CARY, N.C. – The 16U National Team Championships North Carolina All-Tournament team was announced today and features 16 athletes that competed in the event. The list is made up of eight hitters and eight pitchers and features a player from 10 of the tournament’s 16 teams, including a tournament-high three from the gold medal-winning Texas Twelve.
Cuyler Baxter – Artillery Baseball
Cuyler Baxter led Artillery Baseball offensively hitting .533 (8-15) with two runs scored.
Kyle Branch – Dulins Dodgers Prime
Kyle Branch finished the tournament hitting .381 (8-21) with a .480 on-base percentage scoring a team-best five runs for the silver medalist Dulins Dodgers Prime.
Michael Catalano – Dulins Dodgers Prime
Michael Catalano delivered a strong five inning start for Dulins Dodgers Prime allowing zero earned runs and striking out six in the complete-game.
Hunter Chambers – Richmond Braves Platinum
Hunter Chambers provided six innings for Richmond Braves and had a strong three inning start yielding just one hit and striking out five.
Chase Fralick – eXposure Prime
Chase Fralick drove in a tournament-best eight runs for eXposure Prime and hit .563 (9-16) with five walks.
Marco Gonzales – Texas Twelve
Marco Gonzales concluded with a .467 average (7-15) with three RBIs and four walks to help lead Texas Twelve to a gold medal.
Walter Berry Hawsey – Knights Knation
Walter Berry Hawsey hit a team-best .471 (8-17) with three RBI and five runs scored for Knights Knation.
Alan Lopez – Banditos Scout
Alan Lopez batted a team-best .438 (7-15) for Banditos Scout and had four stolen bases in the tournament.
Casen Murphy – Canes Prospects
Casen Murphy didn’t allow an earned run in five innings for Canes Prospects striking out eight in two relief appearances.
John Parker Nunn – East Cobb Astros
John Parker Nunn dealt a team-best 5.2 innings and eight strikeouts with a 1.24 ERA for East Cobb Astros.
Braylon Payne – Texas Twelve
Braylon Payne recorded a tournament-best 10 hits and scored seven runs while swiping four bases for the gold medal-winning Texas Twelve.
William Schmidt – Knights Knation
William Schmidt was dominant for Knights Knation in his start against gold medalist Texas Twelve striking out 10 in 5.1 innings and allowing no earned runs.
Brennon Seigler – eXposure Prime
Brennon Seigler stole a tournament-best seven bags for bronze medal-winning eXposure Prime while slashing .533/.667/.733 with two extra-base hits.
Levi Sterling – Legacy Baseball Group
Levi Sterling pitched seven innings for Legacy Baseball Group surrendering just two hits across two starts with 10 strikeouts.
Nolan Veeder – Texas Twelve
Nolan Veeder led the tournament with 10.1 innings pitched with a 1.36 ERA and earned the win in the gold medal match for Texas Twelve.
Cooper Williams – Banditos Scout
Cooper Williams struck out 12 batters in six innings pitched for Banditos Scout highlighted by 3.2 innings in relief allowing one hit against Knights Knation.
