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Kinneberg, Cron Prepare for Stint with USA Baseball
7/1/2010 12:00 AM | Baseball
July 1, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah head baseball coach Bill Kinneberg and All-America catcher C.J. Cron are preparing for a stint with USA Baseball this summer, which culminates with the FISU World University Championships in Toyko, Japan.
Cron is one of thirty-nine players who have been invited to the Collegiate National Team Trials, after which the roster will be narrowed down to 22 players with three alternates. The trials go from July 6-11 in Cary, N.C.
For Kinneberg, it is his third stint with the USA team and his first as head coach. He served as the pitching coach in 1999 and 2007.
"It is the biggest honor to wear the USA logo across your chest and to represent your country is a tremendous honor," Kinneberg said. "After an eight-month process of choosing the team, I am excited to see the players and get to know them. It is a thrill to develop the team and try to win a gold medal at the World Championships.
"The talent level of the guys we are bringing in is very high. These guys will be drafted high next year. They are tremendous athletes and good baseball players. For me to be associated with these players is exciting."
Cron earned first-team All-America honors last year and led the nation in RBI per game (1.65). He is near the top of the Cape Cod League in batting average, home runs and RBI, playing for the Cotuit Kettleers.
"It is good for C.J. that defensively, he can both catch and play first, but he was selected because of his bat and his ability to hit," Kinneberg said. "I am looking forward to seeing C.J. with the other players and how he measures up. It will be a huge challenge for him."
Following the trials and training period in Cary, the U.S. will play a five-game series against Korea before squaring off against a Japanese Collegiate All-Star Team in Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium on July 21. From there, the team will travel to Taipei, Taiwan for a four-game series against Chinese Taipei at Tien-Mu Stadium beginning July 25. The FISU World University Championships begins July 30 and goes through Aug. 7. The U.S. has won the last three FISU Worlds (2004, '06, '08), while host nation Japan will be looking for its first title.
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