CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today named the 50-man roster for the 2024 13U/14U Athlete Development Program, following the conclusion of the National Team Championships. The event will be held August 1-4 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.

The Athlete Development Program (ADP) allows athletes to connect with USA Baseball coaches, task force, and national team staff to better prepare for a future national team experience. Participants will take part in on-field skills development with positional and team-fundamental drills, and a series of intrasquad games to assist in developing the athletes as both a player and a person. Additionally, the athletes will participate in off-field educational seminars while gaining additional exposure to professional scouts and college recruiters.

For the second consecutive year, the ADP teams are named after USA Baseball alums and former development program participants Dylan Crews and Termarr Johnson. Crews, who was named USA Baseball’s 2023 Golden Spikes Award winner, is a four-time Team USA alum and two-time gold medalist. He played for the 2017 15U National Team, 2018 18U National Team, and 2021 and 2022 Collegiate National Teams after participating in the National Team Development Program (NTDP) in 2016 and 2018. Crews–who was selected second overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2023 MLB Draft–helped the stars and stripes win gold medals at the 2017 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier and the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier in 2018.

Johnson is a two-time alum, as he was a part of the 2019 15U National Team which won gold at the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier after participating in the 2018 14U NTDP. He was also a member of the 2021 18U National Team, where he led the team in batting in a friendship series victory over Canada, before being selected fourth overall in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Both recently earned the nod to represent the National League during the MLB All-Star Futures Game in Fort Worth, Texas. Crews is currently with the Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals) while Johnson is with the Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates).

“We are excited to announce the fifty athletes who will participate in this year’s 13U/14U Athlete Development Program,” USA Baseball Director of Player Development Jim Koerner said. “This is an extremely talented group of athletes, each of whom stood out to our coaches and task force members over the past two summers during our identification events. We look forward to helping develop these players and expanding their knowledge of the game next week in Cary.”

The roster announcement comes following the conclusion of the National Team Championships in Arizona and North Carolina, which–along with the NTIS Champions Cup–serve as the main identification events for the ADP. Twenty-three athletes on the roster played in this year’s National Team Championships, while 24 were selected from last year’s NTIS Champions Cup. Overall, 36 athletes are new to USA Baseball programming this year.

Fourteen players on this year’s ADP roster have played on a past 12U National Team. Colin Anderson, Ty Chambless, Anthony Frausto III, Tristin Gaines, Levi Kerr, Jordan Leon, Eli Martinez, Cristian Matos, Dylan Mercado, Mateo Mier, Trent O’Malley, and Jonah Saken will reunite in Cary after helping the stars and stripes win gold at the 2022 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. Tyler Early and Ty Glaus were members of last year’s squads which won gold at the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier and WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup. Anderson, Frausto III, Kerr and Martinez, all participated in the 2023 13U/14U ADP.

Koerner will serve as the field coordinator for the event, while pitching performance specialist Ryan Crotin will act as the pitching coordinator and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Mike Kinkade will be the hitting coordinator.

University of Miami Director of Player Development Rob Cooper will lead Team Termarr Johnson, and will be joined by pitching coach Keith Zuniga and Connor Gandossy. Likewise, former college coach and current head coach of Stillwater High School Marty Lees will lead Team Dylan Crews, and will be joined by pitching coach Brett Tomko and assistant coach Carlos Varela.

For more information on the Athlete Development Program, follow @USABDevelops on Twitter or visit USABaseball.com.

**2024 13U/14U Athlete Development Program Roster
*(***Name; Position; Hometown)

• Cruz Adams; INF/RHP; Orem, Utah
• *^Colin Anderson; INF/OF; Acworth, Ga.
• Andrés Armenta; OF/RHP; Queen Creek, Az.
• Brantley Baskin; INF/RHP; Aledo, Texas
• Greyson Bell; LHP/INF; Douglassville, Pa.
• Alexander Bello; RHP; Orlando, Fla.
• *Ty Chambless; C; Bridge City, Texas
• Jackson Coffey; LHP; Gloster, La.
• Austin Coleman; RHP/OF; Spring Hill, Tenn.
• Kannon Derry; OF/1B; Clinton, Tenn.
• Yariel Diaz; OF/LHP; Saint Cloud, Fla.
• Mason Diggs; INF/RHP; Bossier City, La.
• Anthony Defour; INF/RHP; Holbrook, Mass.
• *Tyler Early; OF/LHP; Ferriday, La.
• Jedrek Elliott; RHP/OF; Stockton, Calif.
• Nathan Englander; RHP/INF; Sherman Oaks, Calif.
• *^Anthony Frausto III; INF/LHP; New Braunfels, Texas
• *Tristin Gaines; INF; Waller, Texas
• Steven Garneau Jr.; OF/RHP; Hicksville, N.Y.
• *Ty Glaus; INF; Del Mar, Calif.
• Mason Harris; INF/RHP; Rocklin, Calif.
• Blake Hoover; OF/RHP; Wadsworth, Ohio
• Dylan Hottle; INF/RHP; Irvine, Calif.
• *^Levi Kerr; INF/RHP; Holly Springs, N.C.
• Kolotau Koka; OF/INF; Kapolei, Hawaii
• Cody Lashlee; RHP/OF; San Diego, Calif.
• *Jordan Leon; INF/RHP; Northridge, Calif
• Peyton Lopez; INF; New Caney, Texas
• Mason MacKay; INF/OF; Catawba, S.C.
• Jason Marll Jr.; INF/OF; Catonsville, Md.
• *^Eli Martinez; RHP/INF; Beaumont, Calif.
• *Cristian Matos; C/RHP; Belleville, N.J.
• *Dylan Mercado; INF; Houston, Texas
• Knox Myers; RHP; Riverview, Fla.
• *Mateo Mier; C/RHP; Sylmar, Calif.
• Kingston Monette; INF/RHP; Chino Hills, Calif.
• *Trent O'Malley; RHP/INF; Great Falls, Va.
• Peyton Osheaski; RHP; Gainesville Ga.
• Caleb Polk; RHP; Dallas, Texas
• Gavin Poteet; INF/LHP; Suwanee, Ga.
• Brady Rallo; OF/LHP; Chesterfield, Mo.
• Damian Rivas; RHP/OF; Wahiawa, Haw.
• Deeyon Roundtree; OF/INF; Homestead, Fla.
• *Jonah Saken; INF/OF; Brentwood, Tenn.
• Jason Spray Jr.; OF/INF; Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Ethan Stewart; OF/LHP; Winterville, N.C.
• Peyton Tarlton; OF/LHP; Indian Trail, N.C.
• Dylan Tucci; C/OF; Newport Beach, Calif.
• Edward Washington; C; Los Angeles, Calif.
• Ayden White; RHP/INF; Corona, Calif.

* denotes national team alum

^ denotes development program participant