Frausto, Team Crews Hold off Team Johnson to End Game Two of ADP in 5-5 Tie

Team Johnson scored two runs in the final frame but were held off by Team Crews to bring the series record to 1-1

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CARY, N.C. – Anthony Frausto III finished the day 2-for-2 with a run and RBI as Team Dylan Crews (0-1-1) held off Team Termarr Johnson (1-0-1) to finish game two of the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) intrasquad series in a 5-5 tie on Friday at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • For the second consecutive game Team Johnson struck first, getting on the board in the second inning after Blake Ragsdale reached home on a wild pitch.
  • It was all Team Johnson in inning three, as Owen Mescall and Zachary Estrada crossed the plate on a single to right field by Carter Nash after reaching base on fielder’s choice and single, respectively, to extend its lead to 3-0.
  • Team Crews responded in the fourth, tying things up with an RBI double to center field by Frausto to send home Troy Sibolboro, a double down the right field line by Jesse Romo to score Frausto, and a Jayden Morales RBI single through the right side.
  • Team Crews took 1 5-3 lead in the fifth on a pair of runs thanks to a sacrifice fly from Jael Santos followed by Caden Borcherding scoring on an error by the shortstop.
  • Team Johnson’s Orion Gonzalez sent a triple over the right fielder’s head in the bottom of the seventh to propel Sammy Garcia and Colin Anderson home and knot the score at 5-5. On the next play, Gonzalez attempted to end the game by running home on a fielder’s choice, but the Team Crews defense managed to make the out at home to stop the run from scoring.

NOTABLE STATS

  • Frausto led Team Crews on offense, going 2-for-2 with a run and RBI.
  • For Team Johnson, Gonzalez finished the day 1-for-2 with two runs thanks to his game-tying triple.
  • Nash was also strong at the plate for Team Johnson, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs.
  • Brennan New pitched 2.0 shutout innings for Team Crews in the win.
  • Team Johnson’s starting pitcher Gavin McMillan threw 2.0 innings of one-hit baseball and struck out two.

Team Termarr Johnson and Team Dylan Crews will face off for a final time on Sunday, August 6, in the third game of the ADP intrasquad series, with first pitch set for 2:30 p.m. at Coleman Field. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and @USABaseball on Youtube.