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Fryer Named to US Pan Am Men's Baseball Roster

July 1, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


DURHAM, NC - USA Baseball has announced today its 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Baseball Team roster. The team will compete in the Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario (baseball competition to be held in Ajax), July 10 to 19. The U.S. roster features 24 players not currently on Major League Baseball 40-man rosters.

The 2015 Pan Am team roster has a wealth of international experience with four players having previously worn the red, white and blue. Alumni include Tommy Murphy (2011 Collegiate), Casey Kotchman ('98-'99 16U), and Jake Barrett ('08 18U). Almora is also a Team USA alum, with 2015 marking his seventh Team USA appearance ('07-'08 14U, '09-'10 16U, '10-'11 18U).

The Pan Am Team will first gather in Cary, N.C., at the USA Baseball National Training Complex where it will train from July 4 to 8. The U.S. will then depart for Toronto for the Pan American Games where it will look to win its first Pan Am gold since 1967. First round action kicks off on July 11, against Puerto Rico at the President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark.

The players named to the 2015 Pan American Games Team are as follows:

Albert Almora, OF, Hialeah, Fla., Chicago Cubs

Jake Barrett, RHP, Upland, Calif., Arizona Diamondbacks

Buddy Baumann, LHP, Chicago, Ill., Kansas City Royals

Aaron Blair, RHP, Las Vegas, Nev., Arizona Diamondbacks

Brian Bogusevic, OF, Oak Lawn, Ill., Philadelphia Phillies

Dusty Coleman, IF/OF, Sioux Falls, S.D., Kansas City Royals

Casey Coleman, RHP, Fort Myers, Fla., Kansas City Royals

Zach Eflin, RHP, Orlando, Fla., Philadelphia Phillies

Brian Ellington, RHP, Gainesville, Fla., Miami Marlins

Eric Fryer, C, Columbus, Ohio, Minnesota Twins

Josh Hader, LHP, Millersville, Md., Houston Astros

David Huff, LHP, Hunnington Beach, Calif., Los Angeles Dodgers

Travis Jankowski, OF, Lancaster, Pa., San Diego Padres

Ryan Kelly, RHP, Hilton Head, S.C., Atlanta Braves

Patrick Kivlehan, OF, Nyack, N.Y., Seattle Mariners

Casey Kotchman, IF, St. Petersburg, Fla., Kansas City Royals

Scott McGregor, RHP, Cincinnati, Ohio, Washington Nationals

Tommy Murphy, C, West Monroe, N.Y., Colorado Rockies

Andy Parrino, IF, El Cajon, Calif., Oakland Athletics

Tyler Pastornicky, IF, Bradenton, Fla., Texas Rangers

Nate Smith, LHP, West Chester, Ohio, Los Angeles Angels

Jake Thompson, RHP, Rockwall, Texas, Texas Rangers

Dan Vogelbach, IF, Orlando, Fla., Chicago Cubs

Jacob Wilson, IF, Bartlett, Tenn., St. Louis Cardinals

Coaching Staff

Jim Tracy, Manager, Hamilton, Ohio

Marcel Lachemann, Pitching Coach, Nipomo, Calif.

Ernie Young, Hitting Coach, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Jim Lett, Assistant Coach, Charleston, W.V.

Roly de Armas, Assistant Coach, Palm Harbor, Fla.

Administration

Joe Garagiola, Major League Baseball, Phoenix, Ariz.

Paul Seiler, CEO/Executive Director, Cary, N.C.

Eric Campbell, General Manager, National Teams, Raleigh, N.C.

John Fierro, Head Athletic Trainer, Gilbert, Ariz.

Fred Dicke, Team Physician, Gilbert, Ariz.

Cameron Harris, Press Officer, Lawton, Okla.

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