Marek Houston Invited to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp
6/14/2024 10:57:00 AM | Baseball
Houston becomes the ninth Demon Deacon in the last three seasons to be invited to the national team’s training camp in Cary, N.C. and marks the first time in program history that Wake Forest has had invitees in three-straight years.
CARY, N.C. – After a breakout sophomore season, All-ACC shortstop Marek Houston, has received an invite to the 2024 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp, as announced by the organization Friday.
Houston raised his batting average 106 points from his freshman to sophomore year and hit safely in 31 of his last 39 games, including 16 multi-hit efforts.
The sophomore reached base at a .500 clip during the Clemson series and hit safely in 15 of the last 17 contests with an RBI in 11 of the last 16 to end the year.
Houston finished 59-for-149 (.336) at the plate with 38 runs scored from the leadoff spot, after returning from an injury in late March.
Over the final 20 games, he was one of three Deacs over the .300 mark, finishing 23-for-76 (.303) at the dish.
All-Time Wake Forest Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invitees
About the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 of the premier non-draft-eligible college players for a two-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina on June 26 and 27. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team–inclusive of an International Friendship Series roster and a Summer League Tour roster–following Training Camp on June 29.
Both Training Camp games will be played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, on June 26 and 27. First pitch of both games will be at 6:35 p.m. ET. The International Friendship Series roster will then take on Chinese Taipei in a five-game series, while the Summer League Tour roster will take on select teams from the Appalachian League and the Coastal Plain League in a four-game slate. The schedule will culminate with a Fourth of July matchup between the two U.S. Collegiate National Team rosters on July 4 in Fayetteville, N.C.
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Houston raised his batting average 106 points from his freshman to sophomore year and hit safely in 31 of his last 39 games, including 16 multi-hit efforts.
The sophomore reached base at a .500 clip during the Clemson series and hit safely in 15 of the last 17 contests with an RBI in 11 of the last 16 to end the year.
Houston finished 59-for-149 (.336) at the plate with 38 runs scored from the leadoff spot, after returning from an injury in late March.
Over the final 20 games, he was one of three Deacs over the .300 mark, finishing 23-for-76 (.303) at the dish.
All-Time Wake Forest Collegiate National Team Training Camp Invitees
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Erik Hansen | 1985 |
| Billy Masse | 1988 |
| Jake Austin | 1989 |
| Bret Wagner | 1993 |
| Kyle Sleeth | 2002 |
| Johnny Aiello | 2017 |
| Nick Kurtz | 2022 |
| Rhett Lowder | 2022 |
| Teddy McGraw | 2022 |
| Brock Wilken | 2022 |
| Josh Hartle | 2023 |
| Seaver King | 2023 |
| Nick Kurtz | 2023 |
| Michael Massey | 2023 |
| Marek Houston | 2024 |
About the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 of the premier non-draft-eligible college players for a two-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina on June 26 and 27. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team–inclusive of an International Friendship Series roster and a Summer League Tour roster–following Training Camp on June 29.
Both Training Camp games will be played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, on June 26 and 27. First pitch of both games will be at 6:35 p.m. ET. The International Friendship Series roster will then take on Chinese Taipei in a five-game series, while the Summer League Tour roster will take on select teams from the Appalachian League and the Coastal Plain League in a four-game slate. The schedule will culminate with a Fourth of July matchup between the two U.S. Collegiate National Team rosters on July 4 in Fayetteville, N.C.
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