1	2	3	4	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Team USA	11	1	6	X	18	0	0

Win: A. Mercurius (1-1) Loss: J. Jonathan (0-1) Save: None

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TAINAN, Taiwan - Alexander Mercurius (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Brenden Lewis (Santee, Calif.) combined to throw a no-hitter as the USA Baseball 12U National Team dropped South Africa, 18-0, to conclude the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup on Saturday at ASPAC B stadium in Tainan, Taiwan.
 

Team USA concluded the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup with a 6-2 overall record, while South Africa finished the tournament with a 1-7 overall record. The U.S. outscored its opponents 118-21 in the tournament. Saturday's second game of the doubleheader marked the team's first no-hitter of the tournament. The U.S. held opponents to one hit or less in four games of the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup.

Mercurius set the tone on the mound for Team USA after striking out three in two hitless innings on the mound to earn the win. Lewis entered the game in the third inning and struck out all three batters that he faced to complete the no-hitter. South Africa's Jaedon Jonathan (0-1) suffered the loss.

Jaiden Lo Re (Oakland, Calif.) led the U.S. at the plate after going 3-for-3, including a double and a home run, while recording three RBIs and scoring two runs. Lo Re became the seventh different player to log a home run for Team USA with a two-RBI home run in the first inning. Three members of Team USA added two hits on the day, including Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas), who picked up his sixth multi-hit game of the tournament. Tinajero picked up his team-leading fourth home run with a two-RBI shot in the bottom of the first.

Key Moments

• Team USA jumped out to an early lead as Gavin Fien (Temecula, Calif.) hit an RBI-single before Lucas Tinajero hit his team-leading fourth home run to plate Fien and give Team USA a 3-0 lead with no outs in the bottom of the first.
• The U.S. continued the scoring two batters later as Noah Meza (Chino Hills, Calif.) and Gustavo Melendez (Cayey, P.R.) hit an RBI-single and an RBI-double, respectively, before Jaiden Lo Re hit the team's second homer of the inning to stretch the lead to 7-0.
• Fien added two more RBIs to his total with a double and Dillon Adkins hit an RBI-single to center field to give Team USA an 11-0 advantage.
• Rashad Hayes (Oakland, Calif.) brought home Team USA's lone run of the second inning with a sacrifice fly to right field.
• The red, white and blue used four hits to plate six more runs in the bottom of the third, highlighted by a two-RBI single by Sebastian Segura (Spring, Texas).
• Team USA's Alexander Mercurius (Las Vegas, Nev.) was lights out on the mound, pitching three hitless innings while striking out five before Brenden Lewis (Santee, Calif.) entered the game in the top of the fourth and struck out the side to end the game due to the run rule.

Notable Information

• Team USA earned two wins on Saturday after defeating Czech Republic,11-0, and South Africa 18-0.
• The U.S. closed the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup with a 6-2 overall record.
• The red, white and blue recorded four shutouts in the tournament, including shutting out its final three opponents.
• Saturday's second contest against South Africa marked the team's first no-hitter at the tournament and the 15th in program history.
• The U.S. held opponents to one hit or less in four games of the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup.
• Lucas Tinajero picked up his sixth multi-hit game of the tournament after going 2-for-2 at the plate.
• Tinajero led the U.S. squad in hits (14), home runs (4) and batting average (.667) in the tournament while tying for second with 11 runs scored and RBIs.
• Dillon Adkins scored 11 runs and drove in 12 RBIs to pace the red, white and blue.
• Noah Meza led the team with eight stolen bases at the 2019 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup.
• Bryce Nixon drew eight walks, tying a program record for the most walks in a season.
• Brenden Lewis paced Team USA with two wins on the mound and tied for the team lead with seven. 

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