By Nathan Rode
National Supervisor

CARY, NC—With the conclusion of the Tournament of Stars, USA Baseball announced its 40-man roster of trials participants, plus alternates for the 18U National Team. Those on the 40-man roster will remain in Cary for workouts and scrimmages. That group will then be whittled down to 28 on July 4. The 18U squad will travel to Osaka, Japan, in August for the WBSC 18U Baseball World Cup. The final 20-man roster will be determined after another trials period in August in Southern California.

The 40-man roster and list of alternates is as follows…

Carter Aldrete, IF, Monterey HS, CA
Jacob Amaya, IF, South Hills HS, CA
Michael Amditis, C, Boca Raton HS, FL
Ian Anderson, RHP, Shenendehowa HS, NY
Daniel Bakst, IF, Poly Prep Country Day, NY
William Benson, OF/IF, The Westminster Schools, GA
Austin Bergner, RHP/IF, Windermere Prep, FL
Cameron Blake, OF, Round Rock HS, TX
J.J. Bleday, LHP/OF, Mosley HS, FL
Jordan Butler, LHP, Alonso HS, FL
Daniel Cabrera, LHP/OF, John Curtis Christian, LA
Lane Carter, RHP, Conway HS, AR
Carlos Cortes, UT/LHP, Oviedo HS, FL
Hans Crouse, RHP, Dana Hills HS, CA
Peyton Culbertson, RHP, Collierville HS, TN
Hagen Danner, RHP/C, Huntington Beach, CA
William Etheridge, RHP, Parkview HS, GA
Braxton Garrett, LHP, Florence HS, AL
Kevin Gowdy, RHP, Santa Barbara HS, CA
Hunter Greene, RHP/IF, Notre Dame HS, CA
Ryan Hernandez, C, Saint Brendan HS, FL
Cooper Johnson, C, Carmel Catholic HS, IL
Alex Kirilloff, Plum HS, PA
Reggie Lawson, RHP, Victor Valley HS, CA
Jack Little, RHP, Bishop Gorman HS, NV
Tyler Malone, IF, Woodcreek HS, CA
Morgan McCullough, West Seattle HS, WA
Peter McEvoy, IF, Pine Creek HS, CO
Erik Miller, LHP, DeSmet HS, MO
Mickey Moniak, OF, La Costa Canyon HS, CA
Nicholas Pratto, OF, Hunting Beach HS, CA
Nicholas Quintana, IF, Arbor View HS, NV
Ripken Reyes, IF, St. Mary’s HS, CA
Ryan Rolison, LHP, University School of Jackson, TN
Ben Rortvedt, C, Verona HS, WI
Blake Rutherford, OF, Chaminade College Prep, CA
Blake Sabol, C/1B, Aliso Niguel HS, CA
Alex Speas, RHP, McEachern HS, GA
Cole Stobbe, Millard West HS, NE
Forrest Whitley, RHP, Alamo Heights HS, TX

ALTERNATES
Thomas Dillard II, Briarcrest Christian HS, TN
Jason Groome, LHP, IMG Academy, FL
Austin James, IF, Bloomingdale HS, FL
Brandon Martorano, C, Christian Brothers Academy, NJ
Michael Sandborn, LHP, Jesuit HS, FL
Cam Shepherd, IF, Peachtree Ridge HS, GA
Josh Stephen, OF, Mater Dei, CA
Colton Welker, IF, Douglas HS, FL

Related Content

• PBRPlus TOS: Day 3 Notebook6.28.15
  Highlights from the third day of games at Tournament of Stars... >>
• PBRPlus TOS: Day 2 PBR Area Notebook6.26.15
  LHP Jason Groome headlines a jam-packed notebook from Thursday's action in Cary, NC... >>
• PBRPlus TOS: Day 2 National Notebook6.25.15
  Highlights from the second day of Tournament of Stars games... >>
• PBRPlus TOS: Day 1 National Notebook6.25.15
  Highlights on players from outside PBR's coverage area... >>
• PBRPlus TOS: Day 1 PBR Area Notebook6.24.15
  Midwest catchers show well in first day, and many more highlight from Cary, NC... >>
• PBRPlus TOS Notebook: First Workout Day6.23.15
  Notes from the first workout at the Tournament of Stars... >>
• PBRPlus 2015 Tournament Of Stars Preview6.22.15
  Looking at the rosters for USA Baseball's annual event... >>