WATCH: Wetherholt puts USA out front with two-run HR

Wetherholt hits second home run with Team USA

West Virginia second baseman J.J. Wetherholt went to the opposite field for his second home run for the USA Collegiate Baseball team Tuesday evening.

USA was trailing 1-0 in the top of the six with a runner standing on second before Wetherholt smacked the 0-1 pitch well over the left centerfield wall to give USA the 2-1 lead over Japan.

GET OUT YOUR BINOCULARS BECAUSE THAT BALL IS GONE 🧐

JJ Wetherholt with a HOME RUN‼️

T6| Japan: 1 USA: 2 pic.twitter.com/mW3THAFcZn

— USA Baseball CNT (@USABaseballCNT) July 12, 2023

Unfortunately, team USA fell to Japan 4-3.

Wetherholt is hitting .267 with a pair of home runs, five RBIs, three runs and five walks with team USA. 

Wetherholt and USA will wrap up the Collegiate All-Star Championship Series versus Japan Wednesday evening Joseph P. Riley Park in Charleston, SC with the first pitch set for 6:30. 

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