| 5/30/2025 | BaseballCary, N.C. – Florida Atlantic sophomore pitcher Trey Beard has been invited to USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team Training Camp. The team will feature 56 of the premier non-draft eligible players for a five-game ‘Stars vs. Stripes’ intrasquad series in North Carolina from June 29-July 3. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team following training camp on July 3.The first game will be held at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis, N.C., at 5:35 p.m. ET on June 29. The next three games, June 30-July 2, will be played at USA Baseball’s National Training Complex in Cary, N.C., at 6:30 p.m. ET. The series finale on July 3 will be hosted at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville, N.C., at 6:35 p.m. ET.The Collegiate National Team will play in the 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series in various locations across Japan on July 8-13. The remaining players from the Collegiate National Team Training Camp will play in a Fourth of July game against the Appalachian League Select Team at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis at 6:35 p.m. ET.Beard established himself as one of the best pitchers in the country in his sophomore campaign, finishing with a 7-1 record, a 3.14 ERA, and 118 strikeouts. His strikeout total ranked seventh in Division I prior to the start of NCAA Regionals. A First Team All-AAC selection, he became the first FAU pitcher since Austin Gomber in 2013 to eclipse 100 strikeouts in a season.Head coach John McCormack “I am so happy for Trey. This is a well-deserved invite. He earned it on the field, and I look forward to watching him pitch with USA across his chest.”For more information on the Collegiate National Team, visit https://www.usabaseball.com/team/collegiate and follow @USABaseballCNT on X and @USABaseball on Instagram. |
