The Ballarat baseball prodigy has been named into the Victorian under-16 representative squad.

He will climb the mound in January against the nation's best at the Australian Youth Championships.

It will mark the first appearance in blue and white for the 15-year-old, who just missed out on state selection last year as a bottom-aged player.

A good showing would bring him a step closer to achieving his ultimate dream of one day playing collegiate ball in the US.

"I've got aspirations to go to college in America," he said.

"It's a dream of mine, I'm trying to figure it out now and look for opportunities and figure out the best pathway.

"It's exciting to think it could happen, but I'll have to practice a lot to get there.

Hard work is nothing new for Jirik.

The teenager chalks up over five hours a week travelling to and from Geelong to train with his Victorian teammates.

That doesn't include the hours spent playing with his club team, or the countless time he spends hitting balls with his father in Ballarat.

"I used to just watch the game on TV when I was a kid and one day I asked if I could try it out," he said.

"I'm not sure what it was that attracted me to it, I just liked the hitting and the fans screaming."

Jirik made it through four rounds of cuts before getting word he'd made the Victorian team via email.

He described the process as one of the most nerve-wracking waits of his life.

"I was nervous between the last round and the email," he said.

"I was happy with how I performed at the tryouts, but there is a lot of good players in Victoria and there is always a lot of competition."

Jirik will play a series of games at the youth championships, which will be spread across Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat.

He will showcase his skills as a pitcher and at first-base for Victoria which, along with New South Wales, is considered the team to beat.

"I like to think of myself as a utility type of player - I can do a bit of everything," he said.

"It's going to be strong competition.

"Pitching will get a lot quicker than club ball and everything will be much cleaner, but I think we'll be up to it."

He said playing in front of friends and family would be an added bonus.

"We've got a lot of training to do, so hopefully I'll be ready and come into the tournament confident," he said.