Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score

CARY, N.C. – The second day of the 2025 Women’s National Team Development Program saw the Stars and Stripes securing wins over Canada on Thursday, October 16, at Coleman Field, as the Stars picked up a 4-2 win in the first game and the Stripes earned an 18-3 win in the nightcap. The U.S. teams outscored Canada by a combined 14 runs on the day and outhit the opposition 18-9.

STARS 4, CANADA 2

AS IT HAPPENED

• The Stars got on the board in the second inning when Kelsie Whitmore laced a leadoff double to left field and then scored on a two-out single by Jamie Mackay to center field.
• Canada knotted the score in the third inning when it capitalized on a couple of defensive miscues by the Stars. Alli Schroder reached on an error, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on another error.
• In the third, the Stars took its lead back with a pair of runs to take a two-run lead. Gabrielle Haas led off the side by reaching on a hit-by-pitch, and then a pair of errors allowed her to cross home plate for the go-ahead run. Then Alexis Hastings, who reached on the second error of the inning and advanced to second on a groundout, scored on an infield single by Whitmore.
• The Stars tacked on another run in the sixth inning thanks to Denver Bryant’s RBI double that sent Mackay home after she reached on a hit-by-pitch.
• Canada cut into its deficit in the seventh when Ela Day-Bedard led off with a triple and scored on Lucie Anctil’s single to center field, but Alex Hugo stopped the bleeding by catching a line drive, stepping on second and throwing to Sarah Johnson at first for a triple play.

NOTABLES

• Whitmore led all players with a 2-for-2 outing and an RBI, while five other players tallied a hit.
• The Stars pitching staff held Canada to just three hits and one unearned run. Remi Schaber tossed three innings and did not surrender an earned run, while Bailey Brown threw two scoreless innings and Jacqueline Reynolds gave up an earned run in two innings tossed. Each pitcher tallied a strikeout.

STRIPES 15, CANADA 3

AS IT HAPPENED

• Canada struck early with a run in the first inning, as Oceane Lambert drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a wild pitch, and eventually crossed home plate on a pair of groundouts.
• The Stripes responded in the bottom frame when Alexia Jorge delivered a 2-RBI single to left field, driving in Valerie Perez and Amanda Gianelloni after they led off with a double and walk, respectively.
• In the second inning, Perez and Gianelloni strung together an RBI double and RBI single, in respective order, after Ashanthy Marcano drew a two-out walk to spark the scoring.
• An errant throw by Canada’s backstop in an attempt to catch Amira Hondras stealing second allowed Mia Kruspe to score from third and extend the Stripes’ lead to four in the third.
• Marcano added a run in the fourth when she reached on a three-base error and scored on a groundout by Perez.
• In the fifth, the Stripes used RBI singles by Sophia Broderick and Hondras with runners at first and second, along with a sacrifice fly by Marcano, to add to the lead.
• The Stripes closed out its dominant win by capitalizing on more defensive miscues by Canada in the seventh with runs scoring on a two-base error and a bases-loaded walk.

NOTABLES

• Gianelloni, Jorge, and Perez all had two-hit performances with two RBIs apiece, and five other players tallied a hit to contribute to the team’s 11 in the contest.
• The Stripes’ offense struck out just twice in the game.
• On the mound, Akira Kopec and Meggie Meidlinger each threw two shutout innings, and Kruspe tossed a scoreless frame with two strikeouts.

ON DECK

• The 2025 WNTDP continues on Saturday, October 18, when the Stripes and Stars play Canada at 2 and 5 p.m., respectively, at Coleman Field. All games will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and live scoring will be available on GameChanger.

ABOUT NTDP SCORING

• USA Baseball utilizes a modified scoring system for its development programs to achieve load management and mitigate potential injuries due to overuse for its athletes. Pitchers are subject to a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning during game play. In the event an inning is rolled because a pitcher has reached their maximum pitch count, runners on base may be contributed to the game score.