Matt Palazzo (USA)

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Height: 6’0
Position: Infield
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
School: Iowa Wesleyan
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A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Team USA member since 2007
Attended Brookdale Community College and Pittsburgh
2x NJCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year
Earned All-Conference and All-Region Accolades and NCAA Academic All-American

TEAM USA EXPERIENCE

2014 National Team Member
Played in the Pan American Games Qualifier
– Hit .292 (7-for-24) with two RBI and one run scored

2013 National Team Member
ISF Men’s World Championship
– hit .469 (15-for-32) with 13 RBI, six HR and 17 runs scored

2009 National Team Member
ISF Men’s World Championship
– hit .444 (12-for-27) with four HR, 11 RBI and nine runs scored

2007 National Team Member
ISF Men’s World Cup in Prague
– hit .286, scored five runs and drove in two RBI

I have been fortunate enough to be a captain on this team for several years and its always fun to see the new guys and the smile on their faces when they put on the stars and stripes for the first time. ”

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The USA Men’s National team will be competing this summer in the 2015 WBSC World Championships at Saskatoon, SK, June 24-July 5, 2015, and in the Pan-Am Games at Toronto, July 12-18, 2015.

USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the
2015 WBSC World Championships, Saskatoon, Canada
June 26-July 5

June 26
3 p.m. USA vs Mexico
June 27 11:30 a.m. USA vs Dominican Republic
June 28 6 p.m. USA vs Japan
June 29 1 p.m. USA vs Netherlands
June 30 8:30 p.m. USA vs Venezuela
July 1 6 p.m. USA vs Australia
July 2 3:30 p.m. USA vs Denmark

July 3-5 TBD Playoffs

USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the
2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
July 12-18

Date Time (EDT) Opponent Media
July 12 2 p.m. vs. Dominican Republic
July 13 7 p.m. vs. Canada
July 14 2 p.m. vs. Venezuela
July 15 4:30 p.m. vs. Argentina
July 16 7 p.m. vs. Mexico
July 17-18 TBD Playoffs

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