CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – After winning its first two contests at the 2025 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Pan American Championships and undergoing a scheduled off day, the 15U National Team aims to stay on track in a Tuesday afternoon matchup against Costa Rica. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. MDT/5:00 p.m. ET.
HOW TO WATCH
Every game of the WBSC U-15 Pan American Championship will be streamed LIVE on Youtube. Live stats will also be available HERE.
STANDINGS
Team USA (2-0)
Mexico (1-1) First game postponed
Nicaragua (1-1)
Costa Rica (0-1)First game postponed
Panama (1-2)
THE MATCHUP
Team USA is set to take on Costa Rica for the first time in program history at this year’s WBSC U-15 Pan American Championship. According to WBSC rankings, Costa Rica is ranked 46th globally while Team USA slots in as one of the top three nations.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Two games into the opening round of the WBSC U-15 Pan American Championship has proven the stars and stripes possess an excellent presence at the plate. Through two games, Team USA has tallied eight doubles across the board, which is more than all other nations in the event combined at only two. Landon King and Louis Lappe lead the way with two doubles apiece while the foursome of Colin Anderson, Tristin Gaines, Noah Jarolimek, and Jason Marll Jr. each own a double.
FIT FOR A KING
In a close game where hits are hard to come by, every team needs a fierce leadoff hitter to shift momentum and be a catalyst. Team USA’s King has been every bit of a catalyst as he owns a tournament-best four hits through two games. Of his four hits, a pair have been doubles, which allowed him to score on two occasions. King, a second baseman, is currently batting .500 with a .750 slugging percentage with a stolen base.
ON THE BIG STAGE AGAIN
The 2025 15U National Team roster welcomes back five USA Baseball alumni who have prior experience in international competition. In 2022, the fivesome of Anderson, Anthony Frausto, Gaines, Mateo Mier, and Trent O’Malley traveled with the 12U National Team to Tainan, Taiwan to compete in the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. There, the group compiled 38 hits, 41 RBIs, and 12 homers to lift the 12U National Team to its fifth gold medal in program history.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Frausto, a three-time USA Baseball alum, joins USA Baseball for the second consecutive summer after first cracking a USA Baseball roster with the 12U National Team in 2022. There, Frausto won a gold medal with the team and was named to the All-World Team as a first baseman. Following his stint with the 12U National Team, Frausto joined the 2024 15U National Team after earning a spot at Training Camp through USA Baseball’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP). With the 2024 15U National Team, Frausto guided the stars and stripes to an unblemished record against Australia in an International Friendship Series. Now, Frausto enters his third stint with Team USA where he is set to provide a veteran presence to the team.
GOLD MEDAL TENDENCIES
The 2025 15U National Team features a staff full of familiar faces who have served the 15U National Team in a wide range of capacities. Drew Briese and Steve Butler, who both coached on the 2022 15U National Team, bring gold medal experience after winning the title at the 2022 V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico. The duo helped guide the 15U National Team to an 8-1 overall record while also outscoring opponents 99-30 in nine games.
THE ROSTER
The 2025 15U National Team features a 20-player roster that boasts five USA Baseball alumni and 12 athletes who have prior involvement with USA Baseball’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP).
In addition to the five alumni on the roster, 12 total players have experience participating in USA Baseball’s 13U/14U ADP, which is a program centralized around the development of amateur athletes on and off of the field. Anderson, Frausto, Jarolimek, and Nateo Victorio all made the trip to Cary in 2023. Last year’s ADP saw Anderson, Greyson Bell, Yariel Diaz, Frausto, Gaines, Kerr, Marll Jr., Mier, Nolyn Nickels, and O’Malley thrive at the event.
FOLLOW ALONG
To follow along with all the action with the 15U National Team, be sure to follow @USABaseball15U on X and @USABaseball on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X.
