Jurich Selected to Play on USA Baseball National Team
June 24, 2002 | Baseball
June 24, 2002
TUCSON, AZ - University of Louisville Cardinal outfielder Mark Jurich has been selected as one of 22 members of the 2002 USA Baseball National Team. The team will play 17 games here in the states before venturing to The Netherlands for a six-game tournament, July 19-29 and Italy for the FISU World Championships August 3-11.
Jurich, a sophomore from Ballard High School in Louisville, was 6 for 14 with two RBI in four intrasquad games and was the only player to hit safely in all four games during the week-long tryouts. Louisville Head Coach Lelo Prado, who directed the Cards to a school record 39 wins and its first ever regional berth, will coach the USA team.
In 53 games last spring, Jurich lead the team with a .365 average, five triples, 16 home runs, a .724 slugging percentage and 60 RBI. He was selected to the NCBWA All-American third team, ABCA All-Region second team and the Conference USA first team following the 2002 slate.
Thirty-three collegiate underclassmen were invited to tryouts in Tucson, Arizona and the team will open the summer schedule immediately, facing the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Coastal Collegiate League in Tucson on June 24th at 7:00 p.m.
Other players who have played on the National Team include Mark McGwire, Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Todd Helton, Troy Glaus, Tino Martinez and Robin Ventura.
For more information on the USA National team, including live scoring of all of the games, you can log onto their website at www.usabaseball.com.
2002 USA Baseball National Team Red, White & Blue Tour Date Opponent Location Time 6/24 Santa Barbara Foresters Tucson, Arizona 7:00 PM 6/25 Santa Barbara Foresters Tucson, Arizona 7:00 PM 6/28 Japan Aberdeen, Maryland 7:00 PM 6/29 Japan Bridgeport, Conn. 7:00 PM 6/30 Japan Long Island, NY 7:00 PM 7/3 Japan Lakewood, NJ 7:00 PM 7/4 Japan Trenton, NJ 7:00 PM 7/5 Torrington Twisters Torrington, Conn. 7:00 PM 7/6 Mill City All-Americans Lowell, Mass. 7:00 PM 7/7 Sanford Mainers Sanford, Maine 7:00 PM 7/8 Concord Quarry Dogs Concord, NH 7:00 PM 7/9 Keene Swamp Bats Keene, NH 7:00 PM 7/11 Newport Gulls Newport, RI 7:00 PM 7/12 Northern Ohio Strongsville, Ohio 7:00 PM 7/13 Northern Ohio Strongsville, Ohio 7:00 PM 7/14 Northern Ohio Strongsville, Ohio 6:00 PM 7/15 Great Lakes All-Stars Strongsville, Ohio 4:00 PMHAARLEM Baseball Week 7/19 Chinese Taipei Haarlem, The Netherlands 7:00 PM 7/21 South Africa Haarlem, The Netherlands 7:00 PM 7/23 Japan Haarlem, The Netherlands 7:00 PM 7/25 Cuba Haarlem, The Netherlands 7:00 PM 7/27 The Netherlands Haarlem, The Netherlands 7:00 PM 7/29 Championship Game Haarlem, The Netherlands 2:00 PMFISU World Championships 8/3 TBD Messina, Italy TBD 8/4 TBD Messina, Italy TBD 8/5 TBD Messina, Italy TBD 8/6 TBD Messina, Italy TBD 8/7 TBD Messina, Italy TBD 8/9 Quarterfinals Messina, Italy TBD 8/11 World Championship Game Messina, Italy TBDAll times are local and subject to change
