Sophomore Max Scherzer
 
Sophomore Max Scherzer
  
 
Scherzer Accepts Invitation to USA Baseball National Team Trials

MU sophomore leads the Big 12 Conference with a 1.36 ERA and 98 strikeouts.

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May 4, 2005

Missouri sophomore pitcher Max Scherzer has accepted an invitation from USA Baseball to attend the 2005 National Team Trials, which will be held June 27-30 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Scherzer is among the first 13 invitees to the team tryouts.

The USA Baseball National Team will be selected from a pool of 36 players, of which 23 have yet to be determined. The official 20-man roster will be announced on July 1.

Scherzer, a native of Chesterfield, Mo., leads the Big 12 Conference with a 1.36 ERA and his 98 strikeouts is also a conference best. He is 6-2 on the season, including a combined no-hitter against Texas Tech on April 1. His 98 strikeouts this season already have moved him into seventh place in season strikeouts at Mizzou.

The 2005 USA Baseball National Team will participate in the 34th annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championship Series in Japan, July 8-2 and a Friendship Series vs. Taiwan in Chinese Taipei, July 15-19 prior to returning home to play six exhibition games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, July 22-24 and July 29-31. USA Baseball will announce a full National Team game schedule at a later date.

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