CALI NATIONAL BASEBALL ACADEMY 3, PREMIER-NATIONAL 1

Brock Rainis went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs to lead Cali National Baseball Academy (2-2-0) to a 3-1 victory over Premier-National (1-3-0) in consolation action at the 2023 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

With the win, Cali National claims its second victory of the week heading into the final day of play at the event.

Cali National put up the first run of the game in the first inning thanks to a Juan Sandoval RBI single. Two scoreless innings followed before Rainis extended the lead to 3-0 with a two-run double in the fourth inning for Cali National. Premier National plated its first run of the day off of an RBI double by Anthony Frausto that made it a two-run game in the top of the seventh, but Cali National pitcher Hudson Hempel was able to force a fly out to right field to end the game and secure the 3-1 victory in the seventh.

Anthony Sanchez added a double and a run scored to help lead the Cali National offense. Lukas Metzen went 2-for-2 with two singles and a walk for the Premier-National offense.

Each team will await its next opponent following the conclusion of day three. All games will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and live updates will be provided via Twitter @USABScores.

DULINS DODGERS PRIME 8, LAMORINDA TITANS 0

Michael Morris pitched 5.0 shutout innings and led Dulins Dodgers Prime (1-3) to its first victory of the 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina against Lamorinda Titans (0-4).

With the win, the Dodgers increase the team’s record to 1-3.

The Dodgers were dominant from the jump, scoring five runs in the second on a sacrifice fly by Jake Bryson, Cooper Cheak being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Cason Howard driving in two runs with a single to center field.

After going unanswered in the second inning, the Dodgers scored again in the top of the third with Baylor Shaw driving in Zimmer Offolter on a fly ball to center.

The Dodgers increased their lead to 8-0 in the fourth inning with Cheak scoring on a passed ball after being hit by a pitch for the second time and Ben Stultz scoring on an error by the first baseman after also being hit by a pitch.

Morris closed out the game for the Dodgers in the bottom of the fifth thanks to the eight-run run-rule.

At the plate, Shaw went 2-for-3 with a hit and RBI for the Dodgers and Jack Carpenter was 2-for-2 for the Titans. 

Each team will await its next opponent following the conclusion of day three. All games will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and live updates will be provided via Twitter @USABScores.

AZ RUNNERS SCOUT TEAM 10, 13U DIRTBAGS NATIONAL 8

AZ Runners Scout Team answered 13U Dirtbags National’s five-run second with a six-run sixth en route to a 10-8 win in consolation action at the 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

After Arizona jumped out to a 1-0 lead on an error in the first, the Dirtbags exploded for five in the second to take a commanding lead. The first three runs of the rally came on a trio of bases-loaded walks before Caden Scott doubled home two more to make it a 5-1 lead for the Dirtbags.

Arizona began its comeback in the top of the third, scoring twice on a Christopher Escarcega two-out double to get within two. The Runners’ deficit became one in the top of the fourth on a bases-loaded walk, but the Dirtbags got the run back on a sacrifice fly by Ashton Pittman.

Trailing by two in the top of the sixth, the Runners' six-run barrage put them out in front for good. Arizona started the scoring on Ty Holmstead’s RBI single, followed by Ryder Sand’s run-scoring groundout to knot the game at six. Jonah Saken then drew a bases loaded walk, Holmstead scored on an error, Christopher Escarcega hit a sacrifice fly, and Zachary Fiedler poked an RBI single as the Runners’ lead became 10-6.

Arizona scored twice in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Ethan Stewart and a sacrifice fly by Scott, but Arizona held them off to earn the win.

Jacob Torres had a dominant performance at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Escarcega drove in three runs for the victors, and Fiedler had two hits and an RBI. For Dirtbags, Scott had two RBIs to pace the offense.

Fiedler earned the win on the mound with 5.2 innings of solid work, allowing three runs. Devan Welch suffered the loss for the Dirtbags.

Each team will await its next opponent following the conclusion of day three. All games will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and live updates will be provided via Twitter @USABScores.

STACKED 5, ARKANSAS WARRIORS 3

Jrue Hurd stood out among Stacked’s (1-2-1) consistent offense, as he punched in three runs and lifted his team to a 5-3 victory over Arkansas Warriors (0-4) at the 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

Stacked was poised offensively throughout the contest, as it jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first after Jrue Hurd punched an RBI double to left and an RBI groundout off the bat of Russell Del Castillo. Zachary Hill recorded his own RBI groundout the inning after, cutting the Team Elite lead in half.

Stacked regained its two-run advantage in the home half of the third, as Hurd slapped a ball to third for a productive out, making it 3-1. Scoring paused until the top of the fifth when Jackson McDonald struck a 2-0 offering to right and plated a pair of runs for Arkansas to tie the game. The Stacked bats stayed active, however, and the winning runs scored in its half of the fifth with a double steal and a sacrifice fly by Hurd in the same at bat, making it 5-3.

Logan Sanders tossed the final two innings for Stacked, preserving his team’s lead and shutting out the Warriors’ offense, earning him the save. Hurd collected three RBIs and a double in his 1-for-2 showing while Jesse Lopez also gathered a hit and scored twice for Stacked.

McDonald led the Warriors’ offense; he was perfect in his 2-for-2 performance with a pair of singles and two runs batted in. Not only did Jackson Hood toss 4.1 innings in his start for Arkansas, but he was also responsible for the Warriors third hit. Despite not registering a hit, Zachary Hill knocked in the Warriors’ third run and scored once as well.

Stacked will play its final game against Dulins Dodgers Prime while Arkansas Warriors will face Lamorinda Titans for its final contest, with both games at 1:45 p.m. on Fields 3 and 4 respectively. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via Twitter at @USABScores.