On October 8th, Team USA shutout Nicaragua with a final score of 5-0 in the opening game of Round 2 of the Pam Am Qualifying games. USA now holds 6 wins and zero losses in the tournament. The victory over Nicaragua qualified the USA team for 2011 Pan American games in October.
*Highlights from this game are below
PAN AM BOUND: With today’s victory the U.S. clinched a spot in the 2011 Pan American Games which will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico next October. The U.S. took silver at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio De Jainero, Brazil. Since 1951, with teams comprised mostly of collegiate level players, Team USA has won gold only once (1967), while winning the silver medal nine times (1951, 1955, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007) and the bronze three times (1959, 1983, 1991).
COACHES CORNER: Philadelphia Phillies Minor League Manager Roly de Armas is in his fifth stint as bullpen coach for Team USA. Roly, a member of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff that won the World Series, has been with team USA since 2006. de Armas has helped lead the U.S. to World Cup gold medals in both 2007 and 2009, a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and first place at the 2006 COPABE Olympic Qualifier in Havana, Cuba.
REDMOND DOMINANT: USA starter Todd Redmond moved to 2-0 in tournament play, pitching seven shutout innings while holding Nicaragua to just four hits and striking out six. Redmond, a member of the gold medal-winning 2009 World Cup squad moves his record to 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA in his two seasons with the Team USA.
ELECTRIC CORD: U.S. second baseman Cord Phelps went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead Team USA to victory. Phelps, a prospect in the Cleveland Indians organization, played his college baseball at Stanford.
TODAY’S OTHER ACTION:
Dominican Republic 5 – Canada 2
Cuba 4 Panama 1 – 7th inning
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico – 7:30pm
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