Tennessee CF Drew Gilbert and RHP Blade Tidwell have been named to the 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.
Per Tennessee's press release... "The Tennessee duo begin their summer stints with the collegiate national team on July 2 as the 45-man roster will be split into two separate teams, the Stars and Stripes, and play 11 intrasquad scrimmages. Ten of the team's 11 games will be played in the cities of the Appalachian League, which is in its first season as a summer collegiate league as part of MLB and USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline.
The CNT will also play a game at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, on July 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.com and on USA Baseball's Facebook and YouTube channels.
UT is one of 12 programs to have two or more players included on this year's CNT, while 30 different schools were represented in total."
Per Tennessee's press release... "The Tennessee duo begin their summer stints with the collegiate national team on July 2 as the 45-man roster will be split into two separate teams, the Stars and Stripes, and play 11 intrasquad scrimmages. Ten of the team's 11 games will be played in the cities of the Appalachian League, which is in its first season as a summer collegiate league as part of MLB and USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline.
The CNT will also play a game at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, on July 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on USABaseball.com and on USA Baseball's Facebook and YouTube channels.
UT is one of 12 programs to have two or more players included on this year's CNT, while 30 different schools were represented in total."
