UC Irvine outfielder Keston Hiura homered to supply the winning run in Team USA's rubber game at Cuba (Shotgun Spratling)

Team USA Debrief: George Horton Q&A

USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team wrapped up its 2016 summer tour on a high note last week, beating Cuba 2-1 to clinch a series win on Cuban soil for the first time ever. It came down to the wire, as Keston Hiura (UC Irvine) broke a 1-1 tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning of the decisive fifth game, leading Team USA to a three-games-to-two series win. It was the first home run hit by any player on either team in the five-game series.

“It was a special moment. That game kind of felt like a[…]