CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today finalized the schedule for the 2022 Collegiate National Team, highlighted by an intrasquad Stars vs. Stripes series to be played throughout North Carolina. The series will feature 48-50 of the premier collegiate players in the country split into two teams that will compete from June 30-July 4 in Cary, Durham, and Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2022 summer tour will also include Team USA’s return to Honkbalweek Haarlem from July 8-15 at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, Netherlands, where the U.S. will compete for the first time since 2014.
“We are very excited to finalize this year’s Collegiate National Team schedule and to once again include an expanded roster for the Stars versus Stripes series in 2022,” USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Manager Eric Campbell said. “A series that features this much of the top collegiate talent in the country in one place is unique, creating a terrific opportunity for players to be seen and challenged. We have no doubt that this high level of competition will prepare Team USA well to compete in the Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament and we look forward to using that to help us bring home a gold medal."
The first game of the Stars vs. Stripes series is set to take place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, at 7 p.m. ET before the teams travel to compete in games two, three, and four of the series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) in Durham, North Carolina. First pitch of games two and four is set for 6:35 p.m. ET on July 1 and 3, respectively, and game three is scheduled for a 5:05 p.m. ET first pitch. Team USA will conclude its domestic tour on July 4 at Truist Field, the home of the Charlotte Knights, in Charlotte, North Carolina with first pitch at 6:05 p.m. ET.
To round out its 2022 campaign, the Collegiate National Team will compete at the Honkbalweek Haarlem tournament. The U.S. will begin the event against Japan on July 9 at 8 a.m. ET (1 p.m. local time) before taking on Italy, Cuba, the Netherlands, and Curacao, which replaces Chinese Taipei in the event, to close out group stage play. The second round of competition will then be played on July 14 ahead of the championship on July 15.
The U.S. has competed at Honkbalweek Haarlem five times since 2000 and has earned four gold medals in that time, including winning the championship in its most recent appearance at the event in 2014. The Collegiate National Team dropped its first contest of the tournament that summer to Japan, 1-0, but then did not lose another game, finishing with a 7-1 record and outscoring opponents 34-5 in its final six games to claim the gold. Team USA also won gold in the 2000, 2002, and 2008 editions of the event and earned a bronze medal in 2012.
The Collegiate National Team will be led in 2022 by Ole Miss’ Mike Bianco, who will make his USA Baseball managerial debut this summer and second appearance overall in the red, white, and blue. The 2020 National Coach of the Year served as the pitching coach for the 2013 Collegiate National Team and led the U.S. pitching staff to a collective 1.87 ERA, a 20-3 record, and 222 strikeouts during that summer’s campaign.
Bianco is the winningest coach in Ole Miss history since taking over the program in 2000. Prior to the 2022 season, he posted an 812-462-1 (.637) record in 21 seasons at the helm and has guided the Rebels to 17 postseason appearances, seven Super Regionals, and a College World Series berth in 2014. He also earned both his 900th career victory and his 800th win in an Ole Miss uniform with a defeat of Texas A&M on May 8, 2021, becoming one of just 16 active head coaches to reach the 900 mark and one of just two in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) alongside Arkansas’ Dave Van Horn.
The rest of the 2022 Collegiate National Team staff, as well as Team USA’s final roster, will be announced at a later date.
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The full 2022 Collegiate National Team schedule is as follows:
(Date; Matchup; Location; Time)
2022 Team USA Domestic Dates
- Thursday, June 30; Stars vs. Stripes; Cary, North Carolina; 7 p.m. ET
- Friday, July 1; Stars vs. Stripes; Durham, North Carolina; 6:35 p.m. ET
- Saturday, July 2; Stars vs. Stripes; Durham, North Carolina; 5:05 p.m. ET
- Sunday, July 3; Stars vs. Stripes; Durham, North Carolina; 6:35 p.m. ET
- Monday, July 4; Stars vs. Stripes; Charlotte, North Carolina; 6:05 p.m. ET
2022 Honkbalweek Haarlem
- Saturday, July 9; USA vs. Japan; Haarlem, the Netherlands; 8 a.m. ET
- Sunday, July 10; USA vs. Italy; Haarlem, the Netherlands; 7 a.m. ET
- Monday, July 11; USA vs. Cuba; Haarlem, the Netherlands; 2:30 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, July 12; USA vs. the Netherlands; Haarlem, the Netherlands; 2:30 p.m. ET
- Wednesday, July 13; USA vs. Curacao; Haarlem, the Netherlands; 10:30 a.m. ET
- Thursday, July 14; Second round games
- Friday, July 15; Championship game
