June 13, 2007
DURHAM, N.C. –USA Baseball announced today that Vanderbilt sophomore shortstop Ryan Flaherty was added to its final 20-man roster for the Pan Am Games.
Flaherty was one of nine players added today and joins fellow sophomore Pedro Alvarez, who was one of the first 11 named last month.
“I am excited about joining Team USA and doing whatever they need me to do this summer,” said Flaherty. “It is definitely an honor and I look forward to playing with Pedro and some of the other top players in college baseball.”
The Maine native finished the season on an offensive tear with a school record 35 game hit streak. He was named a second-team All-American by Rivals.com last week after finishing the year with a .381 batting average with four homers, 23 doubles and 57 RBI. He was steady in the field throughout the year with just eight errors on the season, the lowest total of any of the everyday shortstops in the SEC.
The 2007 USA Baseball National Team will open its season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) in preparation for four international series and two international events this summer. Team USA will play in the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the World Port Tournament in The Netherlands. The USA Baseball National Team will also host the 36th Annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championship Series and an Inaugural Friendship Series versus the Chinese National Team.
The USA Baseball National Team will be led by Long Beach State University Head Coach Mike Weathers who will be making his second coaching tour with the USA Baseball National Team. Assisting Weathers on the 2007 USA Baseball National Team coaching staff will be Rob Cooper (Head Coach, Wright State), Bill Kinneberg (Head Coach, University of Utah), and Mark Scalf (Head Coach, UNC Wilmington).
USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The organization selects and trains the USA Baseball National Team, the USA Baseball Junior National Team (18-under), the USA Baseball Youth National Team (16-under), the USA Baseball 14U National Team (14-under), and the USA Baseball Women’s National Team which participate in various international competitions each year. For more information on USA Baseball please log onto www.usabaseball.com.
Listed below is the 2007 USA Baseball National Team Roster:
First Name Last Name Position Year School Hometown
Pedro Alvarez IF So. Vanderbilt New York, NY
Ryan Berry RHP Fr. Rice Humble, TX
Jordan Danks OF So. Texas Round Rock, TX
Danny Espinosa IF So. Long Beach State Santa Ana, CA
Ryan Flaherty IF/OF So. Vanderbilt Portland, ME
Logan Forsythe IF/OF So. Arkansas Memphis, TN
Brett Hunter RHP So. Pepperdine Moorpark, CA
Roger Kieschnick OF So. Texas Tech Rockwall, TX
Lance Lynn RHP So. Ole Miss Brownsburg, IN
Brian Matusz LHP So. University of San Diego Cave Creek, AZ
Tommy Medica C Fr. Santa Clara San Jose, CA
Jordy Mercer RHP/IF So. Oklahoma State Taloga, OK
Preston Paramore C So. Arizona State Allen, TX
Josh Romanski LHP/OF So. University of San Diego Corona, CA
Tyson Ross RHP So. California Oakland, CA
Cody Satterwhite RHP So. Ole Miss Jackson, MS
Justin Smoak IF So. South Carolina Goose Creek, SC
Jacob Thompson RHP So. Virgina Danville, VA
Brett Wallace IF/OF So. Arizona State Sonoma, CA
Jemile Weeks IF So. Miami FL Altamonte Springs, FL
