CARY, N.C. – Stellar performances at the plate and dominant mound work lifted Navy and White to big victories and concluded 2023 NTDP at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
GAME ONE: NAVY GETS IT DONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL IN AN 8-3 VICTORY OVER LIGHT BLUE ON DAY FIVE OF 2023 NTDP
Coy James and Sam Cozart left it all on the field on the final day of 2023 NTDP, as a 3-for-4 day at the plate and six strikeouts over 3.0 frames, respectively, helped Navy earn the 8-3 win over Light Blue.
Navy improves to 2-0-1 while Light Blue registers its first loss of the week and finishes 2-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Navy got off to a hot start after Dean Moss drilled a ball down the left field line to plate James and was followed by an RBI groundout off the bat of Evan Hankins to score Moss.
- James’ second hit of the day resulted in a run while a wild pitch later in the inning plated Logan Sariga and put up another two spot for Navy.
- Scoring paused in the third, but not for long, as James’ bat stayed hot with another RBI shot in the fifth. A double steal led to the fifth and sixth runs being scored while the inning was then capped off by Mason Pike’s line-drive RBI base hit.
- Sean Gamble widened the Navy lead even further in the seventh with a deep shot to center for a ground rule double, scoring Moss who led off the inning with a base knock.
- Light Blue finally replaced the zero in the run column with a three-run seventh, which began with Omar Serna drilling a one-out offering up the middle to plate a pair. A sacrifice fly by Thomas Brown scored Bricen Smith and trimmed the deficit by another run before the rollover rule flipped the frame.
NOTABLE STATS
- Cozart dazzled on the mound for Navy as he faced the minimum through 3.0 innings while tallying six strikeouts in the process.
- James notched a 3-for-4 outing with a pair of RBIs and runs scored while Moss also did damage at the plate, going for 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Serna led Light Blue at the plate; he posted a 2-for-3 performance with two runs driven in while Smith and Jaxon Miller each registered 1-for-2 outings.
GAME TWO: WHITE FLOODS THE BOARD WITH RUNS TO CRUISE PAST RED, 10-3, IN THE FINAL CONTEST OF 2023 NTDP
Multi-hit performances from Griffin Enis, Lucas Franco, and Xavier Neyens powered White in a 10-3 rout of Red on the final day of the 2023 NTDP.
White picks up its first win of the week and concludes 2023 NTDP with a record of 1-1-1 while Red drops its third game and moves to 0-3.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- White wasted no time getting on the board as Gavin Fien kicked off the five-run rally after scorching a ball down the left field line to clear the bases and put his team up by three. RBI base knocks by Franco and Enis tacked on two more runs to make it a 5-0 contest after one inning.
- White and Red traded two-run frames the inning after, as a wild pitch and a Neyens RBI infield single expanded the White lead. The seven-run deficit was short lived thanks to a deep RBI triple by Dillon Moss and a sacrifice fly by Miguel Velazquez, making it 7-2.
- Runs continued to come across the board for White, first with Enis punching a ball through the right side then with an RBI shot to center off the bat of Seth Hernandez. Red got one back, however, as a wild pitch reached the backstop and allowed Rookie Shepard to trot home and make it 9-3.
- Enis drove in White’s tenth run and notched his third hit of the day by blasting a triple to deep left center field, solidifying the 10-3 final score.
NOTABLE STATS
- Enis carried out an offensive masterpiece, notching three RBIs on three hits while Fien also showed out, as he scored once and drove in three runs on his one hit of the day.
- Neyens registered an RBI and a run scored in his 2-for-3 performance for Team White.
- Billy Carlson and Jack Boucher each tallied perfect 2-for-2 days at the plate for Team Red while Moss collected an RBI and a run scored as he went 1-for-3 with a triple.
