PARSIPPANY — After winning first place at Yankee Stadium in the Pitch, Hit and Run contest in 2013, Ty Sallie, 12, of Mount Tabor has made two more amazing major strides in his baseball career:
On Tuesday, June 9, it was announced on www.usssa.com live stream that Ty Sallie was selected to play on the 11u NorthEast All-American Team for the USSSA All-American Games.
The Northeast region consists of New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware.
Each of the eight regions throughout the country have local tryouts for ages 9-14. Ty was also selected as one of the top performers of the Northeast Try-out in North Branford, CT. The All-American Games are scheduled for August 2 to August 7 at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.
Ty was also selected as one of top 100 12u players to participate in the 2015 National Open for 12u Team USA. Each state throughout the country has one local tryout and current Major League scouts and former professional players evaluate each player. The 2015 National Open will be held July 13 to July 15 at the MLB Youth Academy in California. From there, 24 players from the National Open will be selected to participate in the Team Trials July 16 to July 18. The last stage will be 12 players selected from the Team Trials to represent their country at the 12U World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan from July 21 to August 3.
Ty has been playing Par-Troy West Little League since he was five years old. He currently is a sixth grader at Brooklawn Middle School and resides in Mount Tabor.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help with expenses of the trip. Click here for more information.
