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May 5, 1999
TUCSON, Ariz. - USA Baseball today announced the first 33 player invitations to its summer camp for the 1999 USA Baseball National Team. Camp is tentatively scheduled to open June 8 at Hi Corbett Field, home of USA Baseball and spring training home of the Colorado Rockies.
The National Team, coached by Texas A&M head coach Mark Johnson, will play the Japan Collegiate All-Star Team in Japan from June 22-July 1, compete in a US West-sponsored Western United States Tour and also is entered in the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan., August 6-17.
Included in the initial round are the following players:
Player Pos Ht Wt B/T DOB Yr School (Hometown)
Bootcheck, Chris RHP 6-5 195 R/R 10-24-78 So Auburn (LaPorte, Ind.)
Boyd, Patrick OF 6-3 200 S/R 9-7-78 So Clemson (Palm Harbor, Fla.)
Bozied, Taggert IF 6-3 215 R/R 7-24-79 So San Francisco (Denver, Colo.)
Brandt, Jon RHP 6-2 190 R/R 3-31-79 So UCLA (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Budde, Ryan C 5-10 185 R/R 8-15-79 Fr Oklahoma State (Midwest City, Okla.)
Carlsen, Jeff RHP 6-7 225 R/R 3-6-79 So Washington (Poulsbo, Wash.)
Cormier, Lance RHP 5-10 183 R/R 8-19-80 Fr Alabama (Lafayette, La.)
Crespo, Manny IF 5-10 190 R/R 1-4-79 So Miami (Miami, Fla.)
Crowell, Kyle RHP 5-11 185 R/R 6-16-79 So Houston (Friendswood, Texas)
Davidson, Seth IF 6-0 175 S/R 2-26-79 So USC (San Diego, Calif.)
DeRenne, Keoni IF 5-7 155 S/R 4-30-79 So Arizona (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Diaz, Matt OF 6-1 205 R/R 3-3-78 So Florida State (Lakeland, Fla.)
Esposito, Brian C 6-1 195 R/R 2-24-79 So Connecticut (Staten Island, NY)
Heilman, Aaron RHP 6-4 210 R/R 11-12-78 So Notre Dame (Logansport, Ind.)
Hill, Koyie IF 6-1 185 S/R 3-9-79 So Wichita State (Lawton, Okla.)
Holt, Daylon OF 6-1 200 R/R 10-4-78 So Texas A&M (Mesquite, Texas)
Howard, Ryan IF 6-4 215 L/L 11-19-79 Fr SW Missouri State (St. Louis, Mo.)
Isaacson, Charlie RHP 6-2 180 R/R 5-5-80 Fr Arkansas (Overland Park, Kan.)
Johnson, Adam RHP 6-2 200 R/R 7-12-79 So Cal State Fullerton (San Diego, Calif.)
Jurries, James IF 6-0 190 R/R 4-13-79 Fr Tulane (Lake Jackson, Texas)
Karp, Josh RHP 6-5 195 R/R 9-21-79 Fr UCLA (Bothell, Wash.)
Kurella, Jeremy IF 6-1 190 S/R 1-18-79 So Northwestern (Dunedin, Fla.)
Moore, Jason IF 6-0 190 S/R 1-4-78 So Texas (Miami, Fla.)
Nady, Xavier IF 6-1 185 R/R 11-14-78 So California (Salinas, Calif.)
Sardinha, Dane C 6-0 210 R/R 4-8-79 So Pepperdine (Kahuka, Hawaii)
Smith, Jon LHP 6-0 195 L/L 6-9-79 So Cal State Fullerton (Nuevo, Calif.)
Smith, Matt LHP 6-4 215 L/L 6-15-79 So Oklahoma State (Henderson, Nev.)
Teixeira, Mark IF 6-2 215 S/R 4-11-80 Fr Georgia Tech (Severna Park, Md.)
Tonis, Mike C 6-3 220 R/R 2-9-79 So California (Sacramento, Calif.)
Varnes, Blair RHP 6-2 185 R/R 9-27-78 Fr Florida State (Pascagoula, Miss.)
Webb, Brandon RHP 6-3 195 R/R 5-9-79 So Kentucky (Ashland, Ky.)
Wilson, John C 6-0 205 R/R 9-29-78 So Kentucky (Northridge, Calif.)
Young, Jason RHP 6-4 195 R/R 9-28-79 So Stanford (Berkeley, Calif.)
USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United
States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The organization
selects and trains the USA Baseball National Team, the USA Baseball Junior
National Team (18-under), and the USA Baseball Youth National Team (16-under)
which participate in various international competitions each year.
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