USA Softball set to open season in Arizona - women

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Received: 6/29/06 5:21:53 PM 
From:  "Brian McCall" <bmccall(at)softball.org> 


Subject:  USA Softball set to open season in Arizona  
 

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USA Softball set to open season– World Cup Only Two Weeks Away


 

June 29, 2006



OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The 2006 USA Softball Women’sNational
Team will open its 2006 season this weekend at Hi Corbett Field
inTucson Ariz., as it faces the Arizona Heat in a three-day exhibition
seriesbeginning Friday at 8 p.m. The series continues with a
double-header onSaturday beginning at 7 p.m. and a final game
on Sunday at 8 p.m. This will beone of two exhibition series
before Team USAtakes on the best in the world at the II World
Cup of Softball presented byKellogg’s Frosted Flakes, July 13-17
in Oklahoma City, Okla.The II World Cup, which is only two weeks
away, will bring together truly theworld’s best teams to compete
for the championship. 

 

The Heat (7-9) of the National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF) is
coming offa 2-2 series with the Texas Thunder, where Houston
native Cat Osterman threw out thefirst pitch for the final game.
Osterman is one of three collegiate pitcherswho will compete
for the Red, White and Blue in 2006 after competing for theircollege
teams at the Women’s College World Series.

 

The roster for the USA National Team boasts five players with
ties to Tucson including three former University of Arizonaplayers
and one current. Jennie Finch, Alicia Hollowell and Lovieanne
Jung allcompeted for the Wildcats during their college career
while outfielder CaitlinLowe is set to enter her senior season
at U of A. Tucson native Tairia Flowers,a member of the National
Team program since 2001, will also be returning homethis weekend.


 

In their final exhibition prior to the World Cup, Team USA will
compete against the USA Softball WorldUniversity Games team on
July 10 in Irvine, Calif., before heading to the “Softball Capital
ofthe World” – Oklahoma City

 

For the second consecutive year the World Cup of Softball will
bringtogether the top five teams in the world as the national
teams from Australia, ChinaCanada, Japan and the USAmeet in Oklahoma
CityThese teams, which have all competed in the last three Olympic
Games, will bejoined by Great Britainas the event expands to
six teams in 2006. Tickets can still be purchased bylogging on
to www.softballoutlet.com or by calling1-800-654-8337

 

Complete coverage of the USA Softball National Teams including“Live
Scoring” can be found at www.usasoftball.com

 
From:  "Brian McCall" <bmccall(at)softball.org> 
 

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