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USA Baseball has announced the trials rosters for this summer's junior national teams. Here is the release, with the rosters below. . .

DURHAM, N.C.—USA Baseball announced the rosters for its 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams Trials on Monday, signaling the start of the federation’s youth-level National Team programming for 2011.

The 18U program selected 40 players and six alternates following last week’s Tournament of Stars, held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. The 16U and 14U programs compiled their trials rosters at the conclusion of the 14U/16U Championships, which ended Saturday in Arizona and Florida. The 16U program named 38 players to trials, while the 14U club selected 39.

“This is always an exciting time of year for us,” said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO. “The Tournament of Stars and 14U/16U Championships once again served as not only premier events, but also effective selection vehicles for our youth-level trials teams.”

The 18U National Team Trials will run from June 27-30, in Cary, N.C., and will conclude with the inaugural Prospect Classic. The two-game series with pit the 18U team against USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team for the first time ever, July 1-2, in Durham and Cary, respectively. From the original trials roster, team officials will choose 28 players to join the club at a second round of trials, to be held Sept. 12-21, in Cary. From there, 20 athletes will be selected to compete in the 2011 COPABE Pan American AAA/18U Championships in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 23-Oct. 2. Team USA is the defending champion of the tournament, having defeated Cuba, 6-1, in the 2009 title game.

The 16U and 14U National Team Trials will be held in Cary, Aug. 7-17, and Aug. 1-10, respectively. Of the 38 players chosen for trials, 20 will be selected to the 2011 16U National Team which will compete in the IBAF World AA/16U Youth Championships in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico, Aug. 19-28. The 16U team took home the gold from the 2009 Worlds in Taiwan, and has a 40-game winning streak in international competition overall.

The 14U trials roster will be trimmed down from 39 to 18 heading into the COPABE Pan American A/14U Championships in San Felipe, Venezuela, Aug. 11-22. The U.S. will be looking to improve upon its bronze medal finish in the event last summer.

The USA Baseball 14U, 16U and 18U National Team Trials rosters are as follows (more detailed rosters are available at www.USABaseball.com):

2011 USA BASEBALL 18U TEAM
NAME	POSITION	HIGH SCHOOL	LOCATION
Albert Almora	OF	Mater Academy	Hialeah Gardens, Fla.
Vahn Bozoian	OF	Ayala	Chino Hills, Calif.
Sean Brady	LHP	Ida Baker	Cape Coral, Fla.
Alex Bregman	IF	Albuquerque Academy	Albuquerque
Gavin Cecchini	IF	Barbe	Lake Charles, La.
Troy Conyers	LHP	El Capitan	Lakeside, Calif.
Matthew Crownover	LHP	Ringgold	Ringgold, Ga.
Chase Dejong	RHP	Wilson	Los Angeles
Max Dutto	IF	San Ramon Valley	Danville, Calif.
Max Fried	LHP	Montclair Prep	Van Nuys, Calif.
Carson Fulmer	RHP	All Saints' Academy	Winter Haven, Fla.
Kyle Funkhouser	RHP	Oak Forest	Oak Forest, Ill.
Joey Gallo	IF/RHP	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas
Lucas Giolito	RHP	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles
Chris Harvey	C	Germantown Academy	Fort Washington, Pa.
Ty Hensley	RHP	Edmond Santa Fe	Edmond, Okla.
C.J. Hinojosa	IF	Klein Collins	Spring, Texas
Cole Irvin	LHP	Servite	Anaheim
Carson Kelly	IF/RHP	Westview	Portland
Ryan Koziol	IF/RHP	Brother Rice	Chicago
Adrian Marin	IF/OF	Gulliver Prep	Coral Gables, Fla.
Jeremy Martinez	C	Mater Dei	Santa Ana, Calif.
Ty Moore	OF	Mater Dei	Santa Ana, Calif.
Mitch Nay	OF	Hamilton	Chandler, Ariz.
Chris Okey	C	Eustis	Eustis, Fla.
Kayden Porter	RHP	Spanish Fork	Spanish Fork, Utah
Cody Poteet	RHP	Christian	El Cajon, Calif.
Jared Price	RHP	Twin Valley	Elverson, Penn.
Nelson Rodriguez	C	Washington	New York
Rio Ruiz	IF	Bishop Amat	La Puente, Calif.
Addison Russell	IF	Pace	Pace, Fla.
Clate Schmidt	P	Allatoona	Acworth, Ga.
Corey Seager	IF	Northwest Cabarrus	Concord, N.C.
Lucas Sims	RHP	Brookwood	Snellville, Ga.
Hunter Virant	LHP	Camarillo	Camarillo, Calif.
Drew Ward	IF	Leedey	Leedey, Okla.
Walker Weickel	RHP	Olympia	Orlando
Mikey White	IF	Spain Park	Hoover, Ala.
Nick Williams	OF	Galveston Ball	Galveston, Texas
Jesse Winker	OF	Olympia	Orlando
ALTERNATES
Tyler Gonzales	IF/RHP	Madison	Dallas
Zach Green	IF	Jesuit	Carmichael, Calif.
Blake Hickman	C	Simeon	Chicago
C.J. Saylor	C	South Hills	West Covina, Calif.
Tucker Simpson	RHP	Oxford	Oxford, Ala.
Stryker Trahan	C	Acadiana	Lafayette, La.

2011 USA BASEBALL 16U TEAM
NAME	POS	HIGH SCHOOL	LOCATION
William Abreu	OF	Hialeah	Hialeah, Fla.
Tyler Alamo	C	Cypress	Cypress, Calif.
Zach Aukes	LHP	Pioneer	Woodland, Calif.
Elliot Barzilli	IF	Palisades	Los Angeles
Derek Black	IF	Cathedral Catholic	San Diego
Bryson Brigman	IF/OF	Valley Christian	San Jose, Calif.
Logan Browning	LHP/OF	Lakeland Christian	Lakeland, Fla.
Nicholas Buckner	OF/LHP	North Shore	Galena Park, Texas
Francis Christy	C	Casa Grande	Petaluma, Calif.
Nick Ciuffo	C	Wando	Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Trevor Clifton	RHP	Heritage	Maryville, Tenn.
Zach Collins	C	Flanagan	Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Adrian DeHorta	RHP	South Hills	West Covina, Calif.
Joe DeMers	RHP	College Park	Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Steven Farinaro	RHP	Head-Royce	Oakland
Grant Hockin	RHP	Damien	La Verne, Calif.
Jake Jarvis	IF/RHP	Klein Collins	Spring, Texas
Chris Kohler	LHP	Los Osos	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Kyle Marsh	IF/RHP	Spruce Creek	Port Orange, Fla.
Christian Martinek	LHP	Jesuit	Beaverton, Ore.
Alex Martinez	RHP	James Logan	Union City, Calif.
Austin Meadows	OF/LHP	Grayson	Loganville, Ga.
Hunter Mercado-Hood	OF	De La Salle	Concord, Calif.
Nate Mondou	IF	Wright Academy	Tacoma
Dom Nunez	IF	Elk Grove	Elk Grove, Calif.
Arden Pabst	C/IF	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles
Raymond Pedrina	OF	Kamehameha	Honolulu
Christian Pelaez	LHP	Florida Christian	Olympia Heights, Fla.
Chris Rivera	IF/RHP	El Dorado	Placentia, Calif.
Jack Roberts	RHP	James River	Midlothian, Va.
Carson Sands	LHP	North Florida Christian	Tallahasse, Fla.
Joey Starling	RHP	Bartow	Bartow, Fla.
Dany Touissant	RHP/IF	Coral Springs Charter	Corals Springs, Fla.
Riley Unroe	IF	Desert Ridge	Mesa, Ariz.
Eugene Vazquez	OF/LHP	Timber Creek	Orlando
Matt Vogel	RHP/IF	Patchough Medford	Medford, N.Y.
Forest Wall	IF	Orangewood	Maitland, Fla.
K.J. Woods	IF/OF	Fort Mill	Fort Mill, S.C.

2011 USA BASEBALL 14U TEAM
NAME	POS	LOCATION
William Aguilar	IF	Lawndale, Calif.
John Aiello	OF/RHP	Landsdale, Pa.
Addison Albright	LHP	Cumming, Ga.
Carter Aldrete	IF	Monterey, Calif.
Luken Baker	RHP	Spring, Texas
Isaiah Berry	OF	Pittsburg, Calif.
Chris Betts	C/RHP	Long Beach, Calif.
Stephen Bonnain	RHP	Tomball, Texas
Chris Botsoe	OF	Houston
Patrick Brooks	OF	Tampa
Miguel Chavira	OF	LaPuente, Calif.
Tommy Costello	LHP	Simi Valley, Calif.
Chris Cullen	C	Cumming, Ga.
Spencer Diaz	IF/OF	Boca Raton, Fla.
Dominic DiCaprio	C	Niskayuna, N.Y.
Sean Dixson	OF/C	Norman, Okla.
Ty Duvall	C	Lebanon, Ohio
Bailey Falter	LHP	Chino Hills, Calif.
Chris Gallagher	LHP	Phoenix
Shannon Glover	C	Columbia, S.C.
Isaak Gutierrez	RHP/IF	Norwalk, Calif.
Tyler Halas	IF	West Chicago, Ill.
Nico Hoerner	RHP/IF	Oakland
Jonathan Hughes	RHP	Flowery Branch, Ga.
Arenal Isaias	RHP	Rohnert Park, Calif.
Connor Johnson	RHP	Kirkland, Wash.
Nick Madrigal	RHP	Elk Grove, Calif.
Nick Oar	RHP/OF	Modesto, Calif.
Brad Parchutz	RHP	Marengo, Ill.
Shane Potter	LHP	Encinitas, Calif.
Jessie Riveria	RHP	Corona, Calif.
Kyle Robeniol	LHP	Alta Loma, Calif.
Matt Sandor	IF	Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Bryan Sturges	OF	Katy, Texas
James Terrell	OF	Fairfield, Calif.
Ako Thomas	IF	Chicago, Ill.
Mason Thompson	RHP	Round Rock, Texas
Ryan Vasquez	LHP	Manteca, Calif.
Tyler Williams	OF	Peoria, Ariz.