2019 15U N AT I O N A L TEAM PREVIEW BY SEAN ASHER Entering its eighth season in 2019, USA Baseball’s 15U National Team has already established a reputation of success on the international stage. Team USA continued its success on the world stage in 2018, winning its first-ever World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Baseball World Cup title, defeating host-country Panama 7-1 to earn the gold medal. Since its inception in 2012, the 15U National Team has already compiled a total of four gold medals and has produced several athletes that have gone on to play professionally. This fall, the 15U National Team will travel to Playa del Carmen, Mexico to compete in the COPABE U-15 Pan-American Championships. Led by Manager Troy Cameron and a supporting staff that has a history with USA Baseball, Team USA will once again look to add more hardware to its mantle. When Team USA competes at the 2019 edition of the COPABE Pan-American Championships, it will do so as the three-time defending champions after earning gold medals in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Team USA boasts a 23-2 overall record at the Pan-American Championships and has outscored its opponents 272-63. The 2019 manager, Cameron, previously served as the field coordinator for the 2018 14U National Team Development Program (NTDP), as well as a coach at the 2018 15U National Team Trials. He is no stranger to the 15U National Team, after serving as an assistant coach for the gold medal-winning 2017 15U National Team. He will be accompanied by assistant coaches Manny Crespo, Jared Halpert and Karsten Whitson, who have all had previous experience with coaching with USA Baseball.
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