The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation has nominated a 40-man roster of senior and U21 national team players for a training camp, held from May 18 to 20 in Sundbyberg. Senior national team head coach Dennis Cook will lead the coaching staff.
New players on the senior national team in 2012 will be Josh Gregory and Matt Merrifield, who are living in Sweden since several years, as well as Jesper Nilsson, who is playing for Maastricht in the second division in the Netherlands. Junior national teamers Albin Sivard, Oscar Holmberg, Elvis Hammerstedt and John Wright also were invited to the minicamp due to test their abilities.
The training camp will be used as preparation for the Prague Baseball Week (U21 Team) at the end of June/beginning of July and the European Championship in the Netherlands in September. The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation also announced that they will play exhibition games against Germany and Belgium on their way to Holland.
Player | Club |
Michael Andersson | Sundbyberg |
Pär Axelsson | Gefle |
Ricard Blomkvist | Leksand |
Jakob Claesson | Stockholm |
Joakim Claesson | Stockholm |
Morgan Dahlgren | Gefle |
Tony Dermendziev | Göteborg |
Nils Eilertz | Leksand |
Peter Elfving | Sundbyberg |
Philip Gajzler | Sundbyberg |
Paul Ganvik | USA |
Alberto Gonzalez | Leksand |
Joshua Gregory | Sundbyberg |
Elvis Hammarstedt | Stockholm |
Oscar Holmberg | Stockholm |
Johan Höglund | Sundsvall |
Peter Jansson | Gefle |
Christoffer Johansson | Karlskoga |
Kent Karlsson | Karlskoga |
Johan Klarberg | Leksand |
Timor Kombarov | Alby |
Rickard Leander | Leksand |
Andreas Matspers | Leksand |
Nicklas Melin | Sundbyberg |
Matt Merrifield | Stockholm |
Jesper Nilsson | Maastricht, Holland |
Wilhelm Nordström | Sundsvall |
Magnus Pilegård | Stockholm |
Albin Sivard | Stockholm |
Erik Sjörs | Leksand |
Per Sjörs | Leksand |
Nick Soubiea | Sundbyberg |
Niklas Sund | Leksand |
Johan Tisell | Sundbyberg |
Adam Villamo | Leksand |
John Wright | Tranås |
A couple of players will miss the camp due to obligations outside of Sweden: Björn Johannessen, Stockholm (Mainz) , Peter Johannessen, Stockholm (Mainz), Adam Sorgi (USA), Christian Staehely (USA) , Bryan Berglund (USA) , David Long (USA) , Nico Felice (USA) , Robin Lausen (USA), Oscar Carlstedt (USA), Oskar Vejkdal-Thorsberg (USA), Erik Earnest (USA)