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USA Softball
Calls Gina Oaks to Camp Apr. 1, 2002 – Fullerton, Calif. USA Softball announced today that 20 additional players have been selected to participate in a team camp, May 30-June 3, at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. These players will join the 22 athletes selected in January to compete for spots on teams that will represent the U.S. in international competition this summer. An additional 10-18 players will be added to the camp during the first week of May. Among the twenty players selected are Olympic gold medalist Sheila Douty, Diamond Bar, CA, Lori Harrigan, Las Vegas, Nevada, Danielle Henderson Commack, NY, Christa Williams Houston, TX, and 2000 Olympic alternates Teri Goldberg, Ft. Collins, CO and Kelly Kretschman, Indian Harbor Beach, FL. Also invited are seven members of the 2001 USA Softball National Team. They are Jaime Clark, Tustin, CA, Kim DePaul, Houston, TX, Missy Hixon, Scottsdale, AZ, Toni Mascarenas, Garden Grove, CA, Jarrah Myers, Carbondale, KS, Nichole Thompson, Irvine, CA and Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville, FL. The final seven players are Sarah Beeson, Tucson, AZ, Patti Benedict, Lamont, FL, Lyndsey Klein, Roseville, CA, Gina Oaks, Alta Loma, CA, Sara Pickering, Corona, CA, Courtney Scott, Clovis, CA and Mackenzie Vandergeest, Newbury Park, CA. Two teams will be selected following the team camp in May/June. One will represent the USA at the U.S. Cup in Honolulu, HI, (July 4-7), the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C., Canada (July 16-21) and the ISF Women’s World Championship in Saskatoon, Canada (July 25-August 4). The second team selected will be called the USA Softball Elite Team, and it will help prepare the World Championship team for international events by competing in scrimmages and exhibition games prior to these events. The Elite Team will also compete in the Canada Cup. When the USA takes the field in July in Saskatoon it will be going for its fifth consecutive World Championship. The USA will also be looking to qualify for its third consecutive top seed at the Olympics, which will be held in Greece in 2004. USA Softball Women’s National Teams have been among the most dominating of any sports team in history. The USA’s ability to bring home the title in World Championships, Pan American Games and the Olympics is unchallenged, with a total of 13 gold medals. The USA Softball Women’s National Team won the first Olympic gold medal in the sport’s history during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, and defended its gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The USA Softball Women's National Team, which has won the past four consecutive World Championships, the past four consecutive Pan Am Games and the past two Olympic gold medals, is the undisputed No. 1 team in the world. As the National Governing Body of Softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting, women’s men’s, junior girls’ and junior boys’ National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The following is a complete breakdown of all invitees (including the 22 athletes on the national training team) by state and by college: Arizona - Sarah Beeson, Tucson – Stanford Missy Hixon, Scottsdale – Arizona State Tairia Mims, Tucson - UCLA California - Toria Auelua, Garden Grove - UCLA Lauren Bauer, Santa Ana - Arizona Laura Berg, Santa Fe Springs - Fresno State Crystl Bustos, Canyon Country - Palm Beach C.C. Jaime Clark, Tustin – Washington Courtney Dale, Fresno UCLA Sheila Douty, Diamond Bar – UCLA Lisa Fernandez, Long Beach, - UCLA Jennie Finch, La Mirada - Arizona Amanda Freed, Cypress - UCLA Nicole Giordano, Saugus - Arizona Lyndsey Klein, Roseville – UCLA Nina Lindenberg, Anaheim Hills - Fresno State Toni Mascarenas, Garden Grove – Arizona Jessica Mendoza, Camarillo - Stanford Stacey Nuveman, La Verne - UCLA Gina Oaks, Alta Loma – Cal State Fullerton Leah O'Brien-Amico, Chino Hills - Arizona Sara Pickering, Corona – Washington Courtney Scott, Clovis – California Nichole Thompson, Irvine – Arizona State Jenny Topping, Whittier - Cal State Fullerton Mackenzie Vandergeest, Newbury Park - Arizona Natasha Watley, Irvine - UCLA Colorado - Teri Goldberg, Ft. Collins – Colorado State Trena Peel, Aurora - LSU Florida – Patti Benedict, Lamont - Michigan Kelly Kretschman, Indian Harbour Beach - Alabama Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville – Mississippi State Kansas - Jarrah Myers, Carbondale – Notre Dame Louisiana – Alana Addison, Gonzales – Louisiana-Lafayette Nevada – Lori Harrigan, Las Vegas - UNLV New Jersey – Michele Smith, Califon – Oklahoma State New York – Danielle Henderson, Commack - Massachusetts Oklahoma - Jamie Foutch, Edmond - Oklahoma State Texas - Kim DePaul, Houston - Washington Catherine Osterman, Houston - Texas Britni Sneed, Houston – LSU Christa Williams, Houston - Texas ####
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