Normal, IL - USA Softball Junior Men's National Team goes 2-for-2 in exhibition games
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June 25, 2016
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USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team goes 2-for-2 in exhibition games
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Normal, Ill. – Twenty-one young men from across the United States have traveled to participate in the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT) training camp held this week in Normal, Ill., the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. Athletes are taking part in practice and a series of exhibition games under the direction of JMNT Head Coach Tim Lyon, and assistant coaches Tyron McKinney, Dan Nessler and Scott Standerfer in order to prepare for the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men’s World Championship (JMWC). The JMNT will also travel to Ashland, Ohio for additional exhibition games prior to the JMWC, which will be held in Midland, Mich. at Currie Stadium in Emerson Park.
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Exhibition Game One: USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team 4, Walcott Lamplighters 3
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In what started out as a back-and-forth battle between Team USA and the Walcott Lamplighters, it was Team USA who outlasted the Lamplighters Saturday at O’Neil Park Saturday. Although the Lamplighters were the first to plate a run, a solid pitching effort from Zane Chason (Alma, Ga.) and defensive plays were made my Team USA resulting in their first team win. A late fifth-inning spark would ignite both teams to plate two apiece but it was ultimately Team USA who came out on top, 4-3.
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Exhibition Game Two: USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team 5, Aurora Dolan & Murphy 2
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Team USA returned hot on Saturday night, plating two runs in the first inning after a walk by second baseman Matthew Martin (Myerstown, Pa.), triple by right-fielder Peyton Hall (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) and a single by Brogan Potter (Prairie du Chien, Wis.). Aurora Dolan & Murphy responded with one of their own in the first but was shut down by the JMNT through the next three innings. In the fifth, three JMNT athletes crossed home plate for Team USA after Logan Amend (Vasser, Mich.), Jonathan Broadbear (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kelly Fagan-Beam (Bakersfield, Calif.) extended Team USA’s lead by four. Aurora Dolan & Murphy were able to plate a run in the bottom of the fifth but could not gain traction despite their efforts. Team USA claimed a 5-2 win to close out day two of their training camp.
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Both teams are in action again Sunday as the Bloomington Stix Midsummer Classic tournament continues. The first game for Team USA is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. CT against the Circle Tap, while they will face the Bloomington Stix later on at 4:00 p.m. CT.
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Follow along with the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team program all summer long at www.ASAUSASoftball.com.
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Athletes participating in the week-long camp include:
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Logan Amend                     Vasser, Mich.
Sergio Balderrama             El Paso, Tex.
Kelly Fagan-Beam             Bakersfield, Calif.
Jonathan Broadbear          Bloomington, Ill.
Zane Chason                      Alma, Ga.
Michael Douds                    Erie, Pa.
Peyton Hall                          Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Isaac Hormann                   Young America, Minn.
Lane Kurtz                           Ephrata, Pa.
Craig Lewis                         Winston, Mo.
Jeff Lewis                             Amboy, Minn.
Derek Martin                        Stevens, Pa.
Devin Martin                        Stevens, Pa.
Matthew Martin                   Myerstown, Pa.
Steven Nessler                   Mankato, Minn.
Brady Parker                       Midland, Tex.
Justin Perez                         Northeast, Pa.
Brogan Potter                      Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Chase Stratton                    Clearfield, Utah
Martin Valencia                   Perris, Calif.
Taylor Weldin                     Bakersfield, Calif.
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About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body of 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 70 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 2.2 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.
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