Ike Davis selected to be part of Team USA

The Mets infielder from the Binghamton farm team was selected to be part of Team USA this fall. Here is excerpt of the release . The full article you can read here

USA Baseball announced the United States roster for the 2009 International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Baseball World Cup on Thursday. The 38th installment of IBAF's biennial world championships will take place in Europe from Sept. 9-27.

Among the 23 players are 15 from Triple-A and eight from Double-A teams. In addition, six of them are USA Baseball alumni, including infielder/outfielder Ike Davis (Mets organization), left-hander Kasey Kiker (Rangers), and infielders Pedro Alvarez (Pirates), Trevor Plouffe (Twins), Justin Smoak (Rangers) and Terry Tiffee (Phillies).

"We have what we think is a solid mix of young players and veterans on this team," USA Baseball general manager Bob Watson said in a news release.

Twenty countries will begin IBAF World Cup play in five groups, with the top two from each of those groups, as well as the top four third-place teams, advancing to the second round. Once there, they will be joined by Italy and the Netherlands -- the hosts of Round 2 --for the 16-team quarterfinal. The top eight teams will then advance to the third round -- held in Italy -- where they will be split into two pools and advance to the finals based on pool-play records.

The U.S. will kick off the tournament on Sept. 10 in Regensburg, Germany, as part of Pool E. There, they will be joined by China, Germany and Venezuela.

Congrads go to Mr Davis who played his last game for the Binghamton club last night.