Schierholtz Homers, Team USA Falls to Korea, 8-7
In baseball, Team USA appeared on the verge of a come-from-behind victory with three runs in the top of the ninth. The lead, however, did not last long, as Korea rallied in the bottom half of the inning to win 8-7.
San Ramon Valley alum Nate Schierholtz went hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and finished the day 1 for 5 (.200). NBC Sports:
Nate Schierholtz also had a solo homer for the U.S. team after hitting four during six exhibition games. The Americans are a medal hopeful after missing out on a bid to the 2004 Athens Games. The U.S. team won gold in Sydney in 2000.
Team USA plays the Netherlands tomorrow at 10:30am Beijing time, Cuba on Friday (11:30am), Canada on Saturday (10:30am), China on Monday (7:00pm), Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) on Tuesday (7:00pm), and Japan on Wednesday (7:00pm).
Semifinals are on Friday, August 22, and the medals will be decided the following day on Saturday, August 23.
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