Great Britain Baseball Announces Roster For 2025 WBSC U23 European Baseball Championship In Czechia
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The British Baseball Federation and Great Britain Baseball U23 Manager Jonathon Cramman have today announced the players selected for the 2025 WBSC U23 European Baseball Championships. The team will compete in Group B in Třebíč, Czechia from 5-9 August 2025.
Great Britain last competed at the U23 level in last year’s U23 Baseball World Cup in Shaoxing, China, the programme’s first U23 World-Cup. Despite finishing 11th, Great Britain acquitted themselves well, capping off the competition with a pair of wins over the Netherlands and world ranked #2 Chinese Taipei. GBR are the reigning silver medal holders in Europe, having won their first U23 silver back in 2023 at the U23 European Baseball Championship held in Austria.
The following players will represent Great Britain at the 2025 U23 European Baseball Championship, with their UK Home listed in parentheses:
Quinn Allen (Harrogate, England)
Owen Bourgeois (London, England)
Andrew Campbell (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Aryan Chopra (Wembley, England)
Zac Colletti (London, England)
Charlie Collins (London, England)
Oliver Duthie (Norwich, England)
Samuel Hutchinson (Farnham, England)
Andrew Johnston (Kirkintilloch, Scotland)
Willy Kraemer (Ipswich, England)
Jackson Kraemer (Felixstowe, England)
Jake Lambdin – Captain (Brighton, England)
Cole Leclair (London, England)
Cameron Moore (Cambridge, England)
Alistair Morin (Maidenhead, England)
Jay Smith (British Virgin Islands)
Zac Sohosky (Huntingdon, England)
Tucker Stockman (Trowbridge, England)
Eddie Taylor (Manchester, England)
Jack Wallis (South London, England)
Duthie, Hutchinson, Johnson, Lambdin, Smith, Sohosky, and Taylor all return from the 2024 U23 World Cup roster, with Lambdin and Jackson Kraemer also playing for the Senior team at the 2023 European Championships. Lambdin, Johnson, Sohosky and Taylor also played on the U23 team that qualified for the 2024 World Cup in Austria in 2023, winning the silver medal.
The Coaching Staff consists of:
Manager – Jonathon Cramman
Bench Coach – Conor Brooks
Pitching Coach – Vance Worley
Hitting Coach – Todd Stevenson
First Base Coach – Matt Magallon
Third Base Coach - Jeremy Sheetinger
Bullpen Coach – Anthony Deleo
Quality Control Coach – Erick Henson
Athletic Trainer – Jesse Guffey
Team Operations Manager – Paul Stodart
Head of Delegation – Glen Robertson
“It's an absolute honour to be able to lead such a talented group of players and coaches,” said Manager Jonathon Cramman. “We've had a very good camp and I'm confident that we'll play hard every pitch. We know that we'll have to beat some very talented and well coached ballclubs and we're excited as a group to answer that call.”
Performance Director Gary Anderson added, “Our age group programmes, including the players at the U23 European Championship, are essential to our Olympic qualification strategy. They provide critical opportunities for player development and international experience, aligning with our core philosophy of ensuring that we are the best prepared that we can be.”
Great Britain will play in their first game in Pool B in Třebíč against Israel on Tuesday, 5 August. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 CEST/09:00 BST. Great Britain will then play Czechia, the host team, on 6 August at 19:30 CEST/18:30 BST and will wrap up group play against France on 7 August at 10:00 CEST/09:00BST.
The 2025 WBSC U23 European Baseball Championships can be watched on BaseballEurope.TV.
For the latest news and notes from GB Baseball at the 2025 U23 European Baseball Championships and more, make sure to follow Great Britain Baseball on Facebook, gb_baseball on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, TikTok at @gbbaseball, and on the British Baseball Federation Website, britishbaseball.org.uk.
