CARY, N.C. – The 15U National Team Championships North Carolina All-Tournament team was announced today and features 22 athletes that competed in the event. The list is made up of 13 hitters and nine pitchers and features a player from 11 of the tournament’s 20 teams, including a tournament-high five from the gold medal-winning Alpha Prime.
Chase Bentley – Alpha Prime
Chase Bentley led Alpha Prime to the semifinal with six shutout innings against Artillery Baseball and finished the tournament with 11 strikeouts and a 1.56 ERA.
Alec Blair – Alpha Prime
Alec Blair’s three triples topped the tournament while hitting .474 (9-for-19) with eight RBIs for Alpha Prime.
Masa Chilcutt – East Cobb Astros
Masa Chilcutt hit .400 (6-for-15) and collected three doubles with a 1.126 OPS for East Cobb Astros.
Stephen Chucka – Scorpions Scout Team
Stephen Chucka recorded the highest OPS in the tournament with 1.799 and collected a team-best 11 hits for bronze medalist Scorpions Scout Team.
Andrew Clapinski – Knights Knation
Andrew Clapinski dealt 6.1 scoreless innings and struck out seven in the Knights Knation’s win against Dirtbags.
Justice De Jong – ZT Prospects National
Justice De Jong pitched 6.2 scoreless innings and struck out eight limiting USA Prime National to one hit in the win for ZT Prospects National.
Landon Gordon – MVP Hustle
Landon Gordon finished the tournament with a 1.44 ERA and 11 strikeouts for MVP Hustle.
Angel Laya – Alpha Prime
Angel Laya had a tournament-best 12 hits, including five for extra-bases with a .600 batting average for gold medal-winning Alpha Prime.
Caden Marcos – East Cobb Astros
Caden Marcos stole seven bases to lead the tournament and notched a team-best eight hits for East Cobb Astros.
Justin Michaelis – Texas Twelve
Justin Michaelis drove in a team-best nine runs for silver medalist Texas Twelve ending with a 1.214 OPS.
Ryan Mitchell – Wow Factor National
Ryan Mitchell slashed .467/.571/.600 with seven hits for Wow Factor National.
Anthony Murphy – MVP Hustle
Anthony Murphy didn’t allow a single run in 8.1 innings pitched for MVP Hustle and led the team with 12 strikeouts.
Gavin Nix – Knights Knation
Gavin Nix had the most hits for Knights Knation and batted .467 (7-for-15).
Sebastian Norman – Wow Factor National
Sebastian Norman recorded a team-high four doubles, six RBIs, and eight hits for Wow Factor National.
David Shields – Canes National
David Shields tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and struck out seven while limiting MVP Hustle to one hit in relief for Canes National.
Miles Shore – East Cobb Astros
Miles Shore of the East Cobb Astros finished the tournament with a team-best 1.207 OPS and three of his six hits were for doubles.
Gavin Stedman – Scorpions Scout Team
Gavin Stedman drove in a tournament-best 11 runs and scored a tournament-best 10 runs to help lead Scorpions Scout Team.
Joseph Vaccarella – USA Prime National
Joseph Vaccarella delivered a complete game shutout in USA Prime National’s win against MVP Hustle limiting their offense to two hits and striking out six.
Drew Van Court – Alpha Prime
Drew Van Court pitching the most innings (10) and recorded the most strikeouts (15) in the tournament while picking up the win in the gold medal match for Alpha Prime.
Tyler Wick – Alpha Prime
Tyler Wick recorded nine hits, including three doubles, while slashing .391/.400/.522 for Alpha Prime.
Hagen Wright – Artillery Baseball
Hagen Wright batted .389 (7-for-18) and sent a three-run homer in Artillery Baseball’s win against TBT Ballers National.
