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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO On behalf of the national governing body for baseball in the United States, I am honored and privileged to welcome you to the 2026 National Team Championships! The National Team Championships is USA Baseball’s longest-running event and is proud of its track record in showcasing the nation’s top amateur talent and identifying athletes for national team programming and USA Baseball development events. The National Team Championships boasts a bona fide list of former participants who have gone on to play for Team USA and the Major Leagues. Held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, this event is a premier showcase featuring the top teams and amateur players in the nation. Alex Bregman, Bryce Harper, Eric Hosmer, and Clayton Kershaw are just a few of the many names that have played in a USA Baseball event like the National Team Championships, earned a spot on a USA Baseball national team, represented our country on the international stage, and forged an illustrious professional career. Simply put, this is where future stars earn their stripes. The event began as the Junior Olympics in Fort Myers, Florida, in 1996 and served as an identification event for the USA Baseball 16U National Team. The event has transformed and experienced tremendous growth over the past 29 years. With nearly 350 teams competing in the National Team Championships across Arizona and North Carolina, thousands of athletes will have an opportunity to compete against the best of the best on a national stage. Even more importantly, players will have an opportunity to earn an invitation to don the red, white, and blue and play for Team USA. Not only does the event pit the best against the best, it serves as an identification event for the 15U and 18U National Teams, as well as the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program and 16U/17U National Team Development Program. No other event in the country offers the opportunities like the National Team Championships does, and we hope you are all proud to have earned an invitation to this event. As you enter the National Training Complex, you will notice the sustained investments and dedication to developing amateur baseball talent in our country. In 2024, USA Baseball’s Executive Offices and High Performance Training Center officially opened, solidifying Cary, North Carolina as the home of the national governing body in the United States. With countless hours already utilizing the newly-opened facilities, we have already witnessed the benefits with our national teams and development programs. In 2025, the 12U, 15U, and 18U National Teams all captured gold medals in international competition, including World Cup trophies hoisted at both the 12U and 18U levels. With the help of Our Pastime’s Future Fund, we will continue to invest in the future of our game and provide countless opportunities for future generations of athletes and coaches. Here at USA Baseball, we are committed to bringing first-class competition to the field, so we wish you all good luck as you strive to win a championship and look to earn an invitation to USA Baseball’s national team programming. While this week will put you to the test, the experiences for athletes, coaches, and families will create memories that last a lifetime. It is an incredible byproduct of being an elite athlete. Once again, welcome to the 2026 National Team Championships! On behalf of our staff, we cannot wait for you to get here and show us what you’ve got.
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA STARTING AT CHAMPS.
IIn 29 years as a primary identification event for Team USA, the National Team Championships has seen its fair share of exceptional talent. MLB All-Stars such as Bryce Harper and Clayton Kershaw have made their way to playing for the red, white, and blue through this tournament. But it’s more than just through the National Training Complex; check out ‘Where Stars Earned Their Stripes’ in the digital program to read about some of USA Baseball’s brightest alumni in college, the minors, and major league.
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Participants and fans alike can stop by the USA Baseball Shop at the National Training Complex while attending the National Team Championships in North Carolina, or shop anytime on USABaseballShop.com.
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BEHIND THE SCENES.
Every USA Baseball national team has a story worth telling. From elite coaching staffs to rising stars on the field, these teams proudly represent the red, white, and blue, and dominate on the world stage. Dive into the digital program to read about unforgettable moments from 18U legends and how the 15U coaching staff is shaping the pros of tomorrow.
WATCH FROM ANYWHERE.
Catch every pitch from USA Baseball’s 2026 events at the National Training Complex no matter where you are. Fans can stream games live and on demand in two ways: Watch on USABaseball.TV for access to six camera angles, live stats, and player-tagged clips with data from AWRE Sports by purchasing a game, day, or event pass. Or, tune in to GameChanger for one camera angle and live stats free of charge with an existing account. Whether you're on your couch or on the go, USABaseball.TV and GameChanger have you covered all season long.
The 13U/14U Athlete Development Program and the 16U/17U National Team Development Program will continue to prepare the country’s best young baseball players for their future careers, both on and off of the field. Learn more about the off-field elements of USA Baseball’s player development initiatives throughout the digital program.
HISTORY OF DOMINANCE.
The 15U and 18U National Teams own a combined twenty-five gold medals in international competition. After capturing the World Cup title at the 2025 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup, the 2026 18U squad will look to add another title this October and go for gold medal number nineteen. Meanwhile, the 15U National Team went undefeated in 2025, earning its seventh gold medal at the WBSC U-15 Pan American - Central and North America and an opportunity to add another at the 2026 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup in Mexico later this year.
CHECK YOUR SWING.
The National Team Championships are USABat-certified events, and all participants must use an approved bat. Bats that are not USABat-certified are prohibited. Additional information on USABat specifications can be found here.
SET YOURSELF APART.
The best athletes are defined – and strengthened – by more than just what they can do in-game. All participants at the National Team Championships will undergo Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) Performance Assessments to assess their skills with state-of-the-art technology so they know exactly where they stand and where they can improve.
EYES ARE ON YOU.
Last year, Champs NC proved to be a major platform for emerging talent, as 30 athletes were identified from the tournament to join the 15U and 18U National Teams. This event continues to be a critical part of the national team scouting pipeline, offering athletes the opportunity to be seen by top-level scouts and take the next step in their development.
HIGH-ENGINE OFFENSES
The bats were on fire in 2025, as 2,128 total runs were recorded in North Carolina last summer. 13U participants were responsible for the most runs amongst the age groups with 483, and the 13U champs, ZT National Prospects, recorded the most runs amongst all competing teams with 64 across six games..
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to the championship. Leading ZT National Prospects was Tre’ Lawrence, who recorded a three-RBI game. With a final score of 8-0, ZT National Prospects clinched another championship while players Nateo Victorio and Noah Jarolimek earned 15U National Team Training Camp invites. Following a runner-up finish, PRD players Mateo Mier and Macgraw VanWormer also received invites to Training Camp. Once taking the field as opponents at Champs NC, all four players were named to the 2025 15U National Team and competed as teammates in international competition later that year.
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At the 13U level, ZT National Prospects returned as the gold standard, attempting to defend its 2024 title. ZT National Prospects ran the table in its return to action, going a perfect 6-0 and outscoring opponents 6
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63-12. In its two years of action at 13U Champs NC, ZT National Prospects holds a 10-2 overall record. Following the tournament, several players from the podium teams – ZT National Prospects, runner-up Team Elite, and Scottsdale Dirtbags -- were invited to the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program, including Bryant Ju, Joshua Pierre, and Carlo Rivero. Taking full advantage of the tournament, ZT National Prospects also competed at the 14U level. Going 4-1 en route to the gold medal game, ZT National Prospects dominated again, outscoring opponents 38-13. ZT National Prospects booked a trip to the gold medal game after defeating Team Elite National 10-2, highlighted by Carter Nash’s two-run home run. Riding the momentum from the semifinal game, ZT National Prospects took control against PRD, who went undefeated on its way
Coming off a 15U Champs NC Championship in 2024, Stacked Baseball made its 16U debut and evidently came to play. After winning back-to-back gold medals with the same core of players across two different age groups, Stacked National showed they are a step above the competition. An impressive showing on the offensive side of the ball saw Stacked National score four or more runs in every game, cruising to a perfect 6-0 record. A strong effort by Carter Hullett lifted the team to gold, carrying a .417 batting average in the tournament. Roy Kim held it down on the mound for Stacked Baseball, notching a 1.56 ERA in nine innings pitched, tallying seven strikeouts. At the 17U level, CBU Scout Team James had a flair for the dramatic, as the team punched their ticket to the championship in walk-off fashion before ending atop the podium as tournament champion. In a semifinal contest against PRD 2026, CBU Scout Team James entered the bottom of the seventh with the game tied and their hopes of advancing on the line. Logan Martel came up to the plate in a huge spot for CBU Scout Team James, as he drove home the winning run to clinch a spot in the championship. Meanwhile, USA Prime/ Aces National cruised their way to the championship, outscoring opponents 20-4 to earn themselves a shot at the title. A back-and-forth gold-medal game ensued, yet CBU Scout Team James held on with solid defense and thwarted USA Prime/Aces National’s comeback attempt to secure a 4-3 win and a gold medal.
2025 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP The summer days are where you make your name at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, with every day providing a new opportunity to go big or go home. At the National Team Championships in North Carolina, top talent from around the country gathers to battle amidst the dog days of summer to see who can take home the title. From 13U to 17U, Champs NC had it all, including back-to-back champions and a prospering newcomer. The 2025 edition showcased the future of the game and provided a premier baseball experience at every age group while a new story was written every week.
as both teams recorded five hits apiece. ZT Alliance jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Arizona Diamondbacks Scout began to come back and scored two runs in the fifth after back-to-back hits. Headed into the final inning with just a one-run advantage, Zain Valdia closed out the championship for ZT Alliance, securing a 3-2 win and taking home the organization's third gold medal this summer.
At the 15U level, ZT Alliance looked to continue its impressive performance and aimed for a third title that summer. They did just that and made it to the organization's third championship game of 2025 Champs NC. The road to making the championship was not all perfect for ZT Alliance, as the squad dropped its first game of the tournament against Atlanta Braves Scout. Despite that, ZT Alliance rebounded and won out on its way to the championship game, including winning a 14- 9 shootout in a rematch against Atlanta Braves Scout. Clinching a spot in the championship game, the squad was set to face the Arizona Diamondbacks Scout for gold. The championship was tightly contested,
The 2025 National Team Championships North Carolina showcased top teams, players, and moments, highlighted by the dominance of ZT and back-to-back medals across age groups for Stacked Baseball. The tournament showcased the next level of talent, having the future of America's Pastime on full display. Players never know who might be watching and where they might end up; the potential to don the red, white, and blue could come at next year's Champs NC.
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INSIDE THE 15U NATIONAL TEAM By Caden Zimlich Each year, USA Baseball assembles a group of the best 15-year-old players in the country to compete internationally and represent their country. Athletes are selected for their distinct set of skills and strengths for an opportunity unlike any other, one that resonates with them for the rest of their lives and baseball careers. However, an opportunity this grand hardly goes without adversity. For some, these are the first true struggles they may encounter in their young careers. It’s a fast-moving and unfamiliar experience. These athletes are used to being the best on their teams, the clean-up hitter or starting pitcher—but that isn’t always the case playing for their country on the big stage. With only a handful of championships and training camps to evaluate talent, coaches face a tight window to finalize their roster and prepare for the world's best international competition. For the athletes, opportunities to showcase themselves are at a premium. Preparation time is scarce and only an elite few will rise to the occasion. Though the athletes’ abilities are undeniable, developing the players for the biggest moments remains the focus for the coaches of Team USA. At this elite level, every player possesses the physical tools to
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win, but not every player is mentally equipped for the international spotlight. For former gold-medal manager and pitching coach Drew Briese, preparing these players means looking far beyond their athletic prowess.
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“The greatest impact that I think we can Bobby have Witt, isJr.on the mental side of the game, the competitive side of the game where these young guys are really just learning how to come into their own in those aspects,” said Briese. “They’re physically talented; and they’ve probably relied on that physical talent for most of their career. How can we challenge them in ways that will allow them to steady the ship if things go a bit sideways and to compete at a high level when the pressure is on.” Bridging the gap between raw talent and mental toughness is where coaching becomes essential. It requires transforming hometown stars from every corner of the country into a cohesive unit capable of overcoming all obstacles.
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Psychological preparation is the foundation of what Team USA’s programs are built upon, and winning is the ultimate byproduct. This formula has resulted in historical dominance. In 14 appearances at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup, the stars and stripes have captured seven gold medals along with two silver and two bronze finishes. The red, white, and blue have fared particularly well over the past eight years, highlighted by winning back-to-back gold medals in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Since the 2022 championship, the team has yet to lose in international play and owns a 14-game win streak. A driving force behind much of this recent success is coach Briese. His career with the 15U National Team began in 2016 where he served as an assistant coach and he later returned to the team in 2022 to manage the group en route to its seventh gold medal. In 2025, he took on the role of pitching coach as the stars and stripes won gold at the WBSC U-15 Pan American-Central & North America qualifiers. As manager in 2022, Team USA went 8-1, topping Cuba 4-3 in the championship game. An utterly dominant run to a gold medal was capped off by a tournamentrecord 29-0 victory over South Africa in the opening game where the U.S. allowed just one hit. The squad led the tournament in most categories, most notably runs scored (99), home runs (8), strikeouts (73), and opponent batting average (.164). Across four games of the 2025 Pan American games, Briese’s pitchers posted tournament-bests in team ERA (1.35), hits allowed (12), and opponent batting average (.140) over 26 innings. The offense was just as dominant, outscoring opponents 42-6, while leading the tournament in most statistical categories. “The 15U program has been a huge part of my career and development as a coach, and every year that I get the call to come back I feel blessed by the opportunity to do it,” Briese said. But for Briese, true champions are defined by much more than a spot on a podium and a gold medal. Winning is hardly so simple. It takes patience, determination, passion, and resilience to
climb atop the mountain. At USA Baseball, success is the standard, where there are no shortcuts; and for the players who represent this brand, it’s the approach to greatness that matters the most. “We’re all reaching for this common goal. In 2022 we called it ‘One Mission’, everything that we did from the way that we ate, to the way that we slept, to the way that we trained, to the way that we played was for one mission, and that was to win a gold medal,” Briese said. “Then, once you get to the game, it’s just a matter of taking that into small bites. How do you win this pitch? How do you win this at bat? How do you win this inning? How do you win this game, knowing the standard is there?” “One Mission” is more than a unitary mindset. It binds competitiveness with daily mental discipline. On the field it encourages the athletes to remain focused on the game and avoid distractions while also reminding them to prioritize the little things outside of baseball. By breaking the game down into smaller components, players can take a step back and approach it one thing at a time.
Another World Cup and gold medal opportunity for the 15U National Team is on the horizon in September. The tournament will take place in Merida, Mexico, and will feature 12 teams spread across the globe. Returning to the big stage for the first time since their 2022 championship, the team's mission is clear. Though a gold medal is the immediate goal for the players and staff, the ultimate hope is that they play with national pride and walk away knowing they achieved something far bigger than baseball. “I think another gold medal would be the icing on the cake, that's already a dream,” said Briese. “But when they look back at their experience with the organization and know that USA Baseball was a huge part of their time and formation, that to me means the most. It means we’ve done a good job both impacting the individuals and serving the organization as coaches.” C.J. Abrams
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COOPER KINNEY'S RECIPE TO SUCCESS By Shelby Hickman
As Cooper Kinney took the field for the first time as a Durham Bull, a feeling of familiarity washed over him. Though it was his first time donning a Triple-A uniform, it wasn’t the 23-year-old's first time looking out from the batter’s box to see the Blue Monster – a 32-foot tall nod to Fenway’s left field wall – with a “Hit Bull, Win Steak” sign perched above it on one side and thousands of stadium seats on the other. He’d stood on this very field a handful of years earlier as a member of USA Baseball’s 16U National Team Development Program. But his journey with the organization actually began when he was in elementary school. In 2015, Kinney was selected to represent the stars and stripes as a member of the 12U National Team. Over a decade later, he still recalls the feeling of hearing his name called. “I just remember being so shocked and excited, I didn't even know what to say,” Kinney said. “It was one of the greatest feelings I've ever had as a baseball player, especially at that young age, that was probably the coolest moment up to that point for sure.” That summer, Kinney’s team traveled to Taiwan to compete in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup. Team USA advanced to the gold medal game where they faced the host, Chinese Taipei, in front of a raucous home crowd of over 10,000 spectators. “I remember in the championship game, it was deafening, I felt like I couldn't even hear myself think, it was so loud in there,” Kinney recalled. “It's crazy looking back on it, I was 12 years old and playing in front of a major league size crowd.” Now, Kinney plays in front of an audience that size every day, but having that experience early on has played an instrumental role in his development. It helped him learn to control his breathing, calm his nerves, and keep his composure when the crowd gets rowdy.
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During the gold medal game, the noise was no match for the talent of Team USA's squad, and they secured a 7-2 victory over the home team for a tournament record of 8-1. Kinney competed in four of the games, recording two hits and two RBIs while plating three runs himself. “Winning and representing the USA, representing your country in that event made it even more sweet,” Kinney said. “That was such a cool and joyful experience, I [still] remember how happy I was.” He not only left Taiwan with a gold medal, but lifelong friends and an expanded world view as well. Being a member of a national team is a unique experience because it brings together players from all over the country and exposes them to new cultures. “I got to experience a different place and a different environment, and I think it was cool that baseball is such a big deal worldwide,” he said. “It feels like we're in our own little bubble in the U.S., so it was a really cool experience to get to travel and play different countries.” Over the course of a five-day training camp, players spend long hours together preparing to compete on the world stage. For Kinney’s team, the bonds and friendships forged in practice played a key role in their success. “I still keep in contact with a lot of those guys. There was a great group of guys, and I think that's partially why we won,” he said. “We had such good camaraderie and culture.” That summer Kinney met Nick Kurtz and Danny Corona, who would later become his high school teammates at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Coached by his dad, Mike Kinney, the team won three state titles during Cooper’s four years there. Throughout high school, he stayed with USA Baseball as a member of the 14U and 16U National Team Development Programs, and was constantly surrounded by high level talent and coaching. An elite prospect himself, the 2021 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year was selected 34th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays just weeks after graduating. “If you have talent around you that always pushes you, and there's always competition going on, that's what really makes you a good player,” Kinney said. One of his favorite parts of the developmental programs was the opportunity to meet new people and travel to new places – and he feels the same way about progressing through the minors. After a strong start to the 2026 campaign with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, Kinney was called to Durham on May 5th. “That always makes me laugh. It would have been my first time to Durham, but I've already got a game on the surface, I got to play here already,” he said. “I think that was funny, like I'd already been there with USA.”
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His offensive numbers made sizable jumps this season after he spent the winter prioritizing his physical health, but he says his mindset is what’s gotten him to this point. “I feel great body wise, and I'm just here enjoying it,” Kinney said. "That's what I would credit most of my success to – just enjoying being out here, and having fun and playing.”
He says his time with Team USA taught him to be a strong competitor and always strive for victory, but to have fun doing it. You have to remember to enjoy it, he said. Competing at a high level comes with its challenges and stressors, especially when playing in front of scouts and trying to make it to the next level, but these are the times when Kinney reminds himself where his journey began. It began in his backyard playing catch with his dad. In the living room, watching Braves legend, Chipper Jones, on TV. In the ballpark, trying to keep up and compete with the older guys. It began with having fun.
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CHAMPS NC TO THE BIG LEAGUES WITH BRADEN MONTGOMERY By Logan Wilson
Every summer at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, teams from ages 13U to 17U compete in the National Team Championships North Carolina (Champs NC), USA Baseball's premier travel baseball tournament that gathers the best competition to go for gold. Champs NC is one of USA Baseball’s key identification events, allowing players to showcase their talent to the USA Baseball Task Force, looking to earn invites to national team training camps and development programs. Debuting in 2020, the first Champs NC was ready for action as the 14 teams participating were ready to see who had what it took to win gold. Looking back amongst the rosters, one particular player stands out today: The newest big leaguer, Braden Montgomery. 22
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Receiving his call-up to the big leagues today, Montgomery looks to make an impact for the young and talented Chicago White Sox. Sitting above .500 at 34-31 and trailing the Cleveland Guardians by 1.5 games, the White Sox add some extra firepower by calling up Montgomery. He joins Collegiate National Team alum and former Charlotte Knights teammate Jacob Gonzalez. Montgomery will be a critical part of the race for the American League Central with the help of Miguel Vargas, Davis Martin, and Chase Meidroth. Getting his start as a member of the East Coast Sox, Montgomery came to the National Training Complex and was ready to take in what Champs NC had to offer. The level of competition Montgomery faced is unlike any other travel tournament out there. He understood what it meant to play in Champs NC. “Anytime you're in high school and you get the chance to come out to a facility like this one and play against talented players like the kids who got there, it's something you don't want to miss out on. It was another chance to kind of start those bonds with top players that you're going to see at every level that you're going to play,” said Montgomery. Something Montgomery mentioned often about his Champs NC experience is the bonds he formed with his teammates and even opposing players.
“You get to start those bonds there [Champs NC], and it's stuff you get to bond over every time you see them across the field and in the other dugout from you. It's a chance that I don't think any high schooler would want to miss out on,” said Montgomery. As a premier event in the USA Baseball pipeline, Montgomery participated against some future stars during his run at Champs NC. Players such as Jackson Merrill, Chase Burns, Termarr Johnson, Andrew Painter, Joe Mack, and Tommy White all competed in the 2020 17U Champs NC. One thing Montgomery thought was a big factor in his journey was the significance of Champs NC and how it can develop the next generation of star talent. “Champs takes a big role in kind of creating those bonds and seeing where guys have come from, that you came up with. You go against these guys in Double-A and Triple-A, and you see that they've been at the same events as you have ever since high school,” explained Montgomery. “It's kind of that shared experience, and then understanding where guys have come from, and where you're at now, and what it takes to get here.” Having gone through the Champs NC experience firsthand, Montgomery had advice for players coming
to this year's tournament. While there is a glamour to competing for a spot on a national team, Montgomery wants players to spend their time having fun. “While you're in it, enjoy it, don't get too caught up in the 0-for-3 performances. Enjoy each game and enjoy being with those players. You're not going to be with these tournament teams forever, and you look back on them, and you want to have fine memories. Don't be too caught up in wanting to play well for the USA staff or for college scouts; enjoy going to race go-karts after the game. Just enjoy being in the moment,” said Montgomery. Having a team full of talent on the East Coast Sox, a plethora of Montgomery’s teammates went on to play college baseball across all levels. Committed to the University of Stanford, Montgomery was dedicated to his process of improvement – using his teammates as a resource rather than a comparison. “Every time you get a chance to play high-level baseball, it gets added to that experience memory bank for times to look on when you're playing baseball going forward. When you look back on tough at-bats, or you look back on various experiences on the field, it helps to shape how you're going to respond, how you're going to act, and the next moments you have in your base-level career,” explained Montgomery. 2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
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“So, while it might not be directly helping me now, it helped me months after, it helped me all through senior year of high school, it helped me into my freshman year of college. Stacking experience on top of experience and shaping how I would go into the next at-bat, next game, and next tournament,” said Montgomery. Montgomery’s process worked as his collegiate baseball journey began; all the experience finally paid off. Playing in over 60 games during both of his seasons at Stanford, Montgomery put up stellar numbers. His breakout sophomore campaign saw Montgomery record a slash line of .336/.461/.611, totaling an incredible OPS of 1.072 and hitting 17 home runs. His numbers earned him an invite to the 2023 Collegiate National Team Training Camp, where he learned some valuable lessons on how to approach his career.
“I think that was the first time I learned that the people really make the event. Hanging out that summer, we were probably here for a month, and the best part of that summer was just hanging out with those guys on and off the field. Obviously, they were all amazing baseball players, but the time we shared in just joking around and enjoying times off the field was, it was awesome. Those are some of the best memories I have baseball-wise.”
“I think the biggest thing, personally, was that it validated all the things I had set out to do. Coming from a seven-year-old me, wanting to be the best baseball player I can, that was a really big step in that journey. Being able to wear USA and being able to come together and play with those guys representing USA to the best of our ability was an awesome experience, and I hope that it's an experience I'll get to have again.”
During the 2023 Collegiate National Team summer, the team took part in the 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series, along with the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series. Montgomery acknowledged that facing international competition is a huge accomplishment, and his stint was valuable to him and his career.
Following his time with the Collegiate National Team, Montgomery entered the transfer portal and committed to play at Texas A&M for his junior campaign. The Mississippi native made his presence felt, recording an outstanding OPS of 1.187 and slugging 27 home runs, making him one of the top prospects in the 2024 MLB Draft.
“I mean, it's everything,” said Montgomery.
Getting selected 12th overall in the draft, Montgomery was headed to Boston to become a member of the Red Sox. During the offseason in December of 2024, though, Montgomery was part of a prospect haul in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, sending Garrett Crochet to Boston. Despite being traded, Montgomery continued doing what he had always dreamed of – playing professional baseball. Reaching Triple-A in his second professional season, Montgomery was a critical part of the success of the Charlotte Knights. In just 29 games, Montgomery recorded 19 RBIs while slashing .315/.417/.495 with 12 extra-base hits, four of those being home runs. The success comes from his mindset that he set for himself, understanding that baseball is not an easy game. “Everyone out here is playing for keeps, and they're playing to execute. Sometimes they're going to execute, and you're not. So, you have to be able to understand why that happens and be able to formulate an action plan for how you're going to execute better the next day. Being able to detach emotionally from those outcomes and understand that they are just outcomes. They're only good or bad once you place your individual feelings into them. And so, you just have to understand the good and the bad, and how to use it to help you into the next day.” The scientific mindset and his understanding that outcomes aren’t everything have led Montgomery to success early on in his professional career.
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This past March, Team USA returned to the international stage at the 2026 World Baseball Classic with a must-see roster, blending decorated veterans and rising stars. Team USA had the most career MLB All-Stars on the roster with 22 of the 30 having been an All-Star nominee and a total of 65 selections all-time. The team had a 29.5 average age, dropping mightily from a 31 average in 2023. Pete Crow-Armstrong was the youngest on the position player roster at just 21-yearsold while Paul Skenes was the youngest on the mound at 23-years-old. The team came out firing in their tournament opener against Brazil, as a first-inning two-run homer from team captain Aaron Judge set the tone for a 15-5 blowout. The red, white and blue kept their momentum with decisive wins over Great Britain (9-1) and Mexico (5-3), to jump out to an early 3-0 start. Despite a late-game rally in the fourth game of the tournament, Team USA fell short to Italy 8-6 in the team’s first loss. In their quarterfinal matchup against Canada, Bobby Witt Jr. and Judge sparked an early rally before Kyle Schwarber’s RBI groundout helped drive in the team’s first run. Backed by a scoreless outing from starting
pitcher Logan Webb, Team USA cruised past Canada and secured a spot in the semifinal round against the Dominican Republic. Despite trailing 1-0 early, a pitcher's duel led by Paul Skenes kept Team USA in the fight before Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony each launched a fourth-inning solo blast to edge ahead 2-1 and punch their ticket to the finals. A late-game rally highlighted by a game-tying two run blast off the bat of Bryce Harper fell just short, as Team USA collected its second straight WBC silver medal. Despite the loss, the squad put forth a tremendous campaign, leading all teams in walks (41), strikeouts (83), and WHIP (0.89). In an international showcase featuring the game’s finest players, the stars shined bright in big moments, and Team USA had no shortage of fireworks. From jaw-dropping defensive gems and momentum-shifting blasts to powerhouse arms delivering in the clutch, several players proved they were built for the brightest lights—and they have carried that same dominance into the 2026 MLB season.
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BOBBY WITT JR.
“I got your six tonight,” Bobby Witt Jr. told teammate Paul Skenes before facing off against Mexico in their third WBC game. For Team USA’s shortstop, playing position number six meant taking his promise literally. In the top of the fourth inning, Team Mexico’s Alejandro Kirk connected with a 96-mph splitter from Skenes through what is normally the 5-6 hole. Witt had other plans, as he made an incredible diving stop followed by a throw to first from his knees to beat the runner for an out. After a moment of disbelief, Skenes looked back and cracked a smile. Team USA went on to best Mexico 5-3 with Witt leading the charge, going 2-for-4 with a walk to pair with a series of improbable defensive plays. Witt did his part on defense, contributing 15 assists and nine putouts across 54 innings of work for Team USA. He complimented this on offense by batting .250 with six hits—two for doubles—and adding six walks through six games. It’s not surprising to see Witt carry this elite play into the 2026 MLB season. The two-time All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and 2025 Platinum Glove honoree has picked up right where he left off at the WBC. Through the Royals’ first 50 games of the season, Witt leads the league in both outs above average (17), runs prevented (12) and fielding run value (12) while also posting a fielding percentage of .991 and a dWAR of 1.2. As the Royals’ primary two-spot batter, Witt is hitting .281 with 70 hits, 26 RBIs, 29 walks and nine homers while flashing his league-leading sprint speed at 30.5 ft/s.
BRICE TURANG
Turang has put together quite the decorated career through his time with USA Baseball, earning a silver medal with the 15U National Team (2014) and a pair of gold medals with the 18U National Team (2017 & 2018). Yet nothing could match the experience of representing the red, white, and blue on the biggest stage. In his WBC debut, Turang made an immediate impact in Team USA’s opener against Brazil. Batting as the 9-hole, he went 3-for-6 with four RBIs and a run scored en route to a 15-5 statement win. Turang maintained his high-level play through all six games he competed in. The second baseman recorded eight hits—four of which were doubles—five RBIs, a pair of runs and two stolen bases while batting .364. He kept the keystone bag secured, notching 12 assists, 11 putouts and two double plays across 24 defensive chances. In his fourth year with the Brewers, Turang has become one of the league’s best at second base, while evolving into an elite presence at the plate. He’s batting .280 with 58 hits, 35 RBIs and seven homers, while placing in the 90th percentile in batting run value (13).
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His batting has come alive, but the plate discipline is what sets him apart. He’s posting a near 17.6% walk percentage (98th percentile) with 45 walks and an on-base percentage of .406 (fifth best in the majors) through the first quarter of the season. His elite on-base ability has directly fueled his climb to third in the league in runs scored (46).
MASON MILLER
14 batters faced. 10 strikeouts. No hits allowed. Never a doubt who Team USA would turn to in the ninth: Mason Miller. Through four innings pitched in the WBC, Miller was simply unhittable. In the tournament-opener against Brazil, Miller walked his first batter. The next three wouldn’t be so lucky. Down like dominoes—striking out one after another. This wasn’t the only time Miller struck out the side, as he did so once more against Canada in the quarterfinals. In his other two innings of work, he walked one of the seven batters he faced and struck out four. Miller accounted for two of Team USA’s three saves and registered 22.5 strikeouts per nine, a .500 WHIP and a formidable 0.00 ERA—tied for the tournamentbest. The WBC showcased to the world what Padres fans already knew; Miller is one of the best closers in the game. Starting the 2026 season with a 0.72 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP, an opponent batting average of .119, 49 strikeouts, and only two earned runs through 25 frames, San Diego has a gem in Miller. He’s also second in the league in saves going 17-for-17. The advanced stats are where Miller pops. He ranks first in expected earned runs allowed (1.10), expected batting average (.096), whiff percentage (52.2) and strikeout percentage (51.0). The 27-year-old closer already looks to be one of the most dominant arms in the league. While the future remains unwritten, the current reality is simple: when you hear the opening notes of Korn’s “Blind,” it’s lights out.
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WHERE THE STARS EARNED THEIR STRIPES DRAKE BALDWIN
Repping the stars and stripes on the international stage at the 2024 Premier 12 tournament, Drake Baldwin’s journey was different than others. As a 23-year-old prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization with no prior Team USA experience, Baldwin was called on to represent the red, white, and blue in international competition. Appearing in six games with three starts, Baldwin showed out against Venezuela in the third game of the tournament, reaching base three times in the game, including a double with three runs scored. Since then, Baldwin made his major-league debut on Opening Day of the 2025 season and instantly made an impact. At 23 years, 364 days old, he became the youngest catcher to make an MLB debut in thier Club’s season opener since Hall of Famer and USA Baseball alum Joe Mauer (1999 & 2000 18U, 2003 & 2013 Pro) did so for Minnesota in 2004. Making 97 starts across 124 games that season, Baldwin slashed .274/.341/.469 with 19 home runs and 80 RBIs. His outstanding rookie campaign led him to win the 2025 Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year award, cementing himself in baseball history. Picking up where he left off in 2025, as of May 20th, Baldwin is slashing .303/.389/.543 with an incredible .932 OPS and 13 home runs thus far. The Atlanta Braves currently hold first place in the NL East and look to reclaim the division this year with the help of their breakout star.
Pirates. Griffin started the season in the minor leagues, but got the call shortly after the season started on April 2nd, debuting the following day in the Pirates' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Having a debut to remember, Griffin picked up his first hit and RBI in his first at-bat on a double to center field that scored Ryan O’Hearn. Using his speed tool, Griffin has recorded 12 stolen bases as of May 25th, having him tied for 11th. Looking for their first winning season since 2018, the Pirates currently sit at 29-26 as of May 26th, as this young Bucs squad looks to end the drought, with Griffin playing a pivotal part in the hopeful turnaround.
KONNOR GRIFFIN
Getting his start with USA Baseball at the 2019 National Team Identification Series (NTIS), Konnor Griffin represented the Southeast Stripes in his first USA Baseball identification event. Making his next appearance for the stars and stripes with the 2023 18U National Team, Griffin competed internationally at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Taipei, Taiwan. Starting every game in right field for Team USA, Griffin found success against Spain, going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. After his 18U National Team experience, Griffin declared for the 2024 MLB draft and was drafted with the ninth overall pick by the Pittsburgh
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JACOB GONZALEZ
Making his name at USA Baseball, former Ole Miss standout Jacob Gonzalez is a two-time Collegiate National Team alum and is quickly rising the ranks at the pro level. Gonzalez’s freshman season at Ole Miss was outstanding, as he made the 2021 SEC All-Freshman
Team while recording a slash line of .355/.443/.561 with 12 home runs. That stellar season included 93 hits with 73 runs scored–the most amongst all true freshmen nationally that year. These numbers led Gonzalez to the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C., for his first tenure with the Collegiate National Team. He totaled four hits, three RBIs, and four walks across nine games with the CNT before returning to Ole Miss for his sophomore campaign. Picking up right where he left off, Gonzalez returned and improved his power numbers, totaling 18 home runs with an impressive slugging percentage of .558 and an OPS of .963 in 65 games. Earning 2022 First Team All-SEC and 2022 Coral Gables Regional AllTournament Team honors, Gonzalez found himself back in Cary for his second CNT stint. Gonzalez started in all seven games, putting up a .250 batting average, and recording a 2-for-4 performance with a double, a home run, and three RBIs in a 10-0 win against the Netherlands. Returning for his junior season, Gonzalez kept putting up numbers, highlighted by a .327 batting average and his highest slugging percentage of his collegiate career at .564 from his 28 extra-base hits. Gonzalez declared for the 2023 MLB Draft and was selected 15th overall in the first round by the Chicago White Sox. This year, Gonzalez has been raking with Triple-A Charlotte and has already earned himself an International League Player of the Week award. As of May 25th, Gonzalez is tied for the International League lead with 15 home runs and leads the league for RBIs with 52. Looking to build off this momentum, Gonzalez will await his call to the big leagues amidst his incredible start to the season.
CADEN BODINE
A star behind the plate during his time at Coastal Carolina, Caden Bodine became a core piece of the Chanticleers’ lineup. Over his time at Coastal Carolina, Bodine totaled 25 home runs, a career OPS of .968, and 160 RBIs. His numbers earned him countless awards, including 2023 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and 2023 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team. Following Bodine’s sophomore campaign, he received an invitation to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp. After making the roster and competing in the International Friendship Series against Chinese Taipei in 2024, Bodine had his best game on June 30th, hitting a two-run home run in a 9-0 Team USA victory. After his time with the Collegiate National Team, Bodine returned to Coastal Carolina for his junior season to continue where he left off–providing consistent offense for the Chanticleers. Bodine slashed .318/.454/.461 with 42 RBIs in his return, later declaring for the 2025 MLB Draft where he was selected 30th overall in the first round by Baltimore. Later that year, the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays would make a trade, sending a haul of prospects, including Bodine, to Tampa. Making the most of his fresh start, Bodine found his groove with Single-A Charleston, recording a .379 batting average and an OPS of 1.047 in 33 games before moving up to High-A. Looking to keep climbing the minor league ranks, Bodine has found success in his new organization and looks to build off his solid start.
RYDER HELFRICK
With a plethora of experience within the USA Baseball pipeline, Ryder Helfrick is one of the embodiments of the strength of USA Baseball’s development programs. Helfrick’s journey through the pipeline started in 2019 after he participated in the 14U National Team Development Program. Additionally, Helfrick competed at the 2021 16/17U National Team Development Program before receiving an invite to 2022 18U National Team Training Camp. Playing collegiately at the University of Arkansas, Helfrick became a standout player for the Razorbacks on his way to recording a 1.036 OPS and a .616 slugging percentage. On top of his incredible numbers, Helfrick won the NCAA Fayetteville Regional Tournament MVP, helping carry the Razorbacks to Omaha. Helfrick’s next stop included a stint with the 2025 Collegiate National Team in the 45th USA vs. Japan All-Star Championship Series hosted by Japan. Since his time with the Collegiate National Team, Helfrick returned to Arkansas and has dominated at the plate once again en route to being named a 2026 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.
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DECADES OF DAVE WEBB AT USA BASEBALL By Danny Sullivan
The drums rang through each seat while chants echoed throughout the ballpark. The host team, Chinese Taipei, prepared to take on Team USA in the gold medal game at the 2013 International Baseball Federation U-12 Baseball World Cup. Somewhere in the crowd, a handful of American parents tried to make themselves heard, but they were little more than a speck among thousands of fans cheering for the opposition. Standing in the dugout, 12U National Team manager Dave Webb looked around and took it all in. "I remember when everybody showed up pregame and looked at this crowd," Webb said. "There were about 10 parents there that were cheering for our team. They were like a speck in this huge crowd." 34
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Then came the character defining question that still sticks with him years later. "'I just thought to myself, ‘man, are these guys going to be able to handle this?' Because, wow, this is as big as it gets for a 12-year-old." The crowd was deafening. The pressure was immense. And the stage was unlike anything this group had ever experienced, let alone at such a young age. "Their fans had like an eight-by-eight drum up in the stands, there’s guy's beating on it and everybody's chanting to it," Webb recalled. "I'm standing there just like, 'Wow.'" For many coaches, the moment would have been about baseball and the competition at hand, but for Webb, it was about something much bigger. It was about composure. It was about character. It was about whether these young athletes could handle the responsibility that comes with representing an entire country with the weight on their shoulders. Years later, after decades spent coaching, evaluating and mentoring players through USA Baseball with a plethora of accolades and stops along the way, that question remains at the center of everything Webb does. Not whether a player is talented enough, but whether he's ready for something bigger than himself. "I was kind of raised on a baseball field. My mom picked me up and dropped me off to get to my dad's games as the bat boy, or whatever I was doing just to get to the games all the time," Webb said. "So baseball was always kind of in my blood."
For Webb, baseball has never been a hobby. It has never been something separate from his life. It's simply just always been there. His father spent 30 years coaching high school baseball, meaning many of Webb's earliest childhood memories were forged around dugouts, batting cages and practice fields. The game followed him through high school and eventually to Grand Canyon University, where he played from 1992-95 during the program's Division I independent era. Despite spending his entire life around baseball, coaching wasn't necessarily part of the game plan. "I had never planned on being a baseball coach," Webb admitted. "I just loved baseball for what it was." That changed almost by accident. A friend invited him to help coach a summer team during the mid-1990s. At the time, Webb was serving as a graduate assistant at Grand Canyon and simply looking for a way to stay connected to the game he loved. While looking for a part-time gig, he instead found his calling. "I just decided to help on that summer ball team and had an absolute blast," Webb said. The summer ball experience ultimately led him toward teaching and coaching. In 1997, he joined the coaching staff at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona as an assistant before taking over as the head coach in 2006. Nearly three decades later, he remains there.
"I love it, man," Webb said. "I love the school I'm at." The same passion that first drew him into coaching continues to drive him today almost 30 years later. Amidst the decades-long ride, it eventually led him to USA Baseball. Long before the National Team Development Program (NTDP) existed, before the National Team Identification Series (NTIS) became what it is today, Webb was already finding ways to contribute. His involvement with USA Baseball dates back to the late 1990s when the organization established operations in Tucson, Arizona. "I helped out with the 16U National Team in the late '90s and just kept coming back every summer," Webb said. One summer became another. Then another. Eventually, USA Baseball called with a new opportunity. When the organization announced the creation of its 14U National Team in 2007, Webb was asked to join the inaugural coaching staff. Webb guided the 14U National Team in 2008 and 2009, winning gold medals at the COPABE Pan Am “A” Championships Qualifier on both occasions. While building relationships, his resume and experience, another historic opportunity arrived across Webb’s desk years later. "They called back and asked me to be the first head coach on their very first 12-year-old national team," Webb said. The team that Webb took the reins of included players who would eventually become household names at the highest level. "I took guys like Anthony Volpe at age 12 to Taiwan." The result? Another gold medal. And another reminder of what makes USA Baseball unique. Many people see USA Baseball's national teams as a group of elite baseball prospects, but Webb sees something else. He sees potential representatives. Future ambassadors. Young athletes who may soon be asked to carry far more than their own expectations. What separates players at USA Baseball events and competition has very little to do with talent. The talent is already assumed and very apparent. "There's a reason why these kids are invited to these high-profile events," Webb said. "They're talented, it’s not a secret." Despite all the talent, what interests him is everything that comes afterward. "When you're scouting at Champs Arizona to pick the kids that go to NTDP and stuff like that, you're watching how they handle success, obviously, but more importantly how they handle failure and what they do immediately after they fail." The details matter. Body language matters. Attitude matters. The response after failure matters most.
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"What do they look like running back on the field after failing in a huge moment," Webb said. “It’s things like that which define who you are as a player." "You always have to keep in mind that these kids are going to travel somewhere wearing our flag across their chest," Webb said. "Not wearing their school, not wearing their city, but wearing the whole country." That responsibility changes everything. "There has to be another element outside of the talent." Webb has seen firsthand what international baseball can feel like. The travel, the unfamiliar environments, the pressure, the expectations and the reality that entire stadiums are actively hoping you lose. "Everybody roots for the U.S. to lose," he said, laughing. "Every place I went, no matter what age group I went with, immediately you sensed the feeling that we had a target on our back."
For countries around the world, beating Team USA represents something special. It means knocking off the gold standard. "They always want you to lose," Webb said. "Teams from other countries will show up just to cheer against you. I remember a team from Europe sitting next to a team from South America joining one another cheering for us to lose.” Tense moments like that force players to grow up quickly and reveal a lot about who can handle the spotlight.
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Regardless of what the on-field spotlight and skills can look like for many different athletes, Webb believes the challenge extends well beyond the field. In today's baseball landscape, many elite players spend years being the best athlete on every team they join. USA Baseball changes that. "For some kids, you might be the three-hole hitter on your amazing club team," Webb said. "Then you earn an opportunity with a national team and all of a sudden you're in the eight-hole." For some players, that adjustment is difficult, but for others, it becomes an opportunity. "Is the kid going to be able to handle that?" Webb asked. The question isn't necessarily about baseball. It's about becoming part of something larger than individual success. "You have to have the right guys in the right mix to be able to figure that out." Figuring it out is something Webb is no stranger to. In five international trips with team USA, Webb secured five gold medals and five different opportunities to stand atop a podium while the national anthem played. "There's nothing that compares to that," Webb said. “People's gold standard is to beat us and try to keep us from getting gold, and so when you actually win and you’re standing on that podium is the greatest feeling ever that I've ever had, just knowing that you're representing something so much bigger than yourself.” It was the same feeling Webb experienced all those years ago in Taiwan standing in a packed stadium with more than 10,000 fans cheering against Team USA. In those defining moments that ultimately led to gold, Webb wasn't wondering whether his players were talented enough. He already knew they were. The question was whether they could handle everything that came with wearing USA across their chest. That 2013 team answered with a gold medal. Their journey is now part of USA Baseball history, but the standard they met continues to live on. Today, after decades spent helping shape generations of athletes, Webb still evaluates players through the same lens. Not by their rankings. Not by their statistics. Not by how hard they throw or how far they can hit a baseball. But by whether they're ready to embrace the responsibility that
CHAMPS TASK FORCE SELECTION
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE TASK FORCE SELECTION PROCESS AND THEIR ROLE AT CHAMPS By Amanda Sisul Playing at the National Team Championships in Arizona is the first opportunity for many athletes to start their journey to a USA Baseball national team, and their fate lies in the hands of the Task Force. A group of USA Baseball coaches, retired professional baseball players, and top high school coaches will gather to create the Task Force team at Champs. Their jobs will be to decide who moves forward in the USA Baseball process with the hopes of making a national team.
Depending on age and graduating class, players who advance to another USA Baseball event will either be invited to a national team training camp or a national team development program, both offering more opportunity to compete and get one step closer to making a national team. Thousands of athletes will compete for the opportunity, and only a handful will be invited onward to the next step. “Every player's goal should be to be on a national team,” said Butch Chaffin, a member of the 2026 Arizona Task Force and longtime staff member of USA Baseball. “We're not looking for good players,” said Chaffin, “we're looking for the best players there, and the scouts take a lot of pride in passing on good quality national team type players for the coaches to make the final decision on.” Going into Champs, Chaffin offered what he is ideally looking for from the athletes as part of the Task Force. “I always look for tough,” he said simply. For a position player that gets in the batting lineup, Chaffin advised that “you get in the batter's box, [you] don't give ground, and you get good swings off.” Alternatively, “if you're on the mound… you pour strikes in, and you hit your spots.” The Task Force will not be hiding around the Peoria and Surprise Complexes. In fact, Chaffin emphasized how he and the staff will be watching and taking notes out in the open for all athletes to see on and off the field. Seeing the athletes’ emotional intelligence is essential for a spot on the national team, and the Task Force needs to have confidence in a player’s composure before feeling certain enough to send them forward in the USA Baseball process. Chaffin mentioned the example of “can you strike out with the bases loaded 2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
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and go put the bat up, and immediately separate and think about playing defense?” He wants to see up close how athletes handle big moments, good or bad. Overall, the Task Force wants to eliminate any worry of character for the USA Baseball coaches because national teams compete annually outside of the country, and proudly represent the stars and stripes all around the world. National team coaches need to stay locked in on the competition and the goal of a gold medal rather than having to regulate the emotions of the players, so the Task Force must send athletes equipped with those skills already.
Analyzing in-game skills and body language is one piece of the puzzle for the Task Force, but it’s not the only time they will be paying attention. “The best place to judge a lot of them is at meals when they're eating,” said Chaffin, “who does everybody want to eat with?” Having high character means having the maturity to lead other people when they are met with the opportunity. Chaffin emphasized how maturity is the key for a USA Baseball athlete because it means they will have more trust with themselves, the USA Baseball coaches, and the selection process overall. It’s no secret that the heat in Arizona is a concern going into competition, but Chaffin views it as just another obstacle in the great sport of baseball. How athletes prepare for situations to the best of their ability and respond when an uncontrollable situation presents itself will be a test of readiness. "It's a game of adjustment, and you're constantly adjusting to what the situation and what the game presents to you,” said Chaffin. 38
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The role of the Task Force is crucial in carrying on the pride of the Gold Standard, a mindset that all USA Baseball coaches, athletes, and staff proudly work toward in every aspect of their position. Chaffin emphasized how his level of focus as a scout has to match or exceed even the players in order to maintain the Gold Standard. “You've got to be able to concentrate just like players on what you're seeing so you can get the best, and you can get the best players to the workout,” he said. “Then, we can identify those players that get moved along that might get to go to training camp.” A crucial practice within the Task Force is to carefully analyze every athlete, not just the ones who have a national rank coming into Champs. Chaffin noted how he and the staff love it when players stand out that “didn't have a high profile, but they came into the event and we saw them, and we're like, ‘has anybody seen this kid play?" Chaffin wants to be able to say in the Task Force meetings regarding those athletes that “he's amazing, he plays hard, and he can do it.” Chaffin likes to keep the mindset that USA Baseball is like a professional baseball team in order to operate with quality while recruiting, where “there's no such thing as a low-level job with a U.S. national team.” More than anything, he emphasized “there's not a minute we take for granted.” There can be disappointment when a player falls short of being invited to a training camp or developmental program, but the journey and work that gets poured in shouldn’t stop after this year’s Champs. Chaffin emphasized that maybe all some athletes need in order to reach their potential is a mindset switch, one he often refers to and demands as a coach is the "pro-mindset.” “Ninety-nine percent of the kids in America, when they play a sport, performance is their identity,” said Chaffin. “In reality, if you're a professional, your preparation is your identity.” Getting other people to notice the attention to detail, additional work before and after practices, and obsession with the game are just a few of the ways that players can start to separate themselves from great to undeniable. “Those are national team type players,” he said, “the ones that the preparation is their identity, not their performance.” If Chaffin could say one thing to every athlete coming into Champs, he wants to send the message that, “you should be obsessed with this opportunity.” He continued, “if you're prepared, you're obsessed with trying to make a national team, and you don't let those obstacles get in your way, the right guy will be standing there watching you.”
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RHP/RHP LHP/ OF/LHP OF/LHP RHP/ RHP/ RHP/OF C/OF 3B/RHP OF/2B LHP/OF C/UTIL SS/2B RHP/3B RHP/ RHP/OF 2B/SS 3B/OF SS/SS LHP/ OF/RHP
B/T
L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R
B/T
R/R L/L L/L L/L R/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R L/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R
HT.
5'11" 6'1" 6'1" 6'0" 5'9" 6'4" 6'1" 5'0" 5'11" 6'0" 6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 6'0" 6'4"
HT.
6'0" 6'8" 6'5" 5'9" 6'0" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 6'1" 6'1" 6'0" 5'11" 6'0" 6'2" 6'1" 5'10" 5'10" 6'2" 6'4" 6'3" 6'1"
WT.
182 188 173 165 173 205 210 175 175 200 195 185 200 155 205
WT.
186 232 205 180 173 165 190 199 220 179 185 190 180 200 170 180 200 215 190 178 192
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DOB
7/8/08 4/8/09 11/15/08 5/28/09 8/22/08 3/26/09 12/2/08 1/16/09 10/30/08 1/16/09 12/4/08 12/4/08 6/15/08 9/13/08 3/7/09
DOB
8/6/08 6/28/08 2/5/09 2/12/09 8/29/08 2/13/09 10/9/08 9/8/08 6/15/08 4/13/09 4/30/09 11/12/08 7/1/08 1/1/09 7/31/08 3/26/09 9/24/08 10/15/08 7/14/08 5/8/08 2/10/09
GRAD.
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027
GRAD.
2026 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2028 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2026 2027 2027
SCHOOL
IMG Academy Newport Harbor Elk Grove Whitney Harnett Central Mira Costa Vanden Valley Christian San Jose Newport Harbor Saint Francis Jesuit Junipero Serra Manteca Desert Hills Liberty
SCHOOL
Columbus North St. Laurence Jesuit Olentangy Braves Cathedral George Rogers Clark New Boston Huron Carmel Madison Central Madison Central North Central Eureka Mooresville New Boston Huron Columbus North LaRue Green County Bother Rice Oswego East Franklin Community Berkeley Prep
HOMETOWN
San Jose, Calif. Newport Beach , Calif. Elk Grove, Calif. Roseville, Calif. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Hermosa Beach, Calif. Fairfield , Calif. Newark, Calif. Newport Beach, Calif. Menlo Park, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. San Carlos, Calif. Ripon, Calif. St. George , Utah Bakersfield , Calif.
HOMETOWN
Columbus, Ind. lemont , Ill. Des Moines, Fla. Lewis Center, Ohio Greenfield, Ind. WINCHESTER, Ky. Flat Rock, Mich. Carmel, Ind. Richmond, Ky. Radcliff, Ky. Indianapolis, Ind. Ballwin, Mo. Plainfield, Ind. New Boston, Mich. Columbus, Ind. Magnolia, Ky. Greensburg, Ky. Wheaton , Ill. Oswego, Ill. Martinsville, Ind. Tampa, Fla.
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Andersen ANDERSON Brutskiy Buenik Case Chandler Cook Etheridge Grasso Hawpe Jones Langhorne Little LITTLETON McKain McMillan Moran OLoughlin Ostergard Pannullo Rootman Rutledge RUTLEDGE II Scarlett Seward Sheffield Smith Spivey Utash Utash Venick LAST
Briggs Bumgardner Copeland Culler DELGADO DASSORI Fraley Gaddy Garrett Giger Guhl Henderson Hucko Hurst Jackson Josey Keenan Lupienski McCormack Minjack Morris Nance Newbern Parrish Richardson Riordan Scarlett Sedmack Smith Stepp Verderber Vitello Webb Whalen
LAST
Baer Baxmann Caballero Cary Cox Echeverry Farrar Franklin Garcia Garcia Gudino Hartley Kenny Matricardi Reed Reina Savinon Stalbird Stockwell Warner Wise
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Calum RHP/ L/R 6'5" 195 10/28/09 2027 Vauxhall KEITH C/3B R/L 6'1" 200 10/5/07 2027 Cookeville Simon Brayden RHP/ R/R 6'3" 225 7/11/08 2027 Libertyville Caleb RHP/ R/R 6'3" 195 10/10/08 2027 DH Conley Marksu David RHP/3B R/R 6'3" 195 3/16/09 2027 Bassett Soren RHP/ R/R 6'3" 205 12/19/08 2027 Phoenix Country Day Chris RHP/3B R/R 6'4" 205 7/26/08 2027 St. Joseph's Preparatory Drake Braydin Luke Jett RHP/ R/R 6'4" 210 8/18/07 2027 Phillips Academy LAWTON LHP/OF L/L 6'2" 180 6/26/08 2027 Barbe Griffin Gavin P/1B R/R 6'9" 210 7/3/09 2027 Monte Vista Jace Finnian OF/RHP R/R 6'2" 197 10/21/08 2027 Delbarton Trip Steven Ira OF/ R/R 6'3" 195 8/14/08 2027 Harvard-Westlake Caleb RHP/SS R/R 6'4" 180 3/10/08 2027 Knights Academy JOSEPH SS/3B R/R 5'11" 185 10/18/08 2027 INDIAN LAND Andrew Dylan Braylon SS/3B L/R 6'0" 195 5/19/08 2027 Bishop Verot Kam Christian 3B/1B L/R 6'2" 205 11/24/08 2027 Lexington Joshua OF/RHP R/R 6'4" 215 8/20/08 2027 Williams Field J.J. OF/RHP R/R 6'4" 212 8/20/08 2027 Williams Field James RHP/ L/R 6'4" 215 10/18/08 2027 Harvard-Westlake FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Konnor LHP/1B L/L 6'5" 215 7/24/09 2027 Villages Charter Brock RHP/UTIL R/R 6'4" 200 9/13/07 2027 Cherryville Lawson Aiden MIGUEL A C/1B L/R 6'1" 220 11/26/07 2027 ECA Levi Dru Selvin SS/2B R/R 5'11" 180 1/16/09 2027 Moe and Gene Johnson Cooper LHP/OF L/L 6'1" 165 3/3/09 2027 Petal Leyton OF/ R/R 5'9" 170 8/25/08 2027 Metrolina Christian Academy Gavin RHP/1B R/R 6'7" 175 3/9/09 2027 Boiling Springs John OF/LHP L/L 6'1" 190 7/15/08 2027 Charlotte Catholic Davian SS/2B L/R 6'1" 155 10/22/08 2027 Mountain view prepartory Mark OF/UTIL R/R 6'2" 200 4/24/09 2027 Wheaton Academy Bryson RHP/ R/R 6'5" 250 7/9/09 2027 Metrolina Christian Academy Kameron RHP/1B R/R 6'6" 215 1/21/09 2027 North Buncombe Leo OF/RHP R/R 6'0" 190 7/10/08 2027 Middle Creek Brady RHP/ R/R 6'4" 210 3/20/09 2027 Dominion Sports Collective George 3B/SS R/R 6'2" 190 10/22/08 2027 St. Albans, Washington DC Mac SS/OF R/R 5'11" 183 3/26/08 2027 Baylor School Noah Coleton C/RHP R/R 6'3" 195 11/21/08 2027 DH Conley Will RHP/ R/R 6'4" 200 5/15/08 2027 Charlotte Christian Braden RHP/2B R/R 6'1" 198 6/18/08 2027 Fort Mill Hudson 1B/3B L/R 6'3" 215 5/30/08 2027 Legion Collegiate Academy Andrew Jake OF/RHP R/R 6'2" 210 8/7/08 2027 Bishop verot Chappy SS/2B R/R 6'3" 185 8/11/08 2027 Asheville Jackson Riley RHP/ L/R 6'6" 241 12/2/08 2027 Lakewood Hunter RHP/ R/R 6'4" 195 6/14/09 2027 Denver South Damian Lucas RHP/ R/R 6'0" 170 4/23/09 2027 Hickory Ridge
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
HOMETOWN
Calgary, Ala. TEMECULA, Tenn. Libertyville, Ill. Greenville, N.C. Fieldale, Va. Phoenix, Ariz. Lafayette Hill, Pa. Bedford, Mass. SULPHUR, La. Danville, Calif. Jersey City, N.J. Los Angeles, Calif. Columbia, Tenn. Southfield, Mich. Fort Myers, Fla. Lexington, S.C. Bosque Farms, Ariz. Bosque Farms, Ariz. Los Angeles, Calif. HOMETOWN
Oxford, Fla. Kings Mountain, N.C. WAKE FOREST, N.C. Austin, Texas Petal, Miss. Indian Trail , N.C. Inman, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Carol Stream, Ill. Matthews, N.C. Candler, N.C. Apex, N.C. N. Chesterfield, Va. Alexandria, Va. Taylors , S.C. Greenville, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Tega Cay, S.C. York, S.C. Fort myers, Fla. ASHEVILLE, N.C. Lakewood, Ohio Denver, Colo. Concord, N.C.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Rocco Brody Blayden SS/2B L/R 5'11" 170 8/12/08 2027 American Heritage Plantation Parkland, Fla. Aiden RHP/RHP R/R 5'9" 151 7/24/08 2027 Venice Venice, Fla. Ashton Samuel C/1B R/R 6'3" 275 4/21/08 2027 Home School Kissimmee, Fla. Lucas SS/RHP R/R 6'0" 180 9/12/08 2027 Berkeley Prep Tampa, Fla. Jack Kane LHP/ L/L 6'1" 195 5/26/08 2027 IMG Academy Fullerton, Calif. Roman 3B/1B R/R 6'2" 220 8/13/08 2027 Key West Key west, Fla. Moises SS/2B L/R 6'1" 184 6/26/08 2027 A3 Acdemy Tampa, Fla. Nolan SS/3B R/R 5'11" 175 8/5/08 2027 Wesley chapel high school Wesley Chapel , Fla. Kaden C/UTIL S/R 5'9" 180 10/24/07 2027 A3 Baseball Academy Tampa, Fla. Preston OF/LHP L/L 6'1" 180 9/12/08 2027 Fernandina Beach Fernandina beach , Fla. Sterling Leo LHP/ L/L 5'8" 165 8/31/08 2027 Flvs Orlando , Fla. Ethan Austin RHP/RHP R/R 6'2" 180 11/12/08 2027 A3 Academy Land O' Lakes, Fla. Kaleb RHP/ R/R 6'6" 205 7/14/09 2027 Tocoi Creek St Augustine, Fla. Peyton Alex RHP/RHP L/R 6'0" 160 12/31/08 2027 Mount Dora Christian Academy Eustis, Fla.
Rosters are submitted by coaches and are current as of June 10, 2026.
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67
17U
Adorno Benson Boesen Bucci Christiansen Frick Furkas Harris Howard Howie Jaynes Leuthauser McGaha Moczydlowsky Ortega Price Squires Stanislawski Tucker Wade Walters
Antonio Sam Antonio Bryce Aiden Noah Mariano Colton Grant Jack Parker Aaron Nate Isaac Gavin
17U ROSTERS
16U
CANES MIDWEST NATIONAL
WT.
15U
16U
HT.
14U
17U
B/T
CBU 2027 SCOUT TEAM
66
POS.
CBA / ORIOLES SCOUT TEAM
#
FIRST
13U
#
LAST
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026
CANES NATIONAL 17U/NY METS SCOUT TEAM
13U
#
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026
CHICAGO WHITE SOX SCOUT TEAM/INDIANA BULLS BLACK 2027 NATIONAL DIRTBAGS 17U NATIONAL
15U
EAST COBB ASTROS
16U 17U
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Paul SS/RHP R/R 6'3" 185 8/22/08 2027 Mountain Brook Colin RHP/3B R/R 6'3" 195 9/16/08 2027 Novi Camden RHP/3B R/R 6'3" 200 1/11/09 2027 East Lake Dominic SS/3B R/R 5'11" 185 8/4/08 2027 Richmond Luke C/1B R/R 6'4" 200 8/8/08 2027 Evansville Memorial Ben SS/3B L/R 6'3" 190 12/1/08 2027 Guerin Catholic Cooper C/SS R/R 6'0" 190 4/30/09 2027 Vincennes Lincoln Ryder RHP/ R/R 6'3" 215 10/30/08 2027 Saline Brady 3B/RHP R/R 6'3" 225 3/4/09 2027 Brother Rice Noah OF/RHP R/R 6'1" 190 3/20/08 2027 P27 Academy Chase RHP/RHP R/R 6'1" 178 12/18/08 2027 Harrison Raiders Grady SS/RHP L/R 6'0" 178 9/2/09 2027 Center Grove Crewe UTIL/RHP R/R 5'10" 185 9/5/08 2027 Gibson Southern Charlie RHP/SS R/R 6'5" 185 8/30/08 2027 Homestead Carter RHP/ R/R 6'2" 195 7/11/08 2027 Zionsville Gavin RHP/SS R/R 6'3" 200 5/19/09 2027 Greenfield Central Drake OF/2B S/R 5'11" 185 6/24/08 2027 Center Grove Matt OF/1B L/R 6'5" 225 8/18/08 2027 Waukee Mason OF/C R/R 5'11" 180 6/13/08 2027 Mt.Vernon Davis LHP/ L/L 6'1" 165 11/11/08 2027 Zionsville Camden 3B/RHP R/R 6'5" 210 6/23/08 2027 Zionsville Grady 1B/OF L/R 6'4" 235 6/2/08 2027 Warsaw Community Wade RHP/OF R/R 6'4" 205 11/8/08 2027 Crystal Lake Central Brayden SS/2B R/R 6'0" 180 7/10/08 2027 zionsville community Traxton RHP/3B R/R 6'3" 190 6/29/09 2027 Armstrong Township Quinn Owen RHP/RHP R/R 6'1" 195 10/2/08 2027 Prairie Ridge Eli RHP/SS R/R 6'2" 170 9/25/08 2027 Homestead Isaiah SS/ L/R 6'3" 193 8/19/08 2027 R. Nelson Snider Jaylen RHP/OF R/R 6'2" 195 5/12/09 2027 New Albany
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Carter OF/2B L/R 6'0" 175 1/17/09 2027 North Davidson Cole C/OF S/R 6'1" 210 5/13/08 2027 Wesleyan Christian Academy Connor RHP/2B R/R 5'11" 135 12/23/08 2027 T.L. Hanna Brandon OF/OF R/R 6'2" 190 2/20/09 2027 Hoggard Eli Holt RHP/OF R/R 6'2" 205 8/25/08 2027 TC Roberson Phifer SS/3B R/R 6'2" 190 11/23/08 2027 TL Hanna Easton 3B/1B L/R 6'1" 200 6/30/09 2027 Beavercreek Abram RHP/OF R/R 6'2" 185 10/19/08 2027 Metrolina Christian Academy Mason 3B/RHP R/R 6'2" 200 12/4/08 2027 Broughton Nate RHP/OF R/R 6'3" 175 10/29/07 2027 Choate Rosemary Hall Caleb OF/RHP L/R 5'10" 170 9/5/08 2027 Cleveland High School Nicholas 3B/1B R/R 6'4" 225 7/8/09 2027 Moon area Elijah RHP/1B R/R 6'8" 235 5/13/08 2027 Wesleyan Christian Academy Stone RHP/1B R/R 6'7" 225 9/11/08 2027 James B hunt Lucas RHP/ R/R 6'1" 180 7/7/09 2027 Legion Collegiate Academy Jameson C/3B R/R 6'0" 185 9/13/08 2027 TNXL Academy Micah LHP/ L/L 6'2" 180 2/4/09 2027 May River Miles RHP/SS R/R 6'4" 190 1/5/09 2027 Attleboro Cooper RHP/1B R/R 6'5" 225 7/24/08 2027 Southern Alamance Grady RHP/1B R/R 6'6" 245 8/29/08 2027 Brother Rice Samuel LHP/LHP L/L 6'4" 183 9/20/08 2027 Ronald Reagan Liam LHP/ L/L 6'2" 180 2/19/09 2027 Indian Land Grayson RHP/OF R/R 6'1" 175 4/2/08 2027 Calvert Hall Judah SS/2B R/R 6'1" 160 3/4/10 2027 Archbishop Spalding Corbin SS/3B S/R 6'1" 190 9/20/08 2027 DW Daniel Hudson C/UTIL R/R 6'0" 180 2/9/08 2027 Reagan
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Lincoln RHP/ R/R 6'3" 210 8/8/08 2027 Gibbs Carson OF/ L/L 6'2" 215 9/22/08 2027 North Cobb Christian Malachi SS/2B L/R 6'3" 190 8/22/09 2027 McEachern Carson (Bear) SS/2B R/R 6'0" 199 4/1/08 2027 Orange Lutheran Taylor Caden RHP/ R/R 6'3" 190 11/19/08 2027 Mountain Vista Miles Nelson Whit RHP/1B L/R 6'2" 196 7/28/08 2027 Jackson Academy Jose 3B/C R/R 6'0" 215 6/28/08 2027 P27 academy Elias 2B/SS R/R 5'9" 165 10/3/08 2027 Westlake Tyler OF/LHP L/L 6'0" 175 8/22/08 2027 Metea Valley Everett RHP/3B R/R 6'0" 165 7/21/08 2027 Pickens J.R. RHP/OF R/R 6'3" 215 12/17/08 2027 North Paulding Skyler C/1B R/R 6'2" 195 12/27/08 2027 North Paulding Bradley RHP/ R/R 6'3" 180 3/6/09 2027 Veterans Hayes SS/RHP R/R 5'11" 185 7/9/08 2027 Newnan Wesley SS/2B R/R 6'0" 185 8/25/08 2027 North Paulding Brennan UTIL/RHP R/R 6'2" 190 7/28/08 2027 Brookstone school Aiden RHP/OF R/R 6'2" 190 6/30/08 2027 BLESSED TRINITY Mason Sullivan 3B/1B R/R 6'2" 215 5/8/08 2027 Lamar School Christopher C/2B L/R 6'0" 185 9/5/08 2027 Georgia Premier Academy Christopher C/2B L/R 6'0" 185 9/5/08 2027 Georgia Premier Academy
2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
HOMETOWN
Birmingham, Ala. Novi, Mich. Tarpon Springs, Fla. Chesterfield, Mich. Evansville , Ind. Noblesville, Ind. Vincennes, Ind. Saline, Mich. Mokena , Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio Lafayette, Ind. Greenwood , Ind. HAUBSTADT, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind. Zionsville, Ind. Greenfield , Ind. Greenwood, Ind. Waukee, Iowa Indianapolis , Ind. Zionsville , Ind. Zionsville, IN, Ind. Warsaw, Ind. Crystal Lake, Ill. Zionsville, Ind. Penfield, Ill.
17U ROSTERS #
LAST
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
#
LAST
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
#
LAST
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Crystal Lake, Ill. Fort Wayne, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind. New Albany, Ind.
HOMETOWN
Lexington, N.C. Oak Ridge, N.C. Anderson, S.C. Wilmington, N.C. Arden, N.C. Anderson, S.C. Xenia, Ohio Peachalnd, N.C. Raleigh , N.C. Weston, Conn. Garner, N.C. Coraopolis, Pa. High Point, N.C. Wilson, N.C. Lancaster, S.C. St. Petersburg , Fla. Bluffton, S.C. Attleboro, Mass. Sedalia, N.C. Lake Orion , Mich. Winston-Salem, N.C. Fort Mill, S.C. Frederick, Md. Severna Park, Md. Sylva, S.C. Kernersville , N.C.
HOMETOWN
Corryton, Tenn. Powder Springs, Ga. POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. Fullerton , Calif. ocala, Colo. Jackson, Miss. Greenville, S.C. Atlanta, Ga. Aurora, Ill. Jasper, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Acworth, Ga. Kathleen, Ga. Newnan, Ga. Dallas, Idaho Columbus , Ga. Canton, Ga. Meridian , Miss. Gotha, Ga. Parkland, Ga.
Bastian Carleton Carleton Corrado Davis Day Dono Ebanks Gomez Green Hardy Kearney Lepine Luker Miranda Moore Ragsdale Roach Rodriguez Roman Sandoval Torres Viera Williams
Acosta Bourn Cador Corona Davis Downs Duckett duval Farina Foster Jr Hayes Jackson Jackson V James Jr Mathis Minor Pullen Robinson Salinas Sims Smith Soto Webb Williams
Bachmann Balazic Baskin Berry Brannon Carroll ciampi Coffey Corder Cross Denton Dierschke Floyd Haynes Holt Jones Jr. Langstaff Lowery Mackey McKenna Robbins Rolih Stafford wilcox
Kinon Cooper Cooper Freddy Blake Bubba James Kingston Christian Hector Wes Aiden Zachary Kade Joniel Tyson Blake Tyler Jhon Alexander Gerardo Isaias Antony Aidan
Jake Bryson Isaiah Shea Lorenzo Devyn Jace Riley Jeter Ramon Michael Bronson Lonnie Courtney Keegan Lennex Eaden Dylan Aiden Mason Alex Caleb Joseph Brandon
Maxwell Connor Wyatt Jake Bj Matty Jake Gavin Colton Drew Beckett Thomas Zack Jaxon Hudson Harry Dylan Chase Caden Brennan Chace Nolan Grant Jackson
OF/ LHP/ 1B/1B RHP/RHP OF/ RHP/OF 3B/OF OF/LHP OF/ SS/OF C/RHP SS/2B C/OF LHP/1B RHP/OF C/OF SS/2B RHP/UTIL RHP/ RHP/1B RHP/3B 1B/RHP RHP/UTIL SS/2B
C/UTIL OF/OF 2B/SS SS/RHP 1B/3B 3B/RHP LHP/OF RHP/UTIL SS/UTIL RHP/1B RHP/SS UTIL/RHP C/RHP RHP/OF RHP/ UTIL/RHP RHP/RHP SS/RHP SS/OF LHP/ SS/2B C/UTIL 3B/RHP C/P
SS/3B C/UTIL RHP/UTIL LHP/1B OF/2B 3B/2B RHP/ RHP/UTIL RHP/ C/3B RHP/ RHP/ RHP/1B OF/LHP 3B/OF SS/ LHP/1B C/OF LHP/OF RHP/OF 3B/2B OF/ SS/2B RHP/
R/R L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R
R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L S/R R/R R/R R/R
R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/L L/R S/L R/R S/R R/R L/R R/R
Rosters are submitted by coaches and are current as of June 10, 2026.
5'11" 6'2" 5'5" 6'5" 5'10" 6'4" 6'4" 6'1" 6'1" 6'1" 6'0" 6'2" 6'2" 6'2" 6'1" 6'0" 5'11" 6'2" 6'1" 6'3" 6'3" 6'4" 6'0" 5'11"
5'10" 6'1" 5'6" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 6'4" 6'0" 5'10" 6'6" 6'1" 6'3" 5'9" 6'0" 6'5" 6'0" 6'3" 5'11" 6'3" 6'0" 6'0" 5'10" 6'2" 5'0"
6'3" 5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 5'8" 6'0" 5'11" 6'0" 6'1" 5'11" 6'3" 6'2" 6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 6'4" 6'3" 5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 6'1" 6'1" 5'11" 6'0"
182 160 162 205 170 180 220 170 175 170 205 200 195 185 190 200 175 185 205 210 185 225 190 170
163 175 160 185 215 195 205 175 185 225 174 190 185 7 230 170 187 165 190 178 200 178 200 210
210 187 185 215 180 190 185 175 210 180 220 190 205 125 199 190 195 195 195 165 200 180 195 195
1/15/09 9/30/08 9/30/08 5/29/08 7/7/08 5/2/08 10/6/08 11/14/07 6/18/08 5/8/09 11/11/08 4/28/09 4/16/09 8/27/08 7/28/09 6/21/08 6/10/09 11/29/07 3/16/10 11/4/08 9/18/08 10/8/09 5/22/08 5/28/09
7/7/08 8/7/09 11/10/09 12/4/08 5/13/09 12/10/07 5/12/09 2/14/10 10/20/08 9/2/08 1/14/09 12/22/08 3/11/09 12/22/08 7/7/08 8/31/09 10/21/08 5/22/09 10/24/07 7/25/08 12/1/07 9/23/08 7/25/09 12/29/09
6/5/08 12/1/08 11/10/08 5/28/09 7/7/08 8/14/08 8/26/08 12/1/08 9/28/08 5/20/08 12/10/08 12/5/08 5/13/08 12/17/08 7/15/08 10/6/08 9/23/08 10/22/08 10/22/08 8/21/08 9/4/08 5/13/08 10/24/07 1/5/09
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The First Academy Winter Garden, Fla. Whitney Rocklin, Calif. Whitney Rocklin, Calif. Hazleton Area Hazle Township, Pa. TNXL Academy Apopka, Fla. Skutt Catholic Omaha, Neb. The Kings Academy Boynton Beach, Fla. Olympia Orlando , Fla. PDG Acadamy Haymarket, Fla. Leadership Christian Academy Naranjito , Fla. Hewitt Trussville Trussville, Ala. Hagerty Winter Park, Fla. p27 academy Lexington, S.C. Cedar Creek Ruston, La. Carlos Beltrán baseball academy Camuy, Pa. Buffalo Buffalo , Minn. Lyons Township Burr Ridge, Ill. Ruston Ruston, La. Bishop Verot Fort Myers, Fla. The First Academy KISSIMMEE, Fla. Winter Haven Blue Devils Haines City, Fla. Hagerty Oviedo, Fla. Lake Mary Lake Mary, Fla. The First Academy Orlando, Fla.
Salisbury Bronx, N.Y. The Woodlands Spring, Texas Union Grove McDonough, Ga. Grand Street Campus Brooklyn, N.Y. St. Bernard's High School Los Angeles, Calif. Sterlington Sterlington, La. Madison County Huntsville, Ala. Canyon Springs Moreno Valley, Calif. Oakleaf Orange Park, Fla. Ensworth Hendersonville, Tenn. Dekaney HOUSTON, Texas Chaminade College Preparatory Tarzana, Calif. Da Vinci Los Angeles, Calif. Horizon Winter Garden, Fla. Glynn Academy Brunswick, Ga. St.Bernard Compton, Calif. TNXL Academy Orlando, Fla. St Augustine New Orleans, La. London ISD Corpus Christi, Texas Corona Corona, Calif. North broward prep Miami, Fla. The Benjamin School Lake Worth, Fla. Oak Ridge Sevierville, Tenn. Franklin Rocklin, Calif.
Prestonwood Christian Academy Colleyville, Texas Creekside St. Johns, Fla. Houston Memorial Houston, Texas Clear Lake SEABROOK, Texas Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon , Texas Charlotte Christian Charlotte, N.C. Weddington Weddington , N.C. St. John’s Country Day School Middleburg, Fla. Lawton Chiles Tallahassee, Fla. Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, Texas Weddington Matthews, N.C. Buda Johnson Buda, Texas Austin Preparatory Georgetown, Mass. Providence Matthews, N.C. Rockwall Rockwall, Texas Mceachern Douglasville , Ga. Mountain Vista Castle Rock, Colo. Magnolia Magnolia, Texas Southlake Carroll Southlake, Texas Holly Springs Holly Springs, N.C. Dallas Christian Wills Point, Texas Lourdes Rochester, Minn. Lufkin Lufkin, Texas Magnolia Magnolia, Texas
2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
69
17U
Barton Bruce Butler Calvo Cassaon Christianson Collins Davis doubront Gandy Gluting Grubbs Hoffman Lee Lenz Maginnis Moering Neal Pack Peak Reed Wall Wall
WT.
16U
LAST
HT.
15U
Beck Bowman Brooks Bush Dreier Gaston Glenn Grimm Hargett Hawkins Kesselmark Lynn Machusko Martin Massey McElhoe Moan Morgan Murray Partin Preston Rice Roberson Ryan Shirlen Spilliards Tuttle
B/T
PERFORMANCE BASEBALL/MILWAUKEE BREWERS SCOUT TEAM
68
LAST
POS.
MLB BREAKTHROUGH SERIES
#
Barnett Bennett Boehm Bonnetti Brown Canada Collins Concannon Cunningham Goettke Gothrup Grant Hasenour Herr Lowe Markus McClurg Meeker Meyer Moore Moore Nelson Ozment Ring Roberts Rooney Satterlee Shoppell Snavely Wells-Henderson
FIRST
14U
#
LAST
FTB PHILLIES 2027
14U
#
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026 13U
13U
17U ROSTERS
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026
17U ROSTERS
PRD 14U
SBA BOLTS NATIONAL 2027
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Billington Brown Downey Emig Fekete Gaddy Gally Gutierrez Guzzie Jacobus Jones Lopez Martin Matarese Mer Morgan Paul Paul Plyler Sutton West Williams Wilson Yormack Yormack
Casper OF/1B R/R 6'4" 215 4/10/09 2027 Rumson Fair Haven Nolan LHP/1B L/L 6'4" 197 1/22/09 2027 Brentwood Logan Brandon RHP/UTIL R/R 6'1" 185 1/2/09 2027 Salesianum Michael RHP/RHP R/R 6'2" 215 9/27/08 2027 Cherry Hill East Dru Johnny RHP/ R/R 6'1" 215 12/31/07 2027 Brunswick Carlos -panda C/1B L/R 5'10" 190 11/24/08 2027 Rise Preparatory Academy Brady LHP/OF L/L 6'2" 185 6/4/08 2027 Conwell Egan Ben Cooper Ricky SS/2B R/R 5'10" 175 4/6/08 2027 Ranney Braden LHP/LHP L/L 6'0" 175 5/24/08 2027 Lee Scott Academy Dante OF/OF L/R 6'1" 190 11/20/08 2027 Bishop Eustace Prep Preston LHP/OF L/L 6'2" 185 3/3/09 2027 La Serna Easton SS/2B S/R 5'11" 172 8/12/09 2027 Legendary Prep Academy Matthew Evan C/1B R/R 6'2" 205 1/30/09 2027 Christopher Columbus Wyatt OF/RHP R/R 6'1" 185 8/1/08 2027 Sumner Rylan OF/1B L/L 6'1" 190 10/31/08 2027 Ozark Hunter RHP/ R/R 6'4" 188 7/9/08 2027 The Episcopal Academy Anthony 3B/SS R/R 6'0" 195 12/28/08 2027 Calvert Hall College Jagger SS/RHP L/R 6'0" 180 1/10/09 2027 Seneca, Mo Ryan 1B/3B R/R 6'3" 220 12/18/08 2027 Bellmore JFK Derek RHP/1B R/R 6'3" 220 12/18/08 2027 Bellmore JFK
LAST
HOMETOWN
Fair Haven, N.J. Brentwood, Tenn.
White Plains, N.Y. Miami, Fla. Fairless Hills, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. Opelika, Ala. Cherry Hill, N.J. Vero Beach, Calif. Peoria, Ariz. Miami Shores, Fla. Bonney Lake, Wash. Ozark, Mo. West Chester , Pa. Nottingham, Md. Seneca , Mo. Merrick, N.Y. Merrick, N.Y.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Brayden Brett Witton Cameron Braiden Sebastian Lucas Brycen Anthony Tyce Ryan Carston
SS/2B RHP/ SS/3B SS/RHP RHP/OF RHP/ C/1B SS/2B SS/RHP C/1B OF/ OF/SS
R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R L/R R/R
6'0" 6'1" 6'2" 6'4" 6'4" 6'0" 6'2" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 5'8" 6'0"
168 215 185 185 205 200 200 165 180 215 168 188
7/17/09 5/16/09 8/20/08 12/11/08 8/10/09 10/27/09 8/6/09 5/15/09 7/6/08 12/29/08 7/20/08 4/4/09
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027
Puyallup Puyallup, Wash. Olathe East Overland Park, Kan. Providence Matthews, N.C. Nixa Nixa, Mo. Cambridge Christian School Palmetto, Fla. Carlos Beltrán baseball Academy Toa Alta, N.C. Lovejoy McKinney, Texas Cape Fear Roseboro, N.C. Canterbury Wheaton, Fla. South Central Winterville, N.C. Cuthbertson Waxhaw, N.C. Emsley A. Laney Leland, N.C.
#
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Mac LHP/OF L/L 6'1" 190 10/23/08 2027 Chapin Brody OF/RHP R/R 6'3" 215 3/27/09 2027 DH Conley Eli RHP/ L/R 6'2" 170 11/15/08 2027 Corinth Holders Elisha LHP/1B L/L 6'0" 195 10/15/08 2027 Atlantic Collegiate Academy Gabe SS/2B R/R 5'9" 165 9/3/08 2027 Reagan Rome 1B/OF R/L 6'2" 215 5/23/08 2027 St.james Jarrett RHP/OF R/R 6'2" 220 11/30/08 2027 North Stanly Dylan SS/ R/R 5'10" 165 5/30/08 2027 Johnson Academy Heath RHP/1B R/R 6'3" 225 10/2/07 2027 P27 Wyatt C/1B R/R 6'1" 200 8/28/08 2027 Pro5 Baseball Academy landon RHP/RHP R/R 6'1" 195 3/6/08 2027 Grace Christian Jackson C/OF R/R 5'10" 185 9/3/08 2027 Atlantic Collegiate Academy Hayden 3B/RHP R/R 6'2" 177 9/18/08 2027 North Stanly Brody 2B/SS R/R 6'0" 186 7/31/08 2027 Pro5 Academy Casey denzell RHP/ R/R 6'4" 198 4/3/09 2027 P27 Academy Peyton RHP/OF R/R 6'0" 185 12/18/08 2027 Cedar Cliff Caleb LHP/OF L/L 6'1" 195 10/17/08 2027 Holly Springs Kellen SS/OF L/R 5'11" 165 12/17/08 2027 Wake Forest Luke RHP/ R/R 6'8" 215 12/13/08 2027 CE Jordan Owen SS/2B L/R 6'1" 180 3/10/09 2027 Providence Day Finn RHP/UTIL R/R 6'2" 198 12/17/08 2027 Northwood Kaden RHP/3B R/R 6'0" 178 9/16/08 2027 McHenry Tanner OF/LHP L/L 6'2" 198 8/31/08 2027 Midway
2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
HOMETOWN
Chapin, S.C. Winterville, N.C. Zebulon, N.C. Conway, S.C. Winston Salem, N.C. Garden City, S.C. Albemarle, N.C. Apex, N.C. Concord, N.C. Apex, N.C. hope mills , N.C. Conway, S.C. New London, N.C. Apex, N.C. Lexington, S.C. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Holly Springs, N.C. Wake Forest, N.C. Durham, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Pittsboro, N.C. McHenry, Ill. Autryville , N.C.
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
Aiden RHP/1B R/R 6'4" 162 11/3/08 2027 Torrance Brady Will Tanner OF/LHP L/L 6'0" 180 11/19/08 2027 Huntington Beach Ryder Jayce SS/RHP L/R 6'0" 175 6/29/08 2027 Crean Lutheran Charlie RHP/3B R/R 6'2" 190 8/26/09 2027 Mater Dei Brady Christian Carter C/RHP L/R 5'10" 215 7/24/08 2027 Ensworth Ricardo OF/SS R/R 6'0" 190 1/15/08 2027 Orange Lutheran Andrew SS/RHP R/R 5'11" 170 2/2/09 2027 Elsinore Parker SS/3B L/R 6'0" 175 1/14/09 2027 Huntington Beach Duncan LHP/ L/L 6'3" 180 1/9/09 2027 Huntington Beach Jaxon C/UTIL L/R 6'2" 215 3/29/08 2027 Mater Dei Jose Eli RHP/ R/R 6'2" 190 9/5/08 2027 Orange Lutheran Kyle C/1B L/R 6'0" 210 5/27/08 2027 Santa Fe Christian Joshua Sam RHP/1B R/R 6'3" 210 12/31/08 2027 Orange Lutheran Aiden SS/2B R/R 6'2" 190 8/29/08 2027 Del Norte Donovan OF/RHP R/R 6'4" 205 12/19/08 2027 Cathedral Catholic Anthony Tosh
HOMETOWN
Torrance, Calif. Huntington Beach , Calif. Yorba Linda, Calif. Ladera ranch, Calif. Brentwood, Tenn. Whittier, Calif. Wildomar , Calif. REDONDO BEACH, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach, Calif. Ladera Ranch, Calif. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Brea, Calif. SAN Diego , Calif. RSF, Calif.
#
LAST
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
#
LAST
FIRST
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Addison Borchardt Borcherding Brech Burnes Clark Dougherty French Fulginite Harless Hayes Holt Hudson Jones Leger Lopez Miller Parker Phillips Richardson Robinson Rogozinski Santobello Sellers Steinert Trout
Aprea Brunson Bryant Bubke Carpenter Coffman Ekdall Estrada Fetters Frosch Gaines Giametta III Gore Hardy Hernandez Kerze McWhorter Stallones
Banks Cason OF/LHP L/L 6'3" 195 4/27/08 2027 West Fargo Horace Horace, N.D. Caden C/UTIL R/R 6'1" 185 5/21/09 2027 Etowah McDonough , Ga. Andrew RHP/ R/R 5'11" 189 4/29/09 2027 Mountain View Dacula, Ga. Owen LHP/ L/L 6'3" 210 9/1/09 2027 Dexter Southfield School Quincy, Mass. Jake RHP/ R/R 6'0" 180 10/20/08 2027 Mullen Denver, Colo. Liam Cortland LHP/ L/L 6'2" 182 10/24/08 2027 Lovett Atlanta, Ga. Jackson RHP/ R/R 5'11" 173 4/3/08 2027 St.Sebastian's Wellesley , Mass. Ryan 1B/LHP L/L 6'2" 193 8/16/08 2027 Mosley Panama City, Fla. Will RHP/OF R/R 6'4" 186 10/8/08 2027 Valor Christian Highlands Ranch, Colo. Lee C/OF R/R 6'3" 200 9/13/08 2027 Denmark Milton, Ga. Caleb OF/SS R/R 5'10" 174 3/24/09 2027 Carrollton Carrollton , Ga. Cooper LHP/ L/L 5'10" 180 2/28/09 2027 James Island Charter N Charleston, S.C. Luke LHP/OF L/L 5'10" 175 6/2/08 2027 Noble and Greenough Newton Lower Falls, Mass. Mateo Bryan Jayson 1B/RHP R/R 6'5" 230 6/12/08 2027 Lincoln Tallahassee, Fla. Max OF/LHP L/L 6'4" 193 10/20/08 2027 Trinity Fisherville, Ky. Will LHP/1B L/L 6'5" 202 10/21/08 2027 Hewitt Trussville Trussville, Ala. Davis RHP/ R/R 6'4" 200 4/2/09 2027 North Oconee Bishop, Ga. Max Nicholas RHP/ R/R 5'10" 170 7/30/08 2027 Stony Brook Schook Yonkers, N.Y. Graydon 3B/1B R/R 6'2" 200 5/14/08 2027 North Gwinnett Suwanee , Ga. Vaughan OF/UTIL L/R 6'1" 183 11/6/07 2027 Stony Brook School Huntington, N.Y. Ryan RHP/ R/R 6'1" 165 10/17/08 2027 BOGART Bogart, Ga.
Angelo Easton Jackie Jhett Gavin Cole Brady Kade Jackson Brent Tristin Dominic Mason Luke Alex Ethan Cash Dylan
C/3B 1B/OF OF/3B C/1B RHP/ 3B/RHP OF/UTIL SS/2B RHP/3B 1B/LHP SS/UTIL RHP/1B RHP/ RHP/ SS/2B RHP/OF OF/3B LHP/LHP
R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R S/R R/R L/R L/L
Rosters are submitted by coaches and are current as of June 10, 2026.
6'2" 6'0" 5'10" 6'2" 6'1" 6'4" 6'3" 6'0" 6'2" 6'0" 6'2" 6'3" 6'5" 6'1" 5'10" 6'2" 6'1" 6'0"
215 190 170 198 205 200 205 180 195 185 189 230 200 210 180 205 180 190
10/29/08 7/11/09 9/8/08 11/15/08 1/15/09 10/28/08 8/28/08 8/5/08 3/10/09 11/10/08 2/10/10 8/11/08 3/9/09 4/8/09 11/6/08 6/13/09 12/1/08 9/18/08
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2028 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027
Needville Needville, Texas Goose Creek Memorial Highlands, Texas The Bennett School Fulshear , Texas The Bennett School Montgomery, Texas Lake Belton Temple, Texas St. John’s School Houston, Texas Bennett School Montgomery , Texas Angleton Lake Jackson , Texas The Bennett School China Spring , Texas The Bennett School Hondo, Texas Waller Waller, Texas Fulshear Katy, Texas Katy Katy, Texas Brenham Brenham, Texas Cypress Ranch Cypress, Texas The Woodlands Christian Academy SPRING, Texas The Woodlands The Woodlands, Texas Franklin Franklin , Texas
2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
71
17U
70
HOMETOWN
Anaya Bickham Blanton Brown Cielen Dejong Fuller Guth Haupt Hullett Hurtado Jimenez Leoff McLeod Olmstead Partida Phillips Plasman Priest Principe Sun Sweeney Tominelli Whitworth
TEXAS TWELVE RED SOX 2027
SOUTH CHARLOTTE PANTHERS 2027 MARUCCI
POS.
Jermaine Colt OF/SS R/R 5'10" 185 12/10/08 2027 Hammond Camden, S.C. Colt Dariel C/ R/R 5'11" 220 8/7/09 2027 Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy Carolina, N.C. Jude RHP/1B R/R 6'5" 205 5/12/08 2027 Alexander Central Taylorsviile, N.C. Harrison RHP/SS R/R 5'11" 175 7/30/08 2027 D. H. Conley Winterville , N.C. Jedrek A. RHP/UTIL R/R 5'8" 160 8/18/09 2027 Luz América Calderón CAROLINA, Ill. Luke 3B/1B R/R 5'11" 185 9/24/08 2027 Charlotte Catholic Charlotte, N.C. GRAYSON SS/2B R/R 6'0" 185 10/18/08 2027 David W. Butler Matthews, N.C. Gean Josue RHP/ R/R 6'0" 160 6/23/09 2027 Carlos Beltrán baseball academy San Juan , Fla. Grant OF/1B R/R 6'1" 190 9/4/08 2027 Hickory Ridge Harrisburg, N.C. Christopher RHP/1B R/R 6'0" 215 6/23/09 2027 Don Bosco Prep Ringwood, N.J. Cruz LHP/OF L/L 6'2" 200 6/25/09 2027 Grace Christian Academy Franklin TN Thompsons
LAST
16U
FIRST
Berry Brannan Cash Chowning Deibler DeRenzo hinson Johnson Klingensmith Lytle mcdonald Meyers Moore Morris Murray Posey Price Renn Rogers Samples Shirey Sullivan Wasniewski Williams
#
Landenberg, Pa. CHERRY HILL, N.J.
Arias Babic Babick Carrion Carter Corey Cortijo Danser DeBerry Figueroa Medina Helms Jerla Jones Station, Tenn. Landry Liezert McCammon Miller Price Quiles Smith Talley Tenuto Thompson Watters Wedemeyer
LAST
17U ROSTERS
15U
15U
B/T
14U
16U
POS.
TEAM ELITE
17U
FIRST
STACKED - KC ROYALS SCOUT TEAM
#
LAST
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026 13U
13U
#
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026
17U ROSTERS USA PRIME NATIONAL/DETROIT TIGERS SCOUT TEAM
14U
13U
#
WOW FACTOR NATIONAL 17U
Dunlap Ferguson Jenkins Keen Lee McCleon Jr McMahan Meccage Milburn Noll Sakala Sakala Vais Wieckowski
LAST
Acevedo Brewer Carrasco Doyle Floyd Fowler Goff Hemenway Howell Jimenez Johnson Lambert Lundy Radke Ransom Salerno Sperandio Turner Wasson Weber Wells Wilson Wilson Witcher Yancey Zustiak
FIRST
Cole George Deuce Graham Jack Dexter Rylan Kyler Noah Ryan Maximus Maximus Cooper Hunter
FIRST
POS.
RHP/C RHP/ OF/OF UTIL/RHP RHP/ OF/RHP LHP/1B OF/LHP LHP/ C/3B RHP/ RHP/3B RHP/OF RHP/1B
POS.
B/T
R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
B/T
HT.
5'11" 6'4" 6'0" 6'6" 6'3" 6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 6'2" 6'0" 6'0" 6'1" 6'3"
HT.
WT.
200 218 211 220 215 206 175 193 180 185 180 180 200 200
WT.
17U
72
DOB
5/6/08 10/17/08 8/27/08 5/23/08 1/25/09 9/16/09 6/23/08 8/1/08 9/25/08 12/6/07 12/1/08 12/1/08 12/4/08 8/7/08
DOB
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2028 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027
Edmond Memorial Choctaw, Okla. Abilene Abilene, Texas Jackson Academy Brandon , Miss. Mt Lebanon High School Pittsburgh, Pa. Alexandria senior Woodworth, La. Buford HS(GA) Hoover, Ga. Clay Green Cove Springs, Fla. IMG Academy Bradenton, Fla. IMG Academy West Chester, Ohio Our Lady of Good Counsel Germantown , Md. Orangewood Christian Sanford, Fla. Orangewood Christian High School Sanford, Fla. Arvada West Arvada, Colo. Timber Creek Orlando, Fla.
GRAD.
SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Enmanuel RHP/ R/R 6'5" 240 4/9/08 2027 Poly Prep New York, N.Y. Axton RHP/ R/R 6'2" 200 11/14/08 2027 Seaman Topeka, Kan. Jacob C/3B R/R 6'3" 210 3/7/09 2027 Manheim Township Lancaster, Pa. Colin RHP/ R/R 6'7" 236 1/9/09 2027 Downers Grove North Downers Grove, Ill. Colton 3B/RHP R/R 6'5" 234 9/25/08 2027 Corona Del Sol Albuquerque, N.M. Trip RHP/ R/R 6'2" 180 6/10/08 2027 Greenbrier Evans, Ga. Cooper OF/1B L/R 6'1" 180 2/1/09 2027 Mountain Ridge High School Herriman, Utah Maxwell SS/2B L/R 6'0" 185 5/3/08 2027 IMG Academy Lake Tapps, Wash. Fischer SS/2B S/R 6'3" 210 2/16/09 2027 Petal Hattiesburg, Miss. Andres RHP/ L/R 6'2" 215 2/25/09 2027 Parkview Stone Mountain, Ga. Lane OF/OF L/R 6'2" 205 7/11/08 2027 Austin Westlake Austin, Texas Anderson OF/UTIL R/R 6'1" 185 10/10/08 2027 McDonogh Laurel, Md. Blake C/1B R/R 6'3" 225 6/8/08 2027 Baylor Ooltewah , Tenn. Liam RHP/ R/R 6'0" 185 8/10/08 2027 Faith Lutheran Las Vegas, Nev. Tyler LHP/OF R/L 6'1" 170 12/4/08 2027 Crimson Washington, Utah Connor LHP/ R/L 6'4" 225 9/16/10 2027 Sun Valley Indian Trail, N.C. Grant RHP/SS R/R 6'1" 205 6/12/08 2027 Memorial Houston, Texas Jake OF/LHP L/L 6'4" 215 9/9/08 2027 Centennial Las Vegas, Nev. James Andrew RHP/ R/R 6'4" 210 7/1/08 2027 Upland San Bernardino , Calif. Connor LHP/ L/L 6'6" 205 3/21/09 2027 Dorman SPARTANBURG, S.C. Sebastian OF/ L/R 6'0" 197 11/6/08 2027 IMG Academy Chicago, Ill. Brodie RHP/ R/R 6'2" 195 9/1/08 2027 Faith Academy Mobile, Ala. Brogan C/RHP R/R 6'5" 207 7/24/09 2027 Liberty BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Trevor RHP/2B R/R 6'1" 191 10/20/08 2027 Providence day/ Img Acadamey Charlotte, N.C. Lucas RHP/ R/R 6'2" 205 4/11/09 2027 Etowah Acworth, Ga.
16U
15U
#
LAST
NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NC JUNE 10-13, 2026
2026 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS - NORTH CAROLINA
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EVENT AND PITCHING RULES EVENT RULES
The National Team Championships North Carolina will follow the National Federation of State High School Associations’ (NFHS) baseball rules. The following rules and guidelines are provided in addition to, in substitution of, or in place of the rules provided in the NFHS Baseball Rule Book.
ELIGIBILITY
AGE ELIGIBILITY ▪ To be eligible for the 13U National Team Championship North Carolina, players must be born on or after May 1, 2012 OR have an expected graduation date of 2031. All players, whether born in 2012 or 2013, will be eligible for selection to the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program ▪ To be eligible for the 14U National Team Championship North Carolina, players must be born on or after May 1, 2011, OR have an expected graduation date of 2030 or later. Only players born Jan 1, 2012 or later are eligible for selection to the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program and players born January 1, 2010 or later will be eligible to be selected to the 15U National Team Trials. ▪ To be eligible for the 15U National Team Championship North Carolina, players must be born on or after May 1, 2010, OR have an expected graduation date of 2029 or later. Only players born Jan 1, 2011 or later are eligible for selection to the 15U National Team Trials and players born January 1, 2010 or later will be eligible to be selected to the 16U/17U National Team Development Program. ▪ To be eligible for the 16U National Team Championship North Carolina, players must be born on or after May 1, 2009, OR have an expected graduation date of 2028 or later. All players with a 2028 grad year will be eligible to be selected to the 16U/17U National Team Development Program. ▪ To be eligible for the 17U National Team Championship North Carolina, players must be born on or after May 1, 2008, OR have an expected graduation date of 2027 or later. Players born January 1, 2009 or later will be eligible to be selected to the 16U/17U National Team Development Program and players born
January 1, 2008 or later will be eligible to be selected to the 18U National Team Training Camp. ▪ Illegal and Ineligible Players ▪ Illegal Player: Defined as any athlete that is too old and/or has already played with another team in the same event. If an illegal player is brought to our attention, it will result in a forfeit for any game(s) that they have participated in. ▪ Ineligible Player: Defined as a player who has not properly registered for the event as thus is not listed on the team’s roster. If an ineligible player is brought to our attention, they must be removed from the game immediately and are not allowed to participate until they are deemed eligible (properly registered on the roster). Registration requirements for eligibility include player name, jersey number, grad year and/or date of birth, and a signed player waiver (electronic or physical).
FACILITY GUIDELINES
USA Baseball tournaments utilize the following field dimensions: 13U+: 60.6’ mound, 90’ bases
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
13U, 14U & 15U ▪ The 13U, 14U, and 15U age divisions will feature 16 teams. ▪ Each team will be placed into a pool of four (4) teams and will compete in round robin pool play, playing 3 pool play games over the first two days of the event. ▪ Following pool play, teams will be seeded using the “Standings TieBreakers” below. ▪ The top two (2) teams from each pool will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket and will be seeded #1-8 using the “Standings Tie-Breakers” rules below. ▪ Teams seeded #9-16 will play two consolation games over the final two days of the event. ▪ Teams that lose in the first round of the single-elimination playoff will play one additional consolation game on the final day of the event. ▪ The semi-finals, gold medal, and bronze medal games will be played on the final day of the event. ▪ The 3rd day of the event will be an off day (no games). On this day, teams will have a scheduled time for a skill development session with USA Baseball
task force and coaches. Teams will also have the opportunity for their athletes to participate in Prospect Development Pipeline Performance Assessments during this time. ▪ 16U & 17U ▪ The 16U and 17U age divisions will feature 20 teams. ▪ Each team will be placed into a pool of four (4) teams and will compete in round robin pool play, playing 3 pool play games over the first two days of the event. ▪ Following pool play, teams will be seeded using the “Standings TieBreakers” below. ▪ The top two (2) teams from each pool, will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket and will be seeded #110 using the “Standings Tie-Breakers” rules below. ▪ Pool winners will be ranked #1-5 and pool runner-ups will be ranked #6-10. ▪ Teams seeded #11-20 will play two consolation games over the final two days of the event. ▪ Playoff Format: ▪ Teams seeded #7-10 will play an initial “play-in game”. Winners of this game will advance to the quarterfinals, losers will play a consolation game on the final day of the event. ▪ Teams seeded #1-6, along with the two play-in game winners will play in the quarterfinals. Quarterfinal losers will have a consolation game scheduled on the final day of the event. ▪ The gold medal and bronze medal games, along with consolation games, will be played on the final day of the event. ▪ For 16U and 17U, teams will have a scheduled time for their athletes to participate in Prospect Development Pipeline Performance Assessments during the event.
GAME PLAY
GENERAL RULES ▪ All team rosters must have a minimum of 15 players and 2 coaches. ▪ A “mandatory play” rule will not be enforced at the National Team Championships North Carolina. However, it is encouraged that all healthy players on the roster participate in the tournament. ▪ In an effort for fair play and competitive balance, USA Baseball recommends that each athlete participate in a minimum of eight (8) innings or five (5) at-bats for
position players, and/ or a minimum of three (innings) or nine (9) batters-faced for pitchers throughout the event. ▪ The USA Baseball Tournament Director will predetermine all home and away team assignments in all pool play games. The higher seed will serve as the home team throughout all bracket-round and consolation match-ups (E.g., #6 vs. #1; #1 is the home team). LINEUPS ▪ A maximum of 10 players are allowed in a batting lineup. ▪ A tenth hitter, or extra hitter, hereby known as the “EH,” may be utilized by any team. The use of an “EH” is optional. If one team elects to use an “EH,” the opposing team is not required to do so as well. The extra hitter must be indicated in the line-up as the “EH.” The “EH” will be treated as any other starter and cannot be eliminated during the course of the game. The “EH” can exchange positions with other defensive players in the lineup. The starting batting order must be followed in order; the changing of the “starting batting order” once the game begins is strictly prohibited. ▪ Teams are permitted to bat more than 10 players in consolation games, where both coaches agree prior to first pitch. RUN-RULE ▪ The following run-rule scenarios will be enforced in all games at the National Team Championships North Carolina: ▪ If a team is losing by 15 or more runs after having batted in at least three (3) innings, 10 or more runs after having batted in four (4) innings, or eight (8) runs after having batted in five (5) innings, the game will be called due to the run rule. START TIME/EXTRA-INNINGS/ TIE-BREAKERS ▪ All pool-play, consolation, and thirdplace games at the National Team Championships North Carolina shall be Seven (7) innings or two hours and fifteen minutes (2:15). No new inning can begin after time has expired. ▪ The official start time of each game will begin when the plate meeting breaks. The umpire is responsible for declaring this start time and communicating it with both coaches and the scorer before the game. ▪ If a pool-play, consolation, or third-place game is tied after seven (7) innings and time permits, teams shall continue the game using the international tie-breaker rule until a winner is decided or time has
expired. If a game that exceeds the time limit ends in a stalemate, the game will be recorded as a tie. ▪ A time limit will not be enforced in playoff games. ▪ In a scenario where 3 (or more) teams are tied for the top 2 pool positions, head-tohead will be removed and the standings tie-breakers will be used to determine the final pool rankings and establish which teams will advance. INTERNATIONAL TIE-BREAKER RULES ▪ The international tie-breaker rule dictates that a runner will be placed on first and second base with no outs to begin the inning. The batter must be the player deemed next-up in the batting order following the previous inning and the two players preceding the batter will be placed on first and second base, respectively. FORFIETS ▪ In the event a team must forfeit a game, a 7-0 loss will be assigned to a team’s record. STANDING TIE-BREAKERS ▪ If, at the end of pool play (if applicable), two or more teams finish with identical records, the following procedures will be used to break standings ties for bracketplay seeding: ▫ Pool play overall record ▫ Head-to-head result; provided all tied teams have played each other ▫ Fewest runs allowed (overall) ▫ Overall run differential ▫ Coin flip EJECTIONS/SUSPENSIONS ▪ Any ejection of a participant (player, coach, or fan) during a game will be reviewed by the USA Baseball Technical Committee, consisting of the Tournament Director, Umpire-in-Chief (if available), Site Supervisor, and a member of the USA Baseball Task Force. The Technical Committee will assess the ejection and then determine an additional penalty, if any, for the participant. ▪ Penalties may include suspension for a subsequent game(s), suspension from the tournament, or a team forfeiture resulting in a 7-0 loss. ▪ Any participant who is ejected from a game a second time during the event shall receive an immediate suspension for the remainder of the tournament. INCLEMENT WEATHER ▪ In the event inclement weather occurs during the tournament, the bracketround games will be given priority in
rescheduling. USA Baseball will do its best to ensure that all teams participating in consolation games will play in an even number of games; however, cannot guarantee an even number of games for all participating teams. ▪ Games rescheduled due to inclement weather may be played at an off-site facility at the discretion of USA Baseball. UNIFORMS & SAFETY ▪ Coaches must wear a helmet in order to be on the field. A hard helmet is required; no flap, single flap, and double flap helmets are permitted, while “skullies” and cap inserts are strictly prohibited. BAT GUIDELINES ▪ All teams are required to adhere to the USA Baseball Bat Guidelines below (Bat Guidelines can be found at USABaseball. com/Bats/Guidelines). ▪ 13U, 14U and 15U tournaments require bats to be any wood or metal BBCOR (-3) bat. ▪ 16U and 17U tournaments require bats to be any solid (one-piece) wood bat or an NFHS approved BBCOR wood barrel baseball bat. ▪ *USABat certifications are reflected in the Washington State University Sports Science Lab and the NCAA and NFHS BBCOR approved baseball bats list
PITCHING RULES
In accordance with USA Baseball’s assimilation of Pitch Smart guidelines, the National Team Championships North Carolina will use a hard pitch count as the standard for setting pitcher-use limitations for the tournament. The 2023 Pitch Smart guidelines can be found on page 2 of the rules document. ▪ Pitchers may not pitch three consecutive days regardless of their pitch counts in the two previous days (e.g., if a pitcher throws 10 pitches on day one and 15 pitches on day two, they are still ineligible to pitch on day three) ▪ If a pitcher exceeds a pitch count threshold in a single game that requires a mandatory rest day, they are ineligible to pitch in an additional game in the same day regardless of their daily pitch count total.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PITCHER USE LIMITATION RULES
▪ If a pitcher is found to have exceeded their allowed numbers of pitches during a game, the illegal pitching situation will be rectified immediately and the incoming pitcher will be permitted as
many warm up pitches as the umpire deems necessary prior to resuming the game. The Technical Committee will review the infraction and reserves the right to suspend the manager for the next game if the infraction is deemed a purposeful breach of the rules. The Technical Committee will be comprised of the Tournament Director(s), Umpire-inChief, Site Supervisor, and a member of the USA Baseball Task Force. ▪ If a pitcher is found to have exceeded their allowed pitches for a game after the game is completed, the manager may be suspended for the next tournament game. The Technical Committee will review the infraction and reserves the right to suspend the manager for the next tournament game plus one additional game if the infraction is deemed a purposeful breach of the rules. ▪ In either case, the pitcher in question will not receive any direct penalty, but will be made to adhere to the prescribed days of rest based on the number of pitches at the time of the infraction. The team in question will not receive any direct penalty (beyond penalization of the manager), but will continue to be required to adhere to the prescribed pitch count rules for the remainder of the event.
tallied at the beginning of the last batter faced. If a player has thrown 29 pitches and, after facing the last batter of the inning, has thrown 34, then that pitcher’s pitch count for the day is 34 (not 29) and they are required to take one day of rest.
REPORTING
▪ USA Baseball official scorers will be responsible for the official pitch count at each field. ▪ An aggregate pitch count report for all teams in the tournament will be distributed electronically at the completion of each day’s games to the team contact on record. The pitch count is monitored and kept in the tower, and is the only official pitch count that will be used. Managers or coaches pitch counts are NOT official, but they are welcome to periodically check with the official scorer to ensure their count is correct. The official scorekeeper will communicate the pitch count at the beginning of each inning or as needed. ▪ Should a pitch count be protested, the protesting team must present an official score book or digital score keeping application to the Site Supervisor and Tournament Director(s). ▪ The pitch count kept by the tower can be overturned if both the Site Supervisor and Tournament Director conclude that a mistake was made on behalf of USA Baseball’s scorekeeper. The new pitch count will be recorded and reflected in the following day’s pitch count report.
TOURNAMENT PITCHER USE LIMITATION RULES
1. If a pitcher reaches the daily max pitches in a game threshold (75 [10U], 85 [11U-12U], 95 [13U-16U], 105 [17U-18U]) while facing a batter, the pitcher may continue to pitch until any one of the following events occur: 1. That batter reaches base; 2. That batter is retired; 3. The third out is made to complete the half-inning. ▪ A pitcher’s required rest is based off a hard pitch count of actual pitches thrown and does not reset to the pitch count
SUSPENDED GAMES (PITCHING)
For purposes of applying the pitcher-use limitations in the event a team plays twice on a single day (because a prior game was either postponed or suspended), the following rules apply: ▪ A pitcher’s per-game total pitch maximums (but not mandatory rest) shall be deemed to be “reset” in a resumed
game. However, pitchers are still restricted to per-game and daily pitch maximums set forth by the Pitch Smart Guidelines prior to and after suspended and resumed games. ▪ The pitcher of record at the time a game is suspended becomes subject to a mandatory rest day if they exceed a pitch count threshold (20+ [10U-14U], 30+ [15U+]) and will not be eligible to pitch in the resumed game if it takes place during their required rest time, including a resumed game occurring at a later time on the same day. ▪ A pitcher who is required to rest for a day must rest for all games on that day (I.e., resting during the resumption of a postponed or suspended game shall not satisfy a mandatory rest day, even if there is a subsequent game on that same day).
DOUBLEHEADERS
▪ The second game of a scheduled doubleheader will not serve as a rest day for pitchers having thrown in the first game of the day (E.g., a pitcher who has thrown 20 [10U-14U], 30 [15U+] or more pitches in the first game of the day may not pitch in any subsequent game that day and is subject to the appropriate number of rest days based on the total pitches thrown). ▪ A pitcher who has thrown 1-20 [10U-14U], 1-30 [15U+] pitches is eligible to throw in any subsequent game that day; however, they will still be limited to the daily max of 75 [10U], 85 [11U-12U], 95 [13U-16U], 105 [17U-18U] pitches for the day. ▪ Due to the nature of the tournament format, the USA Baseball Operations Staff will provide each coach with an updated pitch count sheet as soon as possible prior to the start of their second game of the day on days where a doubleheader is scheduled.
Pitch Counts and Required Rest Recommendations: For all players Age
Daily Max
0 Days Rest
1 Days Rest
2 Days Rest
3 Days Rest
4 Days Rest
7-8
50
1-20
21-35
9-10
75
1-20
21-35
5 Days Rest
36-50
N/A
N/A
N/A
36-50
51-65
66+
N/A
11-12
85
1-20
21-35
36-50
51-65
66+
N/A
13-14
95
1-20
21-35
36-50
51-65
66+
N/A
15-16
95
1-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
N/A
17-18
105
1-30
31-45
46-60
61-80
81+
N/A
19-22
120
1-30
31-45
46-60
61-80
81-105
106+
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