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Mike Potter ·
22 Sep 2009, 9:24 PM ·
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Team USA took advantage of a balanced offense, avenging its only loss of the IBAF World Cup with a 6-3 win over Venezuela in Florence, Italy.
The result clinched for the Red, White and Blue a spot in the tournament’s medal round this weekend.
Pedro Alvarez (pictured) ripped his fourth homer of the tournament for the Americans, while Tug Hulett was 2-for-2 with a pair of runs and veteran Terry Tiffee added two RBI.
Trevor Plouffe extended his hitting streak to 10 games in the win.
Brad Lincoln (2-0) pitched 6 2/3 innings in the victory while Team USA’s fourth pitcher of the night, Geno Espinelli, picked up his first save.
Team USA is 4-0 in Round 3 because of a 3-0 record against Pool G qualifying opponents, and held a 2 1/2-game lead over Australia, Canada and Chinese Taipei following the win.
The next game is against Puerto Rico on Wednesday at 2 p.m. (EDT) in Florence.
Baseball, USA Baseball Australia, Brad Lincoln, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Geno Espinelli, Italy, Pedro Alvarez, Puerto Rico, Terry Tiffee, Trevor Plouffe, Tug Hulett, Venezuela
Mike Potter ·
21 Sep 2009, 8:01 PM ·
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Trevor Plouffe’s walk-off homer made the difference as Team USA beat Australia 4-3 in the IBAF World Cup in Bologna, Italy, clinching the top seed in Group G for the Final Round.
After the Aussies took a 1-0 lead, Justin Smoak extended his team record with his ninth homer of the tournament to tie the game in the sixth. Former Durham Bull Jon Weber gave the Red, White and Blue the lead with an RBI grounder later in the inning.
Australia scored twice in the seventh, but Plouffe (pictured) tied the score again with an RBI grounder in the bottom of the frame to make it 3-3.
His two out homer to left in the ninth then ended the game.
Cory Luebke had a six-inning quality start in the no-decision. Former Durham Bull Jason Childers then added two innings of scoreless relief, striking out three, before Ehren Wasserman got the win in his first decision of the tournament.
The USA will take on Venezuela today at 2 p.m. (EDT) in Firenze, Italy. Venezuela defeated Team USA in its first game of the tournament, 13-9 in an extra-inning tiebreaker.
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Mike Potter ·
20 Sep 2009, 10:59 PM ·
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Justin Smoak’s two homers set a Team USA tournament record while every player in the lineup hit safely in a 12-3 rout over host Italy in the IBAF World Cup in Turin.
Smoak (pictured) had a three-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth for the defending champion Red, White and Blue, who have already qualified for the eight-team Final.
Buck Coats and Trevor Plouffe also homered for the Americans.
Lucas Harrell (2-0) got he victory in relief of Kasey Kiker, while former Durham Bull Cedrick Bowers and B.J. Rosenberg were also in hitless relief.
Plouffe went 3-for-6, extending his hitting streak to eight games.
Team USA will close out second-round play against Australia on Monday at 11 a.m. (EDT) in Bologna. Cory Luebke (1-0) is the scheduled starter.
Baseball, Durham Bulls, USA Baseball Australia, B.J. Rosenberg, Buck Coats, Cedrick Bowers, Cory Luebke, Justin Smoak, Kasey Kiker, Lucas Harrell, Trevor Plouffe
Mike Potter ·
15 Sep 2009, 10:45 PM ·
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Justin Smoak (pictured) and Terry Tiffee blasted back-to-back homers in the third inning, leading defending champion Team USA to a 4-2 win over Japan at the IBAF World Cup in Macerata, Italy.
Brad Lincoln pitched 7 1/3 innings in the victory before a sellout crowd at Stadio Comunale, while Nate Field collected the save.
The USA is 3-0 in the second round, while Japan is 1-1.
Trevor Plouffe’s seventh-inning double added an insurance run for the Red, White and Blue in the seventh.
Smoak’s homer was his sixth of the competition, tying the USA Baseball record for a single World Cup. Tino Martinez hit half a dozen in 1988.
Team USA’s next game is against Chinese Taipei on Thursday at 2 p.m. (EDT) in Turin. Todd Redmond (1-0) is the scheduled starter.
Baseball, USA Baseball Brad Lincoln, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Justin Smoak, Nate Field, Terry Tiffee, Tino Martinez, Todd Redmond, Trevor Plouffe
Mike Potter ·
12 Sep 2009, 12:16 AM ·
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Team USA definitely showed how to bounce back on Friday in baseball’s World Cup.
Todd Redmond (pictured) started off with six perfect innings and got homers from four teammates as the Red, White and Blue walloped host Germany 9-1 in Regensburg. The win came a day after Venezuela had pulled off a 13-9 upset of the USA in 11 innings.
Ike Davis’ homer in the second jump-started the USA offense, which poured three more runs onto Tim Henkenjohann - who had defeated the college-level National Team at the World Baseball Challenge - in the third.
Buck Coats added a two-run homer in the sixth, Justin Smoak another in the seventh and Trevor Plouffe yet another in the eighth.
Redmond got through eight innings, giving up two hits and striking out seven. Former Durham Bull Jason Childers gave up the only German run in the ninth.
Team USA will face China (0-2) today in its final game of pool play. The next round begins Sunday in Italy and The Netherlands.
Baseball, Durham Bulls, USA Baseball Buck Coats, China, Germany, Ike Davis, Italy, Jason Childers, Justin Smoak, The Netherlands, Tim Henkenjohann, Todd Redmond, Trevor Plouffe
Mike Potter ·
6 Sep 2009, 8:51 PM ·
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COLEMAN FIELD/CARY It’s the finale of the four-game Canada at USA exhibition series preparing for baseball’s World Cup, and today the U.S. team will go for the sweep.
Team USA is batting in the top of the inning each time. And the ninth inning is going to be different no matter what as it’s going to be played under international tiebreaker rules.
There’s an active crowd on hand, as the National Training Complex is also the site this weekend of the Labor Day Cup involving 16 high level youth teams.
Canada is wearing some very odd jerseys. The national red is the primary color, but the letters and numbers are also in the identical color and lightly outlined in black. So it’s anyone’s guess as to who is who.
The USA gets off to a big start in the first off big right-hander Matt Kniginyzky, but doesn’t get as much out of the rally as it should. It all turns out well in the end, though, as the USA wins 11-2.
Buck Coats and Trevor Plouffe lead off with back-to-back doubles, followed by a walk to Justin Smoak and a Terry Tiffee (pictured) single to center that sends Plouffe to third. But Josh Kroeger’s one-out grounder to second provides the only other RBI for a 2-0 lead. Continue reading »
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Mike Potter ·
4 Sep 2009, 9:48 PM ·
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COLEMAN FIELD/CARY It’s Game 2 of USA Baseball’s friendly series against Canada, as both teams prepare to play in the World Cup in The Netherlands, Italy in Germany later this month.
The clubs are made up entirely of minor-league pros, with the USA team completely of Triple-A and Double-A players while the Canadians are from every level including a couple of former pro pitchers who are currently without contracts.
The series should be competitive, as Team USA won the opener 6-4 on Thursday night after the visitors had taken an early 3-0 lead.
Two of the USA players were with the Durham Bulls just a few days ago. Jon Weber is playing left field and hitting third, while Jason Childers came out of the bullpen for a scoreless inning on Thursday.
It’s a mild night with no threat of rain out in one of the greenest parts of the Triangle. And it’s a happy alcohol-free crowd that will get a chance to watch “The Bad News Bears” after the early game.
Panera Bread has brought sustenance to the press box. Let’s play ball.
Team USA jumps on right-hander and former Giants organization farmhand Brooks McNiven for a three-spot in the first inning of a game the Americans eventually hold on to win 7-4.
Buck Coats (pictured) starts the rally with a one-out double to right. Weber then walks before Pedro Alvarez reaches on a fielder’s-choice ball to third to force Weber. Ike Davis walks before Justin Smoak hits a two-run single to center. Tug Hulett’s single to center makes it 3-0. Continue reading »
Baseball, Durham Bulls, USA Baseball B.J. Rosenberg, Brad Lincoln, Brett Lawrie, Brooks McNiven, Buck Coats, Canada, Chris Begg, Cole Armstrong, Daniel Descalso, Ike Davis, Jason Castro, Jason Childers, Jon Weber, Justin Smoak, Nate Field, Pedro Alvarez, Rene Tosoni, Shawn Bowman, Tim Smith, Todd Redmond, Trevor Plouffe, Tug Hulett
Adam Sobsey ·
28 May 2009, 10:20 PM ·
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The Bulls have owned the Keystone Sack for the last two days.
The Bulls pounded six doubles today at Rochester to add to the eight they hit yesterday and held on to
beat the Red Wings, 8-7. Those 14 doubles over two games represent almost 14% of the team’s season total, and they lead the league in the category. They also lead in homers—although, amazingly, they hit none during their two-game doubles barrage—and are second in walks drawn.
The win today finished off a 6-2 road trip. The Bulls are now 30-17 and trail Norfolk by 1.5 games in the IL South. They’re as far over .500 as the team has been in over a year. In other words, the Bulls haven’t missed a beat even though they’ve lost five players to the major-league squad and three more to injury while they’ve been away—that’s nearly a third of the roster (!). So many new faces were mustered in mid-trip that Charlie Montoyo must have needed name tags to recognize his charges.
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