USA Baseball Announces 18U National Team Roster, Led By Ethan Holliday

Image credit: Ethan Holliday. Photo by Allan Henry, USA Baseball

Many of the top prospects in the 2025 class—and a couple of top players for 2026—will play for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team next month in Panama.

USA Baseball announced its 20-player roster for the U-18 World Cup Americas Qualifier, which is Aug. 2-11 in Panama City. The team includes shortstop Ethan Holliday, the No. 1 player for the 2025 class, as well as shortstop Grady Emerson, the No. 1 player in the country for 2026.

Other prominent players on the roster include two of the best pure hitters in the country in shortstops Kayson Cunningham (No. 10 in the 2025 class) and Eli Willits (No. 13 in the 2025 class). Trent Grindlinger is the top ranked catcher in the 2025 class, while infielder Quentin Young (No. 14 in the 2025 class) has some of the best bat speed and raw power for 2025. The pitchers include several players ranked in the top 100, led by righthander Josh Hammond.

Here is the full roster, with all players in the 2025 class except for Emerson and catcher Brady Murrietta, who is one of the top 2026 catchers.

Full scouting reports are available here on the top players in the 2025 class and the top players in the 2026 class.

Ethin Bingaman, RHP, California
Kayson Cunningham, INF, Texas
Slater de Brun, OF, Oregon
Grady Emerson, INF, Texas
Gavin Fien, INF, California
Trent Grindlinger, C, California
Josh Hammond, RHP, North Carolina
Ethan Holliday, INF, Oklahoma
Brayden Jaksa, C, California
Jordan Martin, RHP, Missouri
Xavier Mitchell, LHP, Texas
Brady Murrietta, C, California
Josh Owens, INF/RHP, Tennessee
Nico Partida, INF/RHP, Texas
Cooper Rummel, RHP, Texas
Aiden Stillman, LHP, Florida
Austin Weiss, LHP, Maryland
Eli Willits, INF, Oklahoma
Dylan Wood, RHP, California
Quentin Young, INF, California