Baseball is back, and so are USA Baseball alumni! Team USA is doing it all in 2026: diving catches, no-hitters, and walk-off base knocks are all happening at the hands of our alumni. Players who have previously donned the stars and stripes are making impacts at every level, from high school to the pros. Follow along as USA Baseball’s alumni report tracks top performances on the diamond and highlight-worthy weekends from coast to coast.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9

College/Prep (February 9-16)

Arkansas boasts five USA Baseball alums on its team, and all of them contributed to the Razorbacks picking up a pair of wins at Globe Life Field at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Feb. 13-15) and a win over Tarleton State the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series on February 16. Cole Gibler (2025 CNT) was credited with the win on Opening Day against Oklahoma State when he tossed 3.2 hitless innings in relief with six strikeouts, taking over for two-time alum Gabe Gaeckle (2024 & 2025 CNT), who surrendered just one earned run and struck out nine batters in 4.1 innings of work.

Additionally, Ethan McElvain (2019 15U, 2024 CNT) picked up the win against Tarleton State when he threw 2.2 shutout innings in relief, yielding just one hit while fanning five batters. Offensively, Camden Kozeal (2022 18U) homered twice to contribute to Arkansas’ wins over Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, while Ryder Helfrick (2025 CNT) tallied at least one hit in all three games of the Shriners Showdown. Helfrick had a sensational outing on Opening Day against Oklahoma State by going 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four runs scored, had a hit against TCU, then added two more to his weekend against Texas Tech.

NC State’s duo of Jacob Dudan (2024 & 2025 CNT) and Ryan Marohn (2025 CNT) delivered shutout performances at the Puerto Rico Classic en route to securing their first wins of the season. Marohn went 4.2 innings on Opening Day against Washington and racked up six strikeouts, while Dudan gave up two hits and did not allow a walk in five complete innings against Indiana State.

Despite a pair of losses during opening weekend at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, Vanderbilt found a bright spot on Saturday in Austin Nye (2021 15U, 2022 18U). A pair of errors led to an unearned run and the only blemish on Nye’s day, as the sophomore proceeded to hurl three scoreless frames while allowing only two hits. The two-time Team USA alum turned in four quality innings, striking out six in the process as Vanderbilt defeated Texas Tech 13-3.

Jake Brown (2022 18U) started his junior season in a big way, batting .529 (9-for-17) with four home runs, 10 RBIs, and a 1.932 OPS through four games. Brown hit two doubles in the season opener on February 13 before picking up a hit and an RBI in game two on February 14. He finished the series sweep of Milwaukee with authority, homering twice in each of the next two games and driving in eight runs across the two contests. Brown scored at least one run in all four games, crossing home plate seven times in the series.

2022, 2023 and 2024 Women’s National Team alum A’Lana Martinez helped State College of Florida’s softball team win five of its six games last week and batted .739 (17-for-23). On February 10 she hit for the cycle against St. Petersburg College, and two days later followed up with a 5-for-5 outing against St. Pete that included two triples and a home run.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Eric Becker (2024 & 2025 CNT) - Virginia: .538 AVG/7 H/7 R/6 RBI/.625 OBP
• Bryce Clavon (2024 18U) - Clemson: 3-for-8, HR, 2 RBI
• Ricky Ojeda (2025 CNT) - UC Irvine: 6.0 IP/3 H/0 ER/8 K/0 BB
• Jason DeCaro (2024 & 2025 CNT) - North Carolina: 5.0 IP/2 H/0 ER/7 K/3 BB
• Brayden Jaksa (2024 18U) - Oregon: 5-for-9, HR, 2 RBI
• Cameron Johnson (2022 18U) - Oklahoma: 6IP/3 H/1 R (0 ER)/11 K vs. Texas Tech
• Dylan Lina (2019 15U) - Long Beach State: 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 2B vs. San Jose State on February 14
• Karson Bowen (2016 12U, 2018 & 2019 15U, 2021 18U) - Florida: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, R, 2 2B vs. UAB on February 14
• Chris Katz (2015 12U) - Mercer: 3-for-5, Walk-off HR, RBI, 2 R, 1 2B vs. Troy on February 13
• Chris Scinta (2016 12U) - Houston: 5.2 IP/2 H/0 ER/7 K/1 BB across two appearances against Wake Forest (February 13) and Washington (February 16)
• Collin Reuter (2015 12U) - Ole Miss: .571 AVG/4 H/3 RBI/1 SB/1.339 OPS vs. Nevada
• Macon Winslow (2022 18U) - North Carolina: Walk-off home run against Indiana on February 14