CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced the 72 athletes selected from the 2021 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) for its 2022 national team programming, following the completion of the NTIS Champions Cup that was held at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, from August 11-29. The announcement was first made on the USA Baseball NTIS Selection Show, which can be found on USABaseball.com and the organization’s YouTube channel, USABaseballTV. 

The NTIS is USA Baseball’s most comprehensive player identification program and includes six age groups ranging from 11U-16U. Under the direction of USA Baseball Regional Directors, tryouts are held in every region of the country to be identified and selected for their regional teams, and invited to the NTIS Champions Cup in Cary, North Carolina.

The 2021 NTIS Champions Cup featured over 1,200 of the nation’s best players competing in 144 games, as well as skill testing and on-field evaluations run by USA Baseball Task Force and national team coaches.

“After an incredible month of competition, we are excited to announce the seventy-two athletes who have been selected out of our National Team Identification Series for next year’s national team programming,” said USA Baseball Assistant Director of Baseball Operations Ann Claire Roberson. “The outstanding talent at this year’s Champions Cup in Cary made for a very difficult selection process for our task force members and national team program directors, but we are looking forward to watching these players continue to grow in the coming year and seeing their impact on our 2022 programming.” 

Twelve athletes from each age group were invited to compete in the following year’s age-appropriate national team programming events, including the 2022 12U National Team Trials, the 2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), the 2022 15U National Team Trials, and the 2022 16U/17U National Team Development Program (NTDP).

In total, the 72 athletes selected are from twenty-three different states and all six regions from across the U.S.

The 2021 National Team Identification Series selections are as follows:

Name; Position; Hometown; Region

• 2022 12U National Team Trials invitees:
• (from 11U NTIS)
• Trenton Finley; C; Lebanon, Tenn.; Southeast
• Anthony Frausto; INF/LHP; New Braunfels, Texas; South
• Mason Harris; INF/RHP; Rocklin, Calif.; Northwest
• Landon King; INF/RHP; San Mateo, Calif.; Northwest
• Grady Klovstad; OF; Orange, Calif.; Southwest
• Cristian Matos; C/RHP; Belleville, N.J.; Northeast
• Braiden Miller; INF/RHP; Waterford, Va.; Northeast
• Ethan Orozco; C/RHP; Chula Vista, Calif.; Southwest
• James Stout; C; Artesia, Calif.; Southwest
• Elliot Su; INF/RHP; Rochester, Minn.; Midwest
• Maximus Villalva; INF; El Cajon, Calif.; Southwest
• Ellis White; INF/1B; Concord, N.C.; Southeast

• 2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
• (from 12U NTIS)
• Caleb Alexander; IF/RHP; Houston, Texas; South
• Brady Bickham; IF/RHP; Claremont, Calif.; Southwest
• Caden Borcherding; C/IF; McDonough, Ga.; Southeast
• Chase Cotton; IF/RHP; Lincoln, Calif.; Northwest
• Zachary Estrada; OF/RHP; Covina, Calif.; Southwest
• Aaron Garcia; IF/C; Pico Rivera, Calif.; Southwest
• Jacob Gray; MIF; Benicia, Calif.; Northwest
• Kekahupono Kong; RHP/C; Mililani, Hawaii; Southwest
• Jackson Maddix; OF/LHP; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Northeast
• Logan Pascarella; LHP/IF; Corona, Calif.; Southwest
• Blake Ragsdale; IF/RHP; Burr Ridge, Ill.; Midwest
• Jacob Seamon; OF/RHP; Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Midwest

• 2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
• (from 13U NTIS)
• Blake Bowen; OF/IF; Riverside, Calif.; Southwest
• Lincoln Boyle; RHP/IF; Overland Park, Kan.; South
• Judson Dowell; IF/RHP; Houston, Texas; South
• Andruw Giles; OF/IF; Henderson, Nev.; Southwest
• Aaron Hernandez; LHP/OF; Miami, Fla.; Southeast
• Archer Horn; IF/RHP; San Mateo, Calif.; Northwest
• Josiah Morris; C/IF; Oakley, Calif.; Northwest
• Joshua Priest; IF/OF; San Diego, Calif.; Southwest
• Taytum Reeves; C/IF; Menifee, Calif.; Southwest
• Logan Schmidt; LHP/IF; Villa Park, Calif.; Southwest
• Dylan Seward; IF/RHP; Eastvale, Calif.; Southwest
• Julian Suarez; C/IF; Sinton, Texas; South

• 2022 15U National Team Trials invitees:
• (from 14U NTIS)
• Marcus Cantu; IF/RHP; Friendswood, Texas; South
• John Dolan; C/IF; Huffman, Texas; Southm
• Ethan Downum; OF/LHP; Frisco, Texas; South
• Magdiel Estevez; OF/LHP; Miami, Fla.; Southeastk
• Gian Gamelli; LHP/IF; Wenham, Mass.; Northeast
• Reid Jacobson; IF/RHP; Albuquerque, N.M.; Southwest
• Lyndon Lee; IF/IF; Las Vegas, Nev.; Southwest
• Carlos Machado; IF/RHP; Pembroke Pines, Fla.; Southeast
• Brady Murrietta; C/IF; Yorba Linda, Calif.; Southwest
• Davidenko Rodriguez; IF/OF; Katy, Texas; South
• Sebastian Segura; IF; Spring, Texas; South
• John Austin Wood; C/IF; Tupelo, Miss.; Southeast

• 2022 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
• (from 15U NTIS)
• Alec Blair; OF/LHP; Lafayette, Calif.; Northwest
• Cash Campbell; IF/RHP; Downers Grove, Ill.; Midwest
• Kayson Cunningham; IF/OF; San Antonio, Texas; South
• Jonathan Dobis; OF/RHP; Eagan, Minn.; Midwest
• Conor Essenburg; IF/LHP; Manhattan, Ill.; Midwest
• Jake Evans; IF/OF; Long Beach, Calif.; Southwest
• Ross Felder; RHP/IF; Springdale, Ark.; Southwest
• Aidan Hall; IF/RHP; Galt, Calif.; Northwest
• Jake Haruki; C/OF; Irvine, Calif.; Southwest
• Cooper Moss; RHP/IF; Panama City Beach, Fla.; Southeast
• Jacob Smith; IF/RHP; Winston Salem, N.C.; Southeast
• Quindon Wright; OF/RHP; Albany, Ga.; Southeast

• 2022 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
• (from 16U NTIS)
• Danny Arambula; IF/OF; Redlands, Calif.; Southwest
• Andrew (AJ) Garcia; OF/LHP; Chicago, Ill.; Midwest
• Holden Harris; RHP/IF; Leander, Texas; South
• Leighton Harris; LHP/IF; Lexington, Ky.; Midwest
• Joshua Knoth; RHP/OF; Medford, N.Y.; Northeast
• Joe McGee; OF; Danville, Calif.; Northwest
• Joseph McMannis; RHP/IF; Emmitsburg, Md.; Northeast
• Bryce Navarre; LHP/IF; Lake Charles, La.; Southwest
• Landon O'Donnell; IF; Valrico, Fla.; Southeast
• Owen Paino; IF/OF; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Northeast
• Gabriel Tirado; C/IF; Newington, Conn.; Northeast
• Joey Tonnotti; RHP/OF; Southington, Conn.; Northeast