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• Sep. 6^th

  Team USA baseball bounces back from loss to Canada

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  Stephen Gonsalves of Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) pitched brilliantly.

  Team USA 18U bounced back from an extra-innings loss to Canada to top Chinese Taipei 5-1 at the IBAF Junior AAA/18U World Championships in South Korea on Wednesday.
  
  Cavan Biggio came up big for Team USA in the win as he went 4-for-4 with an RBI for his best outing of the tournament. Reese McGuire had a pair of RBI in going 3-for-4 while Ryan Boldt and Dom Nunez each had two hits. William Abreu had an RBI.
  
  Stephen Gonsalves had another strong outing for Team USA, pitching nine innings and giving up just one run on eight hits with four strikeouts and only two walks.
  
  Team USA managed just three hits in a 1-0 10-inning loss to Canada. Jeremy Martinez, Chris Okey and Biggio each had a single.
  
  Strong pitching performances from Garrett Williams and Ian Clarkin went for naught after Canada scored a single run in the 10th inning off of Keegan Thompson. Williams pitched five and two-thirds innings while giving up no runs on four hits with four strikeouts. Clarkin went two and a third innings with no runs on one hit with four strikeouts and two walks.
  
  Earlier in the week in pool play, Team USA edged Venezuela 3-2 in the eighth inning on Biggio's basehit that scored Christian Arroyo.
  
  Dominic Taccolini pitched the final six innings for the win. He allowed no runs on one hit with eight strikeouts. Martinez went 3-for-4 to lead the Team USA hitters. Abreu and Arroyo each had two hits with Arroyo driving in a run.
  
  Team USA had little trouble in a 6-2 win over Australia, building a 6-0 lead before giving up two runs in the top of the ninth. McGuire led the offense with a 3-for-4 effort that included two RBI and a double. Okey and Arroyo each had a double and an RBI among their two hits.
  
  Ryan Olson went eight innings to get the win. He gave up no runs on two hits with seven strikeouts and a walk.
  
  Team USA takes on Japan in a crossover game on Friday. The tournament concludes with the medal games on Saturday.
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  Reese McGuire, William Abreu, Dominic Taccolini, Christian Arroyo, Stephen Gonsalves, Keegan Thompson, Ryan Olson, Chris Okey, Dom Nunez, Garrett Williams
• Sep. 2^nd

  USA 2-1 at Junior World Baseball Championships

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  Dom Nunez of Elk Grove plays for Team USA 18U.

  Team USA 18U opened the IBAF Junior AAA/18U World Championships over the weekend with a 17-0 win over Netherlands and added an 11-1 victory over Colombia, but lost to host Korea 8-2.
  
  Against Netherlands, Christian Arroyo was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI while Jeremy Martinez was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Dom Nunez also had two hits with two RBI while Ryan Boldt was 2-for-4 with with an RBI. William Abreu and Reese McGuire each added two RBI apiece with Abreu belting a double and McGuire socking a double. Chris Okey also had a double.
  
  Garrett Williams started on the mound and went six innings, giving up five hits with nine strikeouts and three walks.
  
  Team USA was unable to get much going against Korea, scoring one run in the first inning and another in the fourth on seven hits. Martinez was 2-for-2 with an RBI while Arroyo also drove in a run.
  
  Keegan Thompson took the loss for Team USA, giving up three runs in three innings pitched with three strikeouts.
  
  Stephen Gonsalves got Team USA back on pace with a complete-game outing against Colombia. Gonsalves gave up one run on six hits while walking two and striking out eight.
  
  On offense, Boldt put on a running display as he stole five bases and scored four runs while walking in all four of his at-bats.
  
  Martinez continued his hot bat, going 1-for-2 with a triple and three RBI. Abreu added two doubles while Nunez and McGuire each had a double and Conner Heady had a triple. McGuire tied Martinez with three RBI.
  
  Team USA continues play Monday against Venezuela and will conclude pool play against Australia on Tuesday. Medal games are scheduled for Saturday.
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  By Staff ReportSep. 2^nd, 2012, 12:00 A2 Comments

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• Aug. 23^rd

  Team USA Baseball announces roster

  USA Baseball made its final cuts Tuesday for the 18U team that will be competing in the IBAF 18U/AAA World Championships in Seoul, South Korea, August 30-Sept. 8.
  
  A total of 144 athletes began in June with the 2012 tournament of Stars at Cary, N.C. The tournament whittled the total number of qualifiers down to 40. The final cut down to 20 players was held in Fullerton last week.
  
  

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  Jeremy Martinez, Mater Dei

  California has a total of six players on the roster while Florida has five. A total of eight states are represented.
  
  Among the roster members include MaxPreps All-Americans Stephen Gonsalves of Cathedral Catholic, Jeremy Martinez of Mater Dei, Reese McGuire of Kentwood, Carson Sands of North Florida Christian and Keegan Thompson of Cullman. Perfect Game All-American Classic MVP Ryan Boldt of Red Wing also made the cut.
  
  The team sets off for Taichung, Taiwan for a three-game exhibition series with Chinese Taiper on Aug. 25-27. Team USA begins pool play against Australia, Netherlands, Korea, Colombia and Venezuela beginning August 30.
  
  Team USA won last year's AAA/18U Pan Am Championships, held in Cartagena, Colombia. Team USA also won the last Junior World Championship in 2010, which was held in Thunder Bay, Canada.
  
  Team USA Roster
  
  William Abreu, OF, Mater Academy Charter (Hialeah Gardens, Fla.)
  Christian Arroyo, IF, Hernando (Brooksville, Fla.)
  Cavan Biggio, IF/OF, St. Thomas Catholic (Houston, Texas)
  Ryan Boldt, OF, Red Wing (Red Wing, Minn.)
  Bryson Brigman, IF/OF, Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)
  Ian Clarkin, LHP, Madison (San Diego, Calif.)
  Kevin Davis, RHP, T.R. Miller (Brewton, Ala.)
  Stephen Gonsalves, LHP, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.)
  Conner Heady, IF/RHP, North Oldham (Goshen, Ky.)
  John Kilichowski, LHP, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
  Jeremy Martinez, C, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
  Andy McGuire, IF, Madison (Vienna, Va.)
  Reese McGuire, C, Kentwood (Covington, Wash.)
  Dom Nunez, IF, Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.)
  Chris Okey, C, Eustis (Eustis, Fla.)
  Ryan Olson, RHP, Western Christian (Upland, Calif.)
  Carson Sands, LHP, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.)
  Dominic Taccolini, RHP, Fort Bend Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas)
  Keegan Thompson, RHP, Cullman (Cullman, Ala.)
  Garrett Williams, LHP, Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.).
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  By Kevin AskelandAug. 23^rd, 2012, 12:00 A1 Comment

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• Aug. 13^th

  Ryan Boldt leads West at Perfect Game All-American Classic

  The West rallied for six runs over the sixth and seventh innings to come from behind and defeat the East 7-6 at the Perfect Game All-American Classic at PETCO Park Sunday in San Diego.
  
  The East held the early 6-1 lead before the West rallied for two runs in the sixth inning and four more in the seventh.
  
  Ryan Boldt earned game MVP honors for the West after going 2-for-3 with a triple.
  
  

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  Ryan Tellez, Elk Grove

  "This was just a dream come true," Boldt told Perfect Game. "It was just a great opportunity to be able to come out and play with all these great players."
  
  Ryan Tellez also proved to be a valuable member of the West team, driving in two runs with a triple. Jeremy Martinez also had two hits and an RBI while Dominic Smith drove in two runs and Sheldon Neuse and Nicholas Banks each had one.
  
  Stephen Gonsalves earned the win, going one inning and allowing no runs on one hit. Ian Clarkin led the team in strikeouts with three during his one inning of work. Derik Beauprez and Kacy Clemens each struck out two.
  
  For the East, Clint Frazier and Corder Sandberg each drove in two runs with Frazier going 2-for-2 with a run scored. Travis Demeritte had the only other RBI with a double. Jan Hernandez of Carlos Beltran Academy (San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico), added a double while Brian Navarreto of Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.) belted a triple for the East's best hits.
  
  The nine East pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts. Brett Morales had three while Robert Tyler, Kevin Davis, Aj Puk and Robert Kaminsky all had two each.
  
  The West leads the overall series 5-4-1.
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  By Kevin AskelandAug. 13^th, 2012, 03:06 P1 Comment

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