Venezuela Controls Team USA 8-1 | Coastal Classic Baseball

January 11 2025 Venezuela defeated Team USA 8-1 behind a 13-hit attack and a dominant start from Renyel Pinto. Venezuela scored twice in the second inning and broke the game open with four runs in the fourth before adding single runs in the fifth and sixth. Team USA was held scoreless until the ninth inning and finished with six hits.

Edvard Cordero led Venezuela at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBI. Jose Mendoza scored twice and drove in a run, while Manny Contreras went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk. Leo Parra, Fernando Kelly and Edinson Diaz also had two hits apiece for Venezuela.

Pinto earned the win with eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and six walks while striking out 10. He threw 126 pitches, 81 for strikes, and faced 35 batters. Diaz also worked a scoreless inning in relief, allowing no hits and striking out one.

Winston Lavendier took the loss for Team USA after allowing seven runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Xavier Salinas went 2-for-3 with a walk for Team USA, and Brendan Nolan reached three times with a hit, two walks and the team’s lone run.