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On behalf of the national governing body for our sport in the United States, we would like to welcome you to the 2018 USA Baseball National Team Championships!

USA Baseball is coming off a historical 2017 season in which we won every international competition our national teams competed in, winning four gold medals and three international friendship series. It was a feat never realized before in international baseball history and we are incredibly proud of this accomplishment.

Due to this unprecedented success, USA Baseball has reclaimed the number one spot in the World Baseball Softball Confederation World Baseball Rankings for the first time since 2014. While it is gratifying to be recognized as the preeminent baseball federation in the world, this would not have been possible without the countless individuals who work for, and on behalf of, USA Baseball. And, more importantly, it would not be possible without the tremendous athletes who, like you, continue to fight for the opportunity to represent their country on one of our national teams.

USA Baseball is proud of our track record in developing youth players into premier athletes and that begins at events just like this one. USA Baseball alumni and MLB stars, including Clayton Kershaw, Bryce Harper, Eric Hosmer, Alex Bregman and many more, have participated in this event and later became a part of the USA Baseball family on their path to the major leagues.

This unique event began in 1996 as the Junior Olympics in Fort Myers, Florida, and served as an identifying event for the former 16U National Team. The event has experienced tremendous growth over the last 20 years, with nearly 350 teams participating in the 2018 tournament; allowing athletes to compete against the very best teams from all across the country. More importantly, the National Team Championships continues to provide the opportunity for individuals to represent the United States as members of the 15U National Team and also our 14U, 16U and 17U National Team Development Programs (NTDP).

We are committed to bringing first class competition to the players, coaches and fans of the participating teams. As you begin play, we wish all of the players and teams good luck as they strive to win a championship, as well as a spot on a USA Baseball national team or national team development program roster this year.

Once again, welcome to the 2018 USA Baseball National Team Championships. We are excited that you are here and look forward to seeing phenomenal baseball played throughout the next few weeks!

Yours in baseball,

Paul Seiler Executive Director/CEO USA Baseball USABASEBALL.com | 1

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FLORIDA 1. The USA Baseball National Team Championships began in 1996 as the USA Junior Olympic Baseball Championships in Fort Meyers, Florida.

Back then, the playing field included 32 teams from all over the United States.

2. National Team Championships are the last chance to earn a spot for the 2018 National Team Development Program and 15U National Team Trials.

3. Over 100 athletes will be invited to participate in the USA Baseball National Team Development Programs or National Team Trials from the National Team Championships.

4. Several past participants in the National Team Championships now play on MLB rosters. Some notable players include Bryce Harper, CC Sabathia, Alex Bregman, Manny Machado, Freddie Freeman, Justin Upton, and Tyler Chatwood.

5. The USA Baseball Task Force are comprised of major league scouts, college coaches and high school coaches.

6. Among all divisions, over 5,500 athletes will participate in the National Team Championships in Arizona and Florida.

7. All teams play at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, which rank as some of the top Spring Training facilities in the country.

8. Teams travel from all over the country including California, Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

9. There are 83 teams participating in the National Team Championships in Florida this summer.

10. We are on social media! Follow us on Twitter (@USABChamps_East) and Instagram (@USABChamps).

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LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

14U

Team Citius USA – Roland took home the gold medal at the 2017 USA Baseball 14U National Team Championships, defeating Florida Stealth 2021, 5-4, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

Trailing 4-3 in the gold-medal game, Team Citius USA - Roland plated two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to an error and a passed ball by the Florida Stealth 2021 defense, and held on to win its first National Team Championships title.

Finishing the tournament with a record of 6-1, the team from Corpus Christi, Texas ended the event with a .367 batting average, while its pitching staff held a 0.89 ERA and led the entire tournament with 36 strikeouts. Leading up to the championship game, Team Citius USA - Roland outscored its opponents 62-6 and allowed only five hits in its three playoff games.

15U

Top Tier Roos Americans won the gold medal at the 2017 USA Baseball 15U National Team Championships after pushing past the MVP Banditos, 6-2, in the championship game at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

In the final game, Top Tier Roos Americans pitcher Adam Fischel pitched 5.2 shutout innings, giving up just three hits and striking out three batters. Leading 4-0 after five innings, the Top Tier Roos Americans added two more insurance runs in the sixth inning thanks to a PJ Stoyan two-RBI double, putting the game out of reach for the MVP Banditos.

The Top Tier Roos Americans pitching was dominant throughout the 15U National Team Championships, highlighted by a no-hitter from Trey Hinchliffe over Power Baseball 2020. Also, Fischel, Stoyan, Matthew Sullivan and Hinchliffe collectively held a 0.00 ERA for the entire tournament.

17 U

The Dallas Tigers secured the gold medal at the 2017 USA Baseball 17U National Team Championships with a 7-5 victory over Texas Stix Baseball Club at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

Leading 7-1 after the first inning, The Dallas Tigers exchanged outs with Texas Stix until the seventh inning. Facing a six-run deficit, Texas Stix pieced together a rally, scoring four runs in the top of final frame; but, it was not enough as a grounder to third baseman Chad Ricker ended the rally and the Dallas Tigers held on to win, 7-5.

The Dallas Tigers started the tournament 0-2 but gained momentum as the tournament went on and finished the event on a seven-game win-streak. Pitching led the Dallas Tigers team through the end of the tournament, tallying an overall 2.56 ERA, to earn its first-ever 17U National Team Championship gold medal.

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2 017 14U NTDP RECA P

By NICK KELLY | USA Baseball

DAY 1 :

The first day of the 2017 USA Baseball 14U National Team Development program saw all 40 players arrive to Cary, North Carolina. Upon arrival, the team headed to the hotel for a “media day�. The players had their headshots taken and received their USA Baseball gear for the week. At the end of the night, the team participated in their first of many practice sessions.

DAY 2 :

As part of the NTDP, the group was split up into two teams, the Stars and the Stripes, to compete in a three-game series over the course of the week. The athletes continued with team and position workouts during the day before participating in the first of several off-the-field educational seminars during the week. The night concluded with the first game of the intrasquad series, where the Stars defeated the Stripes, 9-5.

DAY 3:

On the third day of the 2017 14U NTDP, athletes signed autograph labels at the team hotel for their Panini America baseball cards before heading back to the USA Baseball National Training Complex for another workout session and seminar. After a break in the afternoon, the players then played game two of their series. The Stars edged the Stripes, 8-7, to secure the series victory.

DAY 4:

The players underwent pro-style testing as part of the USA Baseball Prospect Development Pipeline assessments. Testing included timed runs, grip strength and eyesight tests. Following their testing, the

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group participated in character building activities with the locally stationed North Carolina National Guard before having the night off.

DAY 5:

The 14U NTDP wrapped up with one final workout before the final game of the intrasquad series. The Stars completed the sweep, defeating the Stripes 7-2. Following the final on-field activity, the athletes took part in a seminar with former major leaguer Skip Schumaker before USA Baseball announced the 18 players selected for the 2017 15U National Team Trials, and the four who were invited in 15U Trials in 2018.

14 U NTDP P REVIEW

By NICK KELLY | USA Baseball

The USA Baseball 14U National Team Development Program returns to Cary, North Carolina once again from July 2427, 2018. At least 26 players will be selected from the USA Baseball National Team Championships to participate in the fourday development program at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, hoping to earn an invitation to the 2018 15U National Team Trials.

For the second straight year, 18 players will be selected to participate in the 15U National Team Trials. Last year, two players from the 14U NTDP were part of the 15U National Team that took home the gold medal at the Pan Am “AA” Championships.

“We created the [NTDP] with the concept that we were going to identify the best kids in the age group,” said USA Baseball Senior Director of Baseball Operations

Ashley Bratcher. “Rather than field a final national team that would go abroad and represent Team USA, we would bring them in for a week of development and expose them to things we often don’t have time to do when we’re trying to complete a more evaluation-oriented process.”

Former first round draft pick and current St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) head coach Troy Cameron will lead the program as the field coordinator. Cameron has previously worked with the USA Baseball 15U National Team, National Team Championships and National Team Identification Series.

On a typical day, players participate in a series of drills and fundamentals training during morning practice sessions before being split up into two teams (the “Stars” and “Stripes”) to play against each other and put those lessons into practice.

“We give them instructors that come from varied backgrounds,” Bratcher continued. “We have some Division I guys, former big leaguers and USA Baseball alumni. We give them position-specific instruction… that really lets them polish up their skills in a more advanced way.”

Off the field, the participants attend a variety of seminars, including social media, recruiting and arm care. They also attend character-building sessions with the North Carolina National Guard at their local facility.

“We take them there so they can get some interaction with the military guys and learn what it means to represent the United States and something larger than yourself, and the responsibility that comes with that,” Bratcher said.

It all culminates at the end of

T R OY C A MERON FIELD COORDINATOR SPOTLIGHT Leading the 14U National Team Development Program as this year’s field coordinator is current St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) head coach and 2017 USA Baseball 15U National Team assistant coach, Troy Cameron.

“To get a chance to work with these kids is a pleasure,” Cameron said. “It’s an honor to be a part of the USA Baseball program. To work with kids that are 14 years old and the best in the country to represent our country, it’s a blessing. I’m excited to see what they have.”

The 2017 15U National Team Trials included 18 athletes from that year’s 14U National Team Development Program, but this will be his first time as field coordinator for the program.

“I’m completely amazed at how good these kids are at such a young age,” Cameron said. “I’m blown away by their talent.”

Cameron has worked with USA Baseball previously, being involved with the National Team Championships, the National Team Identification Series and the 2017 15U National Team, where they were the co-champions of the Pan Am “AA” Championships in Cartagena, Colombia. He also coached his high school in the USA Baseball National High School Invitational in 2015. the week with selections into the 15U National Team Trials which begin the following day.

“Our hope is that they want to be connected to the USA Baseball brand in a way that inspires them to continue elevating their game so that they do ultimately one day get the 15U or 18U National Team opportunity,” said Bratcher. “Our hope is also that they develop friendships with kids from around the country that are on a similar projection as themselves.

But, our biggest hope is that they go home and are better leaders in their community, better people and baseball players.”

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THE ROAD TO PL 2018 NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION PROCES S FALL 2017

WOMEN BORN IN OR PRIOR TO

2018 Women’s National Open

2002 BORN IN

2017 17U National Team Identification Series

2018 Tournament of Stars

BORN IN

2017 16U National Team Identification Series

2018 17U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

BORN IN

2017 15U National Team Identification Series

2018 16U National Team Championships**

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

BORN IN

2017 14U National Team Identification Series

2018 15U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

BORN IN

2017 13U National Team Identification Series

2018 14U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

BORN IN

2017 13U National Team Identification Series

2018 14U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

2018 12U Open Development Program 2018 11U Futures Invitational

BORN JAN. 1, 2 OR AFT

2000

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2001

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2002 2003 2004 2005 BORN IN

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2017 11U National Team Identification Series

For further information on the USA Baseball’s Professional and Collegiate National Team selection processes email play@usabaseball.com.

Each year, the 14U National Team Development Program staff will select 18 players to proceed to the current year’s 15U National Team trails, and another four (4) to proceed to the following year’s NOTE: All National Team Identification Series (NTIS) events, held every fall, select athletes for the following summer’s national team programming. (EX: The 2018 14U NTIS will select athletes to go * Players may participate in the National Team Championships in either Florida or Arizona. ** At this time, the 16U division is only available at the National Team Championships in Arizona.

Red, white, and blue lines denote the completion of the national team process for that team. Participation in a national team program does not guarantee participation in any future national team Information is subject to change without notice.

PLAYERS COMING FROM AN IDENTIFICATION EVENT TO THE 12U, 15U, OR 18U NATIONAL TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS, WHICH WILL BE REDUCED DOWN FROM A L

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2019 Women’s National Open

NO NATIONAL TEAMS OR EVENTS AVAILABLE

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2018 17U National Team Identification Series

2019 Tournament of Stars

BORN JAN. 1, 2001 OR AFTER

N 2002 TER

2018 16U National Team Identification Series

2019 17U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2002 OR AFTER

2018 15U National Team Identification Series

2019 16U National Team Championships**

2018 14U National Team Identification Series

2019 15U National Team Championships*

2018 14U National Team Identification Series

2019 14U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2005 OR AFTER

2018 11U National Team Identification Series

2019 14U National Team Championships*

BORN JAN. 1, 2005 OR AFTER

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15U National Team Trials. o on to the 2019 15U National Team Trials.)

programs or events.

LARGER POOL OF PLAYERS TO THE FINAL ROSTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PLAY.

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EVENT AND PITCHING RULES TOURNAMENT RULES • To be eligible for the 14U Championships, players may not turn 15 prior to May 1, 2018. Only players born January 1, 2004 or later are eligible for national team selection.

• To be eligible for the 15U Championships, players may not turn 16 prior to May 1, 2018. Only players born January 1, 2003 or later are eligible for national team selection.

• To be eligible for the 16U Championships, players may not turn 17 prior to May 1, 2018. Only players born January 1, 2002 or later are eligible for national team selection.

• To be eligible for the 17U Championships, players may not turn 18 prior to May 1, 2018. Only players born January 1, 2001 or later are eligible for national team selection.

• The National Federation (NFHS) baseball rules will be used.

• 14U bat requirements will be any BBCOR -3 bat or any USABat. There are no specific restrictions in regards to weight/ length ratio; however, bats may not be longer than 34 inches and the barrel diameter may not exceed 2 5/8 inches. All wood, metal and multi-piece wood bats are allowed as long as they are BBCOR certified. (Approved bat list is reflected in the Washington State University Sports Science Lab, NCAA and NFHS BBCOR Approved Baseball Bats) • 15U bat requirements will be any wood or metal BBCOR -3 bat.

• 16U bat requirements will be any wood or metal BBCOR -3 bat.

• 17U bat requirements will be any solid (one piece) wood bat and NFHS approved BBCOR wood barrel baseball bat.

• Coaches must wear a helmet 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 not permitted.

• Games shall be seven (7) innings in length, or two hours and 15 minutes (2:15), whichever comes first. If a team is losing by 15 or more runs after having batted in at least three innings, 10 or more runs after 4 innings or 8 or more 8 | 2018 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

runs after 5 innings the game is ended at that point. In the championship rounds of the semifinals and finals, every effort within reason will be made to complete games to a full seven (7) innings if weather should interfere. No team will play in more than two (2) games per day during the event unless due to rescheduling.

• Any participant (player, coach, fan, etc.) ejected from a game shall have the circumstances of his/her ejection review by the Technical Committee consisting of the USA Baseball Tournament Director, Umpire-in-Chief, one USA Baseball Site Supervisor, and one member of the USA Baseball Task Force. The Technical Committee shall then decide what penalty, if any, shall be applied to that person. The additional penalty may include suspension from a subsequent game(s) or suspension from the tournament all together.

• The higher seed will be home team throughout all playoff and consolation match-ups (Ex. 1 vs. 6, 1 is home team).

• A tenth hitter, or extra hitter, hereby known as the “EH” may be utilized by any team. The use of an “EH” is optional and is not mandatory. If one team elects to use an “EH” it will not be required that the opposing team also us an “EH”. The extra hitter must be indicated in the lineup as the “EH”. The “EH” will be treated as any other started and cannot be eliminated during the course of the game. The “EH” can exchange positions with other defensive players in the lineup. A player that starts the game as an “EH” or becomes an “EH” at any time thereafter, is not required to remain solely as the “EH”.

The starting batting order must be following in order. Changing of the “starting batting order” once the game begins is strictly prohibited.

TIE-BREAKER RULES (For seeding purposes only; in order of use) 1. Head-to-head competition provided all teams have played each other 2. Fewest runs allowed (overall) 3. Overall Run Differential (overall) 4. Coin flip Pitching Rules In accordance with USA Baseball’s assimilation of Pitch Smart guidelines, the National Team Championships will use a hard pitch count as the standard for setting pitcher use limitations for the 2018 tournament. The 2018 Pitch Smart guidelines can be found on page 2 of the rules document.

PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PITCHER USE LIMITATION RULES If a pitcher is found to have exceeded his 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 breech of the rules. The Technical Committee will be comprised of the USA Baseball Tournament Director, Umpire-inChief, one USA Baseball Site Supervisor and one member of the USA Baseball Task Force.

If a pitcher is found to have exceeded his 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 and one additional game if the infraction is deemed a purposeful breech 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 continually be made to adhere to the prescribed pitch count rules for the remainder of the event.

TOURNAMENT PITCHER USE LIMITATION RULES If a pitcher reaches the daily max (pitches in a game) threshold (95/105) 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 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 must now take one day of rest.

Reporting USA Baseball official scorers will be responsible for the official pitch count at each field. An aggregate 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 monitored and kept in the tower 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. The pitch count kept by the tower can be overturned if both the Site Supervisor and Tournament Director come to the conclusion 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.

Suspended Games 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: The per-game total pitch maximums (but not mandatory rest) shall be deemed to be “reset” for the resumption of the suspended game. (For example, a pitcher who has thrown less than 30 pitches when a game is

Days of Rest Requirements (“days off” refer to the day(s) following an appearance): Championships Division

Daily Max

Required Rest (Pitches)

(Pitches in Game)

0 Days

1 Day

2 Days

3 Days

4 Days

14U/15U/16U

95

1-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76+

17U

105

1-30

31-45

46-60

61-80

81+

suspended may remain in the game and is not required to be removed prior to 95/105 pitches the next day (14U/15U: 95, 17U: 105).); A player who is a team’s pitcher at the time a game is suspended and then becomes subject to a mandatory rest day at the time the suspended game is resumed shall be removed from the game at the time the game is resumed. (For example, a pitcher who is in the game at the time the game is suspended and who has thrown 31 or more pitches in that game may not pitch in the resumption of the suspended game the next day.); A pitcher who must rest for a day must rest for all games on that day (i.e., rest during a postponed or resumed suspended game shall not be deemed to satisfy a mandatory rest day if there is a subsequent game on the same day). (For example, a pitcher who is in the game at the time the game is suspended and who has thrown 31 or more pitches in that game may not pitch in either the resumption of the suspended game or any subsequent game that day.); A pitcher who remains in at the resumption of the suspended or postponed game may not pitch in any subsequent game that day. (For example, a pitcher who is in the game at the time the game is suspended and resumed the next day may not pitch in the subsequent regularly scheduled game 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. (For example, a pitcher who has thrown 31 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 1-30 pitches is

eligible to throw in any subsequent game that day, however, he will still be limited to the daily max of 95/105 pitches on the day.

(For example, a 14U/15U pitcher who has thrown 20 pitches in game one may pitch in the second game that day, but is limited to only 75 pitches in that given game. At that point, the pitcher will be subject to the appropriate number of rest days based on the total pitches thrown that day, which in this case would be 4 days (76+ pitches).)

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.

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The World Baseball Classic Team set the tone for USA Baseball in 2017, beginning a historical year by making history itself.

Marcus Stroman carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the offense dominated the Puerto Rico pitching staff for eight runs and 13 hits to win its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, 8-0.

The Collegiate National Team hosted and won three international friendship series against Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Cuba in 2017.

2017

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The 2017 USA Baseball 12U National Team capped off its summer by winning its third-consecutive World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, with a 7-2 victory over the host-country Chinese Taipei.

The 15U National Team finished the 2017 COPABE Pan Am “AA” Championships with a 7-1 record.

The U.S. earned the number one seed entering the championship game against the Dominican Republic, but the gold medal-game was cancelled due to weather, and USA Baseball earned its third consecutive gold medal in the event.

There is only one word to describe the 18U National Team – and USA Baseball in general – in 2017: Dominant.

From beginning to end the 18U Team was in control en route to its fourth consecutive world championship and seventh consecutive international gold medal after winning at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup.

F EBR UA RY 2 018 — USA BASEBA LL N A MED WBS C BAS EBA LL WORLD #1 USA Baseball reclaimed the top spot in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball World Rankings in 2017. Following a year in which Team USA swept its international competitions at the 12U, 15U, 18U, Collegiate and Professional levels, the U.S. is ranked number one for the first time since 2014.

USA Baseball had its most successful year in 2017, setting a record for most annual Baseball World Ranking points amassed with 2,127. The U.S. swept through its international competition with gold medals at the World Baseball Classic, WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, COPABE Pan Am U-15 Championships and the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup; in addition to the Collegiate National Team winning all three of its international friendship series against Chinese Taipei, Cuba and Japan. It is the first time in international baseball history a federation has won all of its international competitions in a calendar year.

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14 U EAST RO STERS B/T HT. L/L 5’10” L/L 6’1” R/R 5’10” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’3” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’4” R/R 5’4” L/R 5’6” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’10” L/R 5’10” R/R 6’0”

WT. 140 165 140 160 135 150 148 120 134 125 110 135 145 160

DOB 9/25/03 9/12/03 6/16/03 6/9/04 1/5/04 6/7/04 11/27/03 12/10/03 8/13/04 2/27/04 12/17/03 11/30/03 11/1/03 3/9/04

GRAD. 2022 2021 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

SCHOOL Newark Seton Hall Cranford Bridgewater Cranford St. Bart’s Millburn Deerfield Hillside Ave Watchung Hills Regional Watchung Hills Regional Pingry Roosevelt Delbarton

HOMETOWN Short Hills, N.J. Union, N.J. Cranford, N.J. Bridgewater, N.J. Cranford, N.J. Westfield, N.J. Short Hills, N.J. Mountainside, N.J. Cranford, N.J. Green Brook, N.J. Green Brook, N.J. Short Hills, N.J. Westfield, N.J. Short Hills, N.J.

LAST Aranda Arterberry Brooks Chambers Christ Cordero Cranford Figueroa Fisher Houk Lonergan Santos Santos Schaefer Suppa Turner

FIRST Aaron Myles William Kyle Cameran Aaron Cole Gabriel Peyton Dillon Dylan Jordan Lazaro Dylan Matthew Brady

POS. IF/OF C/OF C/OF IF/OF C/OF OF/IF IF/RHP OF/LHP OF/LHP IF RHP/IF RHP/OF C/IF IF C/IF LHP/OF

B/T HT. R/R 5’3” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’4” R/R 5’4” L/R 5’11” L/L 5’10” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’7” R/L 6’1” S/R 6’1” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’4”

WT. 110 135 128 105 160 130 160 120 135 178 170 180 140 125 180 130

DOB 5/5/04 10/17/04 8/14/04 12/17/04 8/19/04 5/7/04 6/28/04 8/9/04 1/20/04 5/19/04 5/30/04 10/17/03 11/12/04 6/26/04 5/4/04 1/0/00

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SCHOOL John Griffin Doerre Pembroke Cypress Woods Sulphur Avenues Catholic Sunlake Kings Mountain Heritage Hull Providence Providence Gold Hill Ardrey Kell Oak Grove

HOMETOWN Fayetteville, N.C. Spring, Texas Pembroke, N.C. Cypress, Texas Sulphur, La. New York, N.Y. Zachary, La. Land O Lakes, Fla. Kings Mountain, N.C. Liberty, Mo. Duluth, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Tega Cay, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. High Point, N.C.

LAST Adames Barriera Blair Cafaro Caicedo Christmas Delapenha Dobias Flack Gomberg Gonsalves Hernandez Kautz Lujo Melnick Montiel Ordonez Piedra Schlagter Sermania Wydra

FIRST Giovanny Brandon J. Erik Nicholas Diego Alex Brandon Evan Wyatt Jacob Brandon Aidan Matthew Rolando Jonny Brice Santiago Logan Deven Matthew Angel

POS. OF LHP/IF LHP/OF C/OF IF RHP/OF C/OF RHP/OF RHP/IF LHP/OF IF/C IF C/IF IF/RHP RHP/IF C/IF C/IF C/IF IF/OF RHP/IF RHP/IF

B/T HT. L/L 5’7” L/L 6’0” L/L 5’7” S/R 6’1” S/R 5’7” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’6” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’8”

WT. 142 145 135 140 140 160 139 150 140 125 210 140 150 165 130 145 160 170 195 195 125

DOB 7/1/03 3/4/04 10/1/03 5/7/03 8/7/03 8/10/03 5/2/03 1/2/04 4/8/04 12/20/04 12/26/03 3/30/04 8/23/04 6/27/03 8/25/03 7/9/03 11/8/03 7/25/03 7/15/03 9/10/03 12/23/03

GRAD. 2020 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2022 2022 2021 2021 2022 2022

SCHOOL St. Thomas Aquinas Westminster Westminster Westminster Westminster Coral Springs Westminster Westminster Cardinal Gibbons Stoneman Douglas Westminster Westminster Stuart Westminster Coral Glades Cardinal Gibbons Douglas Saint Thomas Aquinas Westminster Prosper St. Anastasia

HOMETOWN Pembroke Pines, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Davie, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Sunrise, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Sunrise, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Jensen Beach, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Pompano Beach, Fla. Pompano Beach, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. McKinney, Texas Port St. Lucie, Fla.

CANNONS BASEBALL ACADEMY

POS. OF/LHP LHP/IF RHP/IF RHP/IF IF/RHP C/IF C/IF OF/RHP C/IF OF/RHP IF/RHP IF/RHP IF OF/RHP

BIC SHOWCASE

FIRST Michael Jayden Joe Michael Will Mark Matthew Michael Lucca Jake Lorenzo Thomas Walter William

BASEBALL U NORTH JERSEY

LAST Ballou Barroqueiro DiGrado Jr. Fattore Gallagher Gialluisi Hollender Labisi Limeira Memoli Meola Santana Schwartz Weidner

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LAST Barrera Barton Baumann Chaisson Cruz Cyr Feuerborn Ford Grubbs Jenkins LaBarba Lyness Monterrosa Montes Parker Jr. Santana Vaughan Velazquez

FIRST Jason Cameron Brody Gavin Jacob Blake Quentin Carter Gabriel Benjamin Brenden Jaron Charles Cristian Darnell Aiken Joshua Zeke

POS. IF OF IF/RHP C/IF LHP/C IF/RHP RHP/OF RHP/OF IF/OF C/IF C/OF IF RHP/IF IF/RHP IF IF RHP/IF C/IF

B/T HT. R/R 5’7” R/R 5’0” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’7” L/L 5’6” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’10” L/R 5’10” S/R 6’0” R/R 5’11” S/R 5’4” L/R 5’7” S/R 6’0” S/R 5’7” R/R 5’1” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’7”

WT. 145 81 140 136 140 150 150 140 165 150 120 138 180 130 102 145 150 167

DOB 2/19/04 1/27/04 12/13/03 8/8/03 1/24/04 11/6/03 6/10/03 8/4/03 9/1/02 1/29/04 11/18/03 7/15/03 8/10/03 2/4/04 12/28/04 9/4/03 9/24/03 7/18/03

GRAD. SCHOOL 2022 Sunnyvale 2022 Brandenburg 2022 Commerce 2022 Willow Springs 2022 Waxahachie 2022 Dr. Phillips 2022 Windermere 2022 Jenks 2022 Parish 2022 Lake Highlands 2022 Wylie 2022 Jenks 2022 2022 Bishop Moore Catholic 2023 IMG Academy 2022 Freedom 2023 Sachse 2022 Bishop Dunne Catholic

HOMETOWN Mesquite, Texas Sachse, Texas Commerce, Texas Lucas, Texas Waxahachie, Texas Orlando, Fla. Winter Garden, Fla. Tulsa, Okla.

Forney, Texas Dallas, Texas Wylie, Texas Tulsa, Okla.

Madera, Calif.

Kissimmee, Fla. Carrollton, Va. Orlando, Fla. Rowlett, Texas Dallas, Texas

LAST Cupp Dollar Dotson Edge Eichenberger Ford Garner Hembree Jackson Marlatt McDonald McKenzie Murphy Neal Pollard Ramey Rowan Strickland Zorbo

FIRST Dylan Jack Luke Ethan Max Nicholas Garrett Jake Kevin Parker Sean Jackson Preston Brady Chandler Garren Hudson Daegan Zach

POS. IF OF/RHP LHP/OF LHP/IF C/IF C/IF RHP/OF LHP/IF IF/OF IF/RHP C/RHP IF/LHP C/IF C/IF IF/RHP OF/LHP OF/LHP C/RHP RHP/IF

B/T HT. R/R 6’0” R/R 5’11” L/L 5’11” L/L 6’0” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’0” S/R 6’0” L/L 5’7” L/L 5’1” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’7” L/L 6’0” S/R 5’8” L/R 5’6” R/R 5’10” L/L 5’9” R/L 5’4” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’10”

WT. 160 150 140 180 155 178 152 148 135 150 160 190 175 145 130 140 105 160 170

DOB 9/2/04 5/25/04 6/10/04 9/16/03 1/25/04 9/25/04 9/23/03 10/28/04 7/10/04 5/26/04 1/4/05 5/19/04 7/19/04 10/10/04 5/3/04 8/26/04 1/1/05 1/24/05 6/29/04

GRAD. 2023 2022 2023 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023

SCHOOL Cedartown Walton Columbia Baker Cherokee Notre Dame Franklin County East Paulding South Gwinnett Osborne River Ridge Fairhope Fort Walton Beach North Florida Christian Woodward Gordon Lee Mowat Savannah Christian South Effingham

HOMETOWN Cedartown, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Lake City, Fla. Baker, Fla. Canton, Ga. Suwanee, Ga. Bowman, Ga. Hiram, Ga. Loganville, Ga. Jefferson, Ga. Woodstock, Ga. Fairhope, Ala. Miramar Beach, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Winston, Ga. Chickamauga, Ga. Panama City, Fla. Pooler, Ga. Guyton, Ga.

LAST Brigman Brown Camp Davis Garcia Gonzalez Marinez Newton Nightingale Pazos Plasencia Randolph Srigley Staples Vergne

FIRST Jacob Ryan Travis Omarion Carlos Derek Bryan Armani Connor Alex Reinaldo Jake Ryan Zachary Xavier

POS. IF/LHP C/IF RHP/IF IF/OF OF/C C/IF IF OF/LHP IF/C IF/LHP IF C/IF RHP/IF RHP/IF C/IF

B/T HT. R/L 5’4” S/R 6’1” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’3” R/R 5’0” R/R 6’2” R/R 5’8” L/L 6’0” R/R 6’0” R/L 5’10” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’10”

WT. 124 175 145 240 115 178 118 155 150 185 143 160 130 179 110

DOB 7/15/04 6/3/04 7/8/03 12/3/03 4/18/05 11/9/03 9/3/03 6/2/03 9/10/03 4/28/04 11/26/03 5/4/04 2/27/04 10/1/04 10/13/03

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022

SCHOOL Florida Christian St. Andrews St. Edward’s Vero Beach Hialeah Gardens Hialeah Gardens Bryan Lincoln Park Academy Sebastian River Hialeah Gardens Imater Vero Beach Vero Beach St. Andrews’s Episcopal Hialeah Gardens

LAST Abadie Bockel Davis Dworaczyk Franklin Graf Graf Hollek Krafcheck Liner Mason Molfetto Reynolds Rose

FIRST Logan Trevor Andre William Cameron Joshua Tyler Hayden Matthew William Luke Braden Jonah William

POS. C/IF OF/IF OF/IF IF IF RHP/IF RHP/IF IF OF/RHP C/RHP OF/IF IF C/RHP C/IF

B/T HT. R/R 5’5” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’8” L/L 5’9” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’2” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’3” R/R 5’3” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’10”

WT. 140 118 150 130 120 125 145 100 115 120 110 135 130 150

DOB 11/10/03 4/1/04 9/18/04 7/14/04 9/6/04 1/16/04 1/16/04 10/26/03 11/6/03 10/16/03 10/6/04 2/13/04 12/12/03 11/12/03

GRAD. 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022

SCHOOL Clements Alvin Baines Ridge Point LOMS Pearland Pearland George Ranch Reading Stephen F. Austin Logos First Colony Pearland Dawson Santa Fe

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 26, 2018.

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HOMETOWN Homestead, Fla. Fort Pierce, Fla. Glenmoore, Pa. Fort Pierce, Fla. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Hialeah Gardens, Fla. Sebastian, Fla. Fort Pierce, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Miami, Fla. Hialeah, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Vero Beach, Fla. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Miramar, Fla.

HOMETOWN Sugar Land, Texas Alvin, Texas Missouri City, Texas Missouri City, Texas Stafford, Texas Pearland, Texas Pearland, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Pearland, Texas Santa Fe, Texas

FIRST Ryan Zane Andrew Connor Ryan Carson Delaney Deundre David Omar Leocadio Ethan Douglas Jose

POS. IF RHP/IF C/RHP IF/RHP IF/OF C/IF OF/LHP IF/LHP RHP/IF IF OF RHP/IF IF

B/T HT. R/R 5’9” L/R 5’7” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’3” L/L 5’10” R/R 5’7” L/L 5’8” L/L 5’10” R/R 5’10” S/R 5’5” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’7”

WT. 150 127 155 105 133 150 115 205 135 117 112 145 175

DOB 10/24/03 9/3/03 1/26/04 10/20/03 12/2/03 2/12/05 10/23/03 12/12/03 8/15/03 7/8/04 2/4/04 7/30/03 9/10/03

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022

SCHOOL Clements Austin Downingtown East The Kinkaid School Stephen F. Austin Barbers Hill Barbers Hill Shadow Creek Elkins Milby Pearland South Alvin Clear Creek

HOMETOWN Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Downingtown, Pa. Pasadena, Texas Richmond, Texas Baytown, Texas Baytown, Texas Manvel, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Fresno, Texas Pearland, Texas Alvin, Texas Houston, Texas

LAST Alexander Butt Campbell Celiberti Deskins Hislop Miller Ramos Reader Roberts Rose Scinta Thomas

FIRST George Spencer Dawson Vance Kodi Fletcher Aidan Nelson Troy Chris Matthew Christopher Gavin

POS. B/T HT. WT. DOB IF/RHP L/R 6’1” 165 5/13/04 IF/RHP S/R 5’7” 125 2/3/05 LHP/OF L/L 5’8” 150 2/18/04 LHP/IF L/L 5’7” 175 9/3/04 C/OF R/R 5’11” 135 8/1/04 OF/IF R/R 5’3” 110 7/30/04 IF/RHP R/R 5’11” 155 6/9/04 OF/RHP R/R 5’4” 160 5/17/04 C/IF R/R 5’11” 160 5/17/04 IF R/R 5’7” 135 8/5/04 IF/RHP R/R 5’7” 150 7/28/04 LHP/IF L/L 6’0” 195 OF/RHP R/R 5’7” 130 3/30/05

GRAD. SCHOOL 2022 Columbus 2023 2022 Pope 2023 JW Mitchell 2023 LLT 2023 2023 Home School 2022 2023 Berkeley 2022 George Steinbrenner 2022 Clearwater Central Catholic 2022 J.P.Taravella 2023 Master’s

Oxford, Ala. Trinity, Fla. Gibsonton, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Trinity, Fla. Pinellas Park, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Lutz, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Tamarac, Fla. Lake Mary, Fla.

LAST Curley Darley Gonzalez Hinton Kurland Martinez Myers Nessler Quevedo Suarez

FIRST Miles Tanner Renzo Omari Cade Amai Brad AJ Michael Giovanni

POS. IF/C C/IF OF/LHP OF/IF IF/RHP IF/LHP OF/LHP IF/OF IF/LHP C/RHP

B/T HT. R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” L/L 5’9” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” L/L 6’1” R/L 5’6” L/R 5’8” L/L 5’9” R/R 5’6”

WT. 165 180 160 165 155 158 136 180 185 160

DOB 8/11/03 9/18/03 6/20/03 7/30/03 2/17/04 7/25/03 6/25/68 7/21/03 5/1/03 6/30/03

GRAD. 2022 2022 2021 2022 2023 2022 2021 2022 2021 2021

SCHOOL Osceola Sarasota Alonso FLVS Berkeley Northeast Northeast Jesuit TNXL Wiregrass Ranch

HOMETOWN Largo, Fla. Parrish, Fla. Tampa, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg, Fla. Trinity, Fla. Deltona, Fla. Spring Hill, Fla.

LAST Amador Choi Cisneros Gonzales Gutierrez Perez Portillo Pyle Rivera Ruiz Sanchez Stigter Villanueva Villasenor

FIRST Cortes Darian Ivan Jacob Jose Joshua Cameron Andrew Benjamin William Aaron Jonathan Noah Nathan

POS. RHP/IF RHP/IF RHP/IF OF/RHP IF/RHP IF/OF IF/RHP C/RHP IF/OF IF C/IF OF/LHP IF/RHP OF/RHP

B/T HT. R/R 5’7” L/R 5’9” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’9” L/R 5’7” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11” L/R 5’8” R/R 5’10” R/L 5’8” L/L 5’4” R/R 5’1” R/R 5’7”

WT. 130 140 110 140 140 150 190 180 145 130 145 135 94 162

DOB 1/8/04 1/3/04 12/29/03 11/23/03 3/29/04 9/28/03 1/19/04 12/10/03 12/22/03 10/13/03 1/27/04 7/1/03 6/22/04 5/25/03

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2021 2022 2023 2018 2021 2022 2021 2023 2021

SCHOOL Los Coyotes La Mirada Hutchinson Arlie F. Hutchinson La Mirada La Mirada Lakeside La Mirada Hutchinson La Mirada Los Coyotes La Mirada La Mirada La Mirada

HOUSTON ATHLETICS GOLD

LAST Brown Councill DeWese Doan Dugas Dunham Dunham Jones Martin Montemayor O’Donley Powledge Rodriguez III

HOMETOWN Miami, Fla.

KANGAROO COURT ROOS 13U KANGAROO COURT ROOS 14U LA MIRADA TOREROS

HOMETOWN La Mirada, Calif.

Buena Park, Calif.

Whittier, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

Norwalk, Calif.

Whittier, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

Whittier, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

Whittier, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

La Mirada, Calif.

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NCTB ALPHA DOGS NCTB PRIME PALM BEACH SELECT SANDCRABS BASEBALL

LAST Anderson Andrews Bonini Carston Comeaux Connelly Daley Duncan Martinez Martinez McGanney Osorio-Agard Palamountain Pourciau Salk

FIRST Kade Nicholas Will Koen Cale Kyle Tyler Elias Anthony Luis Davis Jeffrey Gregory Clayton Jonas

POS. LHP/OF IF/RHP RHP/OF OF/C IF/RHP OF/RHP LHP/OF IF/C C/IF IF/RHP RHP/IF IF IF/OF C/IF IF/C

B/T HT. L/L 5’10” R/R 5’9” R/R 6’4” R/R 5’7” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’9” R/L 5’10” R/R 5’6” L/R 5’11” R/R 5’8” R/R 6’4” R/R 5’10” S/R 5’7” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’7”

WT. 125 153 175 130 160 145 165 135 165 150 175 170 135 137 150

LAST Arambula Beruvides Jr. Burnes Campbell Caranto Duarte Gennis Grahovac Krznarich Miller Nanas Olivera Ortega Pierantoni Rice

FIRST Danny Freddy Brad Cade Kai Ian Eli Gavin Mason Jackson Wesley Brandon Max Greg Carl

POS. IF/RHP LHP/IF RHP/OF IF/RHP IF/OF OF/RHP IF/RHP C/OF IF/OF OF/RHP IF/RHP RHP/OF IF/C IF/RHP RHP/OF

B/T HT. R/R 5’7” L/L 5’10” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’9” L/R 5’8” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10”

WT. DOB 155 6/30/05 180 10/15/04 170 2/9/05 140 5/12/04 130 122 2/15/05 134 9/26/03 135 1/2/05 155 130 11/8/05 135 8/13/04 160 5/4/05 130 4/18/04 155 5/6/05 147 1/10/05

GRAD. SCHOOL 2024 Cope Jr. 2023 Watson B. Duncan 2023 Del Mar 2022 Tokay 2023 Arroyo Seco 2023 2022 Head Royce 2023 Cerra Villa 2022 Arrowhead Union 2025 Palm Beach Day 2023 Grace Brethren 2024 Mater 2022 St. Mary’s 2023 Rancho Pico 2023 Harvest Park

HOMETOWN Redlands, Calif.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

LAST Beltran Fasulo Hart Johns Nelson Urban Wojtusik

FIRST Merlot Bobby Brad Dewayne Kevin Joseph Cade

POS. IF OF/RHP IF/OF OF/C IF/RHP C/IF LHP/IF

B/T HT. R/R 5’9” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’4” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’11” S/R 5’9” S/S 5’7”

WT. 135 170 140 120 142 140 112

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

HOMETOWN Port St. Lucie, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Indiantown, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Palm City, Fla.

LAST FIRST POS. B/T HT. WT. Brown Braeden RHP/IF R/R 5’6” 135 Cox Brenner OF/RHP L/R 5’9” 140 Galvan Rene OF/LHP L/L 5’9” 145 Galvan Rylan C/IF R/R 5’11” 160 Glymph Jackson IF/OF R/R 5’7” 120 Guerrero Alejandro IF/C R/R 5’7” 130 Hutchins Maddox OF/RHP R/R 5’11” 165 Izaguirre Ignacio Lucero Aiden IF/OF R/R 5’11” 158 McCoy Kaden OF/IF R/R 5’5” 120 Mitchell Blake C/IF L/R 5’7” 130 Shapiro Parker IF R/R 5’9” 145 Stewart Jaquae IF/LHP L/L 5’7” 180 Vasquez Mason IF/RHP R/R 6’0” 175

DOB 7/6/04 9/14/03 4/10/04 11/11/04 9/21/04 12/6/04 12/15/04 11/30/04 4/12/04 6/29/04 10/14/03 5/25/04 8/22/04 6/16/04 4/2/04

DOB 12/11/03 9/30/03 1/6/04 3/15/04 12/12/03 4/29/04 3/20/04

SCHOOL St. Paul’s Justin Siena St. Francis Woodland Christian Teurlings Catholic Delta Vista Damien St. Cecelia De La Salle Willow Glen Bentley Sacred Heart Cathedral De La Salle Catholic Sir Francis Drake

SCHOOL Ft. Pierce Central Jupiter Palm Beach Gardens South Fork Independence Jupiter Hidden Oaks

DOB GRAD. SCHOOL 4/23/04 2023 Smith 5/11/04 2022 Prosper 6/12/03 2022 E. Merle Smith 6/12/03 2022 E. Merle Smith 5/17/05 2023 Cenetral Heights 12/6/04 2023 Kaffie 10/13/04 2023 Joaquin 10/21/03 11/4/04 2023 Westover Park 1/19/04 2023 Gregory Portland 8/3/04 2023 Sinton 12/6/04 2023 La Porte 7/7/04 2023 Sinton 8/10/04 2023 Calallen

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 26, 2018.

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GRAD. 2023 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2022

HOMETOWN Madisonville, La. Vallejo, Calif.

San Mateo, Calif.

Woodland, Calif.

Breaux Bridge, La. Oakley, Calif.

Bradbury, Calif.

Palo Alto, Calif.

Fairfield, Calif.

San Jose, Calif.

Orinda, Calif.

Hayward, Calif.

Lafayette, Calif.

Livonia, La. Fairfax, Calif.

Lodi, Calif.

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Santa Clarita, Calif.

Berkeley, Calif.

Orange, Calif.

Hartland, Wis. Palm Beach, Fla. Simi Valley, Calif.

Hialeah, Fla. Stockton, Calif.

Valencia, Calif.

Pleasanton, Calif.

HOMETOWN Sinton, Texas Sinton, Texas Sinton, Texas Nacogdoches, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Joaquin, Texas Amarillo, Texas Portland, Texas Sinton, Texas La Porte, Texas Sinton, Texas Robstown, Texas

B/T HT. S/R 5’2” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’6” S/R 5’7” L/L 6’5” R/R 5’0” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’7” L/L 5’4” R/R 5’11” L/L 5’8” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’3” R/R 5’8” L/L 5’11” R/R 6’1”

WT. 130 120 128 130 230 90 178 125 125 170 135 185 150 160 155 165

DOB 1/26/04 3/23/04 9/5/04 7/1/04 2/27/04 3/11/04 2/2/04 2/19/05 6/9/04 1/1/04 1/20/04 11/12/04 1/19/04 1/5/05 1/3/04 8/25/04

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2022 2022

SCHOOL Delbarton Ridgefield Desert Shadows The Potomac School Five Oaks Saranac Bridgeport Brooklyn Prospect Jensen Beach Baylor Metairie Park Country Day Westridge Don Bosco Herbert Ammons Deerpath Bedford

HOMETOWN Plainfield, N.J. Ridgefield, Conn.

Rio Rico, Ariz.

McLean, Va. Beaverton, Ore. Morrisonville, N.Y. Bridgeport, W. Va. Brooklyn, N.Y. Jensen Beach, Fla. Ozone Park, N.Y. River Ridge, La. West Monroe, La. Emerson, N.J. Miami, Fla. Lake Forest, Ill. Westport, Conn.

LAST Adams Anderson Boyer Cohn Collins Craska Johnson Kilen Kirschner Knutson Ossenfort Rebozo Schrampf Stokes Toomey Wolff

FIRST Luke Jaden Anthony Cooper Sean Pete Termarr Gavin Zach Keegan Matthew Gabriel Tyler Matthew Nathan Kyle

POS. IF/OF OF/LHP OF/IF C/IF IF/OF IF/RHP IF IF/RHP OF/C IF/RHP LHP/IF IF LHP/OF IF RHP/IF LHP/IF

B/T HT. R/R 6’2” R/L 5’9” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’6” L/R 6’0” L/R 5’8” L/R 5’9” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’9” L/L 6’2” R/R 5’8” L/L 5’9” R/R 5’6” R/R 6’1” R/L 6’1”

WT. 174 170 115 130 145 225 140 130 155 140 190 180 165 130 160 215

DOB 4/24/04 1/19/04 4/24/04 2/18/05 6/21/04 7/15/04 6/11/04 3/28/04 5/23/04 2/6/04 3/16/04 5/13/04 2/3/04 5/20/04 1/17/04 1/15/04

GRAD. 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2020 2022 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

SCHOOL Hinsdale Central High Meadows Brittany Hills McHenry West Campus Cold Spring Harbor Mars Area Benjamin E. Mays Craig East Side Milton Sioux Falls Christian Miami Sunset Pope John Paul II Lawton C Johnson Summit Northeastern Middlesex

HOMETOWN Hinsdale, Ill. Duluth, Ga. Blue Springs, Mo. McHenry, Ill. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. Gibsonia, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. Milton, Wis. New York, N.Y. Janesville, Wis. Sioux Falls, S.D. Miami, Fla. Gallatin, Tenn.

Summit, N.J. Manchester, Pa. Andover, Mass.

LAST Alonso Alpizar Bayo Dircks DiStefano Evans Firestein Huembes Mandell Manuel Mas Pomper Schettino Smith Soffer

FIRST Nicholas Kevin Christipher Carson Andrew Luke Ethan Matthew Zachary Matthew Carlos Gavin Michael Jacob Evan

POS. OF/IF IF C/IF LHP/IF OF/IF OF/IF RHP/C IF IF/OF C/IF OF/IF IF/RHP IF RHP/IF RHP/IF

B/T HT. R/R 5’9” R/R 5’4” S/R 5’8” L/L 5’8” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’1” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’6” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’10” L/R 6’0” R/R 5’9”

WT. 118 125 150 120 140 110 125 90 140 125 120 180 150 156 135

DOB GRAD. 11/7/03 2022 10/10/03 2022 9/3/03 7/12/04 2022 9/4/03 2022 3/24/05 2023 1/14/04 2022 7/19/04 2022 8/6/04 2023 1/14/04 2022 3/8/04 2022 1/24/04 2022 9/25/03 2022 9/26/03 2022 3/19/04 2022

SCHOOL Belen Jesuit Belen Jesuit Belen Jesuit Coral Springs Charter Nativity North Broward David Posnack Day Belen Jesuit North Broward Calvary Belen Jesuit Saint Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas North Broward University

HOMETOWN Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Hollywood, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Hollywood, Fla. Miami, Fla. Delray Beach, Fla. Weston, Fla. Coral Gables, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Weston, Fla. Delray Beach, Fla. Hollywood, Fla.

X TEAM

POS. IF IF/RHP IF IF/OF IF/LHP IF/OF IF/RHP OF/IF IF/LHP C/IF OF/LHP IF/RHP IF RHP/IF LHP/OF RHP/IF

TEAM FREEDOM

FIRST Josiah Andrew Demetrio Kelly Jake Brady Christopher Ethan Egan Jonathan Michael John Eduardo Luis A. Myles Hiro

TEAM BRAVE

LAST Brown Castelluccio Crisantes Crittenberger Dodge Doorey Harbert Jordan Keeler Larrea O’Brien Pearson Pendas Sanchez Tucker Wyatt

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2017 15U NATIONAL TEAM

By EMILY FEDEWA | USA Baseball

The 2017 15U National Team entered the season looking to defend back-to-back COPABE “AA” Pan American Championships titles after claiming gold medals in both 2013 and 2015. Also on the list of goals? Qualifying for the 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup this August. But first, a team needed to be selected. To do that, a new trials system was introduced that included two phases and 72 athletes vying for just 20 spots on Team USA’s roster. The pool of talent was then narrowed to 34 players before the final 20 were named.

“The new process for naming the 15U National Team has definitely enhanced the program,” Senior Director of Baseball Operations, Ashley Bratcher, said. “It has allowed us to see more of the best players and really dig deeper into the talent pool so we can truly hone in on the very best 20-man roster that we can get.”

With the roster set, the team traveled to Cartegena, Colombia, to get to business.

The squad started the tournament strong as it took down Panama 3-2 in a thrilling 11-inning contest. Nelson Berkwich, Jackson Miller and Masyn Winn led Team USA on the mound, combining to allow just one earned run and recording 11 strikeouts, while Roc Riggio came through with the game-winning RBI. After the emotional victory to kick things off, the stars and stripes played their second 11-inning game 18 | 2018 NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

in as many days against Cuba. This time though, the U.S. was on the other end as they suffered the 6-5 defeat. But Team USA quickly rallied with a 5-1 victory against Venezuela the next day, taking control of the tournament from there.

“Having your first two games in a row go into extra innings to start an international tournament is not easy,” Bratcher said. “It can be taxing, but this team really came together after an emotional loss. That demanding start bonded those players and made them even hungrier, and that showed in some big wins that followed.”

In its final six games of the event, the team scored 63 runs, while allowing just eight. The U.S. claimed four of those six games by at least 10 runs, dominating Argentina 15-0 in five innings and defeating Nicaragua 12-2 to advance to the second round. The red, white and blue then started the second round with a 10-0 defeat of Colombia and a 16-1 victory over the Dominican Republic.

The pitchers, led by Berkwich who finished the tournament with a 0.68 ERA, were domi-

nant. Collectively, the staff racked up 70 strikeouts and compiled an impressive 1.51 ERA on the way to its third-straight championship game appearance.

A 5-4 defeat of Brazil secured Team USA’s spot in the final, where it was scheduled for a rematch with the Dominican Republic, but mother nature had other ideas. After just three and a half rain-soaked innings, the game was cancelled and Team USA was named co-champions of the event. That title secured the 15U National Team’s third consecutive Pan American Championships gold medal and qualified the squad for 2018 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup. The World Cup will be held in Panama City, Panama, August 10-19.

“We’ve definitely put the end of the 2017 season behind us,” 2018 Manager, Jason Maxwell, said. “Now we’re excited to get started with 2018. We’re going to have a talented pool of players to choose from, which will make this year’s trials very exciting and competitive.

“Having an opportunity to represent our country, and then on top of that, to possibly bring a gold medal home, that would mean more than anything in the world. I’m looking forward to knowing what that feeling will be like.”

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ALUMNI COLUMN WH AT U SA BAS E BA LL MEANS TO ME

By MIKE SIANI | USA Baseball Alumnus

Arriving at the Tournament of Stars as an underclassman in 2016, I didn’t know what to expect. It was an honor simply to be invited to participate, and I saw it as an opportunity to experience what it takes to play at the highest level possible and determine what I needed to work on in order to develop as my baseball career furthered. I had confidence that I could hang with the other 107 players at the tryout, but there was still a part of me that understood I had a lot to learn in order to make an impact. I truly had no idea what I was getting into or how the next two years would change my life for the better.

From the first day I got to wear the “USA” logo across my chest down in Cary, North Carolina, my mindset changed. There is something dramatic that happens to you when you understand the significance of playing for your country. It is humbling to imagine all of those people who wore the red, white and blue uniform before you and to think about the kids looking up to you as you represent this great country. I was there to compete against the 107 best players in the country and prove to myself that I belonged. I continued to work hard that week and do my best, and it paid off.

I was asked to be a part of the 40-man National Team Trials in Houston a few months later. That whole week taught me

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numerous lessons. Living with a host family was something that I had never experienced before, and USA Baseball did a great job putting me with a family that I still keep in contact with now. I also got to meet so many new people who taught me how to go about my business in the right way and strive to bring out the best in myself and others. Other players, coaches and USA Baseball staff helped me feel like I belonged and showed me what it takes to compete at the highest level. Additionally, I learned to be more disciplined on and off the field, and going out every day against the best in the nation really humbled me and pushed me to develop as a player and a person.

Eventually that September I was asked to be a part of the final 20-man roster that would travel to Mexico to compete for the Pan-American Championship. This was an honor that cannot be compared to anything else. Taking the field wearing “USA” across my chest and knowing I was there to compete for a gold medal that I would bring back to my country gave me goosebumps every time.

Spending three weeks in Mexico taught me so much about myself. I learned how to navigate in a foreign country and what it means to have a brotherhood with my teammates. We were playing for something bigger than ourselves, bigger than a team or and organization. We were playing for our

country and all the people in it. What made it even better was that we brought home the gold, which was our goal as we entered the tournament.

As 2017 approached, I knew I was going to have to step into a new role if I was lucky enough to play on the 18U National Team again. I joined the other three returning players – Triston Casas, Brice Turang, and Jarred Kelenic – and we knew that our experiences the year prior could help the team for the better this year. But, there are no guarantees; so all four of us had to work even harder this time around to prove that we not only belonged on the team again but should be looked up to as leaders. Our goal was to show the rest of the world what USA Baseball was all about, meaning that we represented our country with pride and respect while playing the game with aggression and relentlessness. We took this mindset into the world championships and came home with the gold once again.

The entire USA Baseball organization has made not just me, but all players involved better talents on the field and more mature men off of it as well. I am grateful to everyone affiliated with USA Baseball for my experiences over the past two years. Bringing home two gold medals to Glenside, Pennsylvania, back to the people that brought me up, is something that I can’t put into words, but will always treasure.