OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association announced today the 28 athletes invited to attend the USA Softball Men’s National team selection camp May 23-26 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. The Men’s National Team Selection Committee will be choosing a team to compete in the Tri-Nation Competition taking place July 3-6 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canada, Japan and the U.S. are the three participating teams. The 18-member team will be announced on Friday, May 30 at noon/CST.
The athletes invited to attend the camp are listed below in alphabetical order:
1. Paul Algar (Lexington, Ill.)
2. Kyle Beane (Auburn, Mich.)
3. Kevin Castillo (Long Beach, Calif.)
4. Frank DeGroat, Jr. (Ringwood, N.J.)
5. Nate Devine (Merced, Calif.)
6. Bryant Hale (Pinckneyville, Ill.)
7. Bryan Hansen (Denmark, Wis).
8. B.J. Hunhoff (Harrisburg, S.D.)
9. Chris Hunt (Corona, Calif.)
10. Tim Hunt (La Habra, Calif.)
11. Tim Jorgensen (Green Bay, Wis.)
12. John Kelly (Chester, Iowa)
13. Sean Kelly (Homer, Mich.)
14. Eddy Ketelhut (Canton, Mich).
15. Brian Lammers (Lincoln, Neb.)
16. Jason Loe (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
17. Kyle Magnusson (Salt Lake City, Utah)
18. Joel Manfredi (Stockton, Calif.)
19. Blake Miller (Kingsville, Texas)
20. Daryn Miller (Bloomington, Ill.)
21. Matt Palazzo (Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
22. Steve Pinocchio (Merced, Calif.)
23. Travis Price (Corona, Calif.)
24. Gerald Pyle (Simi Valley, Calif.)
25. Brian Ree (Gresham, Ore.)
26. Chad Seeman (Chenoa, Ill.)
27. Cody Thomson (Herriman, Utah)
28. Chase Turner (Stockton, Calif.)
The 2008 USA Softball Men’s National team will be led by head coach Peter Turner (Stockton, Calif.) and assistants Thad Brown (Modesto, Calif.) and Avon Meacham (Upper Marlboro, Md.).