Hastings will be represented on the 11U USA Baseball Midwest All-Region Team, as Benjamin LaCoursiere was selected to the team after a local tryout. Benjamin tried out in Minnesota before being selected to the prospect games in Chicago with over 110 other athletes from around the midwest, where just 30 athletes were selected to the team.
Now that Benjamin has been selected to the USA Baseball Midwest All-Region Team, he will represent the Midwest team in Cary, North Carolina August 26th-31st competing for the Champions Cup, where they will play against other regions in the country. The Midwest All-Region Team which consists of the top 30 players who were born in 2015 from the following Midwest states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The team will play against the 5 other regions (Northwest, Southwest, South, Southeast, Northeast) in the Champions Cup.
Team USA representatives will then select the final 18 players to make the USA National Team for 12U.