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GAMEDAY: Team USA Opens Super Round Against Dominican Republic MÉRIDA, Mexico – The United States opens World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Super Round play against Dominican Republic Thursday afternoon at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Mexico. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m. local/5:00 p.m. ET. Team USA went unbeaten in pool play, notching five straight wins in Cancún to secure the first overall seed in the Super Round. With the first overall seed, the United States has secured home field advantage over the next three contests and begins the Super Round with a 2-0 record. At the end of Super Round play on October 3, the two teams with the best records will advance to the gold medal game, which will be played on October 4.

All team records and standings can be found HERE. The United States grabbed a 1-0 win over Venezuela on Tuesday evening at Estadio Sherwin-Williams Beto Ávila. Raylen Hunter helped Team USA take an early lead, and the pitching staff made it stand throughout the game despite Venezuela’s threats on offense. Noah Osterman, Jaxxon Hanen, Braylon Rogers, Noah Vrzal, Max Kimbrell, and Jackson McAneeley combined to keep Venezuela scoreless. LHP Liz Daniel Presinal Avalo (DOM) vs. LHP Michael Ohman (USA) The Dominican Republic is among the tournament’s top slugging teams,