CLEMSON, S.C. — Sophomore outfielder Cam Cannarella and freshman righthander Aidan Knaak were both invited to the USA Collegiate National Team training camp, announced by USA Baseball.
It marked the second year in a row that Cannarella was invited to the USA Collegiate National Team training camp.
The Hartsville native hit .337 with 16 doubles, three triples, 11 homers, 60 RBIs, 58 runs and a .417 on-base percentage in 58 games in 2024 while battling a shoulder injury for his last 54 games. Cannarella tore his labrum on Feb. 20 against Presbyterian College when he slid into third base. While it did not affect his hitting, the shoulder injury limited his base running to where he was not allowed to steal bases or slide headfirst. Despite the injury, Cannaarella he missed only two games. He will have surgery after his Team USA obligations are completed in July.
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Freshman Pitcher of the Year, Knaak was 5-1 with a 3.35 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 108 strikeouts against 29 walks in 83.1 innings pitched over 15 starts in 2024. His 108 strikeouts were the most by a Tiger freshman in program history and the most by any Clemson pitcher since 2017 when Sumter native Charlie Barnes recorded 113 strikeouts.
The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp features 56 of the premier non-draft-eligible college players for a two-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina on June 26 and June 27. USA Baseball names the final Collegiate National Team, inclusive of an International Friendship Series roster and a Summer League Tour roster, following the training camp on June 29.
Both training camp games are at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. on June 26 and June 27. First pitch of both games is at 6:35 p.m. The International Friendship Series roster then takes on Chinese Taipei in a five-game series, while the Summer League Tour roster plays select teams from the Appalachian League and the Coastal Plain League in a four-game slate.
The schedule culminates with a July 4 matchup between the two U.S. Collegiate National Team rosters at Fayetteville, N.C.
