USA comes from behind, walks it off against Venezuela

Dane Perry singled up the middle in the bottom of the seventh to bring in John Short from third, and secure for USA a walk-off win against Venezuela, 5-4, in Game 6 of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup. Venezuela entered the last inning with a 4-1 lead, but the pitching staff struggled to find the zone and couldn’t earn the save.

Venezuela’s bullpen wasted a gem by Rafael Lasorsa who pitched five solid innings giving up three hits, one run and three walks.

The US starter Chase Bentley was also solid, but was pulled from the game after 4.2 innings while down 2-1. Venezuela added two runs in the sixth, with a double by Aaron Arroyo to center field and a US error, one of five in the game for the Americans

USA entered the bottom of the seventh with a 4-1 deficit, but showed patience in the plate, and after a one-out Coy James single, the lineup drew three consecutive walks to make it a two-run game. 

Then Ethan Holliday hit a comebacker to the mound that Carlos Pernalete couldn’t control, and the tying run scored on a balk. Finally, Perry stepped to the plate and singled on the first pitch through the middle to plate the winning run.