Coaches from Alabama State, Troy representing USA baseball

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – This week, 28 of the best college baseball players in America, including some that just played in the College World Series, will head to Cary, North Carolina to represent USA baseball over the next two weeks. The one leading them all will be Alabama State head coach Jose Vazquez.

“Very happy for the people that I’m able to represent, particularly my family, Alabama State University, and it means a lot to me,” said Vazquez. “It’s one of those things that I know is a great honor.”

After serving as the first base coach at this event last year, Vazquez now has the reigns as the manager. In addition, Troy head coach Skylar Meade will serve as the team’s pitching coach.

“I know Skylar is a superstar, up and coming coach and obviously has done an outstanding job everywhere he’s been,” said Vazquez.

“For him to get the honor of being the manager of this team, I think it’s certainly something that he should be incredibly proud of and I’m sure that he is,” Meade said of Vazquez. “It’s awesome just to have these different connections of people from all over, but also to have, certainly here in middle to southern Alabama, have such a flair of myself and some other coaches is pretty cool.”

Training camp began Tuesday, and the USA collegiate national team will play a five-game friendly series against Chinese Taipei that will take place from June 29-July 3.

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