Reigning U-12 Baseball World Champions USA announce roster for 2023 World Cup
“After an extremely competitive week of Training Camp, we are excited about the roster that we have put together to compete in World Cup action this summer,” said 2023 U-12 National Team Manager Troy Gerlach.
USA Baseball named their final 18-strong roster for the VII WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup, to be played in Tainan from 28 July to 6 August. The announcement comes following the conclusion of 2023 U-12 National Team Training Camp, which was held from June 26-30 at Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, North Carolina.
USA Roster
Micah Delosreyes; INF
Tyler Early; OF/LHP
Kingston George; RHP/OF
Ty Glaus; INF
Gavin Gomez; OF
Paris Head; INF/RHP
Leyland Henry; INF
Raylen Hunter; OF
Zaylon Johnson; INF
Bryant Ju; C/OF
Julian Knudsen; RHP
Bowen Landry; RHP/INF
Jacob Miller; RHP
Michael Ohman; LHP/INF
Nicholis Parker Jr.; OF/RHP
Jett Schoolcraft; OF/LHP
Boston Targac; C/INF
Greyson Wuis; INF
The U.S. has a world-best four world titles at the U-12 level, having won three-consecutive gold medals in 2013, 2015, and 2017. It will look to defend its title this summer after taking home the title of World Champion in 2022.
“After an extremely competitive week of Training Camp, we are excited about the roster that we have put together to compete in World Cup action this summer,” said 2023 U-12 National Team Manager Troy Gerlach. “We saw an incredible amount of talent, which made this decision difficult for our staff. We are confident though that the team we have assembled will represent our country well in pursuit of defending our world title.”
The roster features 11 players who were part of the U-12 National Team that won gold at the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup Americas Qualifier in May, including tournament MVP Zaylon Johnson and all-tournament team members Tyler Early, Leyland Henry, Jacob Miller, and Boston Targac.
Troy Gerlach returns to the dugout as manager of the 2023 U-12 National Team and will make his managerial debut this summer after helping USA win gold at the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup last summer. He will be joined by pitching coach Seth Kenny, who was also on last year’s gold medal-winning U-12 National Team staff, and assistants Bryan Madsen and Erick Quesada.
