and run came from Lin. Lin came into the contest an inning earlier, after the starter, earned) over four-plus innings, paced by two errors and three runs in the fifth and three Jui-Mu Chen was pulled following a fielder’s choice and soon-to-be 5-2 American lead. runs and one error in the third as the Netherlands built a 6-0 lead. Three runs in the ninth off of Cody Satterwhite (Ole Miss) blew open the game. David Bergman went the Aug 06, 2007 at Rotterdam, Neth. first six shutout innings for the win, scattering three hits. ------Team USA...... 000 020 000 - 2 6 1 (23-10) Cuba 1A...... 100 101 50X - 8 11 0 ------RUSSIA GAME WP-Gonzalez, Yulieski LP-Gorgen, Scott (1-1) T-2:41 A-850 ------HR USA - Alvarez, Pedro (7), HR CUB2 - Despaigne, Alfredo 2 Jul 30, 2007 at Cary, NC ------Cuba Has Big Seventh to Win: Pedro Alvarez homered for the third-straight day, but Russia...... 000 000 000 - 0 5 3 it was not enough as Cuba (4-0 at WPT) remained perfect at the World Port Tourna- Team USA...... 030 000 12X - 6 4 1 (21-8) ment, defeating Team USA (23-10, 2-2 WPT) 8-2 on Monday afternoon. American ------starter Scott Gorgen (1-1) went the first six innings for the Americans, striking out 10 and WP-Gorgen, Scott (1-0) LP-Petrov, Vladimir T-2:26 A-150 walking none, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits, but Cuba took a 3-2 lead in the sixth and never looked back. Alfredo Despaigne homered twice and drove in five Americans Win Final Game in USA: Team USA (21-8) closed out their final American runs for Cuba, who blew the game open with a five-run seventh inning. Despaigne’s road trip, taking advantage of three Russian errors and eight walks to defeat Russia 6- three-run homer to center capped the inning. Yulieski Gonzalez, after early struggles, 0 on Monday evening. Scott Gorgen (1-0, UC Irvine) pitched into the fifth inning, retiring went seven and one-third innings for the win, striking out nine and walking three, retiring nine in a row, until giving up back-to-back base hits with two outs. Gorgen gave up no the final eight batters he faced after the Americans took the lead in the sixth. runs on three hits in a pre-determined start, striking out eight and walking one. Seth Frankoff then went the next three and one-third innings, striking out five, in his first of- Aug 07, 2007 at Rotterdam, Neth. ficial appearance of the summer. Russian starter Vladamir Petrov walked five batters ------over an inning and two-thirds to take the loss. Viacheslav Vasiliev shut down the Amer- Japan...... 000 000 0 - 0 4 1 (0-5) icans from the second on, allowing three unearned runs on three hits the rest of the way. Team USA...... 200 107 X - 10 13 1 (24-10) ------WP-Surkamp, Eric (1-0) LP-Booth, Robert T-1:55 A-750 HR USA - Kieschnick, Roger (7) WORLD PORT TOURNAMENT ------USA Takes Care of Japan: Team USA (24-10, 3-2 WPT) made sure Japan (0-5 WPT) Bruised USA Finishes Third: Battered and bruised near the end of a 37-game sum- remained winless at the World Port Tournament, crushing the Japanese 10-0 in seven mer scheule, the Americans finished third at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, innings behind a 13-hit attack to snap a two-game losing streak. Eric Surkamp (1-0) behind Cuba and Chinese Taipei, who each bea the Americans twice, including back- pitched six scoreless innings, striking out four, while walking two. Surkamp and Cody to-back games to end Team USA’s summer. Team USA began the tournament with a Satterwhite combined on a four-hitter, as Satterwhite did not allow a hit in the seventh. one-hit win over Japan, thanks to a soon-to-be injured Logan Forsythe (foot) in the Surkamp also rolled three balls and struck out the side in the second in the ninth, before having to deal with another injury, to 3B Pedro Alvarez, who played the midst of eight in a row retired. Brett Wallace had three hits, final few games at designated hitter after a sore arm. The team entered the tournament three starting pitchers short, which they replaced, as Jacob Thompson, Lance Lynn Aug 09, 2007 at Rotterdam, Neth. and Brian Matusz each left the team due to tenderness and were unable to complete ------the summer. Jordan Danks was named the Rookie of the Tournament after batting a Netherlands...... 010 000 001 - 2 8 1 (3-3) team-best .419, while Alvarez was also named an All-Tournament for Team USA. Team USA...... 310 302 01X - 10 12 0 (25-10) ------WP-Berry, Ryan (2-1) LP-Markwell, Diegomar T-2:34 A-1800 Aug 02, 2007 at Rotterdamn, Neth. HR USA - Danks, Jordan (2) ------Team USA...... 000 000 001 - 1 1 1 (22-8) Japan...... 000 000 000 - 0 3 0 Americans Move Into Second: Team USA (25-10, 4-2 WPT) moved into sole pos------session of second place with two days to play at the World Port Tournament following WP-Hunter, Brett (3-0) LP-Iwamoto, Yuske T-2:00 A-1050 a 10-2 win over host Netherlands (3-3 WPT) on a cool and windy Thursday evening. Jordan Danks fell a triple short of , going 3-for-5 with a solo home One Hit’s Enough: Logan Forsythe broke up Yuske Iwamoto’s no-hitter with two outs run and RBI double, while Tommy Medica drove in two runs with two hits. Team USA in the top of the ninth inning, scoring Jordan Danks (Texas) from third, and giving Team pushed across three runs in the first and fourth innings to give Ryan Berry (2-1) a 7-1 USA 1-0 victory over Japan on the first day of the World Port Tournament. Danks walked lead. Berry rebounded to go seven innings, giving up a run on five hits. After walking to leadoff the ninth, moved to second on a and to third on a flyout to center. three and scattering four hits over the first two innings, Berry pitched to the minimum Forsythe then took a 1-1 pitch up the middle to give Team USA their second ninth inning over the final five innings. He got out of the first two innings with just one run, thanks win of the week. Brett Hunter (3-0) got the win in relief, retiring the final four batters in to two double plays, and after a second inning walk, retired seven and then a final eight order. The game took a brisk two hours to play. Ryan Berry was in his own groove for in a row. Team USA, retiring eight in a row into the eighth, allowing just three hits. But his third walk, with two outs brought in Hunter, who struck out Koji Sakakibara to end the in- ning.

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Aug 10, 2007 at Rotterdamn, Neth. ------Team USA...... 000 000 000 - 0 4 1 (25-11) Chinese Taipei...... 100 000 00X - 1 6 0 (4-4) ------WP-Lee, Wei-Hua LP-Ross, Tyson (4-1) T-2:18 A-1500

Americans Fall For Second Time to Taipei: Team USA (25-11, 4-3 WPT) was beat for the second time by Chinese Taipei (4-4) at the World Port Tournament, 1-0, forcing the Americans to have to beat first place Cuba on Saturday to advance to Sunday’s fi- nals. If they lose on Saturday, their summer is over. The Americans forced one last rally in the ninth inning off of Wei-Hua Lee, who finished with a complete game four-hitter. Tommy Medica had a one-out pinch-hit single, before a two-out bunt base hit by Danny Espinosa in front of the plate, followed by a walk, loaded the bases. But Petey Paramore struck out on a 2-2 pitch to give the Taiwanese the victory.Lee worked his magic all day long, retiring 10 in a row early, and then another nine in a row into the eighth inning. Tyson Ross (4-1) lost for the first time this summer, pitching seven-plus innings, giving up one run on six hits. He put runners on base in seven of the eight in- nings, but got 13 groundball outs. With a runner on base in the eighth, Brett Hunter (Pepperdine) came on and struck out the side.

Aug 11, 2007 at Rotterdam, Neth. ------Cuba 1A...... 200 100 101 - 5 10 2 (8-0) Team USA...... 000 000 100 - 1 7 1 (25-12) ------WP-Sanchez, Arley Save-Gonzalez, Yulieski LP-Minor, Mike (5-2) T-3:04 A-2200 HR CUB2 - Olivera, Hector, Peraza, Yosvani, Ruiz, Jose Julio

Cuba Eliminates Americans--USA Finishes Third: Cuba (8-0 WPT) ran the table on the rest of the World Port Tournament, eliminating Team USA (25-12, 4-4 WPT) from the finals and ending their sum- mer, following a 5-1 victory. Cuba won the tournament the next day, defeating Chinese Taipei, who also beat the U.S. twice. The Americans sent the go-ahead run to the plate in the eighth against reliever Yulieski Gonzalez with two outs, after putting two runners on with no outs against starter Arley Sanchez. Gonzalez got a hard lineout, followed by a strikeout and then walked Jordy Mercer (Okla- homa State) to load the bases. Gonzalez though got Roger Kieschnick (Texas Tech) to strikeout, part of a nine-pitch at-bat, to keep Cuba in front 4-1. Gonzalez then pitched a scoreless ninth, after Cuba added a run in the top of the inning, for the two inning save. HITTERS TOP GAMES / HOME RUNS (includes all mulit-hit and multi-RBI games and home runs hit) U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 9 #25 Pedro Alvarez #11 Logan Forsythe #9 Jordy Mercer Sophomore | IF | Vanderbilt Sophomore | IF/OF | Arkansas Sophomore | IF/RHP | Oklahoma St. OPP AB R H BI NOTES OPP AB R H BI NOTES OPP AB R H BI NOTES 6/21 Keene 4 1 3 1 solo HR 6/20 N.Adm 4 1 2 1 2B, RBI single 6/20 N.Adm 1 1 1 1 RBI single in on AB 6/22 Mont. 4 0 3 3 2-run 1B, RBI single, 1B 6/22 Mont. 3 3 2 0 two singles, BB 7/5 Japan 4 0 2 0 two singles 6/29 Taipei 3 2 3 1 three doubles, BB 7/1 Taipei 5 0 2 4 RBI 1B, 3-run 2B, BB 7/18 Brazil 3 1 2 1 RBI single, HBP 7/2 Taipei 3 1 2 0 two singles, BB 7/3 Taipei 4 1 1 1 solo HR in 1st 8/4 Neth 4 2 2 0 two singles 7/3 Taipei 4 0 2 0 two singles 7/4 Japan 4 2 2 1 two RBIs, RBI 2B 8/11 Cuba 3 1 2 0 two singles, BB 7/4 Japan 3 3 2 2 solo HR, RBI 2B, BB 7/15 Dom. 4 0 3 1 2B, two singles, BB 7/15 Dom. 5 1 2 1 RBI single 7/16 Nicar. 2 2 2 0 three walks, two singles Starter at shortstop the first part of the summer, then 7/16 Nicar. 4 1 3 1 2R 2B, SF, two RBI 1Bs 7/18 Brazil 4 1 2 2 two-run single moved over to second base... also pitched in relief... 7/18 Brazil 3 0 1 2 two-run 2B, BB 7/18 Mex. 4 0 3 1 GW single in 2-R 5th finishing 10th at the World Port in average (.333) and 7/22 China 3 2 1 2 two-run HR, BB 7/26 China 1 1 1 1 two walks, HBP, 1B fourth in on-base percentage (.467). 7/23 China 4 1 2 0 two singles 7/28 Neth 4 0 2 1 RBI single 7/26 China 5 1 1 3 three-run HR 8/2 Japan 4 0 1 1 GW 1B w/ 2 outs in 9th #35 Petey Paramore 7/29 Net (1) 3 1 3 1 game-tying 2B in 9th only hit for the USA 8/4 Neth 3 1 2 1 solo HR, BB, HBP 8/4 Neth 2 2 1 1 RBI 1B, 2 HBP, BB Sophomore | C | Arizona State 8/5 Taipei 4 1 1 3 three-run HR OPP AB R H BI NOTES 8/6 Cuba 4 1 2 2 two-run HR, 2B Starter a majority of the time in left field, also started at 7/1 Taipei 4 2 3 1 three singles, two walks second base... Led the Pan Am Games in hitting (.625), Starting for all of the summer, started at going 10-for-13 for the first four games. Started summer as team’s starting catcher. designated hitter at the World Port Tournament in August after a sore arm... Named the American MVP of the an- #29 Jeremy Hamilton nual Japan-USA series in North Carolina in July... Led #4 Josh Romanski the Pan Am Games in RBIs (8)... finished second at the Sophomore | 1B/OF | Wright State Sophomore | LHP/OF | San Diego World Port in homers (3) and RBIs (7), earning all-tour- OPP AB R H BI NOTES OPP AB R H BI NOTES nament honors. 6/19 OilCan 1 0 1 1 PH walk, RBI single 6/19 OilCan 3 0 2 1 RBI single, BB 6/20 N.Adm 4 1 3 0 three singles 7/22 China 3 1 3 2 two RBI singles #15 Jordan Danks 7/29 Net (2) 4 0 2 0 two singles 7/26 China 3 3 2 0 two singles, HBP 7/29 Net (1) 4 1 2 0 2B Sophomore | OF | Texas Started at first base and in left field throughout the 7/29 Net (2) 4 1 2 0 two doubles OPP AB R H BI NOTES summer. 8/7 Japan 3 2 2 0 2B, single 6/19 OilCan 3 3 1 0 BB, HBP, 3B 8/9 Neth 4 0 1 2 sac fly, RBI 1B 6/30 Taipei 2 3 1 0 two walks, single #6 Roger Kieschnick 7/22 China 3 2 2 0 two singles, BB Played late in the summer, starting more in the 7/26 China 3 4 2 1 two walks, two singles Sophomore | OF | Texas Tech the last few weeks of the season... also pitched, mostly 7/28 Neth 4 3 2 1 solo HR, two walks, 1B OPP AB R H BI NOTES out of the bullpen. 7/29 Net (2) 5 0 3 2 two-run 1B 6/19 OilCan 5 1 2 1 RBI single 8/4 Neth 4 1 3 0 three singles, BB 6/20 N.Adm 4 1 1 1 HR after Smoak in 5th #10 Justin Smoak 8/5 Taipei 4 1 2 0 two singles, BB 6/29 Taipei 4 1 1 1 solo HR 8/7 Japan 4 2 2 0 3B, 1B 6/30 Taipei 4 2 2 3 RBI 1B in 8th Sophomore | 1B | South Carolina 8/9 Neth 5 3 3 2 solo HR, RBI 2B, 1B GW two-run HR in 9th OPP AB R H BI NOTES 7/1 Taipei 4 1 2 1 RBI single, HBP 6/19 OilCan 3 1 1 2 two-run 2B Starting centerfielder all summer... leadoff hitter for first 7/16 Nicar. 4 1 2 0 two singles, BB 6/20 N.Adm 3 1 1 2 two-run HR, BB week and then the last six weeks... Led the Pan Am 7/18 Mex. 3 1 2 1 RBI double, 2B 6/23 Torr 4 1 2 2 two-run HR, 2B Games in runs scored (7)... named the Rookie of the 7/22 China 3 1 2 3 three-run HR, 3B 6/24 Newprt 4 2 2 2 solo HR, RBI 2B World Port Tournament after finishing fourth in average 7/26 China 1 1 1 4 in 7th 6/29 Taipei 4 1 1 2 two-run 2B (.419) and first in on-base percentage (.500). 7/28 Neth 5 1 3 2 solo HR, RBI single 7/1 Taipei 5 2 3 1 2B, two singles 7/29 Net (1) 4 0 1 1 GW single in 2-run top 9 7/5 Japan 4 0 2 0 two singles #8 Danny Espinosa 8/7 Japan 3 1 1 4 grand slam in sixth 7/8 Japan 4 0 1 2 two-run 2B in 6-run 7th 8/4 Neth 5 2 2 2 two-run 2B Sophomore | IF | Long Beach St. Started in right field most of the summer... Finished sixth 8/9 Neth 3 1 2 1 RBI 1B, 2B, two walks OPP AB R H BI NOTES at the Pan Am Games in Batting (.425). 7/3 Taipei 4 1 2 2 two RBI singles, SB Began summer as starting , moved to des- 7/16 Nicar. 5 1 2 0 two singles #18 Tommy Medica ignated hitter and also started some games at first late. 7/25 China 4 0 3 0 three singles Freshman | C | Santa Clara #34 Brett Wallace Starting shortstop for a majority of the summer. OPP AB R H BI NOTES 7/1 Taipei 4 2 2 1 two singles Sophomore | IF/OF | Arizona State #5 Ryan Flaherty 7/8 Japan 3 2 2 1 solo HR over Bull in OPP AB R H BI NOTES Durham 6/23 Newprt 4 1 1 3 3R HR first AB w/ USA Sophomore | UT | Vanderbilt 7/22 China 4 0 1 2 two-run 2B 6/29 Taipei 4 0 1 2 2R 2B, 2nd Gm w/ USA OPP AB R H BI NOTES 7/26 China 5 1 3 3 three-run 2B 7/1 Taipei 3 2 3 3 three singles, one RBI 6/20 N.Adm 4 1 2 2 two RBI doubles, SB 8/4 Neth 5 1 2 2 two-run 1B in 7th 7/2 Taipei 4 0 2 1 two RBI singles 6/21 Keene 3 1 3 3 3-run HR, 2B, 1B 8/9 Neth 5 1 2 2 two RBI singles 7/3 Taipei 4 1 2 0 two singles 6/23 Newprt 4 0 2 0 RBI single, 1B 7/4 Japan 4 0 3 3 2-run 1B, RBI 1B 6/29 Taipei 4 3 0 0 BB Earned starting catching job late in the summer, also 7/16 Nicar. 4 1 2 1 RBI single 6/30 Taipei 5 0 2 2 two RBI singles started at designated hitter. 7/22 China 4 0 3 1 RBI single 7/28 Neth 5 1 3 4 3-R HR, RBI 2B, 1B 7/26 China 4 2 2 2 two RBI singles, BB 8/5 Taipei 5 1 2 0 double, single 7/28 Neth 4 2 3 5 two-run 1B, 3-run HR 8/7 Japan 4 1 3 2 two RBI singles in 6th Started at second base and third base throughout the summer. Starter all summer after returning from the CWS. Spelled time at first and designated hitter early with SC’s Justin Smoak. Started at first and in leftfield most of the sum- mer. U.S. SUMMER TOUR | PAGE 10 #28 Ryan Berry #9 Jordy Mercer #7 Cody Satterwhite Freshman | RHP | Rice Sophomore | RHP | Oklahoma State Sophomore | RHP | Ole Miss

2007 IP H R ER BB SO 2007 IP H R ER BB SO 2007 IP H R ER BB SO 7/1 Taipei* 6.0 4 1 1 1 1 6/19 Oil Can 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 6/20 N. Adams 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 (gave up a run in the first in first start for Team USA) 6/21 Keene 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 6/22 Vermont 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 *7/16 Nicar. 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 6/29 Taipei 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 6/24 Newport Sv 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 *7/18 Brazil* 5.1 4 2 2 5 4 7/2 Taipei 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 6/30 Taipei W 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 7/26 China* W 7.0 4 0 0 0 7 *7/16 Domin. 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 7/8 Japan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 (complete game, two over minimum until seventh) *7/18 Brazil 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 *7/16 Nicar. 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 @8/2 Japan* 7.2 3 0 0 3 4 7/26 China 5.0 0 0 0 0 8 *7/18 Brazil Sv 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 (first game of World Port Tournament, team wins in 9th) (pitched to two over the minimum final five in loss) (got out of bases loaded, no outs in ninth in 7-3 game) @8/9 Neth* W 7.0 5 1 1 3 5 7/29 Net (2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 *7/18 Mex. Sv 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 (after 3 BB in first 2 inn., retired 7 and then 8 in a row) @8/5 Taipei 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 (walked 1st, got line out on second in 2-1 win with two (had the fourht-best ERA (0.61) amongst pitchers at the runners on to send Americans to Gold Medal Game) World Port Tournament) #37 Mike Minor *7/20 Cuba 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Freshman | LHP | Vanderbilt 7/24 China Sv 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 #30 Scott Gorgen 7/29 Net (2) 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 (gave up three runs in the ninth) Sophomore | RHP | UC Irvine 2007 IP H R ER BB SO @8/7 Japan 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 6/20 N.Adms W 3.0 1 1 0 0 3 Late summer edition to Team USA @8/11 Cuba 3.0 4 1 1 1 1 6/24 Newport W 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 2007 IP H R ER BB SO 6/29 Taipei 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 #30 Eric Surkamp 7/30 Russ* W 4.2 3 0 0 1 8 7/3 Taipei* W 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 (pre-determined start, first start of the summer) 7/8 Japan W 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 Sophomore | LHP | NC State @8/6 Cuba* L 6.0 6 3 1 0 10 7/22 China* W 6.0 4 0 0 0 12 Late summer edition to Team USA, after being cut dur- (down just 3-2 to Cuba when he left) 7/28 Net (2)* L 4.0 5 5 1 1 4 ing team Trails in June. @8/5 Taipei* 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 #12 Seth Frankoff (left after undisclosed injury) 2007 IP H R ER BB SO @8/11 Cuba* L 4.0 4 3 1 2 3 Freshman | LHP | UNC-Wilmington 6/19 Oil Can* 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 6/24 Newport 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Late summer edition to Team USA #4 Josh Romanski 6/29 Net (1)* 5.2 1 1 1 4 5 Sophomore | LHP | San Diego @7/7 Japan* W 6.0 4 0 0 2 5 2007 IP H R ER BB SO (retired seven in a row in start at World Port) 7/30 Russ 3.1 1 0 0 0 5 2007 IP H R ER BB SO @8/5 Taipei L 0.2 3 5 4 2 0 6/20 N. Adams 3.0 4 0 0 0 5 NO LONGER WITH TEAM (gave up five runs in fifth at World Port Tourney) 6/24 Newport 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 @8/7 Neth 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 #17 Brian Matusz 6/30 Taipei 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 Sophomore | LHP | San Diego 7/2 Taipei L 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 7/5 Japan 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 2007 IP H R ER BB SO #14 Brett Hunter *7/20 Cuba 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 6/22 Vermont*W 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 Sophomore | RHP | Pepperdine (Gold Medal Game) (retired first seven batters of the game) 7/24 China* 4.0 6 1 1 0 5 6/29 Taipei* W 4.0 1 0 0 2 7 2007 IP H R ER BB SO @8/6 Cuba 2.0 5 5 5 0 2 (retired first nine batters of the game) 6/19 Oil Can 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 (five run seventh inning at World Port) 7/5 Japan* L 6.0 6 3 2 1 5 6/23 Torrington 3.0 2 1 1 4 5 7/18 Mex* W 6.1 3 1 1 4 5 7/1 Taipei 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 #44 Tyson Ross (won semi of Pan Am Games to send into Gold Game) 7/4 Japan Sv 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Sophomore | RHP | California 7/6 Japan 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 *7/16 Domin. 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 #40 Lance Lynn 2007 IP H R ER BB SO *7/18 Mex. 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 Sophomore | RHP | Ole Miss 6/21 Keene 4.0 2 0 0 0 5 (sent game into the ninth of 2-1 semifinal) 6/29 Taipei 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 *7/20 Cuba 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2007 IP H R ER BB SO 7/4 Japan* W 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 7/24 China W 4.0 1 0 0 2 3 6/22 Vermont 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 (retired final six batters he faced) 7/29 Net (1) W 3.1 0 0 0 0 5 7/1 Taipei* W 6.0 2 1 0 2 10 *7/15 Domin.* W 6.2 4 1 1 2 7 (retired all 10 batters in order; took lead in top of 9th) (retired first nine batters, five by K, struck out five of 6 *7/20 Cuba 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 @8/2 Japan W 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 later in the contest) (finished second at the Pan Ams in strikeouts) (retired last four batters in order, llast two by K, game 7/8 Japan* 5.0 3 2 1 2 7 7/28 Neth* W 7.0 2 0 0 0 8 won in top of ninth) 7/16 Nicara* W 7.0 5 3 2 2 1 (perfect through five, no-hitter into sixth) @8/5 Taipei 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 (two runs in first, two hits from 2nd through sixth) @8/4 Neth* W 7.0 8 0 0 0 4 @8/10 Taipei 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 7/25 China* L 4.0 2 2 2 3 4 (comb. 36 outs against Netherlands by groundout) (struck out the side in the eighth on 12 pitches) @8/10 Taipe* L 7.0 6 1 1 2 2 @8/11 Cuba 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 (lost 1-0 game at World Port) #24 Jacob Thompson (gave up a run in his final inning of the summer) (had the fourth-best ERA at the World Port at 0.64) Freshman | RHP | Virginia (had the best strikeout ratio--16.20 and the third-best opponent batting average--.130) 2007 IP H R ER BB SO 6/21 Keene* W 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 #36 Joe Kelly 6/24 Newport* 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 Freshman | RHP | UC Riverside 6/30 Taipei* 6.0 2 0 0 2 2 7/6 Japan L 7.1 3 2 0 3 5 2007 IP H R ER BB SO (outdueled by Yuki Saito, two UE in 2nd in 2-1 loss) 6/19 Oil Can 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 7/20 Cuba* L 4.0 7 3 3 1 1 6/23 Torrington 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 (lost Gold medal match to Cubans) 7/1 Taipei 0.1 1 0 0 3 0 7/7 Japan 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 *7/18 Brazil W 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 7/22 China 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 7/28 Neth 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 7/29 Neth (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 @8/4 Neth 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 @8/5 Taipei 1.0 2 3 3 1 1