ATLANTA — Georgia native Tyler Austin and the rest of Team USA faced off against Japan Monday morning as they entered round 2 of baseball games. Japan beat the United States 7-6 to reach the Olympic semifinals.
Austin, from Conyers, put on a performance during the last two games.
On Saturday, as they faced South Korea, he knocked in Jamie Westbrook with a fifth-inning single to make it 4-1 for the Americans.
Austin, who was raised in Conyers and attended Heritage High School, helped put a dent in USA baseball's opening Olympic game on Friday against Israel.
They compete again on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 11 p.m., for another chance at advancing. Team USA must win the repechage, a French word for "fishing out." Repechage in baseball allows teams who failed to qualify to continue to the next round.
Here's how you can watch Austin and the rest of Team USA in baseball:
- Who: Georgia's Tyler Austin and Team USA Baseball
- What: Team USA vs. Japan Olympic Baseball
- When: 6 a.m. ET
- Where: Tokyo, Japan
- TV: USA Network, Olympic Channel
- Stream: LIVE on NBC Olympics