This summer, Florida State had two members of its vaunted pitching staff represent the United States. Specifically, sophomore pitchers Carson Montgomery and Wyatt Crowell pitched for the USA collegiate national team throughout their offseason. The Tallahassee roommates spent several weeks training and competing against each other via intrasquad scrimmages, ultimately leading to a 10-day trip abroad to the Netherlands.
“I’ve never been out of the country, so that was an awesome experience for me,” Crowell said. “Just seeing all the different restaurants and foods was really cool.”
Although the college kids absorbed all aspects of European culture, their journey’s mission was oriented around Honkbalweek Haarlem, an international baseball tournament first held back in 1961. There, Team USA played in seven games, but Crowell and Montgomery only appeared in two ball games each.
Montgomery finished three strong innings without allowing any runs and striking out four. Cro
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