Carbone wears a helmet when he throws as a safety precaution. Buddy asks me if I have ever worn one, and I tell him while it's probably safer, it looks too silly for me to even think about. Buddy was a high school recruit and Joe was his student-athlete host at Ohio University where Joe was playing. Buddy ultimately committed to Miami of Ohio, but then was drafted in the 18th round out of high school, spent two years in the minor leagues and 18 in the big leagues as player. They are very talented and will definitely be in the mix to get to the finals of the Pan Am Games.
Errors lead to a three-run third.
We have five errors on the night. The Dominicans are impressive. No walks, five strikeouts among their five pitchers. All were throwing 89-92 mph with their closer touching 95. Mario Soto is their pitching coach.