Twenty-seven athletes invited to 2015 USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Camp

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today that 27 athletes have received invitations to attend the 2015 USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Camp to be held January 8-9, 2015 at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif. Those athletes who accept the invitation to tryout will vie for 17 spots on the 2015 USA Softball Men’s National Team (MNT) roster that will compete at the International Softball Federation (ISF) Men’s World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and a spot on the 15-athlete roster that will compete in the 2015 Pan American Games, which will be held July 15-26 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Below are the invitees for the 2015 USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Camp

Mark Aranda (Las Cruces, NM)
Kris Bogach (Hugeunot, N.Y.)
Freddie Carmona (San Antonio, TX)
Kevin Castillo (Long Beach, CA)
Frank DeGroat Jr. (Ringwood, N.J.)
Nate Devine (Sonora, Calif.)
Tyler Dudley (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Lucas Goring (Minneapolis, Minn.)
BJ Gulick (Minneapolis, MN)
Jim Hartman (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Chris Hineline (Columbia, MO)
Mike Hoadley (Worcester, MA)
BJ Hunoff (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Josh Johnson (El Paso, Texas)
Bryce Kay (Jefferson City, MO)
Derrick Kennedy (Converse, Texas)
Tony Mancha (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Chris Miljavic (Easton, Mo.)
Gerald Muizelaar (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Nick Mullins (Toms River, N.J.)
Matt Palazzo (Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
Bobby Rosthenhausler (Tucson, Ariz.)
Pat Sagdal (Richland, Wash.)
Rylan Sandoval (Castro Valley, CA)
Marcus Tan (Union City, Calif.)
Chase Turner (San Jose, Calif.)
Derrick Zechman (Watsontown, Penn.)

Once selected, the MNT will compete in the ISF Men’s World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will mark the first time since 2003 that Men’s Fast Pitch will compete as a Pan American sport, with Team USA claiming the silver in 2003 after falling 4-2 to Canada.

Team USA qualified for both the ISF Men’s World Championship and 2015 Pan American Games after placing fourth at the IX Conpasa Men’s Fastpitch Panam Championship in Parana, Argentina in October. The U.S. Men finished with a 4-4 record and as a team compiled a .175 batting average.

With Denny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.) at the helm of the Men’s Program, the U.S. coaching staff also includes Greg Hicks (Bakersfield, Calif.), Gregg Leather (Staten Island, NY) and Nick McCurry (Ashland, Ohio). For updates on the USA Softball Men’s National Team and events throughout the 2015 season visit www.USASoftball.com.