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Wyatt Langford to play with USA Collegiate National Team

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Florida Gators sophomore outfielder Wyatt Langford has accepted an invitation to play with the USA Collegiate National Team.

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 48-50 of the premier non-draft eligible college players for a five-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina from June 30 to July 4. USA Baseball will name a final, 26-man Collegiate National Team roster after Training Camp that will represent the United States at Honkbalweek Haarlem in the Netherlands from July 9 to 15.

The opening game of the Stars vs. Stripes series will take place at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, at 7 p.m. ET on June 30. The Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) in Durham, N.C. will host games two, three, and four. The first pitches of games two and four are set for 6:35 p.m. ET on July 1 and 3, respectively, and game three will start at 5:05 p.m. ET. Training Camp will conclude with the series finale on July 4 at Truist Field, the home of the Charlotte Knights, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the first pitch at 6:05 p.m. ET. All five games of the series will be available to watch on USABaseball.com.

Langford has a historic season

As a sophomore in 2022, Langford tied Florida’s single-season home run record while leading the Southeastern Conference with 26 long balls. On his way to slashing .355/.447/.719. Langford led the Gators in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits (91), runs (73), RBI (63) triples (three), and total bases (184) while starting all 66 games in left field. He was one of just three Gators that played in and started every game (Sterlin Thompson, Jud Fabian).

Langford was named to the All-SEC Second Team last month. He should receive more attention in the coming weeks as All-American teams begin to come out.

Gators who have played on the USA Collegiate National Team

Langford is the 14th player under Kevin O’Sullivan to earn the honor of wearing red, white, and blue. A full list of Gators that have received invitations to compete for the Collegiate National Team can be found below.

YearPlayer(s)
2022OF Wyatt Langford
2021LHP Hunter Barco, RHP Brandon Sproat
2019RHP Tomy Mace (invite only)
2017RHP Brady Singer (invite only)
2016RHP Alex Faedo, INF Dalton Guthrie, C Mike Rivera
2015LHP A.J. Puk, OF Buddy Reed, C/DH JJ Schwarz, RHP Logan Shore
2012RHP Jonathon Crawford
2011INF Nolan Fontana, LHP Brian Johnson, C Mike Zunino (invite only)
2010 INF Nolan Fontana, LHP Brian Johnson, C Mike Zunino (invite only)
2009OF Preston Tucker (invite only)
2008OF Matt den Dekker

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