Cienega standout Isaiah Jackson will be playing in the Gold Medal Game of the 15U Champions Cup at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina on Sunday morning. Playing for the Southwest Stripes, Jackson’s team will be going up against the Northeast Stars at 8 a.m. in a game streamed live on USABaseball.com and Facebook Live.
Demetrio Crisantes of Nogales will be playing in the 15U Bronze Medal Game playing for the 15U Southwest Stripes.
At the 16U level, Canyon del Oro standout Jayden Bracy (Southwest Stars) will be going up against Brayan Espinoza of Nogales (Southwest Stripes) in the Bronze Medal Game.
The NTIS Champions Cup takes place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina from August 21-25. According to USA Baseball, athletes will participate in workouts and in a championship-style tournament while being evaluated by national team coaches and scouts. 12 players from 16U will advance to the 2020 17U National Team Development Program.
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