{"id":16870,"date":"2012-06-27T19:55:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T02:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16870"},"modified":"2012-07-04T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T17:55:42","slug":"athletes-at-usa-junior-mens-fast-pitch-national-team-selection-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16870","title":{"rendered":"Athletes at USA Junior Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team selection camp &#8211; June 23-24, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8471\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usasoftball.com\/news.asp?uid=6950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/USASoftball-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"USASoftball 150\" width=\"150\" height=\"94\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8471\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original press release from USA Softball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SALT LAKE CITY \u2013 Twenty-four of the country\u2019s best junior men\u2019s fast pitch softball players arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday for the USA Junior Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team selection camp the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today.<\/p>\n<p>The athletes, representing 10 states will compete in a tournament at  <strong>Larry H. Miller Softball Complex<\/strong> (formerly Cottonwood Park), June 23 and 24. The team will also play exhibition games on Monday giving the players ample opportunity to audition for one of the final 17 roster spots on the National Team. Salt Lake City is the first of two stops in the team\u2019s selection process. The athletes will also meet in Midland, Mich., July 13-23 for another round of evaluations prior to the announcement of the final roster July 25.<\/p>\n<p>The 17 athletes selected to the USA Junior Men\u2019s Fast Pitch roster will represent their country at the ISF IX Jr. Men\u2019s World Championships, November 1-10, in Parana, Argentina. The 24 athletes who accepted an invitation to tryout are:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Faron Apauty (Anadarko, Okla.)<br \/>\nAnthony Aresco (Stoneham, Mass.)<br \/>\nRyan Barnes (Lehi, Utah)<br \/>\nAddison Beutler (West Valley, Utah)<br \/>\nDanial Centeno(Salem, Utah)<br \/>\nDylan Elmer (Machesney Park, Ill.)<br \/>\nMiles Froese (Heyworth, Ill.)<br \/>\nCollin Hopkins (Decatur, Ill.)<br \/>\nTyler Johnson (Union, Mo.)<br \/>\nZachery Lach (Frankenmuth, Mich.)<br \/>\nMichael Lewis (Amboy, Minn.)<br \/>\nJonathan Lynch (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)<br \/>\nLorenzo Melendez (El Paso, Tex.)<br \/>\nJordan Mellen (Payson, Utah)<br \/>\nMauro Olivarria (San Diego, Calif.)<br \/>\nBrent Royce (Lake Crystal, Minn.)<br \/>\nJerlin Rutt (Berniville Pa.)<br \/>\nJake Rutt (Ephrata, Pa.)<br \/>\nNicholas Serrato (Corona, Calif.)<br \/>\nAustin Tuttle (Payson, Utah)<br \/>\nGabriel Valdivia (Beaumont, Calif.)<br \/>\nDakota Wells (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)<br \/>\nParker Wood (West Valley City, Utah)<br \/>\nJustin Wurtz (New Haven, Mo.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY \u2013 Twenty-four of the country\u2019s best junior men\u2019s fast pitch softball players arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday for the USA Junior Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team selection camp the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. 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