[Chula Vista, CA] – The USA Softball Jr. Men’s National Team will be holding an evaluation camp at the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. from January 24th to January 28th, 2007. During this time, 28 young men will be vying for a position on the final roster of 17 which will represent the USA in Whitehorse, YT, Canada in 2008. Those players represent 7 different states and the District of Columbia. Their selection is the result of a three year canvas of the country for the best softball talent available. Over the past several years, the USA Jr. Men’s Coaching Staff has attended the ASA Boys National Tournament, the Missouri High School State Tournament, and the 19-under ISC World Tournament. In addition to attending these tournaments, the coaching staff has also conducted numerous pitching camps each year to identify and train pitchers for this and future USA teams.
The coaching staff is very excited about this group of players and feels that the level and depth of talent exceeds that of any prior USA Jr. Team and they should be ready to compete for a spot on the medal stand once they arrive in Whitehorse.
The following is a list of players that will be participating in the January evaluation camp:
1. BJ Hunhoff (Harrisburg, SD)
2. James Hartman (Hartford, SD)
3. Robbie Black (Salem, UT)
4. Jordan Talbert (Pattonsburg, MO)
5. Mitch Warne (Sioux Falls, SD)
6. Colby Miller (Helena, MO)
7. Cedrick Lang (Sioux Falls, SD)
8. Justin (JT) Weststeyn (Ballwin, MO)
9. Tyson Lambourne (Spanish Fork, UT)
10. Nick Santos (Pueblo, CO)
11. Kevin Williams (Lake Crystal, MN)
12. Mike Hayes (Salem, UT)
13. Gentry Mitchell (Spanish Fork, UT)
14. Aaron Schlaudecker (Saegertown, PA)
15. Kyle Grieshaber (Chesterfield, MO)
16. AJ Suess (Sioux Falls, SD)
17. Danyel Dondero (Big Pine, CA)
18. Nicholas Cole (Sacramento, CA)
19. Rashad Fox (Washington, DC)
20. Adam Henry (Conception Junction, MO)
21. Chris Norris (Spanish Fork, UT)
22. Mitchell Elliott (St. Charles, MO)
23. Ryan Rasche (Jackson, MN)
24. Jon Traetow (Sherburn, MN)
25. Josh Schroeder (Lake Crystal, MN)
26. Mike Scott (Colorado Springs, CO)
27. Tony Viger (Sioux Falls, SD)
28. Jesse Martinez (Covina, CA)
The Coaching staff once again is Tim Lyon (South Jordan, UT), Scott Standerfer (Charleston, IL.) and Gary Mullican (Mission Viejo, CA.).
Thanks to Tim Lyon for this report.