14U National Team Championships North Carolina All-Tournament Team Announced

Seventeen players earn All-Tournament honors

CARY, N.C. – After a week of competition and 40 games, the 14U National Team Championships North Carolina announced its All-Tournament team. The list features eight pitchers and nine hitters with 13 of the tournament’s 16 teams represented.

  • Hunter Atkins – East Cobb Astros
  • Hunter Atkins gave up just two hits in four innings pitched while collecting three strikeouts. He finished the tournament with a 1.76 ERA for the Astros.
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  • Malachi Boone – TBT National
  • Malakhi Boone posted a .571 batting average (8-for-14), driving in six runs and adding a walk. Boone hit a team-best two doubles and scored four runs.
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  • Blaine Bullard – Texas Twelve
  • Blaine Bullard had a hit in exactly half of his at-bats, posting a .500 (8-for-16) batting average. He drove in four runs and scored six of his own, while also adding two doubles.
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  • Tommy Cernius – MVP Hustle
  • Tommy Cernius owned a .571 batting average (8-for-14), striking out just once in five games. Cernius drove in four runs and scored a team-best seven.
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  • Cooper Clemmons – East Coast Sox
  • Cooper Clemons threw six shutout innings in his start against the Cangelosi Sparks to finish the tournament with a 0.00 ERA. He allowed six hits while striking out three batters and giving up just two walks in the tournament.
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  • Emery Coleman – 5 Star National
  • Emery Coleman tossed a complete game shutout for 5 Star National in its opening game of the tournament. He allowed just four hits while striking out six for the eventual gold medalists.
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  • Pressly Courville – Knights Knation National
  • Pressly Courville batted .667 (6-for-9) with four RBIs for Knights Knation, adding a double and three walks. Courville reached base in nine of his 12 plate appearances.
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  • Gavin Flores – MVP Hustle
  • Gavin Flores pitched in eight innings throughout the week, the majority of which came in his start against Texas Twelve in the quarterfinal match up. The righthander tossed a complete game one-hit shutout and finished the tournament with a 0.88 ERA and four strikeouts.
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  • Samuel Harris – South Charlotte Panthers
  • Samuel Harris threw 6.2 innings in two appearances, allowing no runs to finish the week with a 0.00 ERA. Harris gave up just five hits in the tournament while picking up two strikeouts.
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  • Mercer Hudson – East Cobb Astros
  • Mercer Hudson owned a .500 batting average (6-for-12) at the 2021 14U National Team Championships North Carolina, picking up two doubles and driving in a run. Hudson also scored three runs and added a stolen base.
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  • Donavan Jeffrey – Richmond Braves Platinum
  • Donavan Jeffrey led the Richmond Braves with a .692 batting average (9-for-13) over five games. Jeffrey had two three-hit games in the tournament, driving in six runs without striking out a single time.
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  • Jaiden Lo Re – Scottsdale Dirtbags
  • Jaiden Lo Re struck out nine batters in just 5.1 innings of work, picking up the win against the East Coast Sox. Lo Re gave up three hits while finishing with a 2.63 ERA.
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  • Ethan Moore – Cangelosi Sparks
  • Ethan Moore compiled a .714 batting average (5-for7), scoring four runs. Moore drove in two runs and reached base at an .818 clip.
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  • Kelvyn Paulino Jr. – 5 Star National
  • Kelvyn Paulino Jr. batted .556 (5-9) for the tournament champions, notching a pair of doubles and driving in six runs. Paulino also scored seven runs and walked five times. 
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  • Mavarek Russell – MVP Hustle
  • Mavarek Russell batted .571 (8-for-14) for MVP Hustle, scoring five runs with a pair of extra base hits. Russell had four multi-hit games, and reached base at a .600 clip.
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  • David Shields – Canes National
  • David Shields made two appearances and one start on the mound, finishing with a 1.40 ERA in five innings pitched. Shields struck out nine batters while surrendering just one hit in the tournament.
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  • Ethan Trivison – Elite Squad
  • Ethan Trivison allowed just three hits and one earned run in two appearances and 7.1 innings pitched. He finished the tournament with a 0.96 ERA and four strikeouts.
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The National Team Championships North Carolina will continue with the 17U age group from June 22-25 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. To stay up to date on all the action, follow @USABaseball and @USABChamps_NC on Twitter.