USA BASEBALL

14 Under When: July 1-6, 2012
15 Under When: June 22-30, 2012
17 Under When: June 22-30, 2012
Where: The East Championships will be in Palm Beach County, Fla., at the Spring Training homes of the Cardinals/Marlins and at Santaluces Complex, and in Fort Myers, Fla., at Terry Park and Spring Training homes of the Red Sox and Twins. The West Championships will be in Glendale, Peoria & Goodyear, Ariz., at the Spring Training homes of the White Sox/Dodgers, Padres/Mariners & Indians/Reds.
Roster Limits: Minimum of 15 players, maximum of 20 players
14U Age Limit: * Players born May 1, 1997, or later are eligible to compete in the 14U Championships. Please note, however, that only players born Jan. 1, 1998, or later will be eligible to be selected to the 14U National Team. As such, USA Baseball requires that at least eight players on each team's roster be born on or after this international age cutoff (1997).
15U Age Limit: * Players born May 1, 1996, or later are eligible to compete in the 15U Championships. Please note, however, that only players born Jan. 1, 1997, or later will be eligible to be selected to the 15U National Team. As such, USA Baseball requires that at least eight players on each team’s roster be born on or after this international age cutoff (1996).
17U Age Limit: * Players born May 1, 1994, or later are eligible to compete in the 17U Championships. Please note, however, that only players born Jan. 1, 1995, or later will be eligible to be selected to the 17U National Team. As such, USA Baseball requires that at least eight players on each team’s roster be born on or after this international age cutoff (1994).
National Team Exposure: Minimum of 30 players will be invited to each age division for the National Team Trials.
Schedule: Minimum of seven scheduled games, weather permitting; five pool-play games guaranteed.

The 2012 USA Baseball National Teams will be selected primarily from the pool of more than 2,400 participants in the USA Baseball Championships. A minimum of 30 out of the 40 total invites to the 2012 USA Baseball National Team Trials will come from these tournaments, and those selections will be announced on TBD. The final National Teams will be selected out of the Trials, which will be held TBD, time and location announced later in the summer, before the team competes in the COPABE 'AA' Pan American Championships. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Singer via e-mail at jeffsinger@usabaseball.com.

Application Process

Due to the popularity of these events, USA Baseball will receive many more applications than spaces available for the USA Baseball Championships. It is not first come, first serve; however, the sooner your team applies, the better its chances of ultimate acceptance. Applications will be evaluated after each of the following application deadlines: Dec. 2 (early), Jan. 27, Feb. 24 and March 21. All completed applications (online registration accompanied by a $500 deposit in the form of either a check received at our offices in Durham, N.C., or a credit card* charged online) submitted by the first deadline of Friday, Jan. 28, will be reviewed, and teams will either be accepted or wait-listed in the following days. If your team is wait-listed, it will again be considered after the next application deadline. Deposit checks will not be cashed, and credit cards will not be charged until the team is accepted into the final tournament field. Deposits for accepted teams are refundable until March 30.
* Credit card charges will include a 5% convenience fee.

Once accepted, teams must submit the remaining team fee and a roster with a maximum of 20 players (minimum of 15 with at least eight players born on or before the respective international age cutoff) and a maximum of five coaches or adult personnel to USA Baseball no later than May 24. After May 24, each team will have the right to make a maximum of two roster changes by June 1.