Bradley, Sanford Earn Spots on USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
07/05/26 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – After nearly two weeks of competing with and against 53 of the top collegiate baseball players in the country, Oregon pitchers Tanner Bradley and Will Sanford have been named to the 2026 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team 28-man roster.
The 2026 Collegiate National Team will compete in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship at Taichung City Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung City, Taiwan, from July 11-15, where they will play Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan. The roster was named after 11 days of workouts, practices, and intrasquad scrimmages across North Carolina and Virginia.
Oregon is one of just six collegiate teams with multiple players on the CNT, joining Florida, Auburn, Texas, UCLA and Mississippi State. Bradley and Sanford are the 15th and 16th Ducks to represent the United States on the College National Team, and the first two since Kenyon Yovan wore the red, white and blue in 2018. Oregon placed multiple players on the CNT for the fifth time in program history, with three (Brett Hambright, Jake Reed, Tommy Thorpe) making the 2012 team and a pair also making the team in 2016 (Travis Moniot, David Peterson), 2015 (Stephen Nogosek, David Peterson) and 2010 (Tyler Anderson, Scott McGough).
Bradley (Cotati, Calif. / Cardinal Newman HS) put together one of the best seasons in the country by a relief pitcher earning All-America honors from the NCBWA, Baseball America and Perfect Game. The sophomore earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors after finishing the year 5-1 with a 1.66 ERA in 31 appearances with a program-record 0.82 WHIP. He fanned 84 hitters in just 54.1 innings of work while allowing 12 runs (10 earned) on 25 hits with just 19 walks. Bradley, who held opposing hitters to a .137 batting average, led the Ducks in appearances, ERA and batting average against while leading all relievers in innings pitched. In his 31 appearances, Bradley allowed earned runs in just seven games with five of those limiting opponents to a single run.
Sanford (San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS) earned Perfect Game All-America honors after finishing 9-2 with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts. He allowed 38 runs (35 earned) on 57 hits in 84.1 innings pitched while striking out a 126 with 46 walks. Sanford held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average while finishing with a 1.22 WHIP. His 126 strikeouts ranked second in the Big Ten Conference while his .186 batting average against ranked third in the conference. His nine wins ranked third in the Big Ten. Sanford set a modern-era Oregon program record for most strikeouts looking (37) in a season, while ranking second in total strikeouts. Sanford was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pick and earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Eugene Regional Tournament.
Oregon All-Time Collegiate National Team Members
2026 – Tanner Bradley (RHP)
Will Sanford (RHP)
2018 – Kenyon Yovan (RHP)
2017 – Kenyon Yovan (RHP)
2016 – Travis Moniot (SS)
David Peterson (LHP)
2015 – Stephen Nogosek (RHP)
David Peterson (LHP)
2013 – Tommy Thorpe (LHP)
2012 – Brett Hambright (C)
Jake Reed (RHP)
Tommy Thorpe (LHP)
2010 – Tyler Anderson (LHP)
Scott McGough (RHP)
1979 – Tom Dodd (OF)
1970 – Dave Roberts (INF)
The 2026 Collegiate National Team will compete in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship at Taichung City Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung City, Taiwan, from July 11-15, where they will play Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan. The roster was named after 11 days of workouts, practices, and intrasquad scrimmages across North Carolina and Virginia.
Oregon is one of just six collegiate teams with multiple players on the CNT, joining Florida, Auburn, Texas, UCLA and Mississippi State. Bradley and Sanford are the 15th and 16th Ducks to represent the United States on the College National Team, and the first two since Kenyon Yovan wore the red, white and blue in 2018. Oregon placed multiple players on the CNT for the fifth time in program history, with three (Brett Hambright, Jake Reed, Tommy Thorpe) making the 2012 team and a pair also making the team in 2016 (Travis Moniot, David Peterson), 2015 (Stephen Nogosek, David Peterson) and 2010 (Tyler Anderson, Scott McGough).
Bradley (Cotati, Calif. / Cardinal Newman HS) put together one of the best seasons in the country by a relief pitcher earning All-America honors from the NCBWA, Baseball America and Perfect Game. The sophomore earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors after finishing the year 5-1 with a 1.66 ERA in 31 appearances with a program-record 0.82 WHIP. He fanned 84 hitters in just 54.1 innings of work while allowing 12 runs (10 earned) on 25 hits with just 19 walks. Bradley, who held opposing hitters to a .137 batting average, led the Ducks in appearances, ERA and batting average against while leading all relievers in innings pitched. In his 31 appearances, Bradley allowed earned runs in just seven games with five of those limiting opponents to a single run.
Sanford (San Diego, Calif. / Point Loma HS) earned Perfect Game All-America honors after finishing 9-2 with a 3.74 ERA in 17 starts. He allowed 38 runs (35 earned) on 57 hits in 84.1 innings pitched while striking out a 126 with 46 walks. Sanford held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average while finishing with a 1.22 WHIP. His 126 strikeouts ranked second in the Big Ten Conference while his .186 batting average against ranked third in the conference. His nine wins ranked third in the Big Ten. Sanford set a modern-era Oregon program record for most strikeouts looking (37) in a season, while ranking second in total strikeouts. Sanford was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pick and earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Eugene Regional Tournament.
Oregon All-Time Collegiate National Team Members
2026 – Tanner Bradley (RHP)
Will Sanford (RHP)
2018 – Kenyon Yovan (RHP)
2017 – Kenyon Yovan (RHP)
2016 – Travis Moniot (SS)
David Peterson (LHP)
2015 – Stephen Nogosek (RHP)
David Peterson (LHP)
2013 – Tommy Thorpe (LHP)
2012 – Brett Hambright (C)
Jake Reed (RHP)
Tommy Thorpe (LHP)
2010 – Tyler Anderson (LHP)
Scott McGough (RHP)
1979 – Tom Dodd (OF)
1970 – Dave Roberts (INF)
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