May 16, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. -
sophomore first baseman Brett Wallace was one of 11 student-athletes named to the 2007 USA Baseball National Team, USA Baseball announced today. Wallace is one of two players from the Pac-10, joining 's Tyson Ross. The final nine players and two alternates will be named in June.
The 2007 USA Baseball National Team will open its season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) in preparation for four international series and two international events this summer. Team will play in the Pan Am Games in and the World Port Tournament in The Netherlands. The USA Baseball National Team will also host the 36th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championship Series and an Inaugural Friendship Series versus the Chinese National Team.
The USA Baseball National Team will be led by Long Beach State University Head Coach Mike Weathers who will be making his second coaching tour with the USA Baseball National Team. In his previous USA Baseball coaching assignment, Weathers was an assistant on the 2003 USA Baseball National Team which captured a silver medal at the 2003 Pan Am Games. Assisting Weathers on the 2007 USA Baseball National Team coaching staff will be Rob Cooper (Head Coach, Wright State), Bill Kinneberg (Head Coach, University of Utah), and Mark Scalf (Head Coach, UNC Wilmington).
Listed below are the first 11 players who will comprise the 2007 USA Baseball National Team:
|
First Name |
Last Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
|
Pedro |
Alvarez |
IF |
So. |
Vanderbilt |
|
|
Brett |
Hunter |
RHP |
So. |
Pepperdine |
|
|
Lance |
|
RHP |
So. |
Ole Miss |
|
|
Brian |
Matusz |
LHP |
So. |
|
|
|
Josh |
Romanski |
OF/LHP |
So. |
|
|
|
Tyson |
Ross |
RHP |
So. |
|
|
|
Cody |
Satterwhite |
RHP |
So. |
Ole Miss |
|
|
Justin |
Smoak |
IF |
So. |
|
|
|
Jacob |
Thompson |
RHP |
So. |
|
|
|
Brett |
Wallace |
IF |
So. |
|
|
|
Jemile |
Weeks |
IF |
So. |
|
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