COCOA, Fla. - The Stripes offense put up four runs in the first two innings and the pitching staff allowed just one run on two hits to secure a 6-1 victory over the Stars in game two of the 2021 Women’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) at the Launch Pad Sports Complex in Cocoa, Florida, on Tuesday.

For the second game in a row, the Stripes offense wasted no time and scored in the first available opportunity to take an early lead that they never relinquished. A pair of runs in the first, second, and sixth innings put the Stripes squad up 6-0 before the Stars broke onto the scoreboard in the bottom half of the sixth to make it a 6-1 game. That was all the Stripes pitchers would allow though as they shut down the Stars offense with a three up, three down bottom of the seventh to claim the victory.

Remi Schaber (Memphis, Tenn.) led the Stripes offense with a 2-for-3 day at the plate, scoring a run and picking up two RBIs in the win. Kelsie Whitmore (Temecula, Calif.) finished the day 1-for-3 with three runs scored and two walks. In total, the Stripes drew nine base-on-balls and tallied three doubles. Chloe Aldrich (Friendswood, Texas) and Jamie Baum (Los Altos, Calif.) picked the Stars' two hits in the loss.

In addition to her work at the plate, Whitmore got the start on the mound for the Stripes and earned the win with three innings of scoreless work, allowing just one hit and one walk. Peyton Coria (Perris, Calif.) got the ball for the Stars and was tagged with the loss after giving up four runs in 1.2 innings.

Key Moments

• The Stripes got off to another quick start, using two bases-loaded walks in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
• Schaber added two more with a two-RBI base knock to give the Stripes a 4-0 lead in the top of the second.
• Kelsie Whitmore made it 5-0 in favor of the Stripes in the top of the sixth when she doubled to lead off the frame, stole third, and came home on a Stars miscue.
• Denae Benites (Las Vegas, Nev.) added another run to make it 6-0 in favor of the Stripes with an RBI single that scored Schaber, who had reached on a hit-by-pitch two batters earlier.
• The Stars finally broke onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth when Gianelloni drew a leadoff walk and came around to score on a Baum single that made it a 6-1 game.
• The Stars comeback fell short though as Schaber also dominated on the mound, inducing a groundout and two pop ups to close out the Stripes’ 6-1 victory.

Notable Information

• The Stripes now lead the Women’s NTDP series 2-0.
• Ashton Lansdell (Marietta, Ga.) and Jill Albayati (Anaheim, Calif.) are both hitting .667 (2-for-3) through two games to lead the Women’s NTDP.
• Albayati also leads both the Stars and Stripes in walks with three so far through two games.
• Alex Hugo (Olathe, Kan.) hit the lone home run of the Women’s NTDP when she launched a walk-off bomb for the Stripes in game one on Monday evening.

On Deck

• October 13: Stars vs. Stripes (2:00 p.m. EDT; Cocoa, Fla.; Launch Pad Sports Complex)
• October 14: Stars vs. Stripes (12:15 p.m. EDT; Cocoa, Fla.; Launch Pad Sports Complex)

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