After a grueling six week try-out and training camp schedule in Cary, North Carolina, Team USA has announced the 20-man roster they will take to Onikawa, Japan for the 2025 WBSC U-18 World Cup.
All 20 players selected to the team are currently featured on the Over-Slot Top 200 high school prospects board for 2026. The two players selected from the class of 2027 can also be found inside the top five on the Top 100 high school prospects board for 2027.
The team will head to Onikawa, Japan to play at least seven games against the best the world has to offer. Play will begin September 5 when USA is set to take on Panama in the first game of Opening Round play. They will play Chinese Taipai, Germany, China and Australia in the subsequent days. Depending on how the team does in those contests, USA will then have …