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