{"id":22566,"date":"2014-02-06T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T21:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22566"},"modified":"2014-02-06T13:20:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T21:20:06","slug":"usa-softball-names-athletes-to-the-2014-usa-softball-mens-fast-pitch-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22566","title":{"rendered":"USA Softball names athletes to the 2014 USA Softball Mens Fast Pitch National Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Steve Embree\/USA Softball<\/strong>
\nCap tip: Kyle Smith<\/em>
\n

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Click logo for details at the official Team USA webpage<\/figcaption><\/figure>OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 Ten athletes have been named to the 2014 USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. An additional seven athletes plus alternates will be named to the squad in August following the conclusion of the National Team Selection Camp in early August. The USA Men’s Fast Pitch National Team will compete at the IX Pan American Games\/International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship qualifier event in Parana, Argentina, October 19 \u2013 November 3.<\/p>\n

2014 USA Softball Men’s National Team<\/strong>
\n(Core Group)
\n*Additional athletes plus alternates will be named to the roster in August.<\/p>\n

\nNo.\tName\tPosition\tHometown\tB\/T<\/strong>
\n \tFrank DeGroat Jr.\tC \tRingwood, N.J.
\nLucas Goring\tOF \tMinneapolis, Minn
\n \t Josh Johnson\t P\tEl Paso, Texas
\n \t Tony Mancha\t P\tLas Cruces, NM
\n \t Chris Miljavic\t OF\tEaston, Mo.
\n \t Nick Mullins\tINF \tToms River, N.J.
\nMatt Palazzo\tINF \tPleasant Hill, Iowa
\nBobby Rosthenhausler\tC \tTucson, Ariz.
\n \tPat Sadgal \tOF \t Richland, Wash.
\nDerrick Zechman\tINF \tWatsontown, Pa.\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Head Coach
\nDenny Bruckert, Gillespie, Ill.<\/p>\n

Assistant Coaches
\nGreg Hicks, Bakersfield, Calif.
\nGregg Leather, Staten Island, NY
\nNick McCurry, Ashland, Ohio
\nAvon Meacham, Upper Marlboro, MD<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see the 10 athletes named to the roster<\/p>\n

All 10 athletes named to the roster competed with the USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team at an international event in Altamonte Springs, Fla. in January. The remaining seven athletes plus alternates will be named to the roster on August 8, following the ASA\/USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team selection camp which will be held in South Bend, Ind. following the ASA Men\u2019s Major National Championship July 31 \u2013 August 3. Invitations to the selection camp will be issued in early July.<\/p>\n

In addition to the IX Pan American Games qualifier, the 2014 USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team will compete in a Labor Day tournament in Elkland, Pa. August 29 \u2013 September 1 as well as attend a training event September 26 \u2013 28 in preparation for Octobers qualifying tournament.<\/p>\n

For more information on the USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team and to follow their events throughout the year, visit www.USASoftball.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Steve Embree\/USA Softball Cap tip: Kyle Smith OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 Ten athletes have been named to the 2014 USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. An additional seven athletes plus alternates will be named to the squad in August following the conclusion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,19,21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asa","8":"category-isf","9":"category-players","10":"category-teams","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22566"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22571,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22566\/revisions\/22571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}