Portions reprinted from www.uconnhuskies.com

 

April 8, 2010

STORRS, Conn. - UConn baseball sophomores Matt Barnes and George Springer have been invited to the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Trials to try out for Team USA in Cary, N.C. July 6-11, 2010.

 

Barnes and Springer were key members of the TCB 18 & Under National Championship team in 2008. Springer played for TCB from 2003 to 2008 while Barnes played from 2006 to 2008. Both players are projected high draft picks for the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.

 

In 2010, USA Baseball will invite up to 38 college players to the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Trials. The player pool will primarily be comprised of non draft-eligible college players.

 

With UConn in 2010, Barnes is currently 5-0 on the year with an ERA of 2.10 and a team-best 35 strikeouts. Springer is batting .287 with a team-best seven home runs, while adding 27 hits and 32 runs scored.

Barnes and Springer become the eighth and ninth all-time Huskies to earn the honor of being a part of USA baseball.

 

The 2010 USA National Team will be coached by Utah head coach Bill Kinneberg. Assistant coaches this summer include pitching coach Dave Serrano (head coach, Cal State Fullerton), Ed Blankmeyer (head coach, St. John's) and Nino Giarratano (head coach, San Francisco).