June 24, 2002

ATLANTA - Georgia Tech sophomore pitcher Kyle Bakker and freshman second baseman Eric Patterson are among 22 collegiate players named to the 2002 USA Baseball National Team. The USA National Team was selected from a pool of 35 players that just completed a four-day trials process at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz.

A second-team all-America selection, Bakker was the ace of the Tech pitching staff in 2002 after posting a 13-2 record and a 3.14 ERA. The 6-9 southpaw led the Yellow Jackets in wins, ERA, innings pitched (134.2) and strikeouts (115). Bakker was even more impressive in Tech's run to the College World Series, posting a 3-0 record and a microscopic 0.75 ERA in three starts in the NCAA Tournament.

A third-team all-America and first-team Freshman all-America, Patterson hit .346 and stole 41 bases as Tech's leadoff hitter. His 41 steals stand as the second highest single season total in school history and were the most since Ty Griffin swiped 50 bases in 1986. Patterson started 65 of 68 games in 2002, ranking second on the team with 90 hits and 73 runs scored.

The 2002 USA Baseball National Team 22-man roster: 

Player             Pos  Yr  School             Hometown 
Alvarez, Abe       LHP  So  Long Beach State   Fontana, CA
Aubrey, Michael    IF   So  Tulane             Shreveport, LA
Bakker, Kyle       LHP  So  Georgia Tech       Omaha, NE
Cordero, Chad      RHP  So  CS Fullerton       Chino, CA
Costa, Shane       OF   So  CS Fullerton       Visalia, CA
Fuld, Sam          OF   So  Stanford           Durham, NH
Hill, Aaron        IF   So  Louisiana State    Visalia, CA
Humber, Philip     RHP  Fr  Rice               Carthage, TX
Jackson, Conor     IF   So  California         Woodland Hills, CA
Johnson, Grant     RHP  Fr  Notre Dame         Burr Ridge, Ill.
Jurich, Mark       OF   So  Louisville         Louisville, KY
Littleton, Wes     RHP  So  CS Fullerton       Oceanside, CA
Patterson, Eric    IF   Fr  Georgia Tech       Kennesaw, GA
Pedroia, Dustin    IF   Fr  Arizona State      Woodland, CA
Powell, Landon     C    So  South Carolina     Apex, NC
Quentin, Carlos    OF   So  Stanford           Chula Vista, CA
Sammons, Clint     C    Fr  Georgia            Stone Mountain, GA
Sleeth, Kyle       RHP  So  Wake Forest        Westminster, CO
Street, Huston     RHP  Fr  Texas              Austin, TX
Sullivan, Brad     RHP  So  Houston            Nederland, TX
Weeks, Rickie      OF   So  Southern           Alte Monte Springs, FL
Zimmermann, Bob    RHP  So  SW Missouri State  Creve Coeur, MO     

In addition, USA Baseball announced today that a "real-time" game scoring webcast feature has been launced at www.usabaseball.com. All 30 USA Baseball National Team games will be shown by live play-by-play on the website in real-time, including Monday's opening game against the Santa Barbara Foresters at 7 p.m. PST, and all games that Team USA competes in at the first ever FISU Collegiate World Baseball Championships in Messina, Italy, August 3-11.

Team USA will play a total of 30 games this summer, including 17 on the domestic side of their Red, White and Blue Summer Tour. For a full schedule of dates, times and locations, along with ticket information, log on to www.usabaseball.com.

DAY/DATE   OPPONENT LOCATION
June 24   Santa Barbara Foresters Tucson, Arizona 7 pm
June 25   Santa Barbara Foresters Tucson, Arizona 7 pm
June 28   Japan Aberdeen, Maryland 7 pm
June 29   Japan Bridgeport, Conn. 7 pm
June 30   Japan Long Island, NY 7 pm
July 3    Japan Lakewood, NJ 7 pm
July 4    Japan Trenton, NJ 7 pm
July 5    Torrington Twisters Torrington, Conn. 7 pm
July 6    Mill City All-Americans Lowell, Mass. 7 pm
July 7    Sanford Mainers Sanford, Maine 7 pm
July 8    Concord Quarry Dogs Concord, NH 7 pm
July 9    Keene Swamp Bats Keene, NH 7 pm
July 11   Newport Gulls Newport, RI 7 pm
July 12   Northern Ohio Baseball Club Strongsville, Ohio 7 pm
July 13   Northern Ohio Baseball Club Strongsville, Ohio 6 pm
July 14   Northern Ohio Baseball Club Strongsville, Ohio 4 pm
July 15   Great Lakes League All-Stars Strongsville, Ohio 7 pm
July 19   Chinese Taipei Haarlem, Netherlands 7 pm
July 21   South Africa Haarlem, Netherlands 7 pm
July 23   Japan Haarlem, Netherlands 7 pm
July 25   Cuba Haarlem, Netherlands 7 pm
July 27   The Netherlands Haarlem, Netherlands 7 pm
July 28   Championship Game Haarlem, Netherlands 2 pm
Aug 3-11  Seven games & World Championships Messina, Italy