USA Baseball announced the 2018 Collegiate National Team roster today, and NC State’s Will Wilson (SS) and Patrick Bailey (C) made the cut.
Bailey was lights out in 2018, winning the ACC Freshman of the Year award this season. He compiled a .321 batting average in his first season with the NC State baseball program to garner ACC Freshman of the Year, the first Wolfpack player to claim the honor since Carlos Rodon in 2012. His average led all ACC freshmen and was second on the team. He hit 13 home runs on the year to set the NC State record for home runs by a freshman and lead all freshmen in the conference. He also threw out 11 runners on the base paths and recorded a .983 fielding percentage.
Wilson earns his second consecutive invitation to participate in the CNT training camp, as he played with USA Baseball in 2017. The Sophomore hit a clean .307 in 2018, and was second on the team in home runs (15), RBI’s (53) and slugging percentage (.588). He also led the team in Doubles (16).
2018 Collegiate National Team Roster
(Name, Position, Hometown, School, Year)
*24-man roster selection
Jake Agnos; LHP; Haymarket, Va.; ECU; Sophomore
Patrick Bailey; C; Greensboro, N.C.; NC State; Freshman
Cody Bradford; LHP; Aledo, Texas; Baylor; Sophomore
*Kyle Brnovich; RHP; Milton, Ga.; Elon; Sophomore
Tanner Burns; RHP; Decatur, Ala.; Auburn; Freshman
Matt Canterino; RHP; Carroll, Texas; Rice; Sophomore
Parker Caracci; RHP; Jackson, Miss.; Ole Miss; Sophomore
*Matt Cronin; LHP; Navarre, Fla.; Arkansas; Sophomore
John Doxakis; LHP; Houston, Texas; Texas A&M; Sophomore
*Antoine Duplantis; OF; Lafayette, La.; LSU; Junior
*Mason Feole; LHP; Wakefield, R.I.; UCONN; Sophomore
*Dominic Fletcher; OF; Cypress, Calif.; Arkansas; Sophomore
*Zack Hess; RHP; Forest, Va.; LSU; Sophomore
Will Holland; IF; Lawrenceville, Ga.; Auburn; Sophomore
*Josh Jung; IF/RHP; San Antonio, Texas; Texas Tech; Sophomore
*Shea Langeliers; C/IF; Keller, Texas; Baylor; Sophomore
Jack Little; RHP; Las Vegas, Nev.; Stanford; Sophomore
Max Meyer; RHP; Woodbury, Minn.; Minnesota; Freshman
*Andre Pallante; RHP; San Clemente, Calif.; UC Irvine; Sophomore
*Drew Parrish; LHP; Rockledge, Fla.; Florida State; Sophomore
*Adley Rutschman; C/IF; Sherwood, Ore.; Oregon State; Sophomore
*Mitchell Senger; LHP; Boca Raton, Fla.; Stetson; Sophomore
*Braden Shewmake; IF; Wylie, Texas; Texas A&M; Sophomore
Graeme Stinson; LHP; Norcross, Ga.; Duke; Sophomore
*Bryson Stott; IF; Las Vegas, Nev.; UNLV; Sophomore
Zack Thompson; LHP; Selma, Ind.; Kentucky; Sophomore
*Spencer Torkelson; IF; Petaluma, Calif.; Arizona State; Freshman
C.J. Van Eyk; RHP; Lutz, Fla.; Florida State; Freshman
*Andrew Vaughn; IF; Santa Rosa, Calif.; California; Sophomore
*Matt Wallner; OF/P; Forest Lake, Minn.; Southern Mississippi; Sophomore
*Zach Watson; OF; Ruston, La.; LSU; Sophomore
Will Wilson; IF; Kings Mountain, N.C.; NC State; Sophomore
Kenyon Yovan; RHP; Beaverton, Ore.; Oregon; Sophomore
Ryan Zeferjahn; RHP; Topeka, Kan.; Kansas; Sophomore