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title: Derek Curiel '24 Representing Team USA
description: Derek Curiel '24 was named to the USA U18 Baseball Roster for the World Championships in Taiwan.
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# [Derek Curiel '24 Representing Team USA](https://blog.lhsoc.org/derek-curiel-24-representing-team-usa)

 Written by [Dave Cacciapuoti](https://blog.lhsoc.org/author/dave-cacciapuoti) | September 1, 2023 at 7:10 PM

Senior baseball player Derek Curiel is headed to Taiwan to represent the red, white, and blue! Curiel was named as a [USA U18 USA Baseball team member ](https://www.usabaseball.com/news/topic/18u/usa-baseball-finalizes-18u-national-team-roster)competing in Taipei, Taiwan, in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup from September 1-10. 

 

Last year, current OLu head Coach Eric Borba and his son Casey Borba '23 were a part of the [U18 squad that won the Pan American games](https://blog.lhsoc.org/three-lancers-will-represent-team-usa), which helped Team USA qualify for this current tournament Curiel is a part of.

 

Team USA opened the tournament on Friday, September 1, with a [2-1 win over the Netherlands](https://www.usabaseball.com/news/topic/18u/team-usa-begins-title-defense-with-tight-win-over-the-netherlands).

 

Follow Curiel and Team USA at [usabaseball.com](https://www.usabaseball.com/)

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