\nVoigt was selected to play on the team, which was made up of about a dozen American players coming from places like South Dakota to Texas, to Hawaii. His team went 3-1 in a tournament in Rouen, France and took second place. They beat Belgium, France and Canada before losing to Germany in the finals.\nVoigt learned how big baseball was overseas as he was in Europe for nine days.\n“{It was fun, but it was different},†he said. “{American baseball players are treated as a God over there until you prove you’re not.}â€\n