Little League Alumni at the 2026 College World Series: Full List

The 2026 Men’s College World Series gets underway at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska on June 12. Eight teams compete for the NCAA Division I baseball championship. The first round runs June 12 through 20, when the best-of-three championship series begins between the two bracket winners.

Little League International tracked the rosters of all eight teams and found nearly 100 players who started their baseball careers in a local Little League program. That list spans all eight competing programs, from West Virginia to Texas. One player on the list, Blake Cavill of Troy University, pitched for Australia at the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series.

The 8 Teams at the 2026 College World Series

All eight programs in Omaha carry Little League alumni on their rosters. West Virginia leads with 18 alumni. The University of Texas follows with 17. Oklahoma and Georgia round out the top four with 13 and 12, respectively.

Notable Little League Alumni in Omaha

Among the nearly 100 alumni in Omaha, two names stand out. Blake Cavill is the only player in Omaha with a confirmed Little League World Series appearance. Dylan Volantis of Texas is one of the most talked-about individual players heading into the championship week.

Full Little League Alumni List by Team

Below is the complete list of nearly 100 Little League alumni competing at the 2026 College World Series. Each player is listed with the local Little League in which they grew up playing.

West Virginia University

Troy University

University of Mississippi

University of North Carolina

University of Georgia

University of Alabama

Oklahoma University

University of Texas

The Little League to College Baseball Pipeline

The presence of nearly 100 Little League alumni at the 2026 College World Series is not a coincidence. Little League is the foundation of baseball development in the United States and several other countries. Players who compete at the local level carry the fundamental skills that college coaches recruit at the highest level.

What This List Tells Us

The Little League program runs across more than 80 countries and involves over two million players every summer. The path from a local league to Omaha is long, but this list confirms it is a real one for hundreds of players every generation.

How to Watch the 2026 College World Series

The 2026 College World Series airs on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPNU, the SEC Network, and the ACC Network. The same ESPN platforms that carry the LLWS in August also carry the College World Series in June. See the full TV channel guide for streaming options for ESPN and ESPN2.

Connection to the 2026 Little League World Series

Every player in Omaha was a Little Leaguer once. The kids playing in South Williamsport this August are on the same path that those college players started on years ago. The 2026 Little League World Series runs from August 19 to 30 at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Twenty teams compete in Williamsport, all of them regional tournament winners. The games are free to attend. The hill behind the outfield at Lamade Stadium holds 30,000 fans and never requires a ticket. Some of the kids playing in August 2026 may be playing in Omaha themselves by 2030 or 2031.

Conclusion

Nearly 100 players at the 2026 College World Series started their baseball career in a Little League program. West Virginia leads all teams with 18 alumni. Texas has 17. Blake Cavill of Troy University is the only player in Omaha with a confirmed Little League World Series appearance, pitching for Australia in 2015.

The College World Series championship best-of-three begins June 20. The 2026 LLWS follows two months later in August. For the full history of the program these players grew up in, see the complete LLWS history guide.