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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2015
USA Softball Junior Men's World Championship roster announced; 2016
competition schedule released
OKLAHOMA CITY - For the first time in over 30 years, the World Baseball
Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men's World Championship (JMWC)
returns to American soil as 19 athletes have earned a spot on the 2016
USA Softball Junior Men's National team. Announced today by the Amateur
Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, these athletes will face the
top 19-Under international Junior Men's teams in Midland, Mich. where
they will seek the program's first medal since the 1985 WBSC JMWC in
Fargo, N.D.
Click here for the roster for the 2016 USA Softball Junior Men's
National Team <http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Team-USA/Junior-Men >
"The coaching staff is very excited about this cycle of players," said
USA Softball Junior Men's National Team Head Coach Tim Lyon (South
Jordan, Utah). "We have a nice mix of returning and new players. This
should be the deepest group we have had in some time. Given the fact we
have four players who gained a lot of experience at the last World
Championship, we expect big things out of this group. It is great to be
playing on home soil and we look forward to a great World Championship
in Midland next summer."
In addition to Lyon, the 2016 JMNT will also be led by Assistant Coaches
Scott Standerfer (Charleston, Ill.), Tyron McKinney (Ashland, Ohio) and
Dan Nessler (North Mankato, Minn.), while Dan Highland (Normal, Ill.)
will serve as the team leader for the U.S. delegation.
Four athletes will once again don the Red, White and Blue as veterans on
the JMNT. Bryce DuCharme (Hudson, Wis.), Justin Perez (North East,
Pa.), Peyton Hall (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) and Zane Chason (Alma, Ga.)
will guide the 15 rookies on the squad, leading the team with their
prior Junior Men's World Championship experience. Chason finished the
2014 WBSC JMWC with a 1-1 record in the circle, pitching 23 innings with
22 strikeouts while DuCharme led the 2014 roster with 12 singles and a
.378 (14-for-37) batting average.
As they prepare for the WBSC JMWC, slated for July 22-30, the 2016 JMNT
will start their season with a training camp in Irvine, Calif. January
1-4. Pitchers and catchers will also attend a series of camps before
the team reunites in Normal, Ill. in June for a series of exhibition
games and training. The team will regroup again in early July for their
final training and exhibition games before the WBSC JMWC.
Click here for a complete schedule for the 2016 USA Softball Junior
Men's National Team
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Team-USA/Junior-Men >
Team USA will look to improve upon its fifth place finish at the last
WBSC JMWC, which was held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada in 2014. Team
USA finished with a 7-4 record, their best in a Junior Men's World
Championship since 1985.
Fans can follow along with the USA Softball JMNT all year long at
www.ASAUSASoftball.com.
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is
the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member
of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation's largest
sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every
state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a
few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today,
representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is
responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball
National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions.
The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of 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 as well as claimed eight World Cup of
Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please
visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/ <http://www.asausasoftball.com/ > .
About the World Baseball Softball Confederation
Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April
2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball
and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC
Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united
baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million
athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions
involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation
members. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The
Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and
Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to
www.WBSC.co
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Codi Warren
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball
Office 405.425.3431 | Cell 405. 420. 2817
