Oklahoma City, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the U.S., announced today the 2008 USA Softball Junior Men’s National team roster that will compete in the 2008 World Championship.

“I think this is the best group we have ever put together for the Junior Men’s program,” said head coach Tim Lyon. “This team is as prepared as any team we have ever sent to the World Championship and now it’s up to them. We tell the athletes it’s how hard they work between now and June that will dictate whether they are on the medal stand.”

The Red, White and Blue will compete at the International Softball Federation VIII Jr. Men’s World Championship, June 20-29 in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. Team USA will be led by head coach Tim Lyon (South Jordan, Utah), and assistant coaches Gary Mullican (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Scott Standerfer (Charleston, Ill.). Team USA finished fifth in the 2005 World Championships, tying their best finish in World Championship history. In 1993, they posted a 4-8 record and placed fifth as well.

The 2008 USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team rosters includes:

Robbie Black (Salem, Utah)

Jeremy Cline (Pauma Valley, Calif.)

Nicholas Cole (Sacramento, Calif.)

Mitchell Elliott (Wexford, Pa.)

James Hartman (Hartford, S.D.)

Mike Hayes (Salem, Utah)

B.J. Hunhoff (Harrisburg, S.D.)

Tyson Lambourne (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Cedrick Lang (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Gentry Mitchell (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Chris Norris (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Robert Reder (Aurora, Ill.)

Nick Santos (Pueblo, Colo.)

Tony Viger (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Mitch Warne (Sioux Falls, S.D.)

J.T. Weststeyn (Ballwin, Mo.)

Kevin Williams (Lake Crystal, Minn.)

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com

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