CARY N.C. - In a rain-cladden doubleheader at the 15U National Team Training Camp in Cary, North Carolina, Team Stars avenged its one-run loss from the day before with a 6-4 win and the Stars and Stripes tied 3-3 in the second five-inning bout of the day.
Weather shortened the second doubleheader of the day to a six-inning bout that ended in a walk-off, 4-3 win for Team Stars as the team took the series lead at the 15U National Team Training Camp.
GAME ONE
How it Happened
- Team Stripes started its day with a big first inning, overcoming a slim 1-0 Stars lead that was created via an Easton Brunson sacrifice fly.
- Stripes pulled ahead to a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the first, with two runs scoring courtesy of an Anthony Frausto line drive triple.
- The Stars battled back in the top of the third with Brunson’s second hit of the game and an RBI single from Stars standout Cooper Collins.
- Team Stars pulled ahead after plating another pair of runs in the fourth frame, highlighted by an RBI single from Eli Jones.
- After cranking a home run yesterday, Collins ripped another long ball on a solo shot to left field to extend his team’s lead to 6-4, a lead it held until the team claimed its first win of 15U Training Camp.
- The second leg of the morning’s doubleheader was a low-scoring affair that ended in a 3-3 draw.
- Both squads plated two by the end of the second inning and each scored one late in the game courtesy of an Elyjah Mason RBI single for the Stars and an error that the Stripes took advantage of in the bottom of the fifth.
Notable Stats
- Brunson recorded two RBIs in his 1-for-2 day with a double in the first game of the day.
- Collins went 3-for-3 in the day’s first game and 2-for-2 in the second leg of the day while smashing a home run in the first bout.
- Levi Kerr ripped a triple in the second game of the day, going 1-for-2 in the five-inning bout.
- Chase Cotton only gave up one hit in his three innings during the second game of the day’s doubleheader while hurling four punchouts.
GAME TWO
How it Happened
- Team Stars doubled down on its win from earlier in the day with a come-from-behind victory, overcoming a 3-0 first-inning deficit forged by three straight hits from the Stripes, two of which were for extra bases.
- Stripes pitcher Andrew Brech held the Stars scoreless for the first two frames, only giving up two hits in that time.
- The Stars finally got on the board in the fourth frame as Collins shot yet another home run over the fence on Field Four and eventually cut the deficit to 3-2.
- A game-tying single from Parker Leoff knotted the contest at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth.
- As the game entered the sixth and final frame, the Stars loaded the bases and completed the walk-off win after scoring via a balk.
Notable Stats
- Dexter McCleon went 1-for-2 with a two-RBI triple in the afternoon contest.
- Collins continued his red-hot Training Camp with his third home run of the week.
- Both Brunson and Caleb Hudson held the Stripes scoreless during the final four innings of the game with Hudson throwing three strikeouts.
On Deck
Wednesday, August 7 is a development day for 15U Training Camp participants and the fourth and final game of Training Camp is to be determined.
