Australia couldn't match the power of the defending champion United States, falling 16-0 in their U12 Baseball World Cup opener in Taiwan.
South Australian Angus Catt was given the honour of starting the game on the mound for Australia, and fell behind quickly as the US nailed their first home run of the day to jump out to a 3-0 lead after the first frame.
The floodgates opened in the second, as the US scored nine runs, cementing their favouritism to go back-to-back at the U12 World Cup.
Liam Padovan and Will Baker both managed to find their way on base in the top of the third, but a nice pickoff move from the US starting pitcher Bryce Rainer ended the Australian rally.
Brendan Regan and Oscar Hyde were both unlucky not to reach base in the fourth, only to be denied by some stellar defence from US second baseman Errick Barnes Jr.
Barnes then put the exclamation point on the ballgame for the US, nailing the fourth home run of the day to finish things off and give the defending champions the best possible result.
Australia's next game at the #U12WorldCup sees the boys go head-to-head with Korea on Saturday 29 August at 12pm AEST. You can watch the game live on YouTube. Check the Team Australia Baseball facebook page for details.