TicketsCINCINNATI – Cincinnati baseball sophomore outfielder Derrick Pitts has been invited to the 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp.
Pitts is one of just four Big 12 players to receive an invite and one of 53 players total invited to camp.
Should Pitts make the team, he would be the first Cincinnati player ever to represent the program on the squad.
The St. Louis native appeared in 58 games in 2026 and hit .329 with six home runs, 42 RBI, 12 doubles, and 49 runs scored while swiping 17 bases and recording four outfield assists. A walking highlight reel, Pitts appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 Plays twice this season and his infectious energy captured the attention of ESPN’s broadcast crew during UC’s NCAA Tournament games in Starkville.
This is the coldest thing you will ever see in your life!@iamdp3_ called his shot! A 250 foot throw & he points into the stands immediately after ripping it! This double play changed the game for @GoBearcatsBASE
— Jack DeLongchamps (@JDelongchamps) May 30, 2026
He is the Steph Curry of baseball pic.twitter.com/W3Y8iSnGzu
Shortly after the end of the season, Pitts announced his intentions to return to UC for his junior season in 2027 along with All-Americans Quinton Coats and Enzo Infelise.
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The summer schedule will kick off with three days of exhibition doubleheaders for a combined six games between June 27-29 in Burlington and Cary, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia. Following the three days of exhibition games, the annual Stars vs. Stripes series will begin June 30 at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The next three games will be held at the National Training Complex in Cary from July 1-3, and the series will return to Segra Stadium July 4 for the finale.
The Collegiate National Team, which will be named on July 5 following the conclusion of Training Camp, will then compete in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship at Taichung City Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung City, Taiwan, from July 11-15.
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