After two weeks of auditions, the USA Baseball National Team was ready for its close-up Wednesday.

All roster spots have been finalized as the team’s international tour approaches next month, so the players on display against Chinese-Taipei at Fluor Field at the West End are the ones skipper Rob Walton hopes will have a successful Euro trip.

“Without a doubt, this is an outstanding collection of talent both on the mound and in the lineup,” said Walton, who coaches at Oral Roberts University. “We have arms, solid defenders and a group of quality hitters with great makeup. We look forward to representing the United States in international competition with this team.”

So far, so good.

Derek Dietrich, a Georgia Tech freshman, scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Team USA the victory.

Tapei reliever Chai-Jen Lo, who worked just one inning, was saddled with the loss.

The National Team is comprised of the top non-draft eligible collegians in the United States, all freshmen or sophomores. One of the team’s top prospects is sophomore pitcher Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound righty who got the call last night.

Strasburg allowed only three hits through four innings before being victimized by three unearned runs in the fifth and being lifted in favor of Arizona State’s Mike Leake.

San Diego’s A. J. Griffin finished off hurling duties for the night and got the win.

Strasburg threw 100 pitches — 71 of them strikes — and recorded eight Ks against four hits.

He is already being touted as a top three selection in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

Also on the roster is left-handed Vanderbilt pitcher Mike Minor, who is a sophomore with the Commodores but a veteran of the National Team, logging a 5-3 record with a 2.08 ERA in nine appearances for Team USA in 2007.

The 20-man roster consists of nine pitchers, nine position players and a pair of two-way players. The 2008 USA Baseball National Team will compete next month in the Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands and at the FISU World Championships in the Czech Republic.

“Even though we are only at 20 players, this team is as ready as any national team in my time to start an international series,” said Eric Campbell, general manager of Team USA. “I credit this readiness to Rob Walton and his staff. We’ve had great trials, and this team is eager and ready to play for their country.”

Other Team USA pitchers include right-handers Kyle Gibson (Missouri), Kevin Rhoderick (Oregon State) and Kendal Volz (Baylor), and left-handers Chris Hernandez (Miami), Tyler Lyons (Oklahoma State) and Andrew Oliver (Oklahoma State).

Outfielder Kentrail Davis (Tennessee) highlights the position players. Davis hit .463 with six home runs and 19 RBIs in 12 games during the 2008 National Team trials.

Joining Davis are outfielders Matt den Dekker (Florida) and Josh Fellhauer (Cal State-Fullerton), infielders Christian Colon (Cal State-Fullerton), Ryan Jackson (Miami of Florida) and Hunter Morris (Auburn) and catchers Micah Gibbs (LSU) and Ryan Lipkin (San Francisco).

The two utility players are infielder/right-handed pitcher Mike Leake (Arizona State) and outfielder/right-handed pitcher Blake Smith (California).

Team USA entered Wednesday’s contest with an 8-2 exhibition record and had won five games in a row. The roster was finalized Tuesday following an intrasquad game that gave Walton one last look at the talent pool.