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Will Cresswell to compete in World Baseball Classic for Team Great Britain

Former WSU catcher is in the WBC
Byline photo of LEVI COOVERT
LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2026
HAILEE SPEIR
WSU catcher Will Cresswell celebrates after making it to second base during an NCAA baseball game against Santa Clara, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Former WSU catcher Will Cresswell will compete in the World Baseball Classic for Team Great Britain. 

The full WBC rosters were announced last week, and Cresswell is one of two catchers competing for Great Britain, alongside former Seattle Mariner first-round draft pick Harry Ford.

Cresswell appeared in 132 games as a Cougar over his four-year collegiate career. He hit .249 as a Coug, with 11 career home runs, 10 career doubles, and 66 career RBI. He was a mainstay in WSU’s lineup and went on to be drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2025 MLB draft last June.

Cresswell is the first Cougar to compete in the WBC. Although he was born and raised in Auburn, Washington, Cresswell is competing for Great Britain, likely due to having a family tie. Anyone with parents born in the United Kingdom, or anyone eligible for UK citizenship, is allowed to compete for Great Britain in the WBC. Only two players on Great Britain’s team were born in the United Kingdom. The rest are all from either the United States or the Bahamas.

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LEVI COOVERT
LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief
Levi is a sophomore studying Multimedia Journalism, Broadcast News, and Advertising at Washington State University. He serves as sports co-editor, and is the beat writer for the men’s basketball team and both men’s and women’s golf teams. He loves the Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, and Cougars!
HAILEE SPEIR
HAILEE SPEIR, Evergreen photo editor
Hailee Speir is a photographer for the Daily Evergreen. Hailee is a junior English education major from Spokane, Washington. Hailee started working for the Evergreen in fall 2021 as a photographer.