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College National Team Settles For Bronze
Facing older competitors such as the host Netherlands and Cuba's national team, USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team finishes its summer with a third-place finish in Haarlem Honkbal Week.
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Cuba Takes Series From College National Team
Cuba rallied against the American bullpen in Games Two and Three, then limited the U.S. college national team to two runs in the clinching Game Four to win a five-game series in Havana. It was the first series between the U.S. and Cuba outside of tournament competitions (such as the World Cup or Olympics) since 1996.
Team USA Wraps Up Short, Sweet Summer
Team USA's summer tour was short and sweet, featuring no trials, no international travel and no major tournaments. The highlight of the summer schedule was the 38th series against a team of Japanese collegiate all-stars, which is now a bi-annual event. Team USA won the five-game series 3-1-1, capping an 11-2-1 summer campaign that ended Friday at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Team USA Top 20 Prospects
With a 24-0 record, a pair of gold medals and a team ERA of 0.88, it's safe to say USA Baseball's collegiate national team dominated its competition this summer—especially on the mound. While the position player prospects were not on par with previous national teams, the group of pitchers on Team USA was a good representation of the top college arms in the 2009 draft class.
Always Wanting More
Most people who saw the home run would probably be quick to recall that the three-run blast run proved to be the game-winner. Many more would point out that Kentrail Davis hit the ball so hard that it cleared the 22-foot wall 395 feet away in dead center field, and that he broke his bat in the process.
USA Baseball Gets Its Field Of Dreams
A shared vision of USA Baseball, Major League Baseball and the town of Cary is now a reality. The ceremonial ribbon cutting by USA Baseball President Mike Gaski and Cary mayor Ernie McAlister marked the opening of the $11 million USA Baseball National Training Complex, which includes three training field and a main stadium with a full press box and separate suites for scoring, radio and other press members.
Team USA Slims Down To Traveling Roster
After a six-game swing through the New England Collegiate Baseball League with a 29-man roster, USA Baseball's college national team is leaner and ready to dig into the meat of its schedule.
Summer Amateur Notebook: Team USA Wins Gold
Rounding up the action in summer amateur ball, including the FISU World University Championships, the Pan Am Championships, the Cape Cod League, the NBC World Series and the Texas Collegiate League.
Team USA Adds Brackman, Weathers
Team USA adds righthanders Andrew Brackman and Casey Weathers before it heads to Cuba for the FISU World Championship.
USA Baseball Partners With MLB
USA Baseball announces an agreement to partner with Major League Baseball, securing USA Baseball's future.
USA Baseball Sets National Team Roster
USA Baseball announced the 22-man roster for its 2006 college national team.
College National Team Adds 15 Names
USA Baseball has added 15 players to its invitee list.
Team USA Invites 20
Sophomores J.P. Arencibia, Sean Doolittle, David Price and Joe Savery lead a list of 20 players who have accepted invitations to USA Baseball's national team trials this summer. All four played on the 2005 roster following their freshman seasons.
Team USA Sweeps Italy
Team USA might have played five games in three cities over six days against Italy, but that itinerary seemed preferable to the one the Americans followed on their Far East trip, when they lost four of the 10 games to rain.
Team USA Looks For Consistency In Return Home
Temperatures will climb into the mid-90s at Durham Bulls Athletic Park this weekend, but don't expect Team USA's players to complain. In fact, most probably will take the field with smiles on their faces this weekend against Italy.
Team USA Drops Series In Japan
Team USA beat Japan 13-2 to salvage the final game of the 34th College All-Stars series, which previously had been owned by the host nation.
USA Baseball Gets Off To Quick Start
USA Baseball's college national team opened its summer tour by sweeping three games from New England Collegiate League teams before heading to the Far East for five-game series in Japan and Taiwan.
USA Baseball Announces Summer Roster
Team USA announced its 22-man roster for its summer tour Friday, a roster headed by 2004 team alumni Ian Kennedy (Southern California) and Drew Stubbs (Texas).
Team USA Expands Invitee List To 25
Southern California sophomore righthander Ian Kennedy, who led Team USA with 40 strikeouts in 2004, headlines the second group of players invited to the national team trials. The latest group of 12 players brings the total number of invitees to 25, and USA Baseball will extend offers to 11 more players before picking the 20-man roster from a pool of 36 following the June 27-30 trials at North Carolina State's Doak Field in Raleigh.
Team USA Announces First Summer Team Invites
Team USA announced the first 13 players invited to this summer's college national team trials. The list includes Texas sophomore outfielder Drew Stubbs, who played on last summer's World University Championship gold medal team.
