USA Baseball
As a Communications and Social Media Intern with USA Baseball, I am responsible for writing and publishing feature stories, game recaps, and player highlights for the organization’s website and event coverage. I help manage USA Baseball’s social media accounts, including Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, creating engaging content that promotes national teams, development programs, and tournament action. My role includes providing live event coverage through real-time updates, score graphics, and highlight posts, while maintaining the organization’s brand voice across platforms. I also conduct interviews with players and coaches to support editorial storytelling and enhance audience engagement across digital channels.
For Kyson and Malachi Witherspoon, baseball has always been more than just a game — it’s been a shared path, a bond that’s only grown stronger with every inning.
From their early days bouncing between hockey rinks, gymnastics mats, tennis and basketball courts, the Jacksonville-born twins have always done things side by side. Now, as they gear up for their next steps in their baseball careers, they’re proving that when it comes to chasing big league dreams, two is better than one.
Butch Chaffin’s coaching journey is one defined by loyalty, legacy, and a lasting impact on generations of baseball players.
For nearly 20 years, he’s been a foundational figure within USA Baseball, shaping the organization from the inside out—one player, one pitch, and one meaningful conversation at a time.
There’s something about homegrown pride that makes putting on a Team USA jersey even more meaningful.
Five collegiate stars hailing from North Carolina, Anderson Nance, Cameron Bagwell, Ethan Norby, Jacob Dudan, and Ryan Marohn, are showing that USA Baseball isn’t just about national pride. It’s personal.
When Anthony Frausto first stepped onto the diamond with “USA” stitched across his chest, he wasn’t just playing baseball—he was stepping into a responsibility, a legacy, and a dream that began years before his first appearance in red, white, and blue.
There’s no sport more connected to the Fourth of July than baseball. It’s woven into the soundtrack of the holiday — the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the anthem before first pitch. It’s backyard wiffle ball, stadium fireworks, and the classic image of a kid with a glove, chasing foul balls with a flag draped over their shoulders.
In baseball, the pitcher-catcher relationship — the battery — is built on trust. But for Major Ciers and Ty Chambless, it’s more than just game-time communication and pitch-calling. It’s a friendship forged through years of shared experiences, unshakable belief in one another, and a connection that started as kids and has only grown stronger through every pitch, every game, and even across the globe.
Before jerseys are handed out, the proving ground is Cary, North Carolina. At USA Baseball’s 18U Training Camp, 88 top players compete for a spot. For Jacob Lombard, it’s more than a team—it’s a statement.
The first time Mike Kinkade slipped a jersey over his head with “U-S-A” stitched across the front, he paused.
It wasn’t the lights. It wasn’t the cameras. It wasn’t even the Olympics—not yet. But it was everything he’d dreamed of since he was a kid.
When Bobby Hill picked up the phone and heard the words he’d waited years to hear, “We want you back with USA Baseball”, his heart skipped.
There was no hesitation.
No second thought.
For Hill, it wasn’t just a coaching opportunity. It was a homecoming. A calling that was answered. A chance to stand where he once stood, only now on the other side of the white lines—ready to guide, mentor, and pass the legacy forward.
At the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina, dreams don’t just arrive; they grow here. They grow from bullpens thrown in high school cages. From winter workouts in empty facilities. From being the kid sitting in the stands, watching someone a few years older wear red, white, and blue. For three players with local roots, Leyton Guhl, Drew Caracio, and Troy Hanes, who have trained here since childhood, this week is more than just baseball.
Cameron Gayden has already made his mark in both Hollywood and on the baseball field, a rare double play in the worlds of entertainment and sports.
For Pat Neshek, baseball has always been more than a career. It’s the way he connects with his son, Hoyt. From backyard games of catch to long summer tournaments, the sport has become their bond, one built not on wins or accolades, but on time spent together.
