World Baseball Softball Confederation 04/08
WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup Day 7: Chinese Taipei wins in four innings, Venezuela beats Korea, slugging USA walk it off against Mexico
Leadoff Carlos Nieves homered on the third pitch of the night. The defending World Champions came right back, reversed the lead and went on to win in four innings. Venezuela took a 2-0 lead in the first and a 5-1 lead into the sixth. Starting pitcher, Juan Perez, allowed only two hits over five innings. Mexico took the lead three times and entered the bottom of the sixth still ahead, 5-4. Pinch hitters Matos (home run) and Ramon Carlin (a base hit) gave the US the win.