Stripes’ Bats Come Alive Late to Defeat Stars in 12U Extended Training Camp Opener

USA Baseball’s 2026 12U National Team Extended Training Camp began on Friday with a morning practice at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, followed by an afternoon game at Ronselli Park in Sweetwater. The Stripes defeated the Stars 7-4 in the first intrasquad contest of the weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cash Gonzales gave the Stripes their first hit of the day when he knocked a line drive double to center field in the bottom of the second inning. Carver Brown and Caleb McDaniel then showed strong plate discipline by drawing back-to-back walks. With the bases loaded, Gonzales scored on a passed ball.
• Koda Graziadei opened the third inning with a walk and Axton Waldemar followed with a bunt. After a series of defensive miscues, Graziadei scored and Waldemar advanced to third.
• The Stripes added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to bring the lead to 4-0. With runners at the corners following a sacrifice bunt and walk after starting the inning with a runner on second, Gonzales delivered with an RBI single to left field. The Stripes then managed to load the bases on a base hit from Carver Brown and a walk by Kohen Davis, and Graziadei was hit by a pitch to bring the second run of the frame across.
• The Stars plated their first run of the contest in the top of the sixth. David Thomas II opened the inning with a single before stealing second. Jethro Nelson followed with a single, advancing Atticus Arnold (courtesy running for Thomas) to third. Arnold then scored on Taz Tulowitzki’s RBI groundout.
• Waldemar plated the Stripes’ fifth run of the contest after opening the frame with a single before using his speed to advance around the base paths and eventually scoring on a passed ball.
• Jacob Woods launched a solo homer to center field and scored the Stars’ second run of the day in the top of the seventh. Jaylen Carpenter followed by reaching base on a defensive miscue and stealing second with Maverick Harwood at the plate. Carpenter then scored as Harwood reached second on another misplay to cut the Stripes’ lead to 5-3. Harwood then advanced to third on a balk and scored on an Aiden Izquierdo ground out.
• With a 5-4 lead in the final frame, the Stripes bats came to life once more as Green, Maguire Wright, Gonzales, and Brown strung together four straight singles. Green and Wright both scored, ending the contest with a 7-4 victory for the Stripes.

NOTABLE STATS

• Gonzales led all hitters, going a perfect 3-for-3 on the day.
• Brown also had a multi-hit day with two base knocks.
• Jerry Hennessey led all batters with two walks.

ON DECK

USA Baseball’s 12U National Team Training Camp will continue action on Saturday, November, 14 at Ronselli Park with a game at 10 a.m. followed by practice in the afternoon.