U-15 Pan American Games: Team USA Looks Unstoppable with 25-0 Win Over Guatemala in Third Straight Run-Rule Victory

*** Information & photos courtesy of USA Softball…

Can anyone slow down Team USA? Or even score a run?

Three games into the 2023 Pan American Championship, the U-15 U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) has now outscored its opponents 43-0 after the Red, White & Blue beat up Guatemala (Team WBSC) on Tuesday by a football-like score of 25-0.

There were so many big contributors for the American side but you have to single out Macie Bryant who was perfectly perfect… both in the circle and at the plate.

The 2027 standout from Texas pitched a clean three innings and downed eight of the opposing nine Guatemala hitters by strikeout. At the plate, Macie went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and drove in three runs herself.

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The Americans will take on Brazil at 2 pm CT today in its final pool game.

Here’s more from the Game 3 blowout for the 15-U Women’s National Team…

TEAM USA STARTERS: 

• Stevie South (CF), Aspen Boulware (C), Anabela Abdullah (SS), Riley Staats (3B), Addison Otto (LF), Aubrey McLaughlin (RF), Brooklyn Paratore (1B), Macie Bryant (P), Madelyn Armendariz (2B).

WINNING PITCHER:    

• Macie Bryant (1-0)

BATTING LEADERS:     

• Anabela Abdullah (3-3, double, 2 singles, 3 RBI)
• Addison Otto (2-2, single, triple, 2 RBI)
• Macie Bryant (2-2, 2 singles, 2 RBI)
• Stevie South (2-2, 2 doubles, 3 RBI)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

The Eagles soared to its third-straight run-rule victory of the 2023 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Pan American Championship behind an explosive offensive performance featuring a combined 19 hits and a perfect game tossed by Macie Bryant in her U.S. pitching debut.

Retiring all nine batters that she faced in order – eight via a strikeout – Bryant sealed the shutout win while allowing only one Guatemala batter to make contact through three innings.

The Red, White and Blue pressed the gas early, scoring an impressive 16 runs in the top of the first inning thanks to a series of walks and base hits before tacking on five more in the top of the second and four in the top of the third.

Highlighting the U.S. offense with a perfect multi-hit day at the plate was Abdullah (3-for-3), Bryant (2-for-2), Otto (2-for-2), and South (2-for-2) in addition to Madi Doty and Torynn Slaughter who each tallied a pinch-hit home run – the first of their U.S. careers.

A true team-win, 12 U.S. batters recorded at least one hit on the day while combining for a .791 batting average. 

GAME NOTES:

• Today’s win marks Team USA’s third-straight run-rule in the Pan American Championship and third no-hitter from the U.S. pitching staff.
• Macie Bryant got her first start in the circle for the U.S., striking out eight-straight batters through three innings. The last batter of the game was the only Guatemala batter to make contact.
• Twelve U.S. batters recorded a hit in the win, including multiple hits from Abdulla (3), Bryant (2), McLaughlin (2) and Otto (2).
• Two U.S. batters recorded pinch-hit home runs – Madi Doty (her first U.S. at-bat) and Torynn Slaughter (to lead off the top of 3)
• The U.S. combined for 19 hits in the win (eight singles, eight doubles, one triple and two home runs), while averaging a .791 batting average.
• The U.S. combined for 7 walks – all in the top of the first, contributing to its 16-0 lead that closed out the inning.
• Abdulla, Armendariz, Boulware and South each extended their hit-streak to three games.

BOX SCORE:

PREVIOUS GAMES:

• To read our intro article to the Pan Am Games, click HERE.
• To read the complete story of the Game 1 win over Peru, click HERE.
• To read the complete story of the Game 2 win over Columbia, click HERE.