Midwest NTIS

Official account of USA Baseball’s Midwest Region and National Team Identification Series (NTIS).

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🇺🇸12U SELECTION🇺🇸 SS Jethro Nelson (St. Louis, MO) excels in all areas of the game, and brings a hard-nosed, no-nonsense approach to the ballpark. Jet was also selected from the @USABaseball Champions Cup in 2025! Congrats to Jet and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 LHP Ethan O’Byrne (Massillon, OH) was dealing at the @USABaseball Champions Cup, punching out a tournament-high 12 batters over 6 scoreless innings. No doubter! Congrats to Ethan and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 A 2025 selectee also, Gavin McGee (Indianapolis, IN) lit up the radar gun (91 MPH, 2400 spin, 81 MPH slider) and was dominant in his start for the Midwest Stripes in the @USABaseball Champions Cup. Congrats to Gavin and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 OF Briggs Lessmeister (6’4” 225) put up big offensive numbers at the @USABaseball Champions Cup. Briggs is a pure hitter and blasted a triple to clear the bases for the Midwest Stripes. Congrats to Briggs and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 LHP Macklin Loftus (Missouri Valley, IA) showed elite command at the @USABaseball Champions Cup. Mack is both a dominant pitcher and an exceptional teammate both on and off the field. Congrats to Mack and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 RHP Charlie Habel (Springfield, MO) is an athletic pitcher with a high ceiling. During the @USABaseball Champions Cup, he took the mound at Duke University and led the Midwest Stripes to a W. Congrats to Charlie and his family!

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🇺🇸16U SELECTION🇺🇸 RHP Cade Cantrell (Knob Noster, MO) displayed a unique arm slot and electric fastball at the @USABaseball Champions Cup. More impressive was his leadership and energy in the dugout. Congrats to Cade and his family!

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🇺🇸15U SELECTEE🇺🇸 RHP Luke Pohl (Evansville, IN) comes from a great baseball family, and turned heads at the @USABaseball Champions Cup, working up-tempo and running his fastball up to 86 MPH. Congrats to Luke and his family!

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🇺🇸15U SELECTEE🇺🇸 With a 90+ MPH fastball, Bijan Kamerzell is one of the top arms in his class. The 2030 grad has tremendous upside potential, and will continue to represent the @USABaseball Midwest Region well. Congrats to Bijan and his family!

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🇺🇸15U SELECTEE🇺🇸 Catcher CJ Dornfeld from Woodbury, MN is a legit two-sport athlete (baseball/hockey). He excelled at the @USABaseball Champions Cup, demonstrating talent both behind the plate and at the plate. Congrats to CJ and his family!

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ICYMI: Selection announcements from the 2026 @USABaseball Championships Cup begin today! Stay tuned for more info on our Midwest selectees!

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#NeverForget🇺🇸

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🇺🇸We had a fun and memorable three weeks in Cary, NC. We sincerely appreciate our @USABaseball Midwest athletes, families and coaches! We’ll turn the page to 2027 soon!

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👋Goodbybe, North Carolina. That’s a wrap on Week 3️⃣! Thanks to our @USABaseball 11U/13U athletes, coaches and families! Safe travels back to the Midwest, and we’ll be in touch again soon!

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🥈SILVER MEDALISTS🥈 After an intense, extra inning, championship game, your 11U Midwest Stars are @USABaseball Champions Cup Silver Medalists!

Please check back later for official team photo and full Week 3️⃣ recap!

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It’s Championship Sunday, and our 11U Midwest Stars are 🔒 and loaded for their semifinal matchup!

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🇺🇸Congrats to BOTH our 11U Midwest teams on finishing @USABaseball Champions Cup pool play 2-1. Our 11U Stars also advanced to the FINAL FOUR. Good luck on Championship Sunday!

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As we close out pool play at the @USABaseball Champions Cup, we’d like to take a moment to thank our Week 3️⃣ Midwest coaching staff. We appreciate all of you!

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Put your game face on! @USABaseball Champions Cup games resume 🔜

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🇺🇸It was a jam packed Thursday morning, with both our 11U and 13U Midwest groups on the @USABaseball campus for BP!

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