V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup - Day 4 Live updates: USA tops Puerto Rico to win Group C undefeated, Venezuela earns first win
The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Day 4 is underway in Hermosillo, Mexico. USA and Puerto Rico collide at Hector Espino Stadium, in a key game in Group C, while Venezuela and Guam meet at the Sonora Stadium. In the afternoon, France will play Panama and host Mexico will face Czechia.
- 10:30 - Guam 1-11 Venezuela - BOX SCORE - Streaming
- 10:30 - USA 15-4 Puerto Rico - BOX SCORE - Streaming
- 19:30 - Panama vs France - Streaming
- 19:30 - Czechia vs Mexico - Streaming
Venezuela earned their first win of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup today at Sonora Stadium, with a 13-1 game over Guam. The South Americans scored at least a run in each of their five at bats.
USA 15-4 Puerto Rico
Top 7th - USA 15-4 PUR: USA explodes with eight runs in the top of the seventh to secure the top spot in Group C and a ticket to the Super Round.
Top 6th - USA 7-4 PUR: Grady Emerson steals home!! USA grabs a three-run lead now
Bottom 5th - USA 6-4 PUR: Francis Garcia scores on a wild pitch.
Top 5th - USA 6-3 PUR: Andrew Costello scores on a squeeze play and Ethan Holliday drives in one more with a single to left field.
Bottom 3rd - USA 4-3 PUR: It’s a one-run ballgame at Hector Espino! Puerto Rico scores in a close play with a sacrifice fly by Dylan Rivera.
Bottom 2nd - USA 4-2 PUR: Puerto Rico's Enrico Carrion scores on a defensive error by shortstop US Ethan Holliday.
Top 2nd - USA 4-1 PUR: Ryan Mitchell hits a two-run single to give USA a three-run lead.
Bottom 2nd - USA 4-1 PUR: Ryan Mitchell hits an RBI double to give USA a three-run lead
Bottom 1st - USA 2-1 PUR: The US starter Carson Bolemon delivers four walks in the first inning to give up the first Puerto Rican run in the game.
Top 1st - USA 2-0 PUR: Coy James hit a leadoff homer for USA to put his team in front from the beginning. Then Ryan Mitchell scores on a sacrifice fly by Brady Murrieta.
Guam 1-11 Venezuela
Bottom 5th - GUM 1-11 VEN: A four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth gives Venezuela a run-rule victory over Guam.
Top 5th - GUM 1-7 VEN: Back to back singles by Ean Lizama and Patrick Alvarez, and consecutive walks by Evan Acosta and Kaiden Weakley give Guam their first run of the game.
Bottom 4th - GUM 0-7 VEN: Deynis Gonzalez with another RBI, a line drive single to center field. Venezuela’s first baseman is 2-for-2 with 3 RBI.
Bottom 3rd - GUM 0-6 VEN: Venezuela doubles the advantage with a three run rally. RBI doubles by Deynis Gonzalez and Manuel Bolivar, and an RBI single off the bat of Jose Chirino.
Bottom 2nd - GUM 0-3 VEN: Venezuela is 3-0 after back to back doubles by Manuel Bolivar and Jonathan Rangel.
After one complete inning, Venezuela leads Guam 2-0. A throwing error by catcher Ayden Aguon allowed Luis Cova to score, and the a sac fly by Dennis Gonzalez produced Venezuela's second run of the game.