In Cary, North Carolina, the Stripes rallied to a 2-1 victory over the Stars in the second game of the 2026 Collegiate National Team Training Camp series, knotting the matchup at one game apiece.
The turning point came in the fourth inning when Anthony Pack Jr. led off with a triple and Landon Hairston followed with an RBI single to put the Stars ahead 1-0. Julio Solier answered in the fifth with a double, and JD Stein drove him home with an RBI double to level the score.
Trey Callaway’s sacrifice groundout in the next frame gave the Stripes a 2-1 lead, a margin they would protect.
Dominant Pitching Display
Starters Will Sanford and Aidan King each fanned four batters over three scoreless innings, tying for the game-high strikeout total. Reliever Ethan Lund followed with two shutout innings, and Evan Jones closed the game with a scoreless ninth.
Solier paced the offense with two hits, while Pack Jr., Solier and Stein each scored a run. Callaway, Hairston and Stein each contributed an RBI, the most among all batters. Multiple pitchers — including Sanford, King, Clark, and Jones — finished their outings without allowing a run.
The series will reconvene on July 2 at 6:35 p.m. ET back in Cary, North Carolina, for the decisive third contest.