USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Finalizes 26-Man Roster

CARY, N.C. - In preparation for a pair of five-game friendship series against Japan and Cuba, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team finalized its 26-man roster on Monday.

2018 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Roster

Name, Position, Hometown, School, Class

Jake Agnos; LHP; Haymarket, Va.; ECU; Sophomore

Kyle Brnovich; RHP; Milton, Ga.; Elon; Sophomore

^Tanner Burns; RHP; Decatur, Ala.; Auburn; Freshman

*Daniel Cabrera; OF; Baton Rouge, La.; LSU; Freshman

Parker Caracci; RHP; Jackson, Miss.; Ole Miss; Sophomore

Matt Cronin; LHP; Navarre, Fla.; Arkansas; Sophomore

John Doxakis; LHP; Houston, Texas; Texas A&M; Sophomore

Mason Feole; LHP; Wakefield, R.I.; UCONN; Sophomore

Dominic Fletcher; OF; Cypress, Calif.; Arkansas; Sophomore

Zack Hess; RHP; Forest, Va.; LSU; Sophomore

Josh Jung; IF; San Antonio, Texas; Texas Tech; Sophomore

Shea Langeliers; C/IF; Keller, Texas; Baylor; Sophomore

Max Meyer; RHP; Woodbury, Minn.; Minnesota; Freshman

Bryan Packard; IF/OF; Greeneville, N.C.; ECU; Sophomore

Andre Pallante; RHP; San Clemente, Calif.; UC Irvine; Sophomore

Drew Parrish; LHP; Rockledge, Fla.; Florida State; Sophomore

Adley Rutschman; C/IF; Sherwood, Ore.; Oregon State; Sophomore

*Braden Shewmake; IF; Wylie, Texas; Texas A&M; Sophomore

Graeme Stinson; LHP; Norcross, Ga.; Duke; Sophomore

Bryson Stott; IF; Las Vegas, Nev.; UNLV; Sophomore

Zack Thompson; LHP; Selma, Ind.; Kentucky; Sophomore

Spencer Torkelson; IF; Petaluma, Calif.; Arizona State; Freshman

*^Andrew Vaughn; IF; Santa Rosa, Calif.; California; Sophomore

Zach Watson; OF; Ruston, La.; LSU; Sophomore

^Will Wilson; IF; Kings Mountain, N.C.; NC State; Sophomore

*Kenyon Yovan; RHP; Beaverton, Ore.; Oregon; Sophomore

*National Team Alumnus
^National Team Development Program Participant

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For Vaughn, this will be his third go-around with Team USA, having also competed with 2018 teammate Daniel Cabrera (LSU) on the 2013 15U National Team which went undefeated en route to winning the gold medal at the COPABE Pan Am "AA" Championships in Barranquilla, Colombia.

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"Trimming this roster down was one of the more difficult things I've ever had to do as a coach," Team USA manager and LSU head coach Paul Mainieri said. "We are sending players home who were perfect here. They are all great. We only have so many slots on the roster so we had to make some tough decisions.

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The Collegiate National Team will open the 42nd USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series at 7:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 3, at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, North Carolina. The second game of the series will be held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park at 6:05 p.m. ET on the Fourth of July.

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Team USA will then travel to Havana, Cuba, for the 7th USA vs. Cuba International Friendship Series to close out its summer, July 10-14, with all games scheduled to be played at historic Estadio Latinoamericano.

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We know Japan is going to be a formidable opponent and we are going to have to be at our very best."

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The stars and stripes will begin its five-game series against Japan on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET at BB&T Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.com.

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USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Finalizes 26-Man Roster