U.S. baseball team wins; Pepperdine’s Hunter makes roster

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The U.S. baseball team keeps on winning, topping the Chinese-Taipei national team ,7-3, tonight at Durham (N.C.) Bulls Athletic Park. It is the fifth straight win for the U.S. men, part of a six-game exhibition series with Chinese-Tapei.

The game was called in the middle of the eighth inning because of rain, but it was the fourth inning that was the clincher for the U.S., after seven batters came to the plate. Christian Colon of Cal State Fullerton opened the inning with a single, the first of five consecutive hits the team had. The final game is set for Monday night.

Separately, USA Baseball today announced that right-hander Brett Hunter of Pepperdine has been named as the final member of the 2008 national team, finalizing the 22-man roster.

Hunter, who was a member of the 2007 national team and posted a 3-0 record with a 0.66 earned-run average in 14 relief appearances last summer, was a standout at Pepperdine this spring, where he was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in five outings, including four starts.

-- Debbie Goffa