15U Champs NC Day Two Roundup

The 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina continued on Friday, July 14, at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina with the second day of pool play. Catch up on all the action ahead of tomorrow's quarterfinals.

ZT PROSPECTS NATIONAL 4, TOP TIER SELECT 0

ZT Prospects National (2-0) picked up a 4-0 victory over Top Tier Select (0-2) on nine hits in its second game of pool play of the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

A pitcher’s duel ended in the fourth when Kingston Kela put ZT Prospects on the board with an RBI single to right field to score Raphael Dunne. Back-to-back singles and an error loaded the bases in the sixth, and Jesiah Andrade crossed home on a passed ball to put ZT Prospects up 2-0. Dunne then tagged up on a sacrifice fly from Elijah Beekley to score, and Kela singled to right to score Angel Cervantes and take the game 4-0.

Kela had a strong outing as he went 2-for-3 with two singles and two RBIs to put the Prospects ahead in the game. Alejandro Haro had a stellar performance on the mound for ZT Prospects, allowing just one hit while fanning six batters in 6.2 innings. Francis Garcia came in for the last out to secure the win.

Bryce Pauly recorded two of the three hits for Top Tier as both were doubles. Callaghan O’Connor started on the bump for Top Tier, and was credited with the loss after surrendering ZT Prospects’ first run of the game.

ZT Prospects will face East Cobb Astros at 11:00 a.m. on Field 3, while Top Tier Select will next match up with Elite Squad Baseball at 11:00 a.m. on Field 4 to continue day two of pool play of the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

ALPHA PRIME 5, USA PRIME NATIONAL 4

Cole Weinstein went 2-for-3 with two base hits and two RBIs to lead Alpha Prime (2-0) to a 5-4 extra innings victory over USA Prime (1-1) on the second day of pool play at the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

With the win, Alpha Prime remains undefeated at the event.

USA Prime put the first two runs of the game on the board in the bottom of the first, thanks to an RBI triple from Rookie Shepard and a wild pitch. Beau Peterson followed up with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third that scored a run from third and set the score at 3-0. Alpha Prime responded in the fourth with two runs of its own thanks to a single by Dillon Moss and a sac fly from Marcus Greis that cut its deficit to 3-2. In the bottom of the fifth, USA Prime managed to extend the lead once again when a Keaton Neal single pushed in a run and made it 4-2. Weinstein made it a new ball game for Alpha Prime in the sixth when he drove in two runs on a single to right field which tied the game 4-4. A scoreless seventh sent the game into extra innings, where Sammy Kane hit an RBI single to establish a 5-4 lead in favor of Alpha Prime. Max Medina retired all three batters he faced in the bottom of the eighth to secure the victory for Alpha Prime.

Medina threw 3.1 innings for Alpha Prime, striking out three batters while allowing no runs on no hits. Alpha Prime leadoff man Parker Loew went 1-for-2 with a single, two runs scored, and two walks. Kruz Schoolcraft started on the mound for USA Prime and struck out five batters in 5.0 innings of action, while Neal and Deion Cole each recorded two base hits for the USA Prime offense.

USA Prime will next face Power Baseball at 10:45 a.m. on Coleman Field, and Alpha Prime returns to action against East Coast Sox at 1:30 p.m. on Field 4. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

ELITE SQUAD BASEBALL 11, EAST COBB ASTROS 7

Elite Squad Baseball (1-1) scored 11 runs to power past East Cobb Astros (1-1) in the second round of the 15U National team Championships in North Carolina. With this win, Elite Squad earned its first victory in the tournament.

East Cobb picked up the first run of the game on an RBI groundout from Trevor Condon to score Wessley Roberson. Roberson led off the inning by reaching first on an error, and stole two bases to make it to third with only one away. He easily scored on a grounder to the right side.

In the top of the second, Elite Squad tied it up on an error from East Cobb which scored Isaiah Del Valle, who singled to reach base. Elite Squad broke the tie the next inning on a walk and back-to-back bunt singles from Jon Mora and Adrian Bermudez, which eventually led to a run coming across on an error at the mound. Another two quickly came after on a walk that forced a run and the third bunt single of the inning from Del Valle. Diego Rivero joined in on the scoring, sending a sacrifice fly to center to push across the fourth run of the inning to make it 5-1.

East Cobb got one back in the bottom of the third when Malachi Washington sent an RBI double to the gap in left-center. Elite Squad took it right back in the sixth, adding one more on three consecutive singles from Ivan Sabaterr, Hayden Robinson, and Ethan Lindor. John Chen See and Reggie Rodriguez quickly joined in on the hit barrage with back-to-back RBI singles to make the deficit six runs. The fourth run of the inning came on the third error of the game for East Cobb to extend its lead to 9-2.

The final two runs for Elite Squad came on a walk and a sacrifice fly, which would have forced the run rule, but East Cobb still had the chance to bat in the bottom of the inning. East Cobb took the opportunity to score five runs in an effort of a final rally attempt. A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and error followed by three consecutive bases-loaded walks cut the score to 11-7, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit.

Del Valle led Elite Squad at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Bermudez also posted a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. For East Cobb, Washington earned the only extra-base hit of the game with an RBI double. Elite Squad starter Tyler Arafet earned the victory after allowing no runs over 6.0 innings of work.

East Cobb will face ZT Prospects National for its third game of the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina at 10:45 a.m. on Field 3, while Elite Squad Baseball will play its third game against Top Tier Select on Field 4 at 10:45 a.m. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

LEGACY BASEBALL GROUP 15U BLACK 1, DIRTBAGS 15U NATIONAL 1

In a pitcher’s duel at Jack Coombs Field, Legacy Baseball Group 15U Black (1-1-1) and Dirtbags 15U National (0-1-2) grinded out a 1-1 tie in eight innings. Both runs were scored in the final frame.

The game concluded pool play action for both squads, as their next opponents will be announced at the end of Friday’s slate of games.

Legacy Baseball Group’s James Tronstein broke the deadlock when he drove in Will Suslow after he was placed on second due to the international tiebreaker rule, but Dirtbags managed to salvage a tie in its half of the inning when Hoblen’s sacrifice fly to center field after Cameron Tarkenton was placed on second and moved to third on a bunt single.

Waller led the Dirtbags offense with a 2-for-3 outing while Legacy Baseball Group’s Eric Zdunek and Evan Alexander both went 2-for-4. Both pitching staffs were stellar on the mound, as just a combined 12 hits and two earned runs were allowed and a total of 13 batters were retired by strikeout.

POWER BASEBALL 2026 MARUCCI 10, EAST COAST SOX SCOUT 9

Tucker Jones had the last say in a back-and-forth battle between Power Baseball 2026 Marucci (1-1) and East Coast Sox Scout (0-2) with a walk-off shot in the sixth to lift his team to a 10-9 win on day two of pool play at the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

Danny Garcia took advantage of Brody Kraft’s leadoff walk with an RBI line-drive shot to right field in the first frame to put Power Baseball up early, 1-0. In an inning that saw only two hits, East Coast Sox Scout tossed up a three-spot in the third to take a two-run lead over Power Baseball. The scoring was initiated by an RBI triple off the bat of Ian Weaver, and was added onto after back-to-back errors prolonged the inning and tacked on two more runs for the Sox. Power Baseball cut into the deficit by a run in its half of the third after a RBI base hit to right by Nate Wade plated the leadoff man. Power Baseball caught the lead in the home half of the fourth, as the four-run inning began with a pair of walks. Grant Sheppard’s sacrifice fly followed by an RBI single by Trenton Ramsey shot the go-ahead run across the plate. The scoring was capped off by a bases-loaded walk and a subsequent wild pitch to make it a 6-3 ball game.

East Coast Sox battled back in the fifth, as back-to-back RBI ground balls through the left side by Andrew Petrock and Sam Smith trimmed the deficit to one run. A bases-loaded walk followed by Dominic Pellegrin’s sacrifice fly scored the tying and go-ahead runs for the Sox. A double steal topped off the scoring and allowed Rhett Persell to cross the plate and make it an 8-6 contest. A bases-loaded walk in the home half of the fifth handed Power Baseball its seventh run, while an RBI single off the bat of Petrock in the sixth inning for East Coast Sox offset that run, making it 9-7. The critical sixth inning began with a rocket off the bat of Ethan Rathmann to land him on second and cut the deficit by a run. Jones sent both teams home as he slapped a soft liner into right to plate a pair and walked it off for Power Baseball.

Wade showed out at the plate for Power Baseball, posting a 2-for-3 performance with two runs batted in and a run scored. The late-game hero Jones scored once and knocked in a pair in his 1-for-4 outing. Rathmann also went 1-for-4, as he collected an RBI in addition to scoring three times for Power Baseball.

On the other side, both Petrock and Weaver each went 3-for-4 and had impressive days at the plate for East Coast Sox Scout. Petrock gathered two-RBI’s and a run scored, while Weaver came around to score twice and hit in a run in addition to notching a triple. Smith was 1-for-4 on the day with an RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Sox.

East Coast Sox Scout will play its final pool play matchup against Alpha Prime 2026 at 1:30 p.m. on Field 4, while Power Baseball 2026 Marucci will next face off against USA Prime National 15U at 10:45 a.m. on Coleman Field to conclude its pool play contests. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

TOP TIER SELECT 11, ELITE SQUAD BASEBALL 3

Top Tier (1-2) put up 11 runs in the mercy-rule victory over Elite Squad Baseball (1-2) in the 15U National team Championships in North Carolina. Both teams head into consolation play tomorrow after finishing pool play.

Top Tier scored its first run of the tournament on back-to-back hits from Dylan Bowen and Bryce Pauly. The team earned its second run on a wild pitch that scored Pauly.

The run support continued in the second with a two-run single from Kasey Mink to put Top Tier ahead by four. The hits in the inning continued with back-to-back-to-back RBI singles from Pauly, Ethan Bass, and TJ McQuillan scored two and a wild pitch brought the tally up to eight runs in the inning. The final tally of the third inning was eight runs, on nine hits, all of which were singles.

Down to its final outs because of the lingering mercy-rule, Elite Squad plated three runs coming on a single and a double from Ethan Lindor and Jon Mora to keep the game going in the fourth.

In the bottom of the fourth, Dylan Kassab hit a solo shot over the right field wall to bring the lead back to eight runs. Top Tier hung on to win it in mercy-rule fashion.

Pauly went 3-for-3 to lead Top Tier with two RBIs, followed by both Bowen and Kassab who each had multi hit performances. Kassab had the biggest hit of the day, a homer in the fifth which drove in the game’s final run for the run-rule victory. For Elite Squad, Lindor led Elite Squad, going 2-for-2 with an RBI. Top Tier starter Tate Troxell went 3.0 innings, giving up just two hits with no runs and four strikeouts.

Elite Squad and Top Tier Select finished pool play and will await seeding for tomorrow's bracket play games. Both games and all future National Team Championships games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

POWER BASEBALL MARUCCI 3, USA PRIME NATIONAL 1

Tucker Jones went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI to help lead Power Baseball (2-1) to a 3-1 victory over USA Prime National (1-2) on day two of the 2023 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

With the win, Power Baseball collects its second victory of the event and heads into day three with a winning record.

In the top of the first, Ethan Rathmann reached on a single before Jones ripped a double to center field that allowed Rathmann to score and establish an early 1-0 lead for Power Baseball. No more runs crossed the plate until the top of the fifth when Power increased its lead to 2-0 thanks to a Nate Wade RBI single. Power took a 3-0 lead in the top of the sixth when a fielding error in the USA Prime infield allowed Mason Jones to score from third.

In the bottom of the frame, USA Prime scored its first run of the day after a batter was hit with the bases loaded. USA Prime was in position to rally, but reliever Luke Manderson closed the game out with a swinging strikeout to secure the 3-1 victory for Power in six innings.

Andrew Barr went 1-for-1 with a base hit, run scored, and two walks for Power. Beau Peterson led the USA Prime offense, going 2-for-3 with two singles and a stolen base. Jordan Livingston struck out three batters while allowing no runs on just two hits in 4.0 innings of work.

Each team will await seeding to determine its next opponent in the opening round of bracket play tomorrow. All games will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and live updates will be provided via Twitter @USABScores.

PRD 11, THE DREAM 15U 4

Sal Garcia went 1-for-3 and drove in three runs, including a two-run home run to help lift PRD (1-1) over The Dream 15U (1-1), 11-4, on Day 2 of pool play at the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

An RBI single by Andrew Saccento in the first followed by a sacrifice fly off the bat of Eddie Rosado put PRD on top early. The Dream went to work at the plate in its half of the third. After a bases-loaded walk, Kane Moye drilled a 3-2 offering to right center and cleared the bases, putting The Dream up 4-2. The lead did not last long, as PRD plated a pair in the home half of the third thanks to a two-run blast into the trees in left field by Sal Garcia. A long single by Carney O’Donnell in the fourth frame brought two more runs across the plate for PRD, making it a 7-4 affair. PRD stayed busy in the home half of the sixth, as an inside-the-park home run from Jason Amalbert in addition to an error manufactured four more runs to make it an 11-4 final score.

Garcia posted a 1-for-3 stat line with three RBIs and two runs scored for PRD. Amalbert delivered a 2-for-4 performance with two RBIs and a run scored while Rosado gathered one RBI and two runs scored for PRD in his 1-for-1 outing. Chase Brandt offered 4.0 strong shutout innings of relief for PRD, as he collected five strikeouts and surrendered three hits in the process of earning the save.

Chance Dixon led The Dream offensively, as he went 2-for-4 with a single and a double apiece while scoring a run as well. Dixon was responsible for batting in three of The Dream’s runs as he recorded a double in his 1-for-2 showing.

The Dream 15U wraps up pool play with a 1:30 p.m. matchup against 2026 Texas Twelve on Field 2 while PRD also has its final pool play contest and faces Wow Factor National 15U in a 1:30 p.m. matchup on Coleman Field. Both games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via Twitter at @USABScores.

ZT PROSPECTS NATIONAL 8, EAST COBB ASTROS 0

ZT Prospects (3-0) beat the East Cobb Astros (1-2), 8-0, to go undefeated in pool play of the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

Justin Lopez singled to right to get things started for the Prospects in the first. Lopez managed to advance to second and third on a wild pitch then raced home on a fielding error to put the Prospects in the lead 1-0.

A big third inning for the Prospects added six runs on six consecutive singles and extended its lead to 7-0. Kingston Kela singled to right to score Francis Garcia and secure the 8-0 run rule victory in the sixth.

Lopez was a standout in the lineup, finishing the day 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base to help lead the Prospects to victory. Dunne also recorded two RBIs, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Matthew Riendeau and Kela threw a combined shutout against the Astros, and Riendeau started and threw the first five frames, striking out two and allowing two hits before Kela tossed a hitless sixth.

Bubba Coleman and C Russell each had a hit on the day, with Coleman also having one stolen base. Nate Russell and Ayden Lockett both appeared on the mound for the Astros, each recording two strikeouts and giving up a combined seven hits.

PADRES SCOUT TEAM 4, CANES NATIONAL 1

Padres Scout Team (3-0) took advantage of defensive miscues en route to a 4-1 win over Canes National (2-1) on the second day of the 15U National Team Championships North Carolina at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina.

In a scoreless game in the third, Dylan Cheek and Nathanael Davis each reached base and came around to score on errors to put the Padres up 2-0. Canes National immediately responded in the bottom half of the frame when Carson Bolemon led off the inning with a hit-by-pitch and came around to score on a wild pitch to trim the deficit in half.

After each pitching staff exchanged zeros in the middle innings, the Padres notched a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Justice Dejong and Codey Gauff led off the inning with walks and eventually were plated on errors, making it a 4-1 game in favor of the Padres. The Canes rallied for a pair of singles in the bottom of the final frame to get the tying run to the plate but were unable to score a run as the game ended at 4-1.

Gauff reached base in all three plate appearances for the Padres, picking up a hit and drawing two walks. Cheek and Davis also chipped in a hit and run scored. Colton Haire and Brady Murietta picked up the only hits for the Canes.

Spencer Krasner was clutch in relief for the Padres, tossing 4.2 innings and allowing just two hits. Aaron Hernandez started for the victors, pitching two hitless frames.

ALPHA PRIME 2026 4, EAST COAST SOX SCOUT 0

Alpha Prime’s Carson Munroe and Cole Weinstein combined for a no-hitter to go undefeated in pool-play, defeating East Coast Sox (0-3) 4-0 in the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

Alpha Prime broke the 4.5 inning scoreless tie by scoring Marcus Greis and Matthew Maxon on a two-RBI single from Sammy Kane. Prime scored for the second inning in a row, coming on a two-run double from Archer Horn to make it a four-run deficit going into the final inning.

Munroe went 6.2 innings with nine strikeouts and only three walks, rendering the Sox hitless. He faced the minimum in five consecutive innings. Weinstein pitched to the final batter of the inning to maintain the combined no-hitter and close out the victory.

Prime’s Kane went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Horn went 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Ian Weaver, Sam Smith, and Wyatt Williams were the only batters to reach base for East Coast, all coming on walks.

East Coast Sox Scout and Alpha Prime 2026 finished pool play and will await seeding for tomorrow's bracket play games. Both games and all future National Team Championships games will be streamed at USABaseball.TV, and live updates will be provided via @USABScores on Twitter.

MBA 2026 SCOUT TEAM 11, DULINS DODGERS PRIME GODWIN 3

MBA 2026 Scout Team (3-0) finished pool play victorious after an 11-3 victory over Dulins Dodgers Prime Godwin (0-2-1) to conclude Day 2 of pool play of the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

MBA took the early lead in the first, thanks to a sacrifice fly from Aiden Arnett to score Jordan Martinez. With Brady Harris on third, Lucas Cannady grounded out to second to score Harris. The Dodgers cut the lead in half in the third; with two men on, Braxton Barber singled on a hard ground ball to score Kaeleb Galindo. Then, with the bases loaded, the Dodgers took the lead on an MBA fielding error to plate two runs to go up by a run.

In the bottom of the third, Martinez stole home followed by an RBI double from Arnett to put MBA up 4-3. Arnett then crossed home on a wild pitch, and George Anderson singled to right to score Cannady and make it a 6-3 edge. MBA added two insurance runs in the fifth on an RBI single from Christopher Reali to lead 8-3. Two sacrifice flies and a single from Arnett sealed MBA’s 11-3 run rule victory.

Arnett led the MBA offense, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two doubles. Harris also had two doubles on the day, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Brayden Harris was stellar on the mound for MBA, striking out ten batters and walking two.

Anthony Del Angel recorded two of Dulins Dodgers’ five hits, going 2-for-3 with a triple in the sixth.

2026 TEXAS TWELVE 12, THE DREAM 15U 2

2026 Texas Twelve (3-0) combined for 11 runs over two innings en route to a 12-2 landslide victory over The Dream 15U (0-3) on Day 2 of pool play at the 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

The teams remained even through the first frame before an RBI groundout by David Oglesby-Smith plated run number one for The Dream. A wild pitch in the home half allowed Texas’ Bryce Nixon to score the tying run, making it a 1-1 game in the second.

Texas Twelve blew it open soon after, stringing together a five-run rally. After a sacrifice fly by Tyler Ramos scored the go-ahead run, back-to-back base hits by Jake Ernest and Ryan Steele widened Texas’ lead by two runs. A sac fly sent off the bat of Jordan Garza was supplemented by a wild pitch directly after, scoring Nixon and making it a 6-1 game. The Dream tacked on a run to its total in the third frame, as Kane Moye drove a 2-2 pitch up the middle for a run. Texas Twelve continued the onslaught in the fourth, as the six-run fiasco began with a trio of singles, the latter being an RBI base knock by Judson Dowell. After an RBI groundout by Harper Gates, two consecutive doubles by Carson Reeder and Drake Bentke delivered three more runs to the home team’s total. A line out recorded the second out, but a throwing error allowed Bentke to cross home for the mercy-rule deciding run.

Wyatt Clewett pitched the entirety of the contest for Texas Twelve, as he lasted 4.0 innings while conceding only one run. Earnest was stout at the plate for Texas, collecting one RBI and scoring twice in his 2-for-2 performance. Nixon also went 2-for-2, as he gathered a pair of singles and also scored twice. Reeder was 1-for-1 in his pinch-hit at bat while scoring once and plating two on the day.

Ellis Appling tallied a double and scored a run as he went 1-for-1 on the day. Alex Espinoza and Christopher Guillory were each 1-for-2 in the contest for The Dream.

2026 Texas Twelve advances to the winner’s bracket while The Dream 15U will play the rest of its games in the consolation bracket. All games will be held Saturday and Sunday and will be streamed at USABaseball.TV with live updates provided via Twitter at @USABScores.

CITIUS 2026 4, TEAM ELITE 4

A pair of late runs by each side led to a 4-4 tie between Citius 2026 (0-2-1) and Team Elite (0-2-1) on Friday afternoon at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina.

In a tie game in the top of the sixth, Citius pulled in front by two runs on the strength of a two-run single by Cesar Bustamante Orta. But Team Elite responded immediately in the bottom of the inning, scoring on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Brandon Washington to knot the game at four. A pair of two-out walks put the winning run in scoring position for Team Elite in the bottom of the seventh, but a fielder’s choice halted the rally and ended the game in a tie.

The game was back-and-forth early on. Mason Archie singled and scored on an error to put Team Elite in front 1-0, and a sacrifice fly by Josiah Rojas evened the tally at one in the fourth. Washington put Citius back in front in the bottom of the fourth, but Team Elite responded with a sac fly to knot the game again before it eventually went on to end in a tie.

Alexander Moreno tossed 5.1 innings for Citius, allowing three runs (one earned) and striking out three. B. Fontaine got the start for Team Elite and turned in four innings of one-run ball.

Washington led Team Elite’s offense with a 2-for-3 performance, adding a pair of RBIs. Bustamante Orta and Diego Tagliaferro tallied two-hit games for Citius.

PRD 6, WOW FACTOR NATIONAL 5

Deacon Nelson went 4-for-4 with four singles, two RBIs, and a stolen base to lead PRD (2-1-0) to a 6-5 win over Wow Factor National (1-2-0) in the final game of pool play at the 2023 15U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

With the win, PRD advances to the winner’s bracket of the National Team Championships North Carolina.

Sal Garcia plated the first run of the game for PRD with a triple in the first inning that scored a runner from second. Nelson followed up with an RBI single that allowed Garcia to come in to score from third and set the score at 2-0 in the first. Wow Factor collected a run in both the first and second to tie the game at 2-2.

The next run of the game came for Wow Factor in the fifth courtesy of a Keon Johnson RBI double that established a 3-2 lead. Singles by Jason Amalbert and Nelson, along with a double by Garcia, put four runs on the board for PRD in the top of the sixth. Wow Factor drew within one in the bottom of the frame, but a groundout ended the inning and secured the 6-5 victory for PRD as the time limit expired.

Garcia went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, and three RBIs. Nicholas Bradley threw 4.0 innings and punched out nine batters. John Dolan struck out four batters in 4.2 innings of work for Wow Factor. Johnson led Wow Factor offensively, going 2-for-3 with a single, double, and two RBIs.