DALLAS, TX — Dallas Tigers Baseball Club President, Tommy Hernandez, has been named USA Baseball NTIS North Texas Regional Director.

The region includes Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Waco and points north. Players from across the region will participate in selection events and tryouts with the aim of being named to the Northern Texas’s 13U, 15U and 17U teams. The three teams will then ultimately compete in their respective age groups against 12 other regions from across the country in the NTIS, September 9-11, 2011, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. From the NTIS, USA Baseball will invite a minimum of 32 players to future 14U, 16U and 18U National Team Trials opportunities with the ultimate goal of being selected to represent our country as part of Team USA. For more information on the Northern Texas region’s team selection process, please visit www.northtexasntis.com.

For additional information, contact:

Tommy Hernandez
Director, North Texas Region
USA Baseball National Team Identification Series
info@northtexasntis.com
972-304-2767

Congratulations to three Dallas Tigers named to the 2008 USA National Team:

18U National Selection, Cotton Cain – Dallas Tigers 2009 and Waxahachie High School

16U National Team Selection, Matt Lipka – Dallas Tigers 2010 and McKinney High School

16U National Team Selection, Shane Henderson – Dallas Tigers 2010 and Flower Mound High School

Another Dallas Tiger player had a busy summer, Jordan Swagerty.  Swags was named to the 2007 USA Baseball Junior National Team.  He also played in the 2008 graduate AFLAC All-American game in San Diego, California.