The trio deserves an invitation to the national camp

STANFORD, California Second year student Braden Montgomery joins the freshmen Malcolm Moore and Matt Scott As Cardinal players invited to the 2023 College National Team Training Camp, competing in the four-game Stars vs. Stripes intramural series in North Carolina.

This year’s list features the top 58 undrafted players in the country.

The Collegiate National Team Training Camp begins June 23, with the first game of the Stars vs. Stripes series scheduled for June 25 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The final 26-man squad will be selected to compete in a five-game series against Chinese Taipei and Japan, with games to be played across the Carolinas from June 30th to July 12th.

This year’s Training Camp roster features five USA Baseball alumni, including 2022 college national team member Carter Holton (Vanderbilt). In addition, all three 12U, 15U and 18U national teams are represented on the 2023 training camp roster. Four-time USA Baseball alum Karson Bowen (TCU) has played on each of the three teams, Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) was on the 12U National Team in 2015, Josh Hartle (Wake Forest) is a two-time 15U National Team alumnus. , and Cade Fisher (Florida) was a member of the 2021 18U National Team.

In addition to Holton, four other members from last year’s training camp will return to Cary in 2023. Montgomery, Drew Beam (Tennessee), Mason Nichols (Ole Miss) and Hagen Smith (Arkansas) all participated in last year’s training camp and will compete for this summer’s final roster.

Under Hartle’s leadership, six different players on the 2023 Training Camp roster have previously participated in USA Baseball’s National Team Development Program. Hartle (2017 14U NTDP, 2019 16U NTDP, 2019 17U NTDP) has been a member of three programs, while his Wake Forest teammate Kurtz (2017 14U NTDP, 2019 16U NTDP) has attended two. Eldridge Armstrong III (San Diego State) and Anthony Martinez (UC Irvine) joined Hartle and Kurtz in the 2017 14U NTDP, while Christian Moore (Tennessee) and M. Moore have both participated in the 16U NTDP.

In addition, Fisher, Jace LaViolette (Texas A&M), M. Moore, Ethan Petry (South Carolina), Scott and Anthony Silva (TCU) will meet again in 2023 training camp after participating together in the 2021 Prospect Development Pipeline (PDP) League.

This year’s Training Camp roster has 39 schools and 12 conferences represented. Wake Forest leads the way among all schools with four players, while Florida, Stanford and TCU all have three players. The SEC has 15 players on the list, while the ACC has the second most at 12. Nine athletes represent the Big 12, making it the third-most represented league in the country.

This year’s Collegiate national team is led by manager Larry Lee, who will make his debut as a coach for Team USA in 2023. Working with him are Brady Austin (East Carolina), Reggie Christiansen (Sacramento State), Thomas Eager (Stanford), Andy Stankiewicz (USC) and José Vázquez (Alabama State). In addition, Patrick Apel (Santa Clara), Johnny Hernandez (Bethune-Cookman), Omar Johnson (Jackson State), Ryan Miller (Longwood) and Corey Wimberly (Boston Red Sox) will serve as coaches for the 2023 training camp.

The Collegiate National Team kicks off its schedule with the annual Stars vs. Stripes series on the 25th-28th. June at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. After that, the 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series will be held from June 30 to July 4, with games at the National Training Complex, Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis and Segra Stadium in Fayetteville.

The National Training Complex will host the opening three games of the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series from 7-9. July, while games four and five of the series will be played at Joseph Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston on July 11 and 12.

2023 College National Team Training Camp Roster

• Ben Abeldt; LHP; McKinney, Texas; TCU
• Matt Ager; RHP; Pleasanton, California; UC Santa Barbara
• Eldridge Armstrong III; RHP; Simi Valley, California
• Drew Beam; RHP; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Tennessee
• Karson Bowen; C; Anaheim Hills, California; TCU
• Brody Brecht; RHP; Ankeny, Iowa; Iowa
• Aiven Cabral; RHP; Lynn, Mass.; Northeastern
• Jac Caglianone; LHP/1B; Tampa, Fla.; Florida
• Kayden Campbell; LHP; Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville
• Cam Cannarella; OF; Hartsville, SC; Clemson
• Evan Chrest; RHP; Tampa, Fla.; Jacksonville
• Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Marietta, Ga.; Georgia
• Christian Coppola; RHP; Galloway, NJ; Rutgers
• Jacob Cozart; C; High Point, NC; NC State
• Kaelen Culpepper; INF; Memphis, Tenn.; Kansas State
• Alton Davis II; LHP; Hueytown, Ala.; Alabama
• Cade Fisher; LHP; Dalton, Ga.; Florida
• Dominic Fritton; LHP; Fuquay-Varina, NC; NC State
• Devin Futrell; LHP; Pembroke Pines, Fla.; Vanderbilt
• Austin Gordon; RHP; Myrtle Beach, SC; Clemson
• Duce Gourson; INF; San Diego, California; UCLA
• Rodney Green, Jr.; OF; Richmond, California; Cal
• Josh Hartle; LHP; King, NC; Wake Forest
• Luke Holman; RHP; Sinking Spring, Pa.
• Carter Holton; LHP; Guyton, Ga.; Vanderbilt
• Ryan Johnson; RHP; Red Oak, Texas; Dallas Baptist
• Dakota Jordan; OF; Canton, Miss; Mississippi State
• Seaver King; INF; Athens, Ga.; Wake Forest
• Nick Kurtz; INF; Lancaster, Pa.; Wake Forest
• Jace LaViolette; OF; Katy, Texas; Texas A&M
• Anthony Martinez; 1B/C; Fairfield, California; UC Irvine
• Michael Massey; RHP; Suwanee, Ga.; Wake Forest
• Xavier Meachem; RHP; Winterville, NC; NC A&T
• Omar Melendez; LHP; Cayey, PR; State of Alabama
• Mason Molina; LHP; Rancho Santa Margarita, California; Texas Tech
• Braden Montgomery; OF/RHP; Madison, Miss; Stanford
• Malcolm Moore; C; Sacramento, California; Stanford
• Christian Moore; INF; Brooklyn, NY; Tennessee
• Brandon Neely; RHP; Seville, Fla.; Florida
• Tyson Neighbors; RHP; Royse City, Texas; Kansas State
• Mason Nichols; RHP; Jackson, Miss; Be a miss
• Griff O’Ferrall; INF; Richmond, Va.; Virginia
• Fran Oschell III; RHP; Phoenixville, Pa.; Duke
• Austin Overn; OF; Tustin, California; USC
• Ethan Petry; INF; Land O’ Lakes, Fla.; South Carolina
• Kyle Robinson; RHP; Vienna, Va.; Texas Tech
• Matt Scott; RHP; Redding, Conn.; Stanford
• Codey Shojinaga; C/INF; Honolulu, Hawaii; Kansas City
• Anthony Silva; INF; San Antonio, Texas; TCU
• Hagen Smith; LHP; Bullard, Texas; Arkansas
• Parker Smith; RHP; Houston, Texas; Rice
• Ryan Stafford; C; Folsom, California; Cal Poly
• Paul Torres; RHP; Orlando, Fla.; Bethune-Cookman
• Mitch Voit; INF/RHP; Whitefish Bay, Wis.; Michigan
• JJ Wetherholt; INF; Mars, Pa.; West Virginia
• Nicholas Wilson; RHP; Carrollton, Texas; Southern
• Jay Woolfolk; RHP; Chesterfield, Va.; Virginia
• Trey Yesavage; RHP; Boyertown, Pa.; East Carolina