Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jaramillo Named To USA Baseball World Cup Team
October 04, 2007 | Cowboy Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. — Former Oklahoma State star Jason Jaramillo is one of 24 players who will represent the United States at the 2007 International BAseball Federation World Cup, it was announced Wednesday.
Jaramillo, a switch-hitting catcher, starred for the Cowboys from 2002-04 and was twice named an All-American and a first-team All-Big 12 performer before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2004. He spent 2007 playing for Ottawa, the Phillies' Triple A affiliate, where he hit .271 with six home runs and 56 RBIs in 118 games and was an International League All-Star.
USA Baseball's World Cup ballclub is made up of professional, non-25-man roster players of the 30 Major League Baseball-affiliated organizations. The team will battle for the IBAF World Cup title in Chinese Taipei from Nov. 6-18.
Sixteen countries will begin IBAF World Cup competition in two groups of eight teams, with the top four of each group advancing to the quarterfinals after seven days of round-robin play. Joining the U.S. in Group A will be Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa and Spain, while Group B features Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand and Venezuela.
Fans and media interested in following Team USA can log on to www.usabaseball.com or www.mlb.com, where game day scoring and box scores will be available for Team USA games.
Jaramillo, a switch-hitting catcher, starred for the Cowboys from 2002-04 and was twice named an All-American and a first-team All-Big 12 performer before becoming a second-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2004. He spent 2007 playing for Ottawa, the Phillies' Triple A affiliate, where he hit .271 with six home runs and 56 RBIs in 118 games and was an International League All-Star.
USA Baseball's World Cup ballclub is made up of professional, non-25-man roster players of the 30 Major League Baseball-affiliated organizations. The team will battle for the IBAF World Cup title in Chinese Taipei from Nov. 6-18.
Sixteen countries will begin IBAF World Cup competition in two groups of eight teams, with the top four of each group advancing to the quarterfinals after seven days of round-robin play. Joining the U.S. in Group A will be Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa and Spain, while Group B features Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand and Venezuela.
Fans and media interested in following Team USA can log on to www.usabaseball.com or www.mlb.com, where game day scoring and box scores will be available for Team USA games.
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