Indiana Baseball’s Hogan Denny Selected to USA Collegiate National Team

IU Athletics Release

CARY, N.C. – Following two weeks of training and scrimmages, Indiana utility man Hogan Denny was selected to the final roster for the 2026 USA Collegiate National Team. He was one of 28 players chosen for the roster that will compete in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championships in Taiwan (July 11-15). The entire travel party will leave for Asia tomorrow (July 6) morning.

Denny proved himself invaluable during his time in training camp down in North Carolina. In select scrimmages, he appeared at catcher, third base, left field and right field while batting near the top of the order. He is one of six players to be selected from the Big Ten Conference. Denny will wear number 47 during his time with the stars and stripes.

Team USA will begin its journey in the tournament against Korea on July 11th at 12:30 a.m. ET. Additional games in Pool Play will come against Chinese Taipei (July 12) and Japan (July 13). The semifinals will be on July 14th before the gold medal game to wrap up the tournament (July 15). Team USA will be managed by longtime Illinois skipper Dan Hartleb.

Denny is the seventh player in program history to make the USA Collegiate National Team. He’s the second (Devin Taylor – 2024) to do so under head coach Jeff Mercer. Denny is coming off a brilliant sophomore campaign that saw him earn First Team All-Big Ten honors after hitting .357 with 14 home runs and 18 doubles.