Brad Miller reports to USA Baseball trials |
DURHAM, N.C. – Invitees of the 2010 Collegiate National Team (CNT) officially reported to Cary, N.C., Monday, with remaining players set to report later in the week. Trials are scheduled to be held July 6-11 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex (NTC) in Cary.
Of the 39 invitees, 36 will compete for a spot of the final 22-man roster, while three players will be named as alternates. Right-handed pitcher Madison Boer (Oregon) is the latest addition to the squad replacing 2009 CNT member Kolten Wong (Hawaii). Manager Bill Kinneberg (Utah) alongside assistant coaches Dave Serrano (Cal State Fullerton), Ed Blankmeyer (St. John’s) and Nino Giarratano (San Francisco) will get their first look at 2010 CNT Tuesday, July 6 when the team conducts its first of six trial games at 2 p.m. at the NTC. The final 22-man roster will be released on Sunday, July 11. Following the trials and training period in Cary, the U.S. will play a five-game series against Korea before squaring off against a Japanese Collegiate All-Star Team in a one-game, international friendship competition in Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium on July 21. From there, the team will travel to Taipei, Taiwan for a four-game series against Chinese Taipei at Tien-Mu Stadium beginning July 25. Team USA will close its summer season at the FISU World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from July 30-Aug. 7. The U.S. has won the last three FISU Worlds (2004, ’06, ’08), while host nation Japan will be looking for its first title. The Collegiate National Team Trials roster is as follows (name, class, position[s], school): 2010 Collegiate National Team Trials Roster (Updated as of 7/5/10) Tyler Anderson, So., LHP, Oregon Jett Bandy, So., C, Arizona Matt Barnes, So., RHP, Connecticut Madison Boer, So. RHP, Oregon Jackie Bradley, Jr., So., OF, South Carolina Gerrit Cole, So., RHP, UCLA Zach Cone, So., OF, Georgia C.J. Cron, So., C, Utah Alex Dickerson, So., OF, Indiana Taylor Dugas, So., OF, Alabama Taylor Featherston, So., IF, Texas Christian Dylan Floro, Fr., RHP, Cal State Fullerton Nolan Fontana, Fr., IF, Florida Sean Gilmartin, So., LHP/OF, Florida State Sonny Gray, So., RHP, Vanderbilt Greg Holt, Jr., RHP, North Carolina Matt Jensen, So., IF, Cal Poly Brian Johnson, Fr., LHP, Florida Andrew Maggi, So., OF/IF, Arizona State Mikie Mahtook, So., OF, Louisiana State Nick Martini, So., OF, Kansas State Scott McGough, So., RHP, Oregon Anthony Meo, So., RHP, Coastal Carolina Brad Miller, So., IF, Clemson Brett Mooneyham, So., LHP, Stanford Austin Nola, So., IF, Louisiana State Peter O’Brien, So., C, Bethune-Cookman Nick Ramirez, So., IF/LHP, Cal State Fullerton Noe Ramirez, So., RHP, Cal State Fullerton Anthony Rendon, So., IF, Rice Steve Rodriguez, So., C, UCLA Lex Rutledge, Fr., LHP, Samford Carson Smith, So., RHP, Texas State George Springer, So., OF, Connecticut Kyle Winkler, So., RHP, Texas Christian Ryan Wright, So., IF, Louisville Alternates Evan Brock, Fr., RHP, UC Irvine Adam Conley, So., LHP, Washington State Mike Zunino, Fr., C, Florida Coaching Staff Bill Kinneberg, Manager, Utah Dave Serrano, Pitching Coach, Cal State Fullerton Ed Blankmeyer, Assistant Coach, St. John’s Nino Giarratano, Assistant Coach, San Francisco Administration Danny Wheat, Athletic Trainer, Texas Christian Nick Nakagama, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Auxiliary Coach, Utah Malcolm Gray, Press Officer, East Carolina Eric Campbell, General Manager, USA Baseball National Teams
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