The ASA and USA Softball have announced the 17-member 2005 Pan American Qualifier national team as well as the 2006 national training team. Selected by the Women’s National Team Selection Committee, players participated in a four day camp September 7-10 at the U.S. Olympic training center in Chula Vista, Calif.
The Pan American Qualifier team will compete November 26-December 5 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, at the qualifier tournament for the 2006 World Championships in Beijing, China, and the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 2006 National Training team will train together during selected weeks from January-May of 2006.
Mike Candrea will lead the Red, White and Blue in Guatemala assisted by John Rittman, Teresa Wilson and Stacy Iveson.
The following is a complete breakdown of both teams with their hometowns and college listed in parenthesis (* are players that have college eligibility):
2005 PAN AMERICAN QUAILFIER TEAM
Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Fresno State)
Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country, Calif., West Palm Beach C.C.)
Jaime Clark (Tustin, Calif., Washington)
Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif., Arizona)
Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz., UCLA)
Amanda Freed (Cypress, Calif., UCLA)
Vicky Galindo (Union City, Calif., California-Berkeley)
Lovie Jung (Fountain Valley, Calif., Arizona)
Kelly Kretschman (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., Alabama)
Toni Mascarenas (Garden Grove, Calif., Arizona)
Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif., Stanford)
Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif., UCLA)
Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas, Texas)*
Jamie Southern (Clovis, Calif., Fresno State)
Jenny Topping (Whittier, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif., UCLA)
Kellie Wilkerson (Jacksonville, Fla., Mississippi State)
2006 NATIONAL TRAINING TEAM
Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif., Tennessee)*
Laura Berg (Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Fresno State)
Crystl Bustos (Canyon Country, Calif., West Palm Beach C.C.)
Jaime Clark (Tustin, Calif., Washington)
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)*
Toni Mascarenas (Garden Grove, Calif., Arizona)
Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif., Stanford)
Jessica Merchant (Wayland, Mich., Michigan)
Stacey Nuveman (La Verne, Calif., UCLA)
Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas, Texas)*
Jennie Ritter (Dexter, Mich., Michigan)*
Jamie Southern (Clovis, Calif., Fresno State)
Jenny Topping (Whittier, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
Mackenzie Vandergeest (Thousand Oaks, Calif., Arizona)
Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif., UCLA)
Kellie Wilkerson (Jacksonville, Fla., Mississippi State)
Kristen Zaleski (Temple, Texas, Texas State University)
