2018 National Team Championships Program - 15U East

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

By TRISTON CASAS | USA Baseball Alumnus

As a patriot and a young boy who loves the game of baseball, the ties between America’s pastime and the opportunity to exemplify it is an absolute dream come true.

I’m so exceptionally blessed and fortunate to have been able to represent the United States well, bringing home gold medals on three different occasions.

And they were all equally gratifying.

The process of making a national team is grueling for one’s mind and body, yet conclusively meaningful if all 20 sets of hands are tugging in the same direction of the rope. The varied emotions you go through during your time at the National Team Trials can put you on a tight rope between developing friendships and the competitive nature that resides in everyone trying to make the final national team roster.

Individually, we all have that peculiar feeling knowing that we were so rich in talent that you could have dispatched any half of the kids home by selecting names out of a hat; and appointed the other half to the tournament aware they were going to win gold. The truth of the matter is that it is the coaches and staff ’s job to pick the 20 best players – not the best 20 – understanding we are not attempting to win an all-star game, but a several-week-long international tournament.

It really is quite difficult to put into words the feeling of exhilaration you acquire during that initial moment when you line up for the very first time alongside your teammates on foreign soil with “USA” across your chest, the sold-out crowds chanting and our national anthem sounding like a symphony from the heavens.

It’s also a different kind of feeling knowing when you reminisce on your tournament, the only thing you, your teammates and our country is going to look back on is whether that team won a gold medal or not.

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When you are able to grasp that, all your personal statistics become secondary. It’s a sensation of unselfishness unmatched by any other.

Once you embark on your journey beside your immediate 19 brothers, you build bonds faster than two teenagers in love.

Throughout the entirety of the summer, you are constantly competing against these top baseball players, trying to somehow stand out and make a name for yourself. It is definitely a comforting feeling knowing those very same guys you were once battling against were now on your side. It’s the feeling of being surrounded with so much talent, knowing everyone has the same aspirations and goals that makes it so special.

Uniting the most exciting players in the United States with a paramount coaching staff allows for something extraordinary.

In the midst of all that arises exceedingly elevated expectations of yourselves and hostility from our opponents. As a whole, we recognized and respected that each time we walked in between those lines we were going to draw every team’s “A” game. That just made us elevate our abilities and it undoubtedly brought out the best in the entire team; and when all things come together, it is unquestionably an enjoyable affair to be

a part of.

I am so immensely grateful for the opportunities USA baseball has presented me with and I have never been bestowed a higher honor than the chance to play the game I love for the most prestigious country in the world.

The life long lasting friendships I’ve developed, along with countless cherished memories, combine for the experiences of a lifetime and I cannot thank USA baseball enough for these opportunities!

2018 15U NATIONAL TEAM

By EMILY FEDEWA | USA Baseball

The end of the 2017 15U National Team’s season was anything but conventional.

After starting the COPABE Pan American “AA” Championships with a 1-1 record in back-to-back extra-inning games, Team USA rallied quickly.

The squad rattled off six wins in a row, scoring 63 runs and allowing just eight, to secure a spot in the championship game against the Dominican Republic.

The two teams had already met once in the event two days earlier with the U.S. coming out squarely on top, defeating the Dominican Republic 16-1. But a rematch in the championship game was a different story.

Heavy downpours caused play to be stopped and the game was called after just three innings. Team USA was awarded gold – and so was the Dominican Republic as the two programs were named co-champions of the event.

“Obviously, I’m disappointed that we weren’t able to finish the gold medal game,” 2017 15U National Team Manager, Rob Shabansky, said following the game. “But the performance and hard work that this dedicated group of young men put in every day and in every game showed who we are as a team.”

Despite the unconventional nature, the title was well-earned and qualified Team USA for the 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup. Now, the program is ready to look forward.

“Last year ended on a tough note, but

we still accomplished the goals we set out which were to bring home gold and qualify for this year’s WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup,” Senior Director of Baseball Operations, Ashley Bratcher, said. “Now we’ve shifted our focus to what is ahead of us and that is claiming the program’s first-ever World Cup gold medal.”

While Team USA has claimed silver and bronze medals in the 2014 and 2016 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cups, respectively, the program has yet to reach the pinnacle of the world stage. But its looking to change that in 2018.

The first step was compiling an elite coaching staff to select and guide the team.

This year the 15U National Team is led

by Ensworth School (Nashville, Tenn.)

Head Coach, Jason Maxwell. As the school’s first head coach, he has led the program to eight straight playoff appearances and two Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association quarterfinal appearances. He also helped lead the 2016 15U National Team to a WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup bronze medal.

Manny Crespo, who is the head coach at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, Arcadia High School (Phoenix, Ariz.) Head Coach, Troy Gerlach, and Hoover High School (Hoover, Ala.) Head Coach, Adam Moseley, will join Maxwell on staff as assistant coaches.

The second step is identifying the 2018 15U National Team. And that process has already started.

The 2017 National Team identification Series (NTIS) and the 2018 National Team Championships and 14U National Team Development Program serve as the primary identification events for the squad. In addition, 2018 will once again feature the revamped trials system introduced in 2017 that includes two phases and starts with 72 athletes.

And the third step? Leaving no doubt which team should bring home that World Cup gold.

“Everybody’s ready,” Maxwell said.

“There is a lot of responsibility and a lot of trust that USA Baseball has in me to be able to lead this team, and I am definitely em-

bracing this opportunity and ready to go.

“Our mindset going in to the 2018 summer is to leave no doubt. We have a chance to do something that no other 15U National Team has done before and if we have that mindset starting in our preparation, we’ll feel great when we get to Panama.”

JAS ON MA XWE L L MANAGER SPOTLIGHT Jason Maxwell will serve as the manager for the 2018 USA Baseball 15U National Team in 2018. It will be his first time serving as manager for a national team, although he has a multitude of experience with USA Baseball.

“Being a part of USA Baseball is something that I have always wanted to be a part of,” said Maxwell. “It is such an honor to be able to represent the country you love by playing or coaching in the game of baseball.

I will always cherish these moments and never take it for granted.”

Maxwell was a valuable asset to the 2016 15U National Team as an assistant coach as he helped the red, white and blue capture a bronze medal at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup in Japan.

“The most important things that I am looking for with this team are for the players to always do their part in representing our country and USA Baseball, and to always be coachable and good teammates.”

Maxwell was drafted in 1993 by the Chicago Cubs. He played 12 years of professional baseball and made his Major League debut with the Cubs in 1998. Today, Maxwell is the head coach for the Ensworth Tigers high school baseball team in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the program’s first head coach and has led them to eight consecutive playoff appearances.

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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

H E R E

2001

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2002 2003 2004 2005 BORN IN

2006

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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N 2004 TER

N 2004 TER

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BORN JAN. 1, 2003 OR AFTER

BORN JAN. 1, 2004 OR AFTER

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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WT. 140 185 180 185 145 155 145 210

DOB 5/22/03 9/18/02 11/20/02 6/12/02 1/31/03 8/9/02 7/17/02 4/9/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021

SCHOOL HOMETOWN Florida Christian Miami, Fla. Roswell Roswell, Ga. Providence School Of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. Mosley Panama City, Fla. First Presbyterian Day Forsyth, Ga. Bishop Kenny Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Harris County Hamilton, Ga. Vidalia Comprehensive Vidalia, Ga.

LAST Brock Durnell Fortner Mealor Morgan Murray Navarro

FIRST Landen Eli Jack Mason Nick Marcus Skipper

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

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

WT. 175 150 135 170 160 180 165

DOB 1/31/03 12/19/02 4/3/03 11/4/02 10/21/02 1/22/03 4/15/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Lafayette North Gwinnett Mount Juliet Effingham County Calvary Christian Fleming Island Nease

HOMETOWN Day, Fla. Suwanee, Ga. Old Hickory, Tenn.

Guyton, Ga. Cataula, Ga. Middleburg, Fla. St. Augustine, Fla.

5 STAR CHOCTAW

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

5 STAR BLACKIE/BOZ

FIRST Freddy Everett Demitri Ty Andy Enrique Aaron Tyler Mason Logan Dylan Zach Gavin

3D GOLD

LAST Beruvides Cooper Diamant Gill Hernandez Kinney Limon Macke Neville Runde Shillington Zaborowski Zurn

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 14, 2018.

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LAST Cail Campbell Campbell Casseen Chestnutt Flacco Flowers Hamilton Hurst Mangual Mayo Mummau Obee Owens Rusomaroff Webb

FIRST Devan Ethan Wyatt Casey Brodie Dominic Jaden Dawson Dalton Alek Jackson Jake Devin Branson Austin Colton

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

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

WT. 195 169 183 170 190 145 205 175 110 130 165 150 195 198 155 177

DOB 5/17/02 2/7/03 10/10/02 5/3/02 5/2/02 11/2/02 8/30/02 2/11/03 3/13/03 11/27/02 10/25/02 6/5/03 9/20/03 12/14/02 5/17/02 10/7/02

GRAD. 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Columbus Mosley North Marion Central Irwin County Father Lopez Creekside Northview Atlantic Lennard The Bolles School Palm Harbor Ensworth Wilcox County Creekside Troup

HOMETOWN Columbus, Ga. Youngstown, Fla. Ocala, Fla. Carrollton, Ga. Wray, Ga. Ormond Beach, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Dothan, Ala. Live Oak, Fla. Riverview, Fla. Saint Johns, Fla. Palm Harbor, Fla. Bowling Green, Ky. Rochelle, Ga. Saint Johns, Fla. Lagrange, Ga.

LAST Carter Gesek Griesemer Haines Moorer Napier Nelson Powers Rowan Sizemore

FIRST Gage Tyler Scott Dillon Gabriel Brogan Cody Trey Coleman Conner

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

B/T HT. R/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’2” L/L 5’6” L/L 6’1” R/R 6’2” L/L 5’10” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’8”

WT. 190 155 160 145 210 185 170 180 175 140

DOB 6/14/02 1/23/02 11/21/02 9/26/03 9/19/02 6/3/03 12/5/02 5/17/02 11/18/02 2/21/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Bartram Trail The Bolles School Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Stanton Saint Augustine Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra A.C. Mosley Northside

HOMETOWN Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Saint Augustine, Fla. Saint Augustine, Fla. Jacksonville Beach, Fla. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine, Fla. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Panama City, Fla. Box Springs, Ga.

LAST Barkoskie Dobson Harless Meyer Murray Pellicer Thomas

FIRST Blake Brooks Drew Coleman Marcus Charlie Will

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

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

WT. 200 212 115 140 180 160 215

DOB 9/16/02 3/30/03 4/21/03 1/14/03 1/22/03 10/8/02 8/12/02

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Bishop Kenny Edgewood Bishop Kenny Savannah Country Day Fleming Island Bishop Kenny Athens

LAST Brackin Cotton Frost Haines Harrelson Hartley Kemper Knowles Meadows Miller Sanders

FIRST Sullivan Tanner Cayden Dillon Gage John Bryce Tanner Hunter Russ Bryce

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

B/T HT. L/R 6’2” R/R 6’0” R/L 5’6” L/L 5’6” L/L 6’1” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’8”

WT. 170 190 148 145 155 145 165 128 145 155 135

DOB 8/26/03 12/2/03 8/19/03 9/26/03 4/27/04 8/21/03 9/9/03 3/12/04 5/2/03 10/8/03 11/21/03

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

SCHOOL The Bolles School Harris County Harris County Ponte Vedra Houston County Troup Bartram Trail Westfield Valley Tattnall Square Central

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 14, 2018.

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HOMETOWN Jacksonville, Fla. Wetumpka, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Savannah, Ga. Middleburg, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Greensboro, Ga.

HOMETOWN Jacksonville, Fla. Cataula, Ga. Cataula, Ga. Saint Augustine, Fla. Kathleen, Ga. Lagrange, Ga. St Augustine, Fla. Kathleen, Ga. Lanett, Ala. Macon, Ga. Phenix City, Ala.

WT. 172 150 160 195 145 130 140 195 170 155 160 155

DOB 5/12/03 7/30/03 3/4/03 10/23/02 8/30/02 10/24/02 5/23/03 1/16/03 11/4/02 5/29/03 5/21/02 3/3/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021

SCHOOL Lakewood Ranch Perry Harris Valley South Effingham St. James Lakewood Ranch Veterans Effingham County Stanton Crisp County Perry

LAST Banks Bello Chance Cue Damon Diaz Gutierrez Hernandez Joseph Molaro Perez Reed Rodriguez Santos Thompson Wilt Wilt

FIRST Christian Andres Noah Jack Cody Danny Andres Jeremy Johan Stefano Daniel Cameron Esteban Luis Matt Carson Connor

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

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

WT. 160 183 195 170 178 135 145 160 160 150 165 150 175 185 145 145 150

DOB 4/4/03 2/9/03 7/1/03 3/27/03 4/14/03 4/19/03 1/13/03 9/12/02 9/19/02 4/30/03 3/28/03 6/24/02 10/6/02 7/28/03 5/30/02 12/10/02 12/10/02

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021

SCHOOL Cardinal Newman Belen Jesuit Archbishop McCarthy Archbishop McCarthy William T. Dwyer American Heritage Belen Jesuit Cypress Bay Coral Springs Christian Archbishop McCarthy Belen Jesuit Coral Springs Charter Belen Jesuit St. Thomas Aquinas American Heritage Cardinal Newman Cardinal Newman

LAST Barreto Batista Bertran Bissell Clark Edgecombe Goodman Martinez Martinez Mendez Rivera Rodriguez Sampedro Beharry Ferreira Jameson Nelson Vidi

FIRST Ulises Aaron Ryan Gerald Garrett Adrian Jaden Adonis Josue Daniel Nicholas Damiam Jack Eric Manuel Fisher Michael Anthony

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’9” R/R 5’0” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’8” L/R 5’9” R/R 5’9” R/L 5’10” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’9” L/L 5’9” R/R 5’9” R/R 6’3” L/L 6’1” L/L 5’11”

WT. 140 145 160 180 160 140 159 120 140 184 140 128 170 130 158 165 150 165

DOB 8/14/02 7/21/03 1/5/03 9/19/03 5/1/03 5/19/03 3/10/03 12/26/02 9/23/02 12/16/03 4/28/03 10/28/02 4/4/03 2/26/03 8/26/02 5/5/03 9/12/02 8/11/03

GRAD. SCHOOL 2020 Seminal Ridge 2021 American Heritage 2021 Belen Jesuit 2022 The Benjamin School 2021 North Broward 2021 Global 2021 Dwyer 2021 Park Vista 2021 Boynton Beach 2019 Hialeah 2021 Palm Beach Central 2021 Coral Springs 2021 Belen Jesuit 2021 St.Thomas Aquinas 2021 Cardinal Newman 2021 Park Vista 2021 2021 Park Vista

LAST Ames Carter Digrigoli Gonzalez Herce Kinney Lombardi Manning Mosrie Neri Reyes Seals

FIRST Colin Irving Antonio Juhlien Preston Cooper Liam Connor David Kyle Riley Pierre

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

B/T HT. R/R 6’1” R/R 6’3” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” L/R 6’1” L/L 5’10” R/R 6’2” R/R 5’3” R/R 5’11” L/R 5’9” R/R 6’0”

WT. 190 200 160 175 165 180 185 185 125 180 130 180

DOB 6/12/03 10/8/02 6/11/03 2/11/02 9/17/03 1/27/03 6/15/03 12/18/02 5/7/03 8/15/03 11/17/03 7/8/03

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

SCHOOL Cincinnati Hills Christian Trinity Christian Midwood Wewst Broward Key West Baylor Don Bosco Coral Springs Charter Charlotte Latin St. Augustine Pleasant Knoll Houston

HOMETOWN Bradenton, Fla. Elko, Ga. Warm Springs, Ga. Valley, Ala. Rincon, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Bradenton, Fla. Bonaire, Ga. Guyton, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Americus, Ga. Perry, Ga.

HOMETOWN Jupiter, Fla. Miami Lakes, Fla. Miramar, Fla. Southwest Ranches, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Weston, Fla. Doral, Fla. Weston, Fla. Surise, Fla. Miramar, Fla. Hialeah, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Miami, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla.

HOMETOWN Loxahatchee, Fla. Miramar, Fla. Miami, Fla. Stuart, Fla. Margate, Fla. Delray Beach, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Lantana, Fla. Hialeah, Fla. Wellington, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Miami, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. Delray Beach, Fla. Lake Worth, Fla. HOMETOWN Wilmington, Ohio Boynton Beach, Fla. Brooklyn, N.Y. Southwest Ranches, Fla. Key West, Fla. Chattanooga, Tenn.

Stony Point, N.Y. Coral Springs, Fla. Weddington, N.C. Williamstown, N.J. Fort Mill, S.C. Memphis, Tenn.

BIC SHOWCASE

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

BANDITOS PROSPECTS

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

BANDITOS FLORIDA SELECT

FIRST Zac Ethan Tanner Jett Ryan Jeffery Patrick Jose Mason Sean Connor Daniel

5 STAR WHITE

LAST Bayor Bearden Bishop Clark Dickey Ford, Jr. Herbst Juarbe Mealor Miller Richmond Vandiviere

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LAST Belbot Burke Gemmill Hallmen, Jr Kurek Michel Oakley Petryszak Pierce Richie Sappington Schenning Shertzer Talley White

FIRST Jack Mason Austin Gary Cody James Trey Joe Ben Samuel Matthew Stephen Christian Tariq Caleb

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

B/T HT. L/R 5’11” L/R 5’8” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’7” L/L 5’8” R/R 6’3” L/L 6’2” R/R 6’3” L/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’8” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’7”

WT. 150 140 205 170 150 170 200 220 160 185 150 175 140 165 130

DOB 6/4/03 5/8/03 10/6/02 5/26/02 5/12/03 11/7/02 6/10/02 2/15/03 11/19/03 7/13/02 12/25/02 7/8/02 11/22/02 12/30/03 10/28/02

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

SCHOOL Loyola Blakefield Loyola Blakefield Mcdonogh John Carroll John Carroll Archbishop Curley Loyola Archbishop Curley South Hampton Perryville Archbishop Curley Loyola Blakefield Patterson Mill City Neighbors Calvert Hall

HOMETOWN Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. Dundalk, Md. Baltimore, Md. Bel Air, Md. Joppa, Md. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. Bel Air, Md. Port Deposit, Md. Baltimore, Md. Fallston, Md. Bel Air, Md. Towson, Md. Nottingham, Md.

LAST Allen Anthony Campanella Faulkner Hardee Jacobsen Matthijs Murray Neff Ott Serrano III Shepard Simonich Stieg

FIRST Michael Roman Christopher Jermaine Carson Tate Matthew Braeden Jake Ethan Eli Adam Blain Griffin

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

B/T HT. WT. R/R 5’11” 177 L/R 6’2” 164 R/R 5’11” 150 R/R 5’10” 160 R/R 5’11” 156 L/R 5’9” R/R 6’1” 160 R/R 6’1” 185 S/R 6’0” 175 R/R 6’2” 190 L/L 6’3” 155 R/R 5’11” 175 R/R 5’9” 160 R/R 6’1” 170

DOB 11/13/03 5/13/04 5/14/03 9/6/04 5/24/04 4/18/03 5/19/04 10/18/03 6/17/03 6/27/03 5/1/03 10/13/03 9/12/03 1/8/04

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

SCHOOL JH Rose Cardinal Newman Baylor School Delco Conley Mill Valley Hope/DH Conley DH Conley Boonsboro Hickory Manassas Christian Parkside Seneca Ridge Longfellow

HOMETOWN Greenville, N.C. Wellington, Fla. Congers, N.Y. Riegelwood, N.C. Greenville, N.C. Shawnee, Kan. Greenville, N.C. Greenville, N.C. Hagerstown, Md. Chesapeake, Va. Gainesville, Va. Manassas, Va. Potomac Falls, Va. McLean, Va.

LAST Clifford Corona Jr. Green Grove Hunter Lecroy Mccullum Messina Salak Scavone White Ziehl

FIRST Ryan Daniel Payton Blaise Aidan Talmadge Jenkins Cole Ethan Dominic Treylen Gage

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

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

WT. 195 190 160 215 175 160 160 210 160 170 195 190

DOB 7/20/03 7/22/03 1/17/03 11/12/03 2/17/03 2/3/03 5/30/03 5/14/03 9/28/02 6/6/02 7/23/03 5/15/03

GRAD. 2022 2021 2021 2022 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2002 2021 2021

SCHOOL Leesville Road Baylor Green Hope McDonogh Hanahan Belton Honea Path Lee Summerville St. James The First Academy Dorman Penfield

LAST Burgos James Schwendel Shipman Wilson

FIRST Rico Kaj Matthew Lucas Dominic

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

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

WT. 140 190 150 140 143

DOB 9/3/03 8/13/02 8/13/02 4/21/03 10/15/03

GRAD. 2022 2020 2021 2021 2022

SCHOOL Eaton North Crowley Lovejoy Richland Ryan

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 14, 2018.

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HOMETOWN Raleigh, N.C. Brooklyn, N.Y. Cary, N.C. Summit Point, W. Va. Hanahan, S.C. Belton, S.C. Bishopville, S.C. Summerville, S.C. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Orlando, Fla. Moore, S.C. Macedon, N.Y.

HOMETOWN Haslet, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Allen, Texas North Richland Hills, Texas Denton, Texas

WT. 140 200 170 168 145 135 150 160 218 140 170 175 165 159 182

DOB 4/15/03 3/24/03 3/16/03 8/6/03 8/22/03 8/27/04 11/26/02 1/27/04 1/21/03 9/20/02 9/6/02 3/8/03 10/3/02 7/19/03 2/13/03

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

SCHOOL Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

LAST FIRST Adair Andrew Avila Jason Bennett Elgin Bilson Evan Bowers Lawton Bryant Kaden Fordham Brayden Hall-Thompson Jonathan Hassel Paul Jackson Miles Moelter Alex

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

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

WT. 145 150 145 130 160 175 165 150 165 183 160

DOB GRAD. 5/12/03 2021 12/19/03 2022 6/27/04 2022 5/11/03 2021 7/22/03 8/15/03 2022 3/17/04 2022 7/1/03 2021 5/14/03 2022 7/29/03 2021 11/14/03 2022

SCHOOL Milton Riverdale Woodward Blessed Trinity Creekview Dutchtown Ola Fayette Rivers Maynard H. Jackson Cambridge

LAST Alvarez Bello Cainzos Cueto Delgado Forsythe Gollott Hernandez Lastres Macks Martinez Navarro Pastore Romero Sloan Souffrain Stewart Swirsky Tejeda Jr.

FIRST Salvador Jorge Ryan Giovanny Luis Logan Blake Oscar Andres Rene Aiden Jacob Marco Jaxon Edrian Paul Samuel Manuel Sal Daniel Yoel

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’8” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’9” R/R 6’0” L/L 6’0” R/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’5” R/R 6’2” L/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’9” S/R 6’5”

WT. 140 160 155 175 160 165 165 190 180 185 145 145 150 125 180 224 175 155 150

DOB 7/7/03 10/26/03 5/25/04 7/24/03 5/8/03 7/29/03 10/31/03 9/29/04 7/26/03 10/4/03 8/13/03 8/11/03 1/29/04 6/17/03 5/14/03 6/21/03 12/7/03 10/21/03 7/8/03

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

SCHOOL Doral Renaissance Charter Belen Jesuit Belen Jesuit Royal Palm Beach D’Iberville St. Patrick Catholic Holy Redeemer Catholic Hialeah Robertsdale Osceola Slam American Heritage Lake Nona Lakeland Slam Westminster Christian South Plantation Calvary Christian

LAST Andrade Appelwick Edwards Elbeery Franco Hernandez Herrera Holman Hurley Jacobi Moreno Olivarez Otero Padron Pospisil Rogers Saven Throneberry Varela

FIRST Brandon Evan Brandon Jake Marcus Lorenzo Gabriel Blake Casey Parrish Liam Juan Dairon Evan Jack Will Madelyn Connor Daniel

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

B/T HT. WT. DOB R/R 5’7” 140 R/R 5’9” 150 R/R 5’6” 155 R/R 6’1” 180 R/R 6’3” 220 R/R 5’9” 155 R/R 6’1” 170 R/R 5’11” 200 L/R 6’2” 180 R/R 5’8” 148 R/R 5’9” 170 R/R 6’4” 209 R/R 6’0” 163 R/R 5’9” 175 R/R 5’7” 150 R/R 5’11” 175 R/R R/R 6’5” 215 R/R 5’10” 170

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Miami Southwest Madison Madison Central Austin Chaminade Madonna Miami Southwest Reagan Arnold Ambasador Christian Grimsley Sun Prairie Channelview Miami Southwest Southwest Miami Pomona Mounds View Plantation Marquette Senior Key West

HOMETOWN Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Palmetto Bay, Fla. Miami, Fla. Palmetto Bay, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Cutler Bay, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Hialeah Gardens, Fla.

HOMETOWN Milton, Ga. Riverdale, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Roswell, Ga. Canton, Ga. Jonesboro, Ga. Mcdonough, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga. Milton, Ga. College Park, Ga. Milton, Ga.

HOMETOWN Miami, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Biloxi, Miss.

Saucier, Miss.

Kissimmee, Fla. Hialeah, Fla. Robertsdale, Ala. Kissimmee, Fla. Miami, Fla. Highland Beach, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Bartow, Fla. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Davie, Fla. HOMETOWN Miami, Fla. Madison, Miss.

Madison, Miss.

Andover, Md Miramar, Fla. Miami, Fla. San Antonio, Texas Panama City Beach, Fla. Williamson, W. Va. Greensboro, N.C. Sun Pararie, Wis. Houston, Texas Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Arvada, Colo.

Shoreview, Minn.

Plantation, Fla. Elisville, Mo. Key West, Fla.

FL POKERS UNDERCLASS NAVY POWERED BY MIZUNO

B/T HT. L/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’11” L/L 5’9” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’3” L/R 5’9” R/L 5’11” L/L 6’1” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’9”

ELITE SQUAD NATIONAL

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

DRB ELITE - DUNN

FIRST Anthony Tony Jack Rafael Jose Anthony Matthew Allan Eric Kyle Andrew Matthew Alec Luis Omar

COLUMBUS EXPLORERS

LAST Avila Casanova III Delgado Flores Garcia III Gonzalez Greenwood Jorge Llambes Marti Perez Roche Rodriguez Rodriguez Romero

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FTB ROCKETS LOUISIANA KNIGHTS MIZUNO BASEBALL USA PALM BEACH SELECT

LAST Bello Clines Cox Dokoupil Epstein Feliz Haggard Higgins Jackson Kendall Malave Napoleon Paolillo Sabugo Sheahan Smith

FIRST Jack Cameron TJ Nico Will Raul Jacob Chase Brady Blake Jaden Logan Louie Andy Vance Cameron

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

B/T HT. R/L 5’9” R/R 6’3” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’4” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’0” L/R 5’9” L/R 6’0” R/L 5’8” L/L 5’8” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’2” R/R 5’10”

WT. 170 172 135 130 150 130 150 190 125 185 170 155 175 175 115 150

DOB 2/19/04 8/14/04 10/28/02 10/2/03 9/16/03 1/27/04 11/21/03 5/28/03 2/4/04 8/18/03 9/10/03 9/4/03 5/15/03 2/5/04 11/5/03 2/22/03

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

SCHOOL HOMETOWN American Heritage Delray Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Park Vista Lake Worth, Fla. Jensen Beach Jensen Beach, Fla. Jensen Beach Stuart, Fla. Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, N.C. William T Dwyer North Palm Beach, Fla. The Benjamin School West Palm Beach, Fla. Jensen Beach Stuart, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Wellington Wellington, Fla. Palm Beach Central Lake Worth, Fla. WT Dwyer West Palm Beach, Fla. Jupiter Jupiter, Fla. Palm Beach Central Lake Worth, Fla. The Benjamin School Lake Worth, Fla. Palm Beach Central Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

LAST Allsup Bishop Boudreaux Cobb Dutton Elliott Henry Herring Husser Mcnair Pearson Ruddell Schulz Sivley Slaton Smith Smith Walker Welch Williams

FIRST Chase Zeke Ritchie Baylor Samuel Hunter Cason Hunter Collin Brennon Joshua Harland Gavin Kros Brock Brant Reese Jack Chan Timothy

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

B/T HT. R/S 6’1” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’5” L/R 6’2” L/R 5’11” L/L 6’1” R/R 6’3” R/R 6’4” R/R 6’5” R/R 5’9” L/R 5’9” L/L 5’11” R/R 5’8” R/L 5’9” L/L 5’10” L/R 6’0” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’11” L/L 6’1”

WT. 195 220 141 185 175 178 160 195 185 155 180 173 145 160 170 210 160 180 145 152

DOB 4/21/03 12/27/02 8/26/02 11/4/02 5/5/03 8/27/02 9/8/02 5/9/02 3/5/03 9/15/02 9/24/02 10/27/03 7/17/02 7/11/03 8/7/02 11/10/02 6/26/02 12/27/02 3/5/03 3/21/03

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

SCHOOL Dothan Florence Edwhite Franklin Parish Westbrook Tupelo Florence Ouachita Christian Ponchatoula Magee West Monroe Neville Holy Cross Sumrall University Live Oak Denham Springs Barbe Holy Cross Page County

HOMETOWN Dothan, Ala. Florence, Ala. Napoleonville, La. Winnsboro, La. Rainbow City, Ala. Tupelo, Miss.

Florence, Ala. West Monroe, La. Ponchatoula, La. Magee, Miss.

Downsville, La. Monroe, La. Meraux, La. Sumrall, Miss.

St. Gabriel, La. Denham Springs, La. Denham Springs, La. Lake Charles, La. Slidell, La. Shenandoah, Va.

LAST Baron Blum Carr Chelette Climie Cruz Cruz Duffey Edwards Kim Marin Vobbe Vossos Zahn

FIRST Kade Josh Aidan Tanner Cade Daniel Daniel Connor Beau Grayson James Jake Justin Carson

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’10” R/R 5’9” R/R 5’8” R/R 6’3” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’4” R/R 5’10” L/R 5’10” R/R 6’2” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” R/R 6’4” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’9”

WT. 145 175 150 160 166 148 160 140 230 135 150 180 155 130

DOB 4/27/04 5/1/03 7/24/03 10/15/03 10/6/03 8/9/03 8/9/03 12/19/03 8/26/03 5/19/03 4/16/03 9/17/03 11/18/03 5/20/03

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

SCHOOL Strake Jesuit Emery/Weiner Second Baptist Home School Stephen F. Austin Home School Cy Fair Bellaire Memorial Second Baptist The Woodlands Episcopal Ridgepoint Memorial

HOMETOWN Missouri City, Texas Bellaire, Texas Houston, Texas Spring, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston, Texas The Woodlands, Texas Houston, Texas Missouri City, Texas Houston, Texas

LAST Adams Bartolomei Butler Carroll Clarke Espinoza Galluzzo Jaloski Medlock Moran Presto Rapf Standifer Wodraska

FIRST Caleb Jack Logan Camren Kyler Nick Nicholas Drew Daine Tobin Dominic Tyler Garrett Lee Jackson

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

B/T HT. R/R 6’0” L/L 6’3” R/R 5’2” S/R 5’5” R/R 6’3” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’4” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’6” R/R 5’10” R/L 6’3” R/L 5’8” L/R 6’0”

WT. 170 145 105 125 180 200 120 155 140 120 165 158 145 150

DOB 12/11/02 2/16/03 12/23/02 4/23/03 5/21/03 6/28/03 1/31/03 11/15/02 1/9/03 2/25/03 1/14/03 8/20/02 12/6/02 4/12/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Berean Christian Providence/Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens Jupiter Lake Worth Christian Home School Jupiter Christian William T. Dwyer William T. Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens Jupiter Christian Jupiter

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 14, 2018.

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HOMETOWN Jupiter, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. North Palm Beach, Fla. Jupiter, Fla. Jupiter, Fla.

WT. 150 155 180 150 155 160 140 150 165 155 170 140 130 235 175 150 150 160 185 135 155 150

DOB 4/14/03 8/13/02 8/27/03 5/9/03 2/27/03 9/16/02 6/25/02 8/30/03 7/2/02 11/5/02 10/1/02 2/4/03 12/27/02 1/8/03 7/18/02 1/17/03 12/27/02 10/24/02 5/1/02 3/27/03 5/21/03 9/5/02

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL HOMETOWN Home School Lake Worth, Fla. Santaluces Boynton Beach, Fla. Leadership Delray Beach, Fla. Key West Key West, Fla. Bobcats Boca Raton, Fla. Leadership Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage Boca Raton, Fla. Leadership Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage Delray Beach Delray Beach, Fla. Pine Crest Boca Raton, Fla. Park Vista Lake Worth, Fla. Leadership Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage Delray Beach Wellington, Fla. Somerset Canyons Boynton Beach, Fla. Seminole Ridge Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Logan Pellicier Key West, Fla. Miami Coral Park Homestead, Fla. American Heritage Boca Raton, Fla. American Heritage Delray Beach Boynton Beach, Fla. American Heritage Delray Beach Lake Worth, Fla. Leadership Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage Boca Raton, Fla.

LAST Alvarado Ashley Beir Boing Clemente Cristobal Derks Garcia Harris Lanzillo Levitan Martinez Ordonez Petrillo

FIRST Isaiah Nyjel Sammy Robert Jake Javier Cole Bryan Cameron Christian Jake Dario Santiago Nicholas

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

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

WT. 125 148 110 110 165 145 115 157 120 140 138 138 162 150

DOB 7/24/04 5/30/03 2/12/04 9/26/03 11/10/03 6/24/03 4/27/04 8/13/03 3/3/04 8/9/03 11/3/03 5/20/03 11/8/03 8/16/03

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

SCHOOL Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hialeah Miami Lakes Marjory Stoneman Douglas Coral Springs Marjory Stoneman Douglas St. Thomas Aquinas St. Andrew’s Monsignor Edward Pace Marjory Stoneman Douglas Western Marjory Stoneman Douglas Deerfield Beach Marjory Stoneman Douglas Coral Springs

LAST Battles Beving Gregory Grounds Hamilton Hunt Kelley Langston Margolis Montgomery Nettles Randolph Roth Tobias Valdez Wagoner

FIRST Samuel Hunter Bradley Jace Gregory Will Christopher Evan Spencer Drake Tyler Bryant Lincoln Jacob Max Kohlton

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’9” R/R 5’11” L/R 5’11” R/R 5’10” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’2” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’11” R/R 5’8” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11” L/R 6’0” R/R 6’3” R/R 5’8”

WT. 140 175 170 180 158 140 180 165 175 120 160 185 140 215 170 172

DOB 5/25/03 4/18/03 6/17/03 2/8/03 7/24/03 5/15/03 5/2/03 3/18/03 8/25/03 8/21/02 5/16/03 9/10/02 1/12/03 9/29/02 9/6/02 8/28/03

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

SCHOOL HOMETOWN Norwalk Norwalk, Ohio Dakota Valley Dakota Dunes, S.D. Southern Lee Sanford, N.C. Jackson County Comprehensive Hoschton, Ga. Christian Brothers Florissant, Mo. Lewis Jane Lew, W. Va. University San Francisco, Calif.

Newport Harbor Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

Knoxville Catholic Louisville, Tenn.

Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Christian Academy Of Knoxville Knoxville, Tenn.

Kuna Nampa, Idaho New Palestine New Palestine, Ind. Liberty Bakersfield, Calif.

Regis Jesuit Franktown, Colo.

Burlington Edison Burlington, Wash.

LAST Bordenkircher Collins Glasgow Gottlieb Hagen Halpern Hensel Maya Mckenna Minott Mox Novik Piccininni Puente Stephens

FIRST Logan Colby DJ Justin Connor Jason Quentin Alex Christopher Aidan Tyler Tyler J. Kane Logan Andrew

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

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

WT. 142 175 150 205 160 120 150 135 155 195 135 150 185 140 135

DOB 6/6/02 6/14/02 11/14/02 1/11/03 4/2/03 10/10/02 10/9/02 2/11/03 1/3/03 7/18/03 6/22/02 10/19/02 5/6/02 12/5/02 5/29/02

GRAD. 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2021

SCHOOL Coral Glades Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Saint Andrews School Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Cardinal Gibbons Marjory Stoneman Douglas

HOMETOWN Coral Springs, Fla. Miami Gardens, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Hialeah, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Pompano Beach, Fla. Coconut Creek, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla.

HOMETOWN Margate, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Coral Springs, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Parkland, Fla.

SOUTH FLORIDA STORM 15U

B/T HT. R/R 6’0” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’11” L/L 6’0” R/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” L/L 5’11” R/L 5’10” L/R 6’0” L/R 5’9” L/R 5’11” R/S 5’9” L/R 5’6” R/L 6’4” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” L/L 6’0” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’10” R/L 5’7”

SO CAL NTT

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

SF STORM

FIRST Paul Jonah Lahiem Thomas Manny Everett Carsten Deshaughn Dylan sam Jason Ian Zachary John Robert Logan Yader Nicholas Jeremy Donovan Dax Lucas

RAWLINGS STEALTH FL

LAST Arencibia Baggenstoss Bell Besson Burguesa Cooper Finnvold Forbes King Krassan L’Etoile Lewis Masnikoff McCormick Moore Pellicier Rivera Jr. Romano Rosenberg Smyth Stubbs Winkel

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TEAM BRAVE TEAM ELITE TEAM ELITE AMERICAN TEAM FREEDOM

LAST Bender Bonneville Colon Delamota Garcia Horn Jenkins Lipsey Morgan Reis Rigueiro Ryan Spadafora Witherell

FIRST Derek Landon Justin Jeremy Ellis Brayden Jeremiah Trey David Joshua Sebastian Jack Bruno Carl

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’11” R/R 6’0” S/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” R/R 5’11” L/R 5’9” L/L 6’3” R/L 5’9” L/L 5’8” L/L 5’11” R/R 6’0” L/R 5’8” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’11”

WT. 180 163 175 195 174 170 210 145 145 175 175 152 145 160

DOB 1/9/03 10/5/03 5/16/03 5/5/03 9/23/03 1/19/03 5/5/03 2/3/03 2/7/03 2/11/03 3/14/03 5/2/03 5/8/03 3/8/03

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

SCHOOL The Albany Nansemond River Montverde Academy Berkshire School Saint Joseph Regional East Kentwood St. Vincent Pallotti Groves Venice Mililani Belen Jesuit Prep Ridgewood Fox Lane New Braunfels

LAST Abbott Bailey Dunn Hill Hobson Hong House little Lynn McKinney Montgomery Murphy Prieto Spikes Stanford Thorson Walters Waters

FIRST Oren Carter Christian Camron J. Henry Nicholas Brady Christian Argene Carson Braden Hayden Diego Ryan Riley Shane Noah Jeffery

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

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

WT. 187 180 162 180 165 176 210 190 170 200 150 165 170 180 170 154 185 185

DOB 8/31/03 2/26/03 5/6/03 6/15/03 6/10/03 4/11/03 6/4/03 7/5/03 3/15/03 5/28/03 4/16/03 8/10/03 4/29/03 3/13/03 6/14/03 2/21/04 3/5/03 12/2/03

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

SCHOOL HOMETOWN Millburn Short Hills, N.J. Brookwood Snellville, Ga. Center Hill Olive Branch, Miss.

Whitewater Fayetteville, Ga. Bishop Verot Ft. Myers, Fla. Mountain View Lawernceville, Ga. Winder-Barrow Winder, Ga. CBC St. Louis, Mo. Florida State University School Tallahassee, Fla. Briarwood Christian Temecula, Ca. Germantown Madison, Miss.

Tiftarea Chula, Ga. Christopher Columbus Medley, Fla. Alcovy Covington, Ga. Buford Gainesville, Ga. Cary Zebulon, N.C. Crisp Cordele, Ga. South Cobb Mableton, Ga.

LAST Albright Deslauriers George Groher Hartle Hatfield Hawke Hudson Katz Kelly Kurtz Mastantuno Orr

FIRST Mason Joshua Cooper Holden Josh Dylan Tommy Brandon Christopher Carson Nick Aiden Jacob

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

B/T HT. L/L 5’11” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’2” S/R 5’11” L/L 6’4” R/R 5’10” L/R 5’7” R/R 6’4” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’2” L/L 6’5” L/L 6’1” R/R 5’8”

WT. 170 170 185 160 170 185 140 170 205 170 205 165 160

DOB 11/26/02 11/11/02 9/16/02 3/20/03 3/24/03 12/11/02 7/7/02 8/27/02 1/21/03 10/27/02 3/12/03 2/3/03 4/2/03

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Catoctin Northern Guilford May River Silver Creek Ronald Reagan William Byrd South Brunswick Cuthbertson Heritage Lee County Manheim Township Fleming Island Governor Thomas Johnson

LAST Brethowr Collins Conrad Iii Demarco Depew Duvall Fernandez Godbout Guerra Hernandez Hood Morin Nastro Rasnick-Pope Torres

FIRST Ivan Tyler James Nick Micah Rob Robert Henry Ethan Bradley Easton Gabriel Michael Hunter Jacob

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

B/T HT. R/R 6’3” L/R 5’11” R/R 5’7” R/R 5’11” S/R 5’7” L/R 6’0” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’10” R/R 5’5” R/R 5’9” R/R 6’2” S/R 5’10” L/L 5’10” R/R 6’0” L/L 5’11”

WT. 185 165 141 178 155 185 150 140 127 150 188 165 150 165 155

DOB 2/27/03 3/6/03 5/25/03 4/5/03 7/10/03 11/6/03 1/5/03 11/6/03 11/30/03 12/27/02 4/17/03 5/4/03 10/16/02 11/3/03 2/8/03

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

SCHOOL St. Thomas Aquinas Mckinney Boyd IMS St. Charles North Micah Depew Parkview Belen Jesuit Poly Prep Olathe South Cardinal Newman Tupelo Christian Prep John Carroll Catholic Wando Reedy MS 332

Note: All rosters are submitted by the team’s coach and are current as of June 14, 2018.

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HOMETOWN Latham, N.Y. Suffolk, Va. Carolina, Puerto Rico Corona, N.Y. Elmwood Park, N.J. Kentwood, Mich.

Upper Marlboro, Md. Southfield, Mich.

Venice, Fla. Wahiawa, Hawaii Miami, Fla. Harwood Heights, Ill. Pound Ridge, N.Y. New Braunfels, Texas

HOMETOWN Thurmont, Md. Greensboro, N.C. Tybee Island, Ga. Sellersburg, Ind. King, N.C. Vinton, Va. Oak Island, N.C. Waxhaw, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Sanford, N.C. Lancaster, Pa. Fleming Island, Fla. Frederick, Md.

HOMETOWN Olathe, Kan. Mckinney, Texas Bethel Park, Pa. South Elgin, Ill. Kountze, Texas Lawrenceville, Ga. Miami, Fla. Brooklyn, N.Y. Olathe, Kan. Westr Palm Beach, Fla. Tupelo, Miss.

Vero Beach, Fla. North Canton, Ohio Frisco, Texas Bronx, N.Y.

FIRST Brandon Dillon Juan-Pablo Alejandro Efrain Moses Landon Brandon Rocco Michael David Darius Dylan Giovanni Jimmy Aiden Roberto

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

B/T HT. R/R 5’11” L/R 5’9” R/R 6’3” R/R 5’6” L/L 6’3” L/L 5’10” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’9” S/S 5’10” L/R 5’11” R/R 6’2” R/R 6’0” R/R 5’8” L/L 5’11” R/R 6’2” L/L 5’10” R/R 6’2”

WT. 150 140 185 130 200 160 185 140 135 165 195 150 180 150 160 155 220

DOB 7/19/03 1/16/03 1/29/03 12/28/02 7/9/02 3/18/03 1/27/03 1/20/03 12/13/02 8/9/03 1/6/03 9/28/02 5/8/02 3/3/03 6/26/02 10/18/02 11/6/05

GRAD. 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

SCHOOL Pembroke Pines Charter Nova Cypress Bay Marjory Stoneman Douglas Home School Cypress Bay Taravella University School Cypress Bay St. Thomas Aquinas Cypress Bay St. Thomas Aquinas North Broward St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas Marjory Stoneman Douglas Northeast

HOMETOWN Pembroke Pines, Fla. Weston, Fla. Weston, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Sunrise, Fla. Weston, Fla. Pompano Beach, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Weston, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Parkland, Fla. Pompano Beach, Fla.

X TEAM

LAST Barcenas Cerone Correa De La Vega Isturiz Lopez Moore Morrison Nappi Pomper Ramos Robinson Runsdorf Secondo Thies Williams Zuany

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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 22 | 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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