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14U - USA Champions Program
USA Baseball added a 14U Champions Program Tournament. Each year, USA Baseball will host a sectional and regional tournament in the fall and a National Tournament in the Summer. From these tournaments, USA Baseball selects the top players in the country to represent the "Stars & Stripes" in international play (see roster tab for players selected). Currently two members of the AZ-Premier Organization Clash Affiliate have been selected; Cooper Burton and Tyler Erwin.
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16U - USA Baseball Junior Olympics: West Nationals
Every Summer, 72 teams from the West and 72 teams from the East, compete in the USA Baseball 16U Junior Olympic Baseball Tournament. Only invited teams are given bids. In 2007, AZ Premier 16U "Futures" team advanced to the final rounds finishing in top 16, beating the no. 1 team. Out of 144 teams, AZ-Premier was the farthest advancing Arizona team. From these tournaments, USA Baseball selects the top players in the country to represent the "Stars & Stripes" in international play. In 2008 Az-Premier was allowed to enter two out of the 9 teams from Arizona; one as a feeder program for next years older team.
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