Fralick, Sanders earn spot on USA Baseball Collegiate National Team – Auburn Tigers

CARY, N.C. – Following 11 days of training camp that included workouts, practices and exhibition games, Chase Fralick and Jackson Sanders earned a spot on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, USA Baseball announced Sunday.

The 2026 Collegiate National Team will compete in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship at Taichung City Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung City, Taiwan, from July 11-15.

Fralick and Sanders earned two spots on the 28-man final roster are the second duo to represent Auburn on the Collegiate National Team, marking the Tigers’ 12th and 13th representatives all-time. Auburn is one of six programs with multiple representatives this summer, joining Florida, Mississippi State, Oregon, Texas and UCLA.

Fralick started all eight exhibition games for the Stars during training camp and was one of seven players with multiple hits and multiple RBI while reaching base at a .333 clip. Sanders made three scoreless relief appearances for the Stars, allowing just two hits while striking out four. Also competing in training camp, unanimous Freshman All-American Ethin Bingaman played for the Stripes in all eight contests and led the team with four RBI while ranking second with seven hits.

The World Collegiate Baseball Championship format will feature five days of games, with three days of pool play followed by the semifinals and medal games. The U.S. will open its pool play slate on July 11 against Korea at 11:30 p.m. CT (11:30 a.m. local time), face Chinese Taipei on July 12 at 5:30 a.m. CT (5:30 p.m. local time), and then play Japan on July 13 at 11:30 p.m. CT (11:30 a.m. local time). The semifinals will be played July 14 and the finals, which will consist of gold- and bronze-medal games, will be held July 15.