Schubart Powers Team USA to Game One Victory

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Nolan Schubart (Oklahoma State) mashed a pair of homers and Derrick Smith (North Carolina State) locked down a tough save to give Team USA a 5-4 win in game one of the 21st USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series on Saturday, June 29 at Segra Stadium.

AS IT HAPPENED

Chinese Taipei (0-1) knocked back-to-back hits in the top of the first to start the scoring. Zheng Jun-Wei looped a double down the left field line, and was brought in by Tseng Yu-Ching to put CTBA ahead, 1-0.
Schubart belted a homer deep to center for Team USA (1-0) to level the game at 1-1, in the bottom of the second inning.
Brooks Bryan (Troy) pushed Team USA ahead, 2-1, on an RBI single through the right side in the bottom of the fifth.
Schubart crushed a three-run shot deep to left center for his second dinger of the day, and gave Team USA a four-run cushion at 5-1.
Chinese Taipei took advantage of an error in the top of the eighth to score three runs, and trim the lead down to one, at 5-4. Tseng earned two RBI on a double down the left field line, and Lai Chun hit a single to drive in the third run.
Chinese Taipei put the pressure on Team USA in the top of the ninth, and sent the tying run around third base on a single from Huang Bo-Rui, but Drew Burress (Georgia Tech) fired a laser home from center field to prevent the run from scoring.
Chinese Taipei went on to load the bases, but Smith was able to work out of the jam and earn the save to give Team USA a 5-4 victory in game one.

NOTABLE STATS

Schubart reached base in all five of his plate appearances with two homers, a double, and two walks, with one of those being an intentional free pass. He drove in four RBI and touched home twice with a 3.333 slugging percentage.
Team USA drew seven walks with two from Schubart, Burress, and Bryan.
Tseng collected three RBI for Chinese Taipei with one run scored in a two-hit performance.
Team USA fired 11 strikeouts, led by Patrick Forbes (Louisville) with five. Nelson Keljo (Oregon State) was the pitcher of record, and punched out two, along with Gabriel Gaeckle (Arkansas)

ON DECK:

Team USA will head to the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. for the next two games in the 21st USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) on Sunday and Monday, June 30 and July 1.