USA BASEBALL
MOUNTAIN WEST IDENTIFICATION SERIES



JULY 30- AUGUST 1, 2009 NTIS EVENT SCHEDULE

92 / 93" SCHEDULE
Thursday July 30, 2009
1:00pm -2:15pm Batting Practice (Sparq testing during BP)
2:30pm - 3:00pm Pre-Game
3:00 Game time Nevada vs Stars 92
Location: Jordan High School 95 East 9800 South, Sandy, Utah

92 / 93" SCHEDULE
Friday July 31, 2009
9:00am Game time Nevada vs Colorado
Location: Gates Field (Kearns High School)
5525 South 4800 West, Kearns, Utah

92 / 93" SCHEDULE
Saturday August 1, 2009
11:00am Game time Nevada vs Stars 93
Location: Jordan High School
95 East 9800 South, Sandy, Utah

Saturday August 1, 2009
3:30pm Closing (Ceremonies) Regional Team Announcement
Location: Gates Field (Kearns High School)
5525 South 4800 West, Kearns, Utah

6:00pm Regional Team workout
Location: Cottonwood High School
5715 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah

Sunday August 2, 2009
8:00am Regional Team workout
Location: Cottonwood High School
5715 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah

Please note that for the 2009 NTIS event, the following bat specifications will be mandated at the various age levels.

13U (-5 or -3 metal - 15U (-3 metal)- 17U (wood)

Gate fees for spectators will be $6.00 per day or a tournament pass for $15.00

USA Baseball 2009 - National Team Identification Series

Nevada On Deck All Stars

The Nevada On Deck All Stars are a ball club that will represent the MountainWest area in the USA Baseball National Team Trials in Cary North Carolina this fall. Those states in our designated geographic area include Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.  

You are hereby invited to attend the MountainWest Regional Identification series July 30^th – August 1^st in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The MountainWest Stars will be selected exclusively from this regional event that will host teams from all five states listed above. 

In addition to the opportunity of playing on the Nevada On Deck All Stars.  All of the college recruiters and professional scouts in the west have been notified of this event and that all of the top players in this region are expected to attend for this exclusive opportunity to play in the USA Baseball National Team Trials.

We need to get our rosters set and out to the recruiters and scout as soon as possible. 

The registration fee for this event is $200.00 per player.  All registration fees will go towards qualifying the On Deck All Stars for the NTIS Series in Cary, North Carolina. 

For more information you may contact:
Andy Concepcion at 702-629-3325


The 2009 USA Baseball National Team Identification Series (NTIS) will consist of three separate age groups and will feature a total of 648 players. The event will be held September 18 - September 20, 2009, and will be held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex and adjoining Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, North Carolina.

The three age groups (17U, 15U, 13U) within the 2009 event will be divided based on 2010 National Team (18U, 16U, 14U) aspirations. The 15U NTIS which includes players born in both 1994 and 1995 will be used for identifying players for the 2010 16U National Team and will now also serve as the primary identification vehicle for the 2009 14U National Team. This update was made following unexpected changes in the 14U Pan Am international schedule. As per international guidelines, players competing in the NTIS in the three age groups must conform to the following:

2009 17U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 92 for the 2010 18U NT
2009 15U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 94 for the 2010 16U NT
2009 15U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 95 for the 2009 14U NT
2009 13U NTIS: born on or after January 1, 96 for the 2010 14U NT

From these three separate age groups, USA Baseball will name a minimum of eight players to the 2010 Tournament of Stars (18U); a minimum of eight players to the 2010 16U National Team Trials (16U); a minimum of 24 players to the 2009 14U National Team Trials (14U) and a minimum of 24 players to the 2010 14U National Team Trials. While the NTIS is designed to supplement the existing programming being done at the 18U and 16U age groups, it will constitute the primary identification opportunity for the 14U National Team beginning with the 2009 team.

Activities will start on Friday morning, September 18, and will be scheduled to finish by mid-day on Sunday, September 20. Each team within the 17U and 15U age groups will play a total of three 9-inning games, while the 13U age group will feature four 7-inning games; programming for all age groups will also include USA Baseball instruction and training. The NTIS will present all participating athletes not only with great national exposure but also with an opportunity to develop their skills through an unparalleled baseball experience.

Of the participating organizations in the event, ten of the twelve teams within each age group will be organized on a “regionalized club-team” basis, similar to the USA Baseball 16U Championships (formerly known at the USA Junior Olympic Baseball Championships). Existing baseball programs which have previously entered teams into the 16U Championships and the 2008 NTIS have been selected to fill these slots with entry fees defraying some of the costs of the event and the 2010 USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National Teams. As with the 16U Championships, these various baseball programs will be responsible for identifying and selecting 18-player teams which will participate in the event.

Similar to the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars, USA Baseball will select two of the twelve teams within each age group - as “at-large teams.” USA Baseball will rely on its National Member Organizations, existing events, and other entities, as well as its established athlete database to identify players for the two USA Baseball at-large teams in each age group (six total). As part of this initiative, USA Baseball will encourage the inclusion of all athletes when filling roster spots for the at-large teams.

NTIS Features:

• Identification opportunity for the 2010 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars (18U); all players must be born 1992 or later.
• Identification opportunity for the 2010 USA Baseball 16U National Team Trials; all players must be born 1994 or later.
• Primary identification opportunity for the 2009 USA Baseball 14U National Team Trials; all players must be born in 1995 or later.
• Primary identification opportunity for the 2010 USA Baseball 14U National Team Trials; all players must be born in 1996 or later.
• Individual skills testing and evaluation.
• 17U and 15U teams will play three nine (9) inning games.
• 13U teams will play four seven (7) inning games.
• To be announced guest speakers.
• Participants will receive a USA Baseball hat and gift bag.
• College and university coaches, and professional scouts will be in attendance.
• Event held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex - the home of Team USA.

NTIS Schedule*:

Thursday, September 17, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Team Practices
5:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremony

Friday, September 18, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.: Individual Skills Testing/Evaluation/Games

Saturday, September 19, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Games

Sunday, September 20, 2009
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Games
(*schedule is tentative and is subject to change)

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