USA Baseball
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USA Baseball was founded in 1978 and is the governing body for amateur baseball in the United States of America. It is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and organizes the US Olympic baseball team.
USA Baseball organizes various teams comprised of High School and College players, competing nationally and internationally.
In the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, baseball was a demonstration sport, but Team USA captured a silver and gold respectively. During the 1996 games in Atlanta, the team won the bronze medal. In 2000, for the first time ever, the team was comprised of minor league players. Guided by Tommy Lasorda, the team defeated two-time champion Cuba to capture the gold medal.
The USA Baseball National Team is a made up of the top freshman and sophomore players of collegiate baseball. Each year the team embarks upon the Red, White and Blue Tour to play exhibition games against various teams in the US. The tour also features traditional match-ups against Japan and Canada. The National Team featured many MLB players like Mark McGwire, Nomar Garciaparra, Troy Glaus, Mark Prior, Jason Giambi, and Adam Everett.
USA Baseball also fields, the Junior National Team (18-under) and the Youth National Team (16-under). It also organizes the USA Junior Olympic Baseball Championships and awards the Golden Spikes Award to the amateur baseball player of the year.
Member Organizations
- Amateur Athletic Union
- American Amateur Baseball Congress
- American Baseball Coaches Association
- American Legion Baseball
- Babe Ruth Baseball
- Dixie Baseball
- Little League Baseball
- National Amateur Baseball Federation
- NAIA
- National Assoc. of Police Athletic Leagues
- National Baseball Congress
- NCAA
- National Federation of State High School Assoc.
- National High School Baseball Coaches Assoc.
- National Junior College Athletic Assoc.
- PONY Baseball
- T-BALL USA
- United States Specialty Sports Assoc.
- YMCA's of the USA
External link
Home of USA Baseball (http://www.usabaseball.com)