USA Baseball named Northwest Whitfield High School senior Cade Fisher to its 18-and-under national team this week.
Fisher, ranked as one of the top left-handed prep pitchers in the country, is one of 26 players on the team that will compete in a seven-game series against Canada that starts Friday night and will be played in two cities in southwestern Florida: Bradenton and Sarasota.
“I’m really excited to play for Team USA and represent my country,” said Fisher, who has committed to the University of Florida. “That’s something that I will always remember, just to be a part of it.”
Fisher (6-foot-4, 190 pounds) was dominant in his junior season at Northwest Whitfield, going 10-0 with a 0.27 ERA this past spring. He allowed 23 hits and struck out 160 batters in 77 2/3 innings while walking only 12. He also pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts at the recent Team USA Trials.
Fisher is one of five Georgia players on the team, a group that includes former Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones’ son, Druw, from Wesleyan School in Gwinnett County.