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    Blu Boys lose to USA in Softball World Cup on a wild pitch

    Miscue dooms PH team vs No. 7 USA
    Nov 26, 2022
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    THE Philippines gave up a wild pitch and the only run of the game to bow to the United States at the start of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.

    Blu Boys vs USA

    Blu Boys pitcher Leo Barredo threw the errant pitch with two runners on base and one out, sending Nicholas Ryan Mullins home for the game’s first and only run.

    Barredo actually had a solid outing on the mound, giving up five hits and striking out eight batters against the seventh-ranked USA squad, but the wild pitch proved to be the difference.

    Relief pitcher Bradley Kilpatrick closed the game for American batters to pick up the win to start off their campaign on a high note.

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