
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - The USA Baseball 12U National Team Trials wraps up with the final game of a three-game intrasquad series on Thursday at William S. Hart Pony Baseball and Softball Park in Santa Clarita, California.
Red used three runs in the final three innings to defeat Blue, 6-3, in the second game of the 2019 12U National Team Trials on Wednesday, to take a a 2-0 advantage in the three-game intrasquad series.
Live updates throughout the game will be available via on Twitter and live stats via links on the 12U National Team's schedule page.
Notable Information
• Red clinched the series after scoring three runs in the final three innings to defeat Blue, 6-3, on Wednesday.
• Team Red took a 1-0 advantage in series with a 9-5 win over Blue on Tuesday.
• The 36-man 12U National Team Trials roster was named on Monday, July 15, following the conclusion of the National Open in Santa Clarita California. The 36 players hail from 14 different states and Puerto Rico.
• Eleven players on the trials roster were selected from the 2018 National Team Identification Series (NTIS), while 10 were chosen from the 11U Futures Invitational. Additionally, 15 players were selected from the 12U National Open, finalizing the 2019 12U Trials roster.
• Todd Fine returns as the manager of the 12U National Team for the second consecutive year and will be joined by Jason Sekany, RJ Farrell and Marc Wiese, who all return to the staff after helping Team USA to its first-ever gold medal at the COPABE U-12 Pan-American Championships in 2018. Sekany will lead the pitching staff, while Farrell and Wiese will serve as assistant coaches.
• The 12U National Team will be playing for a record fourth consecutive world championship after earning the IBAF "A" World Cup gold medal in 2013, followed by gold medals at the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in 2015 and 2017.
On Deck
• The final 18-man 12U National Team roster will be announced following the conclusion of the third intrasquad game on Thursday evening, following the conclusion of the game.
• The 12U National Team will then play in two exhibition games on Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, before traveling to Tainan, Taiwan to compete in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup.
Social
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