USA Softball Press Release
April 14, 2003

USA Softball Announces Athletes for Women's National Team Selection Camp Set for June 4-8
Four Bulldogs among invitees

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-- USA Softball announced today the list of 45-players invited to participate in a selection team camp, June 4-8, a the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. These players will compete for spots on two teams that will represent USA in international competition this summer.

Among the 45 players selected for the 2003 selection camp include; Leah O’Brien-Amico, Chino Hills, CA; Nicole Barber, Oregon City, OR; Laura Berg, Santa Fe Springs, CA; Crystl Bustos, Canyon Country, CA; Christina Clark, Santa Ana, CA; Jaime Clark, Tustin, CA; Selena Collins, Glendale, AZ; Courtney Dale, Fresno, CA; Lisa Fernandez, Long Beach, CA; Jennie Finch, La Mirada, CA; Amanda Freed, Cypress, CA; Lindsay Gardner, Katy, TX; Nicole Giordano, Saugus, CA; Keira Goerl, Moreno Valley, CA; Teri Goldberg, Ft. Collins, CO; Lori Harrigan, Las Vegas, NV; Alicia Hollowell, Suisun City, CA; Peaches James, Papillion, NE; Lovieanne Jung, Fountain Valley, CA; Lyndsey Klein, Roseville, CA; Kelly Kretschman, Melbourne, FL; Lauren Lappin, Anaheim, CA; Jodie Legaspi, Garden Grove, CA; Carrie Leto, El Cajon, CA; Nina Lindenberg, Anaheim Hills, CA; Caitlin Lowe, Tustin, CA; Toni Mascarenas, Garden Grove, CA; Iyhia McMichael, Nacogdoches, TX; Jessica Mendoza, Camarillo, CA; Tairia Mims, Tucson, AZ; Stacey Nuveman, La Verne, CA; Gina Oaks, Alta Loma, CA; Kim Ogee, Omaha, NE; Cat Osterman, Houston, TX; Trena Peel, Aurora, CO; Kristen Rivera, Perris, CA; Courtney Scott, Clovis, CA; Britni Sneed, Houston, TX; Dana Sorensen, San Diego, CA; Jamie Southern, Clovis, CA; Brandi Stuart, Cerritos, CA; Jenny Topping, Whittier, CA; Mackenzie Vandergeest, Newbury Park, CA; Natasha Watley, Irvine, CA; Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville, FL.

Two teams will be selected following the team camp. The National team will represent the USA at the U.S Cup in Honolulu , HI, (June 19-22), the Canada Cup in Surrey , B.C., Canada (July 4-13), and the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo (August 5-14).

The USA Softball Elite Team will compete in the Canada Cup as well as the Japan Cup in Yokohama, Japan (July 18-20).

When the U.S. Women’s National Team travels to Santo Domingo , it looks to defend their 1999 championship gold medal and add its fifth consecutive gold medal to the Pan Am record books. In Pan American Competition, the women have tallied a 55-3 overall Pan Am record since their first title in 1979.

In 2002, the Women’s team captured their fifth consecutive World Championship title qualifying them as the top seed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , Greece . 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 Olympic Games is unchallenged, with a total of 14 gold medals.

With its first Olympic gold medal in the sports history during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , GA , the USA Softball Women’s National Team defended its gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . Winning the past five World Championships, the past four Pan Am Games and the past two Olympic gold medals, the Women’s team 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. USA Softball is one of the only two women’s sports to capture back-to-back gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996.

The following is a complete breakdown of the training camp participants by state with their college listed in parenthesis (* are players that have college eligibility):

Arizona-
Selena Collins, Glendale , AZ ; ( *Texas A&M)
Tairia Mims, Tucson , AZ ; (*UCLA)

California-
Leah Amico, Chino Hills , CA ; ( Arizona )
Laura Berg, Santa Fe Springs , CA ; ( Fresno State )
Crystl Bustos, Canyon County , CA ; ( Palm Beach Community College )
Christina Clark, Santa Ana , CA ; (* Fresno State )
Jaime Clark, Tustin , CA ; ( *Washington )
Courtney Dale, Fresno , CA ; (UCLA)
Lisa Fernandez, Long Beach , CA ; (UCLA)
Jennie Finch, La Mirada , CA ; ( Arizona )
Amanda Freed, Cypress , CA ; (UCLA)
Nicole Giordano, Saugus , CA ; ( Arizona )
Keira Goerl, Moreno Valley , CA ; (*UCLA)
Alicia Hollowell, Suisun City , CA ; (* Arizona )
Lovieanne Jung, Fountain Valley , CA ; (* Arizona )
Lyndsey Klein, Roseville , CA ; (UCLA)
Lauren Lappin, Anaheim , CA ; (attending Stanford in the fall)
Jodie Legaspi, Garden Grove , CA ; (attending UCLA in the fall)
Carrie Leto, El Cajon , CA ; (*Northwestern)
Nina Lindenberg, Anaheim Hills , CA ; ( Fresno State )
Caitlin Lowe, Tustin , CA ; (attending Arizona in the fall)
Toni Mascarenas, Garden Grove , CA ; ( Arizona )
Jessica Mendoza, Camarillo , CA ; (Stanford)
Stacey Nuveman, La Verne , CA ; (UCLA)
Gina Oaks, Alta Loma, CA, (*Cal State Fullerton )
Kristen Rivera, Perris , CA ; (*Washington)
Courtney Scott, Clovis , CA ; ( *California )
Dana Sorensen, San Diego , CA ; (*Stanford)
Jamie Southern, Clovis , CA ; ( *Fresno State )
Brandi Stuart, Cerritos , CA ; (*Florida State )
Jenny Topping, Whittier , CA ; ( *Cal State Fullerton )
Mackenzie Vandergeest, Newbury Park , CA ; ( *Arizona )
Natasha Watley, Irvine , CA ; (*UCLA)

Colorado-
Teri Goldberg, Ft. Collins, CO; ( Colorado St .)
Trena Peel, Aurora, CO; (LSU)

Florida-
Kelly Kretschman, Melbourne , FL ; ( Alabama )
Kellie Wilkerson, Jacksonville , FL ; ( Mississippi State )

Nebraska-
Peaches James, Papillion , NE ; (*Nebraska )
Kim Ogee, Omaha , NE ; (*Nebraska )

Nevada-
Lori Harrigan, Las Vegas , NV ; (UNLV)

Oregon-
Nicole Barber, Oregon City , OR ; ( *Georgia )

Texas-
Lindsay Gardner, Katy , TX , ( *Texas )
Iyhia McMichael, Nacogdoches , TX ; (*Mississippi State )
Cat Osterman, Houston , TX ; (*Texas )
Britni Sneed, Houston , TX ; (LSU)

For complete coverage of the USA Softball Women's National Team visit our web site at www.usasoftball.com.