North Carolina A&T’s Tyler Smith camping with Team USA

NORTH CAROLINA A&T ATHLETICS

North Carolina A&T infielder Tyler Smith earned a training camp roster with Team USA Baseball as part of the Collegiate National Team.

KANNAPOLIS – North Carolina A&T infielder Tyler Smith suited up for Team USA Baseball as a part of the Collegiate National Team Training Camp.

The five-game series between Team USA Stars versus Stripes started on June 29 and ends on July 3. Smith becomes the second player in program history to make USA Baseball's National Team Training Camp, joining Xavier Meachem in 2023.

“What an exciting honor for Tyler and our program,” said A&T head coach Ben Hall. "He is our second USA Baseball invite in the last couple of years. It is a unique experience for Tyler to compete and train amongst the 56 best players in the country."

Smith started at third base for Team Stripes on Sunday at Atrium Health Ballpark, going 1-for-2. He grounded out to first in his first at-bat before an infield single in the fifth inning. He also had a stolen base in the fifth before getting stranded at third.

Three games were played at USA Baseball's National Training Complex in Cary. The series finale is at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville at 6:35 p.m.  

Smith, who led A&T in batting average at .323, is also the only Aggie to play all 52 games in 2025. He earned CAA Rookie of the Week on March 24 after batting .389 (9-22) with two doubles, a home run, eight RBIs, and nine runs scored in five starts. In addition, he helped the Aggies rally from a 7-0 deficit against William & Mary that week to win 11-8 with his two-run RBI single in the fourth to tie the game 8-8.

During the season, Smith posted 13 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 36 RBIs, and 39 runs scored. Smith led the team in on-base plus slugging percentage (.956), slugging percentage (.542), and on-base percentage (.414).

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp features 56 of the premier non-draft-eligible college players. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team following Training Camp on July 3.

The Collegiate National Team will participate in the 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series across Japan from July 8-13.

The remaining players from the Collegiate National Team Training Camp will play a Fourth of July game against the Appalachian League Select Team at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis at 6:35 p.m. 

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