MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - The 2019 USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Program (NTDP) concluded on Thursday with the Stripes getting a win at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to end the series versus the Stars in a 2-2 tie.

Roc Riggio (Simi Valley, Calif.) and Austin Stracener (New Braunfels, Texas) teamed up to lead the offense for the Stripes. Riggio went 3-for-4 with one run, two RBIs and three stolen bases while Stracener hit 2-for-3, tallied two runs, one RBI and two stolen bases. Ryan Clifford (Raleigh, N.C.) helped out the Stars behind the plate with a two-RBI double. 

Both teams had five pitchers spend time on the mound in the contest. Maddux Bruns (Saraland, Ala.) and Michael Davinni (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) led the pitching corps for the Stripes with four and three strikeouts, respectively. All five pitchers for the Stripes struck out at least two batters during their times on the bump.

Key Moments
• The Stripes were swinging early, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning when Pete Crow-Armstrong (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Riggio both scored on a Stars error to take a 2-0 lead. 
• A run in the second inning increased the Stripes' lead to 3-0 when Mike Bello (Oak Ridge, N.J.) scored off a Nick Bitsko (Doylestown, Pa.) single to right field. 
• Noah Smith (Chicago, Ill.) hit a single to bring Luke Leto (Portage, Mich.) home in the top of the third inning and give the Stripes a 4-0 lead. 
• Stracener and Riggio hit a single and triple, respectively, to jointly bring home three runners in the sixth inning, extending the Stripes' lead to 7-0. 
• The Stars got on the board in the bottom of the seventh inning when Charlie Saum (Ventura, Calif.) scored on a Stripes error to make the score 7-1. 
• The Stripes responded in the same fashion, adding one run in the top of the eighth when Stracener scored off a Crow-Armstrong double and reclaimed a seven-run lead at 8-1r. 
• Two more runs came in for the Stars in the bottom of the eighth inning when Clifford hit a double to score Marcelo Mayer (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Michael Braswell (Mableton, Ga.). 
• Ryan Spikes (Covington, Ga.) threw a three up, three down bottom of the ninth inning to secure an 8-3 win for the Stripes. 

Notable Information
• The Stars and Stripes series ended in a 2-2 tie. 
• The two teams combined for 23 total strikeouts, with the Stripes totaling 12 and the Stripes adding 11. 
• The Stripes out-hit the Stars 10-5 in the game. 

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