CARY, N.C. - Diego Zuniga and Benjamin Reiland each contributed a pair of RBIs on Sunday morning, helping Brave to defeat Eagles 7-5 on the final day of the 15U National Team Phase I Trials at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
Neither team wasted any time getting on the board. Oscar Hernandez-Gonzalez, who went 3-for-3 in yesterday's win over Pride, opened the scoring in the top of the first after hitting a sacrifice-fly to drive in Caleb Brandon, putting Brave out to an early 1-0 lead.
Eagles answered back in their half of the inning as Stone Lawless was hit by a pitch to bring in a run and tie the game at one. From there, the two teams continued to trade blows for much of the game, with one of the two teams scoring in all but two innings of the contest.
Nazier Mule started on the mound for Brave. He threw three innings, allowing four runs (one earned) and striking out five. He was opposed by Carson Turnquist, who also threw three innings, allowing three runs while striking out three. Neither starter factored into the decision as Mason Neville (1-0) earned the win and Brandon Olivera (0-1) was credited with the loss.
The USA Baseball 15U National Team Phase I Trials concludes on Sunday as the 34-man, Phase II roster will be announced later Sunday evening. Continue to follow @USABaseball15U on Twitter and visit USABaseball.com for the most up-to-date news about the USA Baseball 15U National Team.
Key Moments:
• Oscar Hernandez-Gonzalez opened the scoring in the top of the first after hitting a sacrifice-fly to drive in Caleb Brandon, who led off the game with a walk, putting Brave out to an early 1-0 lead.
• With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first, Stone Lawless was hit by a pitch to bring in a run and tie the game at one.
• Benjamin Reiland hit a double to right-center to drive in a pair and put Brave out to a 3-1 lead in the top of the second. 
• With runners on second and third and just one away in the top of the third, Eagles starting pitcher Carson Turnquist escaped the jam by recording a strikeout and a popup the following batter, maintaining the 3-1 score.
• A fielding error by Brave that would have been the third out of the inning allowed Eagles to rally for three runs in the third, putting them out front 4-3.
• With a runner on third and one away, David Lozano hit an infield single to the pitcher to drive in a run, tying the game at four.
• Diego Zuniga lined a double to right field in the sixth, driving in two and putting the Brave up 6-4.
• Wilder Puertas helped the Eagles cut into the Brave deficit in the fifth, driving in a run on a groundball to second to bring the score to 6-5.
• Mason Neville led off the top of the sixth with a triple to the right-center field gap and came around to score two batters later via a Chris Newstrom RBI single, making the score 7-5 in favor of the Eagles.
Notable Information:
• The game was played as a modified scrimmage with runners, batting order and outs changed with coaches' decisions.
• Brave outhit Eagles, 8-6
• No pitcher threw more than three innings in the contest. 
• The USA Baseball 15U National Team Phase I Trials concludes on Sunday as the 34-man, Phase II roster will be announced later Sunday evening.
CARY, N.C. - Matthew Matthijs and Connor Crisp led Pride to their first win of the USA Baseball 15U National Team Phase I Trials on Sunday, defeating United 5-3 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
Matthijs started on the mound for Pride, throwing three scoreless innings while striking out half the batters he faced and allowing just one batter to reach base. He was followed out of the bullpen by Connor Crisp, who was equally as effective. Crisp worked two innings in relief, allowing just two base hits while striking out a pair. Matthijs (1-0) earned the win for his efforts while Duke Ekstrom (0-1) took the loss.
Joseph Brown was the largest contributor on offense for Pride. Brown went 2-for-4, including a double, with two RBIs and a run scored, raising his batting average at the 15U National Team Phase I Trials to .300.
All of the United offense came in the final inning as they rallied to score three runs, but their comeback attempt would fall short there and Pride came away the victors by a score of 5-3.
Key Moments:
• Joseph Brown doubled to left-center in the third, driving in Termarr Johnson for the first run of the ballgame and putting Pride out to a 1-0 lead.
• The next batter, Christopher Paciolla, singled to right to bring in Brown and extend the Pride lead to 2-0.
• Termarr Johnson hit a sacrifice-fly in the fifth to bring in a run, making it a 3-0 game in favor of Pride.
• Pride added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh as Maxwell Clark scored on a wild pitch and Brown hit another RBI single, giving Pride a 5-0 advantage headed into the bottom of the seventh.
• Damian Ruiz hit an infield single and a throwing error allowed Luca Reyes and Colton Wombles to score, getting United on the board in the seventh.
• Dean West grounded to the right side to bring in a third run for United, making the final score 5-3.
Notable Information:
• The game was played as a modified scrimmage with runners, batting order and outs changed with coaches' decisions.
• Pride outhit United, 8-5
• No pitcher threw more than three innings in the contest. 
• The USA Baseball 15U National Team Phase I Trials concludes on Sunday as the 34-man, Phase II roster will be announced later Sunday evening.
Up Next:
• The USA Baseball 15U National Team Phase I Trials concludes on Sunday as the 34-man, Phase II roster will be announced later Sunday evening. The 15U National Team will then play two intrasquad Stars and Stripes games on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 before finalizing the 20-man 15U National Team Roster that will then train in Houston, Texas, from September 6-10 before traveling to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, for the COPABE U-15 Pan-American Championships.
Social Media:
• Continue to follow @USABaseball15U on Twitter and visit USABaseball.com for the most up-to-date news about the USA Baseball 15U National Team.