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Trevor Reckling To Pitch For Team USA

August 27, 2009 - Texas League (TL1)
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - USA Baseball announced on Thursday that Travelers left handed pitcher Trevor Reckling will represent the United States at the 2009 International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Baseball World Cup in Europe from Sept. 9-27. Reckling, 20, will make his last appearance for the Travelers in the 2009 season to open Saturday's doubleheader against Springfield at Dickey-StephensPark. He will join 23 other players at USA Baseball's National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina to train from September 2 - 6.

The Newark, New Jersey lefty began the 2009 season at the Angels class-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga and was promoted after three starts. Joining the Travs in late April as the youngest player in the Texas League, Reckling has been the starting rotation's anchor compiling an 8-6 record and the second-lowest ERA in the circuit at 2.90. Reckling, 20, will join Team USA as the Travs leader in wins, innings pitched (130.1), and strikeouts (103).

The Travs will honor Reckling with a special on-field recognition before the game on Sunday, August 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Team USA is the defending World Cup champion, having defeated Cuba, 6-3, in the 2007 final in Taiwan. It was the first World Cup title for the U.S. since 1974.

Twenty countries will begin IBAF World Cup competition in five groups of four teams, with the top two from each group advancing to the second round (the top-four third-place teams also advance). Once there, they will be joined by Italy and the Netherlands - the two hosts of Round 2 - to form a 16-team quarterfinal. The top-eight teams from the quarterfinals advance to the third round, which will be held exclusively in Italy, where they will be split into two pools and advance to the finals based on best pool-play record. The U.S. will kick off World Cup play on Sept. 10 in Regensburg, Germany in Pool E and will be joined by China, Germany and Venezuela. In addition to Regensburg, the World Cup will also feature first round pool play in Barcelona; Prague; Sundbyburg, Sweden; and Zagreb, Croatia.

Last week USA Baseball announced the coaching staff for the 2009 World Cup, with Eddie Rodriguez being named manager of the club. Joining Rodriguez are pitching coach Kirk Champion, hitting coach Ernie Young, 3rd base/bench coach Jamie Quirk, bullpen coach Rolando "Roly" de Armas, and auxiliary coach Jim Bowie. Rodriguez (2000 Olympic), Champion (2001 World Cup and 2006 Olympic Qualifier), Young (2000 Olympic and 2003 Olympic Qualifier - both as players), and de Armas (2006 Olympic Qualifier, 2007 World Cup and 2008 Olympic) are all veterans of past USA Baseball teams.

The gold-medal winning 2007 World Cup Team finished with a 9-1 record and was made up of some of the best minor league players in baseball who have since advanced to the big leagues, including Tampa Bay Rays All-Star 3B Evan Longoria; OF Colby Rasmus of the St. Louis Cardinals; 2007 World Cup MVP and Chicago White Sox 2B Jayson Nix; and IF/OF Brian Bixler, C Jason Jaramillo, RHP Jeff Karstens, 3B Andy LaRoche, IF/OF Steve Pearce, and IF/OF Delwyn Young, all of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Overall, the 2009 roster is made up of 15 Triple-A and eight Double-A players. Reckling is the youngest player on the roster at 20 years old and RHP Jason Childers is the oldest, at 34.

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