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Game 1 | Australia 6 def Guam 3
Australia struck early and held firm to secure a Game One victory over Guam in the U23 World Cup Oceania Qualifier.
Drew Davies (below), Matt Trainor and Josh Nati each drove in a first-inning run to give Australia a 3–0 lead. Davies doubled home two more in the second to stretch the margin to 5–0 before Trainor added his second RBI of the day in the sixth.
Photo: Scott Powick
Starter Lachlan Brook threw 5.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Brook kept Guam scoreless through five before a brief pushback in the sixth, highlighted by a two-run hit from John Salas Jr.
BJay Cooke closed it out, tossing 1.2 hitless innings with three strikeouts and a walk.
Both sides finished with seven hits. Nati led the way, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Davies collected three RBI and five Australians tallied hits, including Max Durrington, Brad Griffin and Ben Nesbit.
Box Score: Click here.
Story via baseball.com.au
