A local athlete is trading his hometown baseball diamond for an international stage. Easton Searles, a 10-year-old baseball player from Orange, has earned a coveted spot and will travel to the Dominican Republic to represent his country. The path to the national team was a rigorous journey. Searles was among 4,700 young athletes from across the state who traveled to Houston to try out for the squad. Out of those thousands, only 31 players were s…