NTIS Roster will be posted Monday Night

 

 





 

The 2010 USA Baseball National Team Identification Series (NTIS) will consist of three separate age groups and will feature a total of 648 players. The event will be held September 10 - September 12, 2010, and will be held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex and adjoining Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, North Carolina.  To take a virtual tour of the USA Baseball training center, click here.

The three age groups (17U, 15U, 13U) within the 2010 event will be divided based on 2011 National Team (18U, 16U, 14U) aspirations. As per international guidelines, players competing in the NTIS in the three age groups must conform to the following:

• 2010 17U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 1993 for the 2011 18U NT
• 2010 15U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 1995 for the 2011 16U NT
• 2010 13U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 1997 for the 2011 14U NT

From these three separate age groups, USA Baseball will name a minimum of eight players to the 2011 18U National Team Trials (18U); a minimum of eight players to the 2011 16U National Team Trials (16U); and a minimum of 24 players to the 2011 14U National Team Trials. While the NTIS is designed to supplement the existing programming being done at the 18U and 16U age groups, it will constitute the primary identification opportunity for the 14U National Team.

Activities will start on Friday morning, Sept. 10, and will be scheduled to finish by mid-day on Sunday, Sept. 12. Each team within the 17U and 15U age groups will play a total of three 9-inning games, while the 13U age group will feature four 7-inning games; programming for all age groups will also include USA Baseball instruction and training. The NTIS will present all participating athletes not only with great national exposure but also with an opportunity to develop their skills through an unparalleled baseball experience.

Of the participating organizations in the event, eleven of the twelve teams within each age group will be organized on a "regionalized club-team" basis, similar to the USA Baseball 16U Championships (formerly known at the USA Junior Olympic Baseball Championships). Existing baseball programs which have previously entered teams into the 16U Championships and the 2009 NTIS have been selected to fill these slots with entry fees defraying some of the costs of the event and the 2011 USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams. As with the 16U Championships, these various baseball programs will be responsible for identifying and selecting 18-player teams which will participate in the event.

Similar to the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars, USA Baseball will select one of the twelve teams within each age group -- as "at-large teams." USA Baseball will rely on its National Member Organizations, existing events, and other entities, as well as its established athlete database to identify players for the two USA Baseball at-large teams in each age group (three total). As part of this initiative, USA Baseball will encourage the inclusion of all athletes when filling roster spots for the at-large teams.

NTIS Features:

• Identification opportunity for the 2011 USA Baseball 18U National Team Trials; all players must be born 1993 or later.
• Identification opportunity for the 2011 USA Baseball 16U National Team Trials; all players must be born 1995 or later.
• Primary identification opportunity for the 2011 USA Baseball 14U National Team Trials; all players must be born in 1997 or later.
• Individual skills testing and evaluation.
• 17U and 15U teams will play three nine-inning games.
• 13U teams will play four seven-inning games.
• To be announced guest speakers.
• Participants will receive a USA Baseball hat and gift bag.
• College and university coaches, and professional scouts will be in attendance.
• Event held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex -- the home of Team USA.

Team rosters will be posted Monday evening.

NTIS Schedule*:

Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
1:00 4:00 p.m.: Team Practices
7:00 – 7:25      Interacting with MLB Scouts
7:25 – 7:50      NCAA Clearinghouse Information
7:50 – 8:00      The USA Baseball Experience
8:00 – 8:30      Pitching Clinic
8:30 – 9:00      Hitting Clinic

Friday, Sept. 10, 2010
8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.: Individual Skills Testing/Evaluation/Games

Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010
8 a.m.-8 p.m.: Games

Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010
8 a.m.-4 p.m.: Games
(*schedule is tentative and is subject to change)

Team Texas Gulf Coast

The following players were picked to represent Team Texas Gulf Coast in the 2010 USA Baseball NTIS tournament:  All players needs to email ron.mathis@nations-baseball.com with the following information:  Parent's email address and parent's cell phone #.  Once we have everyone's email, we'll beging sending out information on the September tournament.

13U
Garrett Wolforth
Tate Sandford
Roberto Malinowski
Ryan Gonzalez
John Bowden
Jeremy Fernando
Austin DeLeon
Carter Starcke
Alexander Sturges
Blaze Beason
Blake Frasier
Masen Hibbeler
Ezekiel Bear
Luken Baker
Ryan Bertelsman
Mitchell Kilkenny
James Poullard
Lael Lockhart
Kebryan Hayes

15U
Nathan Carter
Kenneth Reese
Skyler Valentine
Blake Richards
Taylor Jiral
Kobbie Foppe
Kyle Barfield
Garrett Gray
Chris Cooper
Mark Ecker
John Henry Styles
Bryce Packard
Joseph Berenji
Bryce Wellborn
Chase Sarchet
Ross Coskrey
Preston Palmiero
Jake Jarvis

17U
Jordan Lee
William Taylor
Bobby Guthrie
Connor Reed
Jake Garcia
Treyvante Jefferson
Tyler Graves
Teddy Stankiewicz
Michael Clemens
Alan Hooker
Brian Schwarzbach
Ben Wright
Bryce Pederson
Toran Tillotson
Aaron Bach
Brian Trieglaff
Mitchell Traver
Austin Fairchild