Ty Griffin led a 14-hit attack with...
Ty Griffin led a 14-hit attack with four hits, including a home run and a double, and Ben McDonald pitched a six-hitter as the U.S. Olympic baseball team defeated Cuba, 12-2, at Charlotte, N.C. Griffin, the Georgia Tech second baseman, is hitting .500 through 28 pre-Olympic games, with 48 hits in 96 at-bats.
With one game left in their series tonight, Cuba leads the United States, 4-2. The U.S. team has a 21-7 record overall.
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