MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Pitcher Omar Melendez became the first Alabama State University baseball player to be invited to the USA Collegiate National Team training camp this summer.

Melendez adds the invite to a growing list of honors that includes Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second-Team All-American, SWAC Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-SWAC. He was also invited to the HBCU All-Star Game in Atlanta, Ga., and to the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic in Seattle, Washington. The sophomore posted a perfect 12-0 record and led the SWAC in wins (12/2nd NCAA), ERA (2.52/16th NCAA) and complete games (4/3rd NCAA). Melendez ranked third in the SWAC in innings pitched (93.0), fourth in strikeouts (96) and fifth in opponent batting average (.253), and was recently named a Finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and was selected the SWAC Pitcher of the Week four times. 

"Omar continues to do big things for our program," Alabama State University Baseball Coach Jose Vazquez said. "

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 of the premier non-draft eligible college players for a four-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina from June 25-28. USA Baseball will name a final, 26-man Collegiate National Team roster after Training Camp that will represent the United States in friendship series against Chinese Taipei and Japan from June 30-July 12.

All four Training Camp games will be played at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The series begins on June 25 at 3 p.m. ET, with three games following over the next three days. Game two will be on June 26 at 6 p.m. ET, game three on June 27 at 7 p.m. ET, and game four on June 28 at 6 p.m. ET.