Texas Tech University Athletics
Robinson named to Team USA roster
June 29, 2023 | Baseball
CARY, N.C. – For the first time since Josh Jung in 2018, Texas Tech will be represented on the Collegiate National Team as sophomore Kyle Robinson was named to the 31-man Team USA roster on Thursday.
The final squad was named by Team USA after the completion of the 2023 Collegiate National Team Training Camp, a four-game intrasquad series, June 25-28, that featured 56 of the premier non-draft eligible college players.
Robinson was an impact arm for Texas Tech in the postseason, striking out 12 in two starts and allowing just two earned runs in the Big 12 tournament and Gainesville Regional. Robinson was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team.
Twenty-four different schools are represented on the 2023 Collegiate National Team roster.
"After the most talented and competitive Training Camp, the staff completed a grueling selection process to get to the final roster today," said Lee. "Our roster is full of extremely talented and capable baseball players, and we are focused on representing the United States well in international competition. We are looking forward to getting our series against Chinese Taipei started tomorrow night here in Cary."
Team USA will play a pair of five-game series with Chinese Taipei and Japan from June 30-July 12 at various venues across the Carolinas.
The 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series is set for June 30-July 4, with games at the National Training Complex, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis, and Segra Stadium in Fayetteville. The National Training Complex will host the opening three games of the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series July 7-9, while games four and five of the series will be played at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Ballpark in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 11 and 12.
This year's Collegiate National Team is led by Manager Larry Lee, who is making his Team USA managerial debut in 2023. Lee is joined on staff by Brady Austin (East Carolina), Reggie Christiansen (Sacramento State), Thomas Eager (Stanford), Andy Stankiewicz (USC), and José Vázquez (Alabama State).
Team USA leads the series with Chinese Taipei 15-0-4 (Overall: 80-13-2). Against Japan, the stars and stripes lead the series 24-19 (Overall: 133-107-2), including a 21-1 (Overall: 87-33-2) series record in the United States. All time, the Collegiate National Team boasts a record of 135-32-2 in North Carolina dating back to 1987, including a 38-14-1 mark at the National Training Complex in Cary.
The full 2023 Collegiate National Team roster is as follows:
2023 Collegiate National Team Roster
(Name; Position; School)
Ben Abeldt; LHP; TCU
Matt Ager; RHP; UC Santa Barbara
Drew Beam; RHP; Tennessee
Jac Caglianone; Florida
Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Georgia
Christian Coppola; RHP; Rutgers
Kaelen Culpepper; INF; Kansas State
Duce Gourson; INF; UCLA
Rodney Green, Jr.; OF; Cal
Luke Holman; RHP
Carter Holton; LHP; Vanderbilt
Ryan Johnson; RHP; Dallas Baptist
Seaver King; INF; Wake Forest
Jace LaViolette; OF; Texas A&M
Michael Massey; RHP; Wake Forest
Xavier Meachem; RHP; NC A&T
Omar Melendez; LHP; Alabama State
Braden Montgomery; OF/RHP; Stanford
Malcolm Moore; C; Stanford
Christian Moore; INF; Tennessee
Brandon Neely; RHP; Florida
Tyson Neighbors; RHP; Kansas State
Griff O'Ferrall; INF; Virginia
Fran Oschell III; RHP; Duke
Kyle Robinson; RHP; Texas Tech
Hagen Smith; LHP; Arkansas
Ryan Stafford; C; Cal Poly
JJ Wetherholt; INF; West Virginia
Nicholas Wilson; RHP; Southern
Jay Woolfolk; RHP; Virginia
Trey Yesavage; RHP; East Carolina
The final squad was named by Team USA after the completion of the 2023 Collegiate National Team Training Camp, a four-game intrasquad series, June 25-28, that featured 56 of the premier non-draft eligible college players.
Robinson was an impact arm for Texas Tech in the postseason, striking out 12 in two starts and allowing just two earned runs in the Big 12 tournament and Gainesville Regional. Robinson was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team.
Twenty-four different schools are represented on the 2023 Collegiate National Team roster.
"After the most talented and competitive Training Camp, the staff completed a grueling selection process to get to the final roster today," said Lee. "Our roster is full of extremely talented and capable baseball players, and we are focused on representing the United States well in international competition. We are looking forward to getting our series against Chinese Taipei started tomorrow night here in Cary."
Team USA will play a pair of five-game series with Chinese Taipei and Japan from June 30-July 12 at various venues across the Carolinas.
The 20th USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series is set for June 30-July 4, with games at the National Training Complex, the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis, and Segra Stadium in Fayetteville. The National Training Complex will host the opening three games of the 44th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series July 7-9, while games four and five of the series will be played at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Ballpark in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 11 and 12.
This year's Collegiate National Team is led by Manager Larry Lee, who is making his Team USA managerial debut in 2023. Lee is joined on staff by Brady Austin (East Carolina), Reggie Christiansen (Sacramento State), Thomas Eager (Stanford), Andy Stankiewicz (USC), and José Vázquez (Alabama State).
Team USA leads the series with Chinese Taipei 15-0-4 (Overall: 80-13-2). Against Japan, the stars and stripes lead the series 24-19 (Overall: 133-107-2), including a 21-1 (Overall: 87-33-2) series record in the United States. All time, the Collegiate National Team boasts a record of 135-32-2 in North Carolina dating back to 1987, including a 38-14-1 mark at the National Training Complex in Cary.
The full 2023 Collegiate National Team roster is as follows:
2023 Collegiate National Team Roster
(Name; Position; School)
Ben Abeldt; LHP; TCU
Matt Ager; RHP; UC Santa Barbara
Drew Beam; RHP; Tennessee
Jac Caglianone; Florida
Charlie Condon; 1B/OF; Georgia
Christian Coppola; RHP; Rutgers
Kaelen Culpepper; INF; Kansas State
Duce Gourson; INF; UCLA
Rodney Green, Jr.; OF; Cal
Luke Holman; RHP
Carter Holton; LHP; Vanderbilt
Ryan Johnson; RHP; Dallas Baptist
Seaver King; INF; Wake Forest
Jace LaViolette; OF; Texas A&M
Michael Massey; RHP; Wake Forest
Xavier Meachem; RHP; NC A&T
Omar Melendez; LHP; Alabama State
Braden Montgomery; OF/RHP; Stanford
Malcolm Moore; C; Stanford
Christian Moore; INF; Tennessee
Brandon Neely; RHP; Florida
Tyson Neighbors; RHP; Kansas State
Griff O'Ferrall; INF; Virginia
Fran Oschell III; RHP; Duke
Kyle Robinson; RHP; Texas Tech
Hagen Smith; LHP; Arkansas
Ryan Stafford; C; Cal Poly
JJ Wetherholt; INF; West Virginia
Nicholas Wilson; RHP; Southern
Jay Woolfolk; RHP; Virginia
Trey Yesavage; RHP; East Carolina
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