German, Venenzuelan Teams Headed to Easley

With just over three weeks until the Big League Baseball World Series, this year's lineup is coming together.

This year's Series will be played July 24-31 at the J.B. “Red” Owens Recreation Complex in Easley.

Over the weekend the first two International teams, Europe-Africa and Latin America) qualified for the this year's Big League Baseball World Series, according to BLWS spokesman Alan Schaff.

At this year's tournament the team representing the Europe-Africa region will be from Germany, he said.

“The German team won their regional tournament by beating the Netherlands in the championship game by a score of 6-5 in Stuttgart, Germany,” Schaff said.

The Latin America region will be represented once again by Venezuela who defeated Aruba 8-3 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.  The team from Venezuela makes their second consecutive trip to Easley.  In 2012 they lost to eventual champion Puerto Rico in the International Semifinal game. “Their
return also means that in 2013 there will be a new champion crowned when the Championship game is played on ESPN on July 31,” Schaff said.

These two teams now join the two automatic birth teams, SC District 1 (host team) and Mexico.

Last month the players on the SC District 1 team were announced. They are:

Zach Biggers, 16, Walhalla High School

Taylor Cothran, 17, T.L. Hanna High School

Jake Crawford, 16, Belton Honea Path High School

Matthew Eubanks, 17, Pickens High School

Will Hartsell, 18, Easley High School

Adam Hill, 18, T.L. Hanna High School

Brandon Hood, 17, Easley High School

Robert Kosch, 17, Daniel High School

Brice Maready, 17, Easley High School

Max McDouglad, 18, T.L.Hanna High School

Stephen McKnight, 18, Anderson University

David Medlin, 16, Walhalla High School

Daniel Nations, 18, Newberry College

Will Porter, 17, Easley High School

Javy Taylor, 18, N. Greenville High School

L.T. Tolbert, 16, Wren High School

Casey Woody, 16, Easley High School

“As the week of July 15th nears more teams will be punching their ticket to the Big League Baseball World Series as Easley hosts the world,” Schaff said.