CARY, N.C. - On the third and final day of games at the 2024 National Team Development Program, Team Navy and Team Red finished undefeated after three games played. Team Navy rode terrific pitching and opportune offense to handle the Canadian Junior National Team in a 4-2 win, while Team Red’s pitching rotation hurled a combined shutout in a 6-0 victory over Team White.

TEAM NAVY 4, TEAM CANADA 2

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AS IT HAPPENED:

• Team Navy plated the first run of the game in the third inning thanks to back-to-back doubles. Ezra Essex reached second on a double lined into left, then scored on another double sent into left by Steele Hall.
• With two outs in the fourth inning, Devin Diaz raked a single into center and stole second to put himself in scoring position. Brandon Lorenzo delivered with an RBI single to right field Diaz home for Team Navy’s second run of the game.
• Team Navy’s Cooper Sides (3.0 IP) and Jake Carbaugh (2.0 IP) combined to not allow a hit over the first five innings, with both pitchers striking out a pair of batters. The pair allowed just a single baserunner, a walk allowed by Carbaugh.
• The Canadian Junior National Team knotted the score at 2-2 in the sixth inning. Brayden Ricketts lashed a double into left center, then advanced to third on a single from Dante Smith. Mason Ault brought them both home on an RBI double lasered into center field.
• Team Navy wasted no time restoring its lead. Alex Harrington and Brandon Lorenzo both singled to put runners at the corners, and then a sac fly from Kyler Meccage gave the squad a 3-2 advantage.
• Essex scored again in the seventh inning courtesy of a sac fly from Hall to give Team Navy a two-run lead. After reaching on an infield single, a sac bunt from Tyler Moore and stolen base third allowed him to threaten before crossing home plate.

NOTABLE STATS:

• Wilson Andersen picked up the win for Team Navy, striking out four batters during his two innings on the bump. Canada starter Michael Yusypchuk also tallied four punchouts across the first three innings.
• Colton Christman earned the save for Navy by tossing a scoreless final two innings, fanning a pair of Canadian hitters.
• Diaz, Lorenzo, and Essex all turned in a game-high two hits.
• Hall and Ault led all batters in the contest with two RBIs for their respective teams.

TEAM RED 6, TEAM WHITE 0

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AS IT HAPPENED:

• Team Red took a 1-0 lead in the second inning thanks to Yodelkis Quevedo, who reached base on a deep triple into right before scoring on a wild pitch.
• Quevdeo’s teammate Connor Salerno was electric on the mound over the first two innings, tallying four strikeouts while allowing just one hit. Team White starter Lawson McLeod nearly matched him, retiring three batters by strikeout against two hits allowed.
• Team Red got its second triple of the game in the third inning, this time from Beau Peterson. Peterson was able to race home and score his team’s second run of the game on an RBI single into left from Jack Woda.
• Four more runs for Team Red came in during the fifth inning, beginning with a Meridian Leffew sac fly with the bases loaded. Quevedo smacked a two-RBI single into left to increase the lead to 5-0, and because he was on base when the inning was rolled another run was added on.
• Noah Spalding tossed two hitless innings for Team Red to collect the win after a near-perfect four innings of work after relieving Salerno. Spalding struck out three batters and allowed just one batter to reach base on a walk.
• Relievers Ethan Armbruster and Peterson also dominated on the mound, as Armbruster threw two hitless innings and Peterson closed the game with a perfect inning. Together they fanned four batters.

NOTABLE STATS:

• Marcus Greiss had the lone hit of the game for Team White, while Rookie Shepherd earned the free pass issued by Spalding.
• Quevedo’s two hits were tied for the most among all players, along with Peterson. Quevedo was the only player to drive in multiple RBIs, finishing with two.
• Woda and Hogan Nelson also collected hits for Team Red.

ABOUT NTDP SCORING:
USA Baseball utilizes a modified scoring system for its development programs to achieve load management and mitigate potential injuries due to overuse for its youth athletes. Pitchers are subject to a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning during game play. In the event an inning is rolled because a pitcher has reached their maximum pitch count, runners on base may be contributed to the game score. As a result of this system, the final game score may not match the overall statistics.