USA Softball announced the selection of a core group of 22 athletes who will receive direct invitations to the World Championship camp in late May/early June. The selection was announced following the completion of the U.S. National Team camp in Chula Vista, Calif., January 2-6.

The athletes selected (see below) will not actually compete as a team in any events prior to the next camp. Also, participants in the January camp who were not selected to the core group remain in the player pool and are still eligible to be invited to the camp in May, which will determine the team to represent the U.S. at the ISF World Championship in Saskatoon, Canada.

 Player                Hometown                 College
 Alana Addison         Gonzales, LA             Louisiana-Lafayette
 Leah O'Brien-Amico    Chino, CA                Arizona
 Toria Auelua          Garden Grove, CA         UCLA
 Lauren Bauer          Santa Ana, CA            Arizona 
Laura Berg            Santa Fe Springs, CA     Fresno State
 Crystl Bustos         Canyon Country, CA       Palm Beach CC
 Courtney Dale         Fresno, CA               UCLA 
Lisa Fernandez        Long Beach, CA           UCLA
 Jennie Finch          LaMirada, CA             Arizona
 Jaime Foutch          Edmond, OK               Oklahoma State 
Amanda Freed          Cypress, CA              UCLA
 Nicole Giordano       Saugus, CA               Arizona 
Nina Lindenberg       Anaheim Hills, CA        Fresno State
 Jessica Mendoza       Camarillo, CA            Stanford
 Tairia Mims           Tucson, AZ               UCLA
 Stacey Nuveman        LaVerne, CA              UCLA 
Catherine Osterman    Houston, TX              Texas
 Trena Peel            Aurora, CO               LSU 
Michele Smith         Califon, NJ              Oklahoma State
 Britni Sneed          Houston, TX              LSU
 Jenny Topping         Whittier, CA             Cal State Fullerton 
Natasha Watley        Irvine, CA               UCLA