Wake Forest Athletics
USA Baseball Invites Kyle Sleeth to National Team Trials
4/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 24, 2002
Tucson, Ariz. -- - Wake Forest sophomore pitcher Kyle Sleeth is one of 19 preliminary invitees to the 2002 USA Baseball National Team Trials to be held in Tucson, Ariz., June 18-23. The USA National Team will be selected from a pool of approximately 35-40 college players, of which an additional 16-21 have yet to be determined.
The ace of the rotation for the third-ranked Demon Deacons, Sleeth is off to an oustanding start in his second season. He owns an 8-0 record, a 2.99 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 75.1 IP and has defeated three nationally-ranked opponents.
"Playing at the National Team Trials is the chance of a lifetime. It's awesome," Sleeth said. "It's something I never thought about. To compete with some of the best players in the country will be fun and challenging."
The USA National Team will be selected from a pool of approximately 35-40 players, of which an additional 16-21 have yet to be determined. For a full roster of the first 19 invitees, go to www.usabaseball.com.
Louisville's Lelo Prado will serve as the head coach for Team USA. He will be assisted by Terry Alexander of Jacksonville, Sunny Golloway of Oral Roberts, and Terry Rupp of Maryland. The official team roster will be determined and announced on June 24.
The list of the first 19 players invited to the 2002 USA Baseball National Team Trials:
Player Pos. Yr. SchoolAubrey, Michael IF Soph. TulaneBakker, Kyle LHP Soph. Georgia TechCordero, Chad RHP Soph. CS FullertonFuld, Sam OF Soph. StanfordHill, Aaron IF Soph. Louisiana St.Humber, Philip RHP Fr RiceJackson, Conor IF Soph. CaliforniaMaholm, Paul LHP Soph. Miss. StateMoss, Tim IF Soph. TexasMurton, Matt OF Soph. Georgia TechPatterson, Eric IF Fr Georgia TechPowell, Landon C Soph. South Car.Quentin, Carlos OF Soph. StanfordQuintanilla, Omar IF Soph. TexasSleeth, Kyle RHP Soph. Wake ForestStauffer, Tim RHP Soph. RichmondSullivan, Brad RHP Soph. HoustonWeeks, Rickie OF Soph. SouthernZimmermann, Bob RHP Soph. SW Mo. State
