OPENING. THAT'S ALL COMING UP. WELCOME BACK. BUT STARTING TODAY, YOU CAN WATCH SOME OF THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IN THE TRIANGLE AND INVITE A LIST OF 50 PLAYERS, A GATHERING FOR A WEEKEND'S WORTH OF GAMES. FIRST IN CARY TONIGHT AND THEN AT THE DBAP. WE'RE JOINED THIS MORNING BY SCOTT STRICKLIN, THE DURHAM BULLS, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. SCOTT, ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM. THIS IS QUITE A SHOWCASE FOR LOCAL COLLEGE BASEBALL TALENT IN THE TOWN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> TELL US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN USA BASEBALL IN THE DURHAM BULLS. >> ABSOLUTELY CAN. THIS IS A A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH USA BASEBALL YOU KNOW, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING GAMES AT THE DBAP FOR OVER 20 YEARS OVER 65 GAMES THAT WERE REALLY FORTUNATE. OUR FANS ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THESE FUTURE STARS OF BASEBALL. YOU KNOW, THE ALUMNI ROSTER FOR USA BASEBALL IS IS IMPRESSIVE. IT'S EVEN GOT PATRICK MAHOMES ON IT. YOU KNOW, MY TRUCK WAS PLAYED FOR YOU. IS THAT BASEBALL? KRIS BRYANT, BRYCE HARPER STROUDSBURG VERLANDER, EVERYONE, ANY STAR HAS ROLLED THROUGH THE USA BASEBALL PROGRAM AND AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO A LOOK AT THESE FUTURE STARS WEEKEND. YES. LIKE A WHO'S WHO LIST OF MAJOR HAVE FLEAS? NOT PLAYING PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. LISTEN, THIS IS REALLY A TRAINING CAMP FOR THESE GUYS. WHAT CAN FANS EXPECT? >> THOUGH? THEY FIRST EXPECT A LOT OF THE OUTSTANDING TOWN ON THE FIELD. THESE GUYS ARE OUR WORK. A LOT OF COLLEGE GUYS. YOU'RE COMING OFF OF OUTSTANDING SEASONS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES. WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE A LOT OF STARS FROM FROM DUKE CAROLINA NC STATE AND WAKE FOREST. SO THE BIG 4 ARE GOING TO BE REPRESENTED VERY WELL THAT THE ABOUT PLAYING FIELD THIS WEEKEND. IT WAS BE A LOT OF EXCITING ACTION OF THE BEST OF THE BIGGEST THING THAT FANS CAN EXPECT TO BEGIN TO SEE THE FUTURE STARS OF BASEBALL AND GET UP EARLY. LOOK AT THEM BEFORE THEY ARE ON THEIR ON THEIR LATE NIGHT OR ON THE DURHAM BULLS FIELD PLAYING FOR US HERE. A COUPLE YEARS OF CLEVELAND. ALSO, WE'VE GOT A LOT EXCITING FAN OPTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. WE'VE GOT FIREWORKS ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY AND THEN ON SATURDAY WE'VE GOT POSTGAME KIDS RUN THE AS WELL AS AN AUTOGRAPH SESSION FOR FOR THE TEAM. SO AND WE CAN AS WE LEAD INTO THE 4TH GOOD TIMES OF THE DO HAVE A LISTEN. >> PUT ON YOUR ASSISTANT. GENERAL MANAGER HAD FEEL A LITTLE YOU LOOK AT THESE PLAYERS HIGHLY SKILLED PLAYERS AS AS A BASEBALL MANAGER. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? THESE PLAYERS? >> WELL, I THINK THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE GUYS TO MAKE THEIR NEXT STEP AND THEY PLAYED OBVIOUSLY WITH GREAT TALENT AT THEIR COLLEGES AND NOW THEY'RE ALL ON ONE TEAM TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN REALLY AS YOU SHINE AND ENGAGE IN MEASURE A PLAYER OF AGAINST THE BEST TALENT IN THE COUNTRY. AND THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THESE GUYS ARE PLAYING WITH THIS TEAM OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER AND WILL BE TREMENDOUS LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE GUYS ARE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL TAKE FOREVER AND REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT'S AT THE TOP OF EVERYONE'S LIST WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING IN LIFE AND THESE KIDS ARE ABLE TO DO IT. THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. AND IT'S A JUST A TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. AND AND TO GET TO SEE THEM SHINE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. IS REALLY COOL FOR ALL THE COACHING STAFF AND THE SCOUTS. YOU KNOW, TENNIS COUNCIL HERE LOOK BEHIND HOME PLATE WITH SPEED LOADED ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE. YEAH, HE'S GOT THIS IS NOT JUST A SHOWCASE FOR THESE BASEBALL PLAYERS WAS ITS AXIS SHOWCASE FOR D BAD. EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED. YOU CAN GET IT ON TELEVISION. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE DURHAM BULLS DBAP AND THE CITY OF DURHAM FOR THAT MATTER? >> YEAH. AS SELFISHLY AS AN EMPLOYEE ALWAYS WANT TO WORK OR WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME. >> AND YOU LOOK OUTSIDE AND ENSUES THESE KITS TO BOTH THE BUS. OBVIOUSLY THE ACC PLAYERS, THE BIG 4 WILL BE PLAYED HERE BEFORE EITHER THROUGH AN ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OR PLAYING DUKE UNIVERSITY. THE OTHER GAMES BUT THERE'D BE PLENTY OF KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER STEPPED FOOT INTO DURHAM OR THE DEA THAT BEFORE IT'S NEED WATCHING THEM WALK OUT ON THE FIELD. NO OTHER PHONES OUT TAKING THEIR FACE TIME IN THEIR FAMILY AND AS A COMMUNITY, I IT'S IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO BE PROUD OF OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT BILL WILL TAKE THEIR PICTURES WITH THE SORTING BOWL. AND HAVE THEIR MOVIE QUOTES THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH. SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST EXCITING TO BE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO FACILITATE WHERE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN. THESE KIDS WILL WILL THOROUGHLY ENJOY THE DURHAM COMMUNITY OF THE TRIANGLE'S. WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF LOVE TO NUTTY FOR THE FANS AND A MEMORABLE CHANCE FOR THOSE PLAYERS AS WELL. SCOTT STRICKLIN THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE DURHAM BULLS. ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. MY FRIEND. >> ABSOLUTELY. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. MY FRIEND. >> THE USA BASEBALL COLLEGIATE TEAM PLACE TONIGHT IN CARY COMPLEX AT 07:00PM. THEN ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALL WEEKEND, YOU CAN CATCH THE