I am forming a Junior Olympic Baseball Team that will compete in the Junior National Tournament June 23-July 1st in Palm Beach, Florida.

This is a very elite tournament with 72 teams competing from the Eastern United States. Last year only two teams from NC were granted tournament entry spots. USA Baseball has granted my team a spot in this years tournament. USA Baseball will select up to 18 players from this tournament to compete on the Junior National Team.

Without being too verbose I am looking for elite area players born after May 1, 1989. I will be holding an "invitation only" tryout in order to finalize the team composition.

If you would like to nominate an elite player please send an email to ncbuckeye@earthlink.net.

I will be cross checking (with H.S. Coaches, area scouts etc) the nominees and extending tryout invitations as appropriate.

You can find more information about the tournament by going to www.usabaseball.com then selecting "events" and "junior olympics".

By the way, neither I nor any of my coaches will have a son or any relative on this team.