Tross joins college teammate Sawyer Duarte with the Navs after assuming a regular starting role for NESCAC champion Middlebury, starting in all 12 of his appearances while posting a 4.82 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 74.2 innings. The 6-foot-4 righty earned six victories, highlighted by his May 10 complete-game performance in the Panthers' opening game of NESCAC Championship Weekend against Tufts.

Tross hails from Westlake Village, Calif., where he graduated from Oaks Christian School before making his collegiate debut for Middlebury in the spring of 2023. While pitching primarily in relief as a freshman, Tross went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and struck out 19 in 15 innings.