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Northwest Instructional Identification Camp (Spokane, WA)

Monday, June 17, 2013

Team Northwest Selection Process:

Step 1: USA Baseball has divided the Nation into fifteen regions. Each region identifies players to invite to the National Team Identification Series (NTIS) held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The following states make up the Northwest Region: Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Northern Idaho.

Cost: $125.00

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Top pick Cole leads USAB Draftees

17 total alums taken on the first day of MLB Draft

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, a USA Baseball alum was chosen first overall in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft when UCLA's pitcher Gerrit Cole was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Through Monday's first round and first-compensation round, 17 former members of USA Baseball National Teams were selected.

Cole has been with USA Baseball for the past two summers as part of the 2009 and the 2010 Collegiate National Teams. In 2009, he went 4-0 for Team USA with a 1.06 ERA in 34 innings to lead the red, white and blue to a gold medal at the World Baseball Challenge in British Columbia. In his 34 innings of work Cole dominated on the mound only giving up four earned runs while strike out 46 batters. In 2010, he continued his international dominance with a 0.72 ERA in his five appearances. In his gold medal start against Cuba, the dominant righty went seven strong innings giving up no runs and only walking one batter. Team USA ultimately fell to Cuba in extra innings 3-4.

The rest of the 2010 CNT was well represented Monday at the 2011 MLB Draft. Eight more of Cole's teammates heard their names called in the first round. Rounding out the 2010 CNT selections were Anthony Rendon (6th), George Springer (11th), Sonny Gray (18th), Matt Barnes (19th), Tyler Anderson (20th), Sean Gilmartin (28th), Mikie Mahtook (31st) and Jackie Bradley (40th).

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USA Baseball NTIS: Northwest

Area includes WA, OR and AK

USA Baseball is proud to present the Northwest region of the National Team Identification Series (NTIS). Players from across your region will participate in selection events and tryouts with the aim of being named to the Northwest's 14U, 16U and 17U teams. The three teams will then compete in their respective age groups against 14 other regions from across the country in the NTIS, August 23 - 25 and September 6 - 8, 2013, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. From the NTIS, USA Baseball will invite a minimum of 35 players to future National Team Trials and National Team Development Program opportunities with the ultimate goal of being selected to represent our country as part of Team USA. For more information on the Northwest region's team selection process, please see the "view details" link located within the events below.