1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Team USA	11	10	7	X	28	21	1

Win: Jayden Stroman Loss: Alessandro Gamberini Save: None

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TAINAN, Taiwan - Team USA (2-1) scored a program-record 28 runs and its pitching staff allowed just one hit as it powered past Italy (1-3), 28-1, in the third game of the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup, at ASPAC B Stadium in Tainan, Taiwan on Monday.
 

Team USA notched one of the best offensive games in the history of the 12U National Team on Monday. The U.S. set a program record with 28 runs on the day, besting the previous mark that was set in a 27-6 win over Korea in 2017. The red, white and blue, also finished second in two team categories, RBIs (23) and walks (10), falling one RBI and a walk short of tying the team records.

Rashad Hayes (Oakland, Calif.) led the U.S. offensively after recording four RBIs on a pair of hits, including a home run, and scoring four runs in the contest. Hayes' four runs placed him in a tie with 10 other players for the most in a game. Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas) added a pair of home runs and contributed four RBIs in his two appearances at the plate. Jack Ruckert (Baton Rouge, La.) became the eighth player in program history to record four hits in a game. Eleven total batters recorded a hit for Team USA, while 10 earned an RBI.

Team USA's starting pitcher Jayden Stroman (Medford, N.Y.) earned the win on the mound after allowing just one hit and striking out a batter in two innings of work. Jack McKernan (Missouri City, Texas) entered the game in the third inning and struck out two of the three batters he faced in his lone inning of work. Italy's starting pitcher Alessandro Gamberini suffered the loss after giving up six runs while failing to record an out.

Key Moments

• Bryce Nixon (Huffman, Texas) and Rashad Hayes (Oakland, Calif.) each drew a walk to lead off the game for Team USA, before Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas) brought them home with a three-RBI home run.
• The U.S. continued the scoring in the inning as Gavin Fien (Temecula, Calif.) hit an RBI-double to plate Jack Ruckert (Baton Rouge, La.), giving Team USA a 4-0 lead with no outs in the bottom of the first.
• Jaiden Lo Re (Phoenix, Ariz.) brought Fien home with an RBI-single to left field, before Noah Meza (Chino Hills, Calif.) stole home to stretch the U.S. lead. Lo Re crossed home on a throwing error by Italy two batters later.
• Hayes made the most of his second plate appearance in the inning as he hit a three-run homer to left field that brought Gustavo Melendez (Cayey, P.R.) and Nixon home.
• Tinajero followed Hayes' home run with his second homer of the inning to give Team USA an 11-0 lead.
• Team USA kept its bats hot in the second inning, scoring 10 runs on eight hits to take a commanding 21-0 lead. Nixon and Brenden Lewis (Santee, Calif.) recorded two RBI's in the inning, while Hayes, Ruckert, Meza, and Melendez drove in a run each. Meza and Melendez also scored on a wild pitch.
• The U.S. added seven runs to take a 28-0 lead in the bottom of the third, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Dillon Adkins (Mechanicsville, Md.) that broke the program record for the most runs scored in a game.
• Italy scored its lone run in the top of the fourth before the game was called due to the run rule.

Notable Information

• Team USA moved to 2-1 at the 2019 WBSC U-12 World Cup with the win, while Italy fell to 1-2.
• The U.S. set a program record with 28 runs on the day, while ranking second in RBIs (23) and walks (10).
• Eleven total batters recorded a hit for Team USA, while nine earned at least two RBIs.
• Rashad Hayes led the U.S. offensively after recording four RBIs on a pair of hits, including a home run, and scoring four runs in the contest.
• Hayes' four runs scored placed him in a tie with 10 other players for the most in a game.
• Bryce Nixon tied Brandon Olivera (July 30, 2019, against Korea) for the program record in walks in a game, with three.
• Jack Ruckert became the eighth player in program history to record four hits in a game.
• Jayden Stroman (1-0) earned the win on the mound after allowing just one hit and striking out a batter in two innings of work. Italy's Alessandro Gamberini (0-1) suffered the loss.
• Team USA's pitching staff allowed just one hit in Monday's contest, marking the second time that the U.S. has held an opponent to one hit at the 2019 WBSC U-12 World Cup.

On Deck

• Team USA will continue the opening round of the WBSC U-12 World Cup on Monday, July 29, against Italy, before facing Mexico on Tuesday, July 30. Both games are set to being at 2:00 a.m. ET and will be played at ASPAC B Stadium.
• The U.S. will wrap the opening round of the WBSC U-12 World Cup on Wednesday, July 31, against Korea.
   

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