USA Softball Announces Invitees For Upcoming Selection Camp

Tue Aug 22 17:26:41 EDT 2006

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Subject:  USA Softball Announces Invitees For Upcoming Selection
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USASoftball Announces Invitees For Upcoming Selection Camps

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – USA Softball announced today its list
ofinvitees for two upcoming selection camps to be hosted in Chula
Vista, Calif.The 2006 Junior Women’s National Team selection
camp  will be heldSeptember 15-18 followed by the 2007 USA Softball
National Training Teamselection camp September 18-22. The Junior
Women’sNational Team will compete in November at the Pan Am Qualifier
which will beused as a qualifier for the ISF Junior Women’s World
Championships in2007. The National Training Team will represent
the USA at the 2006 Japan Cup inNovember. 

The 28 participants invited to the Women’s National Teamselection
camp scheduled for September 18-22 in Chula Vista, Calif., are*Monica
Abbott (Salinas, Calif., Tennessee); Callista Balko (Salinas,
Calif.,Arizona), Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Fresno
State); Tina Boutelle(Katy, Texas, Texas), Crystl Bustos (Canyon
Country, Calif., West Palm BeachC.C.); Christina Clark (Santa
Ana, Calif., Fresno State); Andrea Duran (Selma,Calif., UCLA);
Lisa Fernandez (Long Beach, Calif., UCLA); Jennie Finch (LaMirada,
Calif., Arizona); Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz., UCLA); Kristie
Fox(San Diego, Calif., Arizona); Amanda Freed (Cypress, Calif.,
UCLA); VickyGalindo (Union City, Calif., California-Berkeley);
Alicia Hollowell (Suisun,Calif., Arizona); Lovie Jung (Fountain
Valley, Calif., Arizona); KellyKretschman (Indian Harbour Beach,
Fla., Alabama); Lauren Lappin (Anaheim,Calif., Stanford); *Caitlin
Lowe (Tustin, Calif., Arizona); Jessica Mendoza(Camarillo, Calif.,
Stanford); Jessica Merchant(Wayland, Mich., Michigan); Stacey
Nuveman (La Verne, Calif., UCLA); CatOsterman (Houston, Texas,
Texas); Jennie Ritter (Dexter, Mich., Michigan);*Lindsay Schutzler
(Monterey, Calif., Tennessee); Jamie Southern (Clovis,Calif.,
Fresno State); Jenny Topping (Whittier, Calif., Cal State Fullerton);;Natasha
Watley (Irvine, Calif., UCLA) and Kristen Zaleski (Temple, Texas,
TexasState University).  (*Player’s with college eligibility)

Mike Candrea (headcoach at University of Arizona) will led the
selection camp and will beassisted by John Rittman (head coach
at Stanford University), Karen Johns (headcoach University of
Virginia), Barbara Jordan (head coach at Cal-StateNorthridge),
Suzy Brazney (head coach at Golden West College), Stacy Iveson(head
coach at Pima College) and Teresa Wilson (head coach at Texas
TechUniversity).

A total of 34 athletes have been invited to compete in the JuniorWomen’s
National Team selection camp scheduled for September 15-18 in
Chula Vista, Calif.The invitees for the Junior Women’s National
Team selection camp are:Sarah Akamine (Escondido, Calif.); K'Lee
Arredondo (Tempe, Ariz.); WhitneyBaker (Battle Ground, Wash.);
Gabriele Bridges (Lafitte, La.); Ashley Brignac(River Ridge,
La.); Stephanie Brombacher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.); Neena Bryant(Placentia,
Calif.); Stacie Chambers (Glendale, Ariz.); GiOnna DiSalvatore(Palm
Harbor, Fla.); Krista Donnenwirth (Mission Viejo, Calif.); Megan
Elliott(Prince Fredrick, MD); Brittany Ensminger (Mesa, Ariz.);
Kenzie Fowler (Tucson,Ariz.); Desiree Giordano (W. Caldwell,
N.J.); Mary  Haber (Newark,Calif.); Ashley Hansen (Chandler,
Ariz.); Monica Harrison (Garden Grove,Calif.); Cathleen W. Hosfield
(Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Tiffany Huff (Saugus,Calif.); Victoria
Kemp(Saugus, Calif.); Donna Kerr (San Diego, Calif.); MeganLangenfield
(Bakersfield, Calif.); Danielle Lastrapes (Laguna Niguel, Calif.);Bianca
Marissa Mejia (Sylmar, Calif.); Rosemary Neill (Laguna Hills,
Calif.);Kimi Pohlman (Sammamish, Wash.); Roya St. Clair (Livonia,
Mich.); LaurenSchutzler (Monterey, Calif.); Katie Schroeder (Yorba
Linda, Calif.); DorianShaw (Burke, Va.); Lindsey Sisk (Murrieta,
Calif.); Maggie Viefhaus (Pacific,Miss.) and Megan Wiggins (Snellville,
Ga.).

Candrea will again lead the selection camp and will be assisted
by JayMiller (head coach at Mississippi State), Cheri Kempf (Owner
of Club K),Brazney, Jordan, Mark Lumley (assistant coach at Baylor
University) and BrianKolze (head coach at Pacific University).

About ASA 

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National
GoverningBody of softball in the United States and a member of
the United StatesOlympic Committee. The ASA has become one of
the nation’s largest sportsorganizations and now sanctions competition
in every state through a network of87 local associations. The
ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the earlydays to over
230,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than threemillion.
For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com. 

About USASoftball 

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the
ASA that links theUSA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior
Girls’National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible
for training,equipping and promoting these four National Teams
to compete in internationaland domestic competitions. The USA
Softball Women’s National Team is oneof the only two women’s
sports involved in the Olympic movement tocapture three consecutive
gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S.women have
also won seven World Championship titles including the last fiveconsecutive.
For more information about USA Softball, please visitwww.usasoftball.com

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