In the World Baseball Classic qualifiers in Brooklyn, NY on Friday, Jared Lakind helped Team Israel to a berth in the finals, as they defeated Brazil by a 1-0 score. In the second game, Kyle Simmons and Great Britain took out Pakistan in a one-sided contest.
Lakind came on to pitch the sixth inning with his team already leading 1-0. He walked the lead-off batter, then after a grounder that resulted in an out at second base, Lakind issued another walk. Both runners advanced on stolen bases, putting two men in scoring position with one out. Lakind settled down and picked up back-to-back strikeouts to end his only inning.