| The Americans won the Olympic gold medal in | | | | four frames. Michael Bourn and Billy Butler had |
| the year 2000, but didn't succeed to qualify for | | | | two runs each one for the U.S. and two RBIs. |
| the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. This year | | | | Michael Bourn tripled in two runs in the bottom of |
| the United States of America's Olympic Baseball | | | | the second inning letting USA's score ahead of its |
| Team earned the right to participate in the 2008 | | | | opponent's and then knocked out Panama starter |
| Olympics in Beijing by beating Panama 11 - 5 on | | | | Elpidio Pinto by scoring three times in the third. |
| Sunday night. Cuba also qualified for the Olympics | | | | Greg Smith allowed one run, struck out five and |
| after winning the game against Mexico 4 - 0. Both | | | | walked two in 3 1/3 innings for the United States. |
| qualified teams will play against each other next | | | | Nic Ungs tossed the next 3 2/3 frames for the |
| Tuesday. The U.S. record stands at 5-1 in the | | | | win. |
| tournament, while Cuba is 6-0. Tuesday marks | | | | Baseball is the first sport in which Americans have |
| the final game for both teams. | | | | earned a spot in the 2008 Olympics. Baseball |
| During the U.S. - Panama game, Bobby Hill had | | | | game's inventors and the champions of the 2000 |
| three hits with an RBI (Run Batted In) and scored | | | | Sydney Olympics missed the 2004 Olympics as |
| twice for the USA's team, which fell behind 1-0 in | | | | they didn't get to qualify at the Americas Qualifier. |
| the first inning, but scored 10 runs over the next | | | | |