USA defeats Guatemala 5-1 at Pan American

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 10/5/06 4:01:42 PM 
From:  "Brian McCall" <bmccall at softball.org> 


 
Subject:  USA defeats Guatemala 5-1 at Pan American Softball
Championships  

  

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USAdefeats Guatemala5-1 at Pan American Softball Championships

 

Hermosillo, Mexico---With its fourth consecutive win, theUSA
Softball Men’s National Team improved to 5-2 with a 5-1 win over
Guatemalaon Thursday morning at the 2006 Pan American Softball
Championships. TravisPrice (Santa Ana, Calif.won his second game
for the U.S.by holding Guatemalato just one run on seven hits.

 

The game remained scoreless through the first three innings until
the U.S.exploded for four runs in the top of the fourth inning.
With one out, OmarMoraga (Tucson, Ariz.) walked and scored on
a Frank DeGroathome run to give the U.S. a 2-0 lead. But the
guys in Red, White and Blue werenot finished with their rally
as Chad Boom (Barnesville, Minn.followed with a solo home run
to push the lead to 3-0. After reaching base on afielder’s choice,
Sonny Perkins (St. MichaelsAriz.) scored the final run of the
inning on adouble by Luis Joglar (Fairview NJ).

 

Guatemalascored their only run of the game in the bottom of the
sixth inning thanks to alead off home run by right fielder Gerardo
Dacaret.

 

In the seventh inning, the U.S. added an insurance run byexecuting
a perfect suicide squeeze. With one out, Blake Miller (Albany,
Ga.) singled, movedto second on a base hit by Chris Miljavac
(St. Joseph, Mo.on to third on a double steal. ChadFerguson (Battle
CreekMich.) was called on to pinch hit for KyleMagnusson (Salt
Lake City, Utah) and was given the sign to lay down abunt for
a suicide squeeze. The play worked perfectly as Miller raced
home and Ferguson was out on thesacrifice.

 

In 6 2/3 innings of work, Price allowed just one run on seven
hits andhad eight strikeouts. He was pulled with one out remaining
in the bottom of theseventh inning after walking his first batter
of the game. Tony Peeples (San Miguel, Calif.entered the game
and struck out the last batter to secure the win.

 

The U.S. returns to action tonight against host Mexico at 7 p.m.Pacific
time before wrapping up pool play on Friday at 9 p.m. Pacific
againstPuerto Rico. 

 

 

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