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From: TIMOTHY LYON <timlyon at earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:43:58 
To: Al Doran<fastball at pmihrm.com>
Subject: Fwd: USA Softball Junior Men's FP team to conduct selection camp in Michigan


TIMOTHY LYON
Head Coach
USA Softball Jr Men's
National Team
801-244-7477




Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Julie Bartel" <jbartel at softball.org>
> Date: July 5, 2012 11:42:43 AM MDT
> To: "Julie Bartel" <jbartel at softball.org>
> Subject: USA Softball Junior Men's FP team to conduct selection camp  
> in Michigan
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> July 5, 2012
>
> USA Softball Junior Men’s FP team to conduct selection camp in  
> Michigan
>
> OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. ---  The USA Softball Junior Men’s Fast Pitch  
> National Team will be conducting a selection camp in conjunction  
> with an exhibition tour of Michigan from Saturday, July 14 through  
> Sunday, July 22 the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America  
> announced today.  Twenty-one young men from across the United States  
> will travel to Michigan to participate in the selection camp in  
> preparation for the 2012 International Softball Federation (ISF)  
> Junior Men’s World Championship (Under-19) to be held November 1 -10  
> in Parana, Argentina.
>
> “The coaching staff is looking forward to our trip to Michigan,”  
> said head coach Tim Lyon.  “It is important for us to play as many  
> games as possible.  This should be a great test for our players.  We  
> really started to come together as a group in Utah and the ten days  
> in Michigan should further advance the process.”
>
> Starting on July 14-15, the team will travel to Frankenmuth, Mich.,  
> to compete in the 11th Annual Pete Schwab Memorial Tournament held  
> in Frankenmuth’s Heritage Park.  Sixteen teams from across Michigan,  
> Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario are scheduled to compete in the event.
>
> The Midland Parks and Recreation Department will welcome the USA  
> Junior Team for weekday practices starting Monday, July 16.  Camp  
> instruction will take place in Midland’s Emerson Park.  Midland,  
> Mich. will serve as a central point during their stay in Michigan  
> for lodging and meals.
>
> On Tuesday, July 17, the USA Junior team will travel to Port Huron,  
> Mich., to compete in a doubleheader against Huron Wellness and the  
> Port Huron league All-star team.  Games will be played starting at  
> 6:30 pm in Pine Grove Park underneath the Blue Water International  
> Bridge.
>
> The next evening, on Wednesday, July 18, the team will travel to  
> Coldwater, Mich. to compete against the Lightning, Thunder, and the  
> Coldwater league All-Stars.  Games will start at 6:30 p.m. in  
> Waterworks
> Park.  The evening will be hosted by the Coldwater Softball  
> Association.
>
> On Thursday, July 19, the team will travel to Munger, Mich., to  
> compete against the Munger Vols.  Prior to the game, a scrimmage of  
> 16-under players from the Munger and Reese Development programs will  
> take
> place.  The 16-under exhibition will start at 6 p.m., while Munger  
> vs. the USA Junior team will begin at 7 p.m.
>
> The Midland Explorer Booster Club welcomes the team to Emerson Park  
> starting Friday, July 20 for a 12-team tournament which includes  
> both the Midland Explorers and the Junior Explorers (Under-21).  Games
> will begin on Friday evening and conclude on Sunday afternoon.
>
> Concessions will be available at all Michigan events.  Schedules for  
> the Michigan tournaments and exhibition information can be found at www.michiganfp.com 
>  as the event approaches.
>
> Following the camps in Michigan, the 17 members of the 2012 Junior  
> Men’s National Team will be announced on August 7.
>
> The USA Junior National Team coaches and staff are also looking for  
> prospective members of both the 2014 and 2016 Junior National  
> teams.  While in Michigan, coaches will be scouting area players  
> with 1995-1998 birthdays for consideration for the 2014 and 2016  
> selection pools.
>
> About ASA Softball
>
> The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National  
> Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the  
> United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the  
> nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition  
> in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA  
> has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000  
> teams today, representing a membership of more than three million.  
> For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
>
> About USA Softball
>
> USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA  
> that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’  
> National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for  
> training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to  
> compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball  
> Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved  
> in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at  
> the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine  
> World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as  
> well as claimed five World Cup of Softball titles. For more  
> information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/ 
> .
>
>
>
> Julie Bartel
> ASA/USA Softball
> Director of Marketing & Communications
> 2801 NE 50th Street
> Oklahoma  City, OK 73111
>
> 405-425-3463 - work
> 405-203-4645 - cell
> jbartel at softball.org
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