CARY, N.C. -Pacific Baseball Academy used a four-run first inning to power past the Parker Jets, 6-1, on the first day of the 2019 10U Futures Invitational at Thomas Brooks Park.
Pacific Baseball Academy's starting pitcher Jet Adams earned the win on the mound after allowing just one run on two hits while striking out two in 4.1 innings. Trevor Chang held the Parker Jets scoreless and allowed just one hit in his 1.2 innings of relief. Parker Jets starting pitcher Wilson Shaw suffered the loss after allowing two earned runs in five innings on the mound and striking out two.
Ira Rootwood led Pacific Baseball Academy at the plate after going one-for-two, with a home run and recording two RBIs. Landon Sims paced his team with two hits, while Rootwood contributed two runs to lead Pacific Baseball Academy. Benjamin Ruggier and Jackson Brinkman added two extra-base hits for Pacific Baseball Academy, recording double and a triple, respectively. Will Hayes went one-for-two at the plate with a triple, while Travis Varela drove in the Parker Jets' lone run of the contest.
Key Moments:

• Ira Rootman opened scoring for Pacific Baseball Academy after he hit a hard line drive to left field and hustled around the bases to score on an error by the Parker Jets left fielder.
• Two batters later, Dylan Northcutt hit a single through the right side before Benjamin Ruggier brought him home with a double to the gap in right-center field to extend the lead. Pacific Baseball Academy would capitalize on a pair of Parker Jets errors to add two more runs and to take a 4-0 lead in the top half of the first.
• The Parker Jets cut the lead to three in the bottom half of the first after Rathburn drew a walk before scoring on a ground out by Travis Varela.
• Ira Rootwood extended the Pacific Baseball Academy lead to 6-0 after hitting a two-RBI inside-the-park home run on a long fly-ball to right field.

• Jet Adams (1-0) earned the win on the mound for Pacific Baseball Academy after allowing just one run on two hits in 4.1 innings of work.
• Parker Jets' starting pitcher Wilson Shaw (0-1) suffered the loss, despite five solid innings on the mound, allowing two earned runs while punching out a pair of batters.
• Pacific Baseball Academy moved to 1-1 at the 2019 10U Futures Invitational after falling to Elite Squad, 8-3, in the first session of games on Friday.
• Parker Jets fell to 0-1-1 in the tournament after scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie Nationals Showcase in dramatic fashion.

• PDP Testing will kick off day two of the 2019 11U Futures Invitational, beginning at 8 a.m. ET at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
• Eight games will follow the PDP testing at Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, North Carolina, with the first session of games beginning at 10 a.m. and the second session starting at 12:30 p.m. ET.
• Fans can follow along with all of the games with live stats here.

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