CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball announced today the 11U Futures Invitational participants that have been invited to the 2021 USA Baseball 12U National Team Trials. The list features 24 athletes that competed in the 2021 11U tournament in Cary, North Carolina, from June 24-27, including five from the ZT Prospects team that won gold at the event.
The 2021 11U Futures Invitational, which is an elite youth championship tournament that serves as a primary identification event for the 12U National Team, featured the largest pool of talent in the event’s history this summer with an expanded field of 24 teams battling for gold. Each of the more than 300 participants at this year’s event was evaluated by the USA Baseball Task Force and the 2021 12U National Team staff throughout the tournament.
Twelve of the identification event’s 24 teams are represented in the Trials selections and six teams boast multiple invitees, with ZT Prospects’ five athletes leading the way. Canes West Futures followed close behind with three players on the list, while I AM National, SBA Futures, Dream Chasers, and MVP Hustle Ruiz all boast two selections.
The Premier Nationals earned the 2021 11U Futures Invitational silver medal after falling to ZT Prospects, 5-2, in the championship game, while the Dream Chasers took down the Lamorinda Titans, 7-3, to claim the bronze medal at the event.
More information on the 2021 12U National Team Trials schedule, as well as further identification opportunities, will be announced at a later date. For more information on the 12U National Team, follow @USABaseball12U on Twitter.
- 2021 11U Futures Invitational Selections to 12U National Team Trials
- (Name; Position; Hometown; Team)
- Konnor Briggs; LHP/INF; Oxford, Fla.; I AM National
- Hudson Brown; INF/LHP; Iola, Texas; ZT Prospects
- Brodie Campbell; INF/RHP; Newnan, Ga.; Canes West Futures
- Chase Cotton; RHP/OF; Lincoln, Calif.; Lamorinda Titans
- Landen DeRouen; INF/RHP; Delcambre, La.; Scottsdale Dirtbags
- Adan Diaz; INF/RHP; Gavilan Hills, Calif.; Canes West Futures
- Jackson Fetters; RHP/INF; Montgomery, Texas; ZT Prospects
- Aaron Garcia; C/RHP; Pico Rivera, Calif.; ZT Prospects
- Angel Gonzalez; OF/LHP; Whittier, Calif.; ZT Prospects
- Jared Grindlinger; OF/LHP; Huntington Beach, Calif.; Stars Baseball
- Caleb Hudson; OF; Carrollton, Ga.; Canes West Futures
- Levi Kerr; INF; Holly Springs, N.C.; SBA Futures
- Brayden Landry; INF/RHP; Puyallup, Wash.; New Level Nationals
- Julian Martinez; C/RHP; New York, N.Y.; Dream Chasers
- Duncan McLeod; LHP; Huntington Beach, Calif.; Canes West Futures
- Carter Moon; OF/RHP; Bogart, Ga.; TG Dbacks
- Roberto Negron; LHP; Land O Lakes, Fla.; I AM National
- Julian Rodriguez; C/RHP; Boca Raton, Fla.; ZT Prospects
- Colt Sampson; OF; Magnolia, Texas; Premier Nationals
- Jael Santos; INF/RHP; Paterson, N.J.; Dream Chasers
- Derek Vazquez; INF/RHP; Charlotte, N.C.; SBA Futures
- Issac Vidal; INF/RHP; Miami, Fla.; Stars Baseball
- Adrian Villela; RHP; Tuscon, Ariz.; MVP Hustle Ruiz
- Jake Welch; INF; Draper, Utah; MVP Hustle Ruiz
