LOS ANGELES – The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team has finalized its 24-man roster that will take part in three international friendship series this summer. The group features 12 hitters and 12 pitchers with Tanner Houck (Missouri) and KJ Harrison (Oregon State) serving their second tour with the squad.
Catcher Mike Rivera (Florida) is making his debut on the collegiate roster, but previously represented USA Baseball as a member of the 2013 18U National Team. Remaining with the team as an alternate through its five-game series in Taiwan is Tim Cate (LHP, UCONN).
The Collegiate National Team (2-0-1) has two games remaining on its schedule in California. It will take on the Conejo Oaks at 3:30 p.m. PT on Friday at Angel Stadium and is set for a rematch against the Academy Barons at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., at 1:30 p.m. PT on Saturday.
Team USA will then pack its bags for the international portion of its tour, during which it will play three friendship series. The team will travel first to Taiwan for a five-game set against Chinese Taipei, July 5-9. Due to field condition issues in Taichung, the first three games of the series will now be played at Shingchuang Stadium in Taipei and the final two contests will take place at Hsinchu City Stadium in Hscinchu.
From there, the Red, White and Blue will fly to Japan for a five-game series. The U.S. and Japan will square off at Hard Off Eco Stadium in Niigata, July 12-13, at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on July 15 and at Kusanagi Stadium in Shizuoka, July 16-17.
To close out its summer tour, Team USA will then make the trek to Cuba for another five-game series. Those games are scheduled to take place in Ciego de Avila (July 23-24), Havana (July 25) and Pinar del Rio (July 26-27).
University of Oregon head coach George Horton will serve as the field manager for Team USA this summer. He will be assisted by former Loyola Marymount and Long Beach State head coach Dave Snow, as well as Jason Gill (Loyola Marymount), Ted Silva (Nebraska) and John Altobelli (Orange Coast College). Mitch Karraker (Oregon) will be the team’s bullpen coach and Danny Wheat (TCU) will travel as the team’s athletic trainer.
Name, Pos., Hometown (School)
Seth Beer, OF, Suwanee, Ga. (Clemson)
JB Bukauskas, RHP, Ashburn, Va. (North Carolina)
Jake Burger, IF, Chesterfield, Mo. (Missouri State)
*Tim Cate, LHP, Manchester, Conn. (UCONN)
Alex Faedo, RHP, Tampa, Fla. (Florida)
TJ Friedl, OF, Pleasonton, Calif. (Nevada)
Dalton Guthrie, IF, Sarasota, Fla. (Florida)
Devin Hairston, IF, Lexington, Ky. (Louisville)
KJ Harrison, IF/C, Kailua, Hawaii (Oregon State)
Keston Hiura, IF/OF, Valencia, Calif, (UC Irvine)
Tanner Houck, RHP, Collinsville, Ill. (Missouri)
Tyler Johnson, RHP, Midlothian, Va. (South Carolina)
Jeren Kendall, OF, Holmen, Wis. (Vanderbilt)
Alex Lange, RHP, Lee’s Summit, Mo. (LSU)
Darren McCaughan, RHP, Downey, Calif. (Long Beach State)
Brendan McKay, LHP/IF, Darlington, Pa. (Louisville)
Glenn Otto, RHP, Spring, Texas (Rice)
David Peterson, LHP, Denver, Colo. (Oregon)
Mike Rivera, C, Venice, Fla. (Florida)
Evan Skoug, C, Libertyville, Ill. (TCU)
Ricky Tyler Thomas, LHP, San Diego, Calif. (Fresno State)
Taylor Walls, IF, Cordele, Ga. (Florida State)
Zach Warren, LHP, Vineland, N.J. (Tennessee)
Evan White, IF/OF, Gahanna, Ohio (Kentucky)
Kyle Wright, RHP, Huntsville, Ala. (Vanderbilt)
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- Alternate with team through Taiwan series
