Rett Johnson Invited to 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
RALEIGH, N.C. – After a tremendous freshman season, Rett Johnson will head down the road to Cary after being invited to participate in USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team Training Camp this summer.
The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 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 3. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team following Training Camp on July 5.
Johnson has been one of the Wolfpack's best and most consistent hitters during the 2026 season. Johnson holds the highest batting average in the country among freshmen. Johnson is hitting .404 on the season and is on a 24-game hitting streak, the longest by a Wolfpack player this season.
The inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship will take place July 11-15, 2026, at Taichung City Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung City, Taiwan.
USA Baseball will announce the full Collegiate National Team coaching staff and Training Camp roster at a later date.
The complete list of Wolfpack student-athletes who have participated with USA Baseball is below.
2025: Jacob Dudan, Ryan Marohn, Anderson Nance
2024: Cooper Consiglio, Jacob Dudan, Derrick Smith, Alex Sosa
2021: Sam Highfill, Chris Villaman
2019: Patrick Bailey
2018: Patrick Bailey, Will Wilson
2015: Tommy DeJuneas
2013: Carlos Rodon, Trea Turner
2012: Carlos Rodon, Trea Turner
2007: Eric Surkamp
2006: Andrew Brackman
2004: Joey Devine
1995: Tom Sergio
1993: Andy Barkett, Pat Clougherty, Terry Harvey
1980: Joe Plesac
