San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, whose 23-strikeout performance on April 11 brought him national attention, was the lone college player picked today for the U.S. baseball team headed to the Beijing Olympics.

Outfielder Matt LaPorta, traded by Milwaukee to Cleveland earlier this month in the C.C. Sabathia deal, also is on manager Davey Johnson's squad of mostly minor leaguers. Team USA still has one player to be selected.

The team's first game is against Korea on Aug. 13. Team USA, which won gold in Sydney in 2000, is back in the Olympics after missing out on a bid in 2004.

Eight major league organizations landed two players on the Olympic roster: Oakland pitchers Brett Anderson and Trevor Cahill; St. Louis outfielder Colby Rasmus and infielder Brian Barden; Angels infielder Matthew Brown and pitcher Kevin Jepsen; Philadelphia infielder Jason Donald and catcher Louis Marson; Colorado outfielder Dexter Fowler and pitcher Casey Weathers; Detroit infielder Mike Hessman and pitcher Blaine Neal; Dodgers pitcher Mike Koplove and infielder Terry Tiffee; and LaPorta and pitcher Jeff Stevens of the Indians.

The other six players are Baltimore pitcher Jake Arrieta, San Francisco pitcher Geno Espineli, Florida outfielder John Gall, Mets pitcher Brandon Knight, White Sox pitcher Clayton Richard and Texas catcher Taylor Teagarden.

The U.S. team features 14 Triple-A players, seven Double-A players and Arrieta is the lone Class-A representative.

"We knew going in that we wanted a veteran club — a team of guys who have been battle-tested, so to speak," Team USA general manager Bob Watson said. "But we wanted younger prospects as well. Guys with the fire to go out and showcase their talents on the international stage."