CARY, N.C. – Paced by a four-hit night by Wake Forest’s Brock Wilkens and a combined one-hitter by six pitchers, the Stars defeated the Stripes, 7-0, on the opening day of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
Wilkens finished with three singles, a double, and two RBIs in the victory while Jack Hurley (Virginia Tech) went 2-for-4 at the dish with a double and two runs scored. Joseph Gonzalez (Auburn) picked up the win with three strikeouts over two perfect innings of work on the mound.
The Stars’ bullpen was also terrific as Wyatt Crowell (Florida State), Brady Tygart (Arkansas), Ryan Bruno (Stanford), Ross Dunn (Arizona State), and Luke Savage (TCU) each fired a scoreless inning of relief, combining to allow just one hit and two walks while striking out seven over the final 5.0 innings.
KEY MOMENTS
- Teddy McGraw (Wake Forest) got the Stripes off to a strong start with a pair of punchouts in two scoreless innings on the mound.
- Dylan Crews (LSU) started the scoring in the top of the third when he rocketed one back up the middle that kicked off the pitcher’s foot for an RBI single.
- The Stars exploded for three runs in the following frame with Kyle Teel (Virginia), Brock Wilken(Wake Forest), and Tre’ Morgan (LSU) each recording an RBI single.
- Braden Montgomery (Stanford) came in to stop the bleeding and retired the only two batters he faced to end the threat.
- Jaden Woods (Georgia) fired a scoreless stanza for the Stripes in the fifth, fanning two.
- Back-to-back doubles by Jack Payton (Louisville) and Brock Wilken (Wake Forest) put another tally on the scoreboard for the Stars in the sixth.
- The Stars continued to increase their advantage in the seventh when Enrique Bradfield (Vanderbilt) and Jack Payton(Louisville) had an RBI base-hit and a sacrifice fly, respectively, to make it a 7-0 game.
- The Stripes’ lone hit of the contest came in the bottom of the seventh when Yohandy Morales (Miami) led off the frame with a single up the middle.
- Luke Savage (TCU) locked down the victory with a scoreless seventh.
NOTABLE INFORMATION
- With the win, the Stars take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series which also includes three games in Durham, N.C., and one in Charlotte, N.C.
- The USA Baseball 12U National Team took the field with the Collegiate National Team for the national anthem prior to Thursday’s contest.
ON DECK
- Friday, July 1: Stars vs. Stripes (6:35 p.m. ET; Durham Bulls Athletic Park)
SOCIAL MEDIA
- Stay tuned to @USABaseballCNT on Twitter for the most up-to-date news about the 2022 Collegiate National Team Training Camp.
