WBSC U-18 World Cup
Japan vs United States
17-Sep-2022 at Sarasota, FL (Ed Smith Stadium)
Japan 3 (5-3,2-3) United States 4 (7-1,4-1)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Shogo Asano lf............. 1 1 0 0 Maxwell Clark cf........... 3 0 0 0
Yoshinobu Kuroda rf........ 3 0 1 0 Camden Kozeal dh........... 3 0 0 0
Shion Matsuo dh............ 4 0 0 0 Kevin McGonigle 2b......... 3 0 0 0
Yuta Utsumi 1b............. 3 1 2 1 Aidan Miller rf............ 3 1 1 0
Kai Watabe c............... 2 1 0 0 Bryce Eldridge 1b.......... 2 1 0 0
Hotaka Mitsuhiro ss........ 3 0 0 0 Colt Emerson 3b............ 3 1 2 1
Kaito Ito 3b............... 3 0 1 2 Gavin Grahovac lf.......... 2 0 1 1
Kojun Fujimori 2b.......... 3 0 1 0 RJ Hamilton ph............ 0 1 0 0
Yudai Ebine cf............. 2 0 0 0 Blake Mitchell c........... 2 0 0 0
Dylan Cupp ss.............. 3 0 1 1
Totals..................... 24 3 5 3 Totals..................... 24 4 5 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Japan............... 102 000 0 - 3 5 2
United States....... 020 000 2 - 4 5 3
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Watabe; Fujimori; Mitchell; Cupp; Dallas. DP - USA 1. LOB - Japan 9; USA 4. 2B -
Utsumi; Ito; Emerson. HBP - Asano. SH - Kuroda; Mitsuhiro; Ebine; Hamilton. Reached
on CI - Asano.
Japan IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Tessei Morimoto ........... 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 1 31
Haruto Yamada ............. 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 31
Yusefu Yoshimura L,0-1.... 3.0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 10 11 3 3 41
Kaito Noda ................ 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11
United States IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Jake Brown ................ 2.0 3 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 8 14 1 3 59
Matthew Dallas ............ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 12
Christian Rodriguez W,1-0. 5.0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 14 16 3 4 57
WP - Brown. HBP - by Rodriguez (Asano). BK - Yoshimura. CI - Mitchell. Pitches/strikes:
Morimoto 31/15; Yamada 31/19; Yoshimura 41/28; Noda 11/6; Brown 59/29; Dallas 12/8;
Rodriguez 57/39.
Strikeouts - Asano; Kuroda 2; Matsuo; Watabe; Mitsuhiro; Ito; Ebine 2; Clark 2;
Miller 2; Eldridge 2; Mitchell. Walks - Asano; Utsumi; Watabe 2; Eldridge; Mitchell.
Umpires - HP: Ramiro Alfaro 1B: Gilberto Mayer 2B: Kelvin Bultron 3B: Bryan Arrocha
Start: 16:00 Time: 2:34
Weather: 86°, cloudy, breeze R to L
Game notes:
Game suspended in 3rd inning, rain, completed Sun 18-Sep
Morimoto faced 5 batters in the 2nd.
Brown faced 2 batters in the 3rd.
Dallas faced 3 batters in the 3rd.
Yoshimura faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Game: 0917-3
Japan starters: 8/lf Asano; 24/rf Kuroda; 10/dh Matsuo; 3/1b Utsumi; 12/c
Watabe; 7/ss Mitsuhiro; 5/3b Ito; 4/2b Fujimori; 21/cf Ebine; 17/p Morimoto
Japan 1st - Asano walked (3-1). Asano advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Kuroda struck out swinging (1-2). Matsuo grounded out to p (1-0); Asano
advanced to third. Utsumi singled through the left side, RBI (2-2); Asano
scored. Watabe walked (3-0); Utsumi advanced to second. Mitsuhiro grounded out
to 2b (0-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
United States 1st - Clark struck out swinging (0-2). Kozeal grounded out
to 2b (0-0). McGonigle flied out to rf (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Japan 2nd - Ito flied out to cf to right center (3-2). Fujimori singled
to center field (2-2). Ebine grounded out to c, SAC (1-0); Fujimori advanced to
second. Asano reached on catcher's interference (2-2). Kuroda singled to first
base (0-1); Asano advanced to second; Fujimori advanced to third. Coach visit
to mound. Matsuo struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3
LOB.
United States 2nd - Miller singled up the middle (3-1). Eldridge walked
(3-2); Miller advanced to second. Emerson doubled to left field, RBI (2-2);
Eldridge advanced to third; Miller scored. Coach visit to mound. Grahovac
singled to right field, RBI (1-2); Emerson advanced to third; Eldridge scored.
Mitchell walked (3-0); Grahovac advanced to second. Yamada to p for Morimoto.
Cupp flied out to rf (3-2). Clark reached on a fielder's choice to second base
(1-0); Mitchell advanced to second; Grahovac advanced to third; Emerson out at
home 2b to c. Kozeal flied out to cf (3-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Japan 3rd - Utsumi walked (3-0). Watabe walked (3-0); Utsumi advanced to
second. Coach visit to mound. Dallas to p for Brown. Mitsuhiro reached on a
throwing error by p, SAC (0-0); Watabe advanced to second; Utsumi advanced to
third. Ito doubled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2); Mitsuhiro advanced to third;
Watabe scored; Utsumi scored. Fujimori reached on a dropped fly by ss (2-0).
Coach visit to mound. Lightning delay 17:18, rain, resumed Sun 09:28 (16:10).
Rodriguez to p for Dallas. Ebine struck out swinging (0-2). Asano struck out
looking (0-2). Kuroda struck out swinging (3-2). 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3
LOB.
United States 3rd - McGonigle out at first 1b to p (1-0). Miller struck
out looking (2-2). Eldridge struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Japan 4th - Matsuo flied out to rf (1-0). Utsumi doubled to center field
(2-2). Watabe grounded out to p (1-1); Utsumi advanced to third. Mitsuhiro
struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
United States 4th - Yoshimura to p for Yamada. Emerson grounded out to
1b unassisted (1-1). Grahovac grounded out to 2b (2-2). Mitchell flied out to
rf to right center (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Japan 5th - Ito struck out looking (0-2). Fujimori grounded out to c
unassisted, interference (1-0). Runner ran into ball in fair territory. Ebine
struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
United States 5th - Cupp grounded out to 3b, bunt (0-0). Clark struck
out swinging (1-2). Kozeal flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Japan 6th - Asano hit by pitch (2-1). Kuroda out at first c to 2b to ss
to 3b, DP, SAC (0-1); Asano advanced to second, out trying for third. Matsuo popped up
to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
United States 6th - McGonigle flied out to cf (2-1). Miller struck out
swinging (0-2). Eldridge struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Japan 7th - Utsumi flied out to cf (0-0). Watabe struck out looking
(3-2). Mitsuhiro grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
United States 7th - Emerson singled through the right side (3-2).
Hamilton pinch hit for Grahovac. Hamilton reached on a throwing error by c,
SAC, advanced to second on the error (0-0); Emerson advanced to second,
advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b. Hamilton advanced to third on a
balk; Emerson scored. Pitching change on 1-0 count to Mitchell. Noda to p for
Yoshimura. Mitchell struck out swinging (3-2). Cupp singled through the left
side, RBI (3-2); Hamilton scored, unearned. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1
LOB.
United States starters: 3/cf Clark; 1/dh Kozeal; 5/2b McGonigle; 16/rf Miller;
25/1b Eldridge; 2/3b Emerson; 10/lf Grahovac; 23/c Mitchell; 6/ss Cupp; 14/p
Brown