The United States' 2-1 win over the Dominican Republic in Sunday's World Baseball Classic semifinal was a masterful display of baseball, featuring elite pitching, dazzling glove work and the best players in the world playing the game at its highest level.

For the first time in the WBC, there will be a pitch clock. It will follow MLB rules: Pitchers will have 15 seconds to throw with the bases empty and 18 seconds when runners are on. Batters have until the eight-second mark to be ready to hit.

Fortunately for the home team, the UL Ragin’ Cajuns came out on the better end of three low-scoring games with a 3-1 win Sunday to claim the opening Sun Belt series over South Alabama. “Those were tight now,” UL coach Matt Deggs said. “That's a tough team over there. They’ve got a lot of grit to them, a lot of moxie. They wouldn't break.

Texas State baseball is merging traditional pitching philosophy with modern analytics as Josh Blakley and Austin Wallace lead a data‑driven evolution for the Bobcats.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. – Joe Ryan threw a 23-pitch bullpen session March 14, which he said went great, but he will not pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Ryan was in the designated pitcher pool for Team USA,

United States defeats Dominican Republic to advance to the World Baseball Classic Final.