The Amateur Softball Association announced Monday the roster for the 2006 Junior Women’s Pan-American Qualifier as well as the roster for the 2006 Japan Cup.
Selected by the Women’s National Team Selection Committee, players recently participated in a four-day selection camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
The Junior Women’s Pan American Qualifier team will compete November 8-18 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The event will qualify teams from the Pan American region for the VIII ISF Junior Women’s World Championships scheduled for 2007 in Kutno, Poland.
Members of the 2006 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team are:
K’Lee Arredondo (Tempe, Ariz.)
Ashley Brignac (River Ridge, La.)
Neena Bryant (Placentia, Calif.)
Stacie Chambers (Tucson, Ariz.)
Megan Elliott (Prince Frederick, Md.)
Kenzie Fowler (Tucson, Ariz.)
Alissa Haber (Newark, Calif.)
Ashley Hansen (Chandler, Ariz.)
Monica Harrison (Garden Grove, Calif.)
Tiffany Huff (Saugus, Calif.)
Donna Kerr (San Diego, Calif.)
Brittany Lastrapes (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
Bianca Meijia (Sylmar, Calif.)
Rosey Neill (Laguna Hills, Calif.)
Katie Schroeder (Yorba Linda, Calif.)
Lindsay Sisk (Murrieta, Calif.)
Maggie Viefhaus (Pacific, Mo.)
Jay Miller has been named as the head coach for the USA Junior Women’s National Team and will be assisted Suzy Brazney, Barbara Jordan and Cheri Kempf.
The Women’s National Team will look to pick up its third gold medal of the season when it travels to Yokohoma, Japan, Nov. 11-17 for the IV Japan Cup. The U.S. heads to the tournament following a stellar summer showing that included wins at the II World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City and the XI ISF Women’s World Championship in Beijing, China.
The 18 players selected to the USA Softball Women’s National Team roster for the IV Japan Cup are:
Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif., Tennessee)
Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Fresno State)
Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country, Calif., West Palm Beach C.C.)
Andrea Duran (Selma, Calif., UCLA)
Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif., Arizona)
Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz., UCLA)
Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif., California-Berkeley)
Alicia Hollowell (Suisun, Calif., Arizona)
Lovie Jung (Fountain Valley, Calif., Arizona)
Kelly Kretschman (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., Alabama)
Lauren Lappin (Anaheim, Calif., Stanford)
Caitlin Lowe (Tustin, Calif., Arizona)
Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif., Stanford)
Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif., UCLA)
Jennie Ritter (Dexter, Mich., Michigan)
Jamie Southern (Clovis, Calif., Fresno State)
Jenny Topping (Whittier, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif., UCLA)
Mike Candrea will lead the Red, White and Blue in Japan along with assistants Chuck D’Arcy, Karen Johns and John Rittman.
The 2006-07 USA Softball National Training Team was also selected from the tryout camps. This group of 23 athletes will train together throughout the year in preparation for upcoming national team events. Members of the 2006-07 USA Softball National Training Team are:
Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif., Tennessee)
Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Fresno State)
Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country, Calif., West Palm Beach C.C.)
Andrea Duran (Selma, Calif., UCLA)
Lisa Fernandez (Long Beach, Calif., UCLA)
Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif., Arizona)
Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz., UCLA), Amanda Freed (Cypress, Calif., UCLA)
Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif., California-Berkeley)
Alicia Hollowell (Suisun, Calif., Arizona)
Lovie Jung (Fountain Valley, Calif., Arizona)
Kelly Kretschman (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., Alabama)
Lauren Lappin (Anaheim, Calif., Stanford)
Caitlin Lowe (Tustin, Calif., Arizona)
Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif., Stanford)
Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif., UCLA)
Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas, Texas)
Sarah Pauly (Phoenix, Ariz., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
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).
