CARY, N.C. – Team Stars bounced back and cruised past Team Stripes, 14-6, thanks to big performances from Paxton Scoggin and Jason Spray Jr. at 15U National Team Training Camp Phase 2 on Thursday evening at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Stars scored 11 unanswered runs in the middle innings to ultimately pull through and even the Stars vs. Stripes series at a game apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stripes struck first after a wild pitch allowed Matti Di Maggio, who reached on a walk, to score.
- Ray Hunter led off the bottom of the first, subsequently coming around to score two at-bats later after a sacrifice fly via Scoggin. A wild pitch later that inning would put Stars ahead, 2-1.
- Team Stripes responded in the second and loaded the bases after a single, walk, and hit-by-pitch. An error allowed Jonah Hargrave to tie the game, while an RBI groundout from Greyson Wuis handed Stripes a 3-2 lead.
- After Bryant Ju drew a leadoff walk in the home half of the third, Hunter drilled a full-count offering down the right field line for an RBI double, tying the game at 3-3.
- Just two batters later, Scoggin would hand Stars the lead with a two-RBI triple sent to deep right field. Tyler Early tacked on one more run with an RBI single, making it 6-3 after three.
- Ju extended Stars’ lead in the fourth, singling on a fly ball to left for an RBI. A pair of wild pitches later in the inning scored Kolt Hampton and Brandon Sweeney to make it 9-3.
- Stars continued to pull away in the fifth, as a walk followed by a bases-clearing triple from Spray Jr. handed Stars a 13-3 advantage.
- Paris Head cut into the lead in the sixth with an RBI double to make it 13-4.
- Jacob Reyes singled in the top of the eighth and plated two more runs for Stripes.
- A wild pitch with the bases loaded in the home half of the eighth would cap the scoring for Stars, solidifying a 14-6 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Early and Spray Jr. led all players in hits with two apiece.
- Stars’ Noah Osterman tossed 3.0 innings and allowed no earned runs, while Early threw 2.0 innings and allowed no earned runs.
- Stripes’ Kingston George threw 2.0 innings of no-hit ball, allowing no earned runs in the process.
- Brody Brooks, Mason Devine, and Head each collected a double for Stripes tonight.
ON DECK
The 15U National Team Training Camp Phase 2 Stars vs. Stripes series concludes tomorrow afternoon at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, with first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. ET.
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