Pair of Florida baseball standout pitchers invited to USA Collegiate National Team Camp
A pair of Florida baseball players earned invitations to compete at the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp, with starting right-handers Liam Peterson and Aidan King getting the call for the Orange and Blue. They represent two of the 56 non-draft-eligible college players who received the call.
They have both accepted the invites and will compete among their peers starting in late June.
King, who just wrapped up his true freshman campaign with the Gators, will make his first appearance at the prestigious event, while sophomore Peterson will make his second trip of his collegiate career to the camp. The former's invitation makes him the 23rd Florida player to receive the RSVP notice since 2008 and the 18th to attend.
Aidan King's 2025 campaign details
King led Florida with a 2.58 ERA, .213 batting average against, 73 1/3 innings pitched and five quality starts in 2025. He posted the lowest ERA by a Gator across a full season since Brady Singer in 2018 (2.55) while posting a 7-2 record, 1.11 WHIP, 9.7 K/9 and 3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The SEC All-Freshman Team member was nearly untouchable across his final five starts, going 3-1 with a 0.94 ERA, .192 BAA and 29-to-10 K-to-BB ratio over 28 2/3 innings pitched.
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Liam Peterson's 2025 campaign details
As the top college pitcher for the 2026 MLB Draft per Baseball America, Peterson served as staff ace from start to finish and led the Gators in victories (eight), games started (15) and strikeouts (96). Compiling 69 1/3 innings, he posted a 4.28 ERA, .250 BAA, 1.43 WHIP and four quality starts while striking out 11 or more batters in three outings. His 12.5 strikeouts per nine ranked fifth in the SEC and 20th nationally.
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Details
The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 of the premier, non-draft-eligible college players for a five-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina from June 29 to July 3. USA Baseball will then name the final Collegiate National Team following training camp on July 3. The first game will be held at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis at 5:35 p.m. ET, while the next three contests will be played at USA Baseball's National Training Complex in Cary at 6:30 p.m. ET. The series finale will be hosted at Segra Stadium in Fayetteville at 6:35 p.m. ET. The Collegiate National Team will compete in the 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Championship Series in various locations across Japan from July 8 to July 13. The remaining players from the Collegiate National Team Training Camp will play in a Fourth of July game against the Appalachian League Select Team at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis at 6:35 p.m. ET.
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