'09 NTIS player selections announced

DURHAM, N.C. -- USA Baseball announced its 2009 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) player selections on Friday via a selection show on USABaseball.com. The show comes five days after the conclusion of the inaugural NTIS, held Sept. 18-20 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

The NTIS concluded with a total of 60 games played, featuring close to 650 players from three different age groups (13U, 15U, 17U) and 42 states across the country. Using the NTIS as the identification vehicle, USA Baseball named eight (8) players to the 2010 Tournament of Stars (18U); eight (8) players to the 2010 16U National Trials Team; 24 players to the 2009 14U National Trials Team and 24 players to the 2010 14U National Trials Team.

Announcements of the National Trials Teams and Tournament of Stars selections were made on a special online selection show, which is the first of its kind for USA Baseball.

The 2009 14U National Trials Team is the first of the NTIS-fed teams and events to take the field for USA Baseball. After a training period from Oct. 10-14, the team will leave for Ecuador for the COPABE "A" (14U) Pan American Championships where it is the defending gold medalist.

The NTIS player selections are as follows:

2010 16U National Trials Team

Albert Almora; Hialeah, Fla.
Alex Bregman; Albuquerque, N.M.
David Dahl; Birmingham, Ala.
C.J. Hinojosa; Spring, Texas
Curtiss Irving; Greenfield, Ind.
Carson Kelly; Portland, Ore.
Jonny Locher; Highline, Wash.
Drew Ward; Leedey, Okla.

2010 Tournament of Stars (18U)

Dylan Bundy; Sperry, Okla.
Adam Duke; Salem, Utah
Ben Griset; Gustine, Calif.
Chris Harvey; Norristown, Pa.
Mason Hope; Broken Arrow, Okla.
C.J. Jarvis; LaPorte, Texas
Cody Kukuk; McLouth, Kan.
Jeremy Scheck; Vernon Hills, Ill.

2009 14U National Trials Team

Tyler Alamo; Buena Park, Calif.
Zack Aukes; Woodland, Calif.
A.J. Balta; Valencia, Calif.
Cole Bedford; Deer Park, Texas
Charles Byers; Salinas, Calif.
John Paul Crawford; Lakewood, Calif.
Joe Dudek; Wall Township, N.J.
Bryce Dyrda; Modesto, Calf. (unable to attend, replaced by Jesse Kuet; Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Kennon Fontenot; Lake Charles, La.
Dempsey Grover; Modesto, Calif.
Kohl Hostert; Idaho Falls, Idaho
Grayson Ivey; Winder, Ga.
Jake Jarvis; Cypress, Texas
Ryan Kirby; Livermore, Calif.
Jordan Kron; Manteca, Calif.
Alex Martinez; Union City, Calif.
Austin Marty; Lake Tapps, Wash.
Cameron Miller; Bellaire, Texas
Nate Mondou; Bonney Lake, Wash.
Stephen Nogosek; Roseville, Calif.
Preston Palmeiro; Colleyville, Texas
Chris Rivera; Fullerton, Calif.
Matt Vogel; Medford, N.Y.
James Ziegler; Chandler, Ariz.

2010 14U National Trials Team

Angelo Armenta; Monrovia, Calif.
Luke Alexander; Belmont, Miss.
Cole Bedford; Deer Park, Texas
Lorenzo Carrillo; El Monte, Calif.
Ryan Chandler; Houston, Texas
Matt Collins; Houston, Texas
Joshua Davis; Mounds, Okla.
Joe De Mers; Martinez, Calif.
Bryce Dyrda; Modesto, Calf.
Jake Hart; Palos Heights, Ill.
Lucas Herbert; Milton, Ga.
K.J. Johnson; Pearland, Texas
Jesse Kuet; Huntington Beach, Calif.
Trey Merida; Nicholasville, Ky.
Jake Oakley; Live Oak, Calif.
Andrew Owen; Chicago, Ill.
Bryce Packard; Houston, Texas
Brandon Perez; Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Joey Shimono; Redwood City, Calif.
Elijah Skipps; Cypress, Calif.
Daniel Slominski; Livermore, Calf.
Troy Stokes, Jr.; Gwynn Oaks, Md.
Blake Wiggins; Little Rock, Ark.
Sean Williams; Long Beach, Calif.