After an historic gold medal finish at the Americas Qualifier in September, world No. 5 USA announced their squad to play the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 11 to 19 November. The US team aims to win a first World Cup medal after 35 years.
USA roster:
- Wylie Baumer
- Logan Boom
- Griffin Boucher
- Ian Carlin
- Braden Ducharme
- Brennan Ducharme
- Cody Gibbons
- Jackson Jordan
- Karson Martin
- Manny Mendham
- Kyle Miller
- Lucas Miller
- Drake Varela
- Brody Von Berge
- Logan Von Berge
The USA Softball U-18 Men’s National Team won the Pan American Championship posting a 5-1 record through the week-long event to clinch the gold medal and earn a spot in the 2023 WBSC World Cup.
The U-18 Men’s Pan American Championship gold medal marks the first medal for the programme since 1985, when the USA Junior Men’s National Team clinched a silver medal at the Junior Men’s World Cup held in Fargo, North Dakota.
Cody Gibbons will be USA’s main weapon from the circle. The right-handed pitcher was named the MVP of the Americas Qualifier, posting a 4-0 record with 47 strikeouts in 23 innings, for a 0.30 ERA. Four other players were named to the qualifier’s best team: Brennan Ducharme (catcher), Braden Ducharme (shortstop), Brody Von Berge (left fielder) and Logan Boom (center fielder).
USA will play the Group Stage in Group B together with world No. 1 Argentina, No. 3 Japan, No. 7 New Zealand, No. 8 Venezuela and No. 17 Israel.
The US squad will make its debut against Venezuela on 11 November at 19:00 local time, which will be a rematch of the Pan Am Championship final, where USA defeated the South Americans 6-1.
