Kiko Garcia headed for Jr Olympics Try-outs

14U Trials: Team reports Tuesday, 39 players arrived to Cary, N.C. to compete for 18 spots

CARY, N.C. - Tuesday marked a busy day for the 39 players who were selected last month to compete at the USA Baseball 14U Trials. The group arrived to Cary in various stages Tuesday, with players from each part of the country reporting to the team hotel.

The group of 39 will hold its first team meeting Tuesday night, and will hit the field at the National Training Complex Wednesday morning for its first workout. The trials team will hold its first Red vs. Blue game Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET. The club will play four games through Saturday before the final team of 18 is announced.

On Tuesday, each of the players arrived on separate flights, and picked up their room keys and uniforms before heading off to their respective rooms to relax before the night's meeting. They'll have an early wakeup call Wednesday morning before starting practice at 9 a.m. ET.

The 14U Trials consists of 22 players selected from the 2009 National Team Identification Series (NTIS) and 17 chosen after the 14U Championships, which were recently held in Fort Myers, Fla., and Glendale, Surprise and Peoria, Ariz.

Eighteen players will be selected to the 2010 USA Baseball 14U National Team, which will compete at the COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships in Managua, Nicaragua from July 23-Aug. 1. The team will be announced on usabaseball.com after the completion of the 14U Trials.

The club will train at the National Training Complex July 18-20 prior to departing for Managua.

The USA Baseball 14U National Team Trials roster is below. Our very own Kiko Garcia of the Parkview Little League World Series 2009 Championship Team is part of this roster. Congratulations Kiko!

Brady Aiken, LHP, Jamul, Calif. Luke Alexander, OF, Belmont, Miss. Angelo Armenta, IF, Monrovia, Calif. Luken Baker, RHP, Spring, Texas Cole Bedford, RHP/C, Deer Park, Texas Blake Billinger, RHP/IF, Los Gatos, Calif. Ryan Chandler, IF, Houston, Texas Matt Collins, OF/IF/C, Houston, Texas Josh Davis, OF, Mounds, Okla. Quentin Davis, RHP, Orlando, Fla. Joe DeMers, RHP/C, Martinez, Calif. Isaiah Deutsch, OF, Phoenix, Ariz. Bryce Dyrda, RHP/OF/C, Salida, Calif. Enrico Garcia, RHP, Chula Vista, Calif. Jake Hart, LHP/OF, Palos Heights, Ill. Adam Haseley, LHP/OF, Windermere, Fla. Lucas Herbert, RHP/C, Milton, Ga. K.J. Johnson, IF, Pearland, Texas Ryan Johnson, RHP/IF/OF, College Station, Texas Jesse Kuet, IF/C, Huntington Beach, Calif. Kyle Marsh, RHP/IF, Port Orange, Fla. Keaton McKinney, RHP/C/IF, Ankeny, Iowa Steven Mendoza, IF/C, West Covina, Calif. Trey Merida, LHP/IF, Nicholasville, Ky. Darren Miller, IF/C/OF, Key West, Fla. Jeremy Murillo, RHP, Houston, Texas Jacob Oakley, LHP/OF, Live Oak, Calif. Andrew Owen, RHP/OF, Chicago, Ill. Brandon Perez, RHP/IF/C, Ladera Ranch, Calif. Joey Shimono, IF/OF, Redwood City, Calif. Elijah Skipps, IF/C, Cypress, Calif. Daniel Slominski, RHP/IF, Livermore, Calif. Jacob Stevens, RHP/IF, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Troy Stokes, Jr., OF, Baltimore, Md. Jeremy Vasquez, LHP, Palm City, Fla. Alexander Verdugo, OF/LHP, Tucson, Ariz. Blake Wiggins, IF, Little Rock, Ark. Sean Williams, IF/C, Long Beach, Calif. Max Wotell, LHP/OF, Marvin, N.C. About USA Baseball USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic Team and World Cup Team (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to top player in college baseball. For more information, please visit www.USABaseball.com and www.GoldenSpikesAward.com.