Former Batavia Muckdog Daniel Descalso is playing for Team USA in the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup. The defending champion US club will play in the gold medal game this Sunday.
The MLB Network will show the gold medal game from Nettuno, Italy on Sunday Sept. 27 at 9:00 AM EDT. Team USA will play Cuba. The MLB Network is carried locally on Time Warner Cable digital cable. You can also follow each game's pitch-by- pitch on-line, by clicking on the game tracker symbol on the schedule page of BaseballEurope.com.
On Friday, Team USA (12-1) beat Netherlands 8-2. Plouffe and Tiffee both had the day off.
Thurs. Sept. 24: USA 5, Cuba 3
Fri. Sept. 25: USA 8, Netherlands 2
Sun. Sept. 27: Gold Medal game, USA vs. Cuba, 9 AM ET, MLB Network
Team USA won 10-5 over Cuba!
Team USA won 10-5 over Cuba! Team USA are the 2009 World Cup Champions! Congrats!