About this episode

Eric Campbell discusses the upcoming World Collegiate Baseball Championship set to take place in Cary in July 2027.

There’s a new sports event for the summer calendar in the Triangle. The World Collegiate Baseball Championship will be held at the USA Baseball Complex in July of 2027 The United States, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan will participate in the event. Eric Campbell, General Manager of Collegiate and Professional National Teams for USA Baseball, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the World Collegiate Baseball Championship.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Hamlin

Guest: Eric Campbell

Topics covered

• sports
• baseball
• international competition
• USA Baseball
• World Collegiate Baseball Championship
• Cary events

Keywords

• World Collegiate Baseball Championship
• USA Baseball
• Eric Campbell
• Cary
• sports event
• international teams
• July 2027

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA Baseball

Places: United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Cary

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