The 18 hits is one shy of the team single-game record of 19 set in 2007 against El Salvador. The five home runs is tied for the second-most in a single game, and the 23 runs is seven shy of the team record of 30 set against Mexico in 2008.
The 23 runs are second-most behind only that game against Mexico.
Sixteen of Team USA's 17 players saw action in the win, and all but three finished with at least one official at bat. Those 13 players each tallied at least one hit, with Brady Aiken and Isaiah Deutsch leading the way with three hits apiece.
Additionally, Kiko Garcia and Adam Haseley combined to throw a three-inning no hitter, with only Kevin Reyes able to reach base when leading off Honduras' half of the first with a walk. Garcia struck out five of the six batters he faced while Haseley struck out all three he faced in the third.
Garcia picked up the win to improve to 1-0.
Team USA scored 11 runs in the first, which saw the squad post eight hits while sending 14 batters to the plate. Blake Wiggins led off the game with a home run, his third of the COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships.
Deutsch, Matt Collins, Ryan Johnson and Joe DeMers each hit home runs in the win, which improved Team USA's record to 3-1. Honduras, meanwhile, dropped to 1-3.
Aiken had two doubles and he drove in two. Luke Alexander was 2-for-2, while Johnson, on the strength of his home run, drove in three.
Other multiple-RBI efforts came from Collins, whose two-run shot came in Team USA's three-run second. DeMers drove in three with a three-run home run in the third, while Troy Stokes, Garcia and Deutsch each drove in two.
Team USA left just two runners on, in the third, while Honduras left on just one in a game that lasted one hour, 25 minutes.
Honduras starter Juan Saravia lasted just an out before being pulled. He allowed six hits and eight runs while walking one.
He was replaced by Carlos Cordero, one of five pitchers on the day for Honduras. Cordero struck out three in 1 1/3 innings and he allowed five hits and six runs.
The game marked the final contest of pool play for both teams. Team USA will play Venezuela in the second of two semifinal games on Friday at Dennis Martinez Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (2 p.m. in Managua).
The winners of Mexico-Brazil (Friday's first semifinal) and USA-Venezuela will play in the championship game Saturday at 2 p.m. Managua time. The losers will play in a consolation game Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Friday's game is scheduled to be streamed live on multinoticiastv.com although no live stats are available. Note there is also a web site, beisbolnica.com, with information on the tournament, including stats, rosters and standings.
NOTES: Team USA upped its team average at the championships to .441 (45-for-102) with four doubles and nine home runs for a slugging percentage of .745 ... Blake Wiggins leads the team with six hits in nine at bats while Isaiah Deutsch is a perfect 5-for-5 ... Wiggins paces the team with six RBIs ... Team USA has stolen 11 bases in 13 attempts, and was 1-for-1 Thursday ... Opponents have thrown 16 wild pitches to just four for Team USA ... The Americans have also given up just nine hits in 21 innings ... Team USA's no-hitter Thursday was the third in 14U Team history and the second to feature two pitchers ... It was the first of three innings ... It marked the third consecutive year in which Team USA has thrown a no hitter.
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