Day Three of ADP Concludes With Team Red Holding off Team Navy

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Getting things started in the bottom of the first, Team Navy used a leadoff double from Carlos Murray Jr. and Jeremiah Doresey drew a walk to put runners on. Christopher Worrell Jr. lined a two-RBI triple to left field, opening the scoring.
• Team Red responded instantly in the top of the second with a leadoff double from Hunter Kuhlman, followed by a hit-by-pitch. Jake Romero came up and smacked a two-RBI triple to left-center to tie the game at two. Team Red took the lead off a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch.
• Team Red starter Nolan Bingham worked through three innings of two-run ball, tallying two strikeouts.
• Tying the game in the bottom of the fourth, Team Navy used a walk drawn by Worrell Jr., who later came around to score on a wild pitch.
• Starting the top of the fifth with back-to-back singles, Team Red used a single by Joshua Park that brought home two more runs. A defensive miscue on a pop fly allowed Park to score, extending Team Red’s lead to 6-3.
• Ben Wilson closed out the game for Team Red in the bottom of the seventh and worked a scoreless frame, finishing his day with two innings pitched and three strikeouts.

NOTABLE STATS

• Brooks Bennett threw 24 pitches, 17 of which were strikes for an impressive 71% strike percentage.
• All three pitchers for Team Red recorded at least two strikeouts or more.
• Romero and Park were tied for the team lead in RBIs for Team Red with two apiece.
• Murray Jr. went 2-for-2 on the day with a run scored for Team Navy.
• Pitchers started at-bats with a strike to 23 of 33 hitters.

ON DECK

• Team Navy and Team Red will play their third and final game of ADP on Tuesday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m. ET at Coleman Field.

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