TAINAN, Taiwan - Friday's contest between the USA Baseball 12U National Team and the Czech Republic was postponed due to rain with the U.S. leading 11-0 in the top of the third inning. The game will resume on Saturday, August 2, at midnight ET at ASPAC B stadium in Tainan, Taiwan.
Team USA will now conclude the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup on Saturday, August 2, with a doubleheader. The U.S. and the Czech Republic will complete its scheduled game at ASPAC B Stadium, before the red, white and blue, takes on South Africa at 2 a.m. ET.
Key Moments
- Josiah Hartshorn (Anaheim, Calif.) led off the top of the first for Team USA with a single up the middle before stealing second base. Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas) drew a walk in the next at-bat to put runners on first and second.
- Gavin Fien (Temecula, Calif.) doubled down the right-field line two pitches later to clear the bases and give the U.S. a 2-0 lead.
- Dillon Adkins (Mechanicsville, Md.) continued the scoring for Team USA two batters later with a three-run homer that sailed out of the stadium, giving the red, white and blue a 5-0 advantage.
- Lucas Tinajero then hit his third home run of the tournament with an opposite-field home run that scored two to give Team USA a 9-0 advantage heading into the bottom of the first.
- Team USA added a pair of runs in the bottom of the second after Rashad Hayes (Oakland, Calif.) and Lo Re hit an RBI-double and an RBI-single, respectively, to stretch the lead to 11-0.
- Friday's contest will resume on Saturday, August 3, at 12 a.m. ET with Jack Ruckert at the plate and two outs in the top of the third.
Notable Information
- Dillon Adkins and Lucas Tinajero each hit a home run in the top of the first as Team USA jumped out to an early 9-0 lead. The U.S. added two more runs in the second before the game was delayed and later postponed with two outs in the third.
- The game will resume on Saturday with Jack Ruckert at the plate and two outs in the top of the third.
On Deck
- Friday's matchup against the Czech Republic will resume on Saturday, August 2, at 12 a.m. ET, with two outs in the top of the third inning and the U.S. leading 11-0.
- The U.S. will wrap up the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup with a game against South Africa on Saturday, August 3, at ASPAC B Stadium in Tainan, Taiwan.
Social
- Stay tuned to @USABaseball12U on Twitter and visit USABaseball.com for the most up-to-date news about the 12U National Team.