CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball today revealed the 72 athletes selected from the 2024 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) for its 2025 national team programming, following the completion of the NTIS Champions Cup which was held August 9-25 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina.
Additionally, USA Baseball recently announced that the Southwest Region won the 2024 NTIS Champions Cup for the fifth consecutive summer.
The NTIS is the most comprehensive player identification program offered by USA Baseball. Using a six-region system for the initial player identification process, the NTIS holds tryouts in each region of the country for players to be identified and selected for their all-regional teams, and invited to the NTIS Champions Cup in Cary, North Carolina.
The NTIS Champions Cup consists of tournament-style play, with more than 1,200 of the country’s top players competing in 156 games in addition to skill testing and on-field evaluations run by the USA Baseball Task Force and national team coaches.
“We are excited to announce the seventy-two athletes selected from this summer’s National Team Identification Series to participate in USA Baseball’s 2025 national team programming,” said USA Baseball Coordinator of Baseball Operations Jeff Feltman. “As anticipated, this summer saw talent and competitive spirit from every region and age group, making it difficult for USA Baseball’s Task Force to narrow down the field. Many high-caliber players made appearances at the National Training Complex and we are confident the players selected will rise to the USA Baseball standard and look forward to seeing them compete at the highest level in next summer’s national team programming.”
Twelve athletes from each age group were invited to compete in the following year’s age-appropriate national team programming events in 2025, including the 12U National Team Training Camp, 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP), the 15U National Team Training Camp, and 16U/17U National Team Development Program (NTDP).
In total, the 72 selected athletes represent 22 states and all six regions from across the U.S. California leads all states with 16 athletes being represented while Texas accounts for 12 players.
The 2024 National Team Identification Series selections for 2025 national team programming are as follows:
Name;Position;Hometown;Region
2025 12U National Team Training Camp invitees:
(from 11U NTIS)
- LaQuienten Brooks; OF/LHP; Irondale, Ala.; Southeast
- Jack Carson; OF/LHP; Lancaster, Pa.; Northeast
- Trae Dunford; IF/OF; Charlotte, N.C.; Southeast
- AJ Elliott; IF/RHP; Charlottesville, Va.; Northeast
- Duncan Mount; OF/LHP; Kingston, Tenn.; Midwest
- Kayden Paysinger; OF/LHP; Fairfield, Calif.; Northwest
- Carter Rahmatulla; OF/LHP; Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif.; Southwest
- Davis Romejko; IF/LHP; St. Charles, Ill.; Midwest
- Radner Roth; C/INF; McKinney, Texas; South
- Jaxon Spray; IF/OF; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Midwest
- Matthew Vazquez; IF; Whittier, Calif.; Southwest
- Blain Watson; IF/C; Carson, Calif.; Southwest
2025 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
(from 12U NTIS)
- Lucca Bacigalupi; C/RHP; Petaluma, Calif.; Northwest
- Nolan Bingham; IF/LHP; Royse City, Texas; South
- Brenner Brown; IF/C; Jupiter, Fla.; Southeast
- Colt Carter; IF/RHP; Carrollton, Ga.; Southeast
- Lucas Diaz; IF/RHP; Tampa, Fla.; South
- Fielder Grebert; RHP/IF; Cabot, Ark.; Southeast
- Cooper Hutton; OF/RHP; Las Vegas, Nev.; Southwest
- Miles Lockridge; IF/RHP; Belleville, Ill.; Midwest
- Jake Mercado; OF/RHP; Lyndhurst, N.J.;Northeast
- Wyatt Peabody; OF/INF; Poway, Calif.; Southwest
- Alex Pena; OF/RHP; Kyle, Texas; South
- Carson Schoener; IF/RHP; Las Vegas, Nev.; Southwest
2025 13U/14U Athlete Development Program invitees:
(from 13U NTIS)
- Christian Choe; IF/RHP; Bedford, Texas; South
- CJ Dornfeld; C/IF; Woodbury, Minn.; Midwest
- Tyler Early; OF/LHP; Houston, Texas; South
- Cooper Gear; IF/OF; Valparaiso, Tenn.; Southeast
- Kingston George; OF/RHP; Gunter, Texas; South
- Zaylon Johnson; IF/RHP; Lake Charles, La.; South
- Bowen Landry; RHP/IF; Houston, Texas; South
- Jesse Maddox; OF/LHP; San Diego, Calif.; Southwest
- Jackson McAneeley; C/IF; Kailua, Hawaii; Southwest
- Mason Miller; IF/RHP; Stafford, Ga.; Southeast
- Michael Ohman; LHP/OF; South San Francisco, Calif.; Northwest
- Boston Targac; C/IF; Flatonia, Texas; South
2025 15U National Team Training Camp invitees:
(from 14U NTIS)
- Pierce Buckey; IF/OF; Bakersfield, Calif.; Southwest
- Kekoa Delatori; RHP/IF; Redondo Beach, Calif.; Southwest
- Levi Kerr; IF; Holly Springs, N.C.; Southeast
- Mason MacKay; IF/OF; Catawba, S.C.; Southeast
- Brandon Manivong; IF/RHP; San Ramon, Calif.; Northwest
- Cristian Matos; C/RHP; Belleville, N.J.; Northeast
- Brody McCue; C/OF; Lebanon, Tenn.; Southeast
- Dylan Mercado; IF/RHP; Houston, Texas; South
- Russell Nelson; RHP/OF; Gilbert, Ariz.; Southwest
- Trent O’Malley; OF/RHP; Great Falls, Va.; Northeast
- Maddox Porter; IF/OF; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Southeast
- Ayden White; RHP/IF; Corona, Calif.; Southwest
2025 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
(from 15U NTIS)
- Jackson Beatty; OF/LHP; Canton, Ga.; Southeast
- Keegan Burke; RHP/OF; Rio Rancho, N.M.; Southeast
- Chase Cotton; RHP/IF; Lincoln, Calif.; Northwest
- Chase Gockenbach; RHP/IF; Morristown, Tenn.; Southeast
- Orion Gonzalez; IF/RHP; Castaic, Calif.; Southwest
- Anderson Kaufmann; C/RHP; Godfrey, Ill.; Midwest
- Gavin McMillan; RHP/IF; Danville, Calif.; Northwest
- Xander Tiller; OF/RHP; St. Joseph, Mo.; Midwest
- Oliver Van Tiem; RHP/IF; Hillsborough, N.C.; Southeast
- Reggie Watson III; IF/OF; Harrison, Ohio; Midwest
- Brogan Witcher; C/RHP; Bakersfield, Calif.; Southwest
- Keelan Zumwalt; IF/LHP; Lees Summit, Mo.; South
2025 16U/17U National Team Development Program invitees:
(from 16U NTIS)
- Cade Allen; RHP/IF; Humboldt, Tenn.; Southeast
- Brett Biondich; RHP/IF; Hartford, Wis.; Midwest
- Landon Brown; IF/RHP; League City, Texas; South
- Jack Byers; RHP/IF; Artesia, N.M.; South
- Marcus Cantu; IF/OF; Friendswood, Texas; South
- Colton Floyd; OF/IF; Albuquerque, N.M.; Southwest
- Caden Glauber; RHP/IF; Fort Mill, S.C.; Southeast
- Cooper Gornet; IF; Charlotte, N.C.; Southeast
- Brennan McLaughlin; IF/RHP; Kansas City, Mo.; South
- Colton Petersmith; OF/LHP; Rolla, Mo.; Midwest
- Wyatt Powell; RHP/IF; Alvin, Texas; South
- Jack Woda; C/IF; Arlington, Va.; Northeast
