Tulsa Union High School Baseball Player Named To American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) National Team.
Eight national teams made up of 18 will compete for a spot on the USA Junior Olympic Baseball Team roster.
Tulsa, Oklahoma (PRWEB) March 21, 2004--Gunner Glad (17) of Tulsa's Union
High School was recently named to American Amateur Baseball Congress's National
Team (AABC), which includes 18 players chosen out of 250,000 players from United
States and Pureto Rico. The selected players will compete against eight other
national teams in a competitive tournament located in Joplin, Missouri. This
event will take place during the week of July 21st in an effort to win the
championship and be one of the selected players.
Dave Damerest, Connie
Mack Coach from LAQuinta High School (CA) will be the (AABC) head coach.
Damerest and Coach Mike Diamond will select two additional coaches. Coach
Damerest was on the staff this past season and most recently was selected as
President of the Baseball Coaches Association.
Major League Baseball and
USA Baseball will be the offical Olympic Baseball Team sponsor's which make this
event possible by contributing all the necessary monies in an effort to get all
the players from around the country to Joplin, Missouri. Sponsorship funds will
include travel, meals and lodging for all 140 players chosen to
participate.
Major League Baseball will start the event by evaluating all
140 players for speed, bat strenght, velocity, quickness, fielding ability and
ball control among other things. This information will be recorded and further
evaluated by the USA Junior Olympic Coaching staff during the weeklong
event.
A hugh contingency of college and professional scouts are in
attendence at all the games. Some call this event the "Nations Greatest Baseball
Showcase". The chosen Junior Olympic Team will depart for Taipei, China from Los
Angeles on August 27th 2004 to compete for an Olympic Gold Medal in
Baseball.
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