DURHAM – Sophomore right-handed pitcher
Fran Oschell III was selected to the United States Collegiate National Team on Thursday.
Oschell becomes the fifth Duke player to make the 26-man roster for the Collegiate National Team, joining
Todd Lamb (1981),
Marcus Stroman (2011),
Bailey Clark (2015) and
Graeme Stinson (2018).
The Collegiate National Team, consisting of 26 of the best non-draft eligible players in the country, begins the 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship series on Friday, June 30 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. The series against Chinese Taipei runs through July 4, making stops at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, Artium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis and Segra Stadium in Fayetteville.
The Collegiate National Team will host the opening three games of the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series from July 7-9 at the National Training Complex in Cary, while games four and five of the series will be played at Joseph Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C., on July 11-12.
2023 Collegiate National Team Roster
(Name; Position; Hometown; School)
- Ben Abeldt; LHP; McKinney, Texas; TCU
- Matt Ager; RHP; Pleasanton, Calif.; UC Santa Barbara
- Drew Beam; RHP; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Tennessee
- Jac Caglianone; LHP/1B; Tampa, Fla.; Florida
- Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Marietta, Ga.; Georgia
- Christian Coppola; RHP; Galloway, N.J.; Rutgers
- Kaelen Culpepper; INF; Memphis, Tenn.; Kansas State
- Duce Gourson; INF; San Diego, Calif.; UCLA
- Rodney Green, Jr.; OF; Richmond, Calif.; Cal
- Luke Holman; RHP; Sinking Spring, Pa.
- *Carter Holton; LHP; Guyton, Ga.; Vanderbilt
- Ryan Johnson; RHP; Red Oak, Texas; Dallas Baptist
- Seaver King; INF; Athena, Ga.; Wake Forest
- Jace LaViolette; OF; Katy, Texas; Texas A&M
- Michael Massey; RHP; Suwanee, Ga.; Wake Forest
- Xavier Meachem; RHP; Winterville, N.C.; NC A&T
- Omar Melendez; LHP; Cayey, P.R.; Alabama State
- Braden Montgomery; OF/RHP; Madison, Miss.; Stanford
- ^Malcolm Moore; C; Sacramento, Calif.; Stanford
- ^Christian Moore; INF; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Tennessee
- Brandon Neely; RHP; Seville, Fla.; Florida
- Tyson Neighbors; RHP; Royse City, Texas; Kansas State
- Griff O'Ferrall; INF; Richmond, Va.; Virginia
- Fran Oschell III; RHP; Phoenixville, Pa.; Duke
- Kyle Robinson; RHP; Vienna, Va.; Texas Tech
- Hagen Smith; LHP; Bullard, Texas; Arkansas
- Ryan Stafford; C; Folsom, Calif.; Cal Poly
- JJ Wetherholt; INF; Mars, Pa.; West Virginia
- Nicholas Wilson; RHP; Carrollton, Texas; Southern
- Jay Woolfolk; RHP; Chesterfield, Va.; Virginia
- Trey Yesavage; RHP; Boyertown, Pa.; East Carolina
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