| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Oklahoma Exclusive Baseball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MVP Gamers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Win: R. Okon Loss: H. Hill Save: None |
| Box Score | Play-by-play |
EULESS, Texas - MVP Gamers used a seven-run inning and effective pitching to defeat Oklahoma Exclusive Baseball, 10-0, on Saturday at the Parks at Texas Star in Euless, Texas. With the win, MVP Gamers advance to the semifinals of the 2019 USA Baseball 13U Futures Series.
Riley Okon threw a stellar game for MVP Gamers, recording seven strikeouts on five innings pitched. Eric Pena finished the game off and earned the save for MVP Gamers with one punch-out on one inning pitched.
Offensively, MVP Gamers were led by Cooper Contreras (2-for-3) and Fabian Portillo (1-for-3), who both tallied two RBIs in the game. Additionally, MVP Gamers' Christopher Mendoza (2-for-2) was perfect at the dish and scored two runs. MVP Gamers earned seven walks and eight hits throughout the game. Ethan Michael (2-for-2) led Oklahoma Exclusive Baseball's offense.
Key Moments
- MVP Gamers' Christopher Mendoza tallied the game's first run when he stole third and then reached home on a throwing error from the third baseman to the pitcher.
- Maximiliano Contreras added to MVP Gamers lead with an infield hit that allowed Zachary Pearrow to score and bring the score to 2-0.
- Later in the third, Mendoza scored MVP Gamers' fourth run of the game when he reached home on a passed ball.
- Fabian Portillo hit a two-run RBI-single that allowed Pearrow to score and gave MVP Gamers a seven-run lead in the third.
- Jacob Castillo displayed heads-up base-running and stole home in the bottom of the third to score MVP Gamers ninth run of the game.
Notable Information
- Riley Okon earned the win for MVP Gamers with seven strikeouts on five innings pitched.
- Hudson Hill suffered the loss for Oklahoma Exclusive Baseball.
On Deck
- MVP Gamers (3-1) are set to take on #2 seed CBA Texas (2-1) on Sunday at 8:15 AM.
- Oklahoma Exclusive Baseball (0-4) is slated to play Albuquerque Baseball Academy (1-3) on Sunday at 8:00 AM.
Social
- Stay tuned to @USABFutures on Twitter and visit USABaseball.com for the most up-to-date news about the 13U Futures Series Euless.
