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USSSA vs U21 Czech National Team

Starting Pitcher: Cole Hybner
Score: U21 Czech Republic National Team 2; USSSA 1

Team USSSA faced the U21 Czech Republic National Team in the Bronze Medal Game of the 31st Annual Prague Baseball Week.  Team USSSA brought left hander Cole Hybner to the mound who threw four innings giving up one unearned run.

"Cole was able to change speeds well and had tremendous command of his fastball.  He consistently pitched ahead in the count and shut down a very good hitting team." - USSSA National Team Coach Jaime Bluma
   
USSSA got on the board in the first inning when Aaron Palmer led the bottom half off with a walk.  After a passed ball, Derek Deler executed a perfect sacrifice bunt that Palmer advanced to third on.  Andres Rizquez knocked in Palmer with an RBI single up the middle.

USSSA was ahead 1 - 0 going into the top of the 2nd when Sucha walked with one out.  After advancing to second on a ground ball and moving to third on a wild pitch, Sucha scored on an overthrow back to the pitcher to knot the game at one a piece.

In the top of the sixth with Cre Finfrock on the mound, Matt Godinsky made a diving play on a bunt attempt to keep the runners at first and second and preserve the 1 - 1 tie.

The score remained in a deadlock until the top of the eight.  With two outs and nobody on, Sykora drove a fastball the other way for a solo homerun to take a 2 - 1 lead.

The bottom of the eight brought plenty of controversy when Derek Deler led off with a single.  Andres Rizquez followed and squared around to bunt.  The ball struck Rizquez in the helmet, but the umpires gathered and declared a foul ball.  On the next play Rizquez popped the bunt up and the Czech first baseman laid out and was able to catch the ball on a fly and double off Deler a first.

The eight inning momentum swing proved to be too much as the U 21 Czech Republic National Team ended up winning the Bronze with a 2 - 1 score.

"Our guys played great and I truly feel they learned a lot.  They were by far the youngest team in the tournament and besides for one bad inning against AIST, they played fundamentally very well.  It was a pleasure meeting each and every one of them and I look forward to following all of them through their college careers." - USSSA National Team Coach DJ Wabick 

 
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