MIAMI, Fla. – USA Baseball today named the 18-player roster for the 2026 12U National Team that will compete in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier from November 20-27 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
The announcement follows a three-day Extended Training Camp in Miami, Florida, that featured intrasquad games, on-field workouts, and more, allowing the coaching staff to evaluate players in competitive gameplay.
“Following an extremely competitive Extended Training Camp, we are excited to announce our 18-player roster that will represent the United States at the WBSC U-12 Pan American Championship," said 12U National Team Program Director Cole Beeker. "We are confident that we have assembled a team that will embrace the challenge of international competition while competing at the highest level in pursuit of a gold medal."
The 2026 12U National Team roster features players from across the nation, as nine different states are represented on the 18-player roster. Texas is responsible for the bulk of the talent, with its six players comprising a third of the roster. California and Arizona have multiple representatives as well with four and two, respectively. Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington have one athlete each on the roster.
Team USA will be led by Wes Brooks in 2026. Brooks is making his managerial debut for the stars and stripes after serving as pitching coach the last two years. He helped to guide the 12U National Team to gold medals at the 2024 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier and the 2025 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. Brooks will be joined by Kyle Howell as pitching coach along with assistants Erick Quesada and David Houseton. Howell and Houseton are making their international coaching debuts, while Quesada returns to the staff after serving as an assistant coach at the 2023 and 2025 World Cup events.
The 12U National Team has won nine gold medals in international competition since its inception in 2013. The most recent victory at the 2025 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup marked the program’s eighth gold medal in 12 years. The U.S. has medaled in six out of the seven WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cups it has participated in and currently leads all nations with six world cup titles.
Click here to view the 12U National Team’s schedule for the WBSC U-12 Pan American Championship.
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2026 12U National Team Roster
(Name; Position; Hometown)
- Carver Brown - INF/RHP - Stanwood, Wash.
- Kohen Davis - C/RHP - Loganville, Ga.
- Wyatt Fly - LHP/OF - Wellford, S.C.
- Rogelio Garcia - INF/OF/RHP - Laredo, Texas
- Cash Gonzales - INF/RHP - Chandler, Ariz.
- Koda Graziadei - INF - Prosper, Texas
- Aiden Green - OF/LHP - Douglassville, Pa.
- Maverick Harwood - OF/RHP - Chandler, Ariz.
- Jerry Hennessey - OF - Laredo, Texas
- Aiden Izquierdo - OF/LHP - Vero Beach, Fla.
- Noah Kirk - INF/RHP - San Diego, Calif.
- Caleb McDaniel - C/RHP - Burbank, Calif.
- Kai Rios - INF/RHP - Buena Park, Calif.
- Antonio Rolando - C/RHP - Stevenson Ranch, Calif.
- Cooper Thissen - OF/LHP - Davenport, Iowa
- David Thomas II - INF/RHP - Katy, Texas
- Taz Tulowitzki - INF/RHP - Austin, Texas
- Jacob Woods - C/RHP - Corpus Christi, Texas
