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June 29, 2016

 

Junior Men’s National Team complete doubleheader sweep of Cerro Gordo

 

Normal, Ill. – Coming off their doubleheader sweep of Cerro Gordo Tuesday at O’Neil Park, the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT) continue to make progress during their week-long training camp, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. With sights set on the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men’s World Championship (JMWC) set to take place July 24-30 in Midland, Mich., twenty-one men continue to vie for a spot on the 17-man roster which will be chosen at a later date. The championship will feature 13 countries, including the U.S., who will battle it out for the chance to take home the international title in Junior Men’s Fast Pitch.

 

Athletes are being coached under the direction of JMNT Head Coach Tim Lyon, and assistant coaches Tyron McKinney, Dan Nessler and Scott Standerfer. The JMNT will also be traveling to Ashland, Ohio for additional exhibition games prior to the JMWC, which will be held in Midland, Mich. at Currie Stadium in Emerson Park.

 

Exhibition Game Five: USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team 1, Cerro Gordo 0

 

·         An excellent effort by pitcher Derek Martin (Stevens, Pa.) carried the USA Junior Men's National Team to a 1-0 win in seven innings over Cerro Gordo on Tuesday. Martin helped USA Junior Men's National Team take the lead for good in the seventh inning. After Peyton Hall (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) hit a double to left field, Martin came to the plate with the game scoreless in the seventh inning and singled, plating Kelly Fagan-Beam (Bakersfield, Calif.) who was in for Hall.

 

Exhibition Game Six: USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team 9, Cerro Gordo 2

 

·         The night continued for the USA Junior Men’s National Team after a seven-run explosion in the fourth inning hoisted USA to a 9-2 win (five innings) in their second game against Cerro Gordo. After a first inning that left the game tied at 1-1, Zane Chason (Alma, Ga.) continued to pave the way for USA’s win in the circle striking out ten and allowing just two earned runs, five hits and three walks over five innings. The JMNT scored in the fourth on a passed ball, a two-run single by Michael Douds (Erie, Pa.), a two-run triple by Logan Amend (Vasser, Mich.), an RBI single by Jonathan Broadbear (Bloomington, Ill.), and an RBI double by Brady Parker (Midland, Tex.).

 

The JMNT are back in action tonight when they face the De Kalb Hustle Hogs in a doubleheader at Champion Fields in Bloomington, Ill.

 

Follow along with the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team program all summer long at www.ASAUSASoftball.com.

 

Athletes participating in the week-long camp include:

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

Katie Willis I Communications Coordinator

Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball

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