ECSU Viking Baseball Goes International
June 22, 2002
ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Four members of the Elizabeth City State University baseball team will be busy this summer, as the Vikings will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in different parts of the world. Jesse Jones, Robert Kravitz, Bobby Byrum, and Brad Privott will participate as members of the USA Baseball Team of USA Athletes International.Currituck, NC native Jesse Jones and Windsor, NC natives Robert Kravitz and Bobby Byrum will participate in the German Baseball Open July 19-29, 2002 in Regensburg, Germany. Jones, a senior shortstop, will be participating for the second consecutive year as in 2001 he traveled to Amsterdam. Kravitz a senior catcher and Byrum a junior pitcher will be participating for the first time.
Brad Privott, also a native of Currituck, NC, will travel to Townsville, Australia to compete in the Down Under Games July 22-August 4, 2002. This will be senior pitcher's second year with USA Baseball as last year he went to Germany.
The players will not be the only ones to travel internationally this summer. Head Coach Terrance Whittle will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to serve as an Envoy Coach on behalf of Major League Baseball International. Coach Whittle will work in conjunction with the South African Baseball Federation (SABF) to help introduce the game of baseball to underdeveloped areas in Johannesburg. He will work with both national and junior national team members and assist the SABF with forming baseball leagues. The program will run June 22- July 24, 2002.
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