Blake Miller 3-for-3, Win for Travis Price
USA Registers 9-2 Win in Opening Game of ISF World Cup
PRAGUE — The USA Men’s National Team registered a 9-2 run rule win over DeMo EHS of the Netherlands today in its opening game in the ISF World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. The U.S. out-hit their opponents 11-4 while taking advantage of three DeMo EHS errors to start off play 1-0.
The game was called at the end of six innings (seven after five) because of the ISF run rule after the USA had scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning against DeMo relief hurler Jared Welsh. Welsh entered in the fourth after the USA hit DeMo starter Doug Gillis to take a 6-2 advantage. Welsh allowed three runs and three hits in three innings.
The 42-year-old Gillis, a former member of the USA Men’s National Team, hurled the first three innings, allowing six runs on eight hits. One of the hits was a 280-foot two-run homer in the third inning by USA catcher Frank DeGroat (Ringwood, N.J.) over the left field fence,
“We had a good effort today,†USA Head Coach Peter Turner (Stockton, Calif.) said. “Travis (Price) gave us a solid performance and we’ve got the kind of team that creates a lot of havoc against the opposition with our speed and hitting ability.â€
Price, one of the veterans on the team, went six innings and fanned eight, allowing a pair of runs on four hits. The two runs came in the top of the second when DeMo EHS took an early 2-1 record on an RBI double to the fence by Jeffery Visser and a throwing error by Price.
The USA seized the lead for good with three runs in the second inning before DeGroat increased the margin with the USA’s first home of the World Cup.
Leading the USA offense was Blake Miller (Albany, Ga.) who scored a pair of runs and went three-for-three including a triple in the fifth inning. Mo Kandouse (Patterson, N.J.) also had an RBI triple in the sixth inning and scored on a passed ball to conclude the scoring for the USA, which has a pair of games on Tuesday. Chris Miljavac (St. Joseph, Mo.,) also had a pair of singles for the USA for an RBI and a run scored.
Team USA plays tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. (5:30 am CST) against the Denmark National Team (1-0) and at 8:00 p.m. (2:00 pm CST) against the Japanese National Team.
For further information contact Bill Plummer, USA Softball at 202 352 2649.
Netherlands vs USA (Jun 18, 2007)
* Box score
* Play-by-Play
Box score
2007 MEN’S WORLD CUP
Netherlands vs USA
Jun 18, 2007 at Prague
Netherlands 2
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dave Hazel cf………… 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
M.Groenhart ss……….. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rody Stam 1b…………. 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
Matyas ph…………… 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M Prochaska ph………. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hale Bernard lf………. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Cameron 2b………. 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0
Jeff Visser 3b……….. 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
Pin Winkel dh………… 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
T. Beaumont c………… 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
E.Zomesdyk rf………… 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doug Gillis p………… 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jared Welsh p……….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals………………. 23 2 4 1 2 8 16 8 5
USA 9
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LALONDE, ADAM cf……… 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
MILJAVAC, CHRIS rf……. 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
MILLER D ph…………. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MORAGA,OMAR ss……….. 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
HUNT, TIM ph………… 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
DELARWELLE,CHRIS dh…… 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
KANDOUS, MOJAHED pr….. 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DEGROAT,FRANK c………. 3 1 1 2 0 2 7 0 3
DEVINE, NATHAN 1b…….. 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
MILLER BLAKE 2b………. 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
CASCAES, GREGG 3b…….. 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
GORING,LUCAS lf………. 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
PRICE,TRAVIS p……….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals………………. 27 9 11 4 4 7 18 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Netherlands………… 020 000 – 2 4 3
USA…………….. 132 012 – 9 11 1
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E – Rody Stam; Jeff Visser; T. Beaumont; PRICE. LOB – DeMoEHS 5; USA 6. 2B –
Jeff Visser; DELARWELLE. 3B – KANDOUS; MILLER BLAKE. HR – DEGROAT.
Netherlands IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Doug Gillis……… 3.0 8 6 5 1 5 17 18
Jared Welsh……… 2.1 3 3 3 3 2 10 13
USA IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PRICE,TRAVIS…….. 6.0 4 2 2 2 8 23 25
Win – PRICE. Loss – Doug Gillis. Save – None.
PB – T. Beaumont 4.
Umpires – HP: Doles Mirek 1B: Juan Maestre 3B: S.Matsushita
Start: 2:05 Time: 4:30 Attendance: 174
Game: PRAGUE1
Play-by-Play
2007 MEN’S WORLD CUP
Netherlands vs USA – Play-by-Play
Jun 18, 2007 at Prague
Score by Innings R H E
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Netherlands………… 020 000 – 2 4 3
USA…………….. 132 012 – 9 11 1
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Netherlands starters: 0/cf Dave Hazel; 0/ss M.Groenhart; 0/1b Rody Stam; 0/lf Hale
Bernard; 0/2b Mike Cameron; 0/3b Jeff Visser; 0/dh Pin Winkel; 0/c T. Beaumont;
0/rf E.Zomesdyk; 0/p Doug Gillis;
USA starters: 11/cf LALONDE; 12/rf MILJAVAC; 6/ss MORAGA; 27/dh DELARWELLE; 8/c
DEGROAT; 22/1b DEVINE; 1/2b MILLER BLAKE; 5/3b CASCAES; 2/lf GORING; 34/p
PRICE;
Netherlands 1st – Dave Hazel struck out swinging. M.Groenhart grounded out
to 3b. Rody Stam struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
USA 1st – LALONDE struck out looking. MILJAVAC singled, bunt. MORAGA
singled to left field; MILJAVAC advanced to second. DELARWELLE grounded out to
p; MORAGA advanced to second; MILJAVAC advanced to third. MILJAVAC scored on a
passed ball, scored. MORAGA advanced to third. DEGROAT struck out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Netherlands 2nd – Hale Bernard grounded out to p. Mike Cameron singled to
second base. Jeff Visser doubled to right center, RBI; Mike Cameron scored. Pin
Winkel walked. T. Beaumont reached on an error by p; Pin Winkel advanced to
third; Jeff Visser scored. E.Zomesdyk grounded out to 1b unassisted. Dave Hazel
struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
USA 2nd – DEVINE grounded out to 3b. MILLER BLAKE singled to center
field. CASCAES struck out swinging. GORING singled, bunt; MILLER BLAKE advanced
to third. LALONDE walked; GORING advanced to second. LALONDE advanced to
second; GORING advanced to third; MILLER BLAKE scored on a passed ball, scored,
unearned. MILJAVAC singled, bunt, advanced to second, RBI; LALONDE advanced to
third, scored on an error by 3b; GORING scored. MORAGA grounded out to 2b. 3runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Netherlands 3rd – M.Groenhart struck out swinging. Rody Stam struck out
swinging. Hale Bernard flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
USA 3rd – DELARWELLE doubled to left field. No play. DEGROAT homered to
left field, 2 RBI; DELARWELLE scored. DEVINE grounded out to 2b. MILLER BLAKE
singled, bunt, advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by 1b. CASCAES
struck out swinging. GORING struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1LOB.
Netherlands 4th – Mike Cameron singled. Jeff Visser walked; Mike Cameron
advanced to second. Pin Winkel singled; Jeff Visser advanced to second; Mike
Cameron advanced to third. T. Beaumont popped up to ss. E.Zomesdyk flied out to
rf. Dave Hazel lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
USA 4th – Jared Welsh to p for Doug Gillis. LALONDE grounded out to 2b.
MILJAVAC grounded out to 2b unassisted. MORAGA walked. DELARWELLE walked;
MORAGA advanced to second. DEGROAT struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0errors, 2 LOB.
Netherlands 5th – KANDOUS pinch ran for DELARWELLE. M.Groenhart grounded
out to 3b. Matyas pinch hit for Rody Stam. M Prochaska pinch hit for Matyas. M
Prochaska grounded out to p. Hale Bernard grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
USA 5th – Rody Stam to 1b for M Prochaska. DEVINE flied out to lf.
MILLER BLAKE tripled. MILLER BLAKE scored on an error by c. CASCAES struck out
swinging. GORING singled. GORING advanced to second on a passed ball. LALONDE
grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Netherlands 6th – Mike Cameron struck out swinging. Jeff Visser struck out,
out at first p to 1b. Pin Winkel struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0LOB.
USA 6th – MILLER D pinch hit for MILJAVAC. MILLER D out at first p to 3b
to 1b. HUNT pinch hit for MORAGA. HUNT walked. KANDOUS tripled, RBI; HUNT
scored. KANDOUS scored on a passed ball. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.