Florida two-way superstar [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] and closer [autotag]Brandon Neely[/autotag] will represent the United States of America as members of the USA Collegiate National Team this summer.
The team will compete in two five-game series with Chinese Taipei and Japan in the Carolinas from June 30 to July 12. Neither Gator participated in the four-game intrasquad series that took place leading up to the international games, but Caglianone and Neely are with the team.
Caglianone slashed .323/.389/.738 in 2023 with 33 home runs and 90 runs batted in. That RBI total is good for the Florida record, and the home runs are an NCAA BBCOR-era record.
Neely was lights out as a close, especially following an ejection during the Georgia series. He finished the season as an All-American for various outlets and with a 3.58 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 55 1/3 innings pitched.
Last year, Wyatt Langford and Hurston Waldrep were with the team, as was head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
A full list of participants can be found below, per USA Baseball:
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
*denotes national team alum
^denotes National Team Development Program (NTDP) participant
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