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A high schooler got the win for New Zealand in its WBC Qualifier elimination game

When New Zealand defeated the Philippines, 17-7, on Friday to advance in the World Baseball Classic Qualifier tournament, reliever Jimmy Boyce picked up the win. He pitched 1 1/3 innings, gave up one hit and struck out a batter:

And, oh yeah, he's in high school.
Boyce is 18 years old and a senior at Mount Si High School in Washington. When I was in the spring semester of my senior year, I was skipping prom and going to see the new Star Trek movie. I was not playing on an international baseball team with my brother, staving off elimination on the world stage. But, you know, to each his own. 
The best part: Boyce wasn't even the youngest pitcher for the Kiwis in the game. That was 17-year-old Kyle Glogoski (as in, just turned 17 in January), who pitched the inning after Boyce. And if we're keeping track, Kiwi pitchers Ben Thompson and Jacob Curry are also both 18. Apparently the New Zealand pitching staff is filled with super teens.
In case you're wondering, the youngest player to earn a win in MLB was Roger McKee for the Phillies in 1943, just a few days after his 17th birthday. And there's Bob Feller, of course, who won five games before he turned 18, but no one 18 or younger has won a game since the Yankees' Jose Rijo in 1984. Boyce, however, doesn't turn 19 until June -- so there's still time.

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