Several local players and coaches took part in the USSSA Baseball National Tournament July 29 – Aug. 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
There were three teams representing Missouri that each included a significant local connection on their rosters.
Team Missouri 12u finished in fifth place in a field of 35 teams.
The roster:
- Rory Egan – Downers Grove, Illinois
- Sean Egan – Downers Grove, Illinois
- Casan Eller – Yukon, Oklahoma
- Greyson Fry – Ash Grove, Missouri
- Hayden Hoffman – Downers Grove, Illinois
- Grady Montgomery – Camdenton, Missouri
- Miles Morgan – Cabool, Missouri
- Waylon Reed – Licking, Missouri
- Jude Smith – Houston, Missouri
- Prestyn Willis – Grain Valley, Missouri
- Ryker Wilson – Houston, Missouri
- Head Coach: Dustin Smith – Houston, Missouri
- Assistant Coaches: Matt Morgan – Cabool, Missouri; Aaron Wilson – Houston, Missouri
Team Missouri 13u took first place in a field of 28 teams.
The roster:
- Trapper Adey – Licking, Missouri
- Kameron Brent – Camdenton, Missouri
- Lucas Casas – Mountain Grove, Missouri
- Rocky Gilbert – Houston, Missouri
- Jacob Hollandsworth – Linn Creek, Missouri
- Jackson Lile – Adrian, Missouri
- Jasper Rodgers – Licking, Missouri
- Isaiah Shepherd – Salem, Missouri
- Kelby Watts – Camdenton, Missouri
- Benny Wells – Kokomo, Indiana
- Head Coach: Lucas Adey – Licking, Missouri
- Assistant coaches: Caleb Shepherd – Salem, Missouri; Conway Adey – Licking, Missouri
Team Missouri 14u placed third in a field of 19 teams.
The roster:
- Griffin Aaron – Cabool, Missouri
- Gabe Fallon – Detroit, Michigan
- John Hetkowski – Detroit, Michigan
- Eli Martin – East Peoria, Illinois
- Karson McCain – Houston, Missouri
- Knox McCloy – Success, Missouri
- Blake Sanders – Raymondville, Missouri
- Stryker Sloan – Houston, Missouri
- Gage Smith – Houston, Missouri
- Diesel Turner – Camdenton, Missouri
- Tucker Venn – Houston, Missouri
- Head Coach: Conaley Aaron – Cabool, Missouri
- Assistant coaches: Jerome Martin – East Peoria, Illinois; Jasper McCloy – Success, Missouri
