West Palm Beach, Fla. - Team Freedom left fielder Jacob Yager has been named the Player of the Day for Saturday at the National Team Championships in Florida. Yager hit 2-for-2 with a home run, double, two runs and tallied three RBIs in Team Freedom's effort against Dallas Tigers 2022 - Polk.
Rodrigo Pirela of Elev8 Select received the Pitcher of the Day title for his performance in their game versus Columbus HS 16U that ended in a 2-2 tie. In six innings on the mound, Pirela threw for only one run on one hit and struck out a total of 11 batters.
Honorable Mentions
- SS Austin Stracener (FTB Rockets 16U): 2-for-4, 2 3B, 2 R, 3 RBI
- P Austin Trumpour (FTB Rockets 16U): 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- LF Bryce Suters (Richmond Braves 16U): 2-for-2, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB
- SS Jordan Lawlar (Dallas Tigers 2022 - Polk) 1-for-2, HR, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
- Combined One-Hitter (Next Level 2021): P Nicholas Fraginals (3 IP, 0 H, 1 R/0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) / P Juhlien Gonzalez (4 IP, 1 H, 1 R/0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K)