MUMBAI, India – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session announced today that baseball and softball will be on the Olympic Programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This marks the first time since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that baseball and softball will be included in the prestigious event.

“We are thrilled that America’s pastime will be a part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games,” said USA Baseball CEO Paul Seiler. “The inclusion of baseball and softball will undoubtedly enhance the experience of the Games, as both sports have enjoyed global success in recent years and deserve to be celebrated on the international stage. It is exciting to be able to return to the place that kickstarted baseball being on the Olympic Programme, as well as a location that boasts numerous professional teams and some of the most iconic players in today’s game. USA Baseball takes great pride in showcasing the nation’s best players in international competition, and we can’t wait for the opportunity to do so on home soil.”

The game of baseball has numerous ties to the Los Angeles area. It was first featured as a demonstration sport in the Los Angeles Games in 1984 before being a part of the Olympic Games from 1992-2008. Additionally, it is home to two MLB Clubs–the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers–which include some of the world’s biggest stars.

Since its last inclusion in 2020, the game has enjoyed much success on a global stage, including record-breaking television and attendance numbers at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Additionally, it has grown exponentially at the amateur level with increased participation at youth world championships and other numerous international events.

USA Baseball has enjoyed tremendous success at the Olympic Games, accumulating six total medals in seven appearances, including two editions as a demonstration sport. Team USA won gold in both 1988 (Seoul) and 2000 (Sydney), earned silver at the Tokyo 2020 Games, and captured bronze in 1984 (Los Angeles), 1996 (Atlanta), and 2008 (Beijing).

Information regarding Team USA’s roster and the schedule of events for baseball at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will be announced at a later time. Follow @USABaseball on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X for the latest news on USA Baseball.

*Indicates baseball was a demonstration sport

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One of USA Baseball’s core values is providing the opportunity for players to represent their country through the game of baseball on the international stage. Within those opportunities to make a national team, the organization takes pride in creating ways for players to develop their skills in order to compete at the highest level of the game.

Two key opportunities come from developmental programs which are held annually at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina: the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) and the 16U/17U National Team Development Program (NTDP). They help to provide a unique on- and off-field experience for those players selected, and are essential in USA Baseball’s efforts of identifying the top talent in the country for its 15U and 18U National Teams.

This year’s ADP roster featured 50 of the nation’s top 13- and 14-and-under athletes, while the NTDP roster boasted 72 of the best 16- and 17-and-under athletes. Both programs consisted of Team USA alumni as well as attendees whose invitation was their first experience with the organization. They allowed the players to not only further their development, but also gain exposure to USA Baseball coaches in hopes of earning a spot on a future national team.

“These developmental programs that USA Baseball has created are a great way for young players to get exposure not only to high-level coaching, but it’s an unbelievable opportunity for them to learn more about the game,” said Mike Kinkade, who served as the 2023 ADP hitting coordinator. “Especially as the game is changing with travel ball, it’s great for them to come and actually learn the game of baseball.”

Kinkade is a six-year MLB veteran and 2000 Olympic gold medalist, and spent time coaching at the high school, college, and minor league ranks for nearly a decade. Additionally, he has given back to the organization and the next generation of baseball players by serving as a coach with USA Baseball numerous times over the years.

The programs provide attendees the chance to grow as baseball players on the field through advanced skills development and intrasquad games, while simultaneously gaining exposure to professional scouts, college recruiters, USA Baseball staff, and national team coaches. They additionally give players the ability to develop off the field through various educational seminars, character and leadership development, and much more.

“One thing the ADP does is that it gets these players' names involved with USA Baseball,” Kinkade said. “It’s a great opportunity for them to get better as baseball players, and hopefully, if they do get selected for Team USA, they have improved and have learned more about the game as they move on to the 15U National Team.”

“I think the NTDP is important for numerous reasons,” stated Brad Penny, who assumed the role as this year’s NTDP pitching coordinator. “One, these athletes don’t get a lot of practice and developmental instruction in on a consistent basis. They are always competing in weekend showcases and tournaments where you can’t really focus on the actual game of baseball. Two, this program is a build up for the 18U National Team; not only are there are four spots given to players to compete at Training Camp, but a core group of the guys will likely be competing for a spot on the following year’s team.”

Penny, who is in his second year as the NTDP pitching coordinator, has an extensive resume as a player and coach. He had a 14-year MLB career, which was highlighted by two All-Star selections and a World Series championship, and helped Team USA win gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Additionally, he was the pitching coach for the 18U National Team in 2021 and 2022, helping the stars and stripes win gold at last year’s World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier.

While the four-day schedule that is put together for the athletes is an important piece to these programs, the coaches who come together to make up these staffs are critical in providing a top-notch experience. These coaches come from all backgrounds of the game, ranging from the high school level all the way to the professional realm, and help provide guidance and lessons that will stay with attendees well into their baseball careers.

“We have a bunch of different coaches with a bunch of different experiences, but the one thing we have in common is that we all know how to play the game,” Kinkade explained. “We’ve all been around it for 30-plus years, and we’re trying to pass along our knowledge of baseball to these young athletes. I hope they take away from these programs that we as coaches care about them and we care about USA Baseball, and that they know what an honor and privilege it is to be selected.”

“To have the ability to come and talk to ex-big leaguers and coaches and people that have a lot of experience within the game at their age is incredible,” Penny said. “They have a lot of knowledge at their grasp that could help them not only get to the next level, but help them when they are at the next level.”

With having these developmental programs implemented, it creates a pipeline in which players can continue to grow in the game of baseball, bridging the gap between national teams. They remain engaged with the USA Baseball community, and prepare for the chance to compete for a spot on a future national team.

One great example of the opportunity this pipeline provides is two-time alumnus Jack McKernan. The left-handed pitcher and outfielder was a part of the 2019 12U National Team and the 2022 15U National Team which won gold at the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup in Mexico.

“Any time you can wear the U-S-A letters across your chest, it’s just unbelievable,” McKernan stated. “Going to Mexico and winning gold, especially with all my guys, was an incredible experience. Winning gold on international soil is an amazing feeling.”

In between his national team stints, he attended the 2021 ADP. He credits his experience in Cary as a catalyst for preparing him to compete with the 15U National Team and bring home a gold medal.

“Being able to develop under coach Troy Tulowitzki (2021 ADP hitting coordinator), was an amazing experience,” McKernan said. “He, along with all of the coaches there, had so much knowledge to give. It really helped me to develop into a pitcher and learn the ins and outs of the game.”

This summer, the Missouri City, Texas, native continued his USA Baseball involvement by returning to Cary to attend the NTDP and earning an invitation to the 18U National Team Training Camp later this month. At Training Camp, he will compete for a spot on the final 20-man roster which will travel to Taiwan next month for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.

“It’s amazing to be able to compete against the best kids in your class and really see where you stack up,” McKernan explained. “There’s a bunch of different people there to get eyes on everyone, and it's always great any time you get the chance to get to compete at the National Training Complex.”

The experience of being a part of a USA Baseball developmental program is invaluable to a player’s career. Once they get the exposure to everything that is provided, from the instruction on and off the field to the relationship-building opportunities, it becomes something that they carry with them as they continue on their journey to representing Team USA.

“The programs really bridge the gap between the national teams,” McKernan said. “You get to develop and be ready for the next year when you have the chance to be selected for Team USA.”

“You can’t get the experience of international play unless you go through the USA Baseball process,” Penny added. “It’s so much fun and everything is on the line, every game. As far as baseball goes, in my opinion, there is no better experience.”

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CARY, N.C. – Despite a late-game Zachary Estrada home run, Team Dylan Crews (1-1-1) defeated Team Termarr Johnson (1-1-1) in the series finale of the 2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) on Sunday at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

With the result, both teams finished the week with a 1-1-1 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Team Crews came ready to play, scoring five times in the first inning. The first two runs were scored on a two-RBI double to left field by Jacob Carrasco, which drove in Caden Borcherding and Brennan New. Jacob Seamon then grounded a fielder’s choice to second base to propel Carrasco across the plate. Finally, Reggie Marshall singled to right field to send Seamon and Easton Brunson home.
• Team Crews continued its scoring effort in the second inning, bringing in two runs on a wild pitch and fielding error.
• Zachary Estrada got Team Johnson on the board in the fifth inning with a solo homer to left center. Owen Mescall then sent Chase Cotton across the plate on an RBI double to left field.
• Team Johnson further closed the gap in the top of the sixth inning when Noah Clark and Cameron Small scored on an Aiden DeLeon double to left field.
• Troy Sibolboro provided insurance for Team Crews in the bottom of the sixth, sending Josiah Park home on a ground out double play.
• Team Crews secured a final run in the top of the seventh when Noah Jarolimek scored on an error by the shortstop after reaching base on a hit-by-pitch.

NOTABLE STATS

• Carrasco led the Team Crews offense, finishing the day 2-for-2 with a run and two RBIs. 
• For Team Johnson, DeLeon led the way by going 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs.
• Estrada was also impressive at the plate, launching the first home run of the 2023 ADP over the right field wall.
• Connor Wells and Anthony Frausto III combined to pitch 3.0 innings of shutout baseball with three strikeouts.

Team Johnson’s Griffin McKain threw 2.0 innings of one-hit baseball, allowing no runs.

USA Baseball Alumnus Caleb Hudson returned to the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, this week for the 2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP).

The outfielder from Carrollton, Georgia, was a member of the 2021 12U National Team which competed in an exhibition series in Texas.

As a member of Team USA, Hudson batted .375, scoring three runs and stealing a base.

Hudson received an invitation to the 13U/14U ADP, a USA Baseball developmental program featuring 48 of the top 13-and-under and 14-and-under athletes, after competing at the 2023 National Team Championships in North Carolina.

In the first two games of the Team Termarr Johnson vs. Team Dylan Crews intrasquad series, Hudson amassed a .500 average and knocked two hits for Team Johnson.

On the third day of the 13U/14U ADP, Hudson talked to USA Baseball about his experience at the developmental program and as a member of the 2021 12U National Team:

Q: What do you think of your performance so far this week and what’s been working for you at the plate?

A: “My performance has been good. What’s been working for me really is just putting the ball in play and letting my speed work get me on base and around the bases.”

Q: What do you focus on when developing your swing and strategy at the plate?

A: “Before I go into games, my idea is to work inside the baseball. I do this so when I get in the game I don’t have to worry about swinging over the ball or being over the top or rolling over. This helps me be on time in the game.”

Q: What was your experience as a member of the 2021 12U National Team like?

A: “My experience changed my life. It changed me as a baseball player and as a human. Everybody there made me better in every way. That’s the biggest moment I’ve ever had on a baseball field and in my life really.”

Q: What has it been like to come to the NTC and play with and against the top talent in your age group?

A: “It feels good. It’s an honor just to be named as one of the top guys in the country by USA Baseball. It’s an experience that I’ll never forget and an opportunity like no other.”

Q: What has it been like playing against some of your current and former teammates from Team USA and travel baseball?

A: “The competitiveness is still there, you can feel it, but it’s really fun. Just getting better with them, playing against them, and playing with them. The memories are coming back.”

Q: How has ADP helped you develop as a player and what is the biggest thing you’ve taken away from the experience?

A: “It’s helped me become better as a player, as a person, and how I go about things. The coaches are so detailed with how they teach and how they want things to be. It will make you change your mindset about everything you do.”

Q: What is your overall goal for the week?
A: “My goal for the week is really just to stand out and show what I can do.”

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CARY, N.C. – Anthony Frausto III finished the day 2-for-2 with a run and RBI as Team Dylan Crews (0-1-1) held off Team Termarr Johnson (1-0-1) to finish game two of the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) intrasquad series in a 5-5 tie on Friday at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the second consecutive game Team Johnson struck first, getting on the board in the second inning after Blake Ragsdale reached home on a wild pitch.
• It was all Team Johnson in inning three, as Owen Mescall and Zachary Estrada crossed the plate on a single to right field by Carter Nash after reaching base on fielder’s choice and single, respectively, to extend its lead to 3-0.
• Team Crews responded in the fourth, tying things up with an RBI double to center field by Frausto to send home Troy Sibolboro, a double down the right field line by Jesse Romo to score Frausto, and a Jayden Morales RBI single through the right side.
• Team Crews took 1 5-3 lead in the fifth on a pair of runs thanks to a sacrifice fly from Jael Santos followed by Caden Borcherding scoring on an error by the shortstop.
• Team Johnson’s Orion Gonzalez sent a triple over the right fielder’s head in the bottom of the seventh to propel Sammy Garcia and Colin Anderson home and knot the score at 5-5. On the next play, Gonzalez attempted to end the game by running home on a fielder’s choice, but the Team Crews defense managed to make the out at home to stop the run from scoring.

NOTABLE STATS

• Frausto led Team Crews on offense, going 2-for-2 with a run and RBI.
• For Team Johnson, Gonzalez finished the day 1-for-2 with two runs thanks to his game-tying triple.
• Nash was also strong at the plate for Team Johnson, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs.
• Brennan New pitched 2.0 shutout innings for Team Crews in the win.
• Team Johnson’s starting pitcher Gavin McMillan threw 2.0 innings of one-hit baseball and struck out two.

Team Termarr Johnson and Team Dylan Crews will face off for a final time on Sunday, August 6, in the third game of the ADP intrasquad series, with first pitch set for 2:30 p.m. at Coleman Field. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.TV and @USABaseball on Youtube.

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CARY, N.C. – Colin Anderson went 1-for-2 with two runs and led Team Termarr Johnson (1-0) to a 5-1 victory over Team Dylan Crews (0-1) in the first game of the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) intrasquad series on Thursday at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Team Johnson took an early lead in the top of the first when Anderson scored on an Aaron Garcia triple to right center after reaching base on a single through the right side.
• Anderson scored again in the top of the third inning on a single to left field by Orion Gonzalez to bring Team Johnson’s lead to 2-0.
• Team Crews got on the board in the bottom of the third when Josiah Park doubled down the left field line to send home Cameron Gibson, who reached base on a single to right.
• Team Johnson built on its lead in the fourth inning when Keegan Johnson scored on a balk by the pitcher after reaching base on an infield single.
• Griffin McKain crossed home on a wild pitch in the fifth to bring Team Johnson’s lead to 4-1.
• Team Johnson capped off its scoring in the top of the seventh when Cameron Small crossed the plate on an RBI groundout to second base.

NOTABLE STATS

• Anderson led Team Johnson on offense, going 1-for-2 with a hit and two runs. Garcia was stout at the plate for Team Johnson, finishing the day 1-for-2 with a triple and RBI.
• For Team Crews, Park led the way with a 1-for-2 day, which included a double and an RBI.
• Team Johnson starting pitcher Zachary Estrada pitched 2.0 innings of shutout baseball and fanned three batters.
• Liam Skeens came on in relief for Team Crews in the fifth inning and struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of work.

Team Termarr Johnson and Team Dylan Crews will face off again on Friday in the second game of the ADP intrasquad series, with first pitch set for 2:30 p.m. at Coleman Field. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.TV or @USABaseball on Youtube.

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today named the 50-man roster for the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program, following the conclusion of the National Team Championships. The event will be held August 3-6 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

The Athlete Development Program (ADP) allows athletes to connect with USA Baseball coaches, task force, and national team staff to better prepare for a future national team experience. Participants will take part in on-field skills development with positional and team-fundamental drills, and a series of intrasquad games to assist in developing the athletes as both a player and a person. Additionally, the athletes will participate in off-field educational seminars while gaining additional exposure to professional scouts and college recruiters.

This year’s teams are named after USA Baseball alums and former development program participants Dylan Crews and Termarr Johnson. Crews, who was named USA Baseball’s 2023 Golden Spikes Award winner, is a four-time Team USA alum and two-time gold medalist. He played for the 2017 15U National Team, 2018 18U National Team, and 2021 and 2022 Collegiate National Teams after participating in the National Team Development Program (NTDP) in 2016 and 2018. Crews–who was recently selected second overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2023 MLB Draft–helped the stars and stripes win gold medals at the 2017 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier and the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier in 2018.

Johnson is a two-time alum, as he was a part of the 2019 15U National Team which won gold at the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier after participating in the 2018 14U NTDP. He was also a member of the 2021 18U National Team, where he led the team in batting in a friendship series victory over Canada, before being selected fourth overall in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

“We are excited to announce the fifty athletes who will participate in this year’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program,” USA Baseball Director of Player Development Jim Koerner said. “Our coaches and task force members worked extremely hard at last year’s National Team Identification Series (NTIS) Champions Cup, and this summer at the National Team Championships, to identify the top talent at the 13- and 14-year-old age levels. We look forward to continuing the development of these players next week in Cary.”

The roster announcement comes following the conclusion of the National Team Championships in Arizona and North Carolina, which–along with the NTIS Champions Cup–serve as the main identification events for the ADP. Twenty-six athletes on the roster played in this year’s National Team Championships, while 21 were selected from last year’s NTIS Champions Cup. Overall, 30 athletes are new to USA Baseball programming this year.

Ten players from the 2022 ADP return for this year’s edition of the program, as Brady Bickham (Claremont, Calif.), Caden Borcherding (McDonough, Ga.), Chase Cotton (Lincoln, Calif.), Zachary Estrada (Covina, Calif.), Aaron Garcia (Pico Rivera, Calif.), AJ LaSota (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Griffin McKain (Fort Mill, S.C.), Jacob Melendez (Perris, Calif.), Blake Ragsdale (Burr Ridge, Ill.), and Jacob Seamon (Waxhaw, N.C.) will participate once again.

Additionally, 13 players on the 2023 ADP roster have played on a past 12U National Team. Colin Anderson (Evans, Ga.), Anthony Frausto III (New Braunfels, Texas), Levi Kerr (Marvin, N.C.), Eli Martinez (Beaumont, Calif.), and Cristian Matos (Belleville, N.J.) will reunite in Cary after helping the stars and stripes win gold at the 2022 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. Bickham, Easton Brunson (Highlands, Texas), Cotton, Jackson Fetters (China Spring, Texas), Garcia, Caleb Hudson (Carrolton, Ga.), Julian Martinez (New York, N.Y.), and Seamon were members of the 2021 12U National Team.

Koerner will serve as the field coordinator for the event, while Georgia Southern assistant coach AJ Battisto will act as the pitching coordinator and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Mike Kinkade will be the hitting coordinator.

Penn State head coach Mike Gambino will lead Team Termarr Johnson, and will be joined by pitching coach Kirk Champion (Southern Illinois) and JD Pruitt (Coastal Alabama Community College). Likewise, Rice University assistant coach Paul Janish will lead Team Dylan Crews, and will be joined by pitching coach Brett Tomko and assistant coach Xan Barksdale.

For more information on the Athlete Development Program, follow @USABDevelops on Twitter or visit USABaseball.com.

2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program Roster
(Name; Position; Hometown)

• *Colin Anderson; INF/OF; Evans, Ga.
• *^Brady Bickham; INF/RHP; Claremont, Calif.
• Brooks Blanchard; INF/RHP; Greer, S.C.
• ^Caden Borcherding; C/INF; McDonough, Ga.
• *Easton Brunson; INF; Highlands, Texas
• Keegan Burke; RHP/OF; Rio Rancho, N.M.
• Jacob Carrasco; C/OF; Lancaster, Pa.
• Noah Clark; INF/RHP; Greensboro, N.C.
• *^Chase Cotton; INF/RHP; Lincoln, Calif.
• Aiden DeLeon; OF/LHP; Victoria, Texas
• Luke Esquivel; LHP/INF; Grapevine, Texas
• ^Zachary Estrada; INF/RHP; Covina, Calif.
• *Jackson Fetters; RHP/INF; China Spring, Texas
• *Anthony Frausto III; INF/LHP; New Braunfels, Texas
• *^Aaron Garcia; C/INF; Pico Rivera, Calif.
• Sammy Garcia; INF/RHP; Chandler, Ariz.
• Cameron Gibson; OF/LHP; Conway, Ark.
• Orion Gonzalez; INF/RHP; Castaic, Calif.
• Chase Heid; OF; Peoria, Ariz.
• *Caleb Hudson; OF; Carrolton, Ga.
• Noah Jarolimek; INF/RHP; Simpsonville, S.C.
• Kegan Johnson; OF; Shelbyville, Tenn.
• *Levi Kerr; INF/RHP; Marvin, N.C.
• ^AJ LaSota; RHP/INF; Woodland Hills, Calif.
• Levi Leathers; INF/RHP; Waco, Texas
• Reggie Marshall; INF; Autryville, N.C.
• *Eli Martinez; RHP/INF; Beaumont, Calif.
• *Julian Martinez; C/UTIL; New York, N.Y.
• *Cristian Matos; C/RHP; Belleville, N.J.
• ^Griffin McKain; LHP/INF; Fort Mill, S.C.
• Gavin McMillan; RHP/INF; Danville, Calif.
• ^Jacob Melendez; INF/LHP; Perris, Calif.
• Owen Mescall; OF/INF; Irvine, Calif.
• Jayden Morales; INF/RHP; Temple City, Calif.
• Carter Nash; OF/INF; Moore, S.C.
• Brennan New; INF/RHP; Simpsonville, S.C.
• Josiah Park; OF/RHP; Fullerton, Calif.
• Sebastian Quiles; RHP/INF; Toa Alta, P.R.
• ^Blake Ragsdale; INF/OF; Burr Ridge, Ill.
• Jesse Romo; RHP/OF; Vacaville, Calif.
• Jael Santos; INF/RHP; Paterson, N.J.
• *^Jacob Seamon; OF/RHP; Waxhaw, N.C.
• Eric Shim; INF; San Diego, Calif.
• Troy Sibolboro; C/OF; Azusa, Calif.
• Liam Skeen; RHP/ INF; Big Stone Gap, Va.
• Cameron Small; INF/RHP; Wake Forest, N.C.
• Ethan Torres; RHP/INF; Irvine, Calif.
• Nateo Victorio; INF/C; Suisun City, Calif.
• Connor Wells; LHP; Spartanburg, S.C.
• Jett Wilson; INF; Lindsay, Okla.
• * denotes national team alum
• ^ denotes development program participant

Not only are glory and gold medals on the line for players at the 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina, travel team members are also competing for a spot on the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) roster.

The ADP is an event which invites 50 of the top 13-and-14-and-under athletes to the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, for four days of on and off-field national team-level instruction and education.

The individuals entrusted with selecting who will receive an invitation to ADP are the USA Baseball Task Force.

The task force is composed of former Team USA coaching staff members and experienced collegiate and high school coaches. The group searches for the premiere talent at events such as the National Team Championships to invite to USA Baseball National Team Training Camps and development programs.

One member of the task force who is especially familiar with many players at the star-studded 13U National Team Championships North Carolina is 2022 12U National Team Manager RJ Farrell.

Farrell has been involved in USA Baseball for over a decade. He is a three-time 12U National Team manager, and also has experience with the National Team Identification Series (NTIS) and as a 12U National Team Training Camp coach.

Last summer, Farrell led Team USA to an undefeated record and gold medal at the 2022 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, in his international managerial debut.

Farrell had previously served as the 12U National Team manager in 2020 and 2021 but only participated in international competition in 2022. All national team events were suspended due to COVID-19 in his first year, and in 2021, Farrell led Team USA to a 3-0 record in an exhibition series in Texas.

“Any time USA Baseball calls me to ask me to do anything, it's a super honor,” Farrell said. “Being asked to manage one of the teams was incredible. Having the opportunity to actually see it through–because in my head it was a three year process–to actually get to do it, to go and compete in an amazing baseball country and represent our country, it was truly an amazing experience.”

It is now one year later, and many members of the 2022 12U National Team are now competing at the 13U age-level. Eleven of those teammates are playing at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, for the 13U National Team Championships this week.

“That’s one of the coolest things about being a part of the 12U program for so long,” Farrell explained. “Every year I come back, no matter what event I'm working, and I'm seeing these young men grow through their baseball careers. That's always a highlight of my summer.”

The 2022 12U National Team received its 2022 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup gold medal rings at the National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, on Monday, July 17, following the first day of the 13U National Team Championships in North Carolina.

Farrell is at the event serving as a member of the USA Baseball Task Force and looking for players to invite to ADP next month. The task force seeks players that not only have the skill to compete at the highest level but also the character to represent Team USA.

“Obviously, we're evaluating talent,” Farrell began. “Beyond that, we’re looking for intangibles. We want to see how the kids act. Not only when it's going well but when it's going bad. Being a part of the USA program is more than just being a good baseball player. It's being a well-rounded young man. That's really what we're looking for in terms of the character side, the mental toughness side. So we can evaluate and see if kids are ready for that next step.”

In some ways, selecting players for an event such as ADP differs from scouting for a national team. The ADP is a developmental program to prepare these young players to compete on Team USA in one to two years rather than a team competing in international competition within the next few months.

“When you're scouting for a national team, it's very much who's ready to go right now,” Farrell said. “Especially the closer you get to the team leaving. When we're looking for ADP, there can be a little bit more projection put into it, especially with the 13-year-olds. There's a lot of projection that goes into body type and movement patterns and what they're going to do.”

Each day of the tournament, the five members of the task force–led by Director of Player Development Jim Koerner–head to one of the four fields at the National Training Complex to evaluate each player and keep detailed notes on factors from barrel to baseball skill and speed to pitchability and presence on the mound.

The task force convenes each night following the last game of the day and goes through every player they watched, creating a board to keep track of their thoughts.

On the third day of the tournament, the task force sends out invitations to an invite-only player workout where they have an opportunity to more closely assess players they have identified as potential ADP attendees.

“There's a lot of late night conversations,” Farrell said. “Every player we see, we go through all their names. We end up putting a board together. That board then leads to our workout board. The workout then leads us to who the selections are going to be. But many times there are players that don't make the workout and we see something in them later and they actually have an opportunity or do get selected.”

At the end of the week, the task force makes its final selections and sends out invitations to the players they have decided to invite to ADP. 

Although selection day can be disappointing for those who are not selected to the roster, Farrell encourages all players to stay motivated and continue to work hard on and off the field to better themselves as baseball players and people.

“The most difficult part of my job is by far selection day,” Farrell said. “There's no way around it. Some really, really good baseball players aren't being selected. I tell kids, you can always prove me wrong because none of this is an exact science. As a former recruiting coordinator I’ve turned in names that I shouldn’t have and I’ve kept names off lists that I probably should have had on. We just want these young men, if they love the game of baseball, to stay playing the game of baseball because the game is going to do amazing things for them.”

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced the coaching staff for the 2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), highlighted by the naming of 2000 Olympic gold medalist Mike Kinkade and Georgia Southern Pitching Coach AJ Battisto as hitting and pitching coordinators, respectively. They will join field coordinator Jim Koerner, USA Baseball's Director of Player Development, in leading the on-field programming during the event.

The ADP, which will welcome 50 athletes to the USA Baseball National Training Complex, will feature advanced on-field skills development with positional and team-fundamental drills, along with ongoing evaluation by the coaching staff. The participants will also be split into two teams and compete head-to-head in a series of games. Additionally, the athletes will participate in off-field educational seminars while gaining additional exposure to professional scouts and college recruiters.

Joining Kinkade and Battisto on staff will be managers Mike Gambino and Paul Janish, pitching coaches Kirk Champion and Brett Tomko, and assistant coaches J.D. Pruitt and Casey Scott.

“We are incredibly excited about the staff that will guide and teach the athletes invited to this year’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program,” said Koerner. “The ADP continues to be an unparalleled experience for young players to learn and grow on and off the field at a pivotal time in their development. We have assembled a group of well-respected coaches from various levels of baseball, and, under their guidance, we anticipate hosting a great event this summer for fifty of the best young baseball players in the United States."

The full coaching staff for the 2023 13U/14U ADP is as follows (coaches' bios enclosed below):

2023 13U/14U ADP STAFF

• Field Coordinator: Jim Koerner
• Pitching Coordinator: AJ Battisto (Georgia Southern University)
• Hitting Coordinator: Mike Kinkade
• Manager: Mike Gambino (Penn State)
• Manager: Paul Janish (Rice University)
• Pitching Coach: Kirk Champion
• Pitching Coach: Brett Tomko
• Assistant Coach: JD Pruitt (Coastal Alabama Community College)
• Assistant Coach: Casey Scott (Bishop Verot High School)

The 2023 13U/14U ADP will take place from August 3-6 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. USA Baseball will utilize a rolling invitation process for the 13U/14U ADP participants in 2023. Joining 24 players selected from last year's USA Baseball National Team Identification Series Champions Cup, athletes will primarily be selected from the 2023 13U and 14U National Team Championships in North Carolina and 2023 14U National Team Championships in Arizona. Additionally, players will be selected through recommendations from scouts, coaches, and the amateur baseball community.

For more information on the USA Baseball Athlete Development Program, visit USABaseball.com or follow @USABDevelops on Twitter.

COACHES' BIOS

A.J. Battisto returns to USA Baseball this summer as an assistant coach at the 2023 ADP. Battisto is currently in his second season as the pitching coach at Georgia Southern University. In his debut coaching for the Eagles, he helped lead the team to a 41-20 overall record and a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The team also hosted its first-ever NCAA Regional in 2022, where Battisto’s pitchers gave up just nine runs in their three games. Prior to GSU, Battisto coached at the University of New Orleans for two separate stints as well as at North Carolina Central University. He has coached several pitchers who have gone on to sign contracts with MLB organizations, including Eric Orze and Devin Sweet. Before entering the coaching ranks, Battisto had a seven-year career in the minor leagues, making 167 appearances and going 21-10 with a 3.62 ERA and nine saves. He played collegiately at Georgia Southern, posting a perfect 12-0 record in three seasons with the Eagles. Battisto previously served as a pitching coach for Team Gray at the 2021 PDP League.

Kirk Champion returns to USA Baseball this summer for the first time since 2011. He has served as a pitching coach for the Professional National Team on six separate occasions, highlighted by Team USA's gold-medal run at the 2009 IBAF World Cup. In his coaching debut for the stars and stripes in 2001, he helped lead the squad to a silver medal at the World Cup where the pitching staff posted a collected 1.45 ERA and 79 strikeouts. He was also on staff with the 2006 team which qualified or the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as well as the 2010 Pan Am Games Qualifier and 2011 Pan Am Games where the U.S. earned silver. Aside from his accomplishments on the diamond with USA Baseball, Champion has been a part of the Chicago White Sox organization since 1989, and has held numerous roles during his time. Currently, he is the director of minor league pitching instruction, a position he has held since 2018.

Longtime Boston College Head Coach Mike Gambino brings his vast experience to the dugout as a manager at the 2023 ADP. Since taking the reins at BC in 2010, Gambino has amassed over 280 wins in his 13 seasons as head coach. In 2016, he led the Eagles to 35 wins, the second-most in program history, and the school’s first-ever Super Regional appearance. He was named the ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year and a D1Baseball finalist for Coach of the Year for his efforts that year. A 1999 Boston College graduate, Gambino previously served as an assistant coach for the Eagles from 2003-2005 before taking a position as a regional scout for the Detroit Tigers. After two years in that role, he headed to Virginia Tech, where he was the recruiting coordinator for four seasons. Gambino played for Boston College from 1997-2000, starting 166 games and compiling a career .313 clip. The Garrison, New York, native was a first-team All-Big East, All-New England, and All-Northeast region honoree after his senior campaign. Following his collegiate career, Gambino played two seasons in the Boston Red Sox minor league system. He returns to USA Baseball after debuting as a manager for Team Light Blue during the 16U/17U NTDP last summer.

Current Rice University Associate Head Coach, USA Baseball alum, and longtime major-league infielder Paul Janish will join a coaching staff for the first time this summer at the 2023 ADP. Janish played parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, where he spent time with the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and Baltimore Orioles from his debut in 2008 through his retirement in 2017. Prior to his career in the majors, Janish starred as a middle infielder at Rice, hitting .313 with a .384 on-base percentage and 134 RBIs across his three seasons with the team. He was named to the Western Athletic Conference’s All-Star team in both 2002 and 2004, and in 2003, he helped lead the Owls to their first College World Series Championship in school history. During his time with the Owls, he was a member of the 2003 Collegiate National Team that earned a silver medal at the Pan American Games. He joined the coaching staff of his alma mater immediately following his retirement from professional baseball, and during his tenure, two of the infielders that he coached–Ford Proctor and Trei Cruz–were selected in the third round of their respective MLB Drafts.

Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist Mike Kinkade brings a plethora of baseball experience to the 2023 ADP as a hitting coordinator. Kinkade was a crucial member of the 2000 Olympic Team on its run to the gold medal, recording a .207 batting average with six hits, three RBIs, and four runs scored in the tournament. He made his second appearance for the red, white, and blue with the 2006 Olympic Qualifying Team, where he hit .333 with a team-leading 11 RBIs. Kinkade was selected in the 19th round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and made his big-league debut with the New York Mets in 1998. In his six-year Major League playing career, the Livonia, Michigan, native played in 222 games and collected a .256 batting average, 56 runs scored, 13 home runs, and 48 RBIs. Following his playing career, Kinkade served as a member of the Seattle Mariners’ minor league coaching staff from 2011-2014, including managing the Peoria Mariners in 2012. He then coached the Whitman County American Legion Program from 2016-2019 and was the head coach for Pullman High School (Pullman, Wash.) from 2018-2019 before becoming an assistant coach at Cal State University Bakersfield during the 2020 season. Kinkade also served as a member of the coaching staff at the inaugural MLB Draft Combine, the Women’s NTDP, the first-ever Girls Camp in 2021, and at the PDP League in 2022.

J.D. Pruitt will serve as an assistant coach at the 2023 ADP. Pruitt is the head coach at Spanish Fort High School (Spanish Fort, Ala.), where he has been at the helm since 2018. Prior to his time there, he was the head coach at Enterprise (Ala.) High School and an assistant baseball coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach at Troy University. Pruitt starred as a player at both George W. Long High School (Skipperville, Ala.) and the University of Montevallo, which led to him being selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2007 MLB Draft. He spent two years in the minor leagues with the A’s, hitting .240 with seven home runs and 29 runs batted in in 101 games.

Casey Scott joins the ADP staff for a second time as an assistant coach in 2023. This will be his third stint as a coach for a USA Baseball development program, after he was a pitching coach at the 2021 ADP as well as the 2019 14U NTDP. He is currently the head coach at Bishop Verot Catholic High School (Fort Myers, Fla.), who has competed at USA Baseball’s National High School Invitational the past two years in Cary, North Carolina. Prior to becoming the skipper of the Vikings, he spent a season as an assistant coach for the State University of New York at Cortland. Prior to his time in Cortland, Scott spent four seasons as the head coach at Ave Maria University in Florida. He also served as head coach of the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, where he led the squad to a league title and was named the league’s Coach of the Year in 2012. Scott began his coaching career as an assistant coach at SUNY Brockport after playing there collegiately.

Brett Tomko brings 14 years of Major League experience to the dugout this summer as a pitching coach at the 2023 ADP. A second-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1995 MLB Draft, Tomko pitched in 397 big-league contests during his lengthy career, finishing with exactly 100 wins and 1,209 total strikeouts. He recorded double-digit win totals on five occasions, topping out at 13 victories in both 1998 and 2003. Tomko suited up for 10 different clubs, including three stints with the San Diego Padres. He was drafted out of Florida Southern College, where he played just one season but left an indelible mark. In his lone campaign with the Moccasins, Tomko went 15-2 with a 1.35 ERA and 154 strikeouts in 126.1 innings en route to becoming the first player ever to be named the NCAA Division II Pitcher and Player of the Year. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the DII championships after leading the Mocs to their eighth national title with a complete-game shutout in the championship game. In 2014, the NCAA DII Pitcher of the Year Award was named the Brett Tomko Award in his honor. Tomko previously served as a pitching coach during the 16U/17U NTDP in 2022.

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today revealed the 72 athletes selected from the 2022 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) for its 2023 national team programming, following the conclusion of the NTIS Champions Cup, which was held from August 11-28 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Selections were first announced on the USA Baseball NTIS Selection Show, which can be found on USABaseball.com and the organization’s YouTube channel, USABaseballTV.

Additionally, USA Baseball announced that the Southwest region won the 2022 NTIS Champions Cup for the fourth consecutive summer.

The NTIS is the most comprehensive player identification program offered by USA Baseball. Using a six-region system for the initial player identification process, the NTIS holds tryouts in each region of the country for players to be identified and selected for their regional teams, and invited to the NTIS Champions Cup in Cary, North Carolina.

The NTIS Champions Cup consists of tournament-style play, with over 1,200 of the country’s top players competing in 144 games in addition to skill testing and on-field evaluations run by the USA Baseball Task Force and national team coaches.

“We are very excited to reveal the seventy-two athletes who have been selected out of the National Team Identification Series for next year’s national team programming,” said USA Baseball Assistant Director of Baseball Operations Ann Claire Roberson. “As always, the event was full of immense talent in every region and every age group, making the selection process a difficult one. We are eager to watch the selected players continue to grow within our programming and look forward to seeing their impact on the future of USA Baseball.”

Twelve athletes from each age group were invited to compete in the following year’s age-appropriate national team programming events, including 2023 12U National Team Training Camp, the 2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), 2023 15U National Team Training Camp, and the 2023 16U/17U National Team Development Program (NTDP).

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

The 2023 National Team Identification Series selections are as follows:

Name; Position; Hometown; Region

2023 12U National Team Training Camp invitees:
(from 11U NTIS)

• Colton Byrnes; INF/C; Truckee, Calif.; Northwest
• Tyler Early; INF/LHP; Alexandria, La.; South
• Kingston George; OF/RHP; Gunter, Texas; South
• Adam Gonzalez; RHP/INF; Canyon Country, Calif.; Southwest
• Paris Head; INF/RHP; Chicago, Ill.; Midwest
• Omar Henriquez; INF/OF; New Milford, N.J.; Northeast
• Uriyeh Marguth; INF/RHP; Gresham, Ore.; Northwest
• Jaylen OBannon; RHP/INF; Daly City, Calif.; Northwest
• Michael Ohman; LHP/INF; South San Francisco, Calif.; Northwest
• Jett Schoolcraft; OF/LHP; Aloha, Ore.; Northwest
• Ryder Serna; INF/OF; San Bernardino, Calif.; Southwest
• JR Waddell; INF/OF; Shreveport, La.; Southeast

2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
(from 12U NTIS)

• Brooks Blanchard; RHP/INF; Greer, S.C.; Southeast
• Cameron Jamal Gibson; OF/LHP; Conway, Ark.; South
• Noah Jarolimek; INF/RHP; Duncan, S.C.; Southeast
• Cristian Matos; C/RHP; Belleville, N.J.; Northeast
• Carter Nash; OF/RHP; Moore, S.C.; Southeast
• Josiah Park; OF/RHP; Fullerton, Calif.; Southwest
• Caleb Polk; RHP/INF; Forney, Texas; South
• Jesse Romo; RHP/OF; Vacaville, Calif.; Northwest
• Eric Shim; INF; Temecula, Calif.; Southwest
• Cameron Small; RHP/INF; Wake Forest, N.C.; Southeast
• Nateo Victorio; INF/C; Suisun City, Calif.; Northwest
• Jett Wilson; INF/OF; Lindsay, Okla.; South

2023 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
(from 13U NTIS)

• Jacob Carrasco; C/INF; Lancaster, Pa.; Northeast
• Noah Clark; INF/RHP; McLeansville, N.C.; Southeast
• Chase Cotton; RHP/INF; Lincoln, Calif.; Northwest
• Aiden DeLeon; OF/LHP; Victoria, Texas; South
• Orion Gonzalez; INF/RHP; Castaic, Calif.; Southwest
• Andrew Jimenez; INF/RHP; Wildomar, Calif.; Southwest
• Kegan Johnson; OF; Shelbyville, Tenn.; Southeast
• Owen Mescall; INF/OF; Irvine, Calif.; Southeast
• Josh Morgan; OF; Chicago, Ill.; Midwest
• Blake Ragsdale; INF/RHP; Burr Ridge, Ill.; Midwest
• Jael Santos; INF/RHP; Paterson, N.J.; Northeast
• Jacob Seamon; OF/RHP; Waxhaw, N.C.; Southeast

2023 15U National Team Training Camp invitees:
(from 14U NTIS)

• Michael Chin; C/OF; Houston, Texas; South
• Trey Ebel; INF/RHP; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Southwest
• JT Girod; RHP/INF; Independence, Ore.; Northwest
• Braylon Kolish; RHP/OF; Henderson, Nev.; Southwest
• Jason Kruczek; RHP/OF; Alexandria, Va.; Northeast
• Carson Lane; C/RHP; Dandridge, Tenn.; Southeast
• Oliver Minyard; C/INF; Dallas, Texas; South
• Kaden Nicholls; INF/LHP; Grass Valley, Calif.; Northwest
• Kevin Roberts Jr.; INF/RHP; Meridian, Miss.; South
• Garner Rodriguez; INF/RHP; Nacogdoches, Texas; South
• Jack Smejkal; INF/RHP; The Woodlands, Texas; South
• Brandon Washington; RHP/INF; Stanley, N.C.; Southeast

2023 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
(from 15U NTIS)

• Evan Amos; RHP/INF; Summerville, S.C.; Southeast
• Jack Boucher; OF/INF; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Southwest
• Thomas Brown; C/INF; Livermore, Calif.; Northwest
• Tristan Dalzell; LHP; Long Beach, Calif.; Southwest
• Brock Foulds; INF/RHP; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Southwest
• Griffin Loy; RHP/INF; Nancy, Ky.; Midwest
• Grant Mehrhoff; LHP/OF; Marthasville, Mo.; Midwest
• Tait Reynolds; OF/INF; Queen Creek, Ariz.; Northwest
• Luke Ryerse; RHP/INF; Woodbury, Minn.; Midwest
• Nicholas Terhaar; RHP/INF; Saginaw, Minn.; Midwest
• Ben Veletean; INF; Lebanon, Ohio; Northeast
• Miles Young; INF; Cypress, Texas; South

2023 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
(from 16U NTIS)

• Anthony Brown Jr.; INF/OF; Jacksonville, Fla.; Southeast
• Patrick (Teddy) Garner III; RHP/INF; Simpsonville, S.C.; Southeast
• Owen Jenkins; C/INF; Versailles, Ky.; Midwest
• Cameron Johnson; RHP/INF; Waco, Texas; South
• Jaxon Miller; OF; Frisco, Texas; South
• Joe Olson; LHP; Chicago, Ill.; Midwest
• David Ramirez; LHP/OF; Kemah, Texas; South
• Edward Rothlander III; RHP/OF; Conroe, Texas; South
• Cooper Rummel; RHP/OF; Austin, Texas; South
• Logan Sariga; OF/INF; Houston, Texas; South
• Landon Schaefer; INF/RHP; Fayetteville, Ark.; South
• Bricen Smith; INF/OF; Perry, Ga.; Southeast

CARY, N.C. – The 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) wrapped up Thursday at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, as Team Navy and Team White both closed out the event with a win. Team Navy took down Team Light Blue, 9-6, to earn their first win of competition. While Team White defeated Team Red, 8-5, to finish as the only team to earn two wins.

ABOUT ADP SCORING*
USA Baseball utilizes a modified scoring system for its development programs to achieve load management and mitigate potential injuries due to overuse for its youth athletes. Pitchers are subject to a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning during game play. In the event an inning is rolled because a pitcher has reached their maximum pitch count, runners on base may be contributed to the game score. As a result of this system, the final game score may not match the overall statistics.

GAME ONE: Team Navy 9, Team Light Blue 6

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Christopher Reali scored on a wild pitch in the second inning for Team Navy after he laced a single into left field and advanced from first to third on a hit-and-run by Julian Suarez.
• Aaron Hernandez worked a walk with the bases loaded to earn the RBI in the fifth for Team Navy.
• Brady Beckham tacked on two more for Team Navy by driving a single into center field.
• Josiah Morris cranked a three RBI triple past the left fielder for Team Light Blue in the fifth to get his team on the scoreboard.
• Christopher Reali scored his second run of the game in the sixth for Team Navy after a leadoff walk, swiped second, and came home via a throwing error on a groundout.
• Jackson Maddix notched an RBI on the sacrifice fly to left field to bring in Julian Suarez for Team Navy in the sixth.
• With Andrew Rico and Jace Moran reaching base on walks in the sixth for Team Light Blue, Lash Henderson crushed a triple to center field for two RBIs.
• Lash Henderson took advantage of a dropped third strike and scored on the throw down to first base by the catcher for another Team Light Blue run in the sixth.
• Jake Ursey sent a single back up the middle to plate two runs for Team Navy in the seventh.

NOTABLES

• Archer Horn and Jacob Melendez combined to throw four scoreless innings to start for Team Navy with five strikeouts.
• Blake Bowen (2-for-3) and Brady Bickham (2-for-4) both contributed multi-hit efforts in the win for Team Navy.
• Blake Bowen finished ADP with a .500 batting average, four walks, and 5-for-5 on stolen bases.
• Christopher Reali made two appearances at ADP tossing three scoreless innings and five strikeouts.
• Ayden Lockett completed ADP with a 1.945 OPS and a .667 batting average for Team Light Blue.
• Judson Dowell led Team Light Blue with eight total bases, five hits, and four runs scored in their three games played.

GAME TWO: Team White 8, Team Red 5

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brady Harris began the first inning for Team Red with a single to left, moved up to second on a groundout, took third on a wild pitch, and scored on Keon Johnson's RBI-single to left center.
• With Kevin Roberts Jr. on third and Josh Burkholder on second thanks to a double steal following their single and walk, respectively, Logan Schmidt put a single into right field for two RBIs.
• James Tronstein notched a two RBI single to left field to score Chase Cotton, who reached on a hit by pitch, and Logan Schmidt for Team White in the second.
• Dylan Minnatee scored for Team Red on a passed ball after leading the fourth inning off with a single up the middle.
• Bear Calvo picked up an RBI for Team Red in the fourth inning on a groundout to first which allowed Isaac Vidal to score.
• Trevor Condon led off the sixth for Team White by sending a single up the middle and advanced to third on an error by the pitcher. Joshua Priest brought Condon home for the RBI via a sacrifice fly to right field.
• Kevin Roberts Jr. added another run in the sixth for Team White after a single up the middle and swiped second. He then advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored as the throw down to third sailed into left field.
• Zachary Estrada scored for Team Red in the seventh thanks to an error by the first baseman after leading off the inning with a walk.
• Dylan Minnatee torched a single through the right side in the seventh for Team Red to allow JC Pacheco to score.

NOTABLES

• James Tronstein finished with a team-best five hits and five runs scored for Team White.
• Brady Harris ended as the ADP hit leader with six hits and led Team Red with four runs scored and nine total bases.
• Kevin Roberts was a perfect 5-5 on stolen base attempts and batted .600 with a team-best five runs scored for Team White.
• Isaac Vidal dealt three shutout innings in relief for Team Red to hold off the Team White offense.

CARY, N.C. – On the second day of the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP) at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, Team White picked up their first win of competition, while Team Light Blue and Team Red ended in a tie.

ABOUT ADP SCORING*
USA Baseball utilizes a modified scoring system for its development programs to achieve load management and mitigate potential injuries due to overuse for its youth athletes. Pitchers are subject to a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning during game play. In the event an inning is rolled because a pitcher has reached their maximum pitch count, runners on base may be contributed to the game score. As a result of this system, the final game score may not match the overall statistics.

Game One: Team White 10, Team Red 7

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• James Tronstein drove the first pitch of the game into left center for a double and scored the first run for Team White on a wild pitch.
• Conner Weese added another in the first for Team White after he laced a triple down the right field line to score Josh Burkholder, who worked a walked, from first.
• After a Kevin Roberts Jr. walk, Roberts Jr. and Conner Weese executed a double steal in the first which allowed Weese to score from third for Team White.
• Team Navy scored four runs in the second via defensive miscues and wild pitching. Two runs came on a fielding error at second base, followed by a bases loaded walk from Blake Bowen, and Christopher Reali scored on a passed ball after getting on base via a four-pitch walk.
• Conner Weese dropped a double into right center and scored for Team White on a triple down the left field line by Joshua Priest in the third.
• Teagan Scott brought Conner Weese home on an RBI-single to left center in the third for Team White.
• Team Navy scored one apiece in the third and fourth innings as they took advantage of defensive miscues in the infield by Team White.
• Wilson Anderson sent a single into left field to plate two for Team White after Chase Fuller and Kevin Roberts both reached on walks in the fifth.
• After Teagan Scott was hit by a pitch, both Scott and Wilson Anderson moved up to second and third for Andrew Jimenez. Jimenez brought the runners in from scoring position on a single to right field for two RBIs.
• Archer Horn picked up his second hit of the game for Team Navy which allowed Blake Bowen to score after he doubled to left center in the sixth.
• Kevin Roberts Jr. scored the final run for Team White leading off the seventh with a single to third, swiped second, advanced to third on a passed ball, and scored on an error by the catcher.

NOTABLES

• James Tronstein collected another multi-hit game (2-for-4) after going 2-for-3 yesterday for Team White. Two of his four hits have gone for doubles and Tronstein has scored three runs through two games.
• Conner Weese produced two hits, both doubles, and scored two runs to help Team White earn the win.
• Kevin Roberts Jr. stole three bases to lead all players putting pressure on the Team Navy defense.
• Blake Bowen is 2-for-5 with two doubles and three walks through two games for Team Navy.

Game Two: Team Red 6, Team Light Blue 6

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first, Keon Johnson contributed the first run for Team Red blasting a double into left center to score JC Pacheco after he walked and advanced to third on consecutive passed balls.
• Ayden Lockett led off for Team Blue in the first sending a pitch deep to left field for a triple and scored on the RBI-groundout to second base by Kahanu Martinez.
• Brady Harris notched an RBI-single to left center in the second inning to score pinch-runner Griffin McKain from second base.
• Dylan Minnatee reached in the third on a hit by pitch and swiped second, but the throw down soared into center field. The ball got by the center fielder allowing Minnatee to score for Team Red.
• With Judson Dowell reaching on a walk and Lincoln Boyle via a single up the middle to put runners on for Team Light Blue, Luke Armijo sent a double to left field to score Dowell. Boyle was thrown out attempting to score by a perfect relay that nailed him at home plate.
• Team Light Blue turned a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded in the fourth for Team Red allowing Bear Calvo to score after he reached on an error.
• With pinch-runner Griffin McKain left on third following the double play, he scored on a passed ball for Team Red.
• Ayden Lockett jumpstarted the Light Blue offense in the fourth with a leadoff double and Judson Dowell singled to third base to advance Lockett to third. This allowed John Hucko to score Lockett as he singled through the left side for the RBI.
• Judson Dowell advanced to third on a passed ball following the RBI single and scored on a wild pitch.
• Jace Moran started the fifth with a single to second for Light Blue and was pinch ran for by Jacob Jimenez. Jimenez stole second base and advanced to third on a foul out. Forcing Team Red to play their infield in, Logan Pascarella put a groundball in play to short and JC Pacheco was unable to nab Jimenez at home.
• John Hucko picked up his second RBI of the game for Team Light Blue with an RBI-groundout to second base to score Ayden Lockett from third who reached on a walk.
• Dylan Minnatee delivered a sacrifice fly in the seventh for Team Red to score Brady Harris who led off with a single.

NOTABLES

• Brady Harris produced a multi-hit performance in both games now for Team Red and is 4-for-7 with a 1.571 OPS through two games.
• Keon Johnson pitched two no-hit innings in relief to finish the game for Team Red.
• Judson Dowell has notched two hits in both games for Team Light Blue and boasts a .667 batting average with a team-high seven total bases.
• Ayden Lockett scored a team-best three runs for Team Light Blue and reached based in all three of his at-bats.

ON DECK

The teams take a day off from competition tomorrow, but return on Thursday, August 4, for the final day of the 13U/14U ADP at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Team Navy (0-2) and Team Light Blue (1-0-1) will matchup at 10:00 a.m. ET, while Team White (1-1) and Team Red (1-0-1) will face off at 1:00 p.m. ET.

CARY, N.C. – On the first day of the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), Team Light Blue and Team Red picked up wins to start competition on Monday at the USA Baseball Training Complex. Team Light Blue started out with an 8-5 victory over Team White and Team Red followed up with a shutout win against Team Navy 5-0.

ABOUT ADP SCORING*
USA Baseball utilizes a modified scoring system for its development programs to achieve load management and mitigate potential injuries due to overuse for its youth athletes. Pitchers are subject to a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning during game play. In the event an inning is rolled because a pitcher has reached their maximum pitch count, runners on base may be contributed to the game score. As a result of this system, the final game score may not match the overall statistics.

Game One: Team Light Blue 8, Team White 5

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• James Tronstein led off the bottom of the first for White with a single, swiped second, and scored the first run on an RBI-single to center field by Trevor Condon.
• Judson Dowell started the top of the second driving a double to center field and scored on a passed ball after advancing to third on wild pitch for Light Blue.
• Josh Burkholder started the top of third for White with a single to right field, stole second, and scored on a throwing error.
• Judson Dowell notched his second extra-base hit sending a triple down the right field line and scored a Light Blue run via a wild pitch in the top of the fourth.
• Light Blue followed up with another run in the fourth as Ayden Lockett provided an RBI-single into left field to bring pinch-runner Jacob Seamon home.
• Blake Ragsdale came home to score for Light Blue on a throwing error in the fifth after hitting a single right back at the pitcher to lead off the inning and advancing to second on a wild pitch.
• Trevor Condon picked up his second RBI via a groundout to second in the sixth for White to score pinch-runner Kevin Roberts Jr.
• Joshua Priest laced an RBI-double to right center to plate James Tronstein after he collected a double of his own down the left field line to score another run for White in the sixth.

NOTABLES

• Team White outhit Team Light Blue, 8-7, but Light Blue was able to capitalize on their nine walks drawn.
• Both of Judson Dowell's hits went for extra-bases as he hit a double and a triple. Dowell also scored a team-best two runs in the game.
• Trevor Condon drove in a game-high two RBIs in the contest from the three-hole.
• James Tronstein notched a multi-hit game (2-for-3) and scored a team-best two runs.

GAME TWO: Team Red 5, Team Navy 0

Box Score | Play-by-play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brady Harris used his speed to put pressure on the Navy defense in the fifth. He hustled out a double to right center and swiped third only to see the throw sail into left field allowing him to score the first run for Red.
• Red struck again in the sixth as Keon Johnson blasted a double down the left field line, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored via the JC Pacheco RBI-single through the right side.
• After a leadoff walk in the seventh by Andruw Giles, Brady Harris drilled a RBI-triple over the center field for Red.
• Following the triple, Dylan Minnatee was hit by a pitch and executed a perfect double steal with Brady Harris to score another for Red.
• Dylan Minnatee came home to score for the third Red run of the seventh inning thanks to a sacrifice fly by Keon Johnson.

NOTABLES

• Brady Harris (2-for-3), Keon Johnson (2-for-2), and JC Pacheco (2-for-3) delivered multi-hit efforts in the Team Red win.
• Bear Calvo, Jason Harris Jr., Daniel Nageer, and Lucas Rosenberg combined for the Team Red shutout.
• Team Navy drew 10 walks in the loss compared to three strikeouts.
• Braxton Barber reached base in all four at-bats going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks.
• Christopher Reali struck out a game-high four batters in the contest.

ON DECK

The teams return Tuesday, August 2, for another day of competition at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. Team White (0-1) and Team Navy (0-1) matchup at 1:30 p.m. ET, while Team Red (1-0) and Team Light Blue (1-0) will face off at 4:30 p.m. ET.

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today named the 72-man roster for the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program, following the conclusion of the National Team Championships. The 2022 development event will span four days from August 1-4 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

The Athlete Development Program (ADP) allows athletes to connect with USA Baseball coaches, task force, and national team staff to better prepare for a future national team experience. Participants will take part in skill development sessions, off-field educational seminars, and a series of intrasquad Stars versus Stripes games to assist in developing the athletes as both a player and a person. The off-field development sessions will focus on educating athletes about the NCAA and the recruiting process, umpire interaction, nutrition and wellness guidance, strength and conditioning education, media training, and character and leadership development.

"We are very excited to announce the seventy-two athletes that will make up the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program roster,” said Ben Kelley, USA Baseball Director of Baseball Operations. “Our coaches and Task Force members have worked extremely hard the past year and have done a tremendous job scouting and identifying the best thirteen- and fourteen-year-old athletes who will be a part of this program. We cannot wait to welcome this outstanding group of players to our National Training Complex and look forward to having the opportunity to impact their overall development."

The 2022 roster includes athletes who participated in USA Baseball identification events such as the National Team Identification Series (NTIS) and the National Team Championships. The ADP itself is also an identification event as participating athletes will be evaluated for the opportunity to be invited to the 2022 15U National Team Training Camp in August.

Forty-four athletes played in the National Team Championships, with 30 players selected from the event in North Carolina and 14 from Arizona. The roster also features 24 players selected from last year’s NTIS Champions Cup. Overall, 58 of the 72 athletes are new to USA Baseball programming this year.

Five players from the 2021 ADP return for this year’s edition of the program, as Lincoln Boyle (Overland Park, Kan.), Dylan Minnatee (Elk Grove, Calif.), Kevin Roberts Jr. (Meridian, Miss.), James Tronstein (Los Angeles, Calif.), and Mateo Villanueva (Coronado, Calif.) will all participate once again. Additionally, nine players on the 2022 13U/14U ADP roster were members of the 2021 12U National Team.

Athletes will learn from a well-established coaching staff, including college head coaches Erik Bakich (Clemson), Randy Hood (UNC-Wilmington), Omar Johnson (Jackson State), and Elton Pollock (Presbyterian).

USA Baseball Director of Player Development Jim Koerner will serve as the field coordinator for the event. Mississippi State assistant coach Scott Foxwall will act as the pitching coordinator and five-time MLB All-Star Troy Tulowitzki is the hitting coordinator.

Bakich will lead the Team Navy and will be joined by assistant coach Tyler Rost (Duke) and pitching coach Larry Vucan (Southlake Carroll [Texas] High School). Hood will lead Team White and will be joined by assistant coach Josh Ellison (Chaparral [Ariz.] High School) and pitching coach John Weber (Cypress [Calif.] High School).

Johnson will lead Team Light Blue and will be joined by assistant coach Bryan Madsen (St. Joseph [Calif.] High School) and pitching coach Brad Hall (Orange Lutheran [Calif.] High School). Lastly, Pollock will lead Team Red and will be joined by assistant coach Jim Maciejewski (Mauldin [S.C.] High School) and pitching coach Eric Borba (Orange Lutheran [Calif.] High School).

For more information on the Athlete Development Program, please follow @USABDevelops on Twitter.

2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program Roster

(Name; Position; Hometown)

• Caleb Alexander; IF/RHP; Houston, Texas
• Wilson Andersen; INF/RHP; Tampa, Fla.
• Luke Armijo; LHP; Whittier, Calif.
• Braxton Barber; OF; Dallas, Texas
• *Brady Bickham; IF/RHP; Claremont, Calf.
• Caden Borcherding; C/IF; McDonough, Ga.
• Blake Bowen; OF/IF; Riverside, Calif.
• ^Lincoln Boyle; RHP/IF; Overland Park, Kan.
• Josh Burkholder; IF; West Mifflin, Pa.
• Bear Calvo; INF/RHP; Fullerton, Calif.
• Jonah Chavez; RHP; San Francisco, Calif.
• Ryder Cielen; RHP; Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Macen Collura; RHP; Las Vegas, Nev.
• Trevor Condon; OF; Woodstock, Ga.
• *Chase Cotton; IF/RHP; Lincoln, Calif.
• Jose Doubront; RHP; Greenville, S.C.
• Judson Dowell; IF/RHP; Houston, Texas
• Grady Emerson; INF; Trophy Club, Texas
• Zachary Estrada; OF/RHP; Covina, Calif.
• Andrew Felizzari; INF/OF; Tustin, Calif.
• Chase Fuller; INF/RHP; Tallahassee, Fla.
• *Aaron Garcia; IF/C; Pico Rivera, Calif.
• Julian Garcia; RHP; Compton, Calif.
• Andruw Giles; OF/IF; Henderson, Nev.
• Jacob Gray; MIF; Benicia, Calf.
• Landon Green; RHP; Clearwater, Fla.
• *Jared Grindlinger; OF; Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Brady Harris; OF; Saint Augustine, Fla.
• Jason Harris Jr.; INF/RHP; Elk Grove, Calif.
• Kahaku Harrison; INF; Kailua, Hawaii
• Lash Henderson; OF; Frisco, Texas
• Aaron Hernandez; LHP/OF; Miami, Fla.
• Archer Horn; IF/RHP; San Mateo, Calif
• John Hucko; OF/LHP; Charlotte, N.C.
• *Caleb Hudson; OF; Carrollton, Ga.
• Andrew Jimenez; INF/RHP; Wildomar, Calif.
• Jacob Jimenez; INF; Chino, Calif.
• Keon Johnson; IF; Macon, Ga.
• *Kekahupono Kong; RHP/C; Mililani, Hawaii
• Alexander LaSota; RHP; Woodland Hills, Calif.
• Ayden Lockett; RHP/UTIL; Suwanee, Ga.
• *Jackson Maddix; OF/LHP; Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Kahanu Martinez; INF; Honolulu, Hawaii
• William McIntire; RHP; Boyd, Texas
• Griffin McKain; OF; Fort Mill, S.C.
• Jacob Melendez; LHP; Perris, Calif
• ^Dylan Minnatee; INF; Elk Grove, Calif.
• Jace Moran; C/RHP; Live Oak, Fla.
• Alexander Moreno; RHP; Garland, Texas
• Josiah Morris; C/IF; Oakley, Calif.
• Daniel Nageer; LHP; Pomona, Calif.
• JC Pacheco; INF; Belleville, N.J.
• Logan Pascarella; LHP/IF; Corona, Calif.
• Joshua Priest; IF/OF; San Diego, Calif
• Ervey Quijada; IF; Pheonix, Ariz.
• Blake Ragsdale; IF/RHP; Burr Ridge, Ill.
• Christopher Reali; RHP; Fleming Island, Fla.
• Taytum Reeves; C/IF; Menifee, Calif.
• Andrew Rico; C; Northridge, Calif.
• ^Kevin Roberts Jr.; RHP; Meridian, Miss.
• Lucas Rosenberg; LHP; Sherman Oaks, Calif.
• Logan Schmidt; LHP/IF; Villa Park, Calif.
• Teagan Scott; C; Salem, Ore.
• *Jacob Seamon; OF/RHP; Rolling Meadows, Ill.
• Dylan Seward; IF/RHP; Eastvale, Calif.
• Dylan Stallones; LHP; Franklin, Texas
• Julian Suarez; C/IF; Sinton, Texas
• ^James Tronstein; INF; Los Angeles, Calif.
• Jake Ursey; C/UTIL; Rowlett, Texas
• *Isaac Vidal; INF/RHP; Miami, Fla.
• ^Mateo Villanueva; RHP; Coronado, Calif.
• Conner Weese; IF/OF; Draper, Utah

* denotes national team alumni

^ denotes development program participants

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced the coaching staff for the 2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), highlighted by the naming of Mississippi State pitching coach Scott Foxhall and five-time MLB All-Star and current University of Texas assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki as pitching and hitting coordinators, respectively. They will join field coordinator Jim Koerner, USA Baseball's Director of Player Development, in leading the on-field programming during the event.

The ADP, which will now welcome 72 athletes to the USA Baseball National Training Complex for the first time, will feature advanced on-field skills development with positional and team-fundamental drills, along with ongoing evaluation by the coaching staff. The participants will be split across four teams and compete head-to-head in a series of games. Additionally, the athletes will participate in off-field educational seminars while gaining additional exposure to professional scouts and college recruiters.

Four current Division I head coaches also join the ADP coaching staff in 2022 and will each serve as a manager for one of the four teams at the ADP. Erik Bakich (Michigan) returns to the ADP staff for a second-straight year, and he is joined by Randy Hood (UNC-Wilmington), Omar Johnson (Jackson State), and Elton Pollock (Presbyterian College) as team managers in 2022. Additionally, a group of accomplished high school coaches will join them as team assistant and pitching coaches.

“We are very excited about the caliber of the coaches on this year’s Athlete Development Program staff,” said Ben Kelley, USA Baseball's Director of Baseball Operations. “The Athlete Development Program continues to be a tremendous opportunity for young players to learn and grow on and off the field at a pivotal time in their development. We have assembled a group of well-respected coaches from various levels of baseball and, under their guidance, we anticipate hosting a great event this summer for seventy-two of the best young baseball players in the United States."

The full coaching staff for the 2022 13U/14U ADP is as follows (Coaches' bios enclosed below):

COORDINATORS

• Field Coordinator: Jim Koerner - USA Baseball
• Pitching Coordinator: Scott Foxhall - Mississippi State University
• Hitting Coordinator: Troy Tulowitzki – University of Texas

TEAM LIGHT BLUE

• Manager: Omar Johnson - Jackson State University
• Pitching Coach: Brad Hall - Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High School
• Assistant Coach: Bryan Madsen - St. Joseph (Calif.) High School

TEAM NAVY

• Manager: Erik Bakich - University of Michigan
• Pitching Coach: Larry Vucan - Southlake Carroll (Texas) High School
• Assistant Coach: Tyler Rost - Duke University

TEAM RED

• Manager: Elton Pollock - Presbyterian College
• Pitching Coach: Eric Borba - Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High School
• Assistant Coach: Jim Maciejewski - Mauldin (S.C.) High School

TEAM WHITE

• Manager: Randy Hood - UNC-Wilmington
• Pitching Coach: John Weber - Cypress (Calif.) High School
• Assistant Coach: Josh Ellison - Chaparral (Ariz.) High School

The 2022 13U/14U ADP will take place from August 1-4 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The event will serve as an identification event for the 15U National Team, where a minimum of eight athletes will earn an invitation to the 15U National Team Trials. Additionally, at least eight athletes will be invited to the 15U National Team Trials in 2023.

USA Baseball will utilize a rolling invitation process for the 13U/14U ADP participants in 2022. Joining 24 players selected from last year's USA Baseball National Team Identification Series Champions Cup, athletes will be selected from the 2022 13U and 14U National Team Championships in both Arizona and North Carolina, and through recommendations from scouts, coaches, and the amateur baseball community.

For more information on the USA Baseball Athlete Development Program, follow @USABDevelops on Twitter.

COACHES' BIOS

Returning as a manager for the ADP for the second consecutive year is long-time University of Michigan Head Coach Erik Bakich. After just concluding his 10th season at the helm in Ann Arbor, he has established himself as one of the nation’s top coaches. After winning the Big Ten Tournament in 2022, Bakich led the Wolverines to an appearance in the Louisville Regional final. In 2019, Bakich’s squad enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in program history when, despite entering the NCAA Tournament unseeded, the Wolverines made it to the College World Series Final for just the third time in school history. The feat earned him National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Coach of the Year honors. Michigan has made four trips to the NCAA Tournament under Bakich’s guidance, and the program has claimed the Big Ten Tournament Championship twice. Before his time at Michigan, Bakich spent three years as the head coach at the University of Maryland (2010-2012). He also had stints as an assistant coach at Clemson (2002) and Vanderbilt (2003-2009). Bakich played collegiately at East Carolina University before spending a professional season in the Independent Professional Baseball League.

The head coach at Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, Calif.), Eric Borba will return for his second season as a pitching coach at the ADP. He has led one of the Trinity League’s most consistent high school programs in the nation since he arrived in 2009, amassing a 293-111-1 record and five Trinity League championships in 14 years at the helm of the Lancers. Borba also led Orange Lutheran to an unprecedented three consecutive USA Baseball National High School Invitational titles from 2017-2019, becoming the first program in the event’s history to accomplish such a feat. In addition to his success at Orange Lutheran, Borba served as the head coach for the 2016 12U National Team and was also an assistant coach for the 2014 12U National Team that won a silver medal in the 2014 COPABE Pan American “A” Championships.

Josh Ellison is set to reprise his role as an assistant coach for the 2022 ADP after serving in the same position a year ago. Currently an assistant coach at Chaparral High School (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Ellison previously served as an assistant coach at Arcadia High School (Phoenix, Ariz.). Prior to his time at Arcadia, Ellison began his coaching career at Tonopah Valley High School (Tonopah, Ariz.) in 2009 and then coached at Desert Edge (Goodyear, Ariz.) from 2011-2014 and Shadow Ridge (Surprise, Ariz.) from 2015-2016. In his playing days, Ellison was selected in the 11th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners after a stellar high school career at Westminster Academy and amassed five years of professional baseball experience. In four years with the Mariners – where he reached Triple-A in 2004 – and one season in the Yankees system in 2005, Ellison hit .281 while collecting 217 hits, 139 runs, and 78 RBIs. He has previously assisted at other USA Baseball events as well, including the 2019 14U National Team Development Program and the 2019 and 2021 15U Trials.

University of Mississippi pitching coach and 2021 ABCA Assistant Coach of the Year Scott Foxhall is slated to be the pitching coordinator for this year’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program. During his coaching career, Foxhall has made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, including six consecutive trips to the NCAA Regional round. He has coached 11 major leaguers, including Gold Glove award winners and World Series Champions, and his pitching staff helped lead the Bulldogs to two consecutive College World Series appearances, culminating in an NCAA National Championship in 2021. Prior to arriving in Starkville, Foxhall spent four seasons as the pitching coach at North Carolina State (2015-2018), six years at Auburn (2009-2014), and 13 seasons at his alma mater, the College of Charleston (1996-2008). In three seasons as a player with the Cougars (1992-1994), the right-hander finished his career among the school leaders in strikeouts (156), games started (28), and innings pitched (193.2), while his nine complete games still rank No. 3 all-time at College of Charleston. The Greer, South Carolina, native has seen 56 of his pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, including 14 in the first 10 rounds of the draft.

Brad Hall is set to serve as a pitching coach at the 2022 event, bringing with him a wealth of experience having coached at the high school, collegiate, professional, and international levels. Currently the pitching coach at Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, Calif.) under fellow ADP coach Eric Borba, Hall has previously coached over 40 players who have gone on to play professionally, including 10 major leaguers and four first-round draft picks. In addition to coaching for seven seasons in the Washington Nationals minor-league system, he also has experience as an assistant coach at Barton College, Southern Arkansas University, and with the national teams of New Zealand, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Hall spent two years as the minor-league pitching coach for the CTBC Brothers in Taiwan, as well as three seasons as a coach for the independent Southern Illinois Miners (2007-2008, 2013), where he was named the pitching coach for the 2008 Frontier League All-Star Game. The founder and director of Pitch Commander, he is also the co-author of “The Fit Formula.”

Joining the 2022 13U/14U Athlete Development Program as a manager is UNC-Wilmington Head Coach Randy Hood. He just wrapped up his third season at the helm of the Seahawks and 21st season overall with the program since joining as an assistant in 2001. During his tenure, UNCW has won six Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament championships, nine CAA regular-season titles, and made 10 appearances in the NCAA Regionals. Hood played at Campbell from 1987-1990 where he helped lead the Camels to their first NCAA Regional appearance in his senior season. In his final campaign, Hood paced the Big South Conference in batting (.366) and finished second in stolen bases with a school-record 26 thefts. Throughout his collegiate playing career, the Goldsboro native compiled a .320 batting average with 209 hits, 35 doubles, 14 home runs, 86 RBIs, and set 13 school records. Following graduation, Hood played five full seasons of professional baseball, winning a Single-A championship with the Helena Brewers in 1990 and a Double-A crown with the 1993 Birmingham Barons in the White Sox system.

Longtime Jackson State head coach Omar Johnson will make his USA Baseball coaching debut as a manager at the 2022 ADP. In 15 seasons at the helm at Jackson State, Johnson has posted 13 campaigns of 30-plus wins, including seven consecutive from 2012-2019. He has also led the Tigers to seven Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Eastern Division titles while winning over 500 games at the helm. During the 2021 season, JSU posted an undefeated 24-0 record in conference play for the first time in program history, was ranked the No. 1 team in Black College Nines (BCN) HBCU Baseball Large School Top 10 Poll, and received votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 30 poll a season ago. Before coaching at Jackson State, Johnson worked at the University of North Alabama for four years where he helped guide the Lions to their first South Central Regional Championship and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA II College World Series. From 2008-2010, Johnson served on the coaching staff for the German National Team which competed in the World Baseball Challenge, Baseball World Cup, and European Baseball Championships.

ADP Field Coordinator and USA Baseball Director of Player Development Jim Koerner was the head coach at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) from 2011-2021. As just the second head coach in the program’s modern-day history, Koerner took NCCU baseball to new heights in his 10 years at the helm. Under his guidance, the Eagles set the school record for wins twice, in 2013 (27) and again in 2018 (28). He also coached two MLB Draft picks with NCCU, including Corey Joyce, who became the highest selection in program history when he was taken in the 12th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2019. Before his time at NCCU, Koerner was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Buffalo from 2007-2011, helping the Bulls reach their best offensive performances in program history in 2009 and 2010. The team recorded an all-time high in wins since 1999 during the 2009 season and set the records for team batting average (.312), home runs (46), and stolen bases (71) in 2010. In those two seasons combined, the Bulls broke over 25 season, career, team, and individual records. He began his coaching career in 2001 as the head coach at Medaille College, where he helped found the program and was named the 2003 North Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. He broke into the Division I ranks as an assistant at Monmouth University before a stint at Marshall University.

As Director of Player Development, Koerner is responsible for developing on-field programming for the six USA Baseball national teams, three national team development programs, and the PDP League. He also produces curriculums related to player development for USABDevelops.com, the organization’s free online educational resource center.

Set to join the 2022 ADP as an assistant coach is Jim Maciejewski. The head coach at Mauldin High School (Mauldin, S.C.) for the past 13 seasons, Maciejewski added athletic director to his title in 2020. The Buffalo, New York, native started his coaching career at USC Upstate in 2005 following a four-year playing career with the Spartans. He then served as an assistant coach at Dorman High School (Roebuck, S.C.) for four seasons before getting the top job at Mauldin. In between, he coached in the New York Collegiate League in 2007, as well as for American Legion and travel baseball teams. Maciejewski has had nearly 40 players play at the collegiate level and has previously served on various USA Baseball Task Forces since 2018.

Bryan Madsen will serve as an assistant coach at the 2022 ADP. Fresh off his first season as the head coach at St. Joseph’s High School (Santa Maria, Calif.), Madsen also assisted at the USA Baseball 12U Trials last year. Prior to arriving at St. Joseph’s, he was an assistant coach at Arroyo Grande (Calif.) High School. Madsen also co-owns Coastal Empire Baseball.

Presbyterian College Head Coach Elton Pollock is slated to serve as a manager at the 2022 ADP. Recently finishing his 18th season as the leader of the Blue Hose baseball team, Pollock has amassed nearly 400 wins at his alma mater since taking over in 2005. In 2021, he guided PC to a pair of program firsts as it claimed the Big South Tournament title and earned a bid to the NCAA Championship. A former two-sport standout at Presbyterian College from 1992-1995, Pollock was a three-year letter winner with the football team and a four-year letter winner with the baseball team. Pollock set numerous records with the baseball team and remains in the top five in many career offensive categories, including home runs (34), slugging percentage (.616), triples (11), runs scored (169), and total bases (382). Following his graduation, Pollock was drafted in the 15th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending three years in their minor league system.

Tyler Rost will make his USA Baseball coaching debut as an assistant at this year's ADP. Rost is the Director of Player Development at Duke, where he helped the Blue Devils capture the program’s first ACC Tournament title in 2021. Before he arrived in Durham, the Rootstown, Ohio, native spent two seasons at North Carolina Central (2017, 2020) and two seasons as an assistant coach at Winston Salem State (2018-2019), guiding the Rams to an HBCU National Championship and D2 Independent Tournament title in 2019. Rost has also coached at Wake Tech Community College (2016) and was a graduate assistant at Greenville University in Illinois (2014-2015). He was a four-year starter at Cedarville University from 2008-2011, earning National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-American and first-team all-conference honors and setting several school records, including career games played (213), hits (209), and runs scored (138). Rost also played two seasons of professional baseball with the Alpine Cowboys of the Pecos League.

2021 USA Baseball Volunteer Coach of the Year and 13-year MLB veteran Troy Tulowitzki will serve as the hitting coordinator for this year’s 13U/14U ADP. The five-time MLB All-Star and two-time Gold Glove award winner coached with both the Collegiate National Team and the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program in 2021 and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Texas. Tulowitzki will also bring with him the knowledge of playing for Team USA, having helped lead the Collegiate National Team to the gold medal at the 2004 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Championships in Tainan, Taiwan. Following a standout collegiate career at Long Beach State where he was twice named an All-American, he would go on to spend 13 seasons in the big leagues where he was a five-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove award winner, and two-time Silver Slugger. A career .290 hitter, he finished in the top-10 in MVP voting three times in his career and helped lead the Colorado Rockies to the first World Series in franchise history in 2007. He began his coaching career at Texas in 2019, where he works with infielders and hitters. In 2021, he helped guide the Longhorns to a Big 12 regular-season title, the No. 2 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, and a berth in the College World Series.

Another standout coach at the high school level, Larry Vucan is set to return to the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program for the second consecutive year as a pitching coach. Vucan just wrapped up his fourth season as the head coach at Southlake Carroll High School in Texas where he has already led the Dragons to a pair of Class 6A state titles in 2018 and 2019. The El Paso, Texas, native took over the Southlake Carroll program in 2017 and promptly guided his team to the state semifinals that year, earning him his first of two Dallas Morning News DFW High School Coach of the Year awards. Vucan claimed the honors after the 2019 campaign as well. He previously coached at Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) where he spent eight seasons at the helm. Vucan has also played professionally and managed in the Italian Baseball League in Trieste, Italy, and played collegiately at New Mexico Highlands University.

Returning for his second stint as a pitching coach at the ADP in 2022 is John Weber. After finishing his 17th season as the head coach at Cypress High School (Cypress, Calif.), Weber is the longest-tenured head coach in school history. He joins this year’s staff as no stranger to USA Baseball, having served on the Task Forces for the 2014 and 2015 12U National Teams, as well as the 2015 18U National Team and 2021 15U National Team. In his time at Cypress, Weber’s teams have won 12 league championships and he was named the 2019 National High School Coach of the Year by both USA Today and Max Preps. He has also coached a handful of future professional players, including current Los Angeles Angels infielder David Fletcher and top Boston Red Sox prospect Jarren Duran. Prior to taking the job at Cypress, Weber held jobs as an assistant coach at Los Alamitos High School and Santa Ana College. He also coached in the Alaskan Summer League.

CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today announced that 10 USA Baseball national team alumni and 20 total development program participants were awarded 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year awards for baseball in their respective states. The award is given to the nation’s most outstanding high school talents for their athletic development, academic excellence, and exemplary character.

“We are extremely proud of our twenty alumni and development program participants for earning Gatorade State Baseball Player of the Year honors to cap off their high school baseball careers,” said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball’s Executive Director and CEO. “Our goal as the national governing body for baseball is to identify premier athletes and contribute to their growth through our events, programs, and national teams. Witnessing these young athletes being honored with an award like this reinforces that we are succeeding in our goals and positively influencing their ongoing development.”

Highlighting the national team alumni on the list is gold medalist Logan Saloman. Saloman was named Arizona’s Gatorade State Baseball Player of the Year three years after winning the World Baseball Softball (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier in 2019. En route to gold, he struck out 16 batters in his 12 innings of work and finished with a 1-0 record after making three appearances on the mound for the stars and stripes.

Of the 10 alumni, nine were members of the 2021 18U National Team that went 5-1-1 in an international friendship series against Canada: Joe Allen (New Hampshire), Gavin Guidry (Louisiana), Jackson Holliday (Oklahoma), Walker Jenkins (North Carolina), Druw Jones (Georgia), Mike Kennedy (New York), Paxton Kling (Pennsylvania), Blake Mitchell (Texas), and Owen Murphy (Illinois). The U.S. outscored Canada 60-11 last summer, tallying 23 extra-base hits and holding a minuscule 1.53 team ERA in the seven-game series in Florida.

In addition to their national team experiences, all 10 national team alums have also participated in a USA Baseball development program event. Jenkins, Mitchell, and Saloman were members of a National Team Development Program (NTDP) roster in their careers and are joined by fellow NTDP participants Maxwell Clark (Indiana) and Malcolm Moore (California) on the list of Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year. The USA Baseball NTDP offers athletes an opportunity to connect with USA Baseball staff to better prepare for a future national team experience. The program includes skill development sessions, off-field education seminars, and intrasquad Stars vs. Stripes games to assist in the development of the athletes as both a player and a person.

Allen, Guidry, Holliday, Jones, Kennedy, Kling, Moore, and Murphy all participated in the 2021 PDP League last year as part of the broader Major League Baseball and USA Baseball Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP). The event is an invitation-based development and assessment opportunity for high school players eligible for the following year’s MLB Draft. It provides athletes with an unprecedented amateur experience, including competitive gameplay, player development sessions, educational seminars, and additional programming to prepare players for a professional baseball career. Their fellow teammates Caden Dana (New Jersey), Cooper Dossett (Arkansas), Karson Milbrandt (Missouri), Drew Nelson (Alabama), Brock Porter (Michigan), JR Ritchie (Washington), Matt Scott (Connecticut), and Tristan Smith (South Carolina) also earned Gatorade State Baseball Player of the Year honors after participating the in 2021 PDP League.

Additionally, 26 of the Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year have competed in a USA Baseball identification event or the National High School Invitational (NHSI). The 2022 NHSI featured five eventual winners, including champion Roman Anthony (Marjory Stoneman Douglas; Florida), Dana (Don Bosco Prep; New Jersey), Seth Keller (Hanover; Virginia), Dallas Macias (Regis Jesuit; Colorado), and Saloman (Hamilton; Arizona).

Twenty of the award recipients have played in a USA Baseball National Team Championship (seven in Arizona and 15 in North Carolina) while nine were selected to their region team and played in the USA Baseball National Team Identification Series Champions Cup.

Seventeen of the award recipients have played in the USA Baseball National Team Championships in North Carolina.

For more information on the Gatorade Player of the Year award, visit the official website at Gatorade.com/POY.

The complete list of USA Baseball national team alumni, development program, and event participants who were named 2022 Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year is as follows:

GATORADE STATE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR x NATIONAL TEAM ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

(State: Name; USA Baseball national team/development program)

• Alabama: Drew Nelson; 2021 PDP League
• Arizona: Logan Saloman*; 2018 14U NTDP, 2019 15U National Team
• Arkansas: Cooper Dossett; 2021 PDP League
• California: Malcolm Moore; 2019 16U NTDP, 2021 PDP League
• Connecticut: Matt Scott; 2021 PDP League
• Georgia: Druw Jones*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• Illinois: Owen Murphy*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• Indiana: Maxwell Clark; 2021 16U/17U NTDP
• Louisiana: Gavin Guidry*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• Michigan: Brock Porter; 2021 PDP League
• Missouri: Karson Milbrandt; 2021 PDP League
• New Hampshire: Joe Allen*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• New Jersey: Caden Dana; 2021 PDP League
• New York: Mike Kennedy*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• North Carolina: Walker Jenkins*; 2021 16U/17U NTDP, 2021 18U National Team
• Oklahoma: Jackson Holliday*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• Pennsylvania: Paxton Kling*; 2021 PDP League, 2021 18U National Team
• South Carolina: Tristan Smith; 2021 PDP League
• Texas: Blake Mitchell*; 2021 16U/17U NTDP, 2021 18U National Team
• Washington: JR Ritchie; 2021 PDP League

*denotes USA Baseball National Team alumni

GATORADE STATE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR x USA BASEBALL EVENTS PARTICIPANTS

(State: Name; USA Baseball event)

• Alabama; Drew Nelson; Champs North Carolina
• Arizona; Logan Saloman; Champs Arizona, NHSI, NTIS
• Arkansas; Cooper Dossett; Champs Arizona, NTIS
• California; Malcolm Moore; Champs Arizona
• Colorado; Dallas Macias; Champs North Carolina, NHSI, NTIS
• Florida; Roman Anthony; Champs North Carolina, NHSI
• Hawaii; Nu'u Contrades; Champs Arizona
• Illinois; Owen Murphy; Champs North Carolina
• Maryland; Chris Hacopian; Champs North Carolina
• Michigan; Brock Porter; Champs North Carolina
• Mississippi; Dakota Jordan; Champs North Carolina
• Nevada; Robby Snelling; Champs Arizona, Champs North Carolina
• New York; Mike Kennedy; Champs North Carolina
• Pennsylvania; Paxton Kling; Champs North Carolina
• South Carolina; Tristan Smith; Champs North Carolina
• Tennessee; Dylan Loy; Champs North Carolina
• Texas; Blake Mitchell; Champs North Carolina, NTIS
• Utah; Luke Anderson; Champs Arizona
• Washington; JR Ritchie; Champs Arizona, Champs North Carolina
• Wisconsin; Mitch Voit; Champs North Carolina

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

CARY, N.C. - After being on the wrong side of a pair of offensive outbursts on the first two days of the 2021 13U/14U Athlete Development Program Series, the Stars took down the Stripes, 16-10, in the final game of the series on Thursday at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

The Stripes got off to a quick start, scoring three runs in the first two innings before the Stars tallied seven runs in the next two innings to take a commanding lead. Seven different players in the Stars lineup notched a hit, including Josiah Hartshorn (1-for-1), who also had two RBIs. Jaiden Lo Re (1-for-1) reached base in all four of his plate appearances, walking three times.

The Stripes had a trio of multi-hit games. Dean Hannah (2-for-4), Gavin Fien (2-for-4), James Tronstein (2-for-3) all had a pair of hits in the game. Despite the loss, the Stripes out-hit the Stars, 8-7.

Titan Targac earned the win for the Stars, striking out seven in 2.1 innings of work. The loss went to Mateo Villanueva, who started for the Stripes.

Key Moments

• Tronstein led off the game with a double before Luke Pappano struck out the following two batters. With two outs and Tronstein on second, Ryan Harwood singled to drive in a run an open the scoring, and then eventually scored on Gavin Fien's RBI-single to make it 2-0 Stripes.
• In the second inning, Bubba Coleman drew a walk, stole a base, and scored on Tronstein's single to give the Stripes a 3-0 lead.
• Colt Springall and Targac led off the bottom of the second inning with walks before a double steal put them in scoring position. After a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for the Stars, Nikko Taylor walked to score a run before two more runs crossed home plate to put the Stars in front, 4-3.
• The Stars lead was extended to 7-3 in the third when Lo Re and Isaiah Ibarra both scored on an error. 
• After the Stripes trimmed the lead to 7-5, a sacrifice fly by Brady Murrietta plated another run, and Donovan Jeffrey followed with a triple down the right field line to score another run for the Stars. Hartshorn drove in Jeffrey with a single to make it 10-5, Stars.
• Thanks to a handful of walks in the bottom of the fifth, Team Stars took a 14-5 lead before Team Stripes capitalized on a pair of errors and rallied for a five-run sixth to make it a 14-10 lead for the Stars.
• With the bases loaded in the seventh, Quentin Young drove in a run with an RBI single to make it 15-10, Stars. The Stripes added a run in the bottom of the eighth to take a six-run lead, which they would hold onto to win.

Notable Information

• The Stripes conclude the series 2-1, while the Stars finished at 1-2.
• The Stars scored at least three runs in four consecutive innings in the win, putting up 14 runs in those four frames
• The two teams combined to score 62 runs in the three-game series.

Social

• Stay tuned to @USABDevelops on Twitter for the most up-to-date news about the 2021 ADP.

CARY, N.C. - One day after scoring 15 runs in a series-opening win over Team Stars, the bats stayed hot for Team Stripes as they won the second game of the 2021 13U/14U Athlete Development Program Series, 14-3, on Tuesday morning at the USA Baseball National Training in Cary, North Carolina.

The Stripes struck early for the second straight day, scoring twice in the first inning and adding 11 runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth to pick up the win. Riley Brown (2-for-3) and Gavin Fien (2-for-3) both had multi-hit games for the Stripes, with Brown adding a pair of RBIs. Kevin Roberts, Jr. also had two RBIs in the win.

The Stars offense was led by Josiah Hartshorn (2-for-3) and Colt Springall (2-for-3). Brady Murrietta (1-for-2), Kalub Ramirez (1-for-2), and Cole Weinstein (1-for-1) also had hits for the Stars.

Tayden-Evan Kaawa earned the win for Team Stripes, striking out five in three innings of work. Kruz Schoolcraft got the loss, allowing two earned runs in three innings.

Key Moments

• After a scoreless top of the first inning by starter Trevor Busby, the Stars took a two-run lead in the bottom of the frame. James Tronstein led off with a single and scored on an RBI double by Dillon Adkins, who then scored on a double by Fien to put the Stripes up 2-0.
• The Stripes added to their lead in the bottom of the second when Dylan Minnatee walked, advanced to third on the basepaths, and scored on a wild pitch as the Stripes extended their lead to 3-0.
• A pair of runs in the top of the third helped the Stars trim into the deficit. Three straight hits by Murrietta, Springall, and Ramirez put two runs on the board and cut the lead to 3-2.
• The Stripes loaded the bases on a hit and two walks in the fourth before Roberts, Jr. drove in two runs with a base hit, extending the Stripes' lead to four.
• In the bottom of the fourth, the Stripes loaded the bases for the second consecutive inning on three walks. Brown then roped a three-run double to left center field, making it a 10-2 lead.
• Weinstein singled with two outs in the top of the sixth, but Kaawa retired the next batter on a groundout to escape unscathed.
• The Stripes added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth when Ryan Harwood drove in Minnatee with a single. They then added three more runs to increase their lead to 14-2.
• After the Stars loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, Springall scored on a wild pitch to make it 14-3.

Notable Information

• The Stripes remain undefeated at the 2021 ADP, advancing to 2-0, while the Stars falls to 0-2.
• The Stripes have scored four or more runs in five different innings over the first two games of the series.
• The two teams have combined to score 36 runs in the first two games of the series.

On Deck

• Tuesday, August 3: Team Stars vs. Team Stripes (7:00 p.m. ET; Cary, N.C.; National Training Complex)
• Thursday, August 5: Team Stripes vs. Team Stars (5:00 p.m. ET; Cary, N.C.; National Training Complex)

On Deck

• Thursday, August 5: Team Stripes vs. Team Stars (5:00 p.m. ET; Cary, N.C.; National Training Complex)

Social

• Stay tuned to @USABDevelops on Twitter for the most up-to-date news about the 2021 ADP.