California righthander Daulton Jefferies (Aaron Fitt)

Team USA Takeaways: July 2

DURHAM, N.C. — Dominant pitching continues to be the big story for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, which shut out Cuba 2-0 for the second straight game Thursday. A day after three USA pitchers combined on a no-hitter, Daulton Jefferies (California), Logan Shore (Florida) and Stephen Nogosek (Oregon) combined on a three-hitter.

Team USA also got its bats going a little more on Thursday, rapping out 11 hits (but stranding eight baserunners). For the second straight day, Team USA broke a scoreless tie with a run in the sixth, as Garrett Hampson (Long Beach State) led off[…]