Santa Clarita, Calif. - Team USA could not overcome a six-run second inning by the Top Tier Americans as it fell, 7-5, in the final exhibition game of 2019 12U National Team Training, on Sunday, at William S. Hart Pony Baseball and Softball Park in Santa Clarita, California.

Team USA's starting pitcher Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas) (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing six runs, despite punching out five batters in two innings on the mound. Dillon Adkins (Mechanicsville, Md.) added five more strikeouts in two innings of relief. Top Tier Americans' Revin Weisser (1-0) earned the win after allowing a hit in one inning, while Trevor Goldenetz (1) earned the save.

Tinajero led the U.S. offensively after recording three hits and an RBI. Noah Meza (Chino Hills, Calif.) added the team's lone home run of National Team Training and recorded a pair of RBIs.

Key Moments

• Team USA jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first after Gavin Fien (Temecula, Calif.) hit a one-out single through the right side of the infield to bring home Lucas Tinajero (Corpus Christi, Texas).
• The Top Tier Americans used six hits, a balk and a wild pitch to score six runs in the bottom of the second to take a 6-1 lead.
• The red, white, and blue responded in the top of the third with a solo home run to left-center field by Noah Meza (Chino Hills, Calif.).
• Team USA continued scoring in the fourth inning as Sebastian Segura (Spring, Texas) hit a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Jack Armijo (San Lorenzo, Calif.) and Tinajero hit an RBI-single up the middle to cut the lead to 6-4.
• Segura led off the top of the sixth for with a single to right field, before scoring on a fielder's choice by Noah Meza to cut the lead one.
• The Top Tier Americans held Team USA scoreless for the remainder of the sixth and the seventh inning, before scoring a run in the seventh to earn the 7-5 win.

Notable Information

• Team USA finished National Team Training with a 1-1 record.
• Noah Meza's home run in the third inning marked the first for Team USA in the 2019 campaign.
• Team USA's finished National Team Training with 27 strikeouts, after recording 14 on Saturday and 13 on Sunday.
• Lucas Tinajero (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing six runs on seven hits in two innings of work. Top Tier Americans' Revin Weisser earned the win after pitching an inning of relief.
• Tinajero led the U.S. offensively with four hits, while Gavin Fien recorded three RBIs to lead the red, white and blue.
• Dillon Adkins and Tinajero led the team with five strikeouts in National Team Training.

On Deck

• The 12U National Team will have a final practice at William S. Hart Park on Monday, before traveling to Tainan, Taiwan, to compete in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup.

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