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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Stars used 12 hits across the first five innings to secure a 15-4 victory over the Stripes on Saturday morning in the second game of the Women’s National Team Training Camp series at the Neiman Sports Complex in St. Paul, Minnesota. With the win, the Stars clinched the series.

The Stripes managed to make it a one-run game in the third inning, but the Stars scored 10 unanswered runs in the fourth and fifth innings en route to the win. Due to inclement weather, the game was suspended in the sixth inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Stars picked up where they left off on Friday, scoring four runs in the first inning to take an early lead. Jamie Baum drove in Alana Martinez from second with a double to left center to put her team on the board, and then Kylee Lahners added two more on a double down the left field line with runners in scoring position. Alexia Jorge capped off the inning by scoring Lahners from second with a base hit down the left field line.
• The Stripes responded in the bottom half of the first with a pair of runs to make it 4-2. Kelsie Whitmore plated the first run after reaching on a walk, stealing second and third, and scoring on an error, and then Remi Schaber crossed home plate on Elise Berger’s single though the right side after an error and wild pitch put her in scoring position.
• Jamie Baum tallied her fifth hit and sixth run batted in of the series in the second inning when her outfield single scored Jillian Albayati, who started the side with a single up the middle and moved to third on a wild pitch and fly out, respectively.
• The Stripes made it a one-run game at 5-4 in the third thanks to Remi Schaber’s two-run single through the left side with runners in scoring position.
• The Stars plated four runs on two hits in the fourth, taking a 9-4 lead. Jillian Albayati, Meredith McFadden, and Jamie Baum drew three consecutive walks for Ashton Lansdell, who roped a triple to right field to send all three runners home. Luciana Moreno tacked on the fourth run of the frame when her single through the left side scored Lansdell.
• In the fifth, the Stars erupted for six more runs on five hits to take a 15-4 lead before the game was suspended due to inclement weather. Jillian Albayati tallied her second hit of the day with an RBI single to right field, and then a sacrifice bunt, wild pitch, two-run double to left field by Luciana Moreno, and RBI single by Sadie Zion brought in the other five runs.

OF NOTE

• Jamie Baum had another stellar outing at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBIs to lead all players. In total, she has six hits and six runs batted in in the series. She additionally was credited with the win on the mound, allowing one earned run in 2.1 innings of work.
• Luciana Moreno (2-for-3, 2 runs) and Jillian Albayati (2-for-2, 3 runs) also turned in multi-hit performances for the Stars, while five other players collected a hit for the squad.
• Sadie Zion and Della Romano threw a combined 2.2 scoreless innings for the Stars, while the Stripes’ Janelle Calvet fanned a game-high three batters.
• Sara Tobias was charged with the loss on the bump for the Stripes, surrendering five earned runs in 1.2 innings pitched.
• In the series, the Stars have tallied 23 hits and outscored the Stripes 24-6.

ON DECK
The teams will meet for the series finale on Sunday, July 24, with first pitch set for 10:30 a.m. ET at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 20-woman roster for the Women’s National Team is slated to be announced later that day.

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